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Have a restful and relaxing Sunday. After a Saturday full of rearranging my loft… I know that’s all I want today. Oh, and some kettle corn.

Three days before Christmas, our fridge decided it didn’t want to stay cold. I opened the door to find the temperature was at 50 degrees. That is, in fact, the Danger Zone. Quickly, I salvaged all the dairy and condiments I could, and used our vintage Coke Machine as a fridge. So very thankful to have that as a back-up!

Hope everyone has a lovely Christmas Eve! I’ll be making cookies and relaxing with my husband. Can’t really ask for anything more…

Growing up in the South, we always made turkey, mashed potato, gravy sandwiches with our leftovers. Thanks to my husband and his Mexican roots, I have now been awakened to the gloriousness of that which is The Thanksgiving Leftovers Burrito. It’s pretty amazing. You must try it.

Friday afternoon, we made a small post-Thanksgiving meal for just the two of us. We brined and cooked a turkey breast, made mashed potatoes, gravy and had some yummy rolls we snagged from our friend’s Thanksgiving leftovers. The meal was wonderful, but it’s really all about the leftover burritos.

The burritos I made for my husband consist of shredded turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and I threw in a little Jalapeno Asadero cheese we picked up recently in El Paso at Licon Dairy. With every bite, he was in heaven. “I love this cheese,” he exclaimed. These are also extremely tasty with a little dressing and even cranberry sauce if that’s your thing.

The key to a perfect burrito is to NOT OVER STUFF THE THING. A little goes a long way.

Try these. Today. No, really. Try them.

Hope your Thanksgiving was full of friends, family, love, fun and good eats! Living miles and miles from our families is always sad around the holidays, but we were blessed this year to spend our Thanksgiving with many new friends and a sweet old dog named Ruby. It was a perfect day, with a perfect meal and way too many (fabulous) desserts.

Here’s to the start of the holiday season. My wish to you? May you remain in a state of peace and serenity in the midst of insanity.

XO ~ Whitney

Pictured: Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Orange Liquor Spiked Whipped Cream

Found this on Craigslist. Our budget was $200. This was $180 with the chair, AND the seller delivered it to us! Has a few dings and scrapes, but nothing that bothers me. Good condition with lots of character. I’ve been searching for one of these for a long time. So happy to have found it!

Not sure where we’ll place it yet, but Bonsai seems to like it. The movers, however, will not when it’s time to transfer again. At least we have an elevator in the building!

I’ve been eyeing the pastries from Loic Patisserie’s booth for the past couple months. Tasting a little here and there. I want to try EVERYTHING. These are the kinds of pastries I want when I crave a pastry! Flaky, buttery, beautiful pastries!

First I ate half of my ham and cheese quiche from Loic Patisserie’s booth. It had been on dry ice, so it was chilled, but still quite tasty. The crust was so lovely, and although chilled, the inside was still creamy in texture. I love me some quiche! I saved the other half for later.

Then, I ate one of three Parisian Macaroons I purchased. I chose vanilla, cinnamon and chocolate. I ate the vanilla for dessert. It was quite lovely. I’m trying very hard not to finish off the other two!

I also had a free Key Lime Pie popsicle from Viva Pops, but I’ll share more on that later in the week as to why it was free. Very exciting!

Then, I ate the rest of my quiche when I got home! Three miles, people! I was hungry! Also, I much preferred it warmed to cold. Next week, I’m getting a chocolate croissant. It’s settled.

Yep. Today marks our 5th anniversary! It has really gone by so quickly, and it’s been packed with tons of moving, crazy adventures and wonderful memories. I can’t wait to look back on the next 5 years. What did I do to celebrate you ask? I had some chocolate yogurt from pinkberry, and Skyped with my husband. Yep, that’s right, folks. We aren’t even together today. Boo! He’s off being a manly man for the Coast Guard right now up in Alaska. Talk about long distance! Could we be any farther apart? Sheesh! That said, we’ll be celebrating together this weekend. For now, life goes on as usual. Just Bonsai and me. We’re buddies like that.

I love you, Dustin. So happy we get to share in one another’s lives. It’s been real.

We got the keys today for our very first loft! So exciting. Can’t wait to move our stuff in tomorrow, and share more photos with you of the space. The 38 foot wall of floor to ceiling windows is by far my favorite feature!

For now, we’re adjusting to life on the West Coast with much ease and happiness. Seriously, what’s not to like about this perfect San Diego weather? Not to mention having In-N-Out at our fingertips!

I have so much more I want to share with you, but we have a very loooooong day tomorrow. It’s bedtime. Nighty nite.

Have a great week, and don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend!

Yes, I love my dog child. I am so happy he’s part of our lives. He makes me smile every day. Especially, when he tears off running in circles around the house… just like he is doing right now! Love him! And you should too!

These photos were taken in the bathtub… after a romping in the Hawaiian red, nasty mud. Too cute! Two of my all-time favorite pictures of him.