My Mini Love

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend and are ready for a new week. My weekend was great, especially with a new toy I purchased. With our upcoming move in the heart of downtown Chicago, we originally planned on selling our car and relying on public transportation. When we went to the dealership to get an appraisal and sell it, my husband noticed that the car I've been coveting for years happened to be on their lot. It had all the bells and whistles I wanted (which is hard to come by) so we ended trading the car instead!

I fell completely in love and purchased a black 2006 Mini Cooper S. For years thath I've been attending auto shows, I've always made it a point to get into one and have a picture taken. I'm still in shock that I have one now!

This is me at the 2007 Auto Show in Milwaukee:
This is me at the 2008 Auto Show in Milwaukee:
And this is me in 2009 with the keys to my new car!

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Bring on the Holiday Cheer!

After a wonderful 5-day vacation off from work, we had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday! From the fun times with city family & friends on Thanksgiving day, to spending time with suburban family and friends the following day (which was also my husband's birthday!), we spent yesterday helping my mom prepare for her upcoming trip overseas. Today, we're back home (finally!) and we decided to bring out the holiday cheer.

It has always been a tradition growing up for us to put up our Christmas tree sometime during the weekend after Thanksgiving. This year was no exception! Here are pics of our almost fully decorated tree. I think it needs some ribbon or garland of some type... so perhaps I'll dress it up even more in the coming days.

Ornaments shot:
All lit up with a holiday glow:

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