Happy 1st Birthday Logan!!! We had a great time at Chuck E Cheese. I took over 100 pictures so I thought I would share a few. Interesting enough, the kids were awesome with the camera. Each one of them posed like pro's. However, I could not seem to figure out how to get the adults to behave. I had tongues sticking out at me and aggrivated smiles from the Grandparents, very interesting indeed.

Jim and Michelle, the proud parents of Logan.

Austin, Logans older brother, gettin' down with Chuck.

That was some cake!

Alisha and Logan!

Hello from Redwood City! Dan had an interview at Electronic Arts in Redwood City this past week. I went along for the ride and snuck off to take a few pictures. EA is located on Redwood Shores Blvd which leads to a shore line and some pretty awesome homes. I found one that I want but it had a hefty price tag of 1.5 million. Maybe someday but not today.

This is the San Mateo Bridge, drops into Foster City. The bridge is going over the San Francisco Bay. The bridge is south of San Francisco.

Some of the locals hanging out on the EA campus.

Me hanging out at the Redwood shores park next to my million dollar home.

For Christmas, I bought two Rubik's cubes knowing if there were any two people in the world that could figure out the cube, it would be Daniel and cousin Aaron. Sure enough, both of them have solved the Rubik's. It took several hours for both of them but Dan is now able to solve the cube in under 90 seconds...Amazing. Sorry, no pics or stats of cousin Aaron, maybe later! Brilliant, I tell ya, they are brilliant.

California has been good for me so far...I have lost 15 lbs since we moved, almost five months. Its a slow loss but I'll take it. A few things have changed about my diet program. Weight Watchers has been cancelled and Sparkpeople.com has been adopted to replace WW. I recently found sparkpeople and just love it. Best part, its FREE!!! They offer many more articles and awesome how-to videos for all types of workouts. Instead of tracking points, you track calories so its the same type of formula. The great thing about sparkpeople is that its for virtually anyone, whether you are wanting to lose weight or just be healthier. Sparkepeople offers an array of stuff to interact with, so you can choose an intense program or something very simple.

I am still involved in Kickboxing and love it! I finally fit into all the clothes that I wore just before we moved to Oregon. So I have officially lost all of my Oregon fat...LOL. Now its time to shed the California fat.

http://sparkpeople.com/

This is me 15 lbs thinner! To be honest, I don't really see a difference here but the shirt actually fits me now. I'm also wearing cargo pants which doesn't offer much flattery.

I love my sweet puppy!

The San Jose Sharks game was a blast!

Before the Game!

Sharks enter the tank! Go CheeChoo!!

Happy Holidays! This years memorabilia ornament is the San Jose glowing teal ball. Each year we buy an ornament that resembles the past years significance. This year we came for the technology but stayed for the Sharks. I started this collection when I graduated High School so I have many years worth of memories that dangle from our tree. Happy New Year from Nor Cal.

Merry Christmas!

Alisha and Logan, Dec. 2006. One of the sweetest boys I know.

Why does Honey always look guilty? And, where are my shoes?

Happy Holidays from the Meloy family!

Yeah, that's right, I'm calling myself a Meloy. Why? Because I can that's why. I want to be a Meloy but without the wedding hooplah. I guess as long as I'm not filling out a credit application, I can call myself whatever I want. And besides, you're just a blog, I don't have to explain myself to you. See below for some family fun holiday photos, ok, mostly they are of me...but whatever, for me a camera adds about 5 lbs of beauty so I am not shy.

The balcony construction appears to be somewhat complete. Once in a while a contstruction worker can be found jumping on the railing, measuring and even sawing off pieces of what was re-constructed. Our patio door does not shut all the way as a big 2X4 is in the middle of the entrance. Luckily we have our own gate to cover the gap so Honey doesn't run off. We should be seeing this fixed and some fresh paint here shortly. It has started to rain though, what a pisser!!! So we may have to live like this for a while.

Happy Holiday Shopping!!!

Dan and I spent the day Christmas shopping in San Jose. First stop, San Jose Shark Tank. Dan and I are big Hockey fans, we have been watching the Sharks for years and now we live less than 30 minutes from where they play locally. I surprised Dan with a Shark visit today where we bought some fine Sharks attire! I then bought two tickets to the game for December 26th. SSSShhhhh, it's a surprise for Christmas. Don't worry, he never reads my blog...LOL. I know, I am the most kick ass girlfriend to date.

Dan's new San Jose Sharks hat, sporting the teal in front of the Sharks Tank.

Now this is how you get your man to enjoy Christmas shopping.

Me, squinting on a sunny, beautiful December day...I love California!!! By the "weigh" (lol), I have lost 5 lbs on Weight Watchers as of today. I am in my 5th week so I am averaging a 1.5 lb loss per week. Yay me!!!

MySpace Page can now be found at http://myspace.com/lishdn. Everyone has one so I guess I better get one to. Its pretty cool. I have already caught up with two people from High School. The interface is very annoying though. There is just to much going on and adds are blinking all over the place. It hurts the eyes. Although they encourage you to use HTML tags so that will help me fix it up nicely and sharpen my skills.

Visit me at http://myspace.com/lishdn

Happy Thanksgiving and a Happy 31st Birthday to me!!! Thanksgiving Day was absolutely perfect...we all had a wonderful time. Thank you Aunt Valerie and Uncle Gary for hosting the bird and thank you Mom and Tim for making it to the Bay this holiday season. My Birthday was Friday, today. I started off the day watching movies with Dan. Did a little madness Black Friday shopping. We then had an awesome Sushi dinner with Mom and Tim. We had much to be thankful for. My favorite memory was of Tim and I admiring our riches by watching our family during this season. Women in the kitchen, laughing, drinking wine and baking their buns off while the boys watched the football game. Tim and I watched in awe as we sipped our wine and felt the wealth that money could never buy. We have much to be thankful for. I love you all and wish you a season full of such riches.

Alisha and Dan, Thanksgiving Day, 2006. I love you Huggaboo!

Dad, this one is for you. Goob and I had you in mind when we took this photo, we love you!

I smell Turkey!

Brother and Sister

Mom and Tim, adorable!

Girls Kickass!!!

Super Sweet!!!

Sisters Forever!!!

So, where the hell is that Turkey?

Men, drinking the fine wine and watching the women.

Taaadddaaaa!!!! Bravo, Encore, bravo!!!!!

Women in the kitchen, mom baking up cornbread stuffing, Grandma's recipe.

A beautiful setting.

And then they Feast!

Happy Thanksgiving my fellow bloggers and bloggets! What are you Thankful for? I'm thankful I have Dan and my puppy to love me after a long day. I'm thankful to be back in California and to be with family that I have not seen in some time. I'm thankful to be home.

2nd week of my WW weigh sucked!!! I gained two of the three pounds I just lost. I know, I sound obsessive but its like working hard all week and not making a penny. I know it was that damn Lamb Vindaloo and Nan, but I love Indian cuisine!!!! Im blogging points values for Turkey dinner so I have a quick way of knowing what I have eaten and what it has added up to. In this program, its better to know how many points something is worth before you eat it...some food just isnt worth the points value.

Turkey Dinner points value:

1 slice, 2 oz., of white or dark meat Turkey (no skin)= 2 pts
1/2 cup of stuffing = 4 pts
1/2 mashed potatos = 2 pt
1/4 cup of Turkey Gravy = 1 pt
1/4 cup of Cranberry sauce = 2 pts
1 Dinner roll = 2 pts
Butter, 1 tsp = 1 pt
1/4 cup of Spinach Dip = 5 pts
Cheese, 1" cube = 2 pts
Salami/Summer Sausage, 1 oz. = 3 pts
Crackers, 1 oz. = 3 pts.
Pumpkin Pie, 1 slice = 7 pts
Peach Cobbler, 1 slice = 9 pts
Wine, 8 oz = 2 pts
Beer, 1 can or bottle = 3 pts

Well, by looking at these numbers, I will be going over my points value that day. Im going to have to jog early on Thursday so I can have an extra piece of moms lemon dessert!

This evening, I polished off a book called The Supreme Adventure, an experience of Siddha Yoga by Peter Hayes. The author speaks of how he attained spiritual enlightment through the study of Eastern philosophy and is sharing his journey and experiences with meditation, mantras, the self, mind and power.

I have read many of these types of books and this one was one of the most boring books I have ever sat down with. The book was published in 1988, I suppose it would have been much more groovy back then. Time for a trip to Barnes and Noble! I found this book when Dan and I moved, Im pretty sure it was one he picked up during his travels.

Peace Out!

Sleepless in the Bay!!!

I'm so tired, we are sleepless in the Bay. It feels as though we have not had a descent rest since we moved here. Our first month in Oakley was bliss, but for various reasons, we couldnt seem to sleep like we had in the past. We were certain that once we got back into our own home with our bed and blankets we would sleep till noon. From the first day we moved to Dublin, we have been dealing with apartment construction, at 8:00 a.m. sharp. For most of you, these hours our perfect. For those of us without a job, that is torture...LOL. My evenings are often late. I kickbox till 8:00 p.m. and find myself wide awake for several hours after. The morning is when I rest but not since I moved back to the Bay. And not to mention, the banging, pounding, sawing and hammering occurs for a solid 8 hours. It is loud, abnoxious and sometimes it's down right frightening. Anyways, the whole point to this burp of a blog is to share the pictures below...this is my patio, it is under construction, at 8:00 a.m. sharp.

Maybe I shouldn't complain about the noise, the neighbor's above me lost their balcony.

Photo's above are from yesterday, picture below was photographed today.

How much is that Honey in the Window, arrrfff arrrfff, the one with the wagly tail, arrrff, arrfff. How much is that Honey in the Window, arrrfff arrrfff? I sure hope that Honey's for sale.

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