My weekend

Hello my fellow bloggers! I can not believe that Christmas is a week away. Yesterday Zac and I spent all day getting our Christmas shopping done for our families. We had been putting it off for awhile but I am surprised how well we did. We also found time to buy new wheels for Zacs new truck. He drove to Reno on Thursday night to pick up his newest Dodge truck. Zac is back to work today and I am just relaxing and wrapping Christmas presents, which I love doing. I never thought I would enjoy wrapping presents but I find it relaxing and Im so excited to give my presents to everyone!

Alright, so back tracking to Friday! So I decided that it would be fun to get a group of friends together and go shooting. I still had pumpkins sitting on my porch from Halloween and the best way to get rid of pumpkins you ask? Shooting them! So I talked to my friend Manny and Aaron at work and they were down to go. Friday around noon we met for lunch before heading up to Cow Mountain.

I thought it was going to be a lot colder up there but it wasn't to bad at first. Once the sun started setting it got cold quick. However, we were able to enjoy the most gorgeous sunset! The pictures do not do it justice. After a few hours of shooting we headed back down the mountain to enjoy some home made carne asada at Manny and Yolis house. Yummy! When we finished dinner I introduced them to some games that my family and I played when I was home for thanksgiving. We were all laughing so hard, Yoli was crying! I must say it was an awesome way to spend a Friday. Here are some pictures from our day.

Back in black

Okay, okay, okay. So we bought a street bike. I know this seems random, probably because it is random. Our weekend consisted of driving all over the place looking at vehicles because Zac sold his truck on Thursday night. Our last trip was to Berkley where we bought a 2009 Ninja 250. Zac thought it would be great to commute to work. I worry about him on the bike but he is also going to get a truck so he won't have to drive in the rain. Im excited because its just like my old Ninja, except way cooler looking! Anyways just thought I would let you know whats going on in the world of Fleckner. Maybe this weekend I can get some pictures of the actual bike.

 

Treat Yo Self!

As Christmas time approaches I can't help but think, what do I want this year? When I was younger it was so easy to make a list. Now that Im older, I find it harder and harder to think of things that I want. I have decided that its either A) I have/get everything I want or B) Im just more mature in my old age and realize that I don't really "need" certain things.

Well, I got to thinking and what I decided is that I would like a quad. If you know me at all you have to know that I have always liked quads/motor vehicles. Heck, about four years ago I even bought myself a street bike! Now, Im not saying that I need a quad for Christmas but I think if I start now then I will one day own one! I have realized that in the past when I want something, Im pretty good at getting it. I know that it might not be right away but one day. So many things that I put my mind to in life, I have received. So Im putting my mind to this one! Isn't life great? So many opportunities. So much to do, so little time. Ill keep ya'll posted!!

Its begining to look a lot like Christmas!

 

The Fleckners are ready! The other weekend Zac and I were able to go get our Christmas tree. It doesn't feel like Christmas until you have your tree! I love coming home having the tree all decorated, lit, oh yeah and the smell! No plastic trees for me. I don't think my family has ever owned one and I plan on keeping that tradition.  Anyways, we brought our tree home and it was a little to tall to fit the star. We bought a 7 1/2 footer and our roof is 8. We made it work.

Isn't she a beauty? The only thing I don't have is a tree skirt. Im in the search for a silver one that isn't to cheesy.

Next on the list is the Calistoga tractor parade! It is an annual event and I believe this years was the 16th. If you want to check out more pictures of the parade you'll have to look at my pictures from last year. I must say there was a great turn out this year and even though I was all bundled up it wasn't that cold! Okay, maybe it was a little cold but I was toasty and I didn't notice. After the parade it was back over to Jason and Chelsies house for drinks! It is starting to feel like Christmas around here, can't wait for the first snow up on St.Helena mountain.

Happy Thanksgiving

Well my thanksgiving started with a 8 hour drive. Zac was working this thanksgiving so I decided I would spend the holiday with my family. I was able to get off work a little early on Wednesday but then ended meeting up with the hubs in Novato for a quick dinner. I finally made it home around 1:15 in the morning!

Thanksgiving had arrived. I was able to sleep in (for me, not that long). I woke up to a delicious smelling house and in the words of my father "smells like a beautiful woman lives here!" Our thanksgiving dinner began around 3:00, my mom had the table decorated so beautiful! It felt like it should of been in a Potterybarn magazine. The grandparents probably showed up around 12:30. It was so great to visit with them! My grandma brought me books that she had been working on for quite some time. She had researched our family history and turned it into books! I am so bummed that I left them at home because I was excited to start reading them! My sister has hers and she said that the books about my dad are so interesting! Around 3:00 the Kleins showed up and we were all hungry and ready to eat! My mom had made almost all the food for that day. I don't know how she does it. One day I am going to have to try a thanksgiving meal just to see if I can coordinate it to be done all at the same time!

The food was delish! After we stuffed ourselves we did our family tradition to go around the table and say two things that we are thankful for. Ill never forget my dads this year, he said: He is thankful when its cold out and he gets to wake up in the morning and hear/feel that the heater has turned on :) I agree with him. One of the best feelings! After lunch we were all in a food coma so we just sat and enjoyed each others company. My uncle Phil and aunt Mai showed up after we ate, so it was really nice to see them.

Slowly but surely everyone started to head off home. Jen,Bob and I decided we would stay up a little later and watch a movie. Little did I know that it would take a hour just to get the movie to work on the TV! We ended staying up till 1:00 (which is late for me because I LOVE my sleep). The next morning the boys had a golf game and Tiffy, Devin and Brodie were coming over to see us and Dana was going to stop by to see me!

At around 10:00 Tiff, Brodie and Devin showed up! I was so excited to see them. Brodie has gotten so big since the last time I saw him ( a week after he was born). I must say I like holding an older baby rather then a new born. You have to be so careful with their heads when they are so little, but now he can hold his head up all on his own!

While Tiff, Devin and B were hear Dana showed up! We took our turns holding cute little Brodie. We were getting hungry so we thought we would go get some lunch together. Now I know what you might be thinking. Thanksgiving was yesterday and there should be tons of left overs! Well there is but I would like to save that for dinner. So for lunch, it was delicious burritos. After lunch Devin,B and Tiff had to head over to her dads house for some more turkey. Before we knew it, it was already dinner time. We enjoyed some thanksgiving left over, wine and then some games! I had never played these games before but I was laughing so hard I was crying! I am still trying to find a group of people I can get together with up here so I can teach them how to play telephone pictionary and celebrity. After a wonderful night of laughing it was time for bed. Dana decided to spend the night because she was headed back to San Diego in the morning. Jen and I were planning on having a family day on Saturday.

Saturday came and I could not believe it was 85 degrees outside.....well I CAN believe it because its So Cal, but I only brought clothes for cooler weather. I had to borrow one of my sisters dresses to go out to lunch. When my dad got home from church we decided we for sure wanted to go somewhere to eat outside. We headed to downtown Esco and had lunch a VINZ. The weather was perfect and the company was even better!

I spent the afternoon with the fam and even Tiff came over to the house to hang out a little bit. My last date for the weekend was to see my friend Janelle. We decided we would be in Temecula at BJ's Brewery for dinner and drinks. I sure love that Janelle, it was like we had never been apart. We were laughing the entire time! As much as I love being up north there are so many people I love down south! It makes it hard sometimes but I am thankful that I get to visit them and they come up to see me.

Family and friends I could not be more thankful or lucky to have you in my life. I love all of you so much! I feel so special when I get to spend time with any of you even if it is not for long. I am so blessed.