oh .. my goodness...lexus lexus lexus!!...

I drive a lexus i love the car.. I have had lexus's for years. I had it serviced before the holidays fluids, shocks blah blah.. and everything seemed great. I went on my regular errands yesterday and poof! the transmission just stopped. no single just couldn't drive couldn't reverse just .. there!... i would push gas the rpms would excel but no movement. i glided into a parking space at my place. i was lucky to know to go home and i was lucky i was close enough to home. i can't believe it!
and of course my warrantee is just up!.. someone told me my model and year had problems with the transmission you would think that they would notify you..
now i have to find out. i have to get a rent a car. i have shell out .. oh my goodness over 2000! close to 5000!.. talk about... unecessary!

deck the halls and go to mall!

still have last minute shopping to do.. we rush to get everything done and we go from place to place visiting friends and family. its all exhausting but at the same time the excited from being festive seems to be the wind under our wings lol.
i feel like a little elf wrapping presents hamging decorations and spreading joy and peace!.

last week i got to enjoy the rockettes christmas show. it was beautiful. i felt like i was 9 yrs old.. from there my friends and i went to rockefeller center to see the enormous tree and beautiful star on top!.. then we walked down 5th avenue where there were gorgeous lights and displays everywhere!.. then went to central park for a carriage ride. Then to this fabulous restaurant on the upper west side. It was called "accademia di vino" where the owner treated us amazingly. He brought raddiccio to our table and showed us how beautiful it was before its cut up. It was brought straight from Rome, Italy. Again amazing! The cheeses there were to die for. The wine excellent and robust! And they had riccotta cheese cake drizzled with honey. Which is one of my favorite desserts. harder to find then the normal new york cheese cake.

Then i poured myself into bed and had plesant dreams! lol
I hope all of you are taking advantage of such a wonderful season and holiday and enjoying wherever you are!

Christmas Tree up so beautiful! Christmukah!

I hope everyone has a great holiday. I have been so non stop i haven't been on computer. I also had a small 3 day flu too. yucky. Today is my Mai-tai's birthday. my shihtzu. The other one buddha his birthday is december 29th. so both so close! and a year apart.
I haven't finished my shopping which i definitely have to do!
I also want to get small things done that i have been putting off. i know what a time to do it when i have so many other things to do.

I love my tree its huge!My dogs love going under it and sitting behind the train set!
The smell of pine fills the house which i love!
lol

Anyway late night and i have an early day. I miss ya! just wanted to drop a line so you didn't wonder what was going on. So much I did this week I will write more tomorrow to fill you in.

HEARD from a good friend tonight!

My armenian friend quoted Nietzsche tonight. Who is one of my favorites and i should definitely brush up on. (haven't in a while .. bad girl) anyway b/c i am back to business as usual! and always looking to be creative, model, act, write, shoot etc.. my friend Artsvi .. quoted the following...

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least
once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at
least one laugh.

F. W. Nietzsche

finally need a new computer

well i have had a sony vaio for a while. i now need a new computer and i like that commercial for that one that turns into a swivel flat screen. i have to find someone who knows about that. i need to get one that is great at video editing, big, easy to use and portable. now that i have all these great adobe programs on my computer my computer is going so slow of my goodness it sounds like it is having a work out just being on. can't be good. so i am stressing about that. i also found a desk i am in love with at www.homedecorators.com its so me and gorgeous it looks like a henry the 8th or louie the 10th desk.. so much to do. i put up holiday lights and now for my tree. which i love so much.. my dad gave me a ton of decorations this week its amazing how much we have in common in taste. when growing up i always thought we weren't alike i guess thats signal for how much alike we really are! everything two peas in a pod. i love it though!

going home for thanksgiving.

i am headed home to albany for thanksgiving with my family. i wanted to start early this am but now i am getting on the road late. hopefully i won't run into too much traffic. leaving today instead of tomorrow i wanted to avoid traffic. but other people can be thinking the same way i am . lol.

the dogs are excited and my car is loaded so they know they are going for a fum ride. lol. they exhaust me. lol
shih tzus are definitely hyper! but i love it!
keeps me going !
feel it getting cold..
so i am ready.. oh.. thank good ness i almost forgot my uggs
i need to get a new pair!
variety!
lol
added a photo to remind you of the warm weather in case you miss it!
lol

surgery went great. now my focus on shoots for january!

My surgery went great! my focus is being healthy and working out. Light workouts of course!! I am biking 11 miles a day. No nautilus for 4 more weeks. I also started the ph miracle its a balance of your body. its amazing the energy i have the way i feel is great. i am doing everything i would do for preparing for some serious shooting. since its been a while i want to be at the top of my game. i have two shoots scheduled for the new year and can't wait to show you the photos.

i went upstate for my grandmas and moms birthday .. i was visiting family. went to the movies saw "due date" hilarious. i love that greek guy zach..... (last name??)
and robert downey jr. well of course i love a handsome bad boy... who wouldn't lol

i also took photos while i was upstate i love fall foliage..

of course my boys maitai and buddha were with me.
my two shihtzus.

and for the thanksgiving i will be back up in the albany area.
to celebrate. while i am up there i work out every day at that planet fitness.
my main focus working out, facials, meditation and eating right.

and of course friends and family.
in between.. can't survive without them!
lol

all my love i missed writing to you.
but unfortunatley grandma isn't tech savvy
and i couldn't find any wi-fi near her to bounce off of.
ugh ugh!
i will try to post while i am up there this time!
promise!

all my love
and best thoughts

kelly