pumpkin...

we carved a pumpkin for the first time ever since we met in 2004. like i said, i'm not too into halloween but this year we thought, we'll carve a pumpkin, what's the big deal?

it turned out nice. we left it outside overnight and the next day it was completely demolished. i didn't know squirrels liked pumpkin so much....

no pictures of the disaster. it was just too sad...

Rainy night at home :)

finally!!!! it's been raining all day and tonight i've had a completed to-do list, which never ever happens and i'm chilling in my pj's under a blanket watching my favorite disney movies back to back! in true tabi nature, i feel like i'm wasting time and that i should be DOING something but i'm forcing myself to relax and not worry about how i could have spent my free evening more productively. i just finished watching Cinderella and i'm about to start Pocahontas.

my all time favorites (Aladdin and the Little Mermaid) weren't available but i'm still happy. i've been wanting to do this since our disneyland trip :)

also, taji comes back tomorrow!!! i hear she's got 6 dvd's full of her adventures in the motherland :) can't wait!

summer ended?

oh man, where the heck did it go? i'm not ready for fall yet. everyone's so excited about the fall and halloween and i still wanna hang out by the pool. halloween is definitely not one of my favorite holidays. i don't know, maybe because i don't get or give presents. or maybe because i can't commit to a costume idea in time to actually pull it off. or probably because all i want to do in this weather is to sit at home in my pj's and fluffy slippers.... for some reason, however, i'm so in the mood to start my christmas shopping!!!

summer of '10 was fabulously packed! my parents went back to iran for a few months and then my sister took off for iran for a few weeks. scott and i work opposite shifts (me 9 - 7:30, him 3-11) so we barely see each other, so i've been a little lonely without my family around cuz when my parents and my sister are here, i see them almost every day. but that's ok cuz taji's having a blast in iran and will be back in 10 days. i've talked to her a few times and every time she gets into a juicy story and stops herself and says "omg, there are so many details i don't wanna miss... i'll tell you the whole story when i come back!" she's faithfully documenting every step she takes. she's filmed every stroll down the street, every yummy dinner/dance party and every family gathering that lasts till the sun comes up. i'm missing out on a ton :( i got the first batch of pictures from her today and it's so weird seeing her in them with family and relatives we haven't seen in 15 years!

our summer included lots of family time like our awesome Disneyland vacation with scott's family. we had SUCH a good time. we spent about 14 hours at California Adventure and a good 16 hours at Disneyland the next day! we for sure got our money's worth :) we stayed at the Fairfield Inn Disneyland Resort and even squeezed in some pool time in between our long park days. Sandy had us over for dinner the first night we were there and we surprised scott's mom with a birthday cake. overall it was one fantastic vacation.

also spent lots of time at the pool and with friends. lots of little get togethers and dinner parties. scott's friend, smith and his family came to visit us and we had a blast with them and their baby! she's one social butterfly! she sang to us all the way to SF and back :) so now the possibility of one day having children isn't that scary thanks to the smith family! please come visit again or just send us your baby :)

here are just some random pix of our summer....