Barnes Christmas Tree Trimming 2008 December 7, 2008
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A little Christmas video cheer for all you holiday shoppers…
A Happy New Year’s Gift: Cardinal Orange in South Beach Miami January 5, 2007
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Mission accomplished! I just returned from an incredible trip to South Beach Miami to join my dad to watch Louisville earn its first Orange Bowl victory. We met up on New Year’s Eve at The Palms Hotel and had no idea what the night had in store for us. After a great Italian dinner outside near Lincoln promenade in South Beach, we continued our people watching and drinking at a few adjacent bars. I called my friend Jean-Marc, who lives in Aliso Viejo near me but was also in town for the game, and he proceeded to invite us to one insane-off-the-charts New Years party at Nikki Beach. Jean-Marc ushered us in to the quintessential VIP table, on the VIP floor, to kick back an open table bar and great company. It had to be the best New Year’s parties I’ve attended – topping the black-tie bashes I used to throw in New York City for five years.
We spent the better part of the next day recovering, but rallied to attend the Orange Bowl Fan Fest and have dinner at The Clevelander bar, which happened to be the Louisville fan headquarters. Despite all the fun, the highlight was the Orange Bowl game, which saw Louisville prevail in a sloppy game against Wake Forest. (more…)
Meet Oscar and Lola December 19, 2006
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We have two new members in the Barnes household – Oscar and Lola! Mallory gets credit for the names….Oscar is the grey/white male and Lola is the tri-color female (brother and sister). They’re already making the house a lot warmer for Christmas!
Getting Ready for Christmas December 15, 2006
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The Holiday cheer is upon us in the Barnes household. Last night we headed out with the girls for our annual selection of the Christmas tree. Once again Mallory picked out a beautiful Douglas Fir, this one measuring about 8′ tall. Today both Mallory and Nathalie have their school Christmas parties, and then tonight we’ll fire up the hot chocolate, Christmas tunes (Vince Guiraldi’s Charlie Brown’s Christmas, of course!), and trim the tree. I’m also heading over to a friend’s office today to pick up a new kitten! We took some time to grieve for Rascal – and it still may be too soon – but the girls have so much love for pets and we think the new kitten will warm the house. Lastly, we’re especially looking forward to the arrival of Nene and Grandad next Wednesday to join us for Christmas!
Given that it’s Christmastime, I’ll also take the liberty of reposting our old Barnes Christmas Past video…which will get updated after this year’s festivities:
Twick or Tweet November 2, 2006
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Ah….Halloween..the first of America’s Triple Crown of holidays (the second and third being Thanksgiving and Christmas, respectively). Annually we kick off the occasion by watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown“. We’ve established some great traditions over these past seven years living in Aliso Viejo, and Halloween is no exception. First there was our annual pilgramidge to the pumpkin patch with the girls to pick out our pumpkins and enjoy some carnival rides. Yours truly (Daddy) once again got to carve two intricate, detailed pumpkins, first at the Jackson’s annual party and then at the Reagans party. I made the mistake of letting Nathalie and Mallory watch Michael Jackson’s Thriller, after which Nathalie was crawling in our bed every night scared to death that werewolves were going to eat her. Mallory put considerable thought into her costume this year and was a very scary Spider Witch, while Nathalie donned her Sleeping Beauty dress (of which she wears almost every day of the year anyway).
