...My 2010...

As this year comes to and end I figured that since I didn't start my blog until the end of the year I would do an overview on what an amazing year it has been.

...Started escrow on our first house...

...Charleigh Grace turned 2...

...Closed escrow on our FIRST home...

...Moving day...

...Family trip to Pismo Beach...

...Maverick Thomas turned 2...

...Trips to Lake Havasu...

...Family Pool Parties...

...Birthdays, Birthdays, and more Birthdays...

...Trips up to Monterrey, Modesto, Sacramento...

...Motor Home trips...

...Glamis trips...

...Decorating the house for Holidays...

...Finally agreeing on a Dining Room table and other furniture..

and

...Many wonderful hours of family time...

Now that I have written this out it doesn't seem like we had a very exciting year, but I don't think we ever stopped.  Needless to say another year is in the books and we are excited to see what 2011 has to bring to our family. 

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Motorhome...aka..."The Beast"

I started going camping out in the desert since I can remember.  Santa brought my brother and I our first quads at the ripe ol' age of 3 and 4 years old. A red Honda 70.  We had these bikes forever until both of us grew too big to ride them.  Throughout the years we started camping from just an enclosed trailer that was just a box and then added the essentials of a kitchen and then a motor home.  Josh had also been camping since he was young so it was also something the both of us wanted to get back into.


I had to take a little break from it while in Hygiene school because I couldn't risk injuring myself while going through school.  Then life happened and was finally able to make our first trip out to Pismo for a family trip.  We purchased my parents enclosed trailer loaded up the quads and motorcycle and headed out.  We had such a great time and couldn't wait until Glamis season started to get back out there.  Again, we loaded up the truck and trailer and had an amazing time with Morgan and Daniel.  Now, I don't mind camping in an enclosed trailer at all.  My only request is to have a toilet because I don't "pop squats" out in the middle of nowhere. Since we were having such a great time with camping Josh started to look into purchasing a Toybox trailer or a Motor home.  I had my own opinions on this not being the right time to purchase one, but needless to say I lost the battle.  We drove up to see family in Northern California and instead we ended up spending our days driving to beautiful Modesto and Sacramento.  We ended up purchasing "the Beast" in Sacramento.


Now I refer to it as "the Beast" because it is a 39 foot Diesel Pusher Motor home...not a starter motor home that most start out with, but as Josh would say "If a natural disaster happens we need it. This is the lowest that I have seen interest rates and we can get the best deal because of the economy."  We purchased it just in time for our second desert trip this year and had a blast in it.  I do have to say that the bathroom is amazing in it.

Christmas 2010 Part 2 & 3

This was the strangest Christmas I have had in my last 27 years of life.  We celebrated with my family earlier in the week, so when Christmas Eve and Christmas Day rolled around it wasn't what I am used to.  Every year since I can remember we would open the presents from my Mom and Dad on Christmas Eve and Santa the following morning and then go up North to visit family.  This year Christmas Eve was just any other night that I go over and hang out at my favorite Aunti's house (Josh's Aunt Marti) with his cousins.  Don't get me wrong I had a blast, but it was weird not to open presents and be with my parents and brother. I did however get to be an elf for the first time and help set up a Kitchen for a wonderful little girl.  We did Christmas morning with Josh's parent's and sister and then went up North to see my parents again.

Christmas Part 3

We celebrated Christmas again with Josh's side the day after Christmas so that the entire family could celebrate Christmas together.  We did breakfast and stockings (which I finally got my Penguin pillow pet thanks to Josh's cousin) and then spent the day with the family watching Football.  

Overall the meaning of Christmas is not what presents you give or receive, but about being around people that you love and cherish...and mine was just like that 3 times over...

Deglmann Christmas 2010

This year we celebrated Christmas early with my family becuase Christopher and Natasha had a trip planned to spend Christmas back in England.  Everyone came up to the Wagner Penguin Encounter.  My mom made her famous Chicken Tacos and we opened our gifts.  It was a great night with a lot of laughs and great conversations. It is weird as we grow up how the holidays change, but what matters most is that you are surrounded by loved ones.

 :::Tash, Oliver, & Chris:::

 :::My Daddy:::

 :::My Mommy:::

 :::Another penguin is added to the Encounter:::

Purse's....

You may be asking yourself well this is a random comment, but in reality it really isn't.  If you know me, you know that one of my obsession's is purses. I have over 70 purses (I will have a picture of the collection soon).  Now they range from off brands to brands such as: Volcom, Billagbong, O'Neil, Quicksilver, Ezekiel, or Roxy.  I never owned an expensive purse until Josh bought me my first Dooney & Burke Star purse with matching wallet for my birthday and my Coach purse from Jess for my wedding shower gift.

Yes, I do have a point...

I have always wanted a Louis Vuitton purse...I know I have been told many times how ridiculous I am, but you know what....I DON'T CARE! There is just something about the timeless style and quality of the collection.  On the first day of Hygiene school we had an instructor tell us to write on the inside cover of the book something that when all said and done what are you going to splurge on or your goal.  I wrote, own a Louis...

Josh has his own opinion on my desire, but you know what?, after 4 years I finally purchased my Louis!

Yes, on Thursday afternoon Josh met me at my parents house in San Marcos and told me we were going to start Christmas shopping at Target in Escondido. As we are driving past Target I started asking questions on where are we going and all I got was the "Mall" and then I started processing.  I just worked my first full week as a hygienist, so I said with a big grin, "We are going to Fashion Valley Mall huh?" I know where all Louis stores and Dept. stores that carry Louis are located from L.A to San Diego. (Told you I was obsessed). Needless to say Josh was a little mad that I ruined the surprise, but yes he was going with me to the Louis Vuitton  store.

I soaked in the entire experience, browsing the store admiring everything.  Now originally I wanted the Speedy, but the more research and knowing how much stuff I seem to carry in my purse I knew I needed something larger.  At the moment in my head I heard "Hallelujah and a bright light shinning and that is when I found the one, Neverfull GM...the name says it all.  It will never be full! After much debating with Josh on that this is the purse and that it was not that big look it pulls in so its smaller when needed. It was getting wrapped in the special packaging. The only downfall is that I was not able to get the matching wallet because Josh said I had to put some of my paycheck into savings (every party needs a pooper...party pooper...) but I was ecstatic over the tote that I was ok with that. (I will just get it later =D) 

:::Meet my Louis:::

 :::Sides pulled in:::

 :::Completely expanded:::

 :::Inside...Look at that storage space!:::

:::HHHMMM, I'm in LOVE!:::



**Josh's famous last phrase. "Now you ARE NOT and I mean NOT getting a new purse anytime soon AND you ARE getting rid of 10 old purses!"  Needless to say I will have my pet Louis and take it with me everywhere I go and NOT be getting rid of any purses. You never know if you will need it in the future.

Wagner's Penguin Encounter

I LOVE decorating the for all of the holidays.  Since we moved into our own home in February I have had so much fun decorating the entire house for all the holidays. Although I have been secretly waiting for Christmas because I have the most decorations for this holiday. On Black Friday I made Josh get all of the Christmas boxes down so I could start decorating the house.  I had no idea at how much I have collected these past few years until I started unwrapping everything.  Needless to say I have a TON of penguin paraphernalia....example....3 cookie jars, 7 coffee mugs (I don't even drink coffee), tons & tons of dishes, and other odds and ends.

Once I started putting items into place and stood back and took a look I got the feeling that I was at the Penguin Encounter as Sea World.  Here are some pictures to prove it....Living room, Family room, Kitchen, Bathrooms, Kitchen table...you get the picture.

I am just a little obsessed...

 :::My Mom getting in on the action:::

 :::Josh adding the tree topper:::

 :::1,200 Lights:::

 :::Penguins in the Hutch:::

 :::Found lighted garland, oh and another penguin sign:::

 :::Love Penguin's so much I covered up the Bloodhound calendar:::

 :::Family Stockings minus Josh's:::

 :::Penguin's invaded the bathroom as well:::

:::Our front yard:::