Christmas Day

It was a very nice Christmas. Spending time with my family is probably the most important thing to me. And spending time with them over the Christmas Holiday is always exceptionally wonderful.

This was one of my favorite pictures this Christmas.


What really topped of this Christmas was that Emily was here to enjoy it with us. Very special and wonderful. I'm looking forward to many more Christmas holidays with her around!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is always a big celebration and extended family get together at the Dunne's home. Everyone brings something to eat and tradition has it that Chuck and me are responsible for the corona. One of the most looked forward to traditions is having Santa come and hand out gifts to the children...er... apparently the adults too!


My Mom and Dad took a picture with Santa this year and it was just too cute not to share. After the food and Santa craziness subsides, there's more to come! Time for the annual pinata! This tradition is currently kept alive by my cousin Cameron. This year he made a Mario from the Mario Bros. The picture below is of Sophie (My cousin Matt's second daughter) after giving him a good whack!

Holiday Traveling to Boise

Yeah, Yeah- I go to Boise all the time. But this Christmas, WOW was the airport BUSY! I've never seen so many people in the luggage claim area. There were flights from Sacramento, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Oakland. They all arrived sometime after 11pm on the 23rd of December. It was crazy, but there was a sense of happiness in the air. So many people looking forward to spending time with their family and loved ones over the Christmas holiday.

California Christmas

Before I flew home to Boise for the Holidays, I'd gotten quite a few Christmas gifts from friends. Only thing is- there was a definite theme! HAHA! From left to right I got a Korbel from the Sonoma State School of Business & Economics, an Almond Champagne from Amanda McGowan, a Stephen & Walker special blend from Trisha Torgrimson and a host of delicious wines hand picked from Evan Ferguson! They were all very delicious! Emma got me a pair of personalized boxers with the lead character from "Legend of the Seeker" wielding his sword and a candy cane full of flavored vodka samplers. Excellent! Merry Christmas!

Holiday Door Competition

This year CMS (Common Management Systems, my department), Human Resources and Payroll all teamed up to decorate our office doors with the 12 days of Christmas theme. It was perfect as there were exactly 12 doors in our suite. My door was the 11 Pipers Pipping. We wrapped every door in Christmas paper and then decorated them to meet each part of the song. Jaime's son Cooper went to extensive lengths to color each one of the pipers individually and then with some help from Erica I got them all cutout and posted. It was a fun event and all the doors looked great!

Emma's Cooking Skills

One of the best side benefits of living with Evan and Emma is Emma's amazing cooking skills! She made a salmon dinner tonight completed with rice, kale and salad. I think I added in the white wine... I'm sure I did! Delicious, Thanks Emma!

Holiday Lights

Emily had a great idea this week, to go see the houses all decorated for Christmas! She had a map that she found of the hot spots in Rohnert Park. I wasn't so sure about it at first, but OH MY GOSH do they go all out around here! This was my favorite picture, the entire cul de sac was Disney themed. The main house was Aladdin's castle complete with the Genie up top! There was a lot of people with the same idea, very crowded, but fun! Next year, I think Emma's homemade hot cocoa is in order! It was a fun night out with Emma and Emily.