Sunday
We traveled back from Mendoza. It took forever. Almost 13 hours. The last 2 hours were the last 15 km.
We stopped some on the way though, one stop was at a place that makes the most amazing olive oil. We got a tour of the place and learned how they make olive oil, then got to try all the different olive oils and then we bought a bunch of olive oil!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Friday
Mom and I went shopping in Cordoba! I got 2 shirts at the same store, but different locations. I got a giant wooden bracelet. Lastly I got a pair of guys shoes for myself. I’m really picky about shoes, and I’ve always been drawn to guys shoes (is that weird?), and I’m pretty much obsessed with all this lovely Argentine leather, so I got these shoes (after I obsessed over a slight defect with the pair the store had so the sales-guy ran to another location to get a different pair, which made me feel guilty enough to not deliberate anymore and I just bought them).
Saturday
* So, we were really tired when we got back from Mendoza. Minus Friday’s expedition we didn’t do much. We also sort of forgot to take pictures until Friday. So, we staged these pictures. Sorry. Next week will be different. Promise.
I found the necklace hanger in my grandma’s garage and spray-painted it silver. The earring/necklace hanger I made a couple years ago and it’s moved with me twice and been updated with new paint/fabric once. The wooden box my dad found at work filled with oil paints and brushes and I keep all my bracelets, pins, stud earring and my pearl necklace in it. The earring tree my dad made out of a branch from a tree in my Aunt Beth’s yard (he packed it in his suitcase and brought it back to Michigan from California!). The little silver box has my initials on it and I keep all my rings in it, it was a gift from my best friend Reneah when I was in her wedding. That’s a lot of jewelry organization/storage! I do have a lot of jewelry though, and I seem to keep adding to it…
We spent Christmas week in Santa Rosa; relaxing, taking walks, swimming in the river. On Sunday we packed up and headed back to civilization.
Dad and I went to the fish store and since we’re in the middle of the country, fresh fish isn’t readily accessible. We did buy some frozen salmon though, and grilled it up and served it with rice. It was a take-off on the basil-soy salmon we serve at Cerulean, and it turned out good!
My parents live a block from the lake. It’s sort of half-dried up, normally there’d be water where I’m sitting to take this picture. I like going down to the lake; I can get some sun, read a book, listen to music, think about how I’m sitting by the lake in shorts a tank-top while my friends in Indiana are scraping ice off their cars… I like the lake. 
On the 1st we drove around the lake. Gorgeous views and some points-of-interest along the way. We went to the Dique San Roque (a dam) where dad told me the story (the story which I will condense here) of how in the 1880′s Carlos Cassafouth (a contemporary of Gustave Eiffel) and Bialet Masse were to build a dam. But, the British wanted the dam to be built using Portland cement, so they started a rumor that Cassafouth/Masse’s dam would break. So Cassafouth/Masse were put in jail. The British then built their dam, using Portland cement. When they tried to destroy Cassafouth/Masse’s dam by blowing it up their own dam actually started cracking, so there is still part of Cassafouth/Masse’s dam there. The end. 
Yesterday we went to the mall, and didn’t take any pictures except this. I thought that “Luna Nueva” sounded so much more romantic than “New Moon.” 
I said farewell to my friend Aaron who embarked on a great hike across America.
At the end of the month I went to Chicago to see the fabulous 
I’ve been reading fashion blogs for about a year and would love to attempt one of my own, but laziness and my lack of a good camera have prevented me from doing so. I did however take a few snaps of a few outfits and here they are!
Pretty sure the biggest thing that happened in October was my haircut! I had long hair for a long time, and had pondered cutting it for a few years and finally did it. I absolutely love it, but I’m only a few months in and already considering growing it out. 
Started out November with a bang! Went to my first professional sporting event – the Colts/49ers game. 
Now I’m spending the first 6 weeks of 2010 in Argentina with my parents!