Good morning from southern California! We’re hoppin’ all over this state. When we landed in Orange County last night, the pilot announced it was 55 degrees outside. After the weather in Tennessee – and even in northern California – the sound of 55 degrees was music to my ears!
We’ll be taking advantage of the weather and going on a hike this morning! But, before I head out, here are some snapshots from our weekend.
Thursday:
During the day, we hung out at home, decorating Pollyanna.
Pollyanna is a short, but sweet Christmas tree. She didn’t require too many ornaments to accessorize with. And. because of her size, it didn’t take us too long to get her all lit up and decorated! She is beautiful. And smells great.
In the evening, we drove up to Oakland to have dinner at Zachary’s Pizza for Nikhil’s birthday. Zachary’s is a Chicago-style pizza joint that Ankur used to eat at back in his Berkeley days. I loved the pizza, but my heart still lies with Patxis when it comes to Chicago-style pizza.
Happy Birthday Nikhil!
Friday:
We watched Star Wars during the day and attended a holiday party in the evening. Every year, Ankur’s high school friends get together and have a Winter Gathering. It’s pretty impressive that they’ve been doing this – consistently – for the past ten years.
Other Highlights from the Weekend:
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Starbucks every morning.
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Spending time with family
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Getting a Fitbit and jumping right back in to our Workweek Hustle!
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Spending time with Rosie.
Now, we’re off to soak up some more quality time with our southern California family.
But first, Starbucks.
Have a good one!
Questions of the Day:
- Do you celebrate Christmas? What did you do for the holidays?
- What’s your favorite pizza place?
- What are you looking forward to this week?
Rosie is so cute! Had to do a quick check in google to see what 55 Fahrenheit is in Celsius! Gosh, you are lucky that it was so warm. It is freezing here in Austria. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun! Looking forward to the last week of the year and getting into 2017!
Your gonna love having the fitbit. I hope your able to get super active in the new year.
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Ahh starbucks– it makes the day go ’round. Glad you’ve had a great time and enjoy CA! I am also tickled that you named the tree- that’s adorable and too fun!
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Very nice pic and really great blog to read. Keep It Up.
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Lovely photos!
Merry xmas!!
The holidays are all about spending time with family. It looks lke y’all had a good time!
What a fun holiday weekend!
This week my hubby has the entire week off, so I’m excited for some quality family time!
Oh and our upcoming weekend get away to Nashville to see the Texans play the Titans! 
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I don’t celebrate Christmas (I’m Muslim, and my boyfriend is Christian but not religious), but we went to see Star Wars as well. It was really good, especially the ending.
I like your way of celebrating Christmas.
What a great holiday weekend! It sounds like it was full of good food and good friends
BTW–love your site (it’s beautiful)…and I really love that you named your Christmas tree. So cute!
It looks like you had such a beautiful Christmas, Divya! I was cracking up that you named your Christmas tree, but now I want to name mine next year! Good luck getting back into the Workweek Hustles. I’ve had a Fitbit for years and love it! Merry belated Christmas to you!
Lovely snapshots. Hope you enjoy the Christmas!
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I have a date with my dad to see Star Wars this week!
It sounds like you had a great Christmas! That is amazing that his high school friends still continue to get together every Christmas. Let’s hope that continues for a long time!
Welcome to Southern California DivyAnkur.
Hope your trip here is fun filled memorable and full of family time.
Love all the pictures you posted.
Happy Happy Holiday Week to All your readers and dear Divpiv & Ankur.
xoxox
A year later and I still love my FitBit! I got some new running shoes for Christmas and so I was super excited to get out for a run this morning to give them a test drive!
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Awww, I am sure you had a fabulous time. The photos speak for themselves. We’ve also spent Christmas eve with the family, quiet and peaceful at home with a nice Fondue dinner. Your tree looks amazing
Merry Christmas
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What a fun Christmas!
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This sounds like it was a lot of fun! I love my Fitbit! Though sometimes it makes me feel all sorts of lazy. It likes when you get 10000 steps and it doesn’t always happen.
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I love your 2016 ornament! We do a yearly ornament too! Looks like you had a wonderful holiday
Sounds like you had an awesome weekend. Loved the way you decorated your tree & congrats on the Fitbit.
Looks like a fun weekend. How could it not be with daily starbucks and family.
I love the name of your tree!
Great holiday post! I love your treeand your 2016 ornament. And your dog is just a cutie pie!
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Oh sweet Rosie! It sounds like you had the perfect weekend.
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Awwww Rosie is so cute!
Christmas is always so much fun and it sounds like you have a great one too. The Pollyanna Christmas tree looks amazing and you have done a great job with decoration and the pictures are beautiful as well.
Spending time with family is so important! It sounds like you had a great Christmas weekend! Happy holidays!
Rosie is so cute. She looks like she is in the mood and ready to party
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Pollyanna? What a riot. Anyway, I love the delightful, happy faces in your photos and I see you had a fun and busy weekend.
Rosie is so adorable. (dog lover, LOL) I hosted Christmas dinner this year and everything was wonderful. Thanks for asking.
Also, my favorite pizza place is Wilson Pizza in my town.
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We celebrate Christmas and, this year, the entire family came over to our house. It was a great time and I enjoyed having everyone here.
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Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends! I came to NYC for Christmas and I’m missing Florida’s weather. It’s extremely cold here and my body wants some sunshine!
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