The 2011 Holiday’s were marked by good drinks, better people, awesome Brandy cocktails and handicap access. For starters, I celebrated the Holiday’s with my book club The Gypsy Snipers.
Sweet Gypsy Snipers! *See the girl with CHRISTMAS LIGHTS on her sweater! That's Breean...she's an upstager and a mom...same thing.
We talked about our reads of the month including Holiday’s on Ice by David Sedaris and Is Everyone Hanging out with Me? By Mindy Kaling. We wore Christmas sweaters, drank wine and ate Jamie’s AMAZING chocolate chip cookies! I’m going back there tonight. I hope she makes some more!
I'm pretty sure that here we're singing Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is YOU!!!!!" I love that song!
Of course it isn’t the Holiday’s unless you get all dressed up at least once. So I went with Jessica and Verona to Crow Bar and Landmark one night. A couple guys at Crow Bar came up to us, started hitting on us and within a minute one of them put his hand on my thigh! Can I get a WTF? Being the awkward-moment-loving-girl I am I took pride in announcing to the entire bar “OMG! He just put his hand on my thigh! Who does that?!” AKA: Reason #435 why Irvina is single, she likes embarrassing total stranger, especially douche bags from Newport Beach.
Me, Jess and Verona @ Landmark
The Jew Jew Bean formerly known as Sessa!
Now for the real fun! Time with the Jew-Jew-Bean fam! After picking up Walesa from the airport we stopped over at Trader Joe’s to make a cocktail we found on GOOP called Brandy Alexander. Three drinks in and I was drunk. I have no pictures to reminisce of me sleeping. Just imagine me with my eyes closed and suckling for breast milk. Walesa says that’s what I look like when I sleep.
Mom saved her tree from last year! She kept the roots in tact, put it on the side of the house, watered it when she remembered and totally used it again! I think she deserves a Green Peace award!
The next morning we scooted on down to an “anonymous meeting on the beach” and that’s all we’re going to say about that.
Mom and Sessa in the new sweatshirt that she loves to wear to bed!
Then we headed over to Dana + Rick’s house to see everyone! Now, Journey Jean and Sunny are oh so adorable,
Sunny, Mom, Journey Jean and Dana
but I think my priceless Christmas moment was hearing Rick call our First Lady Michelle Obama “ghetto” and watching Walesa keep her cool the whole time. Stamina that girl has! Stamina!
Rick, Sessa, Brian and Ces't Moi!
Sessa + Dana xoxo
Chavon, Crista, Dana, Mom, Sessa and Ces't Moi!
Dana and Ces't Moi!
Journey Jean learning how to turn tricks with her aunties and mama!
Love!
Ces't Moi, Mama and Sessa!
Oh! And we musn’t forget the house down the street from Dana’s. All decked out to the tune of 101.4 FM. Mom asked us to video tape it for Kimmy, so dahling here it is! From So Cal to New Mexico we love you and missed you!
Monday we took Dad to Los Angeles.
So there was a whole family of tomotoes. They were crossing the street in LA when the baby tomatoe got run over by a car. The daddy tomatoe walked up to it and do you know what he said?
Welcome to Los Angeles baby!
He said, "Ketchup!"
Dad dropped his pants about 3 different times during the day to show us his neon yellow and orange board shorts. Now, WE knew we were looking at boardshorts but the waspy woman coming out of the Range Rover with the 2 daughter’s just thought he was a another pedophile let out of the LA Prison just for the Holidays. No pictures included as “Not to encourage the man”
Here is a backshot of Dad walking. You can see the vibrance in his flare for boardshorts. Haha!
We ate an Bungalow Café where dad out ordered us with his Seafood Chowder and bestowed us with Christmas gifts. You know you you’re dad is Jewish when you get pickles for Christmas.
We then headed over to the Museum of Modern Art
Welcome to The MoMA!
At the museum dad proceeded to be louder than me at any possible opportunity.
Opportunity #1. – Naked
Dad see’s the name of the exhibit is Naked Hollywood. He reads the artist statement on why they chose the name. The statement says something along these lines, “The word naked evokes perked ears. Say it in the grocery store, at dinner or in a board meeting and the word just jars people.” Dad started shouting “Naked! Naked! Naaaaaaaaaked!” in the museum.
Naked! Say it with me now, Naaaaaaaaaaaaked!
Opportunity #2. – The Obesity Epidemic
Dad started telling us a story about how he was once riding the bus when he saw a 300 lb. woman riding along with him. He said, “I was so disgusted I had to get off at the next stop. I just couldn’t handle how disgusting it was!” The nice 20 something guy who overheard dad say that didn’t think dad was a very nice guy.
We love $8 coffee's!
Opportunity #3 – Funny Art
Dad saw a plank of wood painted red and leaning up against a wall. He walked up to it looked it up and down and shouted, “This isn’t art! This is a joke! I want my $10 back!” Then when he saw a canvas 20 ft by 40 ft that had painted on it, “I am a Prius” in black script, dad couldn’t help but participate by yelling it out, “I am a Prius! I am a Prius! I am a PRIUS! AND.. I want my money back!”
Check out the yarn art above!
More yarn art!
Yes, more!
Gosh I <3 Art!
I think the thing is my dad just thinks he’s soooooo funny! Kind of like me. Let me show you what I mean…
Happy Holiday’s from our crazy family to yours!
Merry Chanukah!
Thank you sweet sister. I don’t know which video I enjoyed more, the “The Musical Light House” or “Irving’s Joke”. The description of your day with him brought back soooo many memories, both fond AND somewhat mortifying (to a preteen, anyways:/ ) Love you so much and I’m so grateful for your ‘blogging’ talents. Thanks for sharing, muah!!!
I’m glad you liked it sis! We missed you out here! I know my dad would LOVE to mortify you any day of the week, rain or shine
xoxo