No Mini Trip, But Still A Fulfilling Saturday!

Well our mini trip was not much of a trip, we were just planning on going to Big Bear on Saturday morning for all of the snow that hit there on Friday...but we figured that with all that new snow there was bound to be a ton of traffic. 

 Zack had done his fair share of traveling this past week anyway between flying to Utah, teaching the lab there, staying the night, and flying back the next day....to interviewing on Thursday up in Riverside, only to drive home in 3 hours of traffic and rain. We opted out. 

We had intended on taking the pup there to play in the snow. He has seen tons of snow before when we stayed with Zack's family in Utah and he absolutely loved it. Sooo he isn't missing out by not going up to Big Bear for the day. 

        Here are some pictures from two Christmases ago from when we had taken him to Utah for the first time to see snow (Awe so cute, Oak was almost 1 years old....)

Instead we got some serious errands accomplished, I hate errands...they always know how to ruin a Saturday. We went to COSTCO, worst idea on a Saturday....

We got some grocery shopping done there, mostly our bigger purchases like water bottles, nuts, fruit... that kind of thing. Then we went to Ralphs to get more of our Fresh Produce like my favorite Pink Lady Apples (I always have to leave there with a huge bag of them). Then we picked up my prescriptions we had dropped off earlier that morning and came home and got some laundry done. 

Kinda like a mini trip to Big Bear, right? NO. Haha, but that is okay! We love our little family Saturdays even if it is just running to the grocery store. 

Later on we decided to go out and get drinks. Zack got a Manhattan and I had a glass of wine and then we ran over to Vons to grab some candy to go home and watch a movie!

I set up a bunch of blankets on the ground and then we chose to watch Old School, we love that movie. 

Driving to get drinks, Oak came too of course, and slept in the car...he hates waiting at home. 

Zack's Manhattan, him pointing out they chose to put his whiskey drink in something a little less manly ;)

Cozied up to watch Old School with our chosen candies! Jelly Bellys for me and Hersheys Cookies n Cream for him!

I am sure we will head up to the snow one of these days this winter, but maybe not on a day where every snowboarder in California is dying to hit the slopes with fresh snow on them!!!

What did everyone else do this weekend?

- Sydney- 

Christmas Pictures and Blogmas Day 4

4th Day of Blogmas

I thought I would share with you guys what Zack, Oak and I did on Sunday afternoon with my siblings and my mom. We took family Christmas Pictures!!! WOOOO! My mom has the CD of all the pictures, I plan on showing you guys more, but for now I will show you the ones that I have!!!

We haven't taken family pictures in forever, it is weird to see how much we have all changed. My brothers are getting too big!

My sister, My mom and I

My sister, My mom and I again

My sister, My younger brother, My youngest brother, and I

In the Back: My sister, Zack and I

Front: My Mom and my Brothers

My husband with his brother in laws and his mother in law :)

All of us again!

This is definitely not all of the pictures, we went to other locations and Zack and I took some with our pup so I plan on sharing those with you guys when I get a hold of them! 

My sister and my brother, just taking our own pictures while we had a few seconds ;)

Thought I would also share a picture collage from my instagram of Zack, Oak and I on a walk on our favorite street during the holidays! This whole street goes all out!

These pictures obviously do not do it justice at all! 

But it is a gingerbread town...I feel like an elf when I am there. We walk there pretty much every night during the month of December. Our pup tends to freak out a bit whenever the Santas on the lawns start singing or when the light-up reindeers starting moving their heads! The other night I grabbed a candy cane off the tree and all three of us headed over to the street to check it out. 

I love this season:)

Do any of you go all out for Christmas with your homes? I can't wait until we can!

Beautiful Fall Day & A Beautifully Colored Snack

This morning on my way to class at around 7:30 a.m. I thought I would take a picture of the beautiful sky. It always looks so crisp and cold outside after it rains. I just love the smell of wet asphalt! I cannot wait for more rain this season...we keep getting a taste of it here in San Diego, but is asking for a full week of rain too much? I don't think so! Common' weather!

If you look, you can see the little rainbow sneaking its way through the clouds :) 

MMMMMmmmmm... Now for the yummy snack...IT'S POMEGRANATE SEASON! WOOOO!!!

This is a healthy snack especially for when you are craving sweets. Honestly, I have been craving jelly belly's for the past three days now (and no I did not satisfy those cravings, dangit!) BUT I did just eat a delicious pomegranate and I am definitely not craving jelly beans anymore.

Seriously, one of my favorite snacks I get so excited this time of year when they are in season. Pomegranates and Pink Lady Apples, sooooo good!

A trick to getting them all out quickly, this probably took me 3 minutes at most....

Cut the pomegranate in half. Take a wooden spoon and hit one half of the Pomegranate on the outer peel. Make sure a bowl is beneath because most of the seeds will come out this way. For the ones that do not come out, you have loosened them from the peel and they now come out SO EASILY when you start peeling back the pieces, they just fall right into the bowl.  

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FALL/WINTER SNACK?

The pomegranate picture is posted on my instagram (@SydneySedillo), follow me if you guys wanna see more pictures that I do not include on the blog. I would also love to follow you guys back!

Leave a comment below for what you guys would like to see next, or post it on my instagram or email it to me! I love talking to you guys! 

Have a wonderful & cozy Fall day

-Sydney- 

:)