I enjoyed a lovely 10 days at home in Granite Bay, CA this past Christmas season.
I took over 500 pictures.
yeah.
soooooo here are some.
my time was filled with sister being home
from Rome, lots of baby niece time,
and I threw in some wine and friends too.
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| 1) Our Christmas Eve wine selection, 2) A Ruiz celebration is not complete without sangria! 3) Italian Cookies 4) MoreVino |
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| family portrait, excluding mama and dog number two. |
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| my niece is a boss. |
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| First stop on the way home from the airport? IN 'N OUT of course. |
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| mom's dress from the 80's and sister's head scarf hood |
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| basically, festivus. |
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| Reason why I love my family #1 |
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| Reason why I love my family #2 |
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| bear boy |
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| Mama's homemade tamale's, beans, and rice for Christmas eve dinner! |
Cutest. Baby. Ever.
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| We also made Tiramisu. |
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| Some of my XMAS loot |
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| I braided sister's hair |
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| Me, on my first Christmas. |
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| Tahoe |
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| Lovers Leap |
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| Picking Lemons in my backyard. |
More to come of my brief visit to San Francisco and party pics?
I hope your Christmas and New Years was as happy as mine!
