Happy New Year!  This year we rang in the new year with Jason and Jia.  We went to their apartment for a tasty dinner and just hung out watching TV.  Kumquat and Koa played and also begged for cheese and salami.

At about 8:30 or 9:00, Kumquat really tired and cranky so I helped her fall asleep and in the process fell asleep too.  So I took a quick nap and woke up at 11:00 pm in time to watch the festivities on TV.  When the clock struck 12, it was the beginning of 2013 and Jes was on the toilet and Kumquat had just woken up.  Awesome.

At 12:02 am, the three of us had a big New Year’s Day hug and I got a big glass of champagne to make up for the tiny sip that I had last year while I was preggo.

The next day, I was up pretty early and took Koa for a walk to the dog run just next door to the apartment complex.  We got a nice walk by the water and then Koa got to run off-leash for a bit.

I was lucky enough to have a guy there with two dogs and he was super nice about Koa’s unusual social habit of making an unfriendly-sounding rawr everytime a dog came nearby.  Eventually, he was able to run with the others and everyone had a good time.

The rest of the day was spent lounging around the house, eating breakfast and pie, and napping.  Kumquat also got to watch part of the Rose Parade with me.  Aaaah…that was so much better than going to work.