What I Did on My Winter Break

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I thought I'd take a few moments to detail how I spent my Winter Break. I'll leave out the details of the holiday events (Christmas and New Year's Eve), but I will tell you that those days were spent with family and nontraditional. For Christmas dinner we had a combination of Mexican and Swedish dishes, no turkey, and for New Year's Eve we had a variety of soups, and a very good coffee cake that I made that contained Ricotta cheese. Most of my time was spent on my soon-to-be son's room getting it ready for his arrival. At times, I did take an intermission to play Battlefield 2142 (http://battlefield.ea.com/batllefield/bf/)--my current favorite 1st person shooter--and Unreal Tournament, which I play online using Hamachi (http://www.hamachi.cc/) with my friend, Bob, who lives in the Bay area.

For our son's room, my wife, Sheri, and I decided to go with soft pastels as we do not traditionally like overly masculine colors or themes. Thus, I painted the walls a light green/celery color capped with a chair rail panted in Humpalump Purple.







We also had the closet redone by California Closets (http://californiaclosets.com/). While it wasn't cheap, the quality of the product and installation was top notch. Further, three rows of hanging space and shelves on the side will allow for the maximization of space. We opted for white to save money rather than going with the exotic wood options. It's a closet after all.


I have to thank my mom for the crib. It's a Bassett Baby Unique Treasures crib that converts to a full size bed. For those of you who are interested, I am responsible for creating the name plaque with the lion and elephant.


The valences and nursery theme are from Kidsline (Arcadia). The colors are mostly comprised of soft pastels and include a number of animals including an elephant, lion, zebra, and hippo.

Feel free to post your thoughts on our picks and my talent as a decorator/painter.