Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Snake Names and Holiday Cheer

We had some great snake name suggestions!


But "Scruffy" and "Fluffy" and "Digger" and some of those others sound like dogs and cats. So they were out. (Sorry.)

Last Sunday, we had dinner with Frank's cousin Amelia and her family in Providence. Sean, Teresa's 2nd cousin, came up with "Komodo." It's the brand name on Sean's new skateboard, actually. It is also the name of one of the 17,000 islands in Indonesia: home of the Komodo Dragon. (Thanks, Sean! Your name suggestion wins!)

Teresa's snake is now known as "Komodo," with middle name "Geoff," specifically spelled with a "G." (Long story on the middle name...one of those RANDOM things that are so popular in middle school and high school?) Of course you can click these pictures to enlarge. Here is Teresa with Komodo...










And another shot of Komodo resting snugly inside her sweatshirt sleeve. (Go ahead, enlarge that one: it's kind of a fun picture--I won't call it "cute" because it's a snake and all, but it is a fun picture :) )

NEW HOLIDAY DRINK. We were introduced to a fun drink at a Christmas party, and it only comes out in December for the holidays! Sierra Mist makes Cranberry Splash. Here are David and Kara showing you our newfound soda.












Otherwise, here's a "Happy New Year" to everybody! We're off to the neighbor's house, with our Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash and these pretzel/M&M treats I made last year (recipe in a December blog post in 2008).

We will walk down the street, in the fresh 2-inches of snow we got this afternoon.

Love, US :)

3 comments:

Kim said...

I still say that snake is a beautiful color and TERRIFIC on the name Komodo! Cheers to all of you and a very Happy New Year! Love ya!

The LDSMommy said...

I LOVE the diet version of cranberry splash sierra mist! I have a few bottles of it stashed in my pantry, too. And... Komodo is as pretty a snake as I've ever seen!
Heidi Page

Audrey said...

We just adored Teresa's call a while back. It was cute to hear her beam about the new additions to your home. :) You are braver than I! Happy New Year!