My Christmas Eve - part I * A Minha Noite de Natal - parte I

Feeling very blessed to be surrounded by family and loved ones this holiday.  Part of our family went to spend the holidays far away with relatives so this year was my turn to host Christmas evening at our house. It was a nice warm Christmas eve with my son jumping around with Santa's arrival and adults laughing of course. 

It’s been a difficult year to everyone in this Country and I’m sure we’re all counting every single blessing in our lives.  

Here are some pictures of our Christmas decorations and of my son all happy with his dear cousins Francisca and Matilde. Poor only child calls them (the cousins) his  siblings. I tell him. They are your cousins dear... he answers in a very determined posture; they are my brothers and sisters end of conversation!... 

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Estou feliz e com um enorme sentimento de gratidão por ter passado este Natal em minha casa com  com a companhia da parte da família do Pedro. A outra parte da minha família foi passar o Natal longe, por isso este ano, em vez da casa do Tio, foi a minha vez de organizar a noite de Natal. Foi uma noite feliz em família, com o meu filho aos pulos ansioso pelo pai Natal, a fazer patetices daquelas que fazem sempre os adultos rir.

Tem sido um ano difícil para todos no nosso país mas estou certa que devemos estar felizes por todos os momentos de gratidão.

Aqui ficam algumas fotos das decorações da noite de Natal e do meu filho todo feliz com as primas Francisca e Matilde, na noite de Natal. Pobre filho único que diz que os primos são irmãos... E eu digo-lhe; filho as primas e o primo são teus primos, são filhos dos nossos irmãos, não são teus irmãos... e ele responde com a sua postura mais determinada; Não mãe! Eles são meus irmãos e acabou a conversa!...

 

It was probably his last Christmas believing in Santa... 

oh Lord, my dearest sweetest boy is getting so big too fast... (sigh)

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Foi provavelmente o seu último Natal a acreditar no Pai Natal...

Oh Lord, o meu doce e querido filho, está a ficar grande, depressa demais... (suspiro)

Até Amanhã, 

  

Ana Antunes

(Thank you for sharing my passion for beautiful homes)

Merry Christmas

Today I am signing off for the week as I have a lovely couple of days at home

on the Gold Coast for Christmas and then back to 

Perth where the crazy that is called work (in my day job) continues!

 

I wish you all a very  

Merry Christmas 

and hope you all have a beautiful day with family and friends.

PSY's new house

Location: Los Angeles, California Listing Price: $1.25 million

PSY's style seems to go beyond Gangham with the purchase of a stylish condo in the Blair House in Los Angeles.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/20/psy-condo-la-america/

http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/12/psy-scoops-up-condo-in-la-high-rise.html

Aerial Pics - Massive Dallas Estate (with Residential Waterpark) Shaping Up to be Dallas' Largest House

The media and Candy Evans are all over Dr. Richard Malouf and his estate expansion project on Billionaire's Row up in north Dallas.  As I wrote a little earlier, Malouf has purchased the home & estate just south of his sprawling French mansion (also on Strait Lane) to combine into one big ridiculous palace.

Here are two images I grabbed from Google Maps.  The updated map system shows the 30,000+ sq. foot home currently under construction and renovation.  You can also see the "residential waterpark", as its being called, in the back.  It will be interesting to see the total square footage of this house compared to Tom Hicks' Walnut Hill home.  I have a feeling Malouf's 30,000+ sq. footer here on Billionaire's Row will steal the prize for Dallas' largest home.  Stay tuned.

Pre-Malouf Expansion:

Thanks for reading,

John

All I Want for Christmas

All I want for Christmas is 6601 Hunters Glen Road!

Here's The Listing

Friday's Runway Decorate- Designed by Shinay

Hello friends, its been a while since we've done a Friday's runway decorate that is why I thought I would make this one a little special. This time I decided to do the decorate part. That's right my very own runway decorate. Sometimes friends when you talk the talk you have to walk the walk. Walk the runway I mean. Check out this cool runway decorate e-design I did and let me know if I walked

Stevens/Harnell Residence by Robert Harvey Oshatz

3692 Berry Drive

3 Beds/4 Baths on 3,668 sqft on a total lot size of 0.25 acres built in 1985 Studio City. The home was originally designed in 1983 and completed in 1986. The home is currently owned by voice-over actor Jess Harnell who is known for the voice behind Roger Rabbit and Animaniacs' Wacko who purchased in 1998 for $975,000. This home is loosely known as "The Spaceship House" and consequently associate this home with William Shatner since he lives nearby but that is clearly not the case.

From the Robert Harvey Oshatz site:

Nestled in the Los Angeles hills, this home rises above trees and utility lines to engulf a spectacular view of the valley. The view from street level had been obscured by tall trees across the street and interfered with by a multitude of utility lines. To capitalize on the view it was necessary to raise the living room 35 feet to be above the trees and use exterior projecting fins to shield the utility poles and lines from the interior. The cantilevered living room gives one the feeling of floating in space and creates the sensation of being a participant of the view rather than simply looking upon it.

Above images courtesy Robert Harvey Oshatz

This home was also featured on the HGTV show Home Strange Home:

Above images courtesy HGTV

You can view more SFV Architecture and Real Estate here.