The Parry Family Blog

New Years Eve. Alcohol. Two things that go hand in hand. Sorta like peanut butter and jelly. There are ways to minimize your hangover this Tuesday, January 1st 2008...keep reading. Alcohol has a way of making you feel like CRAP the next day. I should know because I was always praying to the porcelain god (aka toiler) after a night of fun and drinking (oh man especially in Cabo!). I have always been able to drink well and hang tight during most evenings however when I'd get home, that's when I start to get dizzy, then get heatflashes which is the BEST indicator that I have to run to the bathroom. I know my body sooo well after years of drinking in college. Initially, alcohol is great. You start drinking, you get a good buzz going and you are having the time of your life. Dancing, talking and being wild. There are scientific reasons behind this. According to the Mercury News, because alcohol stimulates the liver into producing more sugar, that first drink rewards you with a sen...

Saturday night was Benihana night with the fam. On this evening, my dad and his girlfriend had planned an evening for all of us at Benihana's restaurant for dinner and cocktails. Jouvan and Ryan were also in town from LA which made the occasion all that much more fun. Neil and I met up with everyone at Benihana's around 7pm and had a fantastic meal which included sushi (YUM) and sake (HOLLER). Here are some pictures. You can also see Jouvan's gorgeous new nose in much better views. She Looks HOTT!! Ryan her boyfriend is awesome too. yes he does resemble David Beckam incase you were boggled and thought he look familiar. Enjoy the photo's (remember u can click on them to see em' larger): Jouvan looking lovely: The Laali sisters and their boys: The Benihana dinner clan: For more, click here or check out the picto slideshow below:

I got home lastnight from the nail salon and I was wearing sandals and I WAS FREEZING. I can't believe the weather. I'm not used to dealing with cold nights, especially when my toes are exposed! anyhoo, i got some pictures from some of the stories I've talked about recently. My house seems like a hospital today. We have had 2 patients, Peezy and Jouvan who both decided to get procedures done during the xmas holiday break. here is a picture of the 2 patients: First and foremost, my sister gave me the OK to talk about her surgery. Jouvan just got a nose job. She's been dying to have one forever and I'm so excited for her since she had her procedure. She just got her nose cast taken off and I have pics before, during and after. This is a pic of Jouvan before the nose job. Her nose is cute here but I think a lil' nip and tuck would be cool: During the middle of her waiting period. She had a cast on her nose and all these grosse things inside: A few days after the p...

Santa betta' come down my chimney tonight!! Woohoo its Christmas eve and I'm home while tons of Americans are spending today either shopping OR working! this is by far the strangest Christmas eve by far because its on a Monday. Mondays are mediocre and its strange that some people are working when Santa is only HOURS away from hitting up the chim chimeny's! The last time I posted was regarding Peezy's surgery so I'll give you a recap on whats been going on in my crazy world... Peezy: Neil and I picked up Peezy on Thursday. He has the cutest cast on that looks like a white and red candy cane. We're going to try and have lots of fun with his cast because quite frankly, its pretty darn sweet. The post op has been quite interesting. Peezy has been in and out of pain and I think the cabin fever is settling in. He's a bit of a control freak when it comes to his toys so when he sees Rocco playing with a toy, he freaks out. Poor Rocco has been bored too. However,...

Today was a big day for us. Neil and I had been struggling with the fact that we had to have a major operation on Peezy and today, we dropped him off at the vet for his procedure. Peezy, our youngest doggie, had been abused and due to his poor breeder habits, Peezy has faced some challenging issues. The current one, being the biggest, is that his left leg had Angular Limb Deformity. This deformity caused him to place all of his pressure on his little ankle joint when he stood. Making it VERY hard on him and longterm effects of Angular Limb Deformity can lead to amputation of the leg if not treated. Anatomy: Growth plates, which are responsible for longitudinal bone growth are located near the ends of the bones and are found in animals less one year of age. The majority of a dog’s growth occurs during four to eight months of age. Usually by one year of age, when the pet is mature, the growth plates are closed and are not visible on x-rays. The growth plates are much softer than other r...

I woke up this morning. with a funny funny feeling... and that feeling... --From Peter Tosh's 'Reggae Mylytis' ..was MY Christmas TREE FALLING OVER in our house onto the floor, water base all all... Tragedy struck this morning and now all of my ornaments, lights, keepsake ornaments... BROKEN and DEAD. To listen to Peter Tosh and Feel My Pain, click here

These took a while to upload because it has been a crazy week however the pictures are well worth the wait. If you prefer to see a much larger slideshow, please click on the links below: Click here for slideshow Click Here for link to pictures

I'm back from my trip to Cabo and just trying to get used to the cold again. Neil and I were invited to my best friend Alana's wedding which was being held in beautiful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The wedding was on Saturday but we decided to go up on Thursday to enjoy some time with our friends and hang out in the Sun. Thursday We had an early flight out on Thursday and were joined with Scott (the groom) and the 3 of us headed to Cabo together. We started off the trip in the SF airport with a nice n' spicy Bloody Mary at 7am. It was early but it was perfect. The entire flight there I slept but Neil wasn't so lucky. I guess a baby screamed the entire way there but the alcohol had knocked me out. As soon as we landed in Cabo, The Rainville Rental Suburban arrived to pick up a bunch of guests from the airport. We ran into Lindsey my bestest friend from kansas. It had been 3 years since we had seen eachother and we went crazy!!! She is the coolest chic ever. I also met some o...