December 5, 2011
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5 Year Xangaversary
Happy Holidays from The Hotel Careyfornia! 5 years ago today I started this humble little experiment in sharing my life with the world. In that time, I’ve written 707 entries and have devoted this space mainly to my photos and random musings. The Xanga community has been good to me. And though I micro-blog more often on facebook, Tumblr and Google + these days; this site will always have a special place in my heart. Though I’ve pretty much been absent from Xanga the past six months, I have not been idle. I’ve lost 45 pounds, hosted many foreign dignitaries (including President Obama!), and traveled a bit. Here’s a look at the highlights of the past six months; filled with lots of dogs, kids and sunsets. The captions will open links to whole albums of more pictures if you’re interested. I’m not sure when I’ll be back here blogging more often, but I’ll never be gone for good!
Thanksgiving with the family. The kids are getting so big!
Mini GLY Reunion in Santa Barbara
We hired Daniel to entertain when we rented out the Museum of Science & Industry!
Trick or treat in West Hollywood
President Obama’s visit to The Hotel Careyfornia
Here’s a video of one of the more spectacular sunsets from the roof of The Hotel Careyfornia
And here’s a video I just made (12/13/11) of every sunset photo I took in 2011, set to music. Enjoy!
Comments (34)
HERE’S TO ANOTHER FIVE!
I thought you looked skinnier in your profile pic. Hope to see ya in a few months!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures Carey, especially of Chicago and the stormy skies.
I noticed where you had lost oodles of weight. Good for you. You look great.
I hope you will continue to come here at least once in couple of months. Don’t take so long though.
You take great pictures…especially after dusk! ;)
ryc: You think? hahahaha
Oh, congrats on losing 45lbs!!! if I did that, I’d be skin and bones!
@CaKaLusa - Thanks…you must be going on 10 now Chris!
@Roadlesstaken - Looking forward to it Alex!
@ZSA_MD - Thank you Zakiah. Happy Holidays!
@c_est_la_vie_mon_amie - Thanks Thanh. You should come to LA while you’re in Tuscon!
@CareyGLY - oh right! I’ll think about it and let you know if I have time during the weekends since I’ll be working all week.
@c_est_la_vie_mon_amie - Great!
Wow….time flies indeed! Happy 5th Anniversary! Here’s to another 5!
Happy Holidays Carey! And here’s to a lot more years of blogging.
You lost 45 pounds?! Wow, that’s fantastic.
@CurryPuffy - Thanks Gary!! Happy Holidays to you and W.
@Dezinerdreams - Hooray for Xanga friends. Happy Holidays to you too Vivek. Thanks
@gasdoc73 - Thanks so much!!
So good to hear from you!!!!!!! I just friended you on facebook so I can keep up with your adventures and such :)
@msmusic74 - Great! I just accepted. :) Happy Holidays!
happy holiday Carey
You didnt told me your were here in Chicago !
yay!
Carey congrats on the anniversary and also losing the 45 lbs. You look wonderful.
As much as I like looking at the sunset pictures and kids, I have to admit I’m going to start with the Halloween Trick or Treat photos first. Something caught my eye….
@vsan79 - Let me know next time you’re in LA! Happy Holidays!
@JasonFX - Hey Jason! Long time no see. Thanks for stopping by. Hope all is well!@ElusiveWords - LOL, I’m glad you liked them Matt. There are a lot more in the album.
Thanks for the nice words!
congrats, carey. for both the anniversary as well as for loosing that 45 pounds. wow. no wonder you face looks rather longish on your profile pic. hope you would post more blogs here on xanga. we all miss you.
Happy 5th Xangaversary. You’ve been very productive. I love all your videos and photos. OMG I love that Tron Halloween suits! You look good!
Happy Five year Xanga-versary, Carey! Glad to see you’re still on it from time to
time (better than me). Your pictures are
amazing, as always – the West Hollywood Halloween album(s)’ my favorite.
@youthinasia613 - Looks like you had a nice Halloween too Stuart! Congrats again!!
@rudyhou - It’s nice to be missed. Thanks Rudy! xo
@free2chuze - Thanks so much. You should come here for Halloween next year. It’s a blast!
@CareyGLY - everything’s great! thx! looks like you’ve doing awesome! :)
i like autum while people become to like winter for its clean air but it seems that summer is still the favorite season.
@JasonFX - Always good to hear from you Jason!
@JessicaMilk - Thanks!
I seriously can’t imagine how I’ve missed seeing you around here, you seem like somebody I’d like to get to know better on Xanga, for sure! Hello from So. Cal.
@DivaJyoti - Thanks for stopping by! Happy Holidays.
@CareyGLY - The same to you and yours! Your face looks familiar. Do people say that to you a lot?
@DivaJyoti - They do. Just one of those faces. :)
@CareyGLY - Yep must be. You look like someone I should know from television. Have a great day!
@DivaJyoti - Same to you!
omg! 5 years aleadyy? haha my blog is seriously like almost 8 years old now !!
@wizirbyman - Wow! Happy New Year!