Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday to my love, Ken.  He turned 27 on June 28th and we had a wonderful weekend celebrating him.  For starters we went to dinner with my family at Geisha House.  We enjoyed teppanyaki and a great show from Chef Will. 

Me & Ken at dinner

Mom & I at dinner

Blowing out his first of many birthday candles

 

 



My beautiful niece Makenna came to party!



Ken's younger brother, Karl, and his girlfriend, Christal, came to town to spend some time with us.  It is was fun to see them since we live so far away now.  Our weekend was full of dinners out, the pool, a movie and an embarrassing minute to win it style game (videos to come soon)! 

 

 

 

Nothing says Happy Birthday like a little Mariachi music and a shot of tequilla!

 

We braved the 117 heat to walk aroud Town Square and enjoyed dinner at the Meatball Spot

Karl & Christal

They found"Vegas Hats" and Karl's, of course, was camo.

 

Thanks to everyone who helped make Ken's birthday a blast.  Until next year...

A Weekend to Celebrate!

Last weekend Ken and I had our first house guests! Ken's younger brother, Karl and his girlfriend Christal, came to stay with us to celebrate Karl's 23rd Birthday.  We had such a great weekend and it was so fun to have friends in town to hang out with.  On Friday night we went to Nora's.  Ken and I had our rehearsal dinner there and Ken's family is officially hooked.  We ate until we were stuffed and Karl got a little dessert for being the birthday boy.

Karl & Christal at Nora's

After dinner we headed over to Stoney's but they wanted to charge us cover since we all had out-of-state driver's license.  After trying to explain that we just moved in town and it was Karl's birthday, with no success, we decided to leave and hang out at home instead.  Since it was Cinco de Mayo weekend I decided to bust out the sombrero and tequila shots.  I'm still not sure if that was a good idea or not!?! Anyways we had a great time talking, drinking and hanging out in our courtyard listening to country music!

This is the only group shot I got of the whole weekend (right after our tequila shot).

Holly wanted to get in on the action too! Poor mutant pup!

 

On Saturday, Cinco de Mayo, we took Karl & Christal to Town Square to eat lunch at CPK and walk around.  Ken got some new shirts from Tommy Bahama (he is such an old man) and I got a new phone case.  We then went to Boot Barn where Karl got new cowboy boots, a birthday present from Christal, and finally ended up at Bass Pro Shop. Ken and Karl love Bass Pro Shop and can just walk around for hours---I don't think I'll ever understand it.

Later that night we went to Lindo Michoacan to celebrate with margaritas!  We were able to sit on the patio and enjoy the beautiful weather and the awesome view!

 Our first family picture in our new house!

Thanks for the great weekend Karl & Christal.  We had such a great weekend with you two!

25 things about me in honor of my 25th birthday!

Yesterday I turned 25!  Last night I had a wonderful birthday dinner with the hubby at Grimaldi's -my favorite pizza place. But instead of writing about all of the stuff I did with family and friends right now I am going to share a little about myself...how about 25 things you may or may not know about me inspired by my 25th birthday.

1. Ken and I have both have had 3 jobs in the past year!  2. I lived in Arizona for 7 years and I lived in 7 different houses during that time  3.  I am terrible about returning phone calls - sorry if I never called you back  4. I have an awesome memory and in college I would wake up to 'study' a few hours before a test and just memorize the whole book/notes - hello Dean's List  5.  I love the rain so much and it just happened to start pouring when Ken proposed in the Bahamas  6. I love dogs- I would have a rescue center in my home if Ken would allow me  7. I love scary movies and when I was little I used to fall asleep to them every night (like I was 8 yrs old falling asleep to The Exorcist...creepy, I know)  9. Hubby hates scary moves so I usually only watch them now when he is out of town, by myself   10. I love planning parties and events but I have never actually planed one that I have hosted  11. I am a homebody - I'd rather be hanging on the couch than out and about  12. I truly love shopping-I don't even care if it's shopping for me or someone else-I love it all  13. I didn't know how to do laundry until I went to college  14. I never cry (unless I'm super frustrated) and my mom always said I needed to see the Wizard of Oz for a heart  15. I do cry at funerals (like uncontrollably and embarrassingly) even if I hardly knew the person  16. One of my favorite things in the world is roller coasters - there has never been one high or fast enough in my opinion  17. My ideal vacation is going somewhere with a beach but I dislike salt water and sand and usually only go to the resorts pool and just look at the beach  18. I love doing yoga and would love to get certified to teach it someday  19. I took a surfing lesson on our honeymoon and loved every minute of it (I never fell once)  20. I was a competitive swimmer growing up and one of my biggest fears is drowning   21. Even though I am a girly girl I think I am very tough...not sure where that self confidence comes from  22.  I don't stress, at all, and it drives my family crazy because I am so relaxed about everything  23.  I used to have a phobia of wearing the same outfit more than once...I am slowly getting over that phobia  24. One of my goals is to learn to play guitar and play during worship at church - I got a guitar for Christmas 2 years ago and still have never picked it up  25.  My mom swears by the old wives tale of the pencil test to predict how many kids/gender you'll have and I am suppose to have 3 girls and 1 boy (http://pencilpregnancytest.com/ see for yourself...it has never been wrong on anyone we have done it to)

I had an awesome 24 years of life and I know 25 will be the best year yet! I would love to hear about your fun/quirky things that make you who you are. Share something random in the comment section if you feel daring enough!