Hawaii- Snorkeling

I was pretty scared to go snorkeling. I had only been one other time and as I recall my little brother held my hand the entire time. But I was so determined to do it. Luckily Tom is probably the most patient man ever! He let me figure it out and just kept telling me I was going to be okay.
After about 30 minutes or so of breathing way to heavy for my own good I started to relax. And then I realized...I was having fun!! I couldn't believe everything I was seeing and I was just swimming along like it was no big deal. Don't get me wrong, I did scream a few times but it was all just false alarms.
I was so excited with all the snorkeling that Shelly was nice enough to take me again the next day! Good thing we did it towards the end of the trip or I would have wanted to snorkel everyday! I can't wait to go back and do it again.

Hawaii!

After what seems like a very long fundraising season I just had to get away for a little R&R. So what better place than Hawaii? I had really only been there one other time and didn't get to do much exploring so I was stoked that I was heading to Hawaii and had a tour guide to show me all the great stuff!
Shelly introduced me to Duke's. I am for sure hooked! Their fish tacos are amazing! We ended up going back a second time just because we had to have them again!

Tom and Shelly sure do know how to show a girl a good time! We went hiking, snorkeling (which deserves and entire different post) They hauled me around everywhere! Shelly and I even hit up the Malasada truck a few times which made life that much sweeter.
Tom was nice enough to get up at the crack of dawn (literally) and took me on a sunrise hike. It was so awesome!! One of the best views of the trip.
I can't wait to go again! There is so much more to see!

Twilight DVD Release Fun

March 20th was the day! At midnight the DVD was released and Mel and I were right in line to get our special addition DVD. We brought Dory, Cole and E along with us, but they ended up being distracted by drinks. So it was just Mel and me that were able to enjoy all the Twilight fun!
The crew after dinner... the excitement building!
Mel & me chilling in borders...
Our super cool Starbucks cups.
Finally got the DVD in hand about 12:30am. We went straight home to watch it! Everyone fell asleep/passed out besides me & Mel! It was a blast staying up late and having fun with friends!

Happy Birthday Rishma!

Haven't had a night out in awhile. So what better reason than Rishma's B-day! We went out to the fancy place...Santana Row. We had dinner at Roux, which was fun. It is all New Orleans themed and the food was pretty good! The drinks were expensive and not even that good, so that was a bummer.
After dinner it was off to Rosie's, it is your basic trendy bar. They played great 80's music, which I am always a fan of and us girls got our groove on.
I think Rishma had a great b-day!

Disneyland! (from January) Part 3

The characters are the best part of Disneyland! We had great luck (and a little drama) with visiting all of them. We actually met all the princesses, so I guess I don't have to go back to Disneyland again... yea right!

We searched all day and had drama, but then we found my #1 princess! Pooh Bear is Cole's favorite!
, Mickey! Too bad we are looking at another camera.
Sleeping Beauty!
Belle!
3 princesses in one picture!
I have to say Jasmine was one of the best princesses. She never broke character! She had a 10 minute conversation with Dory about the ultimate flying carpet and how Aladdin loved to drive. It was awesome!

Disneyland! (from January) Part 2

We found it hilarious that in the middle of Toon Town there is a Jolly Trolly. So of course Dara and I just had to ride it!Over at California Adventure we went on the 3-D Movie Bug's Life. WARNING! This is the scariest ride ever!! A huge grasshopper appears and there is spiders and fog! By the time the show was over I was in Dory and Cole's laps. So they just had to take a picture of me with the grasshopper. I will never go on that thing again!
I won on this ride! I shot the most targets. I have no idea how this happened, I am assuming pure luck, but I would like to think of it as Disneyland skills.
We also spent Saturday morning at Disneyland. This is the best picture on Splash Mountain. Yes, I am the one in the blue hood with my hands up...that's how I roll.

Disneyland! (from January) Part 1

After a hectic holiday season, we decided we just had to go visit Southern California! We left Thursday night and drove down. We ended up at Disneyland all day on Friday! It was so fun! 14 hours straight at Disneyland, we are that hardcore. It was great to have a girls day and have the only worry be how the heck we were going to find Cinderella!

The girls day is starting...
Space Mountain! Only the coolest ride ever! We had such great ride karma. We practically walked on every ride and got front almost every time!
Matterhorn! Also a fun ride, but still scary in my book! My Dad always use to say that the monster was calling my name... if you listen closely you can still hear him calling me!
Splash Mountain. Not my favorite ride but it's Cole's favorite ride, so we just had to go. Thanks goodness she got the water the worst!

2008 to 2009

We rang in 2009 very calmly this year. Since 2008 has been super busy (and FUN!) we wanted to start 2009 off a little calmer. So we had a few close friends over, drank some wine, watched movies and sat back and relaxed till 3:00 in the morning! All in all good times. Liz, Me & Cole...
2009 toast!
I am so thankful for the people I have in my life. I am a lucky girl!!

Girls Night Out...

Dory was in town! So we just had to go out and celebrate! We were good girls and just sat around and shared old memories. But Kelvin just kept buying as drinks... didn't want to be rude and note take them. Good times! 2:00am Taco Bell Run! And for the record, that drink is lemonade... still soda free!

Italy Reunion 12.13.08

I finally got to meet up with the Italy Girls! After Italy I swear I went through withdrawls! Marlo and Hazel are two AMAZING girls and we have so much fun together. Watch out though, we do get loud!!

All-American Rejects 12.10.08

Went and saw All American Rejects!! I have seen them like 5 times in concert, but I love them more each time! Their new cd came out and I LOVE IT!!! They rock in concert! Plus, it was good company with Liz! Then after the concert I got to meet them!! I couldn't even believe it. I had met them once before, but I didn't get an autograph last time. I was lucky enough to get one this time!

Me & Liz!
A great opening band! Jet Lag Gemini! Check them out!

Visiting Utah.

I have a love hate relationship with Utah. I love to visit my friends, but I hate the cold! But I had to attend to some family business, so I flew up there last week to visit. I am lucky enough to have some great friends out there (I heart Lins!!) and some friends turned family. All in all, I always end up enjoying going back to the homeland. Plus I get to hang out with the cutest kids! This was a fun day with the girls. Besides the egg incident. I miss them already.

I taught Stetson computer games, she seemed to like it!
Me and my step-sister... lol seems so weird saying that about someone you have been friends with since the 8th grade! We just had to go see Twilight. (and no I will not admit how many times I have seen it!)

Movie Time: Twilight

Twilight... oh Twilight.
I will admit, I haven't read the books yet. But don't you worry, the moment I got home from the movie, I bought the whole series on Amazon.
I have really been into the new HBO series True Blood (and I already ordered those books a few weeks ago) so when I heard of a movie that was based around the same concept, I automatically was intrigued. I had no idea what a cult phenomenon Twilight was.

After seeing the movie, I understand why the books are such a hit! If the books are even half as good as the movie (which I have heard the books are better!!!) then I am hooked.
The movie was pure awesomeness and I can't wait for the sequel!!

If anyone wants to go... I will go with them again... no problem! And I promise, I won't scream this time.

Movie Time: James Bond

A few of my friends are super into James Bond. Last summer they dragged me to the new James Bond movie. I was just excited to see Daniel Craig! It ended up that I loved the movie! So this year I was excited when the new James Bond came out... we just had to go again.

Quantum of Solace. I would say it was good for a sequel. The story line was a little fast, so at the end I was bummed because it didn't seem like we were sitting in the theater for that long. It was more action packed than any movie I have ever seen.

Don't think I would buy it on dvd, but the company I was with made it worth it. :)

Random Nights are the best!

Had a great Saturday night! Who knew a random night out would end up being so much fun! We owned the dance floor...

Fairy Time.

I was lucky enough to spend the evening with my favorite family the K family. I didn't think it was possible to fall in love all over again with JLK, but I did. The minute she put her little forehead on mine, nose to nose, I was hooked.

We eat here everytime we are together & take a picture.
Me & Tony goofin off. He makes a good drink!
Love her! So cute!
Libby mean muggin' me.
Tony working my sunglasses. He begged to keep them...
We played hide and seek for about an hour! Poor fairy was so tired. But it was worth every minute hearing her giggle.
It was a good night! I am always happy whenever I get to spend time with the K family. I love that we have our own little traditions. These are the kind of nights that make my week.