Girls Week - Chapter 2 - Vegas!!

So we made it back from our awesome trip to Vegas. It was SO fun! There are so many stories and since I'm at work, so little time.... So just a few highlights. We saw an amazing magic show at Planet Hollywood. Cheyenne got called up on stage and was part of the show. She looked so cute up there and the magic was mind boggling. We rode the rollercoaster at New York, New York and my mom did it without crying this time.

(Last time she was in tears even before we got on) We were so proud of her. We snuck Sage into a karaoke bar with the help of some rugby players from Reno (she's the only one under 21) and together she and I sang a radical round of Ice, Ice baby to about 50 drunk people. It was hilarious. It's amazing the things you dare to do if you know no one but your sisters and your mom are going to remember it. Have you ever noticed how many creeps there are in Vegas? Well we sure did. We couldn't walk more than 10 feet on the BLVD w/out being hooted or hollered at. It is probably a good place to go if you have low self esteem. We stayed right on the strip as usual thanks to our grandparents who have a really nice condo that they let us use. And of course the best part of all, we ate at the Planet Hollywood (formerly the Aladdin) buffet, because you can't go to Vegas and not eat crab legs at a nice buffet. Like most of our trips we were laughing hysterically every second, this time thanks in large part to my mom. She was being so funny!!! At one point during karaoke she was in the middle of about 15 dancing rugby players doing the pony.

If you know my mom, then you can totally picture it. Pure entertainment:) All in all it was one of the best trips we've been on, we just wished Steph could have come. I'm so glad I have sisters and a mom who I count among my best friends because I know how rare that is :)

Girls Week - Chapter One

So this week is officially girls week. Jeff is hunting from Tuesday - Sunday so it works out quite nicely. My mom, my sisters and I kicked off the week last night by attending the So You Think You Can Dance Tour. It was AWESOME!!! Totally worth every penny the tickets cost us:) This is a picture of my personal favorite dancer, he's weird and quirky which of course I love!

Stay tuned for the next chapter of girls week. We are heading to Vegas on Thursday and you can't go to Vegas without some seriously hilarious experiences!

Camping and the IMMA Expo

We've had an incredibly crazy last couple of weeks. To get a general idea you should really check out Calli's blog. She posted all the craziness and did a great job and I figure if you read my blog, you probably read hers so I'll just give you a run-down, then you should check her page out cuz it's GREAT!

Camping was really fun. We went up with my parents, my sis, LJ, Calli and Mike. It was quite

the adventure.

This is Sage in her awesome poncho shooting the bb gun. She's a dead shot. I am not....

Sage and LJ

My mom, posing, and looking so adorable

The next week we went to the IMMA expo in Long Beach for Jeff and Mike's work. It was a good time for all. Hard work for the boys, but we were all just glad to get away for a couple days. Again, see Calli's awesome blog if you want to see all the fun pics.

One of our favorite fighters, BJ Penn, signing autographs at the expo

Cruisin'

Jeff and I just returned from our cruise to Baja California. It was awesome! We were chaperones for Sage's
senior trip. The kids were really good and we had a blast. I'll tell you all about it if you ask, but otherwise I will just post some pictures and highlight what we did:)

Some of the sights

at SeaWorld(our first port)

Some of the kids we went with

Me and Sage



Catalina Island



One of my favorite things about the cruise was the beatiful sunsets!

Tag....I'm it!

Robyn tagged me.........so here you go:)
A-ATTACHED OR SINGLE- Attached – Married 5 years!
B-BEST FRIEND- Jeff/Calli (totally different types of best friend, but both awesome!)

C-CAKE OR PIE- Apple Pie for sure...unless it's strawberry shortcake
D-DAY OF CHOICE- Sunday.....Long rides on the motorcyle, spending an entire day with Jeff, not having to cook dinner, and spending time with family. What's not to love?
E-ESSENTIAL ITEM- Water, iPod, and whatever book I am currently reading
F-FAVORITE COLOR- black. I know I'm so goth right now
G-GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT- Making the scrapbook pages for our adoption profile. I know it sounds lame, but it was so not my thing so to do it and have it look cute was sort of a HUGE deal to me.
H-HOBBIES- Photography, Gyming
I-INDULGENCES- People.com, Sugar-Free Amp'd, Reality Television
J-JANUARY OR JULY- July
K-KIDS- O
L-LIFE IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT- Jeff
M-MARRIAGE DATE- June 14, 2003
N-NUMBER OF SIBLINGS- 2 Sisters, 1 Brother, and 1 Sister-in-Law
O-ORANGES OR APPLES- Red Apples
P-PHOBIAS OR FEARS- SHARKS, SHARKS, SHARKS!!!!!

Q-QUOTES- Obla-di, Obla-da, life goes on....
R-REASON TO SMILE- Great teeth :) Oh yeah and a great hubby, great friends, great family
S-SEASON-Summer- Always will be my favorite, I love vacations in the sun, getting a tan, and the smells of summer
T-TAG – Calli, Steph, and Michelle
U-UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME- I am a seriously picky eater... Poor Jeff has to deal with it
V-VERY FAVORITE STORE- Target. It's starting to get embarressing when people keep saying..." That ____ is so cute. Where did you get it?" and I always say Target
W-WORST HABIT- Being EXTREMELY stubborn... also a little embarressing
X-X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND- ????
Y-YOUR FAVORITE JUNK FOOD- Pizza
Z-ZODIAC- Scorpio

Katy's Baby Shower

On Saturday Calli and I hosted a baby shower for Kate. It was so fun to see everyone and just get together and chat. Kate looks so cute pregnant. If anyone who was there wants pictures, post a comment with your email address and I will send them to you. There are some really cute ones. Thanks to everyone who came, we had a blast!!

Emily, Calli, and KatyKelley (My mom) and Susan (Kate's mom)

Me (I'm holding Michelle's little girl), Michelle, Sariah, Cassi, Carly, Heidi, Katy, Rachel, Calli, Meggie

Hiking Attempt...

This past Friday Calli, Steph, and I attepmted to hike Mount Olympus. This is a picture from about 20 mins up which is as far as we got this time. That is a whole different story....Calli and I did it a few weeks before and went about 1.5 miles up. It's great exercise and also a ton of fun.