Labor Day Festivities

It's been a busy Labor day so far... and I'm loving the fact that I have tomorrow off work! Got to spend Friday night with my good friend, Adrian. We saw 'Mama Mia!' (my first musical!) and then hit Gordman's and Michael's. It was great to catch up and have a girl's night out.

Saturday we headed to Jen and Burt's for a Labor day BBQ! We had a great time and ate so much good food!

Tomorrow Andy and I are going to get the house ready for the party next Saturday and move our furniture out of the living room and family room as we're finally getting our carpets cleaned this week!

Hope everyone had a fun, safe Labor day weekend!

Happy 35th Steve and Alyce!

Today is Steve and Alyce's 35th wedding anniversary!

Their love and support of and for each other is truly an inspiration for me and Andy. It's so refreshing to see two people who love and admire one another, through thick and thin. Their love stands the testament of time.

We love you guys! xoxo

Fall is in the air!

Fall is my absolute favorite season! I love the crisp, cool nights, the sweaters & jeans wardrobe, snuggling under a soft blanket out on the deck... and I love decorating for fall too! Here's wishing everyone a happy fall!

P.S. For those of you that know about our painting fiasco, can you see the updates in the pics?!

I must live in a cave

How have I never, ever tried sushi before??!!

I'm sheltered, out of touch with the times, ignorant- whatever it is, I can't believe I've never had sushi before my 32 years of age. Last night, Andy and I headed out to run errands and I decided to pick up some sushi from the grocery store. It. was. fabulous! Who would have thought?

So yes, now I'm addicted to sushi and the best part, it's low in weight watcher's points! Which, subsequently, I had my WW weigh-in today and have successfully achieved my 10% goal! I am proudly sporting my new WW keychain which I'm hoping has magical powers because my next 10% goal is going to be a lot harder to reach!

I'm off to buy more sushi...

Old Car = New Headaches

I didn't want to believe it.

I didn't want to think about the fact that my newly paid-off car needed $1,700 dollars worth of repairs. I didn't want to believe it so much that I got a 2nd opinion. And guess what- my newly paid-off car needs $1,700 dollars worth of repairs. AGH! The story of my life...

Now I realize, that in today's society, there could be a lot more worse things to deal with than car repairs. And I also realize that buying a new car would be FAR more pricier...but at this point, the new Saturn Outlook is looking pretty tempting.

But alas, I think the good 'ol Mitsubishi will remain in our family until it takes its last breath!

Seeing Stars!

Honestly, I don't have a competitive bone in my body (why can't everyone win?) BUT I can truly appreciate the hard work and dedication our girls have put into the Olympics this year! We are so proud of them!

Medal or no medal- these girls are amazing and demonstrate honor and integrity, which can be a rare quality these days. We can all learn a lesson from them.

Go USA and go DSM!

Happy Birthday Scotty!

Today we celebrated Scotty's birthday at Steve and Alyce's. Amy and Steve were able to come as well and it was a great day of relaxing, laughing, and eating good food! Steve grilled out and Alyce made a delicious lemon cake.

Here are some pics of the kiddies- they are adorable and stole the show!

Naptime!

Enjoy your day Scotty!