HAWAII!

We just got back from a fabulous trip to Hawaii!

Kyle and I spent the last 8 days in Maui with his family, and we had fun in the sun. Although Kyle couldn't body surf because of his knee, instead he enjoyed my company on the beach tanning and having fun with his two nieces. Bailey, 6, and Kailen, 2, loved the sand and the waves, and they were fun to hang out and play with. It was nice to be able to spend so much time with Kyle's family, and I know Kyle really liked seeing his brother and brother-in-law. The three of them have wayyy too much fun together!! Here are some highlights of the trip!

Our trip began at 5am on Friday morning! Kyle's surgeon told him to wear thigh-high compression socks/tights for our flight. I went out and bought them at a medical supply store, and Kyle couldn't help but feel like he was putting on girl's panty-hoes!!! It was hysterical!

Kyle's "tights" embarrassed both of us even in the airport!!

The day we arrived was Kyle's parent's anniversary! We went to Mama's Fish House, one of the best fish houses I've ever been to. The atmosphere was, and is, great and we are posed here overlooking the ocean. I changed clothes, but Kyle decided to stay in his sweats! 

Here is Bryan posing in his MOM's tank top! He wanted to go into the farmer's market and needed a shirt to wear so he stretched out his mom's and decided he looked very feminine!

Bailey and I tried to complete one of my pinterest ideas. Needless to say, the heart didn't quite capture the whole sunset! It definitely didn't work as planned!

This is probably the worst picture of both of us! Kyle has crossed eyes and my hair is soaking wet after just getting out of the shower!

This one is a little better...

We're watching the sunset and getting ready to head out to dinner

This is my favorite picture of the girls! It is a challenge getting them both to smile at the same time. Kailen is eating a strawberry and her lips are so red!!

 Kailen loved playing with my camera and iphone. She took this cute pic of her "sissy!"

The beautiful, cloudy sunset

I loved taking pics out on our balcony of the sunset each night...

Posing in front of the sunset

 I found a rainbow!!

Kyle playing "pill toss," as he called it, on the beach.

Kyle decided to try on Bailey's snorkel!

This picture is so creepy! Kyle put on his mom's zinc sunscreen and the mixture of the white sunscreen and his red sunburn turned him a purple color!! The ugly face doesn't help either!

I can't take these two anywhere...

Shopping in Whaler's Village 

(I love that Kyle's glasses are see-through and his eyes are doing crazy things!!)

This day was so funny! We got into the car that morning, and Kyle realized he had the world's longest arm hair! He rolled down the window and let the hair "blow in the breeze!" If you look close enough, you can see it was actually attached and was about 3 inches long!

Here is Kailen at the SeaHouse Restaurant. Right when we sat down, she realized someone had left their goggles on the table. She snatched them and literally refused to take them off the rest of the trip! Even when she slept, she had to have them within viewing distance and she put them on again first thing in the morning. She is so cute!

Kyle just HAD to try on my headband. I guess he thought he would look cuter in it than I did!

 Kyle's sister, Jen, decided to run into the water to surprise her husband, Logan. I got it on film, right as she accidentally belly-flopped into the ocean! Priceless.

 The sunset from our room...

 Our last day in Hawaii...

Kyle and I took everyone out to breakfast at a place called the Gazebo. It was a.m.a.z.i.n.g. Bryan ordered a fried rice plate that was to die for, and I had pineapple pancakes with coconut syrup! YUM! The atmosphere was amazing too, and we were able to stay dry as it sprinkled that morning.

 My first time seeing a chameleon!

 On our last night, we got dressed up to go to Ruth's Chris Steak House. The food is always great. Kyle even wore the new shirt that I had bought him the day before :)

 THE END.

Kyle's Finals Week!!

This week is FINALS WEEK!! ...not for me of course. I'm still looking for work, however, things ARE looking good at Comcast so keep your fingers crossed!! 

Kyle's been pretty stressed out with all the studying, plus taking care of his knee and going to Physical Therapy. Kyle has two finals each day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. He has a little snack break in between, so I decided to make him a "Purple Palmer Pride" snack!! Palmer's colors are purple and white, so I filled his snack bag with purple snacks! I made "blueberry" muffins that I dyed purple, gave him grapes, and a purple frost gatorade. The perfect snack for a morning of test taking! Take a look:

We leave for Hawaii on Friday...can't wait! Drew also booked his ticket today to come visit us Wednesday April 4th! So Kyle and I have two fun weeks ahead of us! YAY!!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Today is St. Patrick's Day, and it's off to a great start!

Kyle has a busy day of studying for finals, he has two finals on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, six in total...YIKES! He's been doing great so I have no worries, however I definitely wouldn't want to be in his shoes. I know Hawaii is his "light at the end of the tunnel" and we are going to have fun relaxing and he wont even have to think about school.

I'm part Irish, and I've always loved getting ready for this holiday. I'm sure my mom has my leprechaun catcher out at her house and I will never forget the day she dyed our dog, Alex, GREEN, and brought her to school to pick me up! Needless to say, I've had these decorations up since Valentine's Day, so I thought I would share!! Take a look...

My favorite fridge magnet from my mom!

Our door wreath!!!

2 cute decorations I brought with Janelle!!

Cute Spring decorations and a card from my mom from last year!

This morning was exciting because I made Green Eggs and Ham! I wish I had the book to read though, that would have made it more exciting! Kyle enjoyed it, and the eggs didn't look too disturbing! Don't worry, I definitely pinched him more than once today for not putting on a green shirt!!

I made hashbrowns too...yum!

And last but not least, Kyle and I named his skeleton for this fabulous holiday. 

Meet: Patrick O'Boner

Patrick wanted me to tell everyone that they should go ahead and TRY to pinch him for not wearing green! Don't you just love his underbite?! 

Have a happy 'green' day!

omg it's been too long!

Wow I'm behind, I guess partly because not much has really happened?!

I'm in San Jose, and the last two weeks have been beautiful. Kyle and I have gone to the pool a few times and it's definitely getting me in the mood for Hawaii!! (We leave on Friday March 23rd)

This past weekend I went home to help my mom with her Sierra Canyon Gala. She raised a quarter of a million dollars! I was so proud of all her hard work and I know she is very glad it is all over! Sierra gave me a pretty Michael Kors purse for helping out too, which was too nice! I wish I took a picture of the beautiful pearl necklace and earring set and the $12k diamond ring I was modeling, but we were so busy, I didn't take a single picture! It was fun to be home with the kids too...I got Luke and Caroline hooked on the Hunger Games audiobook and now my mom has to go buy it for them. Plus, all three of them got straight A's this semester!! The other night we even set up the backyard bonfire and roasted s'mores. But most fun of all, was just going to our favorite restaurant, Los Toros, and trying to come up with names for Kyle's new skeleton. We came up with a name for every holiday - most not very appropriate hence the "bone" pun...

Now I'm back in San Jose and back on the job hunt. Its raining here, and is supposed to keep raining for the next 3 days..yuck. I've begun teaching dance classes at Santa Clara Movement Arts studio, but for right now, it's only on Wednesdays from 4-6, a creative movement class and then a kids hip hop class. I'm in the running still for a job with Comcast, so keep your fingers crossed for me!! Oh, and I'm back on facebook, so find me if you haven't already!

TTYL!!

My Journey Back to Cali!

After six long years, I'm finally back to where I'm from!

I left Colorado last Wednesday morning, pretty early, and was actually really sad to leave Janelle's house! Her two doggies, Miles and Henry were so cute and lovable, that I'm going to really miss those guys!! I am so thankful to have such a great friend, and that she has a very understanding husband, because she made my last two months in Colorado very enjoyable. When I left Janelle's, I made her a very cute candy gram...

 (I think she really liked it!!)

On Wednesday, I drove for about 12 hours straight! I started in Stapleton, and after only making a few stops, ended in Las Vegas, where Marla and the Kaplan's let me, so generously, stay in their home. After driving through some wet, awful, snow through the Rocky Mountains, I then experienced some beautiful  sights in Utah and Arizona. Here are some pictures I took through my car window...

Here is my first picture outside of "Colorful Colorado," as I head into the Utah rock formations!

These mountain/rocks reminded me of the flatirons!

Here is a picture of me entering Arizona.

Here was a beautiful sunset. However, the picture doesn't look that pretty, and you can really tell how gross my windshield was! The bugs were so... gross!!

Marla was so nice to let me stay with their family on Wednesday night when I was driving through. They fed me and gave me a place to stay! I couldn't be more thankful!! One thing I didn't know about them, was how many cute dogs they had! Their smallest one, Ella, was so precious. She jumped on my bed, and automatically laid on her back to get her belly rubbed!!

Look at Ella!

I left early Thursday morning to continue my drive into the San Fernando Valley to stay with my mom. Here is a pretty picture of me leaving Las Vegas Thursday morning.

I made it to lunch with my mom around 12:30! I made great time! I spent two fun days with my mom, and even helped Caroline get ready for the Father Daughter Sweetheart Dance! Her hair looked so cute! I wish I had a picture of it! Then, Christie and I sold raffle tickets at the event and then went and ate at Stonefire with Cassidee! Saturday, I left to go eat breakfast with my dad, then drove to my grandmas, and then made it into San Jose around 7pm. The place was a mess, so I'm sure Kyle is glad to have his "maid" back (and I can help him take care of his knee too!). So I think that catches everyone up on my life! Until next time...

My Colorado Friends :)

Now that Janelle has finally emailed me the picture we took, I can talk about my great surprise "going away" dinner! I couldn't believe they all planned to get together without me knowing! Janelle ended up telling me there was a dinner, however she didn't tell me who all was invited or coming! The dinner turned out to be: Janelle, Leslie, Allyson, Bri, and even Tara! We ate dinner and had margaritas at the Rio, and talked the night away! The time passed so quickly, and it made me realize how much I am going to miss these girls :)

Here is a quick showdown of when I met each one of these beautiful ladies...

I actually spoke with Janelle on Facebook, before I really even met her! I knew she was the upcoming captain of the CU Express, and I wanted to get to know her and learn a little bit more about what I was getting myself into. She picked me up at good 'ole College Inn dorm (where I only resided for about two weeks!) and we went to Olive Garden for our first team bonding. We hit it off right away, and have been best friends ever since! We lived together my sophomore year, and RIGHT NOW! She was so nice to take me in when I was so rudely kicked out of my house, and I couldn't be more thankful! She is always there to talk to me on the phone and texts me all day long! I know being in California, we'll still be as close as ever!!!

First of all, this picture is SO FUNNY! I feel like this is when I really got to know Leslie. My first Halloween in Colorado, we all decided to be Fanta Girls! We got our eye shadow done at Mac, and as you can see, we went all out! Leslie and I danced together for two years on CU Express, and did some fun, crazy, and stupid things together! Our trips to big 12 conferences were always fun and exciting, and we always make the best of every situation. I love you Leslie!

Allyson and I have known each other for three years now. We both auditioned for Broncos at the same time, and I knew her as "the good dancer that wore a weird brown audition top." Now I know her as a lot more than that! We always have so much fun when we are together and usually end up getting slap happy. When we were in Vegas for Janelle's Bachelorette, we decided to never go to sleep, and we stayed up all night playing blackjack, making Scottish men do the splits in the middle of the casino, and having the best breakfast EVER with some really funny people who also hadn't gone to sleep yet! She loves candles and soap, even if that seems lame, and is such a great friend! I know one LONG phone convo will be able to catch us up in no-time!

I've also known Bri for three years, she was my captain on Broncos for my first two years on the team! She is crazy, and her laugh is infectious! This picture brings back so many good memories of our "Team D (fence)" Cheerleader Challenge. Bri and I got really competitive, and we definitely finished first in our kayak competition. We were screaming, "right, left, right left" the whole time and even got stuck for a few seconds in the water fountain! She is always up for a good time and can make me laugh!!

Tara and I have ALSO known each other for three years, but haven't really gotten to know each other better until this year. She was my captain on Broncos, and our line definitely had a lot of fun!! We had inside jokes and every time we danced it was, "the best we ever danced!" Even though I didn't always understand her sense of humor, we always laughed and had a good time!

Thanks girls for a great night and great memories! I will miss you all and have had so much fun here in Colorado with you all!!! XOXOXOXOXOX

I'm the worst blogger ever.

I am clearly the worst blogger ever. It must be because I'm alone on such a "romantic" holiday, that I've found time to create a post. So very much has happened in the last two weeks. Here is a (not so) quick recap.

After learning about Kyle hurting his knee on Friday night, Jan. 27th, we still didn't quite know the severity until the MRI results came in the following Monday. It turns out it was very serious and they wanted him in surgery the following day. So on Tuesday, Jan. 31st, at 5:45 in the morning, I flew out to San Jose to be with Kyle and help him recover from surgery.

The flight alone got off to a horrible start, I woke up AN HOUR LATE! Instead of getting up at 3:30, I woke up at 4:30! I made it to the airport, parked my car, and printed out my ticket at 5:05. Can you believe it? Then I got in line for security, waiting longer than usual, get up to the front, for them to tell me the kiosk only printed out the second part of my flight (from Phoenix to San Jose)! I had to run back up the escalator, cut the line, have the woman print out my correct ticket, go back through security, get on the train to the terminal, to then realize that my gate is the last possible gate in the terminal and the screen already says "boarding." After sprinting through 4!!!! moving sidewalks, I run up to the gate and am the last one on the plane. When I get into the plane every passenger looks annoyed that I made them wait, and as I load my bag into the overhead bin, the mesh part on top gets caught, and my bag is stuck! It got so tangled it took myself, the flight attendant, and one kind person to help get the bag out and into a different bin! It was so embarrassing. Needless to say, I was very happy when I finally landed in San Jose!

But on a good note, Kyle's surgery went well. It was supposed to last 1.5 hours, but it took almost 5! The doctor was happy with his work, however he did have to remove Kyle's lateral meniscus and he will have to eventually have another surgery to replace it. My week in San Jose was full of movie watching, running errands, and cooking! I made a baked ziti dish, turkey and bean chili, and pork tacos/fajitas. We were able to freeze some for Kyle to heat up later which was the plan!

Here is Kyle asleep the day after surgery. Isn't he cute all covered in my pink decor??

I flew back on Sunday just in time for my promotion before the Superbowl. At first I couldn't find where I parked my car though! I knew exactly where it was, but I thought I was on the west side (where my car actually was) but I must have gotten mixed up in the airport because I was really on the EAST side! After the car fiasco, and after I de-snowed my car, I made it to my promotion, and then went back to Janelle's for a fun Superbowl fiesta! The following week I babysat Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and on Tuesday and Thursday I helped Kelly in the Broncos office. She was stressed because her favorite doggie died and the JDBC end of the year party was on Saturday! The party turned out to be a success though, and my time chart worked wonders! I even got some great gifts from my favorite young ladies and they were all sad to hear my departure plans.

Then, on Sunday, Janelle "surprised" me (she gave me a little head's up) and we all went out to the Rio Mexican restaurant for a last girls night with me in Colorado! It was fun, but sad to think that I won't be able to do things like that anymore! I know that I'll still come visit though, and hopefully they will visit me!

That brings me...finally...to TODAY! It is February 14th, and exactly five years ago, on this date, Kyle took me on our first date. He picked me up after I danced at a CU basketball game, and took me to the MED, one of my favorite Boulder restaurants (until Kyle's graduation when Jamie had a cockroach in her food!). Even with only one leg, he still sent me some beautiful flowers. He knows how much I love lilies, because they take forever to bloom, last a long time, and smell delicious. The arrangement is gorgeous, and I couldn't have asked for a better Valentine's Day.

And now that you've read an entire book, you are finally caught up in my life! I have another busy week with a Cherry Creek Basketball game tomorrow, a charity Thursday, and babysitting and a farewell dinner Friday. I'm leaving next Wednesday so there is a lot to be done! I promise I'll be a better blogger now that I'm caught up! Until next time...