A quick getaway

A couple of weekends ago we boarded a plane late Friday, as our flight was delayed two hours. We hoped that we would be able to make our connecting flight in Dallas, but we didn't bet any money on it. We got lucky as all flights were delayed out of Dallas due to a Thunderstorm. We ran through the Dallas airport (amazing race style) and made it 5 minutes before the plane took off. Our Florida trip was a little bit shorter due to all the crazy traveling but we arrived and were greeting by two smiling faces (Kyle's brother and his fiance Sarah). We woke up Saturday morning to some gorgeous weather so we headed to the beach, bars and shops to do a little exploring. I don't think I have ever laughed so hard in a long time. It was great to see Nicholas and Sarah and the weekend definitely flew by too quick. Guess we will have to wait

until Christmas....

The pictures are here....

finally!!! The camera is back!!! and I am finally able to move forward and post a little blog on Collyn and Corey getting married. I have know Collyn since I started at SARRC and could always rely on her to help me crack a smile, find the answer and of course change a poopy diaper. A few weekends ago Kyle and I were reminded about what great people Collyn and Corey are. We were excited to be a part of their special weekend and can't wait to see what lies

ahead for the two. The entire weekend we felt like we were part of their family and this was only a reminder as to why we love Collyn and Corey so much. I should probably start off by saying that I LOVE WEDDINGS, and this wedding weekend was nothing but the best.

We flew in to Oakland on Thursday and spent the night with Kyle's Aunt and Uncle (they were so nice to let us stay the night and made us breakfast in the morning). Friday morning we headed to the wine taste in Sonoma with all of the wedding guests. We spent the day enjoying wine, snacks and the beautiful scenery.

The wineries we attended were St. Francis, Kunde (where they got married) and Imagery. After a long day of fun we headed to dinner at a small pizza place in Santa Rosa. Saturday was filled with more gorgeous views and of course all the wedding festivities.

After leaving my camera in the hotel room Sunday morning, I missed out on exploring pictures in San Francisco (guess we will just have to go back).

CONGRATULATIONS to Collyn and Corey Hawley!!!!

Thanks to everyone (Kyle's relatives, Collyn and Corey and their families and whoever I am forgetting) for an amazing vacation that we will never forget.

On to the next wedding this weekend..... Florida here we come :-)

Hats Off

After reading my somewhat pathetic but cute post (as seen below) I got thinking about people who really are inspiring. People who go weeks, days, months without seeing their significant others. Currently I have two girlfriends who have husbands that are deployed and these woman are inspiring. How they are able to keep it together while being supportive of their husbands just wows me!!! LeeAnne and Christy are some of the strongest, smartest, sweetest, kindest, caring, giving, thoughtful, creative and loving people I know. (when I grow up I want to be like them) :-) Love you two, just wanted you to know how fantastic you really are!!!

Here are some amazing pictures of LeeAnne and Thomas that my friend Jenny took....gorgeous

(oh yeah and their dog buddy)

Here are some pictures of Christy and Esteven enjoying some time together while he is home on leave for two weekends, Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy!!!

Love you both mucho!

Something Different

This week has been a little different. I am house/babysitting a 17 and two 15 year olds (And no I did not make them play mall madness for hours on end like I once did for a babysitter). I have spent hours sitting inside a house (that is not mine) bored out of my mind. Today is my last day so we are going out for a fun dinner. I have missed Kyle and Lucy like crazy. It has been hard to be by myself and know that I am stuck here. I found myself doing homework that isn't due for another week, working out and sometimes even reading books for pleasure. Yesterday I spent the entire day counting down the hours and minutes until I got to go to dinner with Kyle (kind of like when we first started dating). So as the time drew closer and closer, I got ready and might have been speeding to see Lucy and Kyle when Kyle called to say he was home from work. We decided to go get dinner and come home and watch our (more Kyle's than mine)favorite show with Lucy. After many laughs in the drive through at Sonic we headed home with our greasy food and just relaxed and ate. After a short hour I headed back to house/babysitting...... and I found myself in the best mood driving home. I don't know if it was..

...the good greasy food

...seeing crazy goose

...hanging out with Kyle

...or a good episode of survivor...

maybe it was the mix of all four, all in all a Happy Wednesday!