CaTcH up PrE CHrIsTMAs!!!

LOOK WHO'S '50'!!!!

We had a fifties theme party for my daddy's fiftieth birthday!! Poodle skirts, old 70 records, burgers fries, music...the whole shabang--HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!



WORK CHRISTMAS PARY: THE CLASSIC UGLY SWEATER PARTY
-at pasta vinos-
Our ugly thrift sweaters, mine was rainbow hearts with a huge snoopy and Ry's came out from the depths of my Dad's closet. The best part of my outfit was my bright purple leggings

Char and Clay, leather dragon and green machine.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN...

SANTA CLAUS!!! My parents' friend, Mike, has come to visit me since my first Christmas, it's such a fun tradition, and i am so glad he hasn't missed a year.

BIRTHDAY PICTURES REVIVED!!!!

After a while of fiddling with my camera i figured out how to revive my long lost pics, i was ecstatic!! So here they are!

My garland creation

Birthday dinner with my honey.

Festival of the trees... that is supposed to be the polar express, some people don't know how to take pictures the way i like:-)

This is naughty Missy at the top of the tree...

After a while of fiddling with my camera i figured out how to revive my long lost pics, i was ecstatic!! So here they are!

Another year older...

I went to put my few birthday pictures that we took last night, and they have completely disappeared, i am SO SO sad. I had a pretty good birthday, i can't tell if it's just because i am getting older, or because i am married, but birthdays are supposed to be HUGE and special, and i kind of felt like the world didn't stop turning for me this year, it was kind of depressing. I had an amazing time at Hairspray with my Mom and sis the night before. Ry did surprise me on monday with a tuxedo cake, dove dark chocolate, and a very nice card, and a week of birthday surprises ahead. Things like dishes for a week, mani and pedi, etc. Yesterday Ry was so sweet, he made french toast for breakfast (he doesn't cook, ever, so this is a big deal,) he only burned a few before he got the hang of it:-). After breakfast Ry left for work and i watched Christmas movies and blogged for a while, it was nice and relaxing. After i got bored with that i went shopping, of course didn't find anything, but i got the rest of the lights for our Christmas tree and some gorgeous garland to put above our entertainment stand. (I did have pictures of all of this, but my camera erased them all). My mom picked me up for lunch at Winger's and Ry met us there, it was delicious as always, and guess what my mom got me (besides Hairspray tickets)?!?! The Willow Tree nativity, I absolutely love it, i already have it set up in our bay window and it makes me so happy everytime i look at it. I finished stringing lights on our tree and decorated the garland, it looks beautiful, i was pretty proud of myself i felt like such a little home maker. I went to the festival of trees with my fam before Ry got home from work, so many amazing trees and a magical atmosphere. I went home and met Ry after the festival of trees and then went to Ry's basketball game. After the game we grabbed some sonic drinks and domino's, and went home to put our ornaments on our tree. We watched Home Alone 2: Lost in NY and had a great rest of the night. Thanks to all my great friends who helped make my birthday great with all the calls, cards, and messages!!

HAIRSPRAY!!!

My mom surprised me with tickets to Hairspray for my birthday, My mom, Ween and I had a blast, they did a pretty good job casting. My favorite character was definitely Penny, she was HILARIOUS the entire show and i wish she would have talked more. All of the black people in the cast were fantastic dancers and had great voices. Tracy and Amber had really nasally voices (bleh), and no one can ever play Velma Von Tussle as good as Michelle Pfeiffer (obviously), and i was slightly disappointed that they didn't sing "The Legend of Miss Baltimore Crabs", but other than that it was a great show.

Link, Penny, Seaweed, Tracy (and her tiny piggy eyes, literally)

Before the Show...

Intermission

The Lights Parade!!

My dad does a float for his work every year and they are always so pretty, this year he did a one that was a lot smaller than usual because of lack of time and he never seems to get the recognition he deserves (well, at least we think so)... and guess what!?!?

He won BEST USE OF LIGHTS!!

Our cute fam...

Thankgiving 2008

We had a great Thankgiving this year, it started out a little crazy though. Ry was carrying stuff out to the car and Missy Rae decided to run out and up the tree. Now our trees are not small by any means, they are probably six or seven stories high. Ry grabbed the ladder and i climbed up to try and get her before she went any higher, but we were too late, she had already gone up about three stories. We spent about 45 minutes trying to lure her down, we tried kitty treats, a whole can of tuna, calling her name a thousand times, after quite a few up and downs she finally got low enough that Ry grabbed her and took her inside. And on top of Missy getting out, Toby ran out too, (he's much easier to catch). She was so scared, her tail was fluffy and she was shaking like a leaf.
After our little Missy Rae escapade we went out to Ryan's aunt's house in Inkom for Thanksgiving dinner. We had a great time with his family and then we went out to my grandparents' house. We ate some dessert there and rode our horses.

Megan is married!

Ashley threw Megan her bridal shower, she played the famous question game... every time she got one wrong she had to eat a bubblicious gum, i think she got up to 17 pieces! She got some fun things for her new home and some sassy things for the honeymoon.

Highschool friends...three amigas.

Pre-wedding spa day, for "the Megans".

The Bountiful Temple on the perfect day.
The awkward moment coming out of the temple and everyone staring at you for what seems like an hour...
Mwah!
Action shot

Doesn't she look pretty?