A Sun-Filled Weekend

A Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina getaway was just what we needed. It has been a crazy year and I can't remember the last time we went on a vacation just the two of us. I have been studying for the financial section of the CPA exam (I took it May 19th, wish me luck) so my sweet husband made the beach plans. We stayed at the beautiful SunSpree Resort right on the beach.

Our trip consisted of lots of relaxation. We turned off our cell phones and laid out at the pool, walked the beach, played in the ocean, people watching was really entertaining, and we went to a bunch of cool, nautical restaurants during our stay.

Some memorable moments included –

- The ocean taking its toll on me…causing me to lose a couple of items including my sunglasses and my top...I wasn't happy about either of these.
- Spending our time waiting for our poolside waitress to stop flirting with the hunky males and provide us with drinks.
- Oh, one night I asked Tanner do as many accents as he could do while sitting dockside, I could not stop laughing, he cracks me up.
- Sitting on the hotel deck sipping Bud-Light Lime listening to the waves roll in while enjoying the warm night air.

We have definitely found a new Memorial Weekend tradition. Read more...

No more heavy lifting

Well pretty sure Baxter has reached a milestone...thought I'd share it. I walked in the house the other night and I soon realized that Tanner failed to mention that not only did he buy bones and food at Petco, he also bought our eldest dog Baxter some carpeted stairs?!? I honestly thought the purchase of stairs would have been sometime later in his life but Baxter, age 3, is now empowered. Thanks to Tanner's purchase instead of just crying in hopes that we will remember to help him into bed, he now proudly does it himself. Read more...

A Regular Day

I had a serious craving for Sinny Bears today. I have been missing many things from Utah: locally owned restaurants, natural ice chapstick, chocolate covered cinnamon bears, courte, mom, dad, backyards, and mountains. Well I thought I would stop whining and start living. So, my night was spent stabbing innocent cinnamon bears and dipping them in melted chocolate morsels. I didn't expect them to be very good but I was wrong, they may be better than the Utah originals. Oh ya, and for once I got home before Tanner and I even helped him make dinner. I was in charge of the chicken. I am such a little homemaker hahahaha.


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mmm...french toast sticks

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Surprise!

One thing that I didn't expect I would be doing on April 26th - laying by the pool.
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Thank You Mother Nature

I thought it would be nice to get out of the house away from all distractions (studying, chores, day-to-day crap) and spend the day in DC enjoying the cherry blossoms and spending time with each other. I think that in most cases when you have no plans and just go with the flow its invigorating. Unfortunately that wasn't the case for us. We ended up in some crazy traffic and were ready to rip each others heads off after we had been in the car for a few hours. Slow moving cars bring out the worst in people....let me paint a picture of how slow: there was a grandpa taking a stroll on the side of the road, I think he may have required a walker but left it at home, that was keeping up with our pace for miles...and miles...and miles.

And when we FINALLY got into the city there was not an inch to spare. I guess we weren't the only ones that wanted to get out of the house. We drove around looking for a parking space and ended up getting lost and suddenly we were on the freeway again. I wasn't ready to give up and thankfully we somehow ended up on the backside of The Capitol and I convinced Tanner (who was so ready to drive home) to stop when I spotted a place to park.

We parked and when we stepped out of the car it was an instant transformation for both of us. We completely forgot that we were upset. Its crazy how weather can affect your mood. But I'm glad it does -- because thanks to the beautiful weather, the day could not have been more perfect. We spent the rest of the afternoon just walking around the Capitol, talking, taking photos, people watching...oh and we went to this grill called the Capitol Lounge that had the BEST, greasy food that we've had in along time. What an amazing - and in the end - relaxing day!

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A New Side of Brambleton

Tonight we saw a side of Brambleton that we never knew existed -- live reggae music and old rhythmless rich people dancing. Needless to say, our night was complete.
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A Night at the Circus

I had been trying to win Britney Spears tickets from local radio stations without much luck and actually began having a strong hatred for the people that got through and won. So, when Christy asked me if I wanted to go three days before the concert I nearly crapped a brick. Tuesday the 24th I actually got off work early and we made the trip to DC and had an awesome time with Chris and Christy (who we haven't hung out with forever!)
Britney is freaking hot and such a great performer. Hands down one of the best concerts I've ever been to. It was fun hearing all her new songs and she took Christy and I back with some of her classics too. Britney kept all of us (except Chris) entertained all night!
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"W"

My favorite moment of the day: We planned to take the pups for a walk since it was sunny and 72 degrees. When we finally stepped outside the wind was howling and it looked like it might rain, but Baxter and Jack were so excited we couldn't take them back in. And inevitably about 10 minutes into our walk we started to get pelted by rain and hail. We were like is this seriously happening? There was nothing left to do but run. It was a great sight all four of us dodging precipitation, running, and laughing. I wish I had a camera to capture the moment. It was classic. Especially about halfway home when you could tell how pissed Baxter was because he was losing endurance and the little tubbo was beginning to look more like he was getting dragged along rather than winning the race to cover. Read more...

Daylight Savings: literally speaking

I wish I could round up as much daylight as possible and save it for next winter. It is so depressing to wake up and go to work before the sun comes up and drive home in pitch black. I have been working late nights too giving me absolutely no chance of catching some vitamin D. My poor mexi skin has turned to pale vampire skin. I really love sun and I miss its rays!

The DC area has some wacky weather. A few weeks ago we had the 'Virginia Blizzard' then this past weekend it was beautiful, sunny, and in the 70's. Guess where I got to spend it?!? Bed. I caught some inexplicable, crazy stomach bug (I blame Virginia). Of course my body would wait for the weekend to get sick and during the most perfect one nonetheless! I was hurtin' and I literally could not stand up straight for three days because I was in so much pain.

Whine, whine, whine....Obviously I need a vacation! Read more...