the one about my super fun girls weekend

My friend Cara was invited by some friends and I was invited by Cara to attend the first annual wine tasting girls weekend in Palisade, Colorado. Cara and I rode out together. We left Saturday morning and arrived in Palisade, met up with the other 6 girls and had lunch. We hired a limo to drive us around to different vineyards and winery's. It picked us up at the hotel at 1:00. Natalie, Nan, Jeanine, Cara, me, Jen, Amber and Kim

We were able to taste, shop and tour several winery's and a brewery. It was a 4 hour tour.... a 4 hour tour. (Get it? Gilligan's island, hahaha!)
Anyway, the tour was really cool and we had a great time! We stayed at the Wine Country Inn. It was SO nice! Cara and I shared a room and it was beautiful!
We had dinner at a cute little pizza shop then everyone wanted to swim. I was so tired, so I hung out in the room that night. I hate it! I wanted to play with the girls, but I also have to respect my body. When it says slow down... I gotta listen. Anyway, we slept like LOGS that night. I guess having a bed to ourselves with no interruptions is just what we both needed! We woke up Sunday morning and first thing, took care of the most important thing you have to do in Grand Jct./Palisade this time of year.... PEACHES!! We each bought a big box of fresh peaches. YUMMY!!! After that, we headed to the mall and got school clothes. I can't believe school starts NEXT WEEK! And I really can't believe my baby will be 8 in two weeks!!!! Summer has just flown by. It seems like school just barely got out for the summer, and here I am, getting Quayd ready for 3rd grade. Anyway this girls weekend was the perfect way to say goodbye to summer. Thanks girls for the invite, and I can't wait til next year!!

the one about our cool local radio station

Our local radio station, X94, does a big giveaway game on the air every summer called concentration. I have been determined to follow along this year. It is a lot like the classic children's game Memory. You have to keep track of prizes as they are revealed. You are in charge of your own game board. This is mine. Every hour or so, they tell you to call in and the 9th caller gets to play. They say 2 numbers and try to make a match. Easy enough, right? WRONG! I am horribly unlucky and have NEVER made it through to be the 9th caller. Or ANY caller for that matter! Last week, I heard one of the prizes revealed and I knew we HAD TO WIN IT! I had been listening carefully for the match, and when it was revealed I was ready to play!!! It was a new hot water heater. Ours is in bad shape. It gets worse and worse with every shower we take. It is electric and old and we can't even fill up the bath tub! Anyway, I knew, with my luck I would never get through. So I called the one person who has been incredibly lucky lately. I knew he wouldn't let me down! Good old Brett. (Remember the trip he won? The $300 he won on the penny slots in Wendover? Yah, he is lucky. Me??? Not so much.) I also recruited Cara to help me out. We were all at or jobs "working" and we had all been listening when they announced that it was time to call. We all dialed the best we could. I was calling form the work phone and my cell phone. So was Cara. Brett called a couple of times from his work phone. I never got through. Cara got through as #3. I hadn't heard from Brett and figured he was busy at work. I knew we were losers. A few minutes after you call, they play that call on the radio. I was pretty ticked because I figured someone would win it that didn't even need it or didn't really care about it. They started to play the call. I was sitting there all bummed, and I heard Brett's voice on the air!!! HE WON!!! Can you believe that? He hardly even tried. He is so dang lucky! Oh well, the last few times he has been lucky, I have benefited too, so YEAH! Anyway, Quayd and I ran to the radio station today to pick up the gift certificate. In the car we had the radio on. We were listening to Charlie and Brandon. I told Quayd that when we walked inside, those guys would be inside talking and we would probably be able to hear them. He thought that was so cool. We stepped in and quickly, Brandon walked out. He started talking to Quayd and then said, "Come with me!" We followed him and he gave Quayd one of the new AWESOME X94 t-shirts, then took us on a tour of the station. It was so cool. I was not prepared, so of course, no pictures. Dang. But it made Quayd's whole day. He loved it! As soon as we got home, he put on the t-shirt and has been wearing it ever since. Brett called and made arrangements to get our new hot water heater. It is gas so it will be SO much better than the old piece of crap we have now. THANK YOU X94!!!! Everybody should listen! It is the BEST radio station EVER!!!!

the one about some of my crazy friends

So, some friends of mine and I had a party this weekend and we had so much fun!!! We had great food, tons of laughs and so much fun. I can't show all of the pictures.... so here are the "clean" ones! :D

Me and Cara

Jennifer, Me, Anna and Angelique

Me and Tara

Tara and Cara

Jenn, Anna and Angelique

Anna is HATING that I am taking pictures right now!!!! I work with Jenn & Angelique and Anna is Angelique's girlfriend. They are crazy and we just have so much fun!!! I LOVE THESE GIRLS!!! All of 'em! Thanks for hanging with me! :D

the one about the big 3 - 0!!!

thirty (thûrt-E)
Noun
pl -ties
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
2. a numeral, 30 or XXX, representing this number
3. something representing or consisting of thirty units
Adjective
amounting to thirty: thirty miles
thirtieth adjn

Yah. I am 30 today. I don't really know what to think, other then.... HOLY CRAP! I AM 30!!!!!! 30 just seems so old. I don't really feel old, but it sure sounds old.

Here are some interesting things containing the number 30.
30 minute meals with Rachel Ray
The TV show "30 Rock"
The TV show "30something"
Thirty Years War 1618-1648
30 year Mortgages
30 30 is an ideal Midtown Manhattan hotel location, near Park Avenue
Thirty is the second point that is scored by one side in tennis

Some interesting things that happened in History on October 18th:
1867 - United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day. (Your welcome, Sarah Palin!)
1935 - Birth of Peter Boyle, American actor
1939 - Birth of Lee Harvey Oswald, purported American assassin of John F. Kennedy
Zac Efron born on October 18, 1987

Interesting things that happened in 1978:
The birth of the first "test-tube" baby, The signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. (Brett is obsessed with the Panama Canal, so I threw that one in for him.)
The top five shows of 1978 were All in the Family, Charlie's Angels, Three's Company, Happy Days, with the most popular being Laverne & Shirley

On the day of my birth, October 18, 1978, Grease was number one at the box office. And the number one song was "Kiss You All Over" by Exile.

I would like to celebrate ME for a second and write 30 things I love about my 30th Birthday...
1. I love being healthy!!!!!
2. I love being Quayd's mom
3. I love being Brett's wife
4. I love my family and friends
5. I love these guys... 6. I love that I am a woman.
7. I love that, even though I am not perfect, I have people that love me.
8. I love my car.
9. I love my job.
10. I love that Kandice took me out for a fun night on the town to ring in my 30th Birthday!!!

11. I love that while we were out, I saw my best buddy, Jay!!!
12. I love my new coat, Thanks Bretty!!!
13.I love that Cara wanted to make sure to be the first one to wish me Happy Birthday, so she brought me a super cute candy gift package. It was from her and Debra, and even though I thought I took a picture of it with my cell phone... I didn't.
14. I love that Brett cleaned the kitchen for me while I was out.
15. I love that I am going to go to dinner with my family tonight.
16. I love that Quayd still likes to snuggle me.
17. I love that Brett still likes to snuggle me.
18. I love that I have such a great friend (Kandice) and that we are comfortable enough with each other that we spent 1 1/2 hours skinny dipping in a hot tub tonight, just talking about everything and nothing. (Of course it was dark. I mean REALLY Dark!)
19. I love that my house is all decorated with my Halloween stuff.
20. I love that I was able to reference my birthday to a test tube baby. That is FUNNY!
21. I love that I was able to go see Nights in Rodanthe before it left our local theater. (Thanks Brett. It meant a lot to me that you took me!)
22. I love that my Birthday is in the fall. It is such a pretty time of year and I love it!!!
23. I love Diet Pepsi.
24. I love that Brett, Quayd and I have the BEST family ever. We are so lucky to have each other and even though having one child is not at all what we planned for, it works for us and we love it!
25. I love that it has been 6 years since my health/heart ordeal and I am feeling better than ever.
26. I love that I have been married for 10 years! Isn't that cool!?!?!?
27. I love that I have my blog so I can record all of these crazy feelings.
28. I love that I have friends and family who read my blog.
29. I love that Tara is going to cover for me at work so I can have the day off! (She doesn't know that yet! ;)
30. But most of all, I LOVE that I am 30!!! Seriously. 30 is great, and I am so glad I have finally reached that milestone. I love my Birthday and I am so excited that it is TODAY!!! Rock on 30!!!!!!!

happy birthday to me!

the one about my first award

I am so excited! Michele nominated me for a blog award and it is my very first. I am so touched.

Speech, you ask?

Well, ok. If you insist. First, I would like to thank UBTA-UBET for my "most of the time-fast" Internet. Also, I would like to thank my friend Ramanda for even introducing me to the blog world. Many thanks go out to you, my blogger friends; including Michele for the award. Thanks for thinking of me Michele! And last but certainly not least, I would like to thank all of you.... the little people..... for reading my blog and continuing to come back for more. I am often amazed at the response I get from my blog and for all of the people who tell me they read it. My life is OH SO BORING, but since becoming a blogger about 10 months ago, I have changed my whole outlook on life. I view things on a level of "blog importance." I have found myself taking more pictures than I used to and I am proud to share with you the life my husband and I have made. Blogging has made me more aware of the blessings I have, and also more aware of the little things in life. I have fallen in love with documenting my life and journaling.

Thanks again to Michele and everyone who has touched me in this life we call "BLOGGING!"

(that turned out a wee-bit more in depth than I had intended. sorry. I wanted my acceptance speech to be on the funny side and it wasn't. again... so sorry. Michele, please don't revoke my nomination! you gave it to me for "always making you laugh" but I have clearly turned sappy!)

Here are the rules that accompanying this award.
1. Post the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate 7 other people for this award and add links to their blog.
4. Leave a message for the people that you nominated!

so, I nominate . . .

Tara G. for always updating and going to pro-blogger really quick

Shae because she is the coolest girl EVER!

Aspen for always putting parenthood into perspective and "telling it like it is!"

Jennie for having such adorable daughters and leaving such fun comments

Ramanda for introducing me to the blogger world

Cara for being the best new blogger ever!!!!!

Monica for having the most peculiar blog title (nine inch cankles)

Have fun and HAPPY BLOGGING!

the one about Cara's blog

I have this crazy friend named Cara. We have known each other forever! Seriously... FOREVER! Well, out of the blue the other day, she called me. She told me she was a fan of my blog and was thinking about starting her own. I told her how to get it up and going and I helped her make it cute. She told me that her family was really into John Deere stuff, so I went with it. Go check it out, it is a good blog!

Cara's Blog

But the main reason I am posting this, is to thank her! I have been feeling a little down lately, and it felt so good to be needed! And to know that I have a fan out there!!! She brought me a sweet thank you gift and it really meant the world to me. Thanks Cara! You rock!!!!!