the one about my surprise trip

Brett and I have been trying really hard to go on dates and have more alone time lately. Since we had Quayd, we just quit having date nights and stuff. We finally realized how important it is for us to have this time together so we have been working on it. I know for people with large families, it is difficult to make it work, but believe me, it is hard for our little family too! The biggest challenge we face is that we have always included Quayd in everything! It is so hard not to though, he is our best friend and we hate to leave him out! He is such an easy child to take everywhere and often, it is easier to take him along that to try to figure out a sitter.

Earlier last week, Brett asked me if I would like to go on a date with him the upcoming weekend. I assumed it was just dinner or something. He wouldn't give me much info but told me he would take care of everything. Who can argue with that?!? As the weekend got closer, he started giving me little bits of info and by Thursday, I knew we were going to Wendover for the whole weekend. He had already worked out all of the details for Quayd, room reservations, spending money and the whole deal. It was so wonderful! Now, keep in mind that Brett is a very non-romantic person. Like, possibly the most non-romantic person ever. So this was a pretty big deal to me. He got us a VERY nice room at a VERY nice hotel/casino. Sorry for the not so great pictures. They were taken with my phone because I didn't take the camera. Stupid, right!?!





I couldn't have asked for a better mini vaca and I couldn't have gone with a better guy! Well, maybe a little 7 year old guy that I know!

the one about Brett's Birthday

Brett's Birthday was last week on the 28th. He turned 29. For his Birthday, he wanted to go to Wendover, Nevada! We made all of the arrangements, invited anyone who wanted to come, and left Friday afternoon. The only ones who were able to make it were our friends Anna and Angelique. Anna is on the left. She looks sorta mean in this picture (that was taken a few months ago) but let me tell you... this girl is a RIOT!!! She is so stinkin' funny. Angelique is a total sweetheart and I love her guts!!! Anyway, they were excited to join us. They live about 20 minutes away, so we picked them up and away we went. It was about 5 hours to Wendover. It was a long drive, but WELL WORTH IT! We checked into our hotel and started playing. It was so laid back and fun. We had no plans. We ate when we were hungry. We slept when we were tired. We showered when we stunk. We gambled when we felt like losing. So that probably answered your question... We didn't win big. :( We went to pretty much all of the casinos, but our favorite one was at the hotel where we stayed. It was called the Wendover Nugget. I went knowing I only like to play slots. And cheap ones at that. I hate throwing money away. I would rather buy a new purse or something. But I left being a HUGE fan of Craps and Roulette. Brett loves Craps, so he taught me how to play. FUN!!!! And on our last day we were watching the Roulette table. It wasn't very busy there and this super nice lady totally taught us how to play. Its easy, but she gave us some hints and tips. We had a BLAST playing that! We wished we would have started sooner! Anyway, it was such a fun weekend. I had to steal all of my pictures from the internet because, like a total idiot, I only took one picture the whole weekend. (I will get to that in a second) We got the cheapest rooms and they were adjoining, so our room looked nothing like this! We did, however, have a nice view of the pool, but it looked nothing like this either. It was NASTY, SLUDGEY, GREEN and DISGUSTING!! I am sure it was because of the time of year, but it was still gross, and right outside our window! We laughed about our "rooms with a view" the whole weekend.

I kept thinking I should take some pictures, but I just never did. I wanted to go to the Wendover Cowboy, but nobody else cared. So pretend I am standing here happy as can be with my buddy Wendover Will. (again, picture stolen from the internet. Seriously, Brett wouldn't stop for me to take a picture!) I did take one picture though, and it is so good I have to share. We were waiting at our hotel for the shuttle that takes people to all of the different casinos. We saw this guy through the window and his mullet was just too good to pass up.
How 'bout you, Joe Dirt??

HaHaHaHaHaHa!!!! so funny!!