From the heart.

My bestie came to my work today and brought me my birthday gift. What a special thing she made for me. She is so thoughtful and kind. Creative too. :) Love her lots and am thankful for all she does for me!!

Lots of love my friend! <3

Carter Wesley

My little guy will be here for a visit starting next weekend with his parents. They are moving on to their next adventure in Mississippi due to a job transfer for my brother. Erica and Brian are very excited to be moving FAR away from Eureka! They hate it there even though the scenery is beautiful. I'm stoked to be able to see them all for a few days as I have missed them greatly.

Here is a current photo of the little guy who is now 18 months old :) My the time has flown....

Cali Trip.

Jerry and I took a long weekend and headed over to San Diego. We layed on the beach, ate some yummy food, walked the streets, and enjoyed not having to do anything :) The weather was superb and I can't wait to go back again soon!!!

**These pics are not great. My new camera should be here this weekend!

I'm a year older...

Well, today is my birthday.....another year older and another year wiser ;) Life is great and I have had a wonderful day thus far. I received roses from my hubby and lots of birthday wishes from friends and family. Tonight we are heading to my Dad's for some dinner. Tomorrow we head out to San Diego for a fun filled weekend of doing nothing but relaxing! I couldn't be more excited. I'll post pics when we get back.

**Note: this balloon that my coworker got me has exactly 26 candles on it...creepy or good luck? who knows ;)

Perfection

I love this little guy so much and it breaks my heart that he is getting older every day. I cherish this pup so much and love that he enhances my life. Mans (or womans) best friend for LIFE!

A big Thank You!

I just wanted to take a moment and thank my wonderful parents for giving me and Jerry the most amazing wedding we could have ever imagined. From the beginning of our relationship they have stood by us and encouraged us to do what's best, to not rush into marriage, and to follow our dreams. We are doing just that and now we have a whole new chapter to begin, and I'm so grateful that they are here to help us and guide us.

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you and appreciate you both for all that you have and will do for us on this journey!

We love you!

Your kids :)

A little wine and relaxation....

On May 20th Jerry and I took off to San Francisco and Napa for 5 days. After getting out of AZ late we finally arrived in California at about 11:30pm. We made it to the Westin San Francisco after midnight and were delighted to find our view of the city to be extraordinary. On Thursday we took a long walk to Fisherman's Warf and spent the day there shopping, eating and taking in the views. We even snuck in a glass of wine! The day was finished by taking the trolley car back to Market street where we grabbed some pizza and headed for the hotel to relax.

On Friday we took a boat ride over to Tiburon, which is a city across the bay. It was nice to have lunch over there. We ate at a place called Sam's. They had a big patio that looked out onto the bay which was neat even though it was a seagull attack zone. We were lucky they didn't steal our lunch, though ;)

Saturday morning we rented a car and headed over the Golden Gate bridge to Napa. We stopped in one of my favorite cities, Sausalito. It was absolutely freezing that day but we still walked around, had lunch and enjoyed some coffee at a little restaurant. Continuing the drive was beautiful and was awesome when we got to the hills with all the vineyards. What a sight. Picture perfect actually. We spent the evening relaxing and hitting the Main street area for dinner. The restaurant was called Zuzu's, which was Jerry favorite part of the trip. It was a tapas style dinner and we ended it with the most amazing dessert. Jerry had tres leches cake and I had an apple empanada. By far the greatest thing I have ever tasted! In all it was a great night.

Sunday and Monday were spent at the wineries. Sunday was Sonoma and Monday was Napa. By far Napa was the better place to wine taste. Every place that we tasted we got a wine glass to go with. That way we can look back and remember where it was that we stopped. Our favorite winery was Rutherford because their wine was delicious and our favorite winery for its looks was Castello Di Amoroso. This place was a castle, literally. Any one that knows me knows that I have always loved the architecture of castles and will do anything to see them. It was beautiful!

In all, our time in California was amazing and was a perfect setting for our much needed honeymoon!