5 Things....

I've been tagged. Here goes:


5 things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Going to College

2. Working my first waitress job at Cowboy Grub

3. I had just sent off my missionary and swore I wouldn't date anyone while he was gone. Haha!

4. Got my first personal trainer and became addicted to weight lifting

5. Bought my first car. A 1988 Buick. It was white with red seats. There was no radio so I put a stereo in there so I could listen to music as I drove. My brother borrowed it and rear ended a lady so the front right side was smashed in. Good times!

5 things on my to do list today:

1. Gym

2. Clean my kitchen

3. Hot lunch date with my husband

4. Catch up on a few TV shows. Tough day, I know! ;)

5. Laundry

5 snacks I love:

1. Luna Bars

2. String cheese and crackers

3. Almonds

4. Natural Peanut butter on Spelt bread with a little agave nectar natural sweetener

5. The natural/organic tomato or butternut squash soup

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:

1. Put money for college in my nieces, nephews, and Justin's trust funds that I would start for them

2. Take care of my family so they never have to worry about money

3. Go on a cruise or to an exotic island quarterly

4. Donate money to people who are in financial trouble. Like that 90 yr old man who lost all his saving and is now working at the grocery store making $10 an hour! Have you heard of this man? Breaks my heart! Wish I could give him all his savings back. :(

5. Build my dream home

5 places I've lived:

1. Quito Ecuador

2. Lima Peru

3. Bogota Colombia

4. Buenos Aires Argentina

5. Dallas Texas

5 jobs I've had:

1. Waitress

2. Bank Teller

3. Nanny

4. Flight Attendant

5. Nutrition/ Exercise Consultant

5 people I've tagged:

Whoever wants to do this. :)

Quite the messy party!

A few weeks ago I thought it would be fun to have my nieces and nephews over to decorate Valentine's sugar cookies. We had Justin that weekend and I thought I'd give my sister a night out with her hubby away from her kids. We had the best time! I laughed so hard. I wanted the kids to make a big mess and just have a great time. Oh they did! It took awhile to clean up this mess but it was so worth it! We had the best time! Here are a few pictures:

I had to strip him down because he had frosting all over his clothes and even on the bottom of his shoes. Think he had a good time? Haha!

Crazy kids!

Yes, they did this with out any help. Obvious? Could there be any more frosting and sprinkles on these cookies?

I love this picture! The kids wanted to watch a video at the end of the night. Hanna didn't want to watch what the boys were watching so we went into Justin's room to watch Pocahontas. I came out to get a drink of water and found this. Oh so cute! Alan is so good with my nieces and nephews. I love it!

My 31st Birthday!

Well I turned the big 3-1 yesterday. It's weird but I don't feel any older than 21. With every birthday I have, I still feel as though it's my 21st birthday. I'm good with that. :) I had one of the best birthdays yesterday. It really was great! It started off with a trip to the gym. Gotta keep on my fitness since I'm getting older. ;) Got in a great (almost) 2 hour workout with my friend. After I came home and ate, I had to recover on the couch for half an hour. I then got ready and Alan and I went to see 'He's just not that into you.' Now Alan isn't the shy type. He has no problem telling me when he doesn't want to see a movie. He's good about going to see a movie with me but he isn't shy about telling me he doesn't want to see a movie. I know he didn't want to see this, but since it was my birthday, he didn't say a word.

At the movie

After the movie, we met up with most my family at Texas Road House for dinner. We had such a great time! Joked around, ate good food and just hung out. Thank you guys for celebrating my birthday with me!

R to L: My niece Alexis, my sister Laralee, my friend Rodney and me.

L to R: My sister Annalisa, my brother Bradon, My little brother Carlton and his girlfriend Lindsey.

Not really sure what's going on here. Just being silly.

My mom and dad.

Um yeah, not really sure. Bradon's a dork. ;)

Don't you love Carlton's sweatshirt? Yes, some foul language BUT the only word to describe it.

They made me get on the saddle and sing to me. I told him to say I was turning 29- 3x's removed. He just said I was turning 29. Guess he didn't get my joke. ;)

My hot sista.

My hilarious dad. I just love him!

Giddy up!

:)

I LOVE hangin out with my family!

My New Hair Cut and My 31st (early) Birthday Celebration

Well I did it! I cut my hair off 7 inches! I still can't believe I did it. It's been years since I had short hair. (Well short hair by my standards.) It was an impulse. I decided like an hour before my appointment that I wanted to cut it. Well my friend Rachel talked me into it. My hair dresser knows me well enough to know I freak when I feel she's cut too much hair off. So she only cut 3 inches. I went back a week later to have her cut off 4 more inches. I love the change! It feels good when I use shampoo and only need a little. It's a fun change.

Saturday night was a blast! My friend Bryn has a house up in Midway. She offered to throw a little slumber party to celebrate my birthday. My birthday isn't until the 10th but we celebrated a little early. I had a bunch of my old roommates up. We had such a blast! We ate a lot! A lot of good food. Sat around until 2pm and talked. Then got up Sunday morning, made breakfast and talked until noon. Then headed home. It was such a fun time. I love my girlfriends and have the best time every time we get together. Thank you Bryn for making it all happen!

These are my old roommates Angie (on the left) and Bryn on the right. We were flight attendants together and had a lot of fun times together. A lot of fun trips, late night talks, etc... I love my girls!

These girls are sisters. Hailey on the left and Carrie on the right. We had a lot of fun bonding moments.

My sista in the middle! I love her so much! And Christina. Christina and I didn't live together but dated the same guy. That is how we met. She is getting married this summer to a Scottish guy. I'm so excited for her!

Just a little preview of some of the food we had. So good!

In the action....

Eating dinner, catching up and reminiscin...

(I'm missing a picture of my friends Haley, Kelsey and Marie. They are here somewhere.)

And of course the desserts. What's a girls night without amazing desserts? Lets be serious!

Did I mention how much I love my girls? It was such a fun early birthday celebration. Thank you again ladies for helping me kick off my 31st birthday in style!