Reno, Napa, San Fran and Clayton!!

Wow! What a trip Houston and I just had...it was truly the best EVER! We started off in Reno for my cousin Julie's wedding. Everything turned out perfect for her and I was so happy about that. She got married at her parent's country club which was absolutely gorgeous! On one side were the snow capped mountains and the other side, the gorgeous views of the city. Not to mention my uncle and aunt's home was an amazing custom home with the waterfall below in their backyard. That's where we stayed for the first three nights. I have attached a few pictures from the wedding. It was so nice to see some of my family. We don't get to see each other that often so that was really nice. I was lucky enough to be a bridesmaid for her special day and we had such a blast together! I'm so glad that Houston was able to spend some time with my extended family also. What a beautiful bride she was!

Haz Mat Graduation

Houston just finished a 6 week Hazmat program with many of his fellow firefighters. It consisted of sitting in class for 40 hours a week learning lots of chemistry and much more. His favorite part though was when they got to dress up in their Hazmat gear and blow things up. Why is that not a surprise? It was really nice to have him home every night, that was the longest time that we have spent every night together. It was awesome! I am so proud of him and It was a huge accomplishment. He put in a lot of hard work for it not only in the classroom but writing grants and going to meetings to get the funding for this program for their department. It's amazing how smart he is, he's one of those who will hear something once and will never forget it. I wish I was like that, I always had to cram before a test to remember the information. I hope our kids get that from him :) Not only is he incredibly smart but he is so humble and I love that about him. If he reads this he will probably be mad that I wrote all of that about him but it's true! Here are a few pictures from the graduation, he looks pretty cute in that uniform!

Going Private

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am making our blog private. Please let me know if you would like me to add you to the list of people to view it. All you have to do is email me your email address. Thanks!

Fun Times in Greer :)

Wow! Last weekend we had one of the best times in a very long time. Houston and I along with 5 other couples from the fire department rented a cabin in Greer, AZ for our friend Dan's surprise 30th birthday celebration. His wife did such a great job planning the weekend for Dan and he was completely surprised! It was absolute craziness the entire time and you better believe there was a lot of drinking involved!!!!! We played lots of games over the weekend such as kings, speed quarters, left-right-center, charades, the last word, Edward fortyhands and the list goes on and on... We truly are blessed to have the friends that we do from the department, we are definitely one big family. We all get along so well and we always have so much fun together. We stayed at the Greer Lodge Resort in probably their nicest cabin on the Little Colorado River. The cabin was decorated so nicely with beautiful furniture and appliances and a Jacuzzi outside on the deck. I would highly recommend this place to anyone!!! We had beautiful weather all weekend, we even got 4 inches of snow on the first night which was a blast to play in. There were snow ball fights, snow angels made and lots of fun pictures taken. I will say if you have never played Edward fortyhands that you have to try it because it is hilarious! Here are some pics from the weekend...

Billy Joel and Elton John Concert!!

Amazing is all I can say about this concert!! Last night, Houston and I with some of our friends went to the Billy Joel/Elton John concert and I was amazed at how much I enjoyed it. I didn't realize that I knew most of the songs that they played until last night. These two are truly remarkable to watch live and so talented as musicians. We all stopped and had a few drinks before, except for me, I was DD. The show was over 4 hours long so we didn't end up getting home until really late but being tired this morning as I was getting ready for work was so worth it. We had so much fun and I would highly recommend this concert to anyone!

March Madness

Oh how I love the month of March!!! The weather is absolutely beautiful, everything is in bloom, St. Patty's Day celebrations, spring training games, friend's birthdays and our anniversary! We had so much fun this month with family and friends and here are just a few of the pics we took. I am so blessed with the people who surround me and for the wonderful job that I have. I hope you all had a nice month as well :)

My awesome work friendsDinner with my best buds from high school!

Spring training games and day drinking with friends St. Patty's Day celebration at Padres

More spring training game fun with friends...The infamous weinermobile...