Sisters!

Ali came over to hang out the other night, and we got a little silly. At one point we put on some new lipstick that I had bought. It was a little dark for our pale complexions, and it made us giggle. Next, Ali decided to do our hair like "cheerleaders"...she learned how to do it on MTV's Made. Then, we decided to take some pictures, and the wackiness ensued. Yes, we act like we are 12 years old when we get together, but we always have good times. We were laughing so hard, I got a belly ache, and may have pee'd my pants a little. Plus, it proved even further that I have no ability to make a sexy/sultry/model face.

This one turned out a little artistic. We were trying to take a picture of ourselves in the mirror, but instead only got part of the mirror, and all of Scarlet.

Next, we tried the self portrait and smiling while still in the bathroom. The lighting was off, and the smile did not do full justice to the lipstick.

Then, Ali suggested we look sexy....the lipstick looks dark, but I do not look so sexy.

We then tried it again....but I just feel more comfortable smiling than doing the whole puckered lips things.

Then, Ali insisted we look sultry. This is the WORST picture EVER. I look a lot of things, but sultry is not one of them at ALL. Ali looks mean, however, I look just plain hideous.

We tried one more lips picture. This one is maybe a little cuter...maybe?

Finally, one with our big smiles and super dark lips. This one is fun!

San Fransico....part 2

Here are just a few more photos from my trip to California.

The girls in the hotel room, the morning after the Cake concert. We had to take a few photos to get the self timer to capture all of us perfectly.

Eating frozen yogurt in Santa Rosa at the Golden Spoon. Golden Spoon always reminds me of going to the mall as a young teenager. It was delicious. So delicious, that my eyes were half shut!

This is us doing our "model" poses, even Drake is busting out the blue steel! I suck at doing a model face, at doing a sexy face, at doing a sultry face....trust me....more proof to come very soon....

My birthday in review

June 17, 2009

My 30th Birthday

The middle of the night:
While sleeping, I semi-woke up and told Dalan it was my birthday. He told me, "Happy Birthday." I then told him I wanted a surprise. He asked me what sort of surprise. I told him I knew, but could not tell him, because then it would no longer be a surprise. Awe, you have to love my sleep talking. I remembered having a conversation with him, but had no memory of what was actually said.

The morning:
I woke up and went to work. I was going to wear my birthday crown that Dalan bought me, but I chickened out. In our morning assembly, all the kids sang Happy Birthday to me. It was adorable. When I returned to my classroom, I found that VaRonica had dropped off an adorable flower arrangement in the shape of a birthday cake, and a nice card. It warmed my heart. One of my co-workers also made me some cake. Yum! My phone was flooded with text messages, and I felt very loved!

The afternoon:
Came home, and my super cute husband had flowers waiting here for me, and then took me to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. It was delicious, and we got some cheesecake to go, which we ate for lunch today. Nutritious! My email and facebook were flooded with even more birthday messages, and Hilary dedicated her blog to me, Wow, I felt the love even more. I also received a lot of mail, including a pajama gram from Aubrey, and my passport! I am finally legit to travel outside of the country with my married name. However, during this portion of the day, I received word that my mama, Nana, and auntie were stranded in Price, Utah. Boo! They were returning from a little get away to visit another auntie, and ran into major car trouble. In the end, Cole had to make the journey to go get them, but they still endured a long day in small town, Utah.

The evening:
Went over to my parents' house, and hung out with my dad, Ali, and McKay. We chatted it up, and ate some dinner. It was fun! The rest of my family finally made it home, ate some dinner, we opened gifts, and ate Watergate cake. I had seen the recipe in a book, and it seemed so deliciously retro with its pistachio pudding that I instantly wanted to try it. Plus it is called Watergate cake, and not only was it my 30th birthday, it was also the 37th anniversary of Watergate. (see previous post). I had never tried it before, but Ali made it, and it was so good. Also, my family was totally overly generous with their gifts, in fact, I even got a Wii Active. Personally training here I come!

Summary:
I had an excellent 30th birthday! In the past 9 months, a large majority of my friends have turned 30, and have been looking forward to my celebration for almost a whole year, and the celebrating is not over yet! Come to my birthday party on Saturday, call me if you need details. I am very grateful for all my friends and family, and feel very blessed to have had such a wonderful day. Here are a couple pictures of the birthday girl, and of course, one self portrait that Ali took of herself!

I am super psyched, and shocked as confetti fell out of my card.

One of the many awesome books I received....I am going to get my read on this summer.

My Aunt Kathleen and me.

Blowing out my sparklers...that supposedly were not trick sparklers, but would never fully blow out!

Ali thinking about how awesome it would be to turn 30!

Ten minutes left of my birthday

I have a lot of fun and crazy stories to tell about the big day.....but I am tired, so I will blog about them tomorrow. However, I will post two short videos of Ali's birthday celebration dance from Tuesday night. It was hilarious and awesome all at the same time. Hopefully, she will bust it out on Saturday! They should be longer, but the batteries in my camera kept dying. Thanks to everyone for all the kind birthday messages. I really do have the best family and friends EVER!

Exciting things that have happened on June 17th

In 1775...
the Battle of Bunker Hill.

In 1885...
the Statue of Liberty arrives in NYC.

In 1928
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman (as a passenger) to fly across the Atlantic.

In 1950...
the first kidney transplant.

In 1960...
Ted Williams hits his 500th home run.

In 1970...
the Polaroid camera was patented.

In 1972...
five men were arrested after breaking in the Watergate Hotel.

In 1979...
I was born.

In 1994...
O.J. Simpson gets chased in his white Bronco by the LAPD.

If you are going to San Francisco....

This last weekend I went to California to surprise my friend Aubrey for her 30th birthday. Aubrey and I have been friends since we were four years old, and have spent more time in different states than we ever spent in the same one, however, our friendship has always been very strong and she is one of my most favorite people in the world.

Aubrey's husband, mother, and sister devised a plan to totally surprise her for her birthday. Her sister flew out last Tuesday, and acted as her birthday surprise. She watched Drake, Aubrey and Sam's son, so they could have a night out together. Aubrey's mom and I flew out on Thursday, which was her actual birthday, and surprised her at the restaurant for her birthday dinner.

We had a fun weekend that included pedicures, movies, good food, good conversation, lots of driving, and baby time. We also went to the Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa to see Cake. Aubrey and I had seen cake together about nine years ago, so it was a blast to see them again. The Harmony Festival was a total hippie fest. Lots of organic and vegan food, and lots of very high and very natural looking people. My favorite quote from the Harmony Festival is, "Say yes to smiles, and say yes to deep breathing." Words to live by I tell you!

I hope Aubrey had a fun and memorable 30th birthday. I took limited pictures, because the battery in my camera was dying, however, her mom took some more, so when I get those I will post a part two...or something. Here are my pictures:

It's my birthday week....

Let the celebrating begin!