Whoops...

Sorry ya'll I have been crazy busy out of control and have had no time to blog :( But I'm back now with a vengance. Here's a little update as to what I have been up to:

-Bridal showers galore

-Bachelorette Parties
-50th Birthday extravaganzas

-Rockies games

-Dad's day

-Softball (games and practice...um excuse me!?)

-Consuming entirely too much yummy food with Mr. Man
-Spending as much time with Mr. Man before he heads back up to Montana :(

-Working (blah) But someone has to earn the kibbies...right?

-Official World Cup cheerleader (hahahahaha, yeah right!!!)

-Consuming more yummy food.(Sensing a theme yet?)

Yup that pretty much sums it up. On Friday (at 6:30 mind you) I am leaving for Phoenix for another Bachelorette partaaaahy!! I'm really excited for this one and foresee some crazy fun on the horizon. Look out Phoenix, here we come!

A little bit of this

Some lazy river action, duh!

And a whole heck of a lot of this! Sooo excited. Happy Hump Day everyone!

Just a little Friday Happy

Have a great weekend everyone!

Drama for your mama!

I may have been a tad over dramatic about the volleyball tournament last weekend especially considering my team WON!!! I know I'm still in shock myself. I actually only had to hit the ball a couple of times due to the fact that my coach kept the two best guys on either side of me so I wouldn't panic..phew. All in all, it was a great time! It is not yet 100% postive quite yet, however, the Denver office is thinking about sending my team (#1 duh) to the Houston volleyball tournament in a couple of months! All I have to say is those sweet little Houstonites better watch their backs, we are coming to town :)

On a totally different note I would have to say that this last weekend has been one of my favorite in a very long time! It was nothing special per say, although I did get to spend quite a chunck of time with the mister man, which you will will never hear me complain about. A little bit of pool time, some golf, good dinners, good movies, great weather. Does it get much better than that?? Didn't think so. This weekend is going to be kind of calm around the little apartment. W is out of town for a bachelorette party in Vegas that I decided to opt out of and instead am attending a different bacheorette here in Denver. The theme is pub golf, should be awesome. Other than that, a whole lotta nothing, and I am pretty darn pumped about that. I am just gearing up for the crazy weekends to come, filled with wedding celebrations, pool parties, bachelorette parties, showers, etc. Needless to say I will be taking in every ounce of free time I have this weekend and relax to the fullest extent possible. Quite honestly its not that hard for me to accomplish. Stay tuned for another overly dramatic post about my company softball league that started last night...now that is a riot!

Bump, Set, Spike...umm what!?

Oh boy! Ya'll this is no joke. Somehow I got talked into participating in my company's volleyball tournament this afternoon. The people that are participating in this 'fun' event are not kidding around either. They have held several practices at lunch time and after hours to try to improve their teams skills so they can win the coveted title of Volleball champions. We are talking INTENSE. I, however, am not so intense. In fact, I quite loathe playing volleyball. I am of rather a short stature (5'2" on a good day) and therefore, have never really excelled in this particular sport. I have put a smile on for the several practices we held while I scream and run the other way from the ball, whoops, but have no fear I am there and willing. This is going to be a disaster. I'm picturing a volleyball flying at my face AKA the money maker, and I leave the sand pit crying hystercially and being driven a way by a paramedic in an ambulance. Dramatic? Nah. Anywhoo wish me luck, it should be fun. Plus, there are pina coladas involved, whooot whooot!!

"Take me out to the the ball game"- A little weekend recap

As many of you know I am a huge baseball fan! Not for the acutal baseball, but for the atmosphere that comes along with going to the field. A hot summer day spent by the pool, followed by a quick shower, a basball hat, your favorite Rockies shirt, the smell of grass, and of course the hot dog and beer! Does it get any more summer than that?? Luckily, I have managed to find a great group of people that enjoys going to the baseball games almost as much as I do :) W and I used to live 4 blocks from the beloved Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, and if we needed something to do on a Sunday afternoon you better believe that was the first place you could find us. This weekend I feel very fortunate to have been able to go to not one baseball game but 2!! The Dodgers were in town and that is always a great series to go watch, and on Memorial Day weekend no less! Am I blowing your mind yet?? Haha. So anyway, I was able to scrounge a couple of club level seats from a co-worker of mine and Mr. Man and I headed to the ball park. Honestly, it could not have been any better. Perfect weather, perfect company, and unfortunately the Rox lost that night, but hey you can't win them all right? Saturday we opted out of the game and went to see Robin Hood and tried a delicious new(er) restaurant and we were certainly not disappointed. The food was delicious and I even enjoyed the movie! Holy cow, I'm exhausted even writing all of this stuff that I managed to cram in this weekend and I'm only till Sunday, just kidding. Sunday was, we shall say...interesting. Mr. Man was dead set on climbing a 14er and I am not one to back down so I said 'sure!' Probably should have thought that through a little bit better, but have no fear we got lost....driving! Hahahaha!! We ended up driving, not hiking, to the top of Mt. Evans. Regardless the views were breathtaking and it was a great experience! We finally got back into Denver after a 5 hours of driving around 11 AM and decided we needed to go to another ball game! It was awesome, the weather was once again beautiful, sat in the sun and then we were able to meet up with W for some drinks and bar fun!! All in all it was a great weekend. Unfortunately the Rox lost the series with the Dodgers, but there is always next time. Monday, was another beautiful day filled with BBQ's family and good old fashion fun! Loved it! Did ya'll do anything exciting for the long weekend???

Some pics of the fateful 14er attempt...oops.

Quarter Century Old!!

Oh my how time flies when you're having fun :) I'm finally getting my ducks in a row and doing a birthday post, albeit a bit late, but better than never right!? The celebration started on Friday as soon as I got off work and I went to go pick up the much anticipated cake! It turned out quite well and I think most people, the bakery included, were somewhat impressed by the 'quarter' theme, haha. I rushed home to grab W so we could hang out with our aunt 'D' and go to the movies. We saw the new movie 'Letters to Juliet'. Very disappointing. I'm not one for predictable lovey dovey movies in the first place and quite honestly would have much rather gone and seen Iron Man 2, but I digress. As soon as the movie was over I left W and D's company and rushed to aiport to pick up Mr. Man. He was orginally not supposed to be in town for my birthday weekend, however, he was able to work his magic and he was able to be here (insert ridiculously huge grin here). We all went out for a family dinner, not the parents but my aunt d, cousin, Mr. Man, W, Uncle R, and cousins girlfriend. We managed to make a scene at a very small italian restaurant where we always go for birthdays and laughed until our stomach's hurt. We went back home enjoyed some of the delicious red velvet cake and by that point I thought I was going to have to be rolled out of the door from so much food!

Saturday the day of my actual b-day, we went to breakfast, hung out and got our nails did, and then it was time to partaaahy! We enjoyed some hot dogs and beers at the baseball game and the party continued into the wee hours of the morning. It was honestly one of the best birthday's in a very long time. I was surrounded by the people that I love and cherish and that in itself makes for a great day regardless of the activities planned. Here's to being half way to 50 and offically part of the quarter century club! Enjoy the pics, and I had to throw a picture in there of the little guy trying to look big and tough as well :)

He thinks he is as big as a dog on most days.

The epic cake! Bow, stripes, and quarters, oh my!

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L flowers from Mr. Man.

Close up of the whale and on of the quarters, it was just as delicious to eat as it was pretty :)

Meet Banks and Hitch

So I may have accidentally went to the local shelter here in Denver and come home with not one cat but TWO cats!!! I went with a family friend who's dad was looking to get a companion for their two year old cat. Unfortunately the shelter only had two kittens and they were brothers who were looking to be placed together. I knew right then and there I was going to be in trouble. I went into a room and began to play with the two little trouble makers and immediately fell in love!! I had to go meet my parents for my birthday lunch on Sunday so I put the kitties on hold and gave myself some time to think about this big decision. As soon as I left the shelter I knew that they would have to come home with me. I talked it over with W and my parents and we all agreed that they would be mine!! So without further ado I am pleased to introduce Hitch and Banks.

This is Banks and he is such a little trouble maker! He jumped up on the vets counter last night and started licking all of the dog treats! He will be quite a handful I'm sure.

Hitch, the love bug. You can kind of see he is polydactyl which means he has extra toes. It looks like he is sticking his thumbs out trying to 'hitch' a ride or it just looks like he has on a set of mittens. They are soo precious!