St. Thomas

My friend decided to have a destination wedding and I was her Matron of Honor, so I was able to spend 4 days on the island of St. Thomas. I had fun spending time with the people I grew up with. I've missed hanging out with them. The plane ride there and back was very long and the weather was extremely hot, but I'll take that super hot sunny weather over this rainy cold weather we've had here in Napa any day. Her wedding was very pretty. It was everything she had dreamed about and I'm glad everything turned out the way she wanted it to. Congratulations Corey & Kayla!

 View of St. Thomas

from the hotel

 

  hanging out before dinner one night

Kayla with her girls

Love this pic!

26

I'm a bit behind on this post, but hey..I'm not so great at this whole blogging thing. Anyway...I turned 26 on April 13th. I started celebrating my birthday in Cabo sort of by accident, but I liked how it turned out. We had a pinata night (see pictures from previous post) and whoever found the biggest marble inside won a birthday party, and that just happened to be me. What fun!! We had a mariachi band come to the house, everyone brought a gift, we had a nice dinner, and celebrated with cake. It was a lot of fun! 

On the 13th, Rob's family took me to dinner and then they came over to our place for presents, cake, and ice cream. I love ice cream cake from Dairy Queen and have had one for my birthday for @ least the past 5 years if not longer. Rob is aware of this so he did try by getting me an ice cream cake from Baskin-Robbins, but it just wasn't quite the same. I still appreciated the effort though. Rob took me out to dinner the next evening to Benihanas. It was delicious! They sang to me, gave me ice cream, and took our picture. It was a fun evening out. 

Turning 26 was fun. It was hard being away from the family. I think this was my first birthday celebration without them. Those are the moments I miss so much. 

The year 25 brought tons of blessings, celebrations, and wonderful memories and I'm very thrilled to see what my 26th year has to offer. 

Highlights

Rob and I went to Cabo, Mexico with a few other couples and had such a good time. I would like to post every picture with explanations, but that would seriously take FOREVER, so I'll just summarize with a few highlights. ENJOY!!

Jeepin' it one day to enjoy some beautiful beaches and experience what some of Mexico living is really like. 

 The crew that went deep sea fishing. 

 We caught this. A Marlin. Awesome!

 And enjoyed seeing other amazing ocean life. 

 We loved relaxing by the fire pit..

 ..at this AMAZING house we stayed at.

 We had a pinata night

 I found the biggest marble..

 

..which led to having a mariachi band come play for us. 
Great times!

 We took a boat to the famous arch..

 ..and hung out on Lovers Beach!

 The beaches were so gorgeous!

 We loved our trips out on the town for some fine dining. 

 And it was great to wake up to these wonderful breakfasts made by the awesome chef @ the house. 

CABO+FRIENDS+GOOD TIMES=
WONDERFUL TRIP!

Country Roads

I went for a visit home during the last week in March. My trips home always seem to go by quickly and this one went extremely quick because there was quite a bit going on. 

My niece greeted me @ the airport with a BIG hug and kiss and then she was able to spend a few days @ the house with us. While she was there, we dyed Easter eggs together. She is so much fun.

My friend is getting married in St. Thomas in May (another exciting trip to look forward to) and I am the Matron of Honor so I threw her a bridal shower while I was home. It was fun seeing everyone and I'll see them all again in about a month.

 With the Bride

All the ladies

  The wedding party

Saturday & Sunday I was @ my sister's house. We watched WV play in the NCAA tournament, had a baptism for my nephew, and celebrated my niece's 3rd birthday. 

They got a bunny for Easter. Poor bunny..It probably wishes another house would've bought it instead after spending a few hours with Brooklyn. 

 With my sister cheering for the Mountaineers!

Happy Birthday Brooklyn!

 She wanted to paint my nails : ) 

Mommy & Ryan. It's great to be eight!!

I love my trips home and the time I get to spend with my family. I miss every single one of them so much.

Let's Go...

....MOUNTAINEERS

 Most of those that will read this will either: 1) have no clue as to what I am talking about or 2) will not have the same amount of enthusiasm as I have right now. Either way, it's okay, I still feel the need to blog.

I've always loved my home state of WV and now that I've moved away, I think I love it even more.  In about 45 minutes, the Mountaineers will be playing in the final four of the NCAA tournament in hopes of moving on to play for the national title and I will be watching every minute of that game. Yes! I do get into the games. Yes! I do scream and yell at the television. Yes! I do get very nervous and can hardly stand to watch at times. Yes! I love college basketball. Rob thinks I'm crazy, but I think deep down he finds it to be cute. Ha! Although I can't be in WV sitting in the living room watching this game with my family, I will be wearing the blue & gold, showing my support, and cheering on the Mountaineers because.. It's a great day to be a Mountaineer wherever you are. 

Unexpected gifts are the best

This weekend brought a few surprises and they were all so fun. On Friday my doorbell rang and I found a box at my door. As soon as I saw the hearts drawn on the outside of the box tears came to my eyes. Inside I found a musical card that said "even though we're far apart, there's no distance between our hearts... I miss you so much and I love you even more." Along with that was a fun message from my nephew and a valentine teddy bear from my niece. It made me cry and cry. I miss them both so much. 

My next surprise came about 30 minutes later when my doorbell rang again and standing outside were two cute Curren boys with a Valentine treat for me. So fun! 

My last fun surprise was on Sunday evening while I was making dinner. My doorbell rang and 3 beautiful young ladies and 1 super cute little lady delivered a singing gram and a single red rose to me from my secret admirer. Ha! It was a great last surprise. 
Happy Valentine's Day! 

  The picture my nephew drew for me on the cover of the card. Love it!

Facials are a must

Being pampered in a warm bed with comfy blankets should be a must for women. Amanda and I were treated to facials on Saturday as part of our Valentine gifts from our wonderful husbands. It felt absolutely amazing. Everything about it was so relaxing. My favorite part was some chocolate mixture she put all over my face. Loved it! As we left and walked out the door Amanda looks at me and says something like this, "Oh there is a world out here after all." Ha! Great job Briant & Rob. I guess we'll keep you around. ( ;