Christmas morning Brian, Katie and I were awakened to the THUMP of
*NSYNC's Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays against the walls.
{Thanks Pops}
We pulled ourselves out of bed to head to the living room to see what Santa had brought.
Of all the surprises from Christmas, I got the best ones this year. Brian spoiled me with the new iPod touch, that I love so much {and drive him crazy with. Sorry babe, its the new boyfriend}. And then, I got the Paul Mitchell straightener THE SILVER ONE that I have dreamed about getting since I started working at Paul Mitchell.
It's amazing it takes half the time to do my hair.
And yes, you probably won't believe it but I cried over the silver straightener... AND got the family crying with me over a stinking straightener. Gotta love it!!!
{I'll have to get the video to post it, it's a great story}
Thanks again Pops and Mom for getting THE SILVER ONE!!!
For Brian's Christmas present to each other, we decided to get tickets to the Arizona Cardinals game on the 27th against the Rams. Since it was both of our very first NFL games. I'm not a big fan of watching football on TV, I can't seem to stay awake during the 4 minute intermissions between the 40 second plays for some reason. But being there live was a whole other experience.
The home games are in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. We were so lucky to get our tickets from eBay for a great price. We were 8 rows up from the End Zone.
Amazing seats!!!
We were able to get there pretty early and got to walk around and see all the Tailgaters and see how sweet they are and how excited they get about their teams. Some even so proud of their teams they were wearing Steelers, Colts and Chargers jerseys to a Cardinal and Rams games. Go Patriots. HAHA, JK.
My husband is so cute and loves to paint his face. He was one in probably 15 in the whole stadium to paint their face. He did it all himself, too. So proud of my little makeup artist.
We were so close we got to see actually how big Larry Fitzgerald's butt really is. As hard as we tried we couldn't quite get Big Red to come take a photo with us *Bummer* maybe next time.
The stadium is beautiful and so nice.
Unbelievable how much money professional sports pour into their facilities.
Thanks babe that was so much fun can't wait to be a full season ticket holder.
Haha, maybe if get rich {we'll keep praying}.
On the 29th we all went to hit up the Ice Skating Rink just like we did last year.
But, this year was a bit more fun.
After I learned to get the hang of it again we played a little tag.
After getting tagged by who was "it" while you were the one who was actually "it" the game ended and transformed into the "Hold On As Tight As You Can While We Fling The One On The End As Fast As We Can To See How Many People We Can Take-Out" game.
And then the usual ChaCha Train.
Until of coarse half of the family takes a big spill then the red jackets come out and tell you "You can't do that".
(Katie and her cute brown hair and bangs.
Now, we finally look like sisters. Come on Jamie you're next.)
My cute new pink and brown coat Brian got for me for 12 days of Christmas. And, my hot neon green socks from Santa.)
30th~We went to Flagstaff with the boys, Jamie and Dan to see the
snow and take a break from the heat.
Heehee.
And of coarse to go tobogganing.
I LOVE TOBOGGANING!!!
It was all fun and games until "Uncle Brian had a bad, bad, bad idea" Taylor says about our idea to make a train with 5 of us. We had Taylor in the front Katie behind him, then me, Brian and Dan in the back. We flew down the hill while getting pelted with ice on our way down as we turned sideways and tumbled down the last quarter of the mound. It was a blast though picking out the snow from our undies.
The 31st and the 1st we took out the dirt bikes and four wheelers for a spin. Well, Pops is the only one with the spin and spill the rest of us just took the toys out for a ride.
We love riding out in the desert down there with the saguaro cacti everywhere.
It's a whole other world.
Tres Amigos Katie, Pops, and Brian. Taking a break to smile under their helmets with bugs in their teeth.
After taking a quick break for time to strike 12 o'clock to ring in the New Year and take a picture. We continued to enjoy the gift from Pops of the D.V.D.s of the
12 Years of Christmas' Past.
It was so much fun getting to look back at how cute Brian and his sisters were when they were little.
Pops, that was an amazing gift I don't think all of us kids could thank you for all the work and effort you put into that special surprise.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY LaNEA!!!!
For Brian's and my 2nd Anniversary on the 5th we went to Cave Creek to walk around and see the old town that C.J. loved telling us about. For lunch at a really yummy Mexican restaurant that had turtles, ducks, and geese right at our feet.
We walked around at Buffalo Bill's and The Town Dump for a bit until we found these amazing little boards. We had to take a few breaks for the Kodak Moments.
And NO our schnozes are not as large as our shadows portray.
I hate snakes but I thought I would hold one just this once for this one Kodak Moment.
How can he see to round up anyone in this town with those squinty eyes?
Welcome to Malfunction Junction.
That night when we got home we sat down with the family to watch My Sister's Keeper. This was my "Bad, bad, bad idea." The whole family were big snot balls.
It was a great movie although I do not recommend it unless it's that time of the month and you want a good cry that will leave you with puffy eyes that you can't open in the morning.
But, before the movie Brian set up this cute picnic table with Sierra Mist and candles out in the desert surrounded with saguaros.
We toasted our soda over new promises and goals we made for us to work on to help bond us even stronger.
I love you, My Sweety. I love absolutely everything about you. I am so lucky to be the one that gets to hold you in my heart for eternity. To be the one to hold your wrinkly old hand in 50 years. To be the one to love you with as much love I can muster up. To be the one to roll you over when you snore. To be the one to yell at your refs. To be the one to support you in all your sports and school. But, most of all I love being the one to be yours.
Love you, Juhn.
I can't wait to see what the next 1,000s of years brings us. MWAH