Snowboarding and girly retreats! weee!!

Went up north to my family cabin with 7 of my best girlfriends this weekend. I wouldn't trade them for the world. Such good times were had by us all and fond memories were made. Games, fires, movies, cooking, cocktails, mountains, nail painting, hair doing, chit chatting, story telling..... and HUGS!!! Best weekend with my ladies EVERRRR!





So we came home Sunday night and had a big BBQ with the fellas (they missed us terribly and nearly starved) and my fella and I decided on a whim (my favorite) to take off and go snowboarding. I've been talking a big game about being willing to learn to snowboard.... it was time to step up to the plate! We drove up and stayed at Mary and Bryan's house then hit the mountain early in the morning. I knew he was pro-level good but I was utterly blown away by his ability. I see why he craves it. I, on the other hand, sucked pretttttty badly at first. I was pretty shocked that I ended up getting and having a lot of fun by the end of the day. I had some pretty wicked crashes and my entire body is sore and bruised today. Ouch. So worth the pain. Can't wait to go again with him next week!




Oh, and this one is from the Dice Magazine party.... so fun!

You can be anywhere when your life begins, when the future opens up in front of you, and you may not even realize it at first, but its already happening.

Sofa king happy

I can't remember a time I was more hopeful for my own future. Things are better than I could hope for. I've got the best guy in the world (and his pup) by my side, the best friends a girl could ask for, and a family that is stronger and more supportive than ever.

How time flies....

Has it really been 3 months since I've updated?? That must be some kind of record. Well..... I haven't been quiet because there is nothing to write about, thats for sure. It's just hard to get all my thoughts into one streamlined story.

The Holidays were great. I got to spend a lot of quality time with friends and family. I got some amazing gifts and gave a few as well.

January was fairly eventful and ended with a trip to Jamaica! Weeee! I got to take a nice little vacation with Jessica and Thomas. We had an AMAZING time! We spent most of the time on the beach or by the pool.... but we made time for shopping, visiting a haunted plantation, and of course nice meals and cocktails in the evening.


Apparently cooking someone dinner on Valentiens day is easily misconstrued as a date, so I've been labeled the bad guy there as well for "leading him on." What??? We were just friends.... always friends!!! He thinks we connect on a deep and spiritual level and hates me for "denying there is something special." The only thing that was special was the jamaicain rum we poured down our throats. He showed up at our bowling league (uninvited!) and ended up dropping his pants in the middle of the bowling alley to show some people his newly tattooed knees. WHO DOES THAT??? I was mortified. Mind you the dude is about 80% covered in Aaron Coleman tattoos, which is awesome..... but who drops trouser in the middle of a bowling alley? He is a painter..... I'm blaming it on the "I'm an artist, I do what I want" mentality.




So. There you have it...... work is great, house is coming together finally, love life is wacky as ever. Story of my life!

Oh! I almost forgot! Last weekend I went on a trip with 32 friends! We took the hot rods to Lake Havasu City for the rockabilly reunion. It was 3 days of music, shopping, carnie rides, cars, and booze! We all had an awesome time. I can't wait for Viva Las Vegas in april!! Then Ink and Iron for my birthday! It just so happens that the biggest car/tattoo shows of the year happen to fall on Deisy, Kate, and my birthdays this year, Weeeee, excuses to go and get crazy! Here are a few pics of Jamaica and the Rockabilly Reunion...... one of my new hair as well! Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

Finally.... a quiet moment alone! I wanted to take a quick second before round 2 of my family crazy Christmas show to just say how thankful I am for my family and friends. This was certainly an interesting year, but it's down to the last 7 days and I can happily say I wouldn't change a second of it. I've grown so much as a person this year, and I'm heading into 2011 with a much clearer picture of where I came from starting the year and where I want to end up in the upcoming year (and years). I also want to give a little shout out to my new squeeze..... who has helped me realize in the short time he has been back in my life that just because hearts get broken doesn't mean they can't be fixed < 3 And one more shout out to my grams, who probably wont read this, but made Christmas extra special for me this year! xoxo

i love winter in AZ

life is sofa king good. that is all.

movin' on up...

Finally all moved in to the new place. Gas is on, power is on, cat is settled. I've been on the prowl for some sweet vintage furniture. My neighbors kitty is my kitties new best friend... its pretty freakin cute.

that's all for now. Looking forward to thanksgiving since I missed it last year!! May go visit with my ex's family in cali over the weekend.... haven't really made up my mind. It's kinda cold for a cali trip. I turned my heat on today. Burr.

Buh byes for now