Typical Saturday Morning

We are doing well. I got to sleep in a little (till 730 am) on my day off! We have a lot to do but a typical Saturday involves- cinnamon rolls, James working out in the yard- the dogs going crazy and our new garden. James planted a bunch of tomatoes, onions, sweet basil, zucchini and more last weekend! Here's some flowers that he planted months ago that are still thriving! The lavender we planted last year and it's still alive and well!

B-day pics

Here's some pics from my Birthday! Even though it was last month, I am still mourning my 20s! Thank you to Donna for coming from Las Vegas and taking some festive shots!

Kauai

Hello all. Hope everyone is doing well.

We are still loving Kauai. The beach is Jace's new favorite place.

We miss you all.

Whew not too much new here...

The last couple of weeks have been blah- I was sick right after my birthday and I ended up not going to work 2 days the week after. That doesn't happen- We are just working, enjoying a few Spring Training games (last Saturday we saw the Padres vs. Mariners @ the Peoria Stadium) it was 83 degrees and we got a nice little sunburn. Rosie and Husker are still getting along and I think that Rosie is helping Husker because she is unable to move her hind legs at times but she seems to be having some good days. We do worry about her as she is getting up there in years. We estimate that she is approaching 13.

On a side note- I think blogging is pretty cool but I get bummed out because it seems like the only person that checks out the blog is ME since I never get any comments so if you happen to be reading this drop me a comment and tell me what YOU are up to these days so I know that someone is checking it out every so often! Thank you!!!!

Rosie and Husker in Action

Check out the video of our dogs interacting. I thought you could see how cute Rosie is. Her new thing is to lick our faces in the middle of the night when she has to go to the bathroom. I think she wakes up, is bored and wants someone to play with.

Hello from Kauai

We made the move to Kauai. Jace was a real trooper on the long plane ride over here.

Marissa and I are starting to adjust and enjoy the slow paced life here.

We are having a great time with furnishing and decorating the house.

Jace loves the beach and the water and has a great time playing in the sand.

Now, we only need Norm to get over here. We miss him.

Hope you all will keep in touch and come visit whenever you can.

30 candles on the Birthday Cake!

Sam's Funny face

All of Us

Happy Birthday Mel! Yep- I turned 30- the day before I started crying because James told me I didn't know how to cut birthday cake. He had the cake ordered and then he said that it only fed 12 people- which of course wouldn't have been enough... So that was pretty comical. I don't really know the real reason why I started crying but I think it was a combination of being 30, being emotional, etc.

The day was pretty fun. James took me to lunch at very cool new restaurant at the AZ center called 1130. Then when the bill came, it had been, "taken care of". The Concierge at the hotel called to tell them it was my 30th b-day. That was pretty cool. Then we had a retirement party for Earl Knight at the hotel. After 32 years of service with Hyatt, he decided to move on to greener pastures. I have been with Hyatt for almost 8 years and I really can't imagine 26 more but then again, it doesn't feel like 8 years has come and gone since college!

After work, James, the kids, Norm, Rossana and I had dinner at one of my favorite places- Buca Di Beppo! Got a little picture crazy and here you can see some of those- I think about 70 pics were taken in the span of 1 hour!