A total blast!!!

We had so much fun on our trip to Vegas!!! There is so much to see and do!! It was absolutely exhausting!!! Not our usual lay on the beach type of trip!!! worth ever penny spent!!! i hope to post some pics later today!!!

Vegas!!!!

Leaving for Vegas at 1PM today!!! I cannot wait!! It's 1:30am and I'm still up packing!!! :) Pat is playing video games!! I guess we are practicing for the nightlife out there!!!
Happy Fourth of July to everyone!! Be safe!!!
Will write when we return next week!!! Love you all!!

Congrats to Pat!!!

Beginning July 8th, Pat will be working at Wells Fargo as a mortgage consultant!!! After numerous meetings and different interviews, Pat got the job this morning!!! He will be working on the same team as the two individuals who helped us out with our mortgage at the briarcliff location!!!! How nice to come back from Vegas and make back all the money we'll blow out there!!! =)

Congratulations Patrick!! All of your hard work and perseverance paid off!! I love you so much!!! Mwah!!

Craziness!!

finally got a grill!! we love it!!

finally got a dining room table!!! really pretty!!! good quality too, pottery barn!!
...now maybe i'll find some time to throw a dinner party!!

puppy's little legs turn green when he runs through wet grass!! :)

19 days till Vegas!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

Congrats to Nick & Erica VanDee!!!!

Nick & Erica VanDee
June 13, 2009


Nick & Erica have been dating since senior year of high school. After attending separate colleges, transferring to the same college, and then living in separate states they are finally together! It was a beautiful wedding!! I am so proud to have had the privilege of being the maid of honor!! I attached my speech from the reception because it was overwhelming to write and to give!!! It sums up everything that I wanted to say!!

"As little girls growing up, Erica & I were 2 peas in a pod. We knew everything about one another. We planned our weddings, careers and even class schedules together. So it’s no surprise that I knew her favorite color, her favorite song, and even her favorite Backstreet Boy.

Her taste in men has changed over the years, the gown has gotten more detailed, the color of the bridesmaids dresses more pink, and the ring more specific. But today I stand here knowing that this wedding is exactly what she wanted & that Nick is exactly who it should be with!!

Since our senior year of high school we have dreamed about her wedding to Nick. As they continued to date throughout college & spend more and more time together, gradually Nick assumed the role more and more of knowing her favorites and her hopes & dreams. I have not lost my best friend but gained a brother to help me figure her out!!

Erica, over the years the details have changed, but now that wonderful dream of walking down the aisle to your true love has come true. Congratulations to Nick & Erica!! May you spend the rest of your lives fulfilling each others dreams!!!"


I love you both so very much!!!


Emily caught the bouquet!!


The gang!!


Soon to be brothers ;)

Finally purchased a grill!!

I have been born and raised on grilled food and not having a grill has been torture!! Pat and I have been looking for a good year and finally found one today!! We got a really good deal!! I am so excited!! Now I have a week off of work and I can grill out all week!!! Yummy!!! :)

the clock is ticking!!!

My sister's wedding is in 8 days!!! The final preparations are getting done!! I'm excited, my dress fits perfectly, I LOVE my shoes!! I'm ready!!
Other than that our lives have been pretty steady with daily chores and enjoying the weather by heading to the pool!! Pat might end the summer with a tan this year!!!
We are waiting to hear from Wells Fargo about a business proposal that was sent in!! Hopefully, we'll hear something by Friday!!!
1 month till Vegas!!! I can't wait!! I'm already shopping for clothes :)!! I really need a break from work and the wedding doesn't really consist as a vacation!! The countdown begins!!!!