This week my wonderful husband came home with a bouquet of beautiful Tiger Lilies. He said, he "just saw them and thought of me." I think that is the best reason to buy flowers.

It was such a simple gesture, but it made my day and really let me know he was thinking of me.

I hope you are all so lucky!

Durango for Labor Day

Our friends, Kevin and Nikki, invited us to the Hanger family ranch in Durango over the Labor Day weekend. We were excited for the invite and the idea of escaping Arizona heat for a few days. We drove up with Kevin, Nikki, and their dog Maggie on Thursday night after work.

On Friday, we went for a quad ride around their property. The ranch was so relaxing. We saw plenty of deer and some people even spotted a bear about 100 yards from the house! I missed the bear sighting, but Nikki and I did go try and find him, but no luck (thank god).

Finally on the last day, Kevin and Aaron woke up early to get the horses ready for Nikki and I to ride. They knew it would get them points, but it was a really nice gesture. The horses hadn't been on a ride in a while, but they were good sports and it was a great end to a great weekend.

Thank you Hanger family for the wonderful weekend!

Showing off their wedding dance moves!

Smoking one of those gum candy cigs Nikki picked up in town. He looks pretty cool though, huh? ;)

Happy 30th Anniversary!!

Two weekends ago (I know I never post anything), I threw a surprise party for my parents 30th Anniversary! They have supported me over the years and I felt they deserved a night to celebrate their relationship and what wonderful people they are. I didn't think I could pull it off, but the party ended up great and they were really surprised. They hadn't seen some of their friends in a long time, so I was glad that I was able to reconnect them.

Happy Anniversary!

Wicked

For my birthday, Aaron and I went to see the Broadway musical Wicked. Yes, I know it is a little early to be celebrating my birthday (it's in October), but Wicked was playing at Gammage and I just had to get tickets. Plus, Aaron actually agreed to go with me!

The show was amazing! If you haven't seen it, you must go next time it comes to town. Even though our seats were in the LAST possible row, the show was great and their voices were just incredible. Aaron even enjoyed it, which I thought would never happen.

I will definitely be going next time it's playing, but I will be splurging for better seats.

2 Year Anniversary...a little late

On July 7, Aaron and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. I can't believe how fast the time has gone, it feels like yesterday we were celebrating our wedding and now we can't even be considered newlyweds. Aaron is a wonderful guy and I am so lucky to have him in my life.

Such a beautiful location (Seville)

One LUCKY guy

So handsome :)

Mother's Day Weekend

My mother is the greatest! I love hanging out with her and I truly consider her my best friend. For Mother's Day weekend we decided to go to the Chiluly Glass exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. We have been there before, but we had never experienced an exhibit like this one. Dale Chiluly's glass work is incredible!! He is the same artist who did the glass for the Bellagio hotel in Vegas. We had a wonderful day, although it was HOT, and enjoyed a nice lunch out on the patio. Here are a few pictures of our day.

This one was amazing.

My favorite

Mom's favorite

Happy Mother's Day!

QUICK CALI TRIP

This weekend my mom and I drove out to California to see my little brother, Shane, play volleyball. He is on the Cal State Northridge team and this weekend was the first round of their regional tournament. They played BYU and defeated them in 4 sets! Go RIDGE!! I also got the chance to meet up with a former teammate, MO. It was so good to see her and hear all that she is up to. She made me really miss volleyball.

Whenever we are out in California, we stay with my Aunt Suzi and Uncle Dean-o and their two kids, Natalie and Nic. They are so nice to always let us stay there. It was really good to see them and I love those little kids so much! They are growing up way to fast. Here are some pics from this weekend.