FIVE WEEKS LEFT!

As of today Alex and I only have 5 weeks left until we get married!! So here are a few pics from our engagements and one special little surprise at the end...

And here it is folks.....

Of course that's all I'm going to show you... I don't want to give away the whole surprise!! You'll just have to come see it for yourself :)

Here's the Bride to Be

My amazing sister-in-law, all the way in Virginia, sent me a lovely care package that just brightened my day. At her request I have taken a picture of the most pink thing I've ever owned and am now posting it on our blog. The other gift made me laugh just as much as this one, however because it is an inside kind of joke, I did not include it in the picture. But I sure do love pickles!!

Just for you Brooke, I will wear this in your honor, at every bridal shower. Thanks for all your help, can't wait to see you guys!

Love is in the Air

2 blogs in one night? I know but it's been a while and this is how we procrastinators get things done.
Valentine's Day was a while ago but the memories will live on forever... Alex surprised me that morning before he left for school with a beautiful rose and a new bottle of one of my favorite calognes, for him, but really for me! And a little lamb... I can't really explain that one. It was the best way to start my day. He's such a cutie!!
So my brother's wife and I decided to have a V-Day Fiesta Surprise for the boys. We invited our hunnies over and made them enchiladas with chips and salsa. Had the place decorated for a Fun Fiesta in the kitchen with our cute little pinata decoration... how it escaped without a picture I'm not sure, but it was filled with lots of fun for later.
After dinner we moved into the living room, decorated appropriately for Valentine's Day, where Alex and Jacob both got their turn to hit the bull, but not until they ripped it apart did they find what was inside... Maracas, new years horns, kazoos and one of the best hits of the night, Whoopie cushions! I knew that 17 cents would be worth a laugh or two.
We had so much fun it was ridiculous. My brother Jacob had so much fun he popped his whoopie :( We made pina coladas and played Imagine If... to end the night. It was a lot of fun
Every day feels like a Valentine's Day because we love each other so much. We can't believe we are so lucky as to get to spend the rest of our lives with each other.

Back to work

Sunrise from my Balcony...

I've had the last week off... boss gone to... well I'm not quite sure this time. But since it's been a while I thought I'd fill ya'll in. The end of January my boss paid for my certification of the EZLase, which is a really cool machine for perio, but only hygienists will understand. However the class was in SAN DIEGO for the weekend. So while I left to warmer climates ya'll enjoyed the snow. By the time I got there they had to upgrade our rooms for free - darn it. So I got a King suite with a partial view of the ocean. NICE. I had class mostly all day Fri. and Sat. but still with plenty of time to call family and friends, and took my test Sat. afternoon. Passed with flying colors, I had the rest of the day to wander around and take pictures. There were over 1200 dental personel attending this World Clinical Laser Institute, from over 25 different countries. It was a really neat experience and ... I got to check another Hard Rock off my list! The hotel I stayed at was The Hotel Del Coronado. If any of you have heard of this place you know how amazing and famous it is. If you haven't you should definitely check it out.

Sunset on the beach. Only part of the hotel in the background.

This was my free King upgrade. What you can't see is my balcony, hide-a-bed couch and coffee table and desk. Then there's the pic of palm trees and only one of their 3 pools.

The beach after our catered beach party the night before

It may have rained a little my last morning, but the beach couldn't have looked any more amazing.

This was just Sunday brunch. My hotel room bill came to over $1,000 for just 3 nights. And that wasn't for the free upgrade. Good thing my boss was taking care of the bill.

Hard Rock San Diego...I can find them anywhere!

Needless to say the trip was ok, I was in class and when I wasn't I was there alone. But it was an experience well worth it. I would definitely recomend this hotel.... only if your wallet can handle it.

Alex's birthday...some more

We celebrated Alex's birthday with his family at Bonzai restaurant...we have a thing for chopsticks. It was really good and a great place to go because we had our second date at there. Brought back a lot of good memories. And yes we are wearing pretty much the same sweaters, we had gotten them for Christmas from Alex's sister Rayne who has an amazing eye for style and good color ;)

The next day we spent playing guitar hero... and yes that is exactly how Alex looks while he plays it. He gets so excited when he's doing well on level HARD. I'm not the best at it, but it's pretty much the only game we can play together so we both really love it. We waited until it was time to go to dinner for Alex's birthday surprise with my brother and sisters. We went to Rodizio Grill which was perfect, salads for the girls and meat for the guys, and pineapple for everyone! Plus the drinks, brazilian lemonade and guarana we all were so stuffed....
and then of course we had a GREAT night sleep. This is how we look in the morning after a fun weekend of celebrating! Good thing we love each other no matter what time of day :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I know I've already posted, and just barely but this deserved it's own special spot... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX! I didn't think I'd get to spend much time with him today considering he has class all day and I work. But wouldn't you know it the fates alligned and I had last morning patient and first afternoon patients cancel which meant I got an extra long lunch, just enough time to drive to Alex's house and give him a special birthday surprise! I had made a sign and wrapped some gifts and put them in exactly the right place so he would see them when he walked in from his class. Then I jumped out and said, "SURPRISE!" I LOVE surprises and I love surprising people. It was so much fun to spend some time with just him then of course it was back to work and class. Such is life. The birthday celebration continues on throughout the weekend with dinner with his family tomorrow and dessert with mine on Saturday. I hope Alex has a great birthday, he deserves the best for all that he does for others. Love you babe!

Conquering the Mountain...kind of

It may be cold, but we've learned to run with it... or should I say snowboard with it. Alex and I went snowboarding with some of his family that had come into town and although I am not very good at all it was a lot of fun. Alex and his family were so patient with me and stayed with me the whole morning, through every puff of powder I got stuck in and every flat area I got stopped
by.

It snowed all day while we were there, but we didn't even notice. If you stay moving you don't have time to get cold. My body was so sore after and I wasn't sure I could move after but I wouldn't hesitate to go again. Of course Alex went off his jumps and spun his 360's and I couldn't have been more proud of him. He's just so cute when he's doing his "thang." I'm sure this was just the first of many more.

Did I mention that Brighton has the best hot chocolate...mmm thanks for cooling mine down Al ;)