Mexico Part Uno

I realize that I promised more pictures and that was a month ago. I know it has taken a very long time but here they are. All of our pictures were on Jen's laptop so I had to wait till I had them all and then I had to sort through more than a thousand pictures to decide which I liked the best. And for those of you who really know me, you already know that I have such a hard time making decisions so sorting through was a huge task!


Anyway, as you know already, Chris and I cruised to Mexico for our 5 year anniversary. Chris's sister, Jen, and her husband TJ joined us in the celebration. We had such an amazing time and we are still so sad to be home and ready to go on another vacation. Like I said, there are tons of pictures and I tried to narrow it down as much as I could but there are still tons.

This is Chris and I in line getting ready to get on the boat. We are so excited we can hardly stand it at this point!

Here we are right after we got on the boat and just trying to figure out where we were. Still too excited to even contain it!

Our first trip to the buffet, need I say more?

Here we are waving goodbye to all our cares!


Sneaking in a smooch before dinner.

Fruity drinks seemed to be in order!

We don't have many pictures of all four of us. This is us at the welcome aboard show.

The next day was a little overcast but so beautiful. I loved looking out and seeing the clouds and the ocean.

We took some time to explore the boat. It was so windy we could hardly walk. I just love this picture of Chris trying to walk in the wind.

Here is Jen and I soaking up some sun.

We decided to try our luck at Bingo but sadly we were unsuccessful :(

We just loved being out on the deck enjoying the beautiful views and weather.

And of course we had to get a picture at the bow.

And I couldn't resist.......

Just a cute one of Chris. I love that face!

We loved watching the sun set. So beautiful and relaxing.

Here we are dressed up for dinner.

Every night, our towels were folded up into animals so here was the swan for the first night.

Our first stop was in Cabo. We got off of the boat just to get on to a smaller boat and enjoyed a quick boat tour. They dropped us off at lovers beach where we did some snorkeling and of course soaking up some sun and laying in the sand. This was my favorite beach. The water was nice and it was so gorgeous.

I love this happy face!

Jen and I in our super cute matchy suits!

This was the view I enjoyed the most!

Smooch!

I know its cheezy but I just couldn't help myself.

"this is my boat!"

I love this picture of Chris playing in the water. He was loving life away from work!

After Lovers Beach, we had lunch and then wandered around the city and did some window shopping. We didn't buy anything but had fun looking.

And last but not least (for now) here I am at dinner that night after Cabo.

I will try to get the rest of the trip up in the next week or so but I'm not making any promises.

We're back!

We're back from the BEST VACATION EVER! For our 5 year anniversary we went on a cruise to Mexico. We had such a blast and I'm so sad that its over. I have about 1,000 pictures so when I have more time, I will sort through and will post more. But for now, I will share just a few. Hope you enjoy!

Ya ya ya!!!

I know it's been forever since I have posted anything and that I'm way overdue!!! Things just got so busy and the longer I waited, the longer I knew it was going to take me to catch up on everything so I just kept putting it off. This morning after Chris left, I couldn't sleep so I decided it was a perfect time to lounge around on the couch and catch up all of my fellow bloggers with whats been going on. Is it weird that I think there are people out there who actually care what goes on in my little life?

Anyway, I hope everyone had a great new years. 2009 was OK for me I guess but I'm hoping that 2010 is better. I want all of my family and friends to know how grateful I am for each of them and the example they are to me. I'm so glad I have the family that I have and even my in-laws are so amazing...I'm so lucky that I actually LIKE spending time with them. I'm so grateful for my amazing husband of almost 5 years and I can't wait to see what this year holds for us! Here's to a fantastic 2010!!!

PS. There are like 6 posts after this so be prepared for a picture overload!

Kierstens Wedding

This past weekend, Debbie's youngest daughter, Kiersten, got married. The reception was in Gary and Debbie's back yard and was gorgeous!!! There were lights and candles and flowers everywhere and of course, the thing I care about most, great food and even better company. It was a very busy day but worth it in the end. This was the last night I got to hang out with my nieces visiting from Utah. They are so sweet and I can't believe how big they are getting...it makes me sad! Unfortunately, the whole time they were here I kept forgetting my camera at home. Then, when I finally remembered to bring it, the battery was almost dead so I only got a few pictures. And because it was so dark, the lighting is a little weird in them....sad day for me! There's always next time, I guess!

Here's the happy couple, Eric and Kiersten!

My SEXY hubby with his cute smile and even cuter dimples!!!

Dang! We look good!

Here's Ashley! Hailey and Kaitlyn

What a creeper in the background!

Addison looking so sweet!

The camera focused on the candelabra on the table but I love how cute the girls drinking out of their fancy cups. I especially love how Kaitlyn is holding hers! They are so funny!And I just love Ashley's face in this one!

ChRiStMaS!!!

I don't know how Christmas has already come and gone but it that's exactly what happened. I feel like the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas went by in a flash. I love Christmas but it is always so busy and this year was no exception. Christmas Eve we always spend with my side of the family. We eat way too much food, get new jammies and even get to sit on Santa's lap! Our friends Katie and Jeff started coming a few years ago and bring their 2 adorable kids Bella and Trevor. It is always one of my favorite nights of the year...great food and family! This year, my little brother even brought his girlfriend, Robin, for us to get to know a little more. We stayed up late and then wake up in the morning to exchange gifts and eat breakfast.

After breakfast, we packed up all our stuff and went to Gary and Debbie's house where we ate more breakfast and exchanged more gifts. Then, we hung out with them, Jen and TJ and Debbie's kids for a little while before we went to Grandma's. We spent just a short time with Grandma then head over to Laurie's house for the rest of the day. Once we got to Laurie's, we all turned into little kids again. We open presents and then spent the rest of the day playing with our new toys and lounging around, all the while still in our new jammies. To me, it wouldn't be Christmas if I had to change into normal clothes. We somehow managed to eat dinner even though we were already full of candy but it was definitely worth it. Then we did it all over again a few days later when Stew and Robyn were here. They came up a few days after Christmas and were here for a whole week. I'm just barely starting to feel like life is normal again after all of that! Like I said, I love Christmas but it leaves me worn out!

Here's the big guy at his special visit with my family!

Bella wasn't too sure about having to sit on his lap!

And Robyn looking highly uncomfortable! ;) Now Santa doesn't look very comfortable!

We can't miss Theresa, although I think I missed my mom. Maybe she never did sit on his lap!

Trever wasn't happy either! Don't these kids know that Santa brings presents?

The whole Gamble gang once the kids opened their presents and realized maybe Santa is not so bad.

And one of Sam and his Lady friend!

My dad always seems to miss out on seeing Santa! Every year he goes missing right before Santa comes, poor guy!

Here is Chris modeling one of his Christmas presents...a do-rag! HAHAHA!

Now looking a little tougher!

and even more tough!

Here I amshowing off a present (thanks Clare!)!

Aren't we CUTE?

This is Jen looking either really happy or scared or maybe both, I don't really know!Me modeling my new jammies...

And here's the footies, aren't they so stinking cute!?!?!?!

By this point I think Chris was ready to go home!