Sarah comes to visit/ Coke store

This weekend Sarah came to visit and she loves coke so I thought it would be fun to visit the coke store. On the top floor you can order coke floats. Kenny ordered the sampler of coke floats. There are 8 different kinds of coke products flavored drinks to try, so we all just passed them around trying the different kinds. Yummy! Then we walked around the M&M store. Afterward we decided to check out the new Plazzo Hotel. It has a really pretty fountain in it. Oh and we kept trying to take a group shot and it wasn't working but I thought that the picture of just my eyes in it was kind of funny. Hee Hee

 

 

 

 

Grandma's 80th Birthday

Grandma Valentine turned 80 this year. Danielle, Alise, and I drove down to Anahiem to surprise Grandma. We arrived friday night and waited outside till Grandma went to bed. Then we snuck in and slept on the floor. At 6:36am Aunt Sue and I walked into her room singing Happy Birthday. (Grandma was born at 6:36am so we thought we would wake her up and surprise her.) She was so shocked to see me. I even had a bow around my neck. My mom and dad came too and surprised her too. It was great to see Grandma so happy. We also met Joy one of my cousin's daughter. She was so cute and sweet that Danielle almost brought her home. That night we went to Ruby's for shakes and then down to Huntington beach. It actually wasn't too cold but it was very foggy. I had a great weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

Brianna comes to visit

Brianna Tooker came to visit before she flew back to Davis for school. We went to a movie then drove up the mountain off roading again. This time it was super windy and cold so we didn't stay very long before we drove back down.

New's Year Party

This New Year's was kind of different. We drove to lots of places to find the best party. We first went to a party to see McKay and I played with a Wii for the first time. Then we drove to a dance at the Northstar church. Then we left there and went to a party that apparently was not very exciting and a bunch of teenagers. So we left pretty quick plus it was 11:30pm. So we found out the address to yet another party and Kenny drove quickly to get us there before midnight. We arrived there about 5 minutes before midnight. When we got there it looked like there was only about 10 people there. Then all of the sudden at midnight there were about 30 people there. Not too sure where everyone came from but it was fun. Then we went back to the "teenage party" because we left our cars there. Then we went back to our house and Kenny played the guitar and sang songs. It was a funny and memorable night.

Christmas in California

Here are some pictures from Christmas in California. I took a whole week off to spend time in California with family and friends. I spent the first couple of days with my parents, brothers, sister in law, niece and nephews. On Christmas Eve, Matt and I had a fun adventure of driving to Vacaville and back super quick to get one present. It was pretty funny. On Christmas morning it was a little different because we didn't open presents until 11:00am or something. (Which is way late to be opening presents.) Then after we opened presents we went to Ferns park which had just re-opened the saturday before. (There was a fire in July and the community has helped re-build it) So I felt like a kid again going down the slide, playing on the swings, and chasing Michele, Joseph, and Nathan around. Matt also got stuck in the slide, but not for very long. Then next day my parents went down to southern California so I spent the next few days with friends and visiting the Nugget Market stores. I drove to different stores to visit people and had a blast. Traci Vasquez was visiting that week too so I even got to see her for a little bit. On friday I went to the office (well I went to the office everyday) but on friday I had lunch with the IT dept. It was fun just like old times, we sat in the conference room and chatted about everything. On Friday evening I went to El Dorado Hills to go to Brett and Alex's wedding reception. Then I flew back home to Vegas.

 

 

 

 

My Christmas in Vegas

So the Sunday before Christmas, we had a little roommate Christmas morning. Danielle and I made pancakes for breakfast and listened to Christmas music. Then the we opened Christmas presents. We love the toaster in this place. One of our favorite things. We had a really good time, sorry there are only a few pictures but it was morning and we didn't look very pretty. Please don't look at our pictures up close.

STACIE SKINNER

So I failed to mention a very important part of my AZ trip. I got to meet up with my very good friend Stacie Marie Skinner. She met us for dinner and then went to the temple with us and basically hung out the whole night. I even went and spent the night at her house. I had a great time with Stacie. My favorite part of the weekend was hanging out with Stacie. This blog is just for Stacie Skinner! I love ya!