Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo was a really long time ago I realize. Well not that looong ago but it sure feels like it. 

My Madre was born on Cinco de Mayo! So my sister and I celebrated with her during the day. We took out to lunch and we got pedicures. It was a fantastic day! 

Happy Birthday Mom! =)

Later, I went to a team fundraiser for Relay for Life. One of our teammates hosted a dinner party. We all just paid $10 bucks and she provided a wonderful taco dinner. And someone even had mustaches to play with. No cinco de mayo is complete without one of those. =) 

After dinner, the fiesta continued with a whole bunch of friends in Nevada City. It was a very successful day! Lot's of fun! 

This summer is shaping up to be a good one! =)

Weekend Roudup.

This weekend was glorious! It was the first taste of summer and it had me wanting more!

Friday: After work Anthony and I went to sushi. We have been craving it but sadly we couldn't go to our favorite place because they were closed. Sushi Q in Nevada city is still a nice treat. After, we strolled around with an ice cream cone. There is the cutest ice cream shop in Nevada City called Treats. Anthony tried their basil ice cream! Different but surprisingly good! I stuck with the bing cherry. Yum!

Saturday: I spent most of the day running errands in town. Stopped for a smoothie with Anthony. Then spent the afternoon at an open house at a local flower shop. My moms Relay for Life team hosted it. There were snacks and sangria which is my absolute favorite summer drink. It was a successful event!

Later that night, Anthony and I tried a new mexican restaurant and was pleased to find out it was very authentic! We will definitely go back.

Sunday: another day of sunshine. Started the day off with a little walk with a cup of joe. Did some cleaning, went to the laundry mat, and I had a relay for life meeting to go to that evening. We had it at a local brewery so that was nice. Sipped on a few brews while making Relay for Life plans and goals. 

All and all it was a fantastic weekend. I hope the cold front coming in passes by quickly so we can get more of this weather. Come on summer!  =) 

(please excuse the lack of order in my pictures... I'm using the blogger app on my phone and for some reason it doesn't keep the pictures in order....soooo annoying!) 

Friday

Happy Friday!!

I found this picture of my little sister and I while packing. I don't if I have mentioned before but I'm moving. Blah! Isn't moving the worst? Especially when you are moving out to the sticks....oh the things you do for people you love.

Anyway, this weekend will consist of packing, cleaning, more packing, and of course seeing the Hunger Games!! So excited!!

May this Friday ever be in your favor.

Mardi Gras.

I totally forgot to hit publish on this post earlier this week. ha.

This was last weekend: Mardi Gras Weekend!

I drank, ate, walked in the mardi gras parade with Relay for Life, celebrated Anthony's uncles bday, and needed more sleep. =)

What a great time!

On my bucket list: To spend Mardi Gras in New Orleans! If i had fun celebrating it in California then I can only imagine of the crazy fun time I would have there! Next year? =)

On the agenda for this weekend:

-margaritas and a little pool with a few friends

-baby shower

-spending a night with my sister and friends! Girls night!

-watching the Oscars!

Anthony is in San Diego this weekend but i made him fill out an Oscar ballot before he left! It's a fun tradition that we do! =)

I hope everyone enjoys their weekends! xoxo

the crawl.

Santa Crawl 2011!

This is probably one of my new favorite traditions that come with December. You might remember this post from last year when we attended. It's an absolute awesome night. 

This year I decided to wear an Ugly Sweater because I found a pretty awful one at a yard sale. Also, I'm wearing black leggings with red tights over them.... just so you know I wasn't walking around with my butt out. =) If you live close to Reno, NV or even if you don't... I say you should try going sometime. It really is an awesome time. Plus Reno has the cheapest hotel rooms ever. 

Kim and I

My sister and I 

Getting ready shot! 

The Cups turned Green this year. Last year they were red! On the back of the cup you could fill it out with your name and check either Naughty, Nice, or Undecided. I marked undecided! =) I ended up being pretty nice that night though. 

 

Ran into a group of our guy friends that were all dressed up as Candy Canes. Great idea! 

The Girls of the Night! Brit, Heather, Kim, Kyla, and myself. 

I ended up not getting very many pictures once again. I wasn't carrying a purse. My sister was holding onto my camera in her purse and we got separated at one point and then she ended up ditching out a little bit earlier then everyone else.

Some highlights of the night:

-Starting really early at 5pm and going until 2am.

-Walking around with a huge group of us... around 15 people. (Not pictured.)

-Singing Jingle Bells while walking around outside and having lots of people join in. AWESOME!

-Hanging out underneath the famous Reno Arch and having people throw marshmallows all over the place. Having them get stuck to your shoes is another story....eww.

-Seeing some really creative costume ideas. It's not all about the santas! And planning a group costume idea for next year!

-Having an awesome late night snack at a restaurant called Hash House a go go. Yummy food. And that's not the alcohol talking!

-Having a nice little buzz the entire night and not waking up with the slights bit of a hangover. SCORE!


And that concludes Santa Crawl 2011. Can't wait for 2012! woot!

family tree.

What a fun past two weekends it's been. 

I'm officially in the Christmas mood! Tonight when I got home from work I started wrapping gifts and poured myself a glass of sparkling apple cider...in a wine glass of course. All while listening to Christmas music (duh)! 

Not this past weekend but the weekend before we went out to Reno with the family to get our Christmas tree. Remember how I said I would take pictures....well this is all i got.

And to be honest... Anthony took these pictures. I FORGOT my nice camera. I was so bummed. 

It was crazy that there was practically no snow... because last year there was a ton! 

The other hours of the weekend were spent eating way toooo much sushi for a friends birthday, indulging in chocolate martinis, and being lazy with the family. 

Is everyone ready for Christmas? You know we are less then 2 weeks away.. which is absolute madness. I have a few gifts to buy still but I did a lot of online shopping this year. I'm going to get back to wrapping presents now. I hope everyone had a great weekend. 

Stay tuned for scenes from this weekend....

weekend roundup.

This last weekend was good. Most weekends are good but this one especially. 

Breaking Dawn was pretty darn good in my opinion! There was one really cheesy part that i laughed a lot at and thought they could have done something different (when the wolves are 'talking') but other then that they did good. Now we must wait a whole year for the last part. *le sigh*

On Saturday I attended a friends wedding. I love weddings. They are the best. It was a chilly day and looked like rain but the weather held off and they were able to do the ceremony outside with the reception in a lovely barn. After seeing the bride and groom off to their honeymoon the majority of us headed out to a local watering hole and celebrated the rest of the night. 

Sunday, I went shopping with my mom. I tried to do some Christmas shopping. I found a couple things for Anthony but that's it. I feel like all the weekends until Christmas are jammed packed too. We will see how this goes...

I can't believe Thanksgiving is this week too! Time is on warped speed these days. I guess it just means I need to be more Thankful for each day that I have. *trying* =)

How was your weekend?? 

Here we are again..

I had a pretty darn good weekend. But I  think I'm coming down with something now. Bummer..

Friday one of my friends came over and we watched Twilight while painting our nails and drinking wine. We have to get ready for Breaking Dawn coming out this coming Friday! 

On Saturday, My mom, sis, and I went shopping and lunched. It was a lovely afternoon. Later that night, Anthony and I went down to Folsom for a birthday dinner and drinks. It was a really fun time. We didn't get home until almost 3am though. 

So needless to say I slept in on Sunday. And didn't really do a whole lot. Watched the 49ers win!! I also took a drive around town to take some pictures of the fall colors before they are all gone. It was a beautiful day! 

How was your weekend?