i <3 september!!!

So yet another year has come and gone...and now I'm 22!! Geeez, feels like time is flying by!! So I have the most wonderful friends ever. My besties through me a surprise party Friday night, Saturday night I had planned to go to dinner and go have a couple drinks, Sunday was our family party, and Monday was my actual birthday!! By the time Monday afternoon rolled around, I wanted it to be OVER! lol It was such a long weekend, and no sleep. (yes, yes... my fault.. I know!!) I think I've received the last of my bday gifts today.. Jac sent me some cookie lee jewelry, and Brandon sent me a bouquet of my favorite flowers... I'll have to repost a picture of them after they all bloom!!

THANKS TO ALL YOU FOR A WONDERFUL BDAY!! XOXOXO

Vaca's

So since my mother doesn't post anything on her blog.. I might as well tell you and show you our Palm Springs and Lake Isabella trips.

Palm Springs was the middle of August. It was super hott, and as you can tell by the pics.. we all got color. Dad got so red, by the end of the trip he couldn't even step out into the sun! Haha!

Our next trip was Lake Isabella. Sadly, Steph didn't come with us this trip, she had to work (her last day @ Tools R Us) It was very sad. Some pics were taken off my phone that I had sent to Steph showing her our campsite, and how much Missy and I were missing her. After sending the pics to her, she said it was making it worse and she was gonna cry. We've never gone camping without someone.. being honest... it wasnt the same without you Steph!! We set up everything, and then Cindy and Brian decide to show up later on, after we slaved away in the heat. Haha! Actually.. we ALL didnt slave.. I sat there sweating watching Robby slave. HAHAHAHA..quite funny. Anywho.. we went to the lake and rent a boat Saturday morning.. then went to the river afterwards. It was a pretty fun trip, no matter how hott it was. But by Sunday morning, WE ALL couldnt wait to get home!!

Arizona!

Wow.. I havent blogged in what feels like forever!! Maybe cause I haven't really done anything interesting... umm.. okay jk.. I lied. I've been to palm springs a few times, went camping... umm can't think of anything else. I'm on vacation this week.. and let me tell ya.. it feels SO GOOD to not have to do anything. I started my week vacation early on Friday. I flew out to Arizona for the weekend to visit my good friend Jackie and her hubby Jeff. I've gone out there a few times, they always open their home up for me when I feel like I need a 'getta-way'. We had a great time.. we hit up the Cookie Lee store on Saturday, and walked the Tempe mall. After that came back to the house and lounged around in the pool. We went out Sat night for some Mexican food... then Sunday lounged around again.

All in all I had a great time!! =) Thanks to the Doumas for a great weekend to start off my vaca!! Love ya both!!

To explain some of the pix... We were lounging in the pool in her rafts, and Jac had to go inside. So here I am.. reading my book floating, when all of a sudden I hear a loud hissing sound, and realize that my raft is sinking (after Jac yells to me.. "YOUR SINKING!!") lol I was more worried about my book, obviously... (These Twilight books are addicting! I just finished the 3rd book and hit up Target last night at 10pm to buy the 4th one!) Haha. Anywho.. so my raft had hit the side of the pull and unplugged the little plastic thing, and thats why I started sinking. So of course Jac had to go get her camera! As for the homeless looking pics.. my friend Jackie is a great cook! And she loves cooking! So a few days before I went out there, she's asking me and trying to figure out what she should cook for dinner. She asks me if Chilli is okay for Sunday's dinner... My response? "UHH isn't it too HOTT to eat Chilli?" (Cause its a lil over 100 degrees out there..) Her response... "I'll turn on the air conditioning down to 50 so you can wear a beanie and scarf.." Soo.. no she didn't turn the air down, but she did find her winter accessories for me to wear.. after looking at the pics.. it doesn't look like its cold out and we're eating chilli, I actually just look like a homeless person she took in for the weekend! ;)