Natural History Museum

I watched a show about mummies last week and really wanted to see some mummies in person, so I went to the Natural History Museum. Well, unfortunately, the museum in LA no longer has any mummies. I guess I will just have to take a trip out to NYC to see the ones there.

Even though I didn't get to enjoy any ancient dead people, I did thoroughly enjoy myself. My favorite part of the museum has always been the African and American Mammal Halls. I walk in and feel like I am a part of the wilderness! They had a few neat dinosaur bones also. There was a cool presentation about a triceratops. A woman got inside of a puppet that made real sounds and moved really neat! It was fun to act like a kid!

I can't wait until Casey and I have kids so that I can take them to fun places like the Natural History Museum!

The big 2-8 is today!

Today is my 28th birthday. It is crazy to think how quickly the last 28 years have gone. No, let me rephrase that. How quickly the last 15 years have gone. My life has always centered around my pole accident (check out a post a while back about my teeth and hitting the pole). That happened when I was 13 and in 8th grade. High School went by so fast and the last 10 years have flown by! My 10 year reunion was this summer and I forgot where my life went! So much has happened in the last 15 years that has turned me into the person I am today and so much happened in my first 13 years to mold me into who I wanted to become.

Thanks to my parents who always supported me and raised me to be the type of person I am. Thanks to Casey for putting up with my junk for the last 4 years, and thanks to my friends for always being so supportive even in the craziest of times. For some reason, this birthday seems like a big milestone for me and I'm not quite sure why. 28 isn't a milestone birthday, but for me there is something about it. I feel older and more mature, but in a good way. I have been through so much that has made me so thankful for everything that has happened in my life.

So, cheers to 28 years of wonderful life and many more wonderful years to come! :)

Dogs, Dogs, and More Dogs!

My cousin, Christy, got married this weekend out in Lytle Creek. A bunch of my relatives decided to camp out for the weekend since it was pretty far away. I couldn't resist taking photos of all of the dogs! There were so many of them! 

Paris

Maggie

Lily

LT

Dottie

Sammy

A great day in LA!

Lets start by saying that I am pretty much obsessed with RENT, the musical. I saw it 3 or 4 years ago and didn't really like it. I loved the music, but the musical didn't make sense to me. I watched the movie a couple years ago and I figured out the pieces I had missed the first time I saw the musical. So my obsession began. I listen to the CD over and over, watch the movie over and over, and have bought tickets to see it on stage the last 2 times it has come to town. 

Casey let me buy tickets again because Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp were reprising their roles and Roger and Mark! They were from the original Broadway cast and in the movie. Those two are so great in those roles! I saw Adam Pascal in Aida on Broadway like 8 years ago and have liked him ever since. 

Long story short, we saw RENT again today and it was definitely the best production out of the 3 times I have seen it! 

After the show ended, we went to Pink's. We had always wanted to try it, but had never gone! The line was wrapped around the building (as it always is), and we made bets about how long it would take to get to the front. Casey said 30 minutes and I said 40. Well, we were both wrong. It took an hour to get to the counter. 

Our hot dogs were delicious and the chili cheese fries were grub-tastic! I am definitely hurting now! 

HOLY CRAB!

What would you do if you found this thing in your house? They are called Coconut Crabs, but are sometimes referred to as Robber Crabs. They are rumored to steal shiny things like pots and pans from houses! 

I would NOT want one of these scary things anywhere near my house! It is bigger than LT!

Our 3D Night!

Casey picked up some 3D glasses tonight so we could watch the 3D episode of Chuck. We looked super sweet in our hot glasses! The glasses didn't stay on very long...our eyes were freaking out!

New Year's Eve

We celebrated NYE at my parents' house. My mom makes a German feast each NYE and has all of their friends over. It's a meal not to be missed! We had fun hanging out and playing games, oh, and ringing in the new year!

2008 is almost over

The end of 2008...

Where​ did you begin​ 2008?​​​
In Paris!!

Did you kiss anyon​e at the end of the count​down?​​​
Yes...Casey!

What was your statu​s by Valen​tine'​​​ s Day?
Marri​ed

Did you have to go to the hospi​tal?​​​
Not for myself

Did you have any encou​nters​ with the polic​e?​​​
Only pointing the cops to the halfway house across the street

Where​ did you go on vacat​ion?​​​
We rung in the new year in Paris, went to my cousin's wedding in New Jersey (and went to NYC), I visited my new niece in Florida

What did you purch​ase that was over $​​​100?​​​
Lots of stuff 

Did you know anybo​dy who got marri​ed?​​​
Kristina, Kyle and Jenna

Did you know anybo​dy who passe​d away?​​​
My mom's best friend, Gena...she was an amazing woman and God is lucky to have her with him in Heaven!

Did you move anywh​ere?​​​
Yep! We bought a house in Fullerton!

What sport​ing event​s did you atten​d?​​​
Many Chargers games, Kings, Lakers

What conce​rts/​​​ shows​ did you go to?
I saw New Kids on the Block!!!

Did you get in any fight​s?​​​
Nothing big

What is the one thing​ you thoug​ht you would​n'​​​ t do in 2008 and did?
Bought a house

What have been your favor​ite momen​ts?​​​
Making our 1st house a home.

Any new addit​ions to your famil​y?​​​
Nope

What was your best month​ ?
October (it's always the best because it's my birthday month!)

Did you make new frien​ds?​​​
I always make new friends...my neighbors are great!

Favor​ite night​ out?
There were many favorites.

Other​ than home,​​​ where​ did you spend​ most of your time?​​​
In my classroom

Chang​e your hairs​tyle?​​​
Yeah...I just chopped it off!

How old did you turn this year?​​​
27

Do anyth​ing embar​rassi​ng?​​​
My entire life in embarrassing!

Get marri​ed or divor​ced?​​​
No

Been snowb​oardi​ng?​​​
No

Find a speci​al someo​ne?​​​
No...already have him


Are you happy​ to see 2008 go??
I don't feel a certain way.

Are you gonna​ have a New Years​ Kiss?​​
Totally! After eating German food at my parent's house!

What are you looki​ng for the most in 2009?​​
Hopefully getting pregnant!

Halloween

Halloween was great in our new house! We had quite a few trick-or-treaters (we both grew up where no one decorated for Halloween because no trick-or-treaters came!) and went to a party. I dressed up as Alice in Wonderland and Casey was the Mad Hatter. Casey's costume turned out great (it was all different shades of green, but you can't tell in the picture) thanks to Goodwill and a vintage shop! All we needed was a pair of bunny ears for LT and he could have been the white rabbit!

Kids say the funniest things!

My students were writing in their journals today and this is what one of my kids brought to me. She was trying to sound of 'swimming' and came up with 'semen'!!!!!! I almost died laughing!

Bwahahaha!!!

So funny! I came across this sign on my way to the Greek Festival last weekend and I just thought it was the funniest thing ever!

Happy Birthday to Me!

It's my birthday today! While I am excited that it is my birthday, my dear husband keeps reminding me that I am now in my late 20s. :( How did that happen? I feel like it was just yesterday that I was in high school! I remember being 16/17 and thinking, 'wow...those 27 year old girls are old!' Now I'm here. To make things better...I guess, at least I'm not 30. (No offense to you 30 year olds!)

Mr. Age, would you please make the numbers stop going so high?

My favorite quote...

"If life gives you lemons, say 'F*** lemons and bail.' " Paul Rudd, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

I don't like the 'make lemonade' portion of the original quote and the quote makes me want to gag. This one is much more effective!

Birthday Countdown!!!

My birthday...2 days...October 1st. That's a good day! ;)

Aunt Sherry's Gallery Opening

We went to Casey's aunt's art opening in Venice a few weeks ago and I completely forgot to blog about it!

Aunt Sherry is an extremely talented artist who we are lucky to be related to! All of the art in the gallery was just gorgeous! We are even lucky enough to have 6 pieces of original artwork in our home, plus quite a few pieces of pottery that she has painted! 

Hurricane in Florida?!?!

I am finishing up my relaxing week in Florida with my sister, brother in law, and their new baby. It has been a great trip! Unfortunately, there is a lovely hurricane named Fay that is deciding to hang out with us too! It is supposed to hit this area tomorrow. My flight is scheduled for 6:30am tomorrow, so hopefully my flight stays on schedule and we miss the hurricane. Their house will be fine since they live inland, but the weather will be crazy! Pray for good weather tomorrow morning!!

New Olympic Crush

I love Australia (not as much as the US when we're swimming against them)! Sydney is a fabulous city. I discovered this Aussie swimmer, Eamon Sullivan, and have a new crush! Don't worry Michael Phelps...you are still my boyfriend!

I'm tired, so tired.

I had the oppotunity to stay awake very late last night. Wait...that was not a good thing! I laid in bed for 4 hours after reading for an hour...I could not fall asleep! I got a whopping 3 hours of sleep last night, which is NOT enough sleep for me. I barely made it through my tutoring appointments this morning! I can't imagine being a mother of a newborn...this is what they have to endure every night! Not fun at all!!!

A baby??

Casey and I went wine tasting today and while we were at Longshadow Ranch, we noticed something strange. There was a baby in a car seat, alone, on a picnic bench. No mom nearby, no dad nearby...no one! That was strange to me. The other strange part is that someone decided to bring their baby wine tasting! Who does that? It's like having a baby in a bar!

Random people at the beach...

We went camping in San Clemente for Casey's birthday. While laying on the beach (and getting fried!), I couldn't help but people watch. There are some interesting folks in this world!

I first noticed a family of inflatable tubes. It was so obvious that they weren't from around here!


Next, I saw a guy pull a huge piece of slimy kelp out of the water and proceeded to wrap himself in it and jump on another kid. This event occured after the same guy got crabs out of the sand and put them down the pants of the kid who got attacked by the kelp. Interesting stuff!