Birthday weekend

Bithday weekend!!!

                Oh how I love my birthday. the love, the gifts, the attention. a day just about you.. in my case its a week and I get spoiled by my Boyfriend. Not too sure what he thinks about the whole week, but its my week :)

          Who doesnt love a birthday? I am really okay with being 27 too.. I have 2 of the cutest dogs in the world (and one's named Dude, the best name for dog ever) I'm in a great relationship, I know we're going to get married someday. My family is amazing. I miss them very much. My friends are awesome. And even though I havnt lived in Duluth while I was 26, I still feel extremely close to them.
         I thought i'd give my top 26 of being 26.. Of course there really is not much thought in this whole 26 thing, so i'm going to miss stuff.. but oh well... Here goes nothing :)

1- I saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time

2- I rode across the country with Matt, Dude and Jersey and had some fun adventures see #3-5

3- Seeing and walking around Mount Rushmore

4- Driving through the Badlands

5- Sneaking 2 labs and myself into a hotel room in Billings, MT

6- Riding the Ducks in Seattle

7- Going on top of the Seattle Space Needle at night

8- Cutting down our first Christmas tree in the National Forest

9- Seeing Mount St. Helens

10- Camping near the Pacific Ocean

11- Camping in a National Forest

12- Shopping with my best friend on the Oregon Coast

13- Moving across the country

14- Applying to and getting into a Masters of Arts inTeaching program

15- Getting a job in the highest unemployed county in WA

16- Minnesota Twins game in Seattle x2

17- Pike's Place Market

18- Seeing the tidepools (starfish, algea, anemanies)

19- Sealions!

20- Attending and being in my best friend's wedding

21- Hikes and the views = amazing

22- I started off 26 with a Toledo Ttreet get together having my best friends around.

23- Having the flu on Christmas.. NOT.. But having a snow storm on christmas and being with family...

24- Making new friends, living in South Dakota and Washington

25- Having 0 complications so far with my colostomy

26- Cooking my first Thanksgiving (Matt might disagree a little on this.. It may have been a group effort)

Bring on 27! :)

 

            To start birthday weekend, we had donuts and cake for my birthday at work. Then Matt and I went to see Despicable Me. I thought a PG movie would be good for the soul. It was cute. I laughed outloud. I liked the little yellow minions. And it was at the three dollar movie theater, so our popcorn and soda cost more than the tickets to get in... but it was good! Now I just have to get through work (1 hour left) and I'm off to get my pedicure.. I'm soo excited. With the walking the dogs and I do in the morning, my feet need a little TLC.

Everyone else have a good birthday weekend! Hopefully I'll  update in a timely matter about our Christmas. Or festivus.. (I think only Seinfeld watchers would get that)

 

Love you!

Birthday Week

Birthday week!!!

             To start of birthday week, Matt and I drove up into the forest and cut down our very first Christmas tree. It was actually pretty fun. We bought a xmas tree pass for 5$ and headed up into the forest. I knew I was going to end up with a charlie brown Christmas tree all scraggly and young, I wasn't too disappointed with our tree.
              We saw an opening to park the car and headed into the forest with our saw and tarp. It was hard to figure out where we were going to park because the sides of the roads were snow covered and we didn't want to get stuck. We started walking and ran into this fish and wildlife guy (like a wildlife officer something) and he pointed out a spot down the road. We followed him down to this spot and headed in about 100 yards.. And it was like tree heaven. Of course they were not the trees that you see at a farm or stand, but there were a bunch of trees. I would definitely go back next year.
                When we first walked in we were the first pair of tracks in there so it was easy to remember where we had been.. Well we marked 2 of the first trees we saw. And then we walked around for about an hour trying to find the perfect tree. We were like goldy locks. Matt would say no, I would say no.. and then one wouldn't be strong enough to hold lights blah blah.. We ended up cutting down the very first tree we liked :) weird..
                After Matt cut down the tree we rolled it on a tarp and pulled it back to the truck, loaded it up and headed home.
               The tree measured at 11 feet and we needed it to be around 8.. so a little from the top a little from the bottom it was ready for the house. It in no way resembles and tree I've ever had. It doesn't have that tree shape to it, but I love it. I finally decorated it last night.
                   Now I am just hoping that doesn't get excited and lift his leg and pee on it. Matt and I talked to Dude about it, but still both feel like he will at some point, pee on our tree.. such is life with a male dog :)
                    My mom sent out our presents and I'm gonna wrap Matt's itunes gift card he got for Christmas and already begged me to use so we'll have presents under the tree :)
                                     That's all for now! Happy Holidays