Las Vegas Birthday Weekend

Since I turned 29 this year I thought I should live it up the last year of my twenties, you know, before I get really old and turn 30! HA!!  So I started my 29th year off right - IN VEGAS!!  I haven't been since I was 16 (and what fun is Vegas if your not 21!) and Rolland had never been so when a 3 day weekend on my birthday came up, it was perfect.  Rolland is a student now and I am a teacher so this was a trip on a budget.  We stayed at Circus! Circus!  Which is older, smokier, on the edge of the strip, but WAY cheaper! And really, the room was fine.  With the money we saved in hotel cost we were able to go to two shows: The Comedy Stop and Cirque du Soleil's LOVE. (more on that later)

We had so much fun just looking at the amazing hotels.  The Encore, The Wynn, and The Aria are these amazing modern hotels that are beautiful! And we really felt that we were in Italy with The Venetian, The Bellagio, The Pallazo, and of course Caesar's Palace! We walked up and down the strip so many times - our legs were soooo sore! We gambled a little, nickel poker, but I won 50.00! In nickels that's a pretty big win!  So with our winnings we went to a dinner buffet at the Flamingo.

Our last night we went to Cirque du Soleil's LOVE.  This show is AMAZING!! The original producers of The Beatles remixed the songs and used studio tracks of The Beatle's talking so it really made it sound like they were there.  I can't even describe this show.  There was so much going on and for the full two hours we were amazed at what we were seeing.  If you go to Vegas you HAVE to see this show!! I have included a little preview that I found on You Tube, its 10 min but worth it to watch!!




The day we left (Monday) was rainy so it was a good time to leave since all these crazy storms hit right after!  The weekend was great, and it was so much fun to get away for some alone time with my hubby!! Happy Birthday to me!!!

* Picture Disclaimer - They don't allow cameras into the LOVE theater so all the pictures of the production our borrowed from google images

Happy 5th Anniversary to Us!!

 I can't believe 5 years has gone by so quickly!  It seems like it was just yesterday, but then I think of everything that has happened during that time: Having a quick wedding because Rolland was getting stationed across the country, moving from Arizona to Washington D.C., then back to AZ for a couple of months to finish out my job, moving back to DC finally to be with Rolland, getting pregnant with Aubrey (surprise!) while planning our "formal" wedding (Oct 16), having Aubrey and then (surprise!) having Rebekah, switching houses 3 times while we were there, finding our "favorite house" in Virginia and then finding out we were moving to New Yorka few months later (we signed a 2 year lease!), getting ready for Rolland to deploy only to find out days before he wasn't, and then now waiting to see what the next step will be knowing the only constant thing in our life has been our family!!  We are so blessed to have a WONDERFUL little family!

Rolland is a fantastic husband.  He is beyond intelligent, funny, a big dork (just like me!), he pampers me even when I don't deserve it.  He always gets me water at night, starts my car on cold days, and changes the diapers when I don't feel like it.  And he is one AMAZING daddy!  The things he does for our little princesses is above and beyond.  They have him wrapped around their painted little fingers.  He even took off a week of work to watch them so I could go on a cruise to the Bahamas! See, amazing!!

I am anxious to see where life takes us.  We have had some really hard times the past 5 years but am so thankful because it has brought us closer together.  He truly is my best friend and there is no one I would rather spend my time with.  I love you Rolly-Roo!!  Happy Anniversary!!

I was tagged

1.How long have you been together? October 21 2001 - 7 years 2 months

2.How long did we date? We were married Feb. 9th 2004 so... 2 years 4 months

3. How old is he?26 - a baby!! I am 2 years older than him

4. Who eats more? Rolland hands down. And "boy" food too, gross!

5. Who said, "I love you," first? probable me, I'm the romantic

6. Who is taller? Rolland

7. Who does the laundry? Me

8. Who does the dishes? Me unless Rolland is home on the weekend than he usually loads the dishwasher
9. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me

10. Who pays the bills? Pays as in sends the money? Me Rolland makes all the big money though (and funds my hobbies - thanks honey!)


11. Who mows the lawn?Property management. The joy of renting

12. Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but Rolland has taken an interest in cooking and I love not having to do that

13. Who is more stubborn? Equal tie totally - you should see how long arguments last in this house. Neither of us backs down!

14. Who kissed who first? I think I win this one
15. Who asked who out? We didn't really have a first "date" it was a lot of hanging-out with friends, movies and pizza. Our first date was probably a movie or something

16. Who proposed? Rolland ... interesting story though

17. Who is more sensitive? I am more of a crier but Rolland has a soft heart. I am more like that's sad, get over it. He feels things deeper than me.

18. Who has more siblings? Same. We both have a brother and a sister. I am the youngest which explains a lot. Rolland is the middle which explains a lot

19. What were you doing ten years ago? A senior in HS, probably doing Christmas concerts for choir, dancing in the Christmas Spectacular, figuring out what to do during Christmas break

20. Five things on my to-do list: pack my house, not stress out about Army stuff, spend time loving my family, have a cup of coffee, figure out a way to entertain kids today


21.Things I would do if I was suddenly made a billionaire. Pay off my parents house. Buy one for me. Student Loans. Travel. Change the life of someone deserving. Personal Chef and trainer in my house.
22. Three of my bad habits: being too busy, bread and cheese, tv

23. Five places I have lived: Snowflake, AZ Yay! Alexandria VA Yay! Fort Drum NY Yay! Mesa AZ Yay! Under a park bench.. just seeing if you are actually reading this!

24. Five jobs I have had: Dance teacher - my favorite this far other than being a mom! A Director at PBS for Horizon, Sports Producer Assistant for ABC Sprts / ESPN, Cheer Coach for a ridiculously swanky school in Phoenix (Phoenix Country Day School) And being a MAMA!!!

25. Things people don't know about me: theres not much, I am pretty open person, lets see... I still believe in Santa, I hate humidity, I am going back to school to get my teaching degree.


I tag Holly, Jennifer, Alicia