Valentine's Day 2008

I know Valentine's Day has come and gone, but I had to post pictures from our 1st Valentine's Day as husband and wife. Brian was so sweet. He sent me something at work 3 days in a row leading up to Valentine's Day. The first day went as Brian planned and I received a small vase of roses. I thought the florist messed up because I received them 3 days early and Brian just went along with that. The second day is when things didn't go exactly according to plan. By the end of the day I'd not received anything and Brian was in an uproar and calling the florist to find out what happened (of course I didn't know about any of this). Come to find out the guy in the mailroom at work was to blame. He didn't bother to deliver my gift until after I left work. I got home that night and in Brian's frustration, he told me what he'd planned and that the 'idiot mailroom guy' messed it all up! It all worked out though. I got to work the next morning and my pretty rose plant was waiting for me and that afternoon my final delivery arrived as planned - A Gund Bear and a box of chocolates. Even though it didn't go as planned for Brian - it was special to me.

My Valentine's Day plan for Brian was a scavenger hunt through the house until he found his gift. He had to leave the house for about 15 minutes while I raced around and put all of the clues where they needed to be. The clues were related to Valentine's Day and were hidden all over the house. He had to get the clues in a certain order or he wouldn't be able to find the next clue. He made it to the end and was given 2 tickets to see the Dallas Stars. I had so much fun with the scavenger hunt and I think he had a good time too.



Day One


Day Two


Day Three - Valentine's Day


Brian with his Scavenger Hunt clues and Stars Tickets

Survivor

I just got back from a conference in San Francisco. It was the Game Developers Conference and I was working the booth and getting people signed up for a raffle. All of the sudden I look up and there is Rupert from Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: All Stars. He was wearing his trademark tie-dye t-shirt and of course his scruffy beard. I knew him immediately! I got up the nerve to ask him if I could have my picture taken with him and he couldn't have been nicer!

Aidan & Quinn

Aidan & Quinn are our sweet 3 year old cats. Named after one of my favorite actors Aidan Quinn. They just got their shots and Aidan weighed in at 14.7 pounds and Quinn weighed in at 9.1 pounds. The vet said that neither of them are overweight, so Aidan has been wrongly pegged 'fat boy' for the past 3 years. I have a feeling he's got a plan on how he's going to get even with us.

This is Aidan - the ornery mama's boy

This is Quinn - she's very timid, but sooo sweet

Very rarely can I get a picture of them sitting together,

so I thought this was worth posting.

Cowboy Game

We are lucky enough to know someone that has season tickets to the Cowboy games. What's even better is...his seats are awesome! In December, we were able to use the season tickets to watch the Cowboys play the Eagles.

Tailgating before the game

Look at how close we were! That's Coach Parcells!

In the Corral after the game

The Birthday and The Grill

Which came first? The birthday or the grill? I can't remember! Brian celebrated his 35th birthday in September, shortly after we returned from our honeymoon. We purchased a grill for Brian with the Home Depot gift certificates that we got as wedding gifts. I forgot to post these pictures earlier, so here they are...

Cook for the Cure

Every year I try to either donate money or participate in a function having to do with finding a cure for breast cancer. In December I attended the Cook for the Cure fund raiser that was held at the school where I work. The food was fabulous and the money went to a great cause.

The menu

Dessert - Yum!

1st Christmas

2007 was definitely a year of 'firsts' for us. Christmas as a married couple in our new home was no exception. We've truly had a blessed year.

Brian putting the star on the tree.