Fun weekend!

There is nothing better than on a friday night then to enjoy warm jumbo rolls, with a slab of melting honey butter. WOW, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Well, if you guessed right, those are the yummy rolls at texas roadhouse, which John and I , dave and briste, dick and erica, and bethany, dave and stephanie, and jonas and his sarah enjoyed!! That place is good.

Saturday morning, you wont believe it something amazing happened, I needed to run to Wegmans to get a few groceries, and I invited JOhn to go and he declined with an honest lack of interest in going. So, as I was walking out the door John came down saying that he was going to wegman's, and if I wanted to go with. HA HA. So we both went off, a fun little time spent together, I love grocery shopping but doing it with him is so much more fun! ( I can count the times we have gone together on one hand!) Saturday afternoon, my friend Alanna had her baby shower, as always it was great getting together with all the girls, for a fun afternoon of food, games, chatting, and just hanging out.

Alanna is due in just a few weeks and is looking awesome! I am so excited to another baby in the group, it's almost my turn, well not for a while. I tried a few new recipes for the shower, kinda scary when making it for people but they both turned out well, Some mini fruit tarts and some hot spinach and artichoke dip! ( free recipes if interested!) That night John did something else so nice, we had two movies on his computer for our viewing, batman returns or step up. He chose step up ( knowing that I would prefer that one) and we enjoyed a nice night in watching the flick! I love dancing movies!

Sunday as always are so relaxing and nice. We had a calling switch, no more junior nursery, we moved on up to sunbeams! now, we have 6 cute 3 year olds! Its fun. That night we went over to our Friends Brandon and Astrid's house for dinner. It was fun, yummy tacos and a fun tournament of golf and their nintendo Wii!!

Buffalo has been crazy with the weather. Ice storms, freezing rain!! I guess, winter is here in Buffalo!!!

Is this for real . . .

Over the weekend JOhn and I were planning on going to Cheesecake factory. I was so excited and so craving it, but with the wait being over 3 hours we decided against it. So . . . we meet with 4 other friends and TGI Friday's it was. It was a great time visiting with friends. Then JOhn and I ran off to see the Prestige. It was a good, interesting flick.
now starting on Monday was a big day in my life. I started a JOB! I know many of you can not believe that I am actually working, but it is true. I am so excited and loving orientation so far, its not that is really fun but I am just so excited to actaully start my career. I have been waiting 22 years already!! I will keep you updated on cool details on the job. By the way if you don't know what I am even doing, here is the information: I am working at Womens and childrens hospital, I work in the pediatric oncology hematology department!! Full time and during the days!! yeah, no nights!

Happy New year

Our alone time, quickly past and John's family joined us. his mother MaryAnne, his sister Ashley and brother jordan came up from AZ to spend a few days with us and travel up to the big apple for new years!! We had so much fun! The morning after they arrived, we were up and on the road at 4am, arriving in new york city to catch our harbor cruise tour at noon. It was a three hour cruise that took us all around Manhatten seeing and learning so many things. It was so fun!


That night we went to the world trade centers or ground zero which was neat to see, comparing it to the towers which I saw a few years before they came down. The next day was new years, I know we are crazy but we were out there a few in the million people crowd to see the ball drop. We had a great spot, we arrived at 11am that morning, (don't worry we didn't stand there and wait all day), John's sister did, and we enjoyed the day walking around. At 2 pm, we came back, and waited, and waited, and we were searched, and we were barricaded in. Seriously we were, with 9 hours left till the new year, we were in! Yea, no potty breaks or food breaks, luckily we had some snacks and a few empty bottles, ha ha! The time went by fast with all the celebrating, ryan secrist, christina agulaira, rascal flatts were performers on the stage right in front of us, many others performed.

I Love You Ryan!!!

Christina!!!
It was a night of fun, dancing and ringing in the new year at the biggest party ever!!! Happy New Year!



Times Square!

Look at all the confetti, it was crazy!

The family!

merry christmas

What a great christmas. john and I were able to enjoy each other on christmas day. NO family, just each other and it was so fun. ( even though we wish we could have spent time with family) Last christmas was our official first christmas after marriage but it was crazy being right after the wedding and stuff, so this was our First real christmas together. We loved hanging out together and realizing that we did not have to worry or stress over anything, no school, no work, no kids. (That will probably be the last time for a while). So we soaked it up, relaxing together, watching movies, shopping, eating, cooking, and just hanging out.

The beautiful Christmas eve dinner I cooked. We enjoyed ham, salad, corn, potatoes, rolls, a fruit smoothie, by candlelight and the light from our tree! How fun and romantic!

I know its not impressive but that is all we needed.
For christmas we recieved clothes(at least from each other), shoes, and our most exciting gifts: remote car starters for both the maxima and civic.


They are so nice, we love to play with them. We spent christmas afternoon watching We Are Marshall! It was a great movie. THen we went over to Adam and Chantel's home for Christmas dinner, they are JOhn's cousins so we were able to spend time with family. Christmas break went by too fast. The days of John and I just hanging out flew by.
I hope everyone had a great Christmas.


We even had time to do a little ice skating!! JOhn showing off his impressive skills on the ice!

A long awaited update

Don't get discouraged! it's gonna be a long one, it has been awhile and lots of fun things have happened so take a look!

First, the last of my visit to AZ!
* Fun after chocolate fountain- my mom and I got pampered, a full body massage, pedicure, and manicure. decorating a gingerbread house, and getting and decorating a christmas tree. Enjoyed eating out and a movie The Holiday- recommend it!



* hung out with friends- games, lunch, craft night too! It was great to see my AZ girlfriends!!


* Sister and boys came to AZ- So fun to play with Caden (her 2 yr. old), and to see her new one Jackson. It was fun to be a babysitter and a playmate, an excuse to act like a kid.



Tons of Fun in AZ! I will miss it, but it was a nice trip! It was nice to be back with my Husband!
(some pics of the family)




Second, Anniversary to Toronto!
* December 20th was a great day, not only the last final for John, it celebrate our first year of marriage!, so off to Toronto for a few days of fun with each other.
* First, a great room thanks to briste for the discount, we were welcomed to a nice suite! And a king bed in which we would spend some time( catching up on sleep that is)!


* Fun shows in Toronto- Blue man Group was great, I had no idea what to expect and was not disappointted. So much fun, they were great entertainers. And the nutcracker. That is a beautiful play, what talent, beauty, portrayed. I love shows, and so I loved it.


* Fun shopping, visits to the Casa Loma Castle, the toronto temple, and the CN tower, etc. Toronto was a fun city, a miniature NY city, big city life, and plenty to keep us busy. We enjoyed our stay and our anniversary!!






Third, almost christmas in Buffalo!
* back to our Home, after Toronto. I know its late but we went out and got us a Christmas tree. It's not too tall, but hey its taller than last years. It was fun putting up lights and ordaments. We sat sipping hot chocolate , listening to christmas music, looking at our little tree, and talking about our favorite christmas memories!

*Remind me to never go out again on the eve of christmas eve. A few last minute things, but boy not worth thte craziness! Everyone and their mother is out. I guess that is what is get for a little procrastination.
WOW, sorry it had been so long! Hope everyone has a great holiday!!!

Chocolate Fountain Craziness!!!

An update here in Arizona. First of all, it is sunny and nice down here, jeans and a short sleeve shirt, I know I forgot they existed in NY! So far I have been a great helper to my mother who owns a catering chocolate fountain company. This time of year is very busy for her, so Sarah to the rescue. Thursday, Friday and Saturday were all filled with events!



But I must tell about one. Saturday I got to do a fountain for one of my great friends(hee hee), She lives in a huge mansion in Paradise Valley, I will be honest, the biggest house I have ever seen, let alone be at one of the biggest events of the year. Over the top with decorations, a huge guest house, a huge backyard, and to give another hint as to the amount of money these people had, just in their garage, their were 4 harley hot rod motorcycles, 2 ford mustangs, one older restored one, and a new one, 1 yellow lambergini, 1 black Bentley, and a black range rover!! Wow, huh! Anyway, on with the story. My dad and I were there getting all set up for this party. It was a huge party, decorations perfect, tables, food, ice carvings, bars everywhere, the pool was covered with an elevated dance floor, a band from LA was flying in. Anyway, so you get the point. An over the top party to say the least, and so you are wondering who's house was this. WEll I will tell you. . . . ONly the most sought after porn star ever . . . JEnna Jameson! Yes, that is what the porn industry will buy. I guess that explains all the strippers in prom dresses that were there. What a night, my dad and I were dodging boobs the whole night!! Sorry for not having my camera on me, but WOW! Talk about the big and spacious building!

Anyway, enough with the chocolate fountain talk, now it is time to relax and enjoy AZ with friends and family! Congrats to Kristen on the birth of her beautiful son Chase!!

Wow! What a week!!

First of all, another birth of a beautiful baby boy occured thursday morning. Johns cousin Adam and his wife who are up here going to dental school as well, had a baby. John and I went to the hospital to see them. What a beautiful family!!



On Saturday night, john and I and other of our friends got together for a christmas party. There was about twenty people there, and it was so fun. There was food, which was all delicious! I was assigned desserts, and like always I had a blast doing that. I could not decide what to make, so I made 5 things, yes five! Cute little reindear and santa cookies, Reese'sm peanut butter cookies, mini cheesecake and rocky road fudge bars, Oh wait, and White chocolate trail mix!! YUM! I am getting hungry thinking about all that food we had! We all sat around and ate, chatted, and of course, had a great white elephant gift exchange! An old stained glass chandilier, a budweiser tourch, and an african statue were some of the highlights! John brought home a stuffed chicken which is a slingshot, and it makes wonderful chicken noises!! It is great to have such great friends up here!!





And the final results are in. . . Drumroll for the NCLEX!!! Passed, yes you read correctly, I did PASS!!! now onto real life as a working career women! I will let you know about the job options and where I choose to work!! Hopefully starting the first of the year!

This week I leave to AZ, jealous aren't you. I know I am very excited to see some sun and my family!!