Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday and I really look forward to it every year. Unfortunately, Eddie and I couldn't go home for Thanksgiving because of the outrageous flight prices. My Aunt Donna texted me a picture of some of my family at my mom's waving to me; which made me REALLY happy. 

Although I didn't get to spend Thanksgiving with them, I got to talk to them all and hopefully Eddie and I will get to go visit soon. This year we spent Thanksgiving at Kasie's Grandpa Cliff and Aunt Terri's house. This is the second year we've spent Thanksgiving with their family and I must say, I am truly thankful that they take us in on the holidays. Living so far from family is extremely hard around the holidays, but they always put a smile on our faces and make us feel apart of the family. We brought one of our apple pies and made green bean casserole for the Thanksgiving Feast. When we got there we were greeted by this fellow:

Kasie made this turkey out of fruit - she's so creative!

This was our first Thanksgiving as a married couple and I am very grateful to have such an amazing husband. We face struggles, just like everyone else, but we give each other strength to move forward. Eddie is my rock and he is what I'm truly grateful for this year!

I'm also grateful for Kasie and her amazing family. They're always there for us and they are truly a second family to us.

Kasie's Grandpa Cliff collects classic cars and he showed them off to us and we took pics in his light blue Mustang:

My Turn:

It was a GREAT Thanksgiving... great people, great food, great conversation. Hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving!! :)

Slice of Heaven

Since this is our first Thanksgiving as a married couple, we decided to start a new tradition: making homemade apple pie. My mother-in-law makes BOMB apple pie, it truly is thee BEST! On Tuesday, Eddie and I peeled 5 pounds of Macintosh apples and thinly sliced them and let them sit in the fridge over night.

On Wednesday morning we made the dough:

Then we mixed sugar, cinnamon and flour into the apple container:

This is what it looked like after it was all mixed up:

Then we added the apples to the pie and put butter in the pie:

Then we cover it with dough and topped it off with sugar:

The finished product:

I haven't had any sweets for over 2 months so having a piece of this homemade apple pie was a slice of heaven. It turned out so good and I even think my mother-in-law would approve!

Viva Las Vegas!

The girls got together for a much needed girls night out and we went to watch the UNLV vs. Wisconsin game; which was super fun because 1.) it was ALL girls and 2.) I LOVE basketball! When us girls get together it's bound to be a good time no matter what we're doing.

The game was within a few points the entire time; which made it extremely intense. To keep our nerves at bay we drank some beers and cheered our asses off! My favorite cheer at the UNLV games is 'Viva Las Vegas'. The whole crowd chants "Viva Las Vegas... Reno Sucks!! Viva, Vivaaa Las Vegasss!!" It's my favorite and us girls chanted it as loud as we could and even made our own hand signals/dances to the chants!

The Jabbawockeez (those dancers with the white masks) performed during half-time and they were awesome!

And of course, the Runnin' Rebels won!!! (68-65)

How could they not win with us as their cheerleaders?!

After the game we went to Half Shell to watch the UFC fight and Francesca won this awesome trucker hat:

It was such a fun night and I'm so grateful to have such amazing friends in my life. I couldn't picture my life without these girls!

Beer Walk

This past Saturday we went to the Lake Las Vegas Beer Walk with a bunch of friends. It was my first time going and although I was sick I had a lot of fun. Being with friends is always the best medicine!

There were tons of different beer stations all throughout the village with dark beer, light beer, cranberry beer, and much more.

Baby Gracie came along for the festivities and she really enjoyed the scenery and being held by everyone!

Gracie and her Mommy

Eddie playing with Grace

This is Grace's toy and I think us adults enjoy it more then her... it's so funny! When you squeeze it its mouth open and it sings. Did you notice it also has teeth?! Yupp, it does. I'm going to go to Babies R Us and buy them in every color so that my kids can have them because it's awesome.

We took some pictures by the lake and I'm so glad we did because they turned out so pretty!

My amazing man.

Gracie and I

The boys had a lot of fun trying all the different beers while enjoying such a nice day outside.

Eddie and Isaac found this ice truck in the parking lot... of course they had to take a picture on it!

November 15, 2010 was FIVE YEARS since Eddie and I moved to Las Vegas so it was great to share the weekend with our closest friends. Our move to Las Vegas was very difficult to do, but I'm so glad we did. It really tested us as a couple and I know there isn't anything that we can't overcome. We are so lucky to have made such amazing friends that we now call family. Thanks to my Vegas family for always giving me a shoulder to cry on when I need it and picking me back up again! I love you :) 

Bundle of Joy

Baby Grace (Courtney and Isaac's baby) is getting SO big. She's now 5 months old and eating cereal! While Eddie and I were at their house the other day we got to see her eat cereal and it was so cute. I can't believe how fast she's growing up. She sure is going to break a lot of hearts with those big blue eyes.

She really loves cereal time! :)

Seeing baby Grace really makes me want to have a baby of my own. She brings so much joy to my heart, I just love her so much! Eddie and I can't wait until we have our own bundle of joy, but for the time being it's fun to watch Grace grow up!

I'm an Addict

FIRST STEP:

 admitting that you have an addiction

(check)

Over the past few months I've come to the realization that I have a problem. I live, sleep and dream about you and can NOT stop thinking about you. It's a non-stop craving I have...

I'm addicted to spinning!!

I know, I know...it could be way worse, right?! But when I'm sitting at my desk at work I'm thinking about how I wish I were on a bike hovering low with the resistance on a hard core 10. It's become a major problem, but I must say I've never felt better! I have so much energy and I have muscles in my legs that I never knew I had. I have been spinning for almost 2 years now, but it's wasn't until the past few months that I really developed a life-long friendship with it. I never understood how people could go to the gym everday and stick with it, but now I totally get it - it's fun! I know, I sound like a complete idiot, but it's seriously a strong passion of mine now.

I've been riding for so long that I've decided to take the plunge and finally invest in spinning shoes:

When I bought these I could NOT wait to test them out and let me tell you...it was the best ride I've ever had! It was so smooth and I was really able to push myself to the max; which was amazing. The shoes were definitely worth it!

I love the feeling of being in shape, but most importantly - I feel healthy. Here's to a healthy future!