Girls Weekend in Winthrop

I was scheduled to go out of town on Friday, about an hour after I learned of my poor Maude. I was set to stay in town to help out with arrangements but my family told me to go as there wasnt any reason to sit at home and sulk. So....Bridget, Heather, Angela and I went over to Winthrop for the weekend to have our girls weekend. We had a blast shopping, laughing, eating, lounging and hot tubbing! I was glad that I ended up going, it really helped take my mind off of things.


Our awesome resort right on the river, the River Run Inn


The river running right on the back of the property


Bridget and I having fun shopping!


Angela, Heather and I having fun in the room



Thanks for a great weekend girls, it really helped get my mind off things and I appreciated all of your loving support! :)

Rest in Peace

Sad news to report today. I lost my grandmother this morning. After much suffering the last few months she finally passed and I know that she is now in heaven looking down on us. We love you Maude, you gave us many happy memories and we will always keep you in our prayers. We appreciate all that you have given and shared with us. You will live in my heart forever. We all love you and miss you very much.

Concert and the big 3-0

The day before my birthday party we went with the Hammers and the Bryans to go and see Knut Bell. We have never seen him in concert before so that was a lot of fun. He played great music and even Dylan got his picture taken with Knut!




After a fun night we got up early the next morning and got ready for the big birthday bash at mom and dads. Dad barbequed up an amazing salmon and we had all sorts of yummy sides and drinks. Luckily the weather held out for us as the forcast called for rain all day. We had plenty of sunshine and even got to play some badminton! Thanks so much to everyone who attended and made my day so special!

Milestones

This summer has brought a couple of big milestones! We celebrated our one year anniversary and I turned the big 3-0! Wow how time is flying...I can hardly believe the end of summer is near. Nick is definitely not ready for his break to be over!

We celebrated our anniversary in Priest Lake, Idaho with the Hurd family. We had a nice relaxing time on the lake and were able to take a drive around the lake on our anniversary and enjoy a dinner at Hill's. We returned with a litte cake celebration put on by Martha :) We enjoyed catching some rays, some rest, and good company.


Enjoying the water!


Svetlio jumping into the canal


This was one of the highlights from our trip...while Nick and I were in the middle of the lake on our jet ski's, not more than 50 feet in front of us was a moose and her calf swimming across the lake. It was such an awesome sight!

After returning from Idaho it was time for me to come to the reality that I was heading into my thirties...I ended up having a great birthday. Nick took me to The Cliffhouse for dinner and he gave me a beautiful set of diamond earrings. We also went out to dinner with my parents and grandmother to Sakura. I was spoiled with gifts there too :) The day ended with a call from my sister which completely made my day. She had sent me a beautiful bracelet that she had designed and made in India. It resembles on that my mom gave me many years ago. She bought one for herself and had them inscribed. She will be leaving India this weekend and is off to another adventure in Spain.

The weather has been HOT! We have been in the mid 90's all week which makes for an awful nights sleep. My mom and I booked our trip to Arizona in October so we are definitely looking forward to that. Hopefully the weather will be nice but not too hot. Nick is still having issues with his back but hopes that a visit to a back specialist in September will give him much needed relief.

I will be having a birthday party this weekend with my friends so I will be sure to post pictures from that as well as the Knut Bell concert we are going to on Saturday. Our busy summer is still going stong!