I had my b-day off from work which was great!! I slept in & then met my mom & great-aunt Anne for lunch at Applebee's! (Their garlic mashed potatoes are amazing!!) I even got a FREE sundae since I was the birthday girl!! After lunch I did my duty as an American & voted. I went at the right time cuz I was in & out. Didn't have to wait or anything. The rest of the afternoon I just lounged around until about 5:30 when I attempted to find something to wear for dinner. I have to say that I HATE my current wardrobe!! I haven't been clothes shopping forever cuz I'm sort of broke. (Hopefully, I can find a good sale somewhere or something!) Anyway, after fussing around w/ different outfits I finally found one that was ok so Anna & I left to go to Hu Hot. I had never been there before but I thought it sounded good so I decided on it for my b-day dinner. Almost everyone was there! Unfortunately, Joe had to work so he couldn't make it. I thought the food was really good but I did a no no & filled my bowl the first go around so I was to full to try anymore combinations. I'll just have to go back now that I have a game plan!! :)
(Nana's B/F Gene, Nana, Auntie - Joe :(, Mom, & Darwin)
(Brandon aka Ruzz & Anna)
(Brandon, Jerod, & Ally...They really get sick of me taking pictures!)
(Little G making his silly face!)
(The Fab 4!! We even have the roman numeral 4 tattooed on us! Awwww...sibling LOVE!)
(Dad eating the mini corns! Weirdo!!)
(Amy, Gary, & Teresa)
(Nicole & Grant)
(Dad & Diane)
I took Wed off as well so that Nick & I could spend the day together. We slept in (love it) & then got up so that we could watch a couple movies. We rented Deja Vu & Cloverfield. I thought they were both pretty good. Cloverfield was creepy to me but Nick thought it was stupid! (I'm kind of a wussy so I can see how most people would think it is stupid while I get all spooked!) The day went by to fast & then it was off to bed so that I could get up for "the real world" the next day. (Blah!)
There was another hockey game Fri night & I had the honor of taking my brother Brandon as my date! We had a really good time! It's not very often that I get to spend one on one time w/ either of my brothers. And the BH's win was just the cherry on top!!
(They just made a GOAL!!)
(We're CHEESEIN since the BHs WON!!)
(LOOK who I found!! DORA!)
On Sat I got to babysit Caleb! Such a cute little guy! Plus, he's very well behaved. He slept for most of the time I was there but once he woke up & came out of his nap daze he was ready for some fun! He liked hiding behind the chair & then I would say, "Where's Caleb? Where did he go?" & then he would run out from behind it & I would say, "There he is!!". He would laugh & then we would do it again & again!! I gave him some raisins for a snack so he was sitting on the floor w/ his box of raisins just munchin away. He soon scooted closer to me & started feeding me his raisins! So CUTE!!
(Mouth full of raisins!! Hee hee!)
(LOVE the hat!! Little pumpkin!)
My b-day celebration continued on Sat night! We invited everyone to Cornerstone for ribs & FREE beer!! Their ribs are way yummy!! Nothing like BBQ ribs & a baked potato to get your stomach ready for some Budweiser!! ;) The beer was gone before midnight so we started on the shots!! I think I had about 5 total that night!! The Duck Fart shot was the best!! (Not sure how that one got it's name?!?) It was a fun packed night & I'm glad that so many people were able to stop by!!
(Beginning of the night.....)
(Auntie, Joe, Darwin, & mom were the first to start on the "keg".)
(Caleb, Erica, & Chad stopped by to wish me a happy b-day!)
(Amber & Chad)
(Nick's cuz Brian! He's a groomsman in our wedding!)
(Joe & Auntie. FYI: They are the host & hostess of our wedding!)
(Jessica, Anna, Ruzz, Mike, & Chelsie)
(We're doin the "Show Me Your Genitals" dance!)
(Shot #1)
(G$$, Ryan, Lucas, Autumn, & Nie)
(My soon to be mom-in-law & sister-in-law...w/ the adorable belly!!)
(LOVE this pic! Anna is telling mom not to dance while Brandon & dad just stand there cluelessly!)
(My mama & papa! They're BFFs! I'm very lucky!)
(Shot #2! The Duck Fart!!)
(The boys!)
(What you lookin @ Brandon!?!)
(Katie & Steph! Katie is my bridal attendant & Steph is a bridesmaid!)
(Like my "hat"?? I heart my mommy!)
(Shot #3!)
(Very nice! Dee & Dan being goofballs!)
(Katie & her hubby Brad!)
(Awwwww...Booter & Steph!)
(Lovely Lady Bethany!)
(.....end of the night! ;)
On Sun Nick & I decided to hit up Texas Roadhouse for lunch & then stop by the Pipac for a bridal show. I had already spoke w/ most of the vendors at other bridal shows so there wasn't much to look at but the Pipac defiantly had some extra perks @ their show! They had free wine & a chocolate fountain. I also liked how they had the models walking around in the dresses instead of having a fashion show. At 3:00 they had some couples ballroom dancing. We knew one of the couples, Chris & Mandy. We know Chris from Nick's softball team. They decided to take dance lessons as a way of spending time together. They did a great job!!
(Chris & Mandy)
I must say a farewell to the warm fall weather we were having! :( Look what I woke up to on Mon morning.....
Oh well...what do ya do...it's Iowa!!
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