New Moon

A few ladies from our ward got together to see the midnight showing of New Moon. Some people (including some women from our group) had been camped out all day (thanks Michele and Jolene!). Teens were camped out with chairs and lap tops playing "Twilight". I showed up later after Doug got home and it was a bit chilly waiting in line. The line for Starbucks was just as long as the lines to see the movie...total craziness. They let us into the theater at 11PM and our show started at 12:05AM. It was nice to thaw out before the movie.

New Moon was so much better than Twilight (hard to believe, I know!). I totally give props to the dad who was sitting next to our group. He brought his two tween daughters to see the show...he was one of maybe 5 guys who were there with their wives, girlfriends, or daughters to see the midnight showing. Anyway it was lots of fun and hilarious to hear some of the tween girls' comments throughout the movie. We are already planning to go to Eclipse in June 2010. I should be recovered by then and thank goodness the weather will be warmer!

Happy Birthday Doug!

Happy Birthday Doug! This weekend we drove out to AZ for my cousin's wedding. We arrived late Friday night at the Nielsen's home (Amy and Eric let us stay at their home this weekend..thanks so much guys!) and stayed up way too late talking. Saturday we went to the Tempe Market Place and grabbed so lunch at CPK and a few cookies from the Paradise Bakery- -so yummy! Saturday night was the wedding. Amy and Eric were so nice and watched Alyssa for us while we went to Chris and Tiffany's wedding. The wedding was beautiful. After the wedding we went back to Amy and Eric's to find Amy's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and cheesecakes from the Cheesecake factory to celebrate Doug's birthday! My new favorite is the white chocolate blueberry cheesecake..it's SO good! Doug loves the vanilla bean. Thanks Eric and Amy...the cookies and cheesecakes were amazing! We finished up the night and early morning talking and watching "the Proposal". Sunday we traveled back to California and had dinner with Doug's family. Doug's birthday dinner was roast and mashed potatoes and homemade rolls from Rachel. For dessert we had mint ice cream pie...so good! I think Doug and I gained 5 pounds each from all the tasty treats we ate this weekend.

GI Joe, a pink fairy princess, and a flashback to the 80s

For Halloween Alyssa was a pink fairy princess. She absolutely loved her costume and would twirl and spin once we put it on her. Doug dressed up in some army fatigues and I dressed up as a girl from the 80s. Sadly 90% of my outfit was found in the women's clearance section at Target (I guess the 80s are back!). I did however still have my old hair crimper from the 6th grade and some fingerless gloves...classic!

On Friday night we went to our church's annual trunk-or-treat and then on Halloween we went to the OC and trick-or-treated with my grandparents (Aly's great grandma and grandpa DeLancy). We also stopped by Doug's parent's house and the Bruschkes to hang out. We had lots of fun and Alyssa loved going trick or treating. She would lift up her pumpkin and say "treat". It was very cute!

Happy Birthday to Liz!

For my birthday we went to the happiest place on earth...Disneyland! This year on your birthday you can get a free admission to Disneyland on your birthday, so we decided to take advantage. David, my brother, came with us and was able to get Doug in for free. We had a fabulous time. We went on tons of rides and Alyssa was just mesmerized by all the things to look at in each ride. She did get a little scared on Pirates of the Caribbean with the two drops in the beginning, but other than that she had a great time. We stayed until 8PM and Alyssa fell fast asleep in Doug's arms on our walk back to the car. Thanks David for joining us on my birthday it was fun having you celebrate with us!

Utah vs. UNLV - Vegas Baby!

This last weekend we headed out to Vegas to see the Utah v. UNLV football game. We met the Boyds, Willis, and Nielsens there. We stayed at the Red Rock hotel which was really nice. We had a great time with friends and ate way too much good food. The Utes won and the game definitely had its moments. The section we were seated in was particularly rowdy and all that can be said is you had to be there and lots of people were living by the slogan "What happens in Vegas...". Thanks everyone for the memories and for making the trek to Vegas!

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Run/Walk for Breast Cancer

Here we are with some of Doug's firm at the annual run/walk for breast cancer event that Doug's firm helps sponsor. This year we had matching pink shirts...probably the only time I'll ever see Doug in a pink shirt.

Casa de Bandini

Last Saturday we headed out to Carlsbad to go to Casa de Bandini. My family and Doug and I had eaten at this restaurant when it was located in Old Town San Diego, but the restaurant lost their lease in Old Town a few years ago. However, we recently found out that this summer, they re-opened their restaurant in Carlsbad. Doug and I remembered their food being awesome, so we decided to check it out and see if it was everything we remembered it to be. We heard that since Casa de Bandini's re-opening it's been very busy, so we decided that we would go for a 5PM dinner. Luckily, we were able to get seated right away even though the restaurant was already busy. Almost immediately after we were seated a rush of people arrived and had to wait for tables. We were seated on the patio, which was nice because it was a warm evening. The chips and salsa..awesome! Doug ordered the steak fajitas, which were really good. I had the chimichanga, which was huge and SO SO yummy (I would definitely get it again). Aly had a bean and cheese burrito that came with a side of rice and beans --the rice and beans proved to be plenty for her, so we took her burrito to go. Although we had eaten way too much, we topped dinner off with some fried ice cream and churros. Everything was really good...I totally recommend it whether or not you're in the area (it was so worth the drive). I just wish it was a little bit closer. :)