Legal Cassie

My sister in law, Cassie, turned 18 on the 18 of August - Golden Year!! We all went to KawLoon Cafe for dinner. I've never been there but let me tell you: their orange chicken was delish. I also enjoyed the egg drop soup. Oh gosh, now I want me some Chinese food. hehe

Billy and I got there a bit late as we took a nap and totally slept through the alarm!! This whole waking up at 5am is killing us. WE NEED SLEEP!! ha

So, Cassie has been in the family for about 2 years. I met her last year in Spring. We both were very shy at first but throughout the months we have warmed up to each other. I love that everytime you tell her a story she says, and I quote, "Oh wow, really." Ha gotta love her! She is so sarcastic!! I member once Chris was telling a very pointless story and Cassie was eavesdropping. As soon as he finished, Cassie pop in and said "That was the stupidest story I have ever heard" hahaha Oh man I definitely couldn't stop laughing (I am laughing as I tell it lol)

I'm so glad that my brother met her and fell in love. I honestly believe she has been a great influence in his life. She is a wonderful sister in law.

That's right!
My birthday is this month.
In fact, 16 more days . . .YAY!

One Year Anniversary

WOW! I cant even believe that one year has already passed by. We are no longer newlyweds!!! YAY!!!

Last year on our cruise, we sat by a couple who were celebrating their 50th anniversary. they had mentioned that they took turns to plan their anniversaries. At that moment Billy and I decided that we would do that too. So this year was my turn (since Billy planned the honeymoon).

Between you and me, I had no idea why to do. I had so many ideas: Las Vegas, Worldmark by Wyndham (our timeshare). And then of course I had some that I could only dream of: Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico, New York - one day, one day, you jus wait and see!

Two weeks before the big day, I still had no idea what to do. THEN, my mother mentioned "Castle Creek Inn" BONUS! And she offered to buy a night for us JACKPOT!! lol

So basically while we stayed the night at the beautiful castle hotel, we ate at Hoppers (Billy's new fav restaurant lol), walked around the castle, watched a movie in our hotel "Finding Forrester," and had a good time in the tub ;D


When we got home, we exchanged gifts. Billy got me a ring band to add to my wedding set and I got him some of his favorite candies with a love note attached. After we took a nap, we went to dinner (Ruby River) and a movie (The Ugly Truth). It was so nice to have a weekend getaway to ourselves with no distractions. I think we should do it more often

July 24th

I spent July 24th with my family. We all went to Liberty Park to watch the fireworks. Since Billy was hanging out with his brother for the weekend, I decided to take Aku with me. I think it's safe to say that he LOVED it. And he found himself another girlfriend that he wanted hook up with. Lol Kjera's lil chihuahua, Roxy

Man, I have never noticed so many drunks and wackos til now. People are crazy! and some very inconsiderate . . . people next to us were smoking marijuana. I got the biggest headache! But at least the fireworks were great! By 10:00pm, they were shooting one firework every minute. It was driving me CRAZY!! Especially cuz I was trying to take a picture. I wanted to get a good picture... but unfortunately, I am no expert with my camera. I pretty much suck. Well, when the party finally got started Aku kept moving around from all the noise. I wouldn't say he was afraid rather curious about all the racket. All and all it was a great adventure. I got home at 1130ish and I was SOOO tired. Dang traffic. hehe

Lake Powell

For the Fourth of July weekend, Billy and I went to Lake Powell with my family. I love knowing that every 4th of July we go camping. This tradition started when I was 11. The first time was in Yuba Lake. It was so much fun and it will always be fun.

Billy and I got SOOOO burnt. The first day we helped launch the waverunners and we completely forgot to put sunscreen. We were on the Lake in pure sunlight for 2+ hours. Oh gosh it hurt to sleep that night.

Fourth of July came... and we didn't even see fireworks. I'm pretty sure it was my first time not seeing fireworks on Independence Day.

It was so much fun tho... I cant wait for next year. We might even bring our own waverunners... ha! ya right!

The Mayan

Cux has been wanting to go to The Mayan since forever. We finally went last night and lets jus say the show is better than the food. Billy and I decided that Taco Bell or Taco Time would be a better choice and less expensive. Basically The Mayan food has no flavor. So friends, if you really want to go to the Mayan Adventure, jus order some drinks and enjoy the show :D

Dont let that Chicken Tostada fool you.
It sure looks good but it had no flavor.

Lunch and a Movie... in the Park

So I got this cute lil idea from "Love, Actually" (http://loveactually-blog.blogspot.com/2009/07/movies-in-park.html)

I woke up yday at 8am, looked outside and saw an overcast. "Yay!" I thought to myself. Today is gonna be a great day for a park. I headed to the gym at 920, still with an overcast. After the gym I headed home, this was around 1130, and there was still an overcast. Then I showered, got everything ready for our "Movie in the Park", and drove to the Park - still an overcast. As soon as we sat down and ate one bite of our Tuna Sandwich the sun was shining brightly and the clouds were gone. BAH! It was sooo nice.

What did we do you ask? Well we ate our delicious picnic and headed back to the house to watch the movie. hehe Even with the sun ruining my plans, it was a great date!