Showing posts with label vacations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacations. Show all posts

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Summer Catch-Up

it has been a busy. busy summer. and i have officially been the worst blogger ever. now, i can't promise its doing to get any better within the next few months, but i'm going to try. working night's now has really thrown me off, my days are spent focusing on school. not too much time left for anything else....but we have managed to do some amazing things this summer. stick with me on a long, picture filled post.

{dinner at pizza bianco}
we went out with some amazing friends to pizza bianco, which opera has rated best pizza in the states. it was a two month wait to get in. yes, two months. it was good. two months of a wait...ehhh. but hanging out with friends over delicious pizza and wine was a pretty fun way to spend the evening.
{gorgeous gals at pizza b}

{Haboobs}
strange word. fancy for dust storm. now most people say they are harmless, but looking at the tree here, they do cause damage. they look really crazy though! we were flying back from san fran during the first one and had to make a pit stop unexpectedly in vegas to refuel until the storm past. go to azcentral.com if you want to see what they look like.

{a shaved snickers}
we finally decided it was time to get rid of some of that hair and give her a break from this heat. she seems so much happier after the hair cut. she looks like a puppy again!!!!

{roxie and lily}
we had the pleasure of watching my besties yorkie-poo, lily. they were so cute together. this is the first little dog roxie has ever really spent time with and it was hilarious as they tried to figure out how to play together. we love our new friend lily.

{a little love}
of course, i spent a lot of summer giving my girls some love.

{staying cool in the heat}
i have discovered frosty paws. they are frozen yogurt and are perfect to keep the pups cool. plus they just get so excited about them!!!

{date night}
we threw a few date nights in there. this is my all time fav. iPic theatre. hello. you are my new best friend. and the only way i'd like to see movies from here on out. now only if we could afford that wish. it's a high class movie and dinner theatre. you get electric seats, blanket and pillows, gourmet food, and drinks. basically the best way to watch a movie on the big screen. oh and there is a full restaurant and a full club attached, along with wine towers in the lobby. yup wine tower....picture is below.



{san fran}
of course we had an amazing trip to san fran. i will try and do full posts on our trip.


{dr. wright}
this is what thomas spent most of summer doing. spending time in clinic. i'd say he's the cutest dentist i've ever seen. and yes, i'm the patient in this pic.

i hope everyone else is having an amazing end to a great summer!
xoxo-kw

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Best Birthday EVER!


My birthday was pretty perfect before we got the great news, but when we heard the news, I was beyond happy! Here's our amazing news!

Thomas was accepted into Lackland AFB's Oral Surgery Residency!!! This is such an amazing achievement for Thomas and I couldn't be more proud. The best part, to me, is that we will get to be back in the glorious state of Texas for FIVE years!!!! Lackland is in San Antonio, so we will be within 3o minutes of Thomas' family and within 5 hours of mine....much better than 18 hrs as it is now. The program will be hard and I know there will be days that both of us feel like we can't go another day...mine missing him, Thomas getting no sleep and working 80 hours a week. But going through five crazy busy years is worth it to help Thomas reach is dreams. I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of our family and friends for all the prayers and support the last three years getting to this point. We move next June, so...Texas watch out...we are coming for you.......and we are already planning for the move!

Yes, we are completely taken over by the future move...I guess we just want to be as prepared as possible for it! Another super exciting thing about being in Texas for a year is that we will be buying a home. This is a dream of mine...I have been wanting to have our very own first home that I can decorate, paint, and hang whatever I want. This hasn't been an option when we are only in places for such short amount of times and I thought it wouldn't happen until we separated from the military. So, I'm excited! But I'm sure I'll do a post set solely to my dreams in a home!!!!!

Well, now that I've gotten the BIG NEWS out... here's the other reasons of why my birthday was AMAZING!!!
{1}
We took a trip to San Francisco and Napa with my parents and had am amazing time!!! It was beautiful and if I wasn't such a Texan, I would have wanted to visit immediately....pictures to come in a future post!
{2}
I got some amazing gifts from everyone, which is always fun to get! My inlaws got me the wallet to match my LV purse and a tank cardi set. Thomas got me two new Tory Burch sandals that I LOVE. Mom and Dad took me to San Fran and got me a cookbook I had been wanting forever from my fav blog.
{3}
I had a groupon for a mani, pedi, and massage that I used on my birthday...it was so nice to take a me day!!!!
{4}
I had two amazing meals that day: Lunch at Le Grande Orange in Scottsdale which has phenomenal breakfast....and a celebratory dinner at White Chocolate Grill.
{5}
We also had a wine and cheese party over the weekend to celebrate my birthday and Thomas' acceptance. It was sooo fun!!! I love to have people over and it's always so fun to see everyone in the kitchen around the island just enjoying eachother's company.

I am blessed. That sums it all up. Thanks for such am amazing birthday everyone!!!!