Today we wore Green...

And woke up to this...

 A trail...

 To the storage closet?!

Whoever it was left us some treats...

And then they escaped!!

What a fun new tradition :)

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Worth the trip...

Last weekend I had the opportunity to spend a couple days

with some like-minded entrepreneurs in Colorado.

We met Gerald Willhite... great guy!

He played for the Denver Broncos 

{the guy that always did the back flip after he scored a touchdown}

My dad was jealous

I'm so grateful for awesome friends

who want to make a difference :)

The highlight of the weekend...

We learned how to take $69 cruises

AND 

Tydon has been asking me for a while now...

"Mom, can 4 year olds go to Mexico?"

**He even asked for a Dolphin pillow pet for 

Christmas because he wants to swim with the dolphins**

I think he's been praying to go...

Gordon and I just found out we might be going back 

HERE

in May or June

We can't wait!!

And yes... we are thinking the boys deserve to come this time.

You should come too!!

Some Randomness...

Life has been pretty crazy lately...

Gordon took the GMAT on FEB 3rd.

I don't think I've ever seen him sooo nervous about something!

We are relieved that it is over and the boys and I are grateful to have him back :)

Last Friday we went to the Men's/Women's expo in Sandy.

It was fun to walk around with the boys and look at things.

My boys...

Can't...

 

Wait for Spring!!

 I'm pretty sure Gordon could have played for an hour if I would have let him :)

On Saturday we got up and drove to St George for the weekend...

This cute couple got married.

Congrats Candace and Chris!!

We stayed with Gord's brother's wife's cousin... {hope that made sense}

Their home is BEAUTIFUL!!

 Front entrance into the home

 Downstairs

 Infinity pool...

 Hot tub

 Private golf...

 Gord LOVED it!!

 Back of the home...

 It's For Sale if you're interested... 

dropped from $5 Million to... $3.1 Million -- {wow!}

We had to stock up on some snacks for the Super Bowl...

These carts are the BEST :)

 Just like daddy...

 He LOVES having his picture taken...

Gordon is now applying for jobs and school...

Life is up in the air right now. Not sure where we'll be 6 months for now!

Until then, we are LOVING having Gord home with us.

A Weekend in Vegas...

I've only been to Vegas one other time and it was mostly for business so I didn't make time to see much. So I decided to make time this time.

This wasn't really on the list of places to see, but it was worth the stop.

We were with a guy that got us in for free so I wasn't going to pass it up.

The World's 2nd Largest Gun Show!!

{Gord was real jealous he wasn't there}

These guns were for sale... only $379,600 for the set of four.

{I was scared to even take a picture}

This one was just my size :)

 

I met the guy that makes these and he is going to take Gordon and I shooting sometime.

They can hit a bullseye from 3 miles!! {wow}

Better than fireworks... the Ballagio Light Show

 Of course meeting up with friends is always the best!!

 On the way back to our room one night/morning we ran into this guy doing a random magic show

of course he played a few card tricks... either we were really tired or he was the BEST I've seen.

 Then he hypnotized the guy on the left and played a few tricks on them...

 We were all LOVING it! I couldn't believe how good he was.

So I had to get a picture with him.

 The ceiling at the Venetian... beautiful.

 After we got done eating at Margaritaville one night, this bus was waiting outside...

We couldn't resist :)

Random guy painted like a gold statue...

 Found some fun shops in here

This guy could dance!!! Lousy nose job, but he had some moves.

 This guy was a rappin fool. 

He asked for my name and made up a song about me.

So fun! -- There really is some true talent on those streets.

 Yum...

 One of my mentors and someone I can call a friend.

He is a true genius! {Wayne Nugent}

I have to confess... I played Black Jack for the first time {not with my $$}

and I lost about 12 hands in about 5 minutes! $600 gone just like that... needless to say,  I won't be doing that again. I couldn't believe how fast it went!! That is NOT my idea of fun.

If you go anytime soon you have to visit the Chandelier Bar at the Cosmepolitan.

There are strands of crystals that drape over 3 levels. It was beautiful!!

My favorite place to eat... was Jaleo {in the top of the Cosmepolitan}

And I discovered that it isn't a place to forget your ID. 

I got carded 3 times just for water!!

It was a fun weekend and I'm looking forward to going back in April.

Beauty Redefined...

Are you one of those women that watches a movie, television show, or looks at a magazine and thinks, "I wish I looked like her... I need to lose some weight...how come I can't look like that?"

Two of my best friends {twins actually} from elementary school

have written an article for LDS Living that is something we, as women, all can appreciate.

Beauty Redefined: Rejecting the Media's Impossible Standards

Worth the read...