Aarons Birthday Weekend

So, I'm a little behind. 
Last weekend was Aarons 27th birthday!  We had a great time celebrating his birth.  We kicked things off with some TopGolf in Allen.  It was really fun, and got really cold.  That place is crazy, busy too.  We were joined by some friends and family and got to visit and laugh at each other.  Aaron did pretty good, I managed to hurt my pinkie a bit and almost hit a person two bays behind me (ooops) with a golf ball.  Needless to say, the cold weather was throwing my game off :)  That and the fact I was using Aaron's clubs.  I can come up with as many excuses as you need.
Anyways, we played for a few hours before heading home.  The next morning we went to breakfast with Jonathan to celebrate his birthday.  We took him to the Original Pancake house in Frisco.  It was DELISH!  We even had some free entertainment there - a man dressed as a woman.  Seriously!  He was there eating with who I assume was his wife.  Right before we left, he seemed to be getting upset from all the staring...from the whole restaurant.  Really though, what else could he expect?!  Anywho, when we got home, the boys changed and left to play a round of golf for the afternoon.  I took the opportunity to do a little shopping :)  When Aaron got home, he showered up for date night.  We headed to Chuy's (quickly becoming a date night fave) and then to the movies to see Contraband.  We had both been wanting to see it.  Aaron, because Mark Wahlberg was such a badass in Shooter and me because Mark Walhberg was in it period.  Although not as good as Shooter, we both enjoyed it.  
Overall, it was a great weekend!  Especially since we are BOTH now 27.  It makes it not as bad with him being the same age :)  Here are a few pics from TopGolf!

 The birthday boy!

 Jonathan getting mad at me for using the flash in his backswing

 Best swing in TopGolf that night

 Get it Garet!

 Paul taking a break to play air guitar

  Greg did surprisingly well :)

Done and Done

The time that I thought would never get here has arrived!  Aaron is done with his paramedic class!  Whooohoooo! 
He finished his last rotation with the Richardson fire department on Saturday.  He has been a very busy man lately between work at MetLife, his rotations and volunteering at Oak Point fire department.  This has left a limited amount of time for me and Griffin, but he was very sweet and attentive to us when he was at home.  I have a great husband and I am so very proud of him. 
He just has a few more classes to finish up studying for the national registry and then he will graduate in February.  Then, its just a few short weeks until he will officially begin his dream job with Dallas FD! 
As much as I was dreading turning 27...it looks like this year might be the best one yet :)  I love you and am so proud of you Aaron!

 haha...a pic of him dusting...he will probably kill me if he does happen to read this and see that I posted this pic.

love you baby!

Grown Ups

I don't know if I have ever felt like a "grown up" more than I did today. 
Aaron and I met with some financial planners this evening.  It was a bit scary and exciting all at the same time.  We now officially have GOOD life insurance, Roth IRA accounts and a 401 K.  Seriously, I had never heard of these things until a few weeks ago (with the exception of life insurance :).  I am still a little shakey with my understanding of it all, but I do know that these are good things for us to have and are good things to get started now at a young age. 
It is so exciting for me to think that we are putting away money for when we are retired!  I can't wait to see Aaron when we are 60 and have kids and grandkids and all this money to spend because we were so smart and started saving early :)
But it is a bit depressing that they told me I could retire in 2042!  Doesn't that sound like a VERY long time from now?! 
Oh well, here is to being a grown up!

Serious Questions

So, I've been freaking out just a little bit with my approaching birthday.  I will be (gulp) 27 on Saturday.  Where in the heck did the time go?  I don't feel like I'm about to be 27...I guess thats a good thing though :) 
I've been thinking quite a bit about a few things lately.
     - Can I stop aging here?  I think 27 is a good place to stop.
     - Can I still shop at Forever 21?  and lastly
     - Can I still get away with using my college ID for discounts?
Does anyone know the answer to these questions?  Maybe it's not so important...maybe 27 won't be so bad.  I'll let you know :)

Happy New Year

from the Woods!

We had a great New Year's Eve over at Gerad and Stormey's new house.  They decided to combine their house warming party with New Year's Eve and I think it was a great decision!  We all met at their house and headed out to dinner.  When we finished, we came back to their house and just hung out.  People played a little beer pong and Gerad made a BattleShots board for the guys.  It was very fun to watch all the games being played especially since everyone there was so competitive. 

It was a great evening and we really enjoyed getting to hang out with some old college friends.  We should do it more often!

Here are a few pics from the night.

 Aaron and Steven

 An intense game of BattleShots

 Me sneaking in the pic

 The girls at the BeerPong table

The next morning



Christmas

Well, the Christmas season has come and gone and I was a terrible blogger :(

This was my first year doing Christmas with Aaron's family on Christmas day.  It was a blast!  I had such a good time joining in on his family's traditions.  I had a total of 8 Christmases between his family and mine.  It was a crazy, fast and furious time....and I loved every minute of it. 
Some of the highlights were the wrapping paper war at MawMaw's house, our first Christmas morning in our own place, an amazing camera from my parents and delicious food at EVERY SINGLE MEAL.  Seriously, not good for my closet.  However I did manage to get sick while I was home with my parents so that counter-acted all the eating I did. 
Overall, it was a very relaxing break and I can't help but be a little sad it's over.  But I do have next year to look forward to :)
Unfortunately, I was also a terrible picture taker and didn't get one picture from any of our 8 Christmases.  The good news is that I got that amazing camera I mentioned earlier so we will be using it to capture some awesome pictures in the future!