Christmas Tree Fun...

So we got our Christmas tree tonight... So it's really starting to feel like Christmas!!! I have to say it's VERY entertaining to watch my tiny little pup ATTACK the tree. I have a feeling I'll have an ulcer wondering if the tree is standing up when I get home from work!!!! And I have to hand it to Brad for being the disciplinarian. I just laugh at poor little Gix and get lectured by Bradden to be stricter. I just feel so bad for Gix he's so confused with all this Christmas stuff!!

Of course I needed video of this, just so you all can enjoy it!

Holidays are upon Us

Hello All!!!

Sorry it's been so long since my last post... just been pretty busy around these parts. So let's see... we had Thanksgiving here and I cooked my FIRST turkey and huge dinner which I must add was a HUGE success!! The guys (Brad, Ryan, Michael and Dan) were speechless we had a 20 pound turkey, tons of mashed potatoes, green beans w/ almonds, STUFFING, and candied yams. It was quite delicious and Gix got to have some yummy potatoes & Turkey w/ gravy. No pics of the dinner cause Dan has those real pix... but it was fun and festive! We do have one of Gix waiting for the turkey which he did ALL day.

My brother was in town, and we went off-roading with Michael and the "FJ UN-Club" which was fun and entertaining! Ryan had never been off-roading so it was something different thats for sure.

Whit & I have started our holiday festivities so that has helped with wanting to be home for the holidays. I have been torturing brad with Christmas movies, music and what not. We even bought Gix a stocking haha. Whit & I decided to make some Christmas cookies on our Girls Night Thursday. ANNNNND we went out with Brad for the Festival of Trees... which didn't have quite the participation as we thought it would but it was enough to start up our Christmas Spirit. We then went out for coffee and found a HUUUUUUGE tree to take pictures with. It's definately weird to have NO snow and to be walking around in flipflops and sweatshirt at night and tee-shirts during the day. Snow would make it feel more "Christmasy" but we're VERY content with the warmth ....

We miss & Love you all and more updates to come!!!

Off-Roading!

Dunkins opened up close to our Apartment!!! And the general manager KNEW I was from New England cause I asked for a foam cup to go under my iced coffee hahaha. love it. Gix loves it too as you can see :)

So Today we went off-roading with Michael, Whit & Dan.... SOOO MUCH FUN! It was 85 and sunny sunny sunny (haha sorry had to rub it in a little! )... we drove about 40 mins north to Table Mesa Rd which leads to really fun trails. Some trails were prettttty steep like this. That's Michael's FJ... we decided to take pics of the boys driving up (I was just WAY too nervous to ride up this)

The boys let me and Whit drive so Dan let me drive some of the trail with his land rover which was really different, I really don't think I can describe how PRETTY it is out here! Cactus everywhere, and you and just see for miles to the mountains... I drove a pretty good distance and did pretty well for my FIRST time driving the trails and Brad said I made him proud haha. Plenty of people go out to these trails for target practice so while hanging out all you hear is gun shots.... pretty weird. The last mountain/hill whatever it was... omg it was SO steep but I'm getting better not freaking out. Mike's FJ can do basically anything so we got to the top of the trail and it was breathtakingSo many beautiful pictures to take, but I'll only post a couple, to spare you. So Enjoy!

Bradden, Me and Gix at the top of a hill

The trucks lined up ready to go again

The view from the SUPER steep hill (whit&Me)

What's a blog
without more pix of Gix?

Dan's Rover driving in the river

Thanksgiving is around the corner, My brother is flyin' in from Cali, Brad Michael and Dan will be here...Therefore I better learn how to cook a turkey!!

**Annnd next Sunday we're going to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! Let the Holiday Festivities Begin!**

Ash's Visit

So a couple weeks ago my best friend Ashley and her sister came up to visit. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!!! I didn't realize I was getting homesick until they came to visit. It felt nice to have some NH blood around haha Gix LOVED them and got a new shirt from the Dyson sisters (brad was NOT impressed, but secretly likes it) he was a little jack-o-latern up till halloween!

We went to Tombstone, AZ where everyone was dressed up like it was the 1800's... it was weird. Everyone in the town kinda got in on it and we were weirded out ha. Brad was in heaven cause there were cowboys running around and gun fights.

We also went out for a girls night which was just what the doctor ordered!!! Ash, Jaime and Whitney and Amanada (Michael and Dan's GFs from AZ) came it was SOO fun!!!
THEN we went to the Arizona State Fair which was SOOOOO huge!!!! It was really weird to walk around with flip flops, jeans and a tank top on and still be warm. We all liked it don't get me wrong!

Over all AWESOME visit... Counting down till I get to go home to visit in Aug '09.

P.S. I'm making my first thanksgiving dinner this year... Ryan's flying in and Brad's friend Michael is coming over. Let's home I don't kill anyone with my cooking... haha

Our First Blog

Well... Here's my first post of our adventures in the "wild wild West" haha... This post is just an update to get everyone on the same page, I'll be adding more posts as time goes on and hopefully will have everyone FULLY updated in the near future! We miss you guys all dearly!

Gix at 3 months

First off (if you don't know then we obviously haven't spoken in ages) we got a PUPPY!!!! He's probably one of the best investments we've ever made!!! His name is Gixer (brad's old sports bike was a GSXR, we thought it'd be a unique name) and he's a Yorkie-Poodle Mix ~Yorkie-Poo~ He's FULL of energy and insists on tons of attention. He like to be around us non-stop whether he's standing at our feet while in the kitchen, sleeping on the floor of the living room while we watch TV, or sleeping in our bed (yes in our bed). He' a big part of our little family, and makes being home much more fun!! His little personality is to die for! (Proud parent can you tell?) and Believe it or not... Brad will never admit it but he loves Gix just as much as I do!

Gix in his Halloween Shirt @ 5 months

We're both liking our new jobs the position is definately a major change from the phone site and alot more enjoyable! We both have the same position, but he works in Scottsdale, AZ and I work about 40 mins south in Chandler, AZ. We help with the processing of all paperwork for new and exhisting clients as well as working the front counter basically customer service. But instead of being on a phone for 8hours a day we get to interact with people face to face or just maintain the processing of paperwork. My branch is more married/established people, I'm the youngest person by at least 6 years. Brad on the other had has a branch with more people our age. He has 2 guys he mainly hangs out with Michael and Dan who have girlfriends that I have become friends with, Whitnie and Amanada. So it has worked out great! We all do things on the weekends, or even during the week it's been alot of fun and has made leaving all our friends in NH alittle easier. We're now planning a camping trip soon which should be lots of fun!

For Halloween we went to the Dunes for camping, riding Quads, and dirt bikes... So much fun! I'm including a couple pics for you all to enjoy!!!

Brad on the dirt bike! and Brad's truck

Me driving the Quad!!!

The pretty sunset with all the quads/dirtbikes/and rails

The sandrail all the boys wanted.

Me and Gix!

Really Cool Pic of the Dunes