O

For my birthday present this year Kyle got me tickets to see O at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.  I have always wanted to see this show and I was so EXCITED to finally see it.  We went down Saturday morning and went to the truck races at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  It was so HOT!!!  I thought it was going to be alittle chilly and was glad I changed from pants to capris. We did have fun and the people watching is always a good time.  After the race was over we went to check into our hotel.  We definately splurged cuz our room was AWESOME! We stayed at the VDara Hotel.  It is one of my new favorites now.  The rooms are all suites and there is no casino.

 The water show at the Bellagio from our room.

 Yes I'm obsessed with the Bellagio.  It has always been my favorite place in Vegas.

 Water show.

 I was so impressed with the water show this time.  They had fog in all the shows and it was so cool.  They played the titanic song and with the fog it looked like lightening.

The view from our room.

When we got back from the races and was able to cool off we went over to the Bellagio and had dinner.  Then we got ready for the show.  I couldn't wait.  I had been waiting 10 years for this.  I LOVED every second of it.  The people are so talented.  It was so cool to see them dive into a huge tank of water.  My favorite parts were they would be on these swings and diving into the water and at one point there was a ship that came out that had parallel bars and they were way above the water and did flips and such.  I could go on and on but I won't.  You just need to see the show or yourself.  IT IS AMAZING!!!

Thank you Kyle for taking me to Vegas to see O!!!

Turning 30

This year I turned 30.  Yup I did and so far I'm ok with it.  I loved my 20's and I'm hoping my 30's are just as good.  For my birthday I didn't have to work so I cooked all day long. I loved it!  I made everything for Cafe Rio salads.  I made the cilantro rice, black beans, salsa, tomatillo ranch, and shredded beef.  I also made homemade icecream and apple crisp with apples from my friends tree.  I also made apple streusal cheescake bar to take to work the next day.  I love to cook.  If I have an idea of what to make I love it, but if I don't then I'm not a fan of cooking.  My birthday was very relaxing and I got to do what I wanted.  Of course I slept in too.  Kyle got me tickets to O at the Bellagio in Vegas and I can't wait to go see it.  I've always wanted to go to that show.

This is what I saw when I went to work the next day.  It made me laugh so hard!  My friends Angie, Tom, and Leslee decorated the lounge with confetti that said 30!, black streamers, and cobwebs.  Angie even stuffed a ton of confetti in my shoes!  It actually took me acouple hours to figure out she had done that!

My awesome cake!

The whole day was awesome!  If turning 30 was this easy and fun I can't wait for other birthdays to happen.

Taylor Swift Concert

For my nieces Rylee and Holly their moms got them tickets to see Taylor Swift.  Tracy also invited me to go and I'm so glad she did.  Taylor Swift puts on the most amazing concert I've ever been too.  Plus she had one of my most favorite bands NEEDTOBREATHE opening for her. 

I rode of with Carrie and Holly and we met Tracy and Rylee at the hotel.  We then walked over to the mall and got us something to eat and headed over to the Energy Solutions Arena for the concert.  Tracy went with me to get a NEEDTOBREATHE T-shirt but the line was forever long.  I was hoping that the T-shirts would be split away from Taylor Swifts but they weren't.  As we were standing in line the first opening band started.  I thought it was NEEDTOBREATHE and was totally bummed that I was missing the band I was looking forward too.  Well Tracy was AWESOME and worked her way to the front and asked a person to buy me my T-shirt.  They agreed and I was SUPER EXCITED!  Tracy you ROCKED!!!  So after I got my T-shirt we got back to our seats and found out it was a different band starting and they were really good.  I don't know the name tho.  Then the time finally came and I got to see NEEDTOBREATHE play.

 None of these pictures are very good and I don't know why but I atleast got some.  This is the stage NEEDTOBREATHE started on.  I wish they had sang longer.

 Rylee and Holly. 

There were screens on both sides of the stage and if you sent your picture they put it up.  So I tried to be the cool aunt and get the picture up on the screen but we ran out of time and didn't get it up there =(

 Taylor Swifts stage.

I loved how she changed outfits and some of the scenery of the stage.  I was amazed how fast they did it too.  She sang every song but one from her Speak Now album and probably around 5 to 7 songs from her other albums.  It was awesome!

Taylor Swift sang Back to December.

She had her white piano come up from the floor for this number.  I was amazed how talented she really is. She can sing, play the guitar, piano, ukulele, and dances with her dancers.

 Taylor Swift had this tree from down from the ceiling and she sat there and played her guitar and ukulele.  It was cool that she even played a song by a band from Provo that she really liked.  She even took the time to walk from the stage to this tree and hug fans. 

 More stage changing. These trees came from the ceiling.

 Taylor Swift sang Love Story as her closing song and she got in this carriage and it went over the crowd.

Taylor Swift over by us during the last song.

There were so many neat things about this concert.  The dancers were amazing and very talented.  The dressing changes were fast and amazing and her band was so talented.  I was surprised by how young the crowd was.  There were parents taking their kids home before the concert was even over.  It was fun seeing how surprised Taylor Swift was at how the crowd responded to her. I can't wait for her to put out another album and go to her concert again. 

Catch Up

It's been awhile since I've updated my blog and we have been up to alot of things.  Back in September we finally made it up the mountain for acouple camping trips.  The first weekend the weather was so hot but really nice.  We went on some great razor rides and the dogs loved it!  We had such a great time we went back to the same spot the next weekend.  Boy did mother nature have a different plan for that weekend.  It rained on the way up the mountain and it even hailed.  The rest of the weekend was pretty cold and we figured every day we would wake up to snow but thankgoodness we never did.  We still had a great time tho.  I can't believe it took us all summer to finally go camping up the mountain.  

 The view from our trailer.  It was so pretty up there.  We had camped here before but only once.  I would love to go there again.  It was less crowded and I still had cellphone service so I could still play on my phone. (hahaha that made Kyle very mad but he had his satellite TV so I figured I could use my phone too).

 I planted this bush a year or so ago and it acted like it wasn't doing very well.  Then all of a sudden this beautiful flower appeared.  I wish it had lasted alot longer tho.  It is Rose of Sharon.  I hope next year I get more flowers on it.

Once again Keeta couldn't help herself from chasing a bee again and got stung.  This time only half her face was swollen but she acted very differently.  Yes I am one of those pet owners who called their Vet at their house to get some ideas to help her.  I would have taken her in and paid the emergency fee too if the Vet had told me to take her in, but he told me what to do and the next day I went in to get more pills for her for when this happens again cuz she just won't learn!!!  Anyways, pictures never to it justice but she looked pretty sad. =)