We're engaged!!!

We're engaged!!! The short version of the story is, I went out to LA to visit some friends for the weekend and we went to a restaurant called Las Brisas for lunch on Saturday. When we arrived we went to look at my friend Shino's new car and take some pictures by the water before we went to our table (i guess it wasn't ready, or at least that was my understanding!). While taking pictures, Andy came up behind me all dressed up in a suit, tapped me on the shoulder then dropped down on his knee! The friends I was there with KNEW he was going to be there, and had coordinated the encounter! All morning they had been texting who i thought was Sandra's fiance or whoever, when part of the time they had been texting ANDY as well keeping him informed on our location! He had flown in that morning, rented a car, and planned the whole thing!


We spent the evening in Huntington beach, and my brother and sister were there with us!


I'll have more pictures soon of both of us looking at the same camera! But look how BEAUTIFUL the day was!! Nothing like a proposal on the beach - my dream location!! :)





Sandra and Maryel, those awesome, sneaky friends had been working with Andy to pull the whole thing together! What great friends! :)

san diego

We checked out the car show on Coronado Island - Andy had plenty to tell me about all the old classics and what kind of engines they had, how rare they were...etc. I don't know how he keeps all that information in his head! This car below he said was really rare and expensive!

We went to San Diego this past weekend, and had a wonderful time! Of course we didn't take many pictures...i guess we were too busy relaxing and enjoying the time by the beach!! it was cloudy on saturday, but Sunday cleared up and was beautiful! We spent some time with my sister Abbie and her boyfriend Theo, and also saw one of Andy's old coworkers! Overall it was WAY too short, but nice to be back in CA for a couple days!

Visit from Chair

Chair came to visit! we had a great time!

Denver, the CITY - believe it or not

SO, being from California all my life and then moving around the last few years, i need to get one thing cleared up for all who have never been to Denver - I think there have been many an assumption and/or belief that people living in Denver are not really living in a city (therefore we don't wear heels, designer clothes, etc). Let me please tell you, it is a city, just like any other city you've been to. Coming from someone who HAS lived in a major city (Los Angeles, Portland and now Denver) as well as a smaller town (Kings Beach, Waco), Denver is most definitely a city. It is not as large as Los Angeles and doesn't have the amazing beaches i miss so much, but it does hold the record for the most educated population per capita in the COUNTRY. That's right, there are a LOT of smart people living here. :) that's why i'm here of course! Just Kidding.
But if you have not been to Denver or spent much time learning about the city, please trust me when i say that you find everything here in Denver that you would find in any other city. There is diversity, great museums, concerts (Red Rocks is very popular!), varying socio-economic populations, nice restaurants, suburbs, great shopping, etc. Every day i wear heels, pencil skirts, makeup, and other professional attire to work - no berks, tie-died grateful dead t-shirts, or things of that nature. :) shocker huh? I wear heels at least 5 days a week these days! Of course i still slip on my flip flops every chance i get!! You can take the girl out of California, but...
So, i would like to encourage anyone who questions the type of people living in Denver to understand that there ARE some granola, small town, hippie people living in the state of Colorado - just like Every other state - and I would never trade it for California since that's my home - Denver is still, in fact, and bustling metropolis.

visit from the rosdils

Andy made friends with the neighborhood moose.


Andy's parents came to visit last weekend and we had a great time! we took a trip up to the rocky mountain national park, visited the red rocks ampitheatre, and of course experienced both 70 degree weather and snow within a 24 hour period. It is spring in denver after all! We also got to see the progress on Andy's hospital - it's amazing! He is definitely great at what he does!

Bathroom glimpse

We've been working on this bathroom for quite sometime now - feels like a second job lately - and we are nearing the end. Take a look! I think there is a blog up from a while ago with before pictures to help you get the best view of all the changes! we are happy with how it's looking!

New Baby in town

This week some friends had their first baby - a girl! We got to visit her in the hospital and see baby Malaya just a few hours old. It's crazy to see how small we are when we first enter the world - she has the cutest little feet! Lina and Chad will be great parents!

Easter 2008

For some reason Dad wouldn't look at the camera!!

We missed Abbie this Easter...

Easter Sunday

My grandparents took us to the longest covered bridge in the US! They both volunteer there, and it was really cool to take a tour and learn about the history of the brige, etc.

Wedding weekend

Sharka got married this last weekend on a yacht on Lake Tahoe - she was a beautiful bride and i had the honor of being a bridesmaid! We have known each other for a LONG time, am i'm so happy she has found her prince charming!



The boat circled emerald bay

Party time

JE Dunn - the company andy works for - had a party with a Mardi Gras theme - so we took a couple fun pictures...Andy is such a ham for the camera!

Bathroom 101

We have ripped apart Andy's bathroom and put it back together looking A LOT better! I don't have a full pic yet - still doing final touches, but you can a bit of what we've done! It's crazy to tear it apart, put it back together and have it look good! Good thing andy can figure things out and is good at these kinds of projects!

A little more Boston

There were so many cool buildings near where i stayed, it was fun to just walk around and see how different the city was from anywhere i'm used to!

The Subway system was not quite as nice as i expected...not somewhere i would want to be by myself at night...but it got us where we needed to go!

Keanne managed to spill some hot chocolate on my white jacket...he seems to look a bit proud of the spill from this picture, but lucky for him it came right out!

Boston 08

Spent some time with Baylor folk - Brooke, Mike, Scott, Kat and Leslie!


NASPA was in Boston this year, so we had a chance to see a little bit of the city - and Harvard!

Visit from Peter (andy's bro)

Pete, Andy's brother came to visit us last weekend and we had a great time! We took him to Red Rocks Ampitheatre and it started snowing - which made for some fun pics with his cool camera!

Weekend with the ladies

Maryel and Sandra came to Denver for a visit! We had a fun, interesting and memorable time - as usual!