Bachelorette Party!

Well, I'm officially a married girl now! The entire wedding weekend was a complete blast and packed full of activities. It started with a fabulous girl's day with my mom, sister, and grandma on Saturday. We went and got pedicures and it was the BEST pedicure i've ever had in my life. We had sugar scrubs, we had massages, we had chocolate, hot towels, AND hot stones. Not to mention the typical foot massage and toe painting. It was truly awesome and a great way to relax!

Melissa, mom, and me enjoying our pampering session.

My next stop was an hour long massage. My sister got me a massage for my birthday and scheduled it after our pedicures. Talk about a relaxing day! It was great.

That evening was my bachelorette party! My sister bought a Nothing Bundt Cake as a treat for everyone to enjoy. If you've never tried one, I highly recommend them. The lemon flavor is SO delicious. They decorated this one extra cute for the party!

For my girls night out, I wanted something pretty low key, but still fun, so we went to Canvas and Cocktails. I had been here a couple times before and absolutely loved it. It's fun to learn how to paint, hang out with friends, and get to see everyone's finished product. Afterwards we went over to Kona Grill for some dinner.

Christine, Me, and Samantha

The blank canvases all lined up and ready to go

Melis and me

Emily, Christine, Me, Erin, and Samantha

All of the girls and our finished paintings

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

~Charles Swindoll

Birthday Celebration

My birthday was a little more low-key this year. There’s no time to celebrate! Life has been so incredibly busy and jammed pack with things. But, I still had a great day!
Thursday I was over at my parent’s house doing some wedding things and I got to open my presents! My pictures didn’t turn out at all, but I got some great stuff! Everything from some great house décor, including monogrammed wash clothes, to a Halloween apron to some fabulous clothes! My parents definitely know how to make a girl feel special! Thanks mom and dad!
I took Friday off of work and it was such a great, relaxing day. It’s been a birthday tradition for as long as I can remember to have a chocolate donut with sprinkles. Ben and I took a bike ride to a local donut shop.

Birthdays wouldn’t be the same without the donut!

After donuts, we went and picked up our marriage license. After making sure we weren’t related in any way, we were approved for marriage! YAY!

Next, we hit up Hudson Gardens. This place was on my original list of things to do in Littleton. I had a blast! We were practically the only people there and the weather was awesome. It you’re ever in the area and need something to do, I highly recommend it. It’s gorgeous!

They had a little train station set up that was a replica of Old Towne Littleton.

They had a chocolate garden that I was so excited for. I was a little disappointed to find that it wasn’t an actual garden full of chocolate. They use coca in the soil and all of the flowers have sort of reddish-brownish tint to them like the one above. It’s still pretty cool.

For fall, they had a pumpkin patch and a hay bale maze.

And, the changing leaves were awesome. Just one of the many reasons fall is my favorite season!

This is a shot of the rose garden. On both sides of the trellis and fountains are rose bushes.

Me and Ben enjoying the day together

That night it was off to the Rockies game with my family! This is the first time in 5 years my sister and I have celebrated our birthdays together! After the game, they had fan appreciation fireworks. It’s the best firework show ever.

After the game, we all headed over to the Cheescake factory for some birthday dessert! I got the red velvet cake cheesecake.

It has a layer of cheesecake between 2 layers of red velvet cake topped with the best cream cheese frosting I’ve ever had. And top all of that off with white chocolate shavings. HEAVENLY.

Sunday, my wonderful friend, Aubrey, took me to the Broncos game again. The Broncos lost to the Colts, but we had a great time and it was a good game up until the end. That Peyton Manning really gets on my nerves!!!!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself- the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us- that's where it's at.

~Jesse Owens

Birthday with Dez

My fabulous friend, Dez took me out for an early birthday celebration. If you know me, you know how much I love breakfast- especially pancakes!! So of course that’s what we grabbed.

Some delicious strawberry pancakes!

Dez also got me this great scentsy gift. It’s a candle warmer that melts wickless candles! They smell delicious.

Thanks Dez for the great food, great company, and great gift!

Wonderful Girl Time

Tuesday was a fabulous girl's day. My sister had the day off work, so i took the day off as well. We had a great day together! She came down to Littleton to check out my new place and then we hit up Snooze for breakfast. We both love breakfast, and Snooze is my favorite breakfast joint in Denver.

Their pancake flights are like heaven on a plate!

After breakfast we headed back down to Littleton and did some shopping!
Sister time is the perfect excuse to get out of work!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

I found this quote in a running magazine, but i think it fits everyday life as well....

Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.
~Hal Higdon