Materialistic, I think not!

The other day I witnessed what I thought was the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I love when I see an elderly couple that are still in love; Walking together holding hands and carrying on a great conversations while giggling with each other still just like they did when they were kids!! I feel truly blessed when I see such thing and it truly reminds me that in life it is the small things that are the most important and memorable.

Last Nights Dinner:

Plenty of Pasta

(simple, healthy, quick)

Conatains:

• Whole Weat Pasta
• Organic Four Cheese Pasta Sauce
• Chicken Breast
• Steamed Veggies
• Parmasian cheese on top if wanted
  
  

Directions:

• Cook noodles
• Heat pasta sauce
• Cut chicken and veggies; add to sauce
• Pour sauce on noodles
• EAT
  

Dessert:

• A nice walk to the market!
  

~SMILE~

Somebody loves you

Eventful Sunday

The Phoenix ZOO

Featuring:

AND
AND
OH MY!!!!


Dustin and I got so many great shots of the animals it was amazing. For some reason I don't think I could ever get tired of going to the zoo. I love animals so much and it's crazy to examine them just trying to figure out what they must be thinking.

Although there are also some feeling of sadness when the little guys look you right in the eyes like they know they are trapped and set in a fake environment just to be ooohh'd and aaaahh'd at.


Example:

(so cute, yet so sad)

The otters looked so friendly and viscious at the same time:

(cute and cuddly)

(mean and evil)

Giraffe:

Warthogs:

Parrot:

Rhino's:

Turtles:

Be one with the statue...

MONKEYS!!!!!!!

I got to save the best for last. Monkeys are definitely my favorite animal and I hope to own one some day soon. The most entertaining moment today was the orangutans; I probably spent a good half hour standing and watching them and would have stayed longer if I could.

We can't forget about this monkey...

Buffalo Chip Saloon

As stated in my post from Friday... The Buffalo Chip Saloon is a huge hit out in Cave Creek as it was packed with people and loads of fun. There are 3 shows for the bull riding (8PM 9:45PM, and 10:45PM) and we stayed for the first two. I must say I was rather impressed with the bravery of these boys riding and I can't wait to go again to watch.

Here are a couple pictures I got:

(in between the shows they let the bulls run around for a little while)

(self explanatory: a boy riding a bull)


Also, there was a BBQ buffet with lots of delicious food and apparently the saloon is well known for there outdoor buffet on Friday nights as there was a consistent line for the food. Indoors there was live music with a dance floor, of course. It was fun to watch everyone dance... I wish I didn't have 2 left feet or Dustin and I would of been out there too!! Instead we enjoyed complimentary peanuts at the bar and the company of the regulars around us.


(the peanuts and me)

Here are a couple videos that I got while I was there. They are a little hard to see because of the lighting and all the flashing from camera's but it gives you a good idea of how things went.

Bull Riding Take One...

Bull Riding Take Two...

If you have never been to Cave Creek I would definitely recommend checking it out and if you make it up there on a Friday night make sure to catch the bull riding!!

TGIFriday

I have been thinking about how we have been wasting our weekends away with nothing to do and I am just tired of it. So I am making it a big deal to get out on the weekends starting today and find random things to do that are free or at least cheap because there is always something going on here in Arizona.

This weekend will be my first of many to come busy and funfilled 3 days:

• Tonight I plan on driving out to cave creek and going to Buffalo Chip which is a local saloon that is packed with fun.
• Saturday I am going to go to the Fountain Hills Great Fair just to walk around and explore the music & art.
• Sunday I will be going to the Phoenix Zoo for a little fair and then staying after to check out the wildlife.

Hopefully these events lead to many pictures and good times so I can blog about it!

Just because...

we love each other!

Macayo's Margaritas

Sunday evening Dustin and I went out to Macayo's for a margarita with my grandma, mom, aunt (visiting from Denmark), and sister. Macayo's is a regular place for my family to meet up when we want a margarita as we have special mugs that we bring in and one is all you need before you forget all your troubles and just get goofy. The reasoning for getting together this time was my Aunt Tylan, of course!! Coming all the way from Denmark to come visit her family was a splendid treat.

The deadly margarita mugL:

The family:

(Sister, Dustin, Mom, Grandma, Aunt)

Mother and Daughter:

(Me, Mom)

Nothing like family:

(Mom, Grandma, Aunt)

Told you they make you goofy:

(Grandma, Aunt)