Ryan turns the big 3-0!

Ryan turned 30 yesterday & it was full of surprises (for him, not for me because I planned it all). The morning began with his favorite breakfast of biscuits & gravy. He spent the rest of the morning in the yard while his sisters, Rachael & Allie, drove up from Utah to celebrate with him. He was surprised, in his towel (he'd just gotten out of the shower), by their presence in the kitchen. (Really I was trying to get him to hurry up, he thought that I needed help in the kitched & started to walk towards the kitchen when he noticed the truck in the front yard & heard rustling in the kitchen......we still surprised him). We then had a big BBQ with close friends & a 30 question trivia quiz all on Ryan (if you would like your own copy send me your e-mail and I'll send it to you). Allie was the winner of that game with 21 points. We were so stuffed from the BBQ we just laid around the rest of the evening-oh wait that was me, Rach & Allie. Ryan was busy setting up the monster TV that his parents had sent us and then set up the other TV in the treadmill room (we just got our replacement treadmill, I hear that it's great - I haven't had time to try it). We took our traditional late night stroll to Safeway with Ryan's sis's and got some groceries for tonight's (Sunday) dinner of Taco's al Pastor (marinated pork with chili's & pineapple). And started to watch "Dark Night" at midnight - it's amazing how much louder the Joker's antics are when you are trying to sleep through them! We've had alot of fun & we are happy to have Rach & Allie with us!

27 is an odd year

I have been very remiss at updating our blog posts! But thanks to Candace & her sweet, gentle, reminders always gets me to post (as quickly as possible). Let's see...what is up with us? Well on the 3rd of September I turned the ripe odd age of 27. I say odd because it's a really odd number (both verbally & mathmatically) I'm fine with turning older, but 27 is different, it's late 20's....& I just can't wrap my head around the fact that I'm now in my late 20's.....odd, very odd.
Ryan made sure I spent my birthday weekend in style. Weds. we had a party with our friends
& I stuffed myself so full of food that I didn't even want to have breakfast the next day (Can you say Pecan chicken, dutch oven potatoes, corn on the cob -from the garden, pesto bread, garlic bread, cinnamon rolls, cheese cake & home made ice cream cake)!!! Thursday (my actual birthday) I had lunch with a bunch of ladies from the ward & that evening Ryan made me shrimp fetticunne alfredo & we watched Prison Break (if you aren't addicted to it yet, START NOW!). That evening my parents came up & we spent the weekend eating really good food & enjoying relaxing and having a great time together. I haven't had one on one time with my parents since I was two! So it was really great. I recieved numerous phone calls, e-mails & birthday cards - it was wonderful!!
Ryan's up next (September 26th) & this year it is the big 3-0!!! So watch out for that!
Other than getting older we have both been really busy with work. I'm working as a legal secretary for the defense lawyer in town and I'm learning a boatload!!! It's so exciting to do something new & learn more how our justice system works. I'm full time so my weeks are full & my weekends fly by!! Ryan is loving his job at the Ag Research Center. Currently he's been working on the upcoming land managment retreat this upcoming week. He's been creating their work packets & hand outs . His bosses are loving everything he's doing for them. We are still crossing our fingers that they will decide to hire him permanently!!
With my Dad here last weekend he & Ryan did work out in the yard (I think Ryan loved having the company) We have a new rock pathway & a fire pit - so once the burn ban is lifted we will be out in the back roasting marshmellows!! Ryan is also reffing again this year & just had his first game today, sadly nothing much has changed Burns lost 20-0.