We had a great time in Banff. Such a pretty place!

Thursday:
We arrived in Calgary and took  the 1 hour, 45 minute drive to Banff.  As most of you know this was a trip Patrick won through work so we were with other people from his company.  As we arrived in Banff we were greeted by this:

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As we flew into Aitutaki we were amazed by its beauty! We thought Rarotonga was beautiful - Aitutaki was even better!  The lagoon is much larger and the water was way bluer.  Unfortunately as we were arriving a huge storm was coming through - which luckily passed within a few hours and then it was pure blue sky and sun for the rest of the Aitutaki ( Read more... )

There is so much to share! Like I said before, we had an absolutely amazing time in the Cook Islands. It was definitely a dream vacation - I would highly recommend it to anyone.

The Cook Islands are often compared to Tahiti, before Tahiti became crowded with tourists.  The country is owned by New Zealand and is comprised of 15 islands. We spent ( Read more... )

Our half-day adventure was through a company called Alltournative. We began the day with a bike ride, where we learned about the farming in Mexico.  We did three zip-lines, increasing in length and height.  We got to witness a Mayan ritual and ended the day swimming and snorkelling in cenotes (freshwater, amazingly clear pools of water)
Zip-lining:

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I will be back later with pictures from zip-lining and snorkeling - I forgot the photo CD at school.

However, I have pictures from the resort and Playa Del Carmen!  We arrived at the Adventura Spa Palace on Thursday afternoon. We took a shuttle from the airport to the resort, which was about an hour drive but we shared the shuttle with two of ( Read more... )

Vegas was a blast!  We had so much fun. I am happy to be home though, especially since I have only slept about 8 hours in the last two days.  So without further ado here is Vegas 2008:

Our plane left at 12:00pm on Monday, which worked out well because Patrick and I got home late Sunday afternoon from Vancouver, BC. This gave me time on Monday ( Read more... )

Our New Years Eve party was a blast!  A blast that lasted until 4am!  The night was filled with yummy food, good drinks, many games of Catch Phase, some karaoke, some bowling on the Wii, good conversation, and of course a toast at midnight!

We have celebrated the New Year with this group of friends for the last several years and we plan on doing ( Read more... )

Just wanted to post really quick and let you know about our audition last night.  Patrick and I had planned to meet at 6, but because traffic was so awful we didn't end up meeting until close to 7. When we arrived in Tacoma we were given number 401 and told that our chances were pretty slim in terms of auditioning (they were on number 275 when we ( Read more... )

No, I am not pregnant:) We have decided to adopt this little girl. Her name will be Ramona and she will come home in December. Isn't she cute?!


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Happy 2007 to all my LJ friends! Hope this year brings you all much happiness, continued love, and new adventures!

I thought I would take some time this morning to reflect on 2006.  It was a great year for us, filled with many changes and fun.

- We made several home improvements on our house in Spokane, which ultimately allowed the house to sell in ( Read more... )