Game of Darts Anyone??

Jake Sestero, one of Nates old high school friends came to town, and so we took a bunch of people to Fox and Hound to have dinner and play a game of darts! I personally have never played darts before, so Jake took the time to show me different techniques and by the end of the night I was a pro!

vAlEnTiNeS dAy!

For valentines day, Adria and I wanted to surprise the hubbys with something low key and fun! So we made plans to go to the local (ghetto) Dennys and decorate a booth with balloons, streamers, sparkling cider, confetti, etc! Believe it or not it turned out great! and the boys loved that it was inexpensive and casual! Afterwards, Adria and I ran over to the HOT TUB and surrounded it with candles and brought the boys out for a late night swim! I do have to say that it was one of the best v-days that Ive had! Next year its the boys' turn, cant wait to see what they come up with!

Rocky Point!!

For our 2 year anniversary we took a couple of days and went to Rocky Point! After telling my sad story, of sharing my anniversary with the NFL, with a friend that I've done alot of Real Estate business with, he threw me the keys to his $600,000 beachfront condo and told me to surprise Nate and steal him away for a couple of days! So thats what I did...I called Nates boss and explained to him the situation so that he could let Nate get off of work a couple hours early, that way we wouldnt have to drive all night! And off we went! We were so excited about our getaway that we got lost and almost ended up in Tiawana! We left Mesa at 8pm and didnt get to the condo until 3:30am the next morning! We just laughed it off, it was an adventure that we will never forget! We loved it there and cant wait to go back soon! There is nothing that I love more than just hanging out with my best friend! Sorry there is no pics..i didnt want to bring my nice camera, because its mexico and so i bought a throwaway one and I misplaced the pics after I got them developed! oops! (by the way, Nate was at work so I never got to hold his hand through the commercial breaks! bummer deal!)

**Eternal Marriage**

"An eternal marriage is eternal. Eternal implies continuing growth and improvement. It means that man and wife will honestly try to perfect themselves. It means that the marriage relationship is not to be frivolously discarded at the first sign of disagreement or when times get hard. It signifies that love will grow stronger with time and that it extends beyond the grave. It means that each partner will be blessed with the company of the other partner forever and that problems and differences might as well be resolved because they are not going to go away. Eternal signifies repentance, forgiveness, long-suffering, patience, hope, charity, love, and humility. All of these things are involved in anything that is eternal, and surely we must learn and practice them if we intend to claim an eternal marriage."

Happy Anniversary!

Londons Run!

February 2nd was the Londons Run! I ran the 10k (6miles) with my friend Jessica Bowman! My brothers friend, Tucker was diagnosed about 6months ago with Lymph node (sp?), so thats who I ran for. He has been such an inspiration in my life! Londons Run was put together to benefit the children in Queen Creek who have been diagnosed with cancer. I cant tell you how emotional this run was for me. Im so glad that I decided to run last minute and plan on doing it again next year! Hopefully, i'll improve my time. This year it was 1hour and 6min...not too bad for my first 10k!

One Year Older!

So its been little while since I last updated! Im trying to get better, but its just so hard to find the time! Well January 29th was my 22nd birthday! And thanks to my wonderful husband and the best "bhuzzies" in the world, it was a great birthday!Nate took me out to dinner the night before because unfortunately he had to work ALL day long so we didnt get to spend too much time together, but he made up for it! When i was walking him out the door and off to work early that morning, he surprised me with a table full of gifts...roses, a massager, bubble bath, perfume, bathing suit, goggles ( i took up swimming!) and a water proof watch that I have been wanting for awhile! He definitely is the biggest blessing in my life and I couldnt ask for a sweeter hubby! Later on that night, all the girls took me to Texas Roadhouse for dinner! We had a blast! Yes, I had to ride the mechanical bull! Embarassing! But fun! These girls are such great friends! I love them so much and dont know what I would do without them in my life!

Giants vs Patriots

Well here we go, Super Bowl 2008! Eli Manning vs Tom Brady in another intense football game, where the only thing that I really see is the back of my husabnds head! Im sure that all the wives out there can relate...but I guess we've got to give them the one true thing that really really makes them happy (besides us of course!) An unforgetable season ending game! The only thing that is bumming me out this year is the fact that while Nate is heavily involved with who is making the next big play or the craziest tackle I get to think back 2 yrs ago and relive our wedding day! Thats right...our 2yr anniversary is on super bowl sunday! what the heck were we thinking when we set the wedding date! I shouldve known better! :) Hopefully I can bribe him to hold my hand during the commercial breaks! lol. I'll let you know how successful I am after the game!

Spin Class!

For those of you who are interested in working out super early in the morning..I take a spin/cycling class that starts at 5:45am mon, wed, and fri. at LA Fitness (power/rittenhouse location) !!! Feel free to join in on the "fun"! Its a great class, and a good way to start your morning!

Talk about CrAzY!

It's official! Im losing my mind! My sista' in laws and I, along with some close friends, are participating in a triathlon! Not just any triathlon, but the Las Vegas SPRINT traithlon that will take place in Nevada April 12th! It consists of 1mile swim,10mile bike, and then a 4mile sprint! Training is brutal, but i know that in the end it will pay off! But wait, theres more! I have a friend that is unfortunately not going to be able to go with us on our long journey to Vegas, so she asked me if I would want to sign up for a triathlon here in AZ march 22nd which is the Lake Havasu Sprint Triathlon, and of course I said yes! So I am now currently training 3-31/2 hours in the gym every morning (both with and w/out a personal trainer) trying to imagine myself getting through these next couple of months! Wish me luck! I'll keep ya posted! If anyone thinks that they are crazy enough to join, please do! its going to be a great adventure, the more...the merrier!

Here are some of our Christmas Pics that we never got to send out due to our Crazy lives! So, sorry for not sending you guys christmas cards...consider this "The Birch Family" christmas card for 2008!

Okay...so we didnt exactly party hardy on new years! We were both helplessly tied down to the couch due to the FLU! We didnt even make it to 10:30pm before we passed out! I think I may have woken up for a few seconds around 12:15am and thought to my self "happy new years!" thats was probably the most exciting part of the whole night, besides the theraflu drinking! I wouldnt have rather spent it with anyone else! Sick or not, my husband's a blast!

Christmas! We had a great christmas this year! Alot of our presents came early this year like the house we bought and the new car that Nate got me! However, we did save some things for christmas morning. Nate and I got each other an ipod (the new nano!), He also got me a Navigation system for my car! If you have driven in the car with me, you would definitely understand the importance of this gift! I got some other fun stuff as well...like clothes, shoes, pj's etc. Nate got 2 new pairs of really nice dress shoes, clothes, a new suit, a new desk etc. Needless to say, we each made out like a bandit, and couldnt be more appreciative for being blessed this year! I posted some pics of us over at Nates sisters house! Every year on christmas eve, "santa" comes to visit all the little nieces and nephews, to drop off everyones favorite gift...PJ'S! I love this tradition...and im so thankful for our families for keeping it alive after so many years!

PS. This is the day that we both woke up with the flu!!! Fun Fun!

Okay, since it has been forever since I last blogged, im going to start where I left off! Dec. was a BusyBusy month for us! Shopping, family events, preparing for Christmas, and all that jazz...However, right before Christmas, we went to Texas for an award ceremony that my work was holding...kinda like a mid dec. vacation! We had a blast!! I love the company that I work for and love the people that I work with! I sell health Insurance and ranked #3 in the nation, so i got to soak in alot of the trip, and I do have to say that if it wasnt for my hubby pushing me, then I wouldnt have accomplished the goals that I set for myself!! We cant wait to see what the 2008 year holds for us! More goals, and more WORK! Woohoo...i guess you can say that we are some of those crazy peeople that love to work! Probably a good thing to be addicted to! Anyway, they havent sent out pics yet, I will post them as soon as I get them!

A-S-U! A-S-U! A-S-U!

Go ASU! After 12 -2 we are going to the Holiday Bowl! Bring it on Texas!