Let's Get You Up to Date!

Sorry to be a no-name lately on the blogsphere! I truly have been really busy...I swear! Ok, ok, and if I'm not busy, I just want to be a pregnant oaf. That's probably mostly the truth. It has been months since I blogged, so I just wanted to get you up-to-speed with our little family :)

Isn't little Macster so cute?! Nope..not ours, but we love our little nephews oh so much :)

Booze cruise! jk ;) These Mexican sunsets were sooo dreamy.

1. For Thanksgiving, we went to MEXICO!! It was my first time to Cabo, and won't be my last :) We had such an incredible time. One of the definite highlights of the trip was swimming with dolphins. It was incredible. We were in a little group of 8, and I was last in line. One of the dolphin trainers asked me if I'd like to help her train while I waited. I got to train a baby dolphin all by myself!! Supervised ;)  Did I mention we were able to see baby turtle hatch?! I even touched them. Do not tell anyone I just said that; pretty sure it could be a felony. They only hatch once per year and are endangered; it was an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience!
We also took a really long journey to a place called "La Paz"; The Peace. It is known for having beaches/water similar to the Caribbean. True story! It was absolutely beautiful. We stayed an entire week, ate delicious food, slept in, baked our skin to a crisp, and perfected our accents. OH yes, I'm 4 months preggo in these pictures too. I was just grateful to be barely out of my morning sickness phase. It was such a wonderful trip. Thanks to my inlaws, for providing us with such a wonderful opportunity; we are truly blessed/grateful.

2. Happy 1 Year to my Bay-bay! This year, we decided there would be no better/perfect place, than to spend our 1 YEAR Anniversary in Las Vegas. Most people would probably think this is lame. Vegas is special to us. It was our first trip together. It was where we both decided we wanted to get married. Ironic..Vegas??! lol. It was where we went for the last half of our honeymoon, and my most recent birthday. We have so much fun there. Really, we just have fun being together.
We stayed at the Aria. It was incredible! There's nothing quite like a 5-star hotel to get the ball rolling. We went to Benihana, our faaaavorite. Twice. Ike asked me if I wanted to go somewhere else the second night we were there...but I just wanted to go back again! I can never get enough of that place. We saw Michael Jackson: The Immortal, and loved it. It was our first Cirque show, so we didn't know what to expect. It blew us away. Plus, having the music from the King of Pop, tends to help ;)
Ike surprise me when we first got to the hotel with Martinelli's and chocolates. I had no idea. It was so perfect and sweet! Later that night, after dinner, I stepped into a room full of rose petals and hearts on our bed. He also surprised me with the upper band to my ring. I almost cried. When I think about how much I truly love this man, it really gets to me. He is so special to me, and treats me so well. I couldn't ask for more. Here's to forever , as this feeling will NEVER get old. <3

3. Holidays!! They were perfect this year, like usual! Our little baby is already sooo spoiled! He received piles of new clothes, a car seat, and a crib. We are so blessed to have such wonderful families. They take such great care of us. 5 months pregnant and finally feeling like my old self again. I've really appreciated feeling well this year. What a good life lesson :).We were able to spend the holidays with both sides again this year. It truly is nice having family so close!

Stay tuned. I'm sure a few of you would like a pregnancy update, and I must mention Valentines. More to come!

Love you and hope life is treating you so well.

-D