Mixing business with pleasure

So last we I had the opportunity to go to Milwaukee WI on business. I had meetings all week long and so much fun. Milwaukee is such a old city but a beautiful view. Well I was so close to Chicago IL. that I had to go see my very best friend Lexi and her dear husband Ben. So I mixed buisness with pleasure - why not my company paid for my flight there and back, I just exteneded my stay just a little bit so I could spend the weekend with Ben and Lexi. Well the weekend even turned better, Amy flew in from Omaha and we all stayed at Lexi's house and rocked chicago!! We had the best time! I miss all of you! So here are some highlights of my trip. (Kelly didn't get to go - just me)


This is from the roof top of the place we had all our meetings, look at that view!

"the girls" they were all so much fun, I miss them!
CHICAGO>>>>>>

Amy, Me, Ben and Lexi on the top floor of the Sears Tower
YUMMY PIZZA!!!


Thanks Lexi and Ben for letting me and Amy crash at your house, we had the best time ever!!!

WAIT ONE MORE.... This is the tunnel that they filmed Dark Knight in, the one the joker drove the big rig down and shot guns at. NEAT I stood on the same road.

When was the last time you went to the ZOO

Kelly's parents came up for the weekend so we took them out on the town. Kelly has never been to the ZOO so we decided to break that chain! He got to see so many animals and everything!!! NO we had a lot of fun at the zoo, the birdshow was pretty awesome. I haven't been to the zoo in ages, things sure have changed. We had a fun filled day! The pictures of the giraffe is my favorite - check it

Talk Derby to me!

OH man do we ever love doing redneck things - I mean really who doesn't! We went to a demolition derby in South Jordan on Friday WOOT WOOT. We love them! Who would have thought that watching cars run into each other would be so much fun! There was a few good fires, no cars flipped but over all it still talks derby to me! Oh and I got to play in a little contest during the derby. I had to roll a tire along with 3 other people on my team down the field. We did OSM - didn't win but it was so fun. We totally got screwed though all the other people playing the games got cash prizes even if they lost they got money and a GPS - us ohh the winning team got an emergency road side kit, and us the team who came in second got A BALL - I had to fight to get 2 balls! What can I say I'm AWESOME!! Enjoy the slide :)

Made in the 80's

Yep 26 years ago this is what Utah looked like and I was born! YEAH it was my birthday on July 30th - and it was the best ever! I got spoiled and I loved every minute of it!

I worked part of the day for my birthday but it was okay with me because everyone at my work is so super sweet and they made the day extra special. It was a crazy busy day and I couldn't stop smiling all day. Kelly had the beautiful flowers sent to my office with balloons. I like the pink vase it was my favorite part!

I also had to post this cake I got from a friend in my office - thanks Brian! Ohh don't any of you worry I am eating it all by myself since it's complete chocolate and Kelly hates chocolate. YUM if you want some you better come over before I eat it all. I also got a chocolate doughnut from Terry - good thing I went to the gym that morning - burned off the calories before I ate them.

Well for my birthday this year Kelly took me to a play - we went to see BIG the musical

You know this one with Tom Hanks - yep it was made in the 80's just like me! The Hale Theater put on the musical - they even did the whole trampoline part - the floor opened up and they had a TRAMPOLINE come out of the floor - I want a room like that. The famous piano on the floor at the toy store - oh don't worry they did that too. They thought of everything. It was a great play - No Tom Hanks wasn't there but they did a marvelous job!





AND - I got to meet Zoltar and make my own birthday wish:

Of course it's unplugged - will I get my wish now? Well in BIG he got his wish - guess there is still hope for me yet! I love the movie BIG it's such a classic and the play was OSM!
Well what is a birthday without cake?


Okay lets have a little have a little commercial break here and talk about these wonderful delightful bundt cakes I am holding


"this cake has a whole in it"

So "Nothing bundt cakes", these delicious moist, ever delightful handful of joy that once you eat it you can't stop! You must consume the entire cake it's just that good!! They are my new favorite thing, I tell everyone about them, and now I am telling you about them. Try them, eat them, do not share them for you will wish you could eat them all day!!! DELICOUS

Yes those are sparklers in my cake - and so.......



Thanks Kelly for a wonderful birthday you are the greatest ever!! I had a great birthday from sun up to sun down (even at midnight thirty when you woke me up to wish me a Happy Birthday!) I loved it all - its beats being in a car driving to Canada for sure!