For our second anniversary, we kept it pretty low key since I was getting sick and we had Hannah's wedding coming up. We decided to use a gift card to go to Carrabba's for their Denver restaurant week special. We feasted on Italian food and couldn't believe it has already been two years!!
One of the biggest things we've done since last we blogged was being involved with Simon and Hannah's wedding! We had a great time with them leading up to the even, including a bridal shower at Hannah's godmother's house. On the Friday before the wedding we went out with the bride/groom for their bachelor/bachelorette parties. Hannah's party started at Cinzetti's and then we headed to Sing Sing where Danny gave the rest of the party the dares he had created for her. There were some pretty funny dares-- including finding people with driver's licenses from five different states and arranging a group of guys in order of height without talking. Later in the night, Hannah broke her heel, so in good bridesmaid fashion, I swapped shoes with her and the bride was on her way again. Later in the night we accidentally ran into the boys!! While it was fun to see them, Hannah wanted nothing to do with the bachelor party, so we kicked them out and continued the party on our own. The night before the wedding, after the rehearsal dinner, we took the visiting brits to The Rio where we introduced them to their particular brand of margaritas (which they loved) and sopapillas (which they weren't too sure about, so Jenny and I ate extra). On Sunday, they held the wedding at the Rembrandt Yard, which is a great art gallery in Boulder. It was a gorgeous affair and we had a ton of fun celebrating and the dancing the night away to all our favorite songs.
The following week I wasn't feeling so great and had a bunch of school work to do, so we laid pretty low. School is going well-- I'm taking a statistics class and a child development class. Of course I like the child development class more, but I keep reminding myself that I just have to get through the statistics class too. . .
For St. Patrick's Day, we went over to Beth/Anna/Jamila's house for a wonderful corned beef and cabbage dinner, as well as some green wine and beer. That weekend, Suzanne treated Carolyn, Amanda and me to dinner and a play in Denver. We Nishi girls-- past, present and future-- saw For Girls Only at the Denver Performing Arts complex and then had lunch at Maggiano's. It was a fun day of spending time together!
The following week was Mike's birthday. To celebrate, we went out on the day of with his family and my mom to Rock Bottom and then headed back home for an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. The next night, we met up with some friends at Happy Sumo and then had everyone over for cupcakes and to watch March Madness. I had decided to make Mike some strawberry cupcakes, but it turns out strawberry cupcakes are pink! So, it looked more like a sweet 16 than a 28th birthday party! Oh well. . . They were still yummy.
For Easter, we started out the morning by helping with the kids at Northern Hills. Of course the kids were wild and it was a pretty crazy day, but we survived. Then, we went to brunch with my mom in Brighton at a place called MoJo's. They had some really delicious cinnamon rolls! That evening, we headed to the Nishis', where Brianna greeted us all decked out in her swimsuit and snowsuit-- ready for whatever the Colorado weather might bring! We had a good meal with everyone (even though I had killed my appetite by eating too many chips and jalapenos now that Lent was over).
The group for which Mike is a board member, www.builtontherockeducation.org, had a fundraiser concert and silent auction. It was a wonderful event and helped spread their vision to build a school in Africa even further.
On Saturday, we left for Texas! I needed to come to Dallas for a business trip Mon-Wed and so Mike decided to tag along for the weekend so we could go visit my uncle Lynn, whom he had never met. Yesterday we drove to my mom's hometown, Sulphur Springs, where we drove around to see the sights (like my granny's house and the courthouse downtown) and then went to a delicious catfish dinner out in the country. Today, we headed over to my uncle's to meet and visit with him a bit before we headed to the cemetery to visit my grandparents' grave. Then, we drove to Dallas and checked into a new hotel where we are staying tonight. Tomorrow, we go to the Gaylord Texan for the conference and that place looks really nice, so I'm pretty excited to stay there!
Alrighty, I think you are now officially updated. I hope you are all doing well and let me know how you are when you get a chance! Now about that photo book. . .
