Obsession: Smart Mouth

I am a little addicted to brushing my teeth. If my dentist would let me brush my teeth 5 times a day I would. If anyone out there is looking for the perfect mouthwash to complete the dental cleaning process each day...look no further! Smart Mouth is the BEST mouthwash out there. I use it everyday and I'm addicted. Everyone who I suggest it to ends up buying it. (not that all I do is talk about Smart Mouth) LOL.

It is awesome. Found in drugstores, or you can order online.

Just wanted to share a super cool product! Give it a try, you won't regret it ;)

ENJOY!

San Francisco Soarin'

Hello bloggers, I am still here!

For Ken's birthday I surprised him with a helicopter tour of San Francisco. I wanted to give him a gift that would give us a whole day to spend together; so I knew it had to be an activity. My co-worker mentioned that she knew some friends who went on a helicopter tour.....*ding*.....let the planning begin! I spent a lot of time researching for a good, safe company (aka I was a little nervous). So after much research I found the perfect company.

Ken knew I had something planned in San Francisco, but didn't know exactly what it was. The morning of, we got breakfast and he asked "what are we doing in SF?" and I answered, "...Well, we are doing a tour of San Francisco.....IN A HELICOPTER!" It was so funny because when I said 'tour of San Francisco' Ken is so great that he got super excited, like we were just going to take walk around the city. Then when I said 'in a helicopter' he was like "WHAT! That's AWESOME!" and his excitement went to level 10.

The shuttle picked us up from Pier 39 and took us to the SF airport. We got to go in the private entrance where all the private planes are. Super cool. As we were pulling up they started up the helicopter then got walked right into it.

There are lots of pictures below...*warning*

Just as we are taking off

hillside leaving the airport

First we flew along the coast

Then we headed to the golden gate

The best picture of the Golden Gate Bridge we got up close

Alcatraz and the Golden Gate

Flying right above the buildings...so fun!

The Bay Bridge

Lombard Street view from above

It was a super fun day and even better to spend an entire day with Ken in the city. So glad I picked this as his gift. He had such a great time.

The best part of the entire trip was that our helicopter tour guide flew us UNDER the Golden Gate Bridge. It was so fun. It felt like a roller coaster drop. We went from flying way above the bridge, to underneath it in like seconds. I actually think I started to sweat a little (the tightly confined area & warm sun wasn't helping so much).

Here is a video of us flying under the bridge. Please ignore me screaming...I wasn't lying when I said we dropped in a few seconds.

Such a great day!

Better late than never!

These past few months have be action packed for me. Here is what I have been up to.

****My Cousin Sarah returned home from Louisiana, where she was attending college. She had a get together at my Grandma's house for her return home. Sarah even made everyone delicious food she loved while in Louisiana (which we loved too), it was so fun! We are glad she is home in Danville again.

Me, Sarah & Natalie at the party

That night consisted of a game our family has been playing for years. We like to call it the 'tile game' & you will find us playing it at most family gatherings!

Kirsten, Natalie, Sarah & I playing a round that night.

****Ken's sister graduated from Law School a few months ago. She worked so hard, and we are all so proud of her. She is now working in San Francisco at a firm named Shook Hardy & Bacon. Way to go Ashley!

Jarrett, Ashley, Me & Ken out celebrating the night she graduated.

****In June, we went camping at Salt Springs for Shawn's birthday. We went with a group of 8 people and had the best time. We love camping & were happy to spend Shawn's birthday with him!

Ken and I

Hanging around the campsite

....and playing in the river!

****One of my best friends, Joey, turned 21 so a group of us went to Las Vegas to celebrate in July. We had a great time (despite the weather being 114(!!) we stayed inside most of the time)

Walking the strip at night (was a little cooler than daytime)

Ken and I outside the Venetian

We made it to the Bellagio water show, which is a must see!

On the rooftop of Pure nightclub (my favorite club in Vegas!)

****In August we headed to Maui with Ken's family. We had a great time, and made lots of memories. We stayed super close to the water, it was complete relaxation vacation.

Ken and I on the lawn outside the house

Me, doing a touristy pic :)

We tried paddle-boarding...(although it may look easy, it was extremely difficult. I bailed off the board numerous times)...but we ended up loving the experience and got better with more practice!

Of course windsurfing! (the reason why they take this vacation)

We got to see beautiful sunsets almost every night

Went to yummy restaurants

Ate lots of snow-cones! YUM!

..and spent a lot of quality time together! :)

****My cousins, Sarah & Jessie along with Nat and I have started this new event we like to call 'Bridges Date'. We try (as often as we can) to go to Bridges and spend time together, chatting and laughing. It is so fun and since we go for happy hour and everything is about half price. Can't beat that!

On the patio at Bridges: Me, Sarah, Jessie & Nat

****And of course, I have been spending the rest of my time hanging out with my favorite person ever, my sister!

That is what I have been up to. For now, it is back to school and work. Halloween is right around the corner & I am getting WAY excited! :)

Sammy-Susa

Our wonderful kitty Sam, who we call Sammy-Susa, has been diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago. The vet said it is very serious and he would only have a few weeks to live. We were very very sad because we went through this about a year about with our dog Aimee. But our little Sammy has been doing great! We switched to wet food so he could eat and we are giving him lots of hugs, kisses, back rubs and of course lots of Cat-Nip!

Sam is an indoor cat, and his goal in life is to 'escape'. So these past few weeks we have been letting him roam around our front and back yard. He is in heaven!

He naps in the sun for hours each day (with the supervision of one of us!)

I made Sam a deluxe bed in front of my window, for his 'inside time'. He gets to lay there and look at the neighborhood cats walking around....

...with a blanket over him when it's cold out of course!

But his favorite past time...staring at birdies in the trees.

One day he will catch one of them...he is determined!

He is resting (a lot) and doing great. He is getting lots of love and attention. I think he is a happy kitty!

Lounging on top of the shed

But I think Sammy would like less paparazzi (me) following him around constantly!

He gets his picture taken a lot and he is getting sick of it! I mean look at that face...grr

Sammy has to get a Morphine patch on his foot to help control the pain. For the first day the patch is on he has to have gauze wrapped around it to make sure it sticks to his little foot. We take it off the second day since he doesn't like it. This is what Sam does the first day when it is on.

That is why we love him so much!

Rubber Ducky You're The One....

.....Lou does not think bath time is fun!

This weekend Lou got a bath and haircut. Although his face looks oh-so-sad, Lou actually likes baths. He even falls asleep sometimes (don't tell anyone, he likes the attention, and putting on the 'sad pup face'). The pictures are too funny to pass up and not blog! Enjoy....

Lou getting his first rinse...starting the 'pout look'

...there is his bath time 'sad pup face'!

Dancing in the sink! hehe

He survived! Time to get dry...

After Lou was all dry & cut, I found him sleeping like this. It was very peculiar...

...but he stayed like that for a while, so I just left him.

Probably just tired from his exhausting adventure of a bath!

Lake Del Valle

This Sunday we decided to go to Lake Del Valle. Natalie and Shawn went camping there last weekend. It is close enough to the house that it is not a far drive, but you get the feeling of vacation. It was a blast! We rented a boat, drove to a cove and played cards, fished(.....) and listened to music.

Natalie and I about to leave the dock

Shawn and Ken driving us to our cove

Isn't the lake beautiful?

Natalie and I

Shawn and Nat

The boys fishing. Shawn caught a fish, but lost it because we forgot a net!

Lounging, getting ready for summer!

See the 'funbrella' in the background...*cough* COSTCO *cough*

Nat and Shawn

I must tell the story of how I THINK we lost the fish. We got to the shore, set up the towels, chairs, umbrella, fishing pole and started playing cards. I am facing directly towards the fishing pole during our card game. (Keep in mind I get really excited when we fish)...so I'm staring at the pole through our entire game of cards. I see the pole start to jerk...*UP down UP down* I yell "FISH!!!!!"...to my surprise, everyone just stares at me and thinks I'm lying! After about 20 seconds of me yelling "FISH" and frantically pointing, they finally believe me and bolt to the pole. We were able to reel the fish in, but it got away at the last second. I think that if everyone would have believed me, we would have had fresh fish for dinner that night! Maybe next time they will listen....