Happy Birthday Michelle!

It was Michelle's 30th Birthday at the beginning of this month, and I knew we had to do something really special! I mean, you only turn 30 once and to be honest, it can be quite traumatic. (I am bracing for mine now and I have a year and a half) She handled it like a pro and came into her 30's in style. Here are a few pictures from the last "work" day in her 20's...

My cheeks still hurt from blowing up all these balloons!

It's a GOOD LIFE party!

This is the year for the "Dirty thirty" and first up is our own Matt Rodrigues! You may have seen him around Hollywood or even on his own website. He has a movement on the website called "The Good Life Party." Pretty much it's a short video of why you have a good life, so it only seemed fitting to have his 30th go down in similar style. There was a camera set up outside so each may share why they have a "good life!" Happy Birthday Fatty!!

Birthday Boy!

Andy was shooting the "good life" blurbs

yes, that is a rubber chicken..

The cute couple

Look at those faces!

Six Taste

This past weekend Thomas and I went up to Los Angeles to help celebrate Andy Getten's 30-something birthday! We took a tour called Six Taste, which has taken off in LA. It's a walking tour in different parts of Los Angeles where you go to 6 different places to eat. We did the Little Tokyo tour in downtown LA. They pick places you might not even know exist or have just passed by. While you are going from place to place (eating AMAZING food) a tour guide is giving you all the history of the area, signs, and restaurants. It was bunch of fun, and I am so glad we got to be a part of it!

Some fun moments:
 - Andy received an "authentic" Japanese hat as a gift, although our tour guide said it might be considered racist.
 - Saki Bombs were shared by all

- We were so full by the end we could POP.

There are a lot of pictures:

Start of the tour with our tour guide in red

First Stop - Tea Room

Smelling all the delicious teas

Enter Little Tokyo

Second Stop

Third Stop

Fourth Stop

Fifth Stop

Saki......

DRINK

Bomb!

Birthday Boy

Blow!!!

Sixth Stop

Uh boys...you have something on your face

It's ALREADY September

I honestly can’t believe it’s already September! Where has the summer gone? I feel like I am just starting to get the hang of the warm nights, beach days, and white pants. Looking back at the past few months there have been a TON of fun summer nights. The last couple weekends Thomas and I have been going out with friends, celebrating a lot of birthdays, playing house, and reading by the pool. Not too shabby, right?

My favorites are the happy hours after work with the girls or with old friends:



Aaron and I

 Sometimes, however, they do turn into a little more which consists of a tambourine, boa and aviators….

Stacy's birthday

Things to look forward to in September:

Robin and Jason’s wedding in Tahoe and a weekend get-a-way

Brad’s birthday (even if I don’t get to see him on it)

LA weekend with my bestie

BIG KIDS being little kids

Over the weekend, I celebrated a girlfriends birthday with a few friends. The birthday girl was insistent about playing dodge-ball at a place where there are only trampolines in the entire warehouse. Let me tell you, it's a WORKOUT! There were about 20 of us "big kids" in a warehouse full of  little kids. Needless to say, we fit in perfectly. We thought it would be a good idea to take them on in a dodge ball game. We LOST....horribly!

Highlights:

Sweating profusely after only 15 mins

Loosing to 10 year olds WITH dignity

Jumping into a sea of foam (not exactly sanitary)
Headbands were a necessity

Having the BEST time!

The crew



Can you see him in the foam?!



What is with boys and video games?

Angels WON

This past weekend consisted of fun with friends. It was Jason’s birthday, and since he loves country music as much as we do, it centered around Derks Bentley playing at the Angel’s game. We started with a BBQ at the Tait office, moved over the PACKED stadium where we watched the Angel’s kill the other team (is it bad that I don’t remember which one it was?), and then enjoyed a little country throw-down concert. I took away that I need to learn the words to more Derks Bentley songs and get an Angels t-shirt!

Happy Birthday Jason!

Da Boyz




Da Girlz




The Crew