September 2013

September is one of our favorite months- with it comes Autumn, College Football, School starting, and our birthdays.  So we had a great september!  

We had Chris' parents and his brother Wes' family over to our place. We started off by taking a dip in the pool, well really only Chris and the kids. They we grilled up our own "J Dawgs" hotdogs for everyone and watched the BYU v. Texas game.  It is always fun to get together and Chris always enjoys watching games more with his dad and brothers than just me.  And to top it off, BYU won! 

Coleman, Chris, and Brady in the pool

Tal, Chris and I, Wes, Brady and Coleman watching BYU

I also finally got a Huntington Beach Library Card! I love libraries so much and thankfully there is a big one in HB.  I have been definitely using it! I have been reading A LOT! 

Also the second weekend my Parents came down!  My dad had a stake conference he was assigned to for Church in Valencia, so they made a whole weekend out of it.  They flew in Friday night and we went to King's Fish house for dinner, which was yummy. Then we just came back and watched Shark Tank on TV.  

The next morning my dad had to take off for Valencia, but my mom and us headed down to the beach for a nice long walk on the sand. We then went to TK burgers for lunch, however we didnt have any cash (it was cash only) so poor Chris had to run back like a mile or two to get some. 

We then also headed out to Valencia. That night the stake put on a dinner that we went to and then all attended the Saturday night session. It is always fun to hear my dad speak and my mom spoke too that night.

Chris, of course, was starving afterwards so we headed to the nearby Chili's...surprise, surprise!   We then relaxed in the hotel (in Valencia). The next morning we went the the Stake conference in Valencia and the stake president invited us over for dinner before we headed home.  Chris actually knew the stake president's son from his dorm, so it was fun to catch up with them too.  

We then relaxed for a bit at our place and then my parents flew home. It was great to be with them, even just for a few days!

 Chris' co-resident, Steven and his girlfriend Sophia moved into our complex. Its fun to have them right here. We have gotten to do a lot with them. Its nice to have some friends live right by us.  One night we went to the weekly food truck night. We ate some really yummy sliders and then had a Longboard icecream sandwich!

YUMM! Peanut Butter and Oreo Longboard!

Many people as they get older tend to not care about their birthday, but that is not true for me!  I had another great birthday,  Chris brought me breakfast in bed to start my day off. During the day while chris was at work I relaxed at home. Then at 5:00 I had an interview for a job. It went really well, so we will see. When I got home it was somewhat late so we decided to go to Maraconi Grill down the street.  After that we came back and I opened my gifts. Then Steven and Sophia came over to eat some Birthday Bundts!  We have discovered Nothing Bundt Cakes here by us and we love them. So Chris got a whole bunch of mini Bundts cakes to celebrate with! Overall it was a great day!

Breakfast in Bed

Me with the Yummy Bundt Cakes

The day after my birthday I atucaly had a casting call for HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT.  I love this show (and love all game shows) so when I saw that you could apply online to be on the show I jumped at the opportunity.  I got a call back from them and after I passed a pop culture quiz they set up a time for me to come in and "audition".    So I drove down into LA and tried out.  The try out consisted of me and two other guys being set in a small room with one of the casting people. They filmed us while we played two of the games.   I personally think i DOMINATED the games, way better than the other guys. However, they were both these BIG outrageous personalities.  Anyways,  I didn't get called back, no big surprise, but overall it was a fun experience!

Picture from Last season of Hollywood Game Night

Steven and Sophia took us out during the week to Umami Burger for our Birthdays.  IT was super yummy! 

 

We also got to Celebrate our birthdays with Chris' family. We went to Mama Di's in Newport Beach. If you are ever in the area I highly recommend it.  It was fun to be with Debbie, Tal, Wes and Kristy.  Debbie also some delicious cupcakes for us! 

Chris' Brithday was on a Sunday this year. So we went to Church. We came home and he opened some gifts. Since Chris doesn't love cake I decided to do a different spin on it. Instead he had a candy and soda cake!  After dinner we then took our new BEACH CRUISER bikes out for a ride.  

Chris' Birthday Cake

Chris on his Cruiser

My new ride