Christmas in Jan

Today my mom cashed in her last Christmas present.  She received a purple Suns shirt and a ticket to the game.  We started the night at Texas Roadhouse for dinner.  Then we headed to the Purple Palace.  This was my mom' s first Suns game since the Van Arsdale days.  Or at least that's one on the old timers she mentioned.  lol.  We decided to try to get our fifteen minutes of fame and tried to get on TV.  Amanda recorded it off the tv to post it here.  

We kept trying to get on TV.  

We were on the pregame show and the half time show.

We ended up having a lot fun.  Unfortunately the Suns lost to the New York Knicks.  It was the first time Amare visited the purple palace since he left during free agency.  It was a good ole butt kickin.  Maybe mom can go back and see a win.  

An everyday, special night

Today we got around to celebrating our anniversary dinner. My grandma is so cute and always sends anniversary cards out and included a little extra for us to go out to dinner... so we did! We enjoyed Olive Garden on her! Thanks Grandma! 

Great Evening

I love it when I get home from work and Kenny already has an item or two knocked off my "to do" list! Today when I got home he already had dinner started! Not only did he make dinner and do dished he fullfilled my dad's request for Shepherd's pie! (we returned his $$)

Later we went to the Suns game.

This is the 3rd time we have played the Lakers this year and I have to say I hate it. There are about as many Lakers fans as there are Suns fans and it gets pretty rowdy. I do not enjoy watching Kobe Bryant and all his followers either... it is ridiculous how people act! There were a few girls in our section with a sign that said Kobe: tumor causing, teeth staining, smelly, puking habit. Well the Lakers fans behind them took the sign and threw it down the stairs in the isle... real mature.

Suns did really well and even thought the lost it was a good fight and there wasn't a clear winner till the end. That is one thing I like about watching basketball is the edge of your seat games like tonight.


OOOOH And our section finally won something! We were the Fry's 3 Point section of the game. For each 3 point shot we got $1 off at Fry's ! They made 11, 3 pointers!! That is $22 in free groceries- 

9th Anniversary

I can hardly believe Kenny and I were married 9 years ago today! To celebrate we went out for a nice meal at Ah-So. It was SO good and we ordered extra so we could have leftovers (if you know us you know that is odd because we hardly ever eat leftovers). We lucked out in getting a grill table all to our selves and enjoyed the Chef.

We have had our ups and downs over the years, but I am thankful for the relationship we have how we have overcome some huge struggles and made it to the other side.

Love you Kenny Kuhn!

Pets

I saw this on Facebook and liked it: TO NON-PET OWNERS who visit our homes and complain about our pets. 1) They live here, you don't. 2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'Fur'-niture. 3) I love my pets more then I like you. 4) To you, they are animals... To me, they are my family

Our Anniversary

This year we didn't take the day off, plan a big trip or even exchange presents (we did do the food tour over the weekend though). We actually didn't even end up going out to dinner because I was so sick and didn't want to waste the money if we wouldn't enjoy it... But one thing that was special about today and really ever day is celebrating our love. Some years are harder than others and this year was a hard one for us and our marriage. It is so easy to give on marriage these days, but after this year I know Kenny and I are in it for the long haul. Sometimes we just need to be reminded that the other person cannot read your mind and that they do care about you! 

I also wanted to share this picture... We are those people who have too much stuff in our garage (at least one is a car though) so the vehicles we drive everyday are parked in the driveway.... Its cold and the cars get iced up some mornings. Everyday (not just today because it was our anniversary) Kenny goes out and starts my truck and de-ices the windows for me. If that is not love, I guess I don't know what is! 

Just another day

Resolution : blog daily... well not each day is really blog worthy and nothing earth shattering happens; IE TODAY ... I worked... it sucked. I hiked Thunderbird mountain and shaved 1 minute off my total time (29 mins now). I picked up some Panda express and took it over to my Grandma's house. We ate and talked and looked at the Kruger's Christmas pictures... I came home to a sick hubby (101 temp), already in bed. I played on the computer and practiced Piano. The end...

Food Tour

For our anniversary Kenny and I went on Food Tour in Old town Scottsdale. Turns out this was a really touristy thing to do as all the other parties in the group were from out of town. We started at the old Red building in the center of town. 

Kenny waiting for the tour to begin 

we met the founder of Scottsdale : 

Our first stop was the Rusty Spur where we tried the South of the Border Burger (Burger with cheese, bacon and roasted green chillies). I think of all the stops this was BY FAR Kenny's favorite! 

He was right in his element listening to the country music in the small rustic bar. The building was originally a bank and still contains the original vault, which they now store the liquor in! In the 1950's the bank was turned into the Rusty Spur and has been a stopping place for cowboys ever since. They have a fun tradition where you can write on a dollar bill and hang it on the wall. At the end of the year they take them all down and buy toys for children at Christmas time. The walls were pretty bare since Christmas has just passed so we put up a dollar.

Next we were off to Outrageous Oils and Vinegars. It seems a little weird to me to taste test oil and vinegar, but it was surprisingly delicious! We tried EVOO, a flavored oil, 18 year aged Balsamic vinegar and a chocolate vinegar. I absolutely loved the 18 year aged balsamic vinegar, but at $18 a bottle I knew that would go against my new years resolution of 'saving money' so I didn't purchase one... maybe someone will get it for my birthday!

wheel chair - ha ha 

We walked through the art district to a Wine place just off the main drag. It was called Su Vino (your wine). Kenny and I aren't much for vine drinking but we tried the 2 wines anyway. If we were into wine I would defiantly go back. You can make your own custom batches of wine and even bottle it yourself there!

We walked up through town to our next stop called Frank and Lupe's where they serves New Mexican style food. I guess the main difference in Mexican and New Mexican style food is the chillies. They served us each a stuffed sopapilla. It was pretty tasty, but nothing I would rush back to eat.

The next stop was a higher end more 'Scottsdale' type restaurant called Cowboy Ciao. This restaurant is known for their unique combination of food...  We sampled Pigs n puddin'... Kenny wouldn't even taste his, but I ate it and I it actually tasted pretty good if you could get over the sight, smell and texture.

Our last stop was the good ol' Sugar Bowl. Kenny and I had attempted to eat here a while back and walked out because it was too dirty... We did enjoy their specialty dessert called a Top Hat Sundae, A cream puff filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with Hot Fudge.

We walked about 2 miles during the tour and found a bunch of neat places to eat and some fun places to shop. I am looking forward to our next trip out to Scottsdale.

Family Hangin'

Sarah organized a good old fashion family hangin.... of pictures that is! She invited the family over to hang all her pictures in her hall way. She also made a big pot of chicken n dumplins and black eyed peas and pork for their New Years tradition. As with most projects Kenny usually ends up working on most of it while the rest of us talk and play with the kids... poor guy. We love him and are super grateful for all he does though!! XOXO Kenny and I both weren't feeling very good so we didn't hang out for very long after we finished hanging pictures.

The houseful (and I still don't think everyone was in it!) 

Matt gives out smiles freely... to his Aunt Barb!! He is such a cutie even with his 7 stitches on his eye from his fall into the baby gate last week. 

Emma and one of her many expressions. This kid cracks me up! 

The hall finished up... down you can take a trip down memory lane as you walk to the restroom. 

Resolutions

I love the New Year... I always want to make new resolutions and goals and start new projects. Its a new year with lots of possibilities, and its exciting to me. As I review the resolutions I made last year I realized that I didn't accomplish them and still want to... so here are my resolutions for this year- 

* Get healthy! I want to eat out less, exercise more and lose weight (about 25 lbs)

* SPEND less- I really don't have a plan for that... 

* Do less- Sounds weird right? If you read this blog at all you know, Kenny and I are busy... we have plans almost everyday. It is awesome, but exhausting.... The Bible says  “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. ⁹ Six days you shall labor and do all your work,¹⁰ but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. ¹¹ For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Exodus 20:8-11 So I want to at least keep one day for us to rest, do house chores and just be at home. I know that is a far cry from keeping the Sabbath Holy, but you gotta start somewhere! 

* Live a more purpose driven life...  I read this article which was linked to a blog I follow. I am not Mormon anymore, but I do love a lot of the things they believe in and their general way of thinking. When I first read the article I was kind of mad, but it really spoke to me. I need to put more thought, prayer and 'soul searching' into this resolution to know where to go next, but its on the back burner. 

* Also, I resolve to observe birthdays! I have been so bad about sending cards this last year or two and I want to get better at that. My grandma is SO good at sending cards for birthdays, anniversaries etc and I love that. I think it is another time besides Christmas that you can let people know you are thinking of them and that they are important. We get so busy with life that the little things pass us by sometimes. 

My goals and Projects are: 

* finish my CPCU (only 1 class left!) 

* read the Bible cover to cover

* complete 50 scrapbook pages to finish some old books (I no longer scrapbook current years I just turn this blog into a printed book) 

* blog daily ( I changed my mind on this... I blog A LOT already and I think I cover lots of important things.... maybe I will do a more "daily life" type posts but I am not going to burden myself with having to blog everyday... I might start to hate it.) 

Okay I shared mine- what are yours??? 

PS Kenny didn't want to make any resolutions this year, but does want to lose weight and save money.