Taryn's Birthday Dinner

February 1st:

To celebrate Taryn's 29th Birthday, we went to dinner at The Matador.  It's a new restaurant in downtown Boise with a Tex-Mex cuisine and Tequila Bar with 70 selections of tequila.  Since it was a Tuesday night, none of us got wild and crazy but we did enjoy the happy hour appetizer menu!  If you ever go, I would recommend the nachos, they are huge!  We had a great time celebrating Taryn turning another year older......only one more year till 30!   

2011 Ski Trip Weekend

January 27th -- 30th:

We went to McCall and stayed at the Leatham's cabin for the annual "Ski Trip Weekend."  The boys (Jonathan, Nick, Andrew, Josh, and Brian) drove up on Thursday night for guy time and beer drinking.  On Friday they had a blast skiing and messing around on Hidden Valley at Brundage.

Anna and I drove up after work on Friday and we all enjoyed a delicious manicotti dinner with strawberry tart for desert (Thanks Brian!).  Joel and Lindsay showed up a little later and we all hung out for a mellow evening playing bananagrams, ping pong, and shuffle board.

After breakfast on Saturday, we packed up lunch and drove up to Brundage.  I am still very new a skiing so Nick and I stayed on the easy runs while the rest of our group skied all over the mountain.  Overall, I did good skiing but still have a lot to improve on before I can call myself a "skier."  We took a break for lunch and had a good time hanging out and eating hot dogs (Thanks again Brian!). 

That night Lindsay and Joel put together a ping-pong-a-paloza and shuffle-a-dufffe tournament.  Both tournaments had double elimination and Anna's parents knocked me out of each bracket!  Nick kicked butt and ended up coming in second at shuffle board and FIRST at ping-pong and second at shuffle board.  Nick and Cliff were awarded this giant check for coming in first in each tournament!  We had such a great weekend and are looking forward to next year! 

Dinner at Texas Roadhouse

January 26th:

Chrissy had his annual doctor visit and MB drove in town to go with him.  He passed with flying colors and only had minimal seizures last year.  After his doctor appointment, we were able to all meet for dinner a Chrissy's favorite place, The Texas Roadhouse.  I couldn't believe how crowded it was for a Wednesday night, but the food was delicious as always!

Ladies' Night -- Hockey Game

January 22nd:

Thanks to the planning of Jamie and Kristen E., a group of 14 of us went out on the town for ladies' night!  We started the evening by having dinner and drinks at Proto's Pizzeria in Bodo.  Kristen vD. and I split the "Annie" napoletana style pizza and it was delicious!

After dinner, we went across the street to watch the Idaho Steelheads and Utah Grizzlies duke it out.  The Steelhead's won 8 - 1!  However, as you can guess, we didn't pay much attention to the game . . . we were too busy taking pictures, chatting, and enjoying our drinks.

       

By the end of the game, we were all feeling pretty good and decided to go downtown.  Of course, we stopped along the way to take more pictures!

Once we made it to the bars, we quickly started losing our crowd and by midnight, Jamie, Kristen vD. and I were the last three standing!  Of course, we ended our night with a trip to Suds and the Endzone, getting a pita, and having a sleepover at Jamies.  Hooray for ladies' night! 

"Treat" Night

January 21st:

While Nick went to Sun Valley for Chad's 40th birthday, Audrianna and I stayed home and hung out for the evening.  She loves play make-believe so our night started by playing Barbies.  We had a good time and Audrianna has a great imagination but I am puzzled about how I use to play for hours with my barbies.  After a delicious dinner of macaroni and cheese, I helped Audrianna make this fancy neckless and earrings.

After bathtime, we popped a bag of popcorn and cuddled up on the couch to watch "Despicable Me."  Our night ended with Audrianna having "treat" night and being able to sleep in our bed for the night.  Along with Audrianna came her blanket and three stuff animals, we had a full bed!