They Cant Wait...

These two cant wait... Only 13 more days until Mother Mitchell/Grandma comes to stay with us. That means good food, a clean house and Hannah will get a lot of attention.

Garth Brooks in VEGAS!!!

This past weekend, Jim and I went to Vegas to see Garth Brooks. Let me say that words can not describe how amazingly spectacular his show was. But just know that it was AMAZING. He is the one country performer I have never seen and have always wished to see. Everything about the concert was an event. To purchase the tickets was an event in itself and it took Kristin 7 hours to get them. Then we had to pick up the tickets at will-call which was at the opposite end of the Wynn hotel. Each one of us had to privide our ID's to prove that we were who we said we were and then we had to get the ticket, a wrist band was out on our left wrist and a stamp on the top of our hand. As you could probably imagine we were not able to take pictures but I did get sneaky and took a picture before he came out on stage. Geesh!
The stadium held 1500 people so it was an intimate concert. There was not band or backups. It was Garth and a guiter. He came out in jeans, workboots, a sweatshirt and baseball cap. We discovered that Garth was not just an entertainer and singer but he is also a comedian... really funny. Half way through the show, Trisha Yearwood came out to sing "run away Joe" and "she in love with the boy". Wow, she can really sing.
I can now check that off my Bucket List...

Jim's New Toy

For Christmas, my Parent's got Jim a jalapeno popper cooker so we decided to try it out. There are so many recipes to choose from so we decided to try stuffed shirmp jalapeno poppers. They were surprisingly easy to prepare. The jalapeno peppers consisited of jalapenos (well duh), cream cheese, shrimp, and bacon. It's not so Weight Watchers friendly but it was fun to try. So, here is the before and after.





Next time, We are going to try italian sausage instead of the shrimp. yum!

Happy Birthday, Birthday Boy...

What a fun Birthday!!! Jim's Dad (I call him Sr.) turned the big 6-0 on Saturday and we had such a great time. For his birthday dinner I planned a dinner menu with Santa Fe tri tip, homemade twice baked potatoes, grilled corn on the cob, and a cesar salad. It was the first time I made the twice baked potatoes and to my surprise, they were a hit. Everyone loved them. After dinner we played Mexican Train Dominos and had birthday cake. Jim's Mom makes a very yummy Chocolate Peanut Butter cake and the grandkids decorated it. The guys played poker, the kids continued to play Mexican train while I watched Dirty Dancing... Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner. {{wink}} ;)

Pirate Adventure...

Jim and I went out with our friends, Rick & Monica and their son Richard, to see the Pirate Adventure Show. It is in Buena Park and from what people say, its like Mideval Times but with Priates. I was not so sure that this was going to be fun since I have never been to Mideval Times. But let me tell you... It was a BLAST!!!

We had the Orange Pirate. After the show our Pirate hung around so we took pictures with him. If you have never been, when you purchase your tickets they divide you into groups and you will have a color. You then will sit in that colored area and cheer for your pirate who is wearing your color. As a side note: the Blue Pirate was hotter so I did have to cheer for him a few times. hehehe.... that's ok. Jim didnt mind.

The Show was very entertaining and there was a lot of acrobatic and a lot of audience participation. At one point they had brought up a couple onto the ship and the Captain was interacting with them. The Captain asked the audience what we should do with the "intruders" and decided the couple should walk the plank. The Capatin asked the gentlemen if he had any last words and he shook his head yes. The Captain gave him a microphone then the gentleman got down on one knee and asked his girlfriend to marry him. In front of all of us. It was so cute! Monica and I got teary eyed and Jim and Rick looked at each other, tipped their glasses and drank their beers. Oh those boys... lol. Oh and by the way, She said Yes.

For Dinner, we had the options of Chicken and Steak or Chicken and Shrimp Scampi. I, of course, chose the Chicken and Shrimp. We also were able to choose unlimited non-alcoholic drinks or 2 glasses of beer. We chose the beer. Our server was awesome and kept refilling the our glasses because "he didnt want the pitchers of beer to go to waste." I was driving so Jim was drinking mine and his. We had a great time.