Please bear with me and my Twilight posts. I cannot help myself. I am so excited for "Breaking Dawn" (book 4, August 2nd) and the movie in December! Here is some behind the scenes footage from the set of Twilight, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. This is going to be am amazing movie!
There is more behind the scenes footage links in my sidebar.
*Stop the music on my playlist before watching*
On Saturday night Joey and I watched "August Rush". It was such a great movie! I loved it! The music is great and all the actors do a fantastic job. I definitely recommend this one! Jonathan Rhys Meyers is really singing the songs. I love it when you discover an actors hidden talent (like Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge).
Watch the Trailer!
Tonight we took my good friend Reny out for her be-lated birthday dinner. It was so fun. We hit a favorite, Javier's and had Pinkberry after. Thanks girls! That was so fun to get out of the house and chat with the girls! We need to do it more often!
Joey has been gone on a long trip to Tokyo and Hong Kong. He comes home on Saturday and we are so excited! Here are a couple pics from Tokyo that he sent me. The cherry blossoms are in bloom! Beautiful!
OK - So I guess I am going to get my act in gear and post the Puerto Rico pics. Joey has more pics on his computer so maybe I can add them later.
Joey and I went to Puerto Rico a couple weeks ago. We won the trip when my sweet friend took me to a taping of The Ellen Degeneres Show in December. Every Christmas Ellen does her "12 Days of Giveaways" and we were lucky enough to be there for the 12th day. We won a trip to Puerto Rico, a great Canon digital camera, an awesome Samsonite luggage set (I can't say samsonite without thinking of Dumb & Dumber) and noise canceling headphones. So off we went, leaving the kids with my dear friend and my sweet in-laws. We were a little rushed getting there. It is always hard to leave your kids and a bit stressful, so I wasn't that excited to go. That all changed when we got to the resort. It was BEAUTIFUL!!! By far them most relaxing vaca I have had since our honeymoon. The next time we go I would love to take the kids and maybe go with another family. This place is so kid friendly. It was so great to have 4 date nights in a row with Joey. He didn't bring any surfboards, so we got to spend every minute together. If we do go back I'd like to explore the other side of the island, then Joey can check out the surf spot, etc. And the south side is on the caribbean and I have always wanted to see that aqua color ocean. Anyway, here are a few photos. Thank you Ellen! I can't believe she gave this trip to everyone in the audience!
The Twilight movie is currently being filmed and they have a ton of new photos and video of the set, actors, etc. taken by fans. It is so exciting! I do not know how I am going to wait until December 12th!! Or even August 2nd for Breaking Dawn to come out!
Rumor has it that a teaser/preview is supposed to be released in May or June.
Picture courtesy of Amy Howe
Thanks Amy!!
Five years later on our anniversary, our little Stella Grace arrived at 10:52pm. Weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces. I never knew that someone could truly be sweet and sassy at the same time. She has been such a blessing to our family! I can't believe she is already 3 years old!
OK - Catch up time.
8 years ago on February 26, 2000 Joey and I were married in the San Diego Temple. It was a beautiful day, even though the 2 weeks before the wedding it was raining everyday and I was convinced we would have a rainy wedding. Being the rain loving person that I am, I wouldn't have minded at all. But the clouds parted and we had gorgeous sunshine, almost too much. We are squinting in most of our pictures. Overall the day was incredible and busy. Joey booked our sealing for 8:00 am! At the time I did not mind, I wasn't worried with all the wedding details. I look back now and I can't believe I did that. I had to do my own hair because I couldn't find anyone to wake up early enough to do it for me. We had to be at the temple an hour early, that meant being ready to leave at 5:30 or 6:00 am. Crazy. But it was a beautiful morning and most of my family was there waiting outside for us. That meant a lot to me. Then we were off to a family luncheon that my friend planned and was so nice to have it at her house. Following that we went to the reception. It was very relaxed. Nothing fancy, just all of our family and friends at the Ole Hanson Beach Club. I love the spanish architecture and the closeness to the beach. My mother-in-law was so awesome. She did most of the planning and made our day so wonderful. The next day we were off to Kauai for our honeymoon. I hope I will always remember the details of that day.
I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband. He is everything and more than I could ask for. He inspires me to be a better person in all aspects of my life. Although there are many differences between us, I think we make a great match. We know how to balance each other out. I am so greatful to have him in my life and the father to our kids.
Here are just a few traits he possesses. In no particular order.
8 Joey traits:
Intelligent
Organized
Determined
Honest
Creative/Artistic
Thoughtful
Humorous
So handsome
Last Tuesday, the day before our trip to Puerto Rico, our beloved computer died. We have had this Mac since we got married and I loved it. I am on Joey's laptop right now so I can check in on email and things. I have so much to catch up on blogging and I will get to it as soon as I can (Stella's b-day, our 8 year anniversary, our trip to Puerto Rico, etc.) Hopefully there will be a new computer in our future. Joey's laptop goes with him to work everyday, I feel so disconnected!
so far. On Monday, I went to my friends house to pick up my kids. Keep in mind that I go to this friends house multiple times every week. If I am picking up or dropping off I always park in front of her garage, because I am usually only there for 5 minutes. This particular day the kids were playing and my friend and I got to talking. I ended up being there for an hour or so. I completely forgot that I had left my keys and my purse in my unlocked car (I usually don't do that!). When I went to leave my car was gone! It was the weirdest feeling. Not knowing where your car went...was it stolen...was it towed? Having to call your husband and tell him how smart you are, etc. After a call to the bank to freeze our accounts I called the sherrif's dept. and they told me my car was towed! It cost $180 to get my car. I asked the tow truck guy how long my car was there and he said "not very long". They work quick to get your money. It was a bummer but at least it wasn't stolen. It would have cost us a lot more. Needless to say I have learned 2 good lessons this week!! Don't park illegally! And don't leave your keys and purse in your car ever!
I was so excited this morning when I woke up this morning and looked out the window. Our cherry blossom trees have their first blooms! I love cherry blossoms and I can't wait to see the trees when they are covered in blossoms. So beautiful!
My Uncle John and his wife Ana had an adorable baby boy last week. In fact he was born on Bennett's birthday. He weighed the same as Bennett (7 -11) and he has reddish hair like Bennett, which we were all a little surprised by because his beautiful mom is from Brazil. I expected him to be darker, but I guess that Bennett gene is strong! Here he is - Luke Daniel.
Bennett was born at 12:48 pm. Weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces. I can't believe he is already 6 years old. Looking through old pictures is so fun. I don't know where the time has gone.
