I have a sister who's 40!!!

For Stephanie's 40th Birthday the fam and I through her a surprise party! It was sooooooo much fun sneaking around planning this great party for her. She was gone for a weekend getaway with her hubby and when they came home Sunday night (Sept 4th), friends and family were waiting in the shadows. 

It was a "Travel Themed" dessert party. Everything from the invitations to the old fashioned suit cases filled with yummies represented the theme. I chose a travel theme because Steph's real present was a girls getaway at the Grand Floridian Spa! Yup, we spoiled her :)

Take a look at our hard & super fun work...

Happy Birthday to the best big sister I could ever ask for! <3 you!

GUSTERRRRR!

I guess Grand Rapids is good for one thing, their Summer Concert Series! They have this outdoor venue that hosts several concerts throughout the summer and we've held out for Guster all Summer long! And I must say, they did not disappoint. 

We also got a little more than we paid for...

The show opened with Lady Danville. I've never heard of them, but they were really good. Check them out on iTunes.

Next was Jack's Mannequin. And yes, I HAVE heard of them. They played for a little over an hour and they are much better live in my opinion. I've heard their tracks and I wasn't in love with them. But I know tons of other people who do loooove them. They put on a pretty awesome show...VERY energetic!

Last but not least, the stars of the show...GUSTER! I had no idea how many people love them! They still don't seem mainstream to me but they have a lot of fans here in GR lol. They weren't as energetic as Jack's Mannequin but they did awesome. Pretty funny dudes too. They played songs from I think 5 out of their 6 albums. We just love live music and had a great time! 

 Guster was Dan's band first, thanks for introducing them to me! 

Sadie Update

It's been a few weeks since our last post so I thought I'd give an update on Sadie lol. Well last week Sadie didn't know what hit her. She went into the vet with a uterus and came home without one. Poor baby. She was so drugged she couldn't even make it up our stairs so she slept standing up, leaning against the wall for the evening until she staggered her way onto the couch where she laid for the next 24 hours. 

This literally only lasted 24 hours, the next day she wanted to run, jump and play. But how do you tell a dog to take it easy because she still has stitches in her belly? Ya, you can't. So we've been dealing with a hyper-active dog that can't burn energy at the park. It's been a nightmare. Two more days and the stitches come out and we can start taking her to the park every night!

On another note, I've been stepping on these little choking hazards. Our baby is loosing all her baby teeth! Baby teeth out...big, strong, crush your arm teeth are in! Careful...

Anyway, that's the low-down on Sadie! She'll be a 65 lb man eater before we know it :)