Last time I posted was March? Okay... April - I'm an Aunt!! Woohoo! Brad (Dave's bro) and Donna had a baby girl. Brenna is super cute and we're all smitten. She arrived a little later than expected, but what girl doesn't take her own sweet time to announce her arrival? That's okay, it gave me time to make a little present for her. I'll post pics of Brenna and Pointy Kitty as soon as I can.
May - hmm... the most eventful thing was that my parents went to Asia for my cousin, Agnes's wedding. They said there were 1000 people at the reception! Eek! Aggie made a gorgeous bride, of course.
Moving along... June. Umm... did I mention that Turtle was engaged? hehe... Sir proposed the day after Thanksgiving. Hehe... I think he must have known the good mood she would be in after all that yummy food.
Anyway, we had her Bachelorette Party on the 9th. She wanted something a little more low key, but still fun. So we went to Marrekesh Restaurant in Costa Mesa. Delicous Morroccan food, wonderful company, and some fun bellydancing!
Did I mention the super stretch limo driven by the Awesome Tony (hehe... our limo driver from our wedding!).
The following weekend was the Playboy Jazz Fest. BOX NUMBER ELEVEN!! Need I say more? It totally rocked! We always have an awesome time with Charlie and Mills.
Oohh... and I can't forget that we went to Disney California Adventure with John & Miki! We had such a great time! Ha! and I even have more pics here!!
Now for July... wow... this speed posting isn't so bad. Of course we went to the Annual 4th of July Block Party at my Aunt's house. This event has been going on for 20+ years and it just keeps getting better and better. All the food, family, and friends continues to make this my second fav holiday of the year. You should know by now that Thanksgiving is my first favorite (fuuuuud!).
These are the corn fritters that I made. Well... I made the batter. Sir was kind enough to help me with the deep frying. I've never fried before!
This year was even more special because Ana, Marco, and Rose joined us, as well as Dave's parents! I love my family!
Also in July... Annie and Sir got married!! woohoo!! They had a beautiful backyard ceremony (also at my Aunt's house!) and a reception at NBC Seafood, where Dave and I had ours. Yep... the food was suuuper tasty! Oh yeah... the dress you see below was copied from the one that Nicole Kidman wore in Australia. Gorgeous!
Woohoo!! August!! I'm almost caught up! The beginning of the month was our trip to NY. I've never been before and it was great! Dave and I got an awesome flight deal of $220 RT with JetBlue. We took a cruise around the Island. The Announcer sounded like Charles Osgood from KNX1070.
We also ate some of the yummiest food ever. Everything was delicious!! I love foie gras!
The main reason for the trip was his cousin Connor's wedding so I got to hang out with a whole bunch of the Kirsch clan. They're wonderful! And of course, I had to wear some really hot shoes. Hehe. I have pics of the wedding, but as of this post, they're not uploaded yet!
And now the most recent of trips - Bonneville. The last time I was at the Utah's Salt Flats for Bonneville was 2006. It wasn't nearly as hot (for the days that we were there) this time. I remember it being in the hundreds and just boiling away. This time, I think we peaked in the high 80s. But good ol' Wendover was the same as ever! Think, wannabe Vegas with only two casinos... The Streamliner did great. Mr. Ferguson made a first pass at 299 mph. The next day, he completed his record run with 310mph!! That was definitely enough to get him a 300mph Club hat!! Oh yeah... he also took out Mile Marker #4.
After the last pass, the Streamliner decided that it wasn't playing anymore. Something about a gasket... buk buk buuuk! I don't know... didn't really understand. Anyway, they ran the Modified Roadster instead. They were going for 208mph (I think) and she was doing great at first! She was at 211mph in the 2 1/4 mile... but then Don all of a sudden turned off the course. As it turns out, they were running lean, and burned 3 pistons. Ouchies!! After that, the crew decided it was time to go home. After two official days on the Salt (out of a whole week) they had set a record and gotten Mr. Ferg into the 3 Club. Not too bad. hehe... just don't think about all the prep in getting there!!
Okay... that's it for now. As soon as I have pics posted for the other events, I'll post a link!!
