It's been too long.....

I am sorry that I have been such a horrible blogger! I thought I would update everyone on what has been going on with us in the Allen household. Nate's basketball team, Clovis East, was absolutely amazing this year! They were undefeated and ranked 15th in the State... AWESOME! In their first round of playoffs they had an awful turn of events...They lost against Buchannan, which we killed them by 30 points just the Wednesday before. Kevin Bailey, a star sophomore from New York, broke his nose and was taken to the hospital during the game. The officiating was absolutely horrible. We lost by one point! It was by far the biggest shock and one of the hardest losses I have ever witnessed. The Valley Championship game is this Saturday, one that the Timberwolves should be playing in and winning. It was such an awesome season, and so fun to watch. It is a shame it ended like it did.

On a brighter note, Nate took me to Cayucos for Valentine's Day. I love my husband. It was great to relax and enjoy time together. I am so lucky!

Geocaching

Ok, we are total nerds... but if you've never heard of geocaching here is the rundown about it:

People all over the world hide "treasures", then you go find them. You might be wondering what you win when you find these treasures.... nothing. Just the thrill of finding it and validating your find with your signature on the geocaching log inside.

I know it sounds silly, but don't knock it until you've tried it. Check it out at geocaching.com. Here are some pics of our first two nights out geocaching.

It's a tradition

Two years ago, my closest girlfriends and our moms, started a tradition that every Christmas we would all get together and have a mother-daughter lunch at the Tea House in Old Town Clovis. Girls, if you haven't gone before, add it to your to-do list. They have great food and the atmosphere is girly and fun. The first year that we did this was really to get together to celebrate the first baby into the bunch..... Miss Brighton Grimes. This year, Breena and Mama DeeDee couldn't come because Breena lives in Virginia (which is beautiful by the way!). They were missed, but Marnie, Karen, and I, along with our wonderful moms went and had a great time together. It is so awesome having friends that I have had basically all my life, and we are so lucky to have such amazing moms.

RC Jones Potography

Our good friend, Ryan Jones, is an amazing photographer! He offered to do some pics for us this year for our Christmas card. If anyone ever needs a photographer for engagements, weddings, family portraits, senior pictures, baby portraits... you name it, he's the one to call. So thanks Ry for such a great day with you, as always, and for the awesome pictures. We love you! Everyone else, here are a few samples from the day, enjoy!

It was only a year ago...

I was looking through some old pics and realized that it was exactly a year ago last year that Nate, Marnie, Aaron, and I went on our trip to Washington DC and New York. If you haven't had the chance to visit either of these places, put it on your list of "things to do before I die". It was awesome. Here are some of my favorite memories from the trip!

Breena, Mitch, Brighton and Zoomer: Wish we were there with you again!

N8oween 2008

Once again, N8oween was a huge hit! The theme this year was movie characters. Every year the costumes get better and more elaborate! Nate and I look forward to this night all year because no one ever disappoints, and this year was no exception. The house was decked out and everyone came in a costume that went along with the theme. The Oscars for best costumes went to Troy Jarret as Dorothy and Aubrey Michael as Barf. Thanks to everyone who showed up and for the great memories that were created. We love you all and look forward to next year! SPEAKING OF NEXT YEAR... please leave a comment after the slideshow below and let us know of your ideas for next years' theme! Enjoy the pics!!!



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Rose Bowl

Well, Nate and I ventured off down south to go to the Rose Bowl Game last month... UCLA vs. Fresno State. I am sure by now, considering it was almost a month ago, that you have all heard that the Bulldogs won. It was probably one of the hottest days that Southern Cali has ever experienced. Considering that we are supposedly "immune" to the heat, we shouldn't have had any problems. Let me put it this way, I have never sweat so much in my life. And I am sure I can speak for our close group of friends who were there with us, that they feel the same way. Seriously, the game could've been in Fresno and it probably would've been cooler. All I have to say is if the Bulldogs hadn't pulled away with the win, I'd be pretty pissed that we went all the way down there. All in all, it was a great time, even with the heat. Any time that we can hang out with friends is a great time. And YES, our shirts say "Bruins like it Doggie Style"!!! Awesome!