We have been to the Gaylord several times for events that they have held in their atrium but we had never stayed. So we booked a room and it was lovely. We had an atrium view room so that we could see the whole inside area of the hotel. In the atrium there is a beautiful garden of flowers with different shops to go look in. Each time we go the Gaylord they have a different theme. This weekend the theme was Alice in Wonderland. 
The next day, after breakfast, we went to the lovely Bass Pro Shop to get Brady's birthday present from me. Since he is an avid hunter haha all he wanted for his birthday was a gun case, and so that is what I got him. He is pretty easy to buy for. After we left Bass Pro we headed to Texas De Brazil. Brady had been begging to go since I went with the girls and showed him all of the pictures. So Steve and D'Lynn (Brady's parents) met us at the restaurant and we had a nice lunch. (Brady LOVED it!!) Once we left lunch we then went to another lovely place called Cabelas, needless to say I was worn our from all of the "hunt" shopping. At Cabelas we picked up another present for Brady from his dad which was a new gun safe, which was a much needed gift! 
It was a strawberry cheesecake ice cream cake with graham cracker crust!! Neither one of us like regular birthday day cake so we normally always get cookie cakes. But this year I decided to go to Maggie Moos and get an ice cream cake and mmmm mmm was it good! Earlier today we were looking for our next excuse to buy an ice cream cake and we came up with the Fourth of July!!! We can get a patriotic ice cream cake!! :)
Emily Giffin is one of my favorite authors. Her stories make me feel like I am in the scene, that the person she is talking about is someone I know. Heart of the Matter is a book about 2 women, Tessa Russo and Valerie Anderson, both women are mothers to small children. Other than what they share as mothers the two women have very little in common. Every other chapter is a perfect description of life in their eyes. Emily Giffin creates a story of these two women, both good people, caught in circumstances that test them in ways they never thought possible. Each having to question everything that they once believed and each discovering what truly matters most.
Emily Giffin has 5 books out now. Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love the One You're With and the latest is Heart of the Matter
In 2009 2S Films teamed up to produce Something Borrowed and Something Blue. Something Borrowed is shooting now with a fantastic cast that includes: Kate Hudson (my favorite) and Collin Farrell. I am soo soo excited. Both of these books were published in 2006 and I have not read either one of them.
So next on my list of summer reads is Something Borrowed and Something Blue.
-Cooper Lane
was soo excited to see his mommy and daddy yesterday night when we got home!! He had soo much fun at his grandparents house (Brady's parents) that he didn't think about us too too much but when Sunday night rolled around and into Monday he started getting pretty worried that we left him forever! 4 days gone from us is a long time for our sweet little boy!! As soon as we got home they came to drop him off and he was soooo excited to see us!! He gave me soo many kisses! Now he is connected to my side and does not want to leave it in fear that we will leave again.
That night we had to take Lauren and Justin to the airport which was sad because I was not ready for them to leave and plus them leaving made it closer to the time when we had to leave. We arrived at the airport a little earlier and so we goofed around in the airport! It was soo much fun and left us with several different memories to laugh at for years to come! Once they checked in their luggage they still had about 30 minutes left until they were boarding so we sat down and played some Skip Bo. We all love to play games!
-Cooper Lane
Saturday morning we woke and got ready for a fun filled day of Salt River Tubing. Last year when all the girls came to Arizona we went tubing and it was a blast, so we had to do it again. We definitely came prepared this time (or should I say Lauren's friends came prepared). We each rented a tube and tied everyone in our group together with a rope. There was about 12 people including ourselves, so we had a very big group with us! Last year when we went tubing there was a group of people who brought big huge marshmallows and would throw them at people who would in turn throw them back and you would end up having a bunch of marshmallows being thrown around. So this year we brought our own bag. It was soo much fun to see everyone having a good time! At one point every person in our group grabbed 2 marshmallows each and we all threw them at once. It was hilarious!!
Once our marshmallow fight was over we sat back and relaxed. Our float was 4 hours worth and around the 3 hour mark we came to a huge cliff that people were jumping off of. In order to jump off of this cliff you have to climb up the rocks. Brady and Gilbert of course wanted to jump off but the only thing that they cautioned was the fact that they had no shoes on. But that did not stop them. They climbed right up the rocks in no time and jumped off.
I was a little nervous for my husband to be jumping off this huge cliff but he made it back to his tube in one piece!! Soon after the jump we were nearing the end. Once we were done we loaded up our tubes and jumped on a bus which took us back to our car. Tubing is always an interesting experience and this time did not let me down. We all had so much fun and it was so nice to meet some of Lauren's friends in Arizona.
I had an amazing plate of all the fruits imaginable and a side of granola (my favorite) and yogurt. The rest of the group choose the buffet which was filled with a breakfast bar, a waffle/pancake stand, and also a chief that prepared you an omelet of your chose.
After we left Camelback inn we took few pictures...
After we left we went back to Lauren's apartment and relaxed for a little bit. The boys wanted to go golfing and so the girls went shopping. Which is what I am best at. :) That night we decided to go out and went to a place called Cadillac Ranch Bar and Grill. It was a fun atmosphere and they even had a mechanical bull that Justin rode on but we unfortunately didn't get any pictures of that. Once we were done with dinner we went to a place called The Big Bang Bar which is located in downtown Tempe and is a piano bar. We had so much fun signing to all of the great music!
It was a very fun night out with my favorite people!
I have made a list of books that I want to read...Some are fun reads, some a little more serious, and then some might actually teach me a thing or two.
I know a lot of people do not necessarily like Tori Spelling but I absolutely love her. I watch her show every week and have followed it since the very beginning. I love to read " tell all" books because from just reading the first 7 chapters I have learned so much about her that I did not know. This book came out in 2008 and has 2 other books out (Mommywood and Uncharted Territori). So she will keep me busy reading for a little while at least.
-Cooper Lane
Getting married has been the most wonderful thing to happen to us. Yes we have our moments, but we are still happy. Marriage is a whole learning experience and everyday we learn something new. The thing that I love the most about relationships are their imperfections. They aren't anything like the books we read, or the movies we see....they're real.
