Michael Lane Hayes

A very special Happy Birthday to my Daddy. You are my hero, my inspiration and most of all, my best friend.

A Very Girly Weekend!!

This weekend I traveled to Peoria, AZ for one of my closest friend's baby shower. Jessica Case is prego with her second child, a little girl, Ava Lee, who is scheduled to come into the world on August 4th. Jessica's mom threw her a fabulous shower at a very fancy schmancy salon and spa. We all started the day with massages, manicures and pedicures! What a way for a girl to be pampered! And then onto a private room for the shower. The cupcakes were heavenly!! And we all made one page to put in a scrapbook for Baby Ava. Jessica and I had some girl time the rest of the weekend, ( her hubby was out of town and grandma took little Timmy for the night for us.) Jessica is a fantastic tour guide might I add!! She gave me the whole tour of downtown Scottsdale on Saturday night where we had dinner and walked around the boutiques and shops. On Sunday, I went to her community church where Jessica sings with the worship band, went to lunch at Westgate (shops next to the Cardinals Stadium), and finished shopping for stuff she needed at Babies R Us! It was a very eventful and relaxing weekend. Here are some pics from the event!

Happy Birthday Bear!!!

Eric and I have an amazing history together. We have known of each other since kindergarten, but didn't really start our friendship until we were in the 6th grade. It all started from the moment we gave him a ride home from school. He jumped out of my mom's minivan and yelled, "Thanks Linda!"......my mom's name is Julie. haha!! Who would have thought that moment would be the start to an amazing friendship? I could write a novel on every moment and memory we have been through together. I admire him and look up to him in so many ways.
So cheers, to my best friend, Eric!!! Happy 28th!!! You will always be older then me (hahaha). I am so lucky to have such a loyal, talented, caring and generous friend in my life for the past 17 years! I don't know what I would do without you. Thank you for always making me laugh and your unconditional love and support!! I miss you, but I promise to come visit soon!!! I love you Brother Bear!

One Word Only

Not as easy as you might think. It's really hard to only use one-word answers. I saw this on someone else's blog and thought it would be interesting to try out.

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Your significant other? working
3. Your hair? blonde
4. Your mother? amazing
5. Your father? inspiring
6. Your favorite thing? dogs
7. Your dream last night? funny
8. Your favorite cocktail? champagne
9. Your dream/goal? security
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your ex? done
12. Your fear? flying
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? mommy
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you're not? awake
16. Muffins? blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? vacation
18. Where you grew up? California
19. The last thing you did? eat
20. What are you wearing? dress
21. Your TV? off
22. Your pets? doggies
23. Your computer? on
24. Your life? blessed
25. Your mood? sleepy
26. Missing someone? sister
27. Your car? Yukon
28. Something you're not wearing? earrings
29. Favorite Store? Target
30. Your summer? river
31. Like someone? many
32. Your favorite color? red
33. When is the last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? yesterday
35. Who will/would re-post this? Erin

Desert Wild Life leads to Blonde Moment!

Out here in the desert, we see everything from coyotes, hawks, lizards, iguanas, rattlesnakes, frogs, bearded dragons, road runners, etc. The other morning I woke up at about 5 AM to let the dogs out to go potty. I noticed a little critter on the wall of our house that I had never seen before. He was up really high and pretty far from where I was standing, but he appeared to be some type of a desert reptile, possibly a horned toad or desert tortoises.....but I couldn't really tell....the sun was just beginning to rise and was still a little dark out. There is new home being built behind our house and all I could think is that this poor animal's habitat was disrupted and now he is stuck up on our block wall.

I ran to get my camera and took a few shots of him, but still couldn't quite tell what he was because I couldn't see his face. I proceeded to wake up Jeremy, "Honey, you have got to come see this!! There is a weird animal on our block wall."Jeremy was not happy to get out of bed, but like the good husband that he is, he gave into my curiosity. He walks to the back patio and without saying anything, he immediately turns around and heads back to the bedroom. I said, "Where are you going?" He said, "I am going back to sleep. That is a piece of concrete......not an animal....... and it has been up on the wall for the past two weeks. One of the construction guys must have put it up there." He continues to giggle as he climbs back into our bed. I was left in shock realizing:
1) What a blonde moment I had just had?
2) I need to get my eyes checked again.
3) I was very sad that my little discovery was nothing more then a stupid rock.

Here are the pics and you decide for yourself. Objects appear much different at 5 AM in the morning. I swear it looks like a frog or turtle.

We are dog crazy!!!

It's not an unknown fact that my sister and I are huge animal lovers!!! My Dad used to get mad at us when we were kids because we would always bring home the strays. Lindsay and I would work hard posting signs around our neighborhoods and help return the dogs/cats to their owner's or find good homes for them. Well two days ago was the arrival of Lindsay's new puppy, Mia. It took a lot of convincing to Daddy Hayes, but he caved in and let her get one. I get to see her for the first time on Saturday and I can't wait. Most people think we are "crazy dog people".....but there is just something about coming home to a little one that gives unconditional love. Congrats Pooh Bear! I know Mia will bring you as much joy as Boomer and Brady do for us.