D-Back's Game

Nothing new is going on with us, just working as usual and enjoying summer. HOWEVER! We finally did something I can blog about! A few days ago we went to a D-Backs game with my Brother In-law & Sister In-law. It was great to get out and do something different. Here are some pictures, and of course we can never get a good picture without one of us looking like a spaz or drunk.



We hope everyone is having an enjoyable Summer!! =0)

Wedding Bells!!!

My Brother Ryan got engaged on Easter Sunday to Jen Cordon!! We are all excited & happy for them!

It's Been Awhile!

Hello! It has been forever since I've blogged! Nothing really exciting has happened in the last few months. However, this week something happened! We finally got our granite counter tops installed in our kitchen. We found them on craigslist about a year ago (lol... forever ago, I know) and FINALLY got them installed.

Here are some before & after pics...

This is what it looked like when we bought our house a few years ago:

Here it is earlier this week with no counter tops:

The island all finished (I still need black outlets though). I was so nervous to paint it, but it turned out better than I thought it would.

New sink with soap dispenser. I was so excited for a soap dispenser!!

Finally the counter tops are done! Anyone wanting to get them, check out craigslist! We were able to find the same kitchen layout, with just a few modifications needed for a great deal!

I still haven't decided what I want to do with the rest of the cabinets. Im sure I'll get to it eventually!

Hope everyone is doing great & has a wonderful Easter!

GO ASU!!

Today we went to the ASU vs. UCLA game. It was so much fun! It was nice to have a night out & do something different. We even wore matching ASU shirts ... yes, my idea. Here are some pics of our night...

Me being annoying again hehe...
Have you noticed he hates pictures!?



ASU ended up winning & all the students rushed onto the court. It was a great game even though we weren't very familiar with the team this year. Hope everyone had a great week!

Back to School

Today was Tyler's first day back at school on campus. He started his online classes last week. Of course I had to take a picture to document the event! And....of course Tyler wasn't cooperative!

I think I drive him crazy sometimes! It's good for him =0)

Photoshop Fun

I LOVE Photoshop! I was messing around with it tonight & figured out how to make cool borders!!

One of those days...

Today I have been in a total funk! I decided to work from home because I have a ton of marketing work to do and it is so much easier to do it at home than get interrupted at the office all day. However... I keep getting distracted with the Inauguration, organizing my Itunes & catching up on TMZ.com. I have a tendency to procrastinate when I have a lot to do. So I haven't made too much progress on work. Then I was talking to my friend Melanie while she was baking a recipe from Bakerella.com. It sounded soo yummy! So off to the store I went!


You guys have to try it! Of course I messed it up by buying the wrong brownie mix & forgetting the semi-sweet chocolate morsels for the Chocolate Ganach. I also had no idea there was something called whipping cream! It was in a recipe I made not too long ago & I had used Cool Whip thinking that is what they meant... good thing for friends like Melanie for informing me of this fact! Of course I didn't confess my retardism to her heheh. But anyway, it worked out because I had accidentally bought the brownie mix that comes with the chocolate frosting! They are so good, but I am sure the correct version is much better. Click on the pic above from Bakerella to go to the website.

In other Vowles news, Tyler started school this week. He is keeping busy with online courses and one class on campus. He has so much on his plate... from work, school, & his church calling yet he still manages to do great at them all! I love him! =0)

I hope you are all having a wonderful 2009!

I MADE A CRAFT!

Valentines Day is one of my favorite holidays! I have ZERO Valentines decorations & I decided that needed to change today. After work I went to Hobby Lobby for the first time & I've fallen in love!! GREAT STORE! Anyway, I bought the letters, paint, and wreath hanger then came home & painted the letters. I Then hot glued it all together and attached the wreath hanger. UNFORTUNATELY the wreath hanger is too thick and when I hang it on any ( I tried them all!) of my doors, I am unable to shut the door! CRAP!

So now it will stay on the one door that never closes... our office. If you decide to make something like this, make sure the wreath hanger fits first!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas & New Years! Tyler & I spent New Years Eve asleep. We both came home not feeling well so we slept until 11:40ish & then watched the ball drop. TOTALLAY LAME-O but oh well!

We woke up this morning feeling much better and decided to go out to breakfast & then to hike in Usery Park with Dusty.

We wish everyone a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR... I won't tell you my new year resolutions because I probably won't keep them =0D.