Happy Birthday Ashley!

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My sister Ashley turns 27 today! Woo hoo for birthdays!  Happy Birthday Girl!  We celebrated her big day with a bday bash at our home on Saturday with family.  It was a lot of fun and we ended the night with some karaoke.  We sang karaoke at our home to prepare and then went to a place to sing as well.  I had a lot of fun and here are some pictures to summarize the event:

Cousins: Todd and Ashley

Beef and Chicken Skewers

Cousin Amber and Ashley

Cousin photo!  Three different families :)

Garage Sale mason jar find and flowers

Don't think we had enough snacks

Ladder ball!

Family Time

She was a popular bday girl

Scared of the pre Karaoke time at our house

Singing to the bday girl

Loves the same cake since she was little!

Chalkboard Kitchens

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I have been loving the idea of chalkboard walls and even better in the kitchen!  What a great way to add something unique that is also practical.  You can use it to make lists, write down recipes, or even let the kiddos be entertained while in the kitchen.  I love it!

1st Butzer Family Reunion

Part of the family (missing a third of the fam) for a picture


Dad and Rudy at the Ocean


Me and my little guy




Rudy's pawprints


Dad and Grandpa


Cousin Cory who caught two fish on the same line :)


Mom and grandma looking at something


Ashley laughing with Rudy.


Overall had a blast with my family at Ocean Park for the first annual Butzer reunion.  There were a lot of comments on what makes this a reunion since we see each other every week or multiple times a week.  It just means we love each other.  There was a lot of laughing, fishing, playing card games, a soccer game, and some garage sales involved.  Gotta love my family!

PS hope you all love the new chevron template, I am obsessed with it!

Trying to Eat Healthier

I am trying to eat healthier. It is summer and why not enjoy it with some healthier meals?  For snacks, I have been trying to eat veggies and bell peppers, which are so good!  I also have been eating/drinking (not sure what it is) smoothies.  It is a great way to enjoy good fruit before it spoils.  I actually LOVE smoothies. I am not adding anything extra (like sugar packets at the store) but just the amazing fruit.  My favorite right now is strawberry banana.

I just cut up three bell peppers as my sister and I depart for my family reunion this weekend.  Super excited for all the craziness!

Idaho Work Retreat

Photos: packing accessories for the trip, beautiful view of our work retreat on top of Moscow mountain, new ipad that we all got for work!!!! and a picture of Melina and I.

I was very excited to get to go to Moscow, Idaho a couple weeks ago.  It is one of my favorite places in the entire world.  I have so many memories there.  I got to reconnect with teammates and meet some new ones.  Unfortunately, we were busy all day and night that I couldn't see anyone in town but it was a very productive work trip.  I cannot believe we got ipads!!!  My dad doesn't even know what they are lol.  Super excited!

obsessed with Etsy deals

I am very obsessed with these two websites: Veryjane.com and groopdealz.com.  Two coworkers shared them with me and it has ruined made my life better lol.  I love looking at the deals and every once in a while I will purchase something.  It is a lot of fun to get deals.  You can skip signing in on Veryjane, but have to sign in at groopdealz to view the items.  There are some really awesome chevron curtains I would love to have in my new house :).



Deal that was on Very Jane.  Love #4 and possibly # 3 and #1.  But most likely going with #4 for our living room or upstairs office.

Ocean Park

Sean and I have not gone on vacation in a LONG time.  We have been busy with work, moving out of our apartment, getting the new house ready, and unpacking.  It was really nice to get out of town and relax.  I couple weeks ago we drove down with Bongo, Ashley's dog, Rudy, Ashley, Sean, and myself.  It was crammed but a lot of fun.  We played on the beach, enjoyed down town Long Beach, and Sean's birthday.  It was very nice.