Super Fun Date Night

Taylor and I went out last night on one of the best date nights we have ever done. Have you ever been out to dinner with friends and you feel like you are being rushed out of your table? You'd love to stay and talk but the server keeps coming back or the restaurant even starts turning the lights off on you? This seems to be the case every time we go out with our friends Brandon and Kendra so Taylor had a great idea. Why not do a progressive dinner? I'm sure you have all heard of these. You go to someone's house for an appetizer, the next person's house for dinner and so on. My family always does a progressive dinner at Christmas time so that we get to see everyones decorations. Well last night we decided to do a progressive dinner at downtown restaurants and it was a blast. We started out having an appetizer at Squatters, moved on to dinner at P.F. Changs and ended up with a dessert at The Melting Pot. It was so fun to go from place to place. We never felt like we were getting booted out because we knew we had to get to the next place anyway. It was a little pricey last night but you could definitely go more reasonable by going to some less expensive places. There are so many different restaurants that the possibilities with this are endless. Plus it gives you the opportunity to try new places or places that are maybe a little expensive. For example, Taylor and I have wanted to try the Melting Pot but didn't know if it would be worth the money. By just getting dessert there last night we were able to try it but not have to drop a full bill going there. I would seriously recommend trying this date night out with friends. It was a ton of fun!

This House....

...will be ours on March 10th!! Taylor and I were able to find this adorable house in Murray, in the same neighborhood that we already live in, and we instantly fell in love. We put an offer in this weekend and it was accepted last night! We will be closing on March 10th and we couldn't be more excited! We will finally have a free standing house with a yard for our little Moxley and the best part is we won't be leaving the neighborhood that we have fallen in love with. We will still be within walking distance from Aunt Michelle and our good friends Sherie and Todd. Its gigantic at just under 1200 sq ft but is perfect for our needs. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, cozy and cute. Just what we needed to get us through the next few years.

It's Here!

  VS.

GO COLTS!!

So Where Were We......

We were here!

Watching these guys...

try and make their way here...

for the 2nd time in 4 years and.....

THEY DID IT!!! The Colts beat the New York Jets in the AFC championship game and we were there to see it all!! The Colts are headed to Miami to take on the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl in 2 weeks!! Now if only we could afford to make it there ;)

Spontaneous Weekend Trip

Where are we headed??? More details and pics to come when we get home on Monday night. Few hints...

1. We are taking a plane to get there
2. We are going for a specific event
3. Taylor and I have never done this but have both wanted to for a long time

Any guesses???

Great Christmas

Two of the greatest presents I've ever gotten and they both came this year for Christmas. Thanks to mom and Nolan for my rockband game! It's sooo fun. And thanks to my amazing hubby for getting me the Beatles Anthology DVD box set. I've seriously wanted this since I was 13!!

Ek' Balam And More From Mexico

Eating Lunch at a beach side place just before heading home

Pics of the house we rented. It was really nice.

This cute dog lived next door. She was really scared of us when we first got there but by the end of the trip she was super excited to see us every time we came home.

I had to talk Taylor out of buying this. I think he was seriously considering it.

More Puerto Morelos Pics

This was a really pretty church at a town we stopped at on our way home from the Ek' Balam Mayan Ruins

From the top of the tallest building at Ek' Balam. The view was amazing but I'm too afraid of heights. I couldn't bring my self to go to the top.

Michelle and I stayed at the bottom. We were too chicken to climb to the top.

Ek' Balam was really cool to see. It is amazing how old these structures are and surrounding it is nothing but jungle.

These are pictures from the Cenote. Mexico has tons of under ground rivers that flow into the ocean. When limestone wears away over time they create these natural sink holes or centotes as they call them. We spent all day at this cenote going off the zip line and playing rope wars as you an see in the above pics. This has to be one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Just beautiful blue water surrounded by jungle. It was amazing. This was by far our favorite day in Mexico.

Taylor and Russ went night snorkeling and were able to see some really cool fish. Taylor's wet suit was just a tad sung.