Seabee Ball 2009

The Seabee Ball was on March 14th at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley.

The view was amazing! This helicopter is Reagan's "Marine One"...aka the helicopter that flew the President around.

This is Reagan's "Air Force One". They retired the plane and we actually got to tour it! That was so much fun!

This dress was backless, but we modified it. I loved the way it turned out!

I love this picture of us laughing together! We had such a fun time!

Matt and some CECOS classmates.

More classmates. This is a pretty cool picture of "Air Force One"!

Chamorro Village

Every Wednesday Chamorro Village is the happening place to go. We decided to try it out this week. We tried some local food. Corn, macaroni salad, red rice, pancit (a traditional filipino dish almost like lo mein), lumpia, chicken kelaguen (a local favorite) and chicken and pork on a stick. Our favorite was the chicken on a stick, but Rian loved the red rice too.

After dinner, we explored the village and did some shopping.

Rian also had her first carabao ride! She loved it and is still talking about it today. This carabao's name is Do'ak, which means one eyed. He lost an eye while in a fight with another carabao. Nice story to tell me while my child is riding it!! :) But he was very friendly. None of us were scared!

We also saw a gigantic ayuyu (coconut crab). Apparently his pinchers can rip off your finger, so we didn't get too close. But he had a hint of blue to his shell and was pretty cool looking! Don't forget you can click on the collages to make them bigger!

5 years

we celebrated our five year anniversary on saturday! i can't believe how fast that went by!
matt planned an awesome date for us and we had such an amazing time.

we went to gab gab beach to try snorkeling for the first time here on guam. we did try it once before with eric and andrea on catalina island, but that couldn't even compare to the snorkeling here. it was absolutely beautiful and i wish the pictures could truly show the beauty we saw. they don't, but at least we have some pictures anyways.

the water was so warm which really made the experience 100 times better than the first time. and we saw a barracuda which was crazy looking. i seriously thought it was a little shark at first. all i could focus on were those sharp little teeth. but once i got over the first initial scare, i realized what it really was. we can't wait to snorkel again!

after snorkeling, we enjoyed a nice afternoon snack on the beach. we brought some martinelli's and cheese and enjoyed some quality time together.

then we showered and tried to get dressed in the front seat of the jeep. it was quite hilarious. we covered the windows with towels and such, so we had privacy, but there was not much space to begin with! and have you ever tried to do your make-up with the sunsetting and only the little dome lights in the car...not easy, but i did it none-the-less!

then we headed to roy's steakhouse for dinner in the hilton resort. it was all decorated for christmas. it was so pretty and festive.



roy's was so delicious. i thoroughly enjoyed my fish (`ôpakapaka aka pink snapper flown in from hawaii). so much so that i am still thinking about it days later! matt had seared ahi, which he enjoyed also, but my dish was better so i shared!

then dessert came. yum! they made this cute little happy anniversary plate for us. i loved it and it made the day that much more special. but, of course, we had to end the night with some chocolate lava cake. delectable!



we had such a nice and relaxing time together. i felt awesome to not have a worry in the world and know that rian was being well taken of. thanks for planning this anniversary, babe! i had an amazing time! and i love you so much!

Double-Date Night

we went out to dinner at benihana's with my bff, nikki and her hubby, anthoni. we had such a great time. the food was awesome, of course, and i loved spending some time with nik before we move. thanks to my parents for taking rian for the night. i can't believe we fly out friday morning. wow, it's coming soooo fast.

Who Doesn't Love a Man in Uniform!?!

Yep, that's right.....I went to visit my hubby over the weekend! The trip was planned late Thursday night and I flew out on Friday! Nothing like last minute :) Matt's class was granted off base overnight liberty meaning that he was able to spend the entire weekend where ever he wanted to and the night with me at my hotel!!!! And he got to sleep in...he loved not getting up at 0430!

We had an amazing time together! I miss him more than words can express and it was such a blessing that everything worked out and we had this time to spend together! We actually planned another trip for me the weekend of the 22nd; guess he couldn't get enough of me! Or vice versa! HaHa! Unfortunately, Matt will have to wait until graduation (Sept 12th) to see Rian. But I took some video of her on my camera and we enjoyed watching it together over the weekend! He misses her so much :( Thanks to my in-laws who took Rian the entire time :)