Alese's Bridal Shower

On Saturday we (the bridesmaid's & co.) hosted Alese's bridal shower at Slates Restaurant. The theme was beach casual which made for beautiful decorations, and cute attire! Since Gina, one of the bridesmaids', family owns Slates we were lucky enough to have lunch there and be the only ones in the restaurant. It was fabulous. The food was amazing! Not that I expected any less, Slates always deliveres an unforgettable meal! To top it off, all of the food choices were gluten free for the bride-to-be. We chatted a lot, played some fun games, ate, and watched Alese open her beautiful presents. It was perfect! I also won the "who knows Alese best" game, including some answers Ben didn't know! Guess we were made for each other!

 I am so thankful for Alese she is an amazing best friend who is always there for me. She can always bring a smile to my face. We can't help but call each other a million times a day to be updated on our daily activities. Just thinking about her moving down south in a month makes me so sad, but I am so happy for her and Ben! They are perfect for each other! I guess this just means there will be even more trips down south to visit. Ben and Alese get your guest bedroom ready for the Waldrums!

An added bonus to the bridal shower was having all my girlfriends in town! It made for a great girls weekend. We had to practice for all the bachelorette fun that is around the corner.

The beautiful tables

amazing girls, me, Whitney, Jaimie-Rose, and Gina

Me and my mom

Whitney, Jaimie-Rose, me, the bride-to-be Alese, and Lesley

Rony, Gina, Katie, Tara, and Sarah

Alese, Kennady (flower girl), Jenny, Jana, Jenn, and Sarah (the grooms sister) 

 Sisters, Ashley and Alese

Katie, Jaimie-Rose, and Tara

Our lunch : )

After lunch we played a few games one of which was dressing up the guests as brides using toilet paper. Whitney, Marian (Whitney's mom), my mom, Tara, and I dressed Stephanie. She wanted to be a beach bride so we made her a bikini. It was hilarious. We couldn't stop laughing with her!

The other brides getting dolled up!

 Pretty Kennady won!

lovely bride Lesley with her veil

Quisenberry girls with their grandma

dessert

me and Alese

Lesley, Whitney, and me

My 3 moms

Whitty

Celebrating Christina's 30th Birthday

Last Wednesday we celebrated Christina's 30th birthday! I know, she has lots of exciting moments this year! We went out to dinner at Pismo's for her special night and decided to invite the husbands this time. I loved having them there, and it was fun spending quality time with the Patricio's and Sophie (John was out of town).  We enjoyed great company and awesome food! Happy Birthday Christina!

Christina and her husband Blake

The birthday girl

girl picture, me, Christina, and Sophie

Christina's Baby Shower

Last Saturday I went to Christina Patricio's baby shower at her house. Despite the weird rainy weather that day the shower turned out beautiful! It was so fun being with all the special girls in her life. Her sister Ashley threw the shower and did a perfect job. We ate delicious salads, and Chiffono's cupcakes. We chatted, laughed, and celebrated Carter who is on the way! Christina was beaming the whole time. I enjoyed every minute with these ladies.

Our cute place settings (cookies by SugarPalooza)

Sophie, Annie and I put this together for Christina

Christina and I 

the all baby boy decor

Chiffono's cupcakes

The centerpieces

 How cute is this bib? "Star of my mommy's blog"

Me, Sophie, Annie

Christina opening our gift

It was a clothesline full of bibs, clothes, toys, crib sheet, books and other goodies!

Can't wait to meet baby Carter!

Birthday Weekend: Glee & Disneyland

After all that fun on Friday night for my birthday we managed to get up early, pack, and hit the road for LA to see Glee LIVE in concert. We invited the Papi's to join us so the four of us caravanned to the Anaheim Hilton, dropped off our bags and got ready for dinner and the show. The boys went downstairs for a drink while Annie and I chatted and got ready. Then we loaded up to head to the Staples Center. We ate dinner at ESPN Zone and then entered the stadium. I had never been there so I was in shock at how big The Staples Center is. We got our seats and were giddy for the show to start. There was a dance group that started the show and they were amazing hip-hop/break dancers. They were extremely talented. Then it was time for the main attraction. Cheerios Cheerleaders came out pumping the crowd up and giving away "Sue's Barf Bags." Then the singing and dancing began. The concert was amazing, and even better than I imagined. It was so fun seeing them in person. We danced and sang the night away. Annie and I were in heaven and the boys had fun too, so it was a win-win. My love for Glee and their musical talent grew so much (and it was a lot to start with). I think this will have to be a new tradition.

As if that wasn't already enough fun we went to Disneyland the next day! I even wore an "It's My Birthday" button to milk it for one last day. (I know getting a little pathetic, but I just didn't want it to end!) After a full day in both parks, we ate dinner in Downtown Disney and made it home Sunday night. Whew! That was a lot of fun packed into a few days! I'm loving being 25! Thanks Papi's for a super fun weekend of laughter, singing, dancing, chatting and eating!

Dinner at ESPN Zone

Annie and Jason

Outside the Staples Center

Sunday morning hitting up Disneyland!

Thunder Mountain

The Boys always keeping us entertained

Sleeping Beauty

At California

Dinner in Downtown Disney before our ride home