Carrie's Birthday

We suprised Carrie on Tuesday at the Macaroni Grill for her birthday (which was actually on Monday). It was a slightly different crew than normal, which was a nice change. Sven, Jonanthan, and Eden Soller were there, along with two couples from the Bethany Baptist church: Tom & Katie, and Tyler & Lindsey. Reanna, Carrie's co-worker was also there, and of course I was there too!

The singers were all off that night, so Carrie escaping being serenaded in Italian, opera style, (much to her delight). She did get their signiture dark chocolate cake with drizzle, which we all helped her consume.

It turned out to be a great time, although it was too bad that so many people couldn't make it. Next time we will have to plan further ahead!

Ever wonder what you'll look like when you get older?




Believe me, you probably don't want to know! That is what I discovered at OMSI using the aging machine in one of the exhibits. I think I am only suppossed to be 40 in this photo! Derek aged much more gracefully than me.

Last August (2005)my long time friend, Malinda Christmas got married to Chris Dazey. I was one of her bridesmaids. She took both last names so now she is a Christmas-Dazey, ha!









My good friends, Carrie and Stephen were also married this year (Oct 05). I was the maid of honor.

Here is my favorite photo from our wedding. To see more wedding photos, go to www.winkflash.com member login:hansonpics npassword:wedding. Once you are in, click on friends to see a listing.

Ha! I bet you all thought that my blog was doomed to die the slow death of starvation. But here I am trying once again to recesitate it!

I don't think I have even updated this for over a year, so here are some updates:


Last June (2005) I finally graduated with a BS in Business, Marketing!! All my hard work finally paid off!

I got engaged last August at my church's family camp. Derek proposed to me on a rowboat in the middle of the lake.

Derek & I were married April 1st (yes April fools day), and spent our honeymoon in the Riveria Maya (Cancun, Mexico area).

In this May, I was promoted to produce the www.Solutions.com site, which is part of the Norm Thompson family (I have worked for Norm Thompson for about 6 years). I really do like my job, although sometimes I wouldn't admit it :)

So life for me is going great. I love being married and having my own place. I love my husband.

Looking forward:
Derek has about another year left to finish his Business degree, and we hope to buy a home around that time.


Recent updates:

I went to Seattle with some friends (Jen, Carrie, & Lindsey) this past weekend. We had a blast. It was a pretty low key weekend; no schedule or typical touristy activities. Just shopping and relaxing. IKEA was a blast!Check out Jen's blog for some photos of our trip (09-18 post date): www.seekjen.blogspot.com



Happy Birthday Carrie!! Carrie turned 23 today!!


Well, that's all for now. I'll do my best to try to revist my blog in less than a year this time!!