It's a Rowdy Life: 8 hundred weeks and counting....

Ok, so maybe not 800 but 8 weeks on the road sure feels like it! Work is so crazy busy right now...I can't even explain how much I would give for an entire week at home! I am just praying once I start my new position as an account manager that my life slows down a LITTLE. If it doesn't, don't blame me if my wedding turns into a casual ho-down in the streets of Austin...don't worry, there will still be free beer!

So where do I start with the (ENTIRE) month of March...OH! I know, how about vacation :) John and I were able to slip in a little vacation to Last Vegas during his spring break week. We decided that it would be our one year together celebration...and it ended up being wonderful! Because of my crazy traveling and John living 30 minutes outside of Austin, we really only get to see each other on the weekends so it was definitely nice to be able to spend a whole week together! We didn't just do the "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" bit probably mostly because John gave up alcohol for lent and I was on a diet...HA, but it was wonderful! Enjoy the pics.

p.s. Pat thank you SO MUCH for letting us stay with you. We had a blast...and John enjoyed some man time.

Red Rock Canyon...beautiful day for hiking!

Mmmmk, so I found another chance to show off my gorgeous ring! It was beautiful in the sunlight!

Obviously by these gorg smiles you can tell how much fun we had hiking.

Then we saw the only socially acceptable land mark to consistently use a foul word..Hoover DAMMMM!

Our 1 year anniversary dinner, it's ok to be jealous ladies ;)

So, onto the other great adventure of the month: the first 1425 Bachelorette Party everrrrr!!!! Whew. Let's just start by prefacing with a couple reminders:

#1. I have been on a strict diet to prepare not only for mine but Mary's wedding. It doesn't seem important to know this now...but most of you get where this is going....

#2. We are all 27 and 28, that college age have a crazy night and bounce right back thing juuuusssst doesn't quite work out as well as I want it to sometimes.

Yes, it made me feel better by putting excuses prior to this story.

So what better day to celebrate a bachelorette party than good old St. Patrick's Day?! Especially for Mary O'KEEFE! We started out the morning with an adorable "Cloudy with Showers" themed party and before we knew it, it was time to put on our party pants. Green party pants. First stop: Iggy's Mexican Restaurant. Let's just say, I wasn't about to let this party get started on the wrong foot. Round 1 of shots commences. A couple of Margaritas and Vodka waters later (I tried to stay on my diet...) Round 2 of shots. Annddd before dinner was completed, rrrroooouuunnnnddd 4...Liz and I even bust out our "special" shot glass just for Mare. It. was. great.

What comes next, you may ask? Karaoke party bus. That's right, unlimited karaoke + cooler of booze + a bus of fun ladies = awesome. Let's just say, we sang a lot of songs...my personal list included: Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-A-Lot, Get Low by Lil Jon, Fancy by Reba McEntire, and Whitney Houston group sing-a-longs. And yes, personal dance performances or should I say "presentations" were involved. We even stopped at a couple of bars along the way and met very interesting people. There was a video I took or Mary talking to this guy and I may or may not have told him 20 times that "She's getting marrriiiieeeddd." hah.

After being dropped off at the hotel, we kicked the first to hit the pillows to the Hepatitis C infested couch bed (right, Liz?) and then were off to the casino! Kathleen and I walked away about 100 and 60 bones richer...Mary 3HUNDRED bones richer, and we decided to end that on a good note and hit the haysack. The pillowless, sheetless, crowded hay sack.

The next morning, we woke up with great stories, gigantic headaches, a large bruise the size of a grapefruit on my left butt cheek, and a corona salt shaker. I would say it was successful. Didn't get too many pictures...