Congrats Grad!

2 weekends ago I went home to California for 2 very special events- my brothers college graduation and my reunion with Mo! I hadn't seen Mo since our wedding over a year ago, it had been WAY too long. Mo and I chat daily (maybe even more than once) and see each other on Skype too but we have been dying to hang out. She came down from San Francisco so that we could spend the weekend catching up and celebrating Matt's graduation.

I left after work for the airport and didn't arrive to CA until 12:35am but even though by the time we got home it was so late we stayed up for hours talking and catching up. It felt just like the old days! I miss that so much! The next day we spent girls time with my mom getting our nails done and going to look for bridesmaid dresses. We met up for dinner with Matt and the rest of the family for a pre-graduation dinner (and a few margaritas) and got ready for the big ceremony the next day.

The Graduate!! Graduating with a degree in Communications and Advertising

They graduated at the Titan Stadium

I miss her already! This was the first time I had seen Mo since her engagement so I loved being able to finally celebrate with her.

I could not be more proud of my brother, he has worked so hard and I was so honored to be able to watch him walk across the stage. I could not stop screaming and taking pictures when I heard his name being called. Congratulations Matt!

The Family

The Graduation Group

Proud Father

Mama and her son

The night of graduation my parents hosted a party to celebrate Matt at Il Fornaio in Irvine. It was a wonderful party- delicious food, drinks and family and friends. Everyone got the cutest personalized wine bottles and fresh Ciabatta bread to take home with them.

Matts special chair

Mo and I

My favorite partners in crime! Love you guys!!

Karen, Aaron, Mindi, Mo, Me and my Mom. Jeff was unable to make it out, he was busy with rotations in CT but I was so excited that I could see The Siegler's while I was in town.

My Mom

Love my grandparents so much, so happy they could come out from Los Angeles. The following weekend they are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Congratulations Grandma and Grandpa.

I was only in California for about 48 hours, it was a whirlwind trip but definitely worth it.

Stuffed and Unstrung!

Jeff and I on the train heading into NYC for the show

While we were at a BBQ at Rich's in Brooklyn last week he came up with the perfect idea of what to do this weekend- a puppet show! No, not Sesame Street, think more Muppets behaving badly! Its called Stuffed and Unstrung and was created by Brian Henson, the son of famous puppeteer Jim Henson. It was SOOO Hilarious!!! It is basically an improv show with puppets. The improv actors have general skit ideas, take words and themes from the crowd and then use the puppets to perform the show. They had about 50 different puppets they could chose from; bad bunnies, hot dogs, aliens, fish and cavewomen. They came up with raps about fairytales, hot dog paternity tests on Maury Povich, and lots of other raunchy skits. I cannot remember the last time we laughed that hard.

The Bad Bunnies! These are all photos from the Stuffed and Unstrung website, I was so busy laughing hysterically that I forgot to take my own pictures during the show.

If you are in the NYC area you MUST go see this show!! You can even see it over and over again because it is a different improv show every time. After the show we all headed back into Union Square for some bar hopping and food, what a perfect Saturday night!

Anniversary Weekend in Boston

We had the BEST time during our Boston getaway weekend! We decided a few months back that it would be the perfect place to celebrate our 1 year wedding anniversary. Flashback to our Boston trip in March- torrential rain, 40mph winds, and my umbrella flipping inside out! We had much more luck with the weather this time, it was absolutely gorgeous- 78-88 degrees the entire weekend!! We were able to enjoy and see the many outdoor sites Boston has to offer.

Our first stop after lunch, overlooking the site of the Boston Tea Party, was the Boston Fire Museum. They had different fire equipment including horse drawn engines, steam engines, oldfire photos and helmets from all over the US.

Jeffs dad is a fire buff so we visited the Boston Fire Department to get him a t-shirt. The guy on duty was so nice, gave us a quick tour of the fire house, and even answered all my cheesy questions about sliding down a fire pole :)

Our next stop was the Duck Tour- quack quack!! You drive around Boston in a WWII amphibious landing vehicle checking out all the sites, listening to some historical commentary. Then, your land vehicle transitions to become a boat and you tour down the Charles River. It was such a great way to see the city

Trinity Church

MA State House

One of our fellow ducks in the Charles River

Gorgeous skyline and perfect weather to do some sailing

Boston Public Garden

Beautiful Spring Tulips

The Old City Hall where we had dinner. The lower level is now a Ruth's Chris Steak House

After our delicious meal and special anniversary dessert!

On Sunday we spent the day exploring more outside, it was even warmer than Saturday. We came over to the North End neighborhood for some delicious Italian food (reminiscing about our honeymoon in Italy) and Mikes famous cannoli's.

After lunch we started walking along the Freedom Trail. First up was the Old North Church- were 2 lanterns were hung in the steeple to warm the people that the Red Coats were coming by sea

Inside the Old North Church

Paul Reveres Home

Hanging out in Quincy Market

The Old State House

The balcony where the Declaration of Independence was first read to the people of Boston

Our last stop of the weekend was over to Fenway Park to take a tour. It was really interesting, you get to walk around the park without all the crowds of a gameday and learn about historic games and facts about the park.

Fenway Park is actually the 3rd smallest ballpark in the US

The Famous Green Monster

When we got home from Boston we celebrated with some red velvet cake. The layer of our wedding cake that we cut open and fed each other at our reception was red velvet and we both LOVE it! It was the perfect way to remember back to our amazing wedding day. This first year has been more than I could ever ask for. I have my best friend to go on this wonderful journey with, to support me in everything I do and make me smile everyday!