Happy Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner! My office goes all out for Halloween. We all get to decorate our operatories and the front desk ladies decorate the front office. Dr. Anderson has a pumpkin contest, best decorated room contest and costume contest. On Thursday we all wore our costumes to work! We had a two hour party at lunch time where we ate some delicious food, voted on costumes and even played a few games. It was so much fun to see everyone dressed up from head to toe! Check out some pictures from our Halloween at work :)

Me as a Flapper

 Treatment Coordinators Tara (Celopatra) and Bette (Pirate)

 Front Desk Ladies Lanada (Hawaiian) and Emilie (Miss Piggy)

Some of the pumpkins, Fear the Beard won!

 Our Hygienist Erica ( Pocahantus) and Me

 RDA Kasey Jo, Dr. Burrell and Karen ( Hugh Hefner and his washed out bunnies)

 Dr. Anderson and DA Manny (Napoleon Dynomite and Pedro)

Me, Napoleon and Pedro

Mom and Daughter Weekend

Fall is in the air! My mom flew up on Friday to spend the weekend with me here in the Napa Valley. It was so nice to have a break from work and enjoy some much needed time together!

The forcast for the weekend was rain rain rain but there was a glimmer of hope for Monday! Friday I was able to get off work early, so that I could clean the house before my mom arrived. She got here about 3:30 on friday afternoon and we were able to sit and talk and catch up on eachothers lives. We decided that it would be a good night to have some BBQ even though it was raining outside. Zac BBQed steak and salmon! Yum!

The next morning we woke up to more rain. We decided that it would be a good day to do some shopping! My house was in need of some new decore after Hudson had chewed up my slipcovers. Zac my mom and I hoped in the barracuda and off to Santa Rosa we went. We found ourselves going to three different fabric stores before we found what we wanted. Then it was off to grab some lunch and head back home.

By the time we got home it was already late into the afternoon. We decided to just relax, watch a movie and order some pizza!

 Suprise, suprise the next morning we woke up to more rain. We chose to stay in all day with the heater and the fireplace! Zac was able to work on the barracuda. He put the front sway bar in which we are both excited about. It doesn't feel like your driving a boat anymore. My mom worked so hard all day sewing a new slip cover for my living room chair! It looks awesome. Thank you so much momma you are amazing. After working hard all day Zac and I wanted to treat my mom to a delicious dinner so we headed off to Solbar.

The food was delicious! We had so much funenjoying eachothers company and the awesome atmosphere.When we got back to the house we got into our comfy clothes, put on a fire and watched young frankenstein. A perfect way to end the night.

Monday monring, sunshine! My mom and I were so excited to wake up and see the sun in the sky! We decided that today would be a great day to head into St. Helena and walk around. We got up, got ready and headed into town around 10:30. It was so nice to be able to walk around in the sun! We first stopped at Woodhouse to pick up some chocolate for my dad. It is always so fun to look at their window display and see everything made out of chocolate.

 

 We walked around some more and my mom wanted to go to her favorite store of course! She loves Vintage Home. I was able to go in Footcandy and look at all the gorgous shoes! I found the cutest pair of rain boots that I wanted to buy but I just might wait till Christmas :) With all this rain we have been having I think I need some dress rain boots. So by now we are getting hungry so we found a a cute little place in town called AKA bistro. The food was so good ( you can't really go wrong in Napa Valley). After we stuffed ourselves it was time to head back to Calistoga.

My mom had to pack up and head home once we got back :( It was sad to see her go but we had so much fun this weekend! It was so much fun being able to hang out with my momma, I love her so much!! Can't wait til next time. Check out more pictures from our weekend at: www.kimberlyzachery.shutterfly.com

Happy Birthday Zac!

So on Thursday Zac had his 24th Birthday! He had to work on his Birthday so I was planning on bringing him some dinner. My friend Chelsie texted me and asked me what I was doing that night for his Birthday and then she suggested throwing a mini party for him! Because I had to work all day Chelsie took care of everything! She made enchiliadas, rice,beans and had some of the paramedic guys bring the cake!

Once I was off work I headed over to Chelsie and Jasons house were we loaded everything including the dogs. Zac was very suprised to see us all there with some delicous food. Even though it was at the Fire House I think Zac enjoyed having us over there :)

Anniversary Time

The big one year! So for our one year anniversary Zac and I decided to head down to Monterey Bay. We left on Saturday and got there right around lunch time. We were able to walk around fishermans warf and grab some food at one of the resturants looking over the water. It was so cool to look down and see the jelly fish and otters swimming around in the water.

After lunch we headed back to the hotel to get ready to head over to Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium was so awesome! My favorite thing to see were definately the jellies! They are just so cool looking.

Once we were finished walking around it was already dinner time! Zac got us some reservations at The Chart house. It was a beautiful restaurant on the water. Zac had roses waiting at the table and he brought a bottle of wine from the day that we got engaged! He also suprised me with our wedding cake, it wasn't the year old cake from our wedding day, so it was delcious :)

One year and still going strong. Zac is the best, I couldn't ask for a more loving, caring husband. I am so thankful to have him, he is truly my better half. Love you so much hubby!!

Kennedy Meadows

Backpacking! On August 28th at about 4:00 in the morning we headed off towards the mountains. We were able to stop at a little breakfast place and get some food. When we arrived we got all the dog packs ready, grabbed ours and headed up! We planned the trip thinking that we would be going about 4-5 miles. We ended the trip going 7-8 miles!! The scenery was beauitful but I must admit I barely made it to camp! The up hill was killer and it felt like the up hill the entire hike.

This was the first time that Hudson had carried his own pack but he did amazing, we were very impressed. He just loved being able to run around and play with the other dogs.

About 4 or 5 hours later we finally made it to our destination! We were all dead. Zac had hiked ahead and actually came back to get mine, what a great husband. One of Tye's friends that we hiked in with knew some people that had come in the day before, we were able to join them in their campsite. We hurried to set up camp and then just sat down and enjoyed food and fire!

The next day we were up early and Zac and I decided to go fishing after breakfast. We hiked through the marshy, muddy tall grass and found a couple of good spots to cast in. Zac hooked two fish but they got away, I got nothing. After about two hours we decided to head back to camp and get some food! It was already late afternoon so we just sat around and relaxed. Zac and Tye decided to try their luck at fishing so they headed out!

The boys came back from fishing and tricked us into thinking theyhad caught no fish, we were all feeling bad until Zac pulled out the 5 fish they had caught! We cooked up dinner, including the fish, enjoyed some time by the fire and headed to bed.

After a good nights sleep we woke up, had breakfast and packed up camp. We were on the trail at about 9:30. The hike out was SO much better! First of all I didn't have 2 bottles of wine in my pack and I had more sleep. I hiked out most of the way with Cindy and we moved! I think we got out of there in about 2 hours. When we got to the truck we loaded our packs in and let the dogs sleep while we got some real cooked food! All in all it was a fun trip.

Camping at Lake Pillsbury

Last weekend myself, Zac our friends Chelsie and Jason all went camping together up at Lake Pillsbury. Friday after work we all headed up towards the mountains. We stopped in Santa Rosa to pick up some food then then we were on our way. We didnt end up getting to our campsite until 10:00. So we had to set up in the dark, but with some lanterns and flash lights it wasn't to bad.

We both brought our boys camping with us. They just loved playing and wrestling with eachother. The first day there after we cooked a delicious breakfast we decided to try our luck fishing! Diesel and Hudson loved running around in the water and chasing eachother. Zac was the first person to catch a fish, it was a small one but right after that he caught a larger one but decided to let that one go. We spent a good amount of time at the river and then decided it was time to head back and cook! Chelsie and Jason brought an awesome meal for dinner! We had BBQ chicken, wild rice salad, red potatoes and corn on the cobb, not to mention wine! We had a feast of food and for dessert smores!

We had so much fun sitting around the campfire enjoying our food and eachothers company. We decieded that the next day we would pacl up and leave. Chelsie had to get back to town and we thought we would head out with them. In the morning we packed up and headed back to the river for some more fishing time. We were there till about 1:30 and then headed back to town! It was such a fun camping trip, we had a blast!

Dog Park

Zac and I decided to take Hudson and Mopar to the dog park the other day. It was a beautiful day to be out in the sun. We loaded Hudson and Mopar in the Barracuda and headed over, the dog park is nice and close so it was a short drive.

The boys had a blast running around, chasing balls and meeting new dogs! I am always suprised how brave Hudson is to walk right up to a new dog! After playing around a bit we decided to let them play in the water. The gate was locked but another couple had hopped over the fence with their dogs so we decided to do the same. They loved it! Here are some pictures from our day: