A Double Feature



On Friday night, my family and I went to see The Dark Knight and my mom and I stayed for Mamma Mia after. Both of these movies were awesome!! I would recommend anyone to see them. Of course Mamma Mia was a little more of a chick flick, but The Dark Knight is a great date night movie. I have to admit I am a little bit of a scardy cat...I was glad I saw Mamma Mia after Batman because Heath Ledger might have gave me nightmares.

What's for Dinner?

On Monday night, my mom started fixing chicken for dinner. She realized she had just cooked chicken the night before and I also had chicken the night before at the Sedillo's so we decided to have this for dinner instead:

BREAKFAST

This is a first time for the Minter household. We have never had breakfast for dinner or at least that I can remember.

A Week @ the Beach

Once a year my family meets up in Pismo Beach for a week. We try and do something new every year. We haven't ran out of things just yet. Here is how the week played out:

Saturday: We left Vegas @ 5am and got to Pismo about 6 hours later. The first thing we did was go to the fruit farm. The fruit farm is right across from the trailer park so we go there often. It also is a petting zoo. There were baby goats this year. They were so cute. We just hung out at the trailer all day awaiting the delicious chicken kabobs we had for dinner that night and the home-made ice cream. It was so yummy! That was it for day 1.

Sunday: My sister, Kalah, my dad, my uncle, Nick, and my brother, Josh went deep sea fishing that morning so the girls (My sister, Tarin, my mom, my aunt Laurie and LeAnn, the twins, my sister-in-law, LeAnn, her mom, and I) went shopping in downtown San Luis Obispo. We had quite the crew tagging along. We went down the bubble gum alley (1 of the new things we saw) and place our gum on the walls. While walking down the street I noticed this warning on the side of the building it read: This is a unreinforced masonry building. You may be unsafe inside or near unreinforced masonry buildings during a earthquake. I laughed and thought how reassuring. ha ha. Met everyone at the trailer for a big fish fry. The guys caught an amazing 42 fish on the excursion. Dad and I played horseshoes. I won! We waited until it got dark and took a walk on the beach and saw a huge jelly fish. We headed back to the trailer for s'mores. Stuffed our faces and called it a night.

Monday: We woke up to Pismo's famous cinnamon rolls that my mom and dad got us. We got dressed and attempted our first day at the beach. It is not usually an attempt to enjoy it but this time it was. We got there and unloaded the chairs, put up the umbrellas and pack n play for the babies, laid out the towels, and the event began. As I was reading my book the bees were out to get us. They were all over and Tarin got stung. A little while after that episode I see Aunt LeAnn on the ground swifting through the sand, she was looking for her wedding ring. Sooner or later everyone caught on and we were all on the ground swifting but no luck after 45 mins. Got a rake from the store but no luck. The wind started to blow really bad and both kids were crying. Mom took LeAnn to get a metal detector. Babies went home with my dad's cousins. Came back with the detector but no luck. After searching all day we had to give up. Headed back to the trailer for hamburgers and hot dogs. After that we were all wore out it was time for bed.

Tuesday: We went to the Pismo Pier and shopped in the stores up and down the main street. My family rented a 6 passenger bike and rode it around town. It was harder than it looks ha ha. We then headed over to the outlet malls for more shopping. After being all shopped out, we went back to the hotel for naps. Woke up and went to this Mexican restaurant on the beach and then headed to the trailer to visit. After listening to story after story about the "back whens.." we head back to the hotel for the night.

Wednesday: The girls met up at the famous Brad's (a restaurant) for breakfast. We always take at least one day trip to another town near by and this year we went to Solvang. It was a little dutch town. Every building resembled a cottage. Even the fire house. We went to the museum, ate carmel apples and ice cream, shopped, and went to the farmer's markets. I love farmer's markets. All the fruit tastes so different when they are fresh. After our mini trip we head back to the trailer for a HUGE tri-tip dinner. When I say huge I mean 17 lbs of tri-tip. There are a lot of us don't worry. So full we couldn't move we sat around and visited until it was time for bed. On this day we got a call from LeAnn...the life guard found her ring!!

Thursday: We made another attempt at the beach. This day was very relaxing. I finished my book, got a little bit of a sunburn, ate, and shopped. On our way back to the hotel I got out voted to stay another day. We were supposed to be home on Friday but instead we made it home on Saturday. I don't care for hotel rooms too much so I was mad just because I had to sleep there one more night. We were off to the famous Klondike. It is a pizza place under ground that we go to every year. Usually we go for my sister, Kalah's birthday because it always falls on that week. I got to put my business card up with all the others on the wall so we will see if it is there in a year. After pizza we headed to the campfire for another round of s'mores. We walked to the beach just in time to watch the sunset. It was amazing. Went back to the site until it got to cold. That ended that day.

Friday: Kalah's birthday. Got up and opened presents. The girls (my sisters, mom, aunt, and I) went back to the Pismo Pier and shopped. We met Dad and my cousin Mike for lunch at Brad's. My sisters and I went and got our nails and toes done. All of them turned out but we all got hurt by those asian ladies. Went to the fruit stand again for some ice cream and veggies for dinner. We had another tri-tip dinner. We played Yahtzee until it was time to go back to the hotel.

Saturday: We left Pismo @ 9am and didn't get home until 8 hours later. We stopped for lunch at Peggy Sue's Diner and gas. I am not sure why it took us so long to get home but it was a long ride. We were home at last.

A Weekend Full of Firsts

This past weekend I went to Utah with the Sedillo family. We had an awesome time just relaxing, playing games, four wheeling, and visiting. It seemed that most everything I did was for the very first time. It was the first time I:

*had been on a trip with the Sedillos

*had been to Josh's grandparents house in Utah

*had been to Modena (a old town where the train used to stop)

*played horse shoes

*beat Dave at a game 2 times in a row (I'll admit he won the 3rd one)

*had a tin foil dinner

*shot a shot gun (I missed the target. Opps!!)

*had drove a four wheeler

*had to drive a manual (the four wheeler)

*had my ears coned (that was so cool but so gross)

*had dutch oven potatoes (oh my gosh those were soooo good)

*had seen Jen cry (we waxed her and Connie's noses. She didn't really cry her eyes were just watering really bad)

We also played dominoes, watched Vantage Point, made s'mores (yummy), drove to the lake, and took naps. I can now vouch for how much the Sedillo family loves their naps. I am glad I could spend the weekend with them. Hopefully we will get to do it again sometime. (sorry there is no pictures I'm sure Jen will have some on hers)

A Day @ the Lake

On Thursday, Tarin and I went out to the lake with my grandparents for the first time on their new boat. We had woke up at 5:30 because they said they would be here at 6. At 5:45 the phone rang. They said that they had got a flat tire and were going to get it fixed but they would be over to get us later. 9:00 rolled around and they were finally at our house. We head out to the lake, unloaded the boat, and off we went. We had so much fun just driving around. It was surprisingly not that hot but it did get a little warm. We hopped in the water for a little swim. I decided I was going to try skiing. I tried probably 4 or 5 times and only got up once. I didn't stay up though because I got a little scared. After driving around a little longer we headed back because I had a client later that day. We had such a great time minus my arms being sore the next day!

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday Dear Jen,

Happy Birthday to You!

This Past Week...

Monday:
Tarin and I headed to the Meadows Mall to exchange my mom's new shorts for a different. We didn't walk out with the right size but I walked out with a new dress. It was only $20. Then we went to the beauty supply store to restock the color I had used. I dread getting the total. It always seems to be over a $100 every time. We headed over to the salon so I could cut my grandparents hair. We are closed on Mondays to allow the cleaning crew to come in but since I rent I work whenever. The only problem with working on Monday is your station doesn't get cleaned...leaving it for me to do the next day. After that we went to Target to buy the Jonas Brother's CD for Tarin. Came home in just enough time to leave. My mom and I ran to Target (on the other side of town) until it was time to drop me off at Josh's work. Josh and I went to his softball game. It was a little hot but worth it. They won both games. We were hungry after so we stopped at Denny's. I believe we were the only white and English speaking people there. Survived that and headed home.

Tuesday:
Tarin and I went to the Galleria mall to return my mom's shorts for the final time and to return my swim suit I bought on line from Victoria's Secret. I swear I heard some where that I could return it to the store but that was not allowed. So we walked out of the mall with no shorts and my bathing suit. We dropped my suit of at UPS on the way home. When we got home we watched Ellen and Opera and then took a nap. Ordered another bathing suit that was on sale, ate dinner, and then headed over to Josh's house to pick him up for the gym. BUT we didn't end up going because we were being lazy. Hung out there for a little while until I started to roast due to their air problems. (I did feel sorry for you guys) Headed home and went to bed.

Wednesday:
I went to work. Changed my client's look completely. I wish I had taken pictures because I turned out so good. She loved it. Left work and ran by both banks. Headed home, picked up Tarin (my lil' sidekick) and we went to Sonic for a 99 cent milkshake. We went back home, ate dinner, watched TV, and played a game with my mom and sister until Josh got home. I then attempted to go pick him up again so we could go to the gym. We DID make it to the gym that night. After a good work out, I dropped Josh off and headed home.

Thursday:
My day started with a call from Josh. He had forgot his work keys at home and needed me to bring them to him at lunch. So I managed to get my nails done, go to the gym, run by his house to get his keys, disappointed Jen and Grace as they came to the door hoping I was the air conditioning guy, ran home, got ready for the day, and made it to Josh's work just in time. We went to Burger King to eat, dropped him back off at work, and I headed to work. I worked for a couple hours and then left to pick up Grace from Jake's game because we were going to go swimming at my aunt's house. Got to the game and Mason wanted to go too so I gathered the kids and we were on our way to my house. I quickly got my bathing suit and towels and we all got back in the car. We stopped at McDonald's on the way for some dinner. Got to my aunts and hopped into the pool! Grace went down the water slide. She was so proud she did it but she didn't want to do it again. We stayed for a little while, dried off, and drove home. Dropped the kids off and went home.

Friday:
I went to work. My aunt and I had fun playing around with her hair. She was going to Bette Midler that night and wanted her hair to look cute. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of that either. Went home, picked up Tarin, and went to Sonic for 99 cent milkshakes (again). Went home and started a movie just as my dad decided to go out to dinner. We all piled into the car and headed over to Macayo's. We met my aunt and uncle there. I just ate chips though because I just had a milkshake and I was full. Left there and went home. Josh called when he got off and he was hungry soooo I went to Olive Garden with him. I just had bread sticks and I drink because I just had at chips. We then went back to my house to hang out. I attempted to put on false eyelashes but it was just not working for me. I got my family up to the table to play Loaded Questions. I even managed to get my uncle to play. I had never played a board game with him until that night. After the game, we watched a little TV and then everyone left. Off to bed I went.

Saturday:
I went to work. ( I am very grateful I could write went to work 4 days in a row) Did my Aunt LeAnn's hair. My mom and Aunt Laurie met us at the salon so the 4 of us could go to lunch. I was able to convince them to go to Cafe Rio. They all loved it!! Left my mom and Aunt LeAnn and Laurie and I went to back to the salon to do her hair. All of my clients' hair turned out great. After work, I came home a found a package for me from Euphoria Institute. It was my diploma. Glad I didn't need that to get my license. Took a nap. I woke up and watched Devil Wears Prada. Got a phone call from Josh saying that he was awake and we were going to hang out over there tonight. Headed over there to find him asleep. He had called me but was still half way asleep. So I woke him up. We decided to order pizza and rent a couple movies. Josh got ready, ordered the pizza, and then we went to the Blockbuster. We rented Welcome Home Rosco Jenkins and The Heartbreak Kid. We then picked up the pizza and went back to his house. We ate pizza and watched Rosco Jenkins with Dave. After the movie I hung around for a little while and then headed home.

Sunday:
Josh picked me up to go to breakfast and then to the Hair Convention that was in town. First we went to Boulder Station to go to the buffet but they were remodeling it so we decided to go over to Sam's Town to that buffet. When we got there the line was outrageous so we ended up at the little cafe. Breakfast ended up to be cheap but it was not that great of food. I guess you get what you pay for. We left there and were off to the convention. Since there was no parking last year we parked at Sahara and took the monorail to the convention center. I love hair conventions. There are so many booths, sales, shows, and things to try. I bought new shears and got thinning shears for free along with a bag and a hat. I also bought capes, press on eyeshadow (take a look at it on tyrashow.com), and a weaving comb. I saved a total of...$271 at the convention. Came home watched some TV, put some burgers on the grill, while we ran to Josh's to get the movies we rented. Got home just in time for dinner and we watched The Heartbreak Kid. It was a pretty funny movie. After the movie, we watch a couple Family Matters episodes and then Josh went home. Off to bed I went.