Day 306, December 21st

Wednesday was pretty much the worst day ever at work.  I was overly annoyed to say the least when I left that day, so it was a good thing that Ryan and I were volunteering at The Salvation Army with their Angel Tree program.   We volunteered last year, helping Ryan's sister Valerie and her staff with sorting all the gifts.  This year, since it's the week before Christmas, we spent the evening sorting all the bags to be sent out the following day to the families in need.

We spent the whole night ensuring we got the right presents into the right area so the families could come tomorrow during their designated time to pick up their presents. It is truly amazing how many people this program helps, it's heartwarming and sad all at the same time.  To think that many people are in such need, but nice that someone is there to assist.  If you haven't done the Angel Tree program before, I suggest you do it this Christmas time!!

Day 218, September 24th

Saturday, we woke up early and got our green thumb on! I long for us to volunteer at least once a month, but it doesn't always work out.  Luckily, Ryan's work links him with opportunities often, so it does make it a touch easier.  We volunteered in our hood for the Tigermountain Foundation, where they grow fruits and vegetables for the local area! It's a really great foundation, I was very happy to help out with their cause.  We spent all morning clearly out the garden, getting ready to plant and crop and all of that! When we were done with our flower bed, it looked amazing!!

After we helped out our community, we headed home, made jello shots, bought some beer and ice, and headed out for the the first tailgate of the year! 

My lovely MOH bought Ryan and I these adorable shirts for tailgating for our wedding, so I've patiently been waiting since February to throw them on!!!

The tailgate was a fun time for sure! Julia, a co-worker of mine came out and we walked the long walk to Jenna's, another co-worker, tailgate.  Hung out with those cats for awhile (haha Jenna went to UofA, get it?!) then met back up with our crew at Blondies to watch the game.  It was a jammed packed day, but wonderful all around.

Day 57, April 16th

Saturday proved to be another busy day for us.  We woke up early to volunteer at Horses Help, an organization that Stephanie volunteered for for as long as I can remember.  Theresa invited all of Steph's friends to join her company on the volunteer day to remember and honor Steph.  It was a nice day and I got to see Rachel and her finally showing belly!
Ryan and I had to leave early from volunteering to head to the Biltmore for JDRF's Volunteer Appreciation lunch. We ate at Seasons 52, which is totally amazing and I think everyone should eat there!  The lunch was great and it's always nice to see all of our dedicated volunteers.
We headed home from the lunch and took a little snooze as we had a busy night ahead of us.  Roger Clyne was having their cd release party at Salt River Fields so we were headed out to that.   When we woke up, we got ready and headed to Salty's to meet my sister and her crew for some grub, then headed out to the field.  Got there and had a few brewskies with Mary and that crew and then headed in for the show.  It was a super fun concert and we had a great time rocking out!
After the concert ended, we drove my sister back to her car in Old Town and then decided we must have food so grabbed a cheese steak.  My friend Carrie was out celebrating her birthday so I text her to see if she was still out and about and she was!! So we headed over to Shotgun Betty's to celebrate her fabulous birthday!! We closed the bar down, which is a rarity in my old lady life so I was sort of impressed with that!! It was a long but wonderful day!