Mushy love and hearts day ♥

Yep, it's that time of year again...you know, the holiday that pretty much stops being fun once you are no longer getting valentines from classmates until you are in a relationship with someone special. 
(Unless you are a teacher (haha) then you are forced to love Valentines day and celebrate with your class every year whether you want to or not;D)
While single, I would make the best of it, share the love with those in my life even if I had no man lol, but it always still kind of made me sad because it put into focus that I wasn't in love.

Valentines day 2011 changed all of that:) So...technically this is Adam's and my 2^nd Valentines day together-I made him bacon brownies last year;p However, given that we didn't make our couple status “official” until closer to June (I knew the moment we kissed on New Year's Eve 2010 that I was done looking;) this year we actually did all the silly, yet fun and romantic Valentines shenanigans.

Originally we planned to stay in, Adam offered to cook us dinner (BIG smile here) and I made a pie for dessert-nothing fancy folks haha you know I'm a wiz in the kitchen;) chocolate pudding pie! We were going to have a quiet evening in, just the two of us. This changed when I got the opportunity to get Adam tickets to the Blazer game on Valentines day a few days prior. The seats were a friends' and VERY good. Too good to pass up so I altered our evening plans and surprised Adam with the tickets:) Adam made us bacon cheeseburgers with grilled veggies and baked potatoes...he knows me well;p It was great! We had red wine with our dinner and opened gifts. I got a lovely flowering plant as well as tickets to see one of my favorite bands Foster the People play this summer at Edgefield AND the Blazer game on February 21st! I got Adam some OSU sweatpants for relaxing and the Blazer tickets for V-day game. How funny is it that we both got one another tickets to Blazer games? :)

Although the Blazers lost, bad lol, we had a nice time together in great seats (thanks McDonalds!). I would call our “first” Valentines day a success.

Who knew I actually liked all those silly things? I guess with the right person in your life all those things matter a little bit more:)

FOTM with great friends

Ever wonder where in P-town the best hot wings can be found? I can answer that for you...Fire on the Mountain (FOTM for those that frequent there;). FOTM is hands down the most tasty place to eat chicken wings-you choose how spicy, along with many other treats to make you smile:) Deep fried oreos for example!

FOTM has become our group of friends' place to meet up, catch up, eat, drink and laugh any night of the week. I look forward to meeting up with everyone-usually consisting of Adam, Kasey, Chris K, Chris B, Jeff, Joe, Missy, Scotty, Jenny, Kelli (now:), Nate, Bo and myself. Quite a group right!? We always have a blast and leave well fed and happy:) Go. Try it! Get yourselves to FOTM for some wings done right, Rainier beer, and perhaps a deep fried oreo for dessert:)

Cover Your Hearts

On Saturday February 11, 1012, I attended another (this marks my 2^nd year) wicked good Cover your hearts concert. This year I went with my valentine Adam as well as Keli, Chris K, Jeff, Sheena, Kasey, Joe and Missy. We all LOVE our 80's cover bands singing love ballads;) If you haven't been to this concert yet and you love the 80's as much as I do, PUT IT IN YOUR PLANNER FOR NEXT YEAR! It seriously is awesome, so much fun and the bands put on a wicked show every year at the Wonder ballroom. It is not your traditional Valentines day activity, but it sure adds to Valentines day fun:)
See you next year!

Sushi dates

One of my favorite things about dating Adam Sapina is his adventurous side, specifically for this post...food:) It's something that can be hard to find in another individual and lucky for me, and interest we have in common.

We both live in the awesome city of Portland (SE side) and have any and all varieties of cuisine available within just a few miles. Adam and I love to try new restaurants, especially sushi bars and Thai food!

January and February have been filled with new and delightful sushi! We even have started a tradition of our own sushi night almost every Sunday after his basketball game:) Trying new rolls has become a serious passion for us. It's nice that we also have several friends who also enjoy raw fish as it makes for fun double dates:) A few weeks ago, we had lunch with friends Ben and Lindsey at a sushi restaurant in the Pearl we had yet to try and it.was.GOOD! The next weekend, we had lunch with Crystal and Adam out in Gresham at one of their favorite sushi places, also fantastic! I like to choose rolls with fun names like Volcano roll:) You never can tell where we will end up eating next! Any good sushi or Thai places you would recommend in Portland? Message me:)

Best mom ever ♥

Special birthday shout out February 8, 2012 to my talented, kind, funny, intelligent, amazing mom:) Lots of love and hope this year brings you many more great adventures! ♥

New commercials

Super bowl Sunday, on February 5^th this year,  is always such a “thrilling” day haha:) Especially when neither team in the game is one that you follow or particularly care about. However, it is one of my favorite days because you get gather with good friends in someone's living room and eat food, drink good brews and laugh at the ridiculous, new commercials being shown. Oh aaaaand watch football:)

I had a blast this year! Adam and I enjoyed a relaxing afternoon with Jeff, Racheal, Jaime and Dustin complete with an A-mazing selection of delicious foods (roast beef wantons, home brewed beer, spinach dips, treats and many other tasty yummies:). Bonus, the game was actually good too! We all watched football, laughed, ate and had quite an enjoyable Sunday fun-day!

Living it up!

Had a nice surprise on February 1, 2012 from Adam...he bought Blazer club tickets from Scott and Jenny for us to attend:) I love, love LOVE going to Blazer games! He knows what is lady likes;)

We went an hour or so early before the game to meet up with Scott and Jenny and enjoy some perks of club seats at a Blazer game, including free buffet food before the game and free food and non-alcoholic beverages during the game until after half-time. A pretty saaaaweeet deal! We had delicious food before the game and LOTS of yummy snacks were had during the game! I think we ate our tickets worth:) Popcorn, icecream, soda, water, and many other free treats. Not to mention the Blazers absolutely blew out the other team! DOUBLE WIN:)

Canadian Tuxedos

On January 20th, Adam and Chris FINALLY had their house warming party and only six months after moving in;) They picked a pretty amazing theme for the party...denim. The turn out was one of the best EVER. Everyone turned up in their best (or worst) denim:) The photos from the night really speak more than I ever could so please enjoy:)
Kudos Adam and Chris to a party well done!

 Yep, we're THAT awesome.

 Group shot!

 Having fun with Carly, Crystal, Racheal and Jaime:)

 Very niiiiiiice!

 Our sexy photo lol

 Jaime and I

Rachael power!!

Margorie & Rachael day of fun:)

I got to spend a little one on one time with Adam's mum, Margorie on January 16th since I didn't have to work. Andre and Margorie had a Bahamian vacation planned for early February and Margorie needed some reading material. We went on a hunt for new books at Barnes and Noble, shopped and had coffee while at the mall and also stopped at Best Buy to pick up some new computer speakers for Andre to listen to his Serbian music station:)
It was nice to have some time to chat, just the girls and I can certainly see where Adam gets many of his wonderful qualities:)

Serbian Christmas

Somebody got to celebrate Christmas twice this year!! I was invited to spend Serbian Christmas (celebrated on January 7th) with Adam and his parents:) Another first, but who is counting;p Adam and his family are Orthodox so they celebrate on the 25th of December as well as January 7th. We enjoyed another lovely meal-his mum Margorie sure can cook! as well as watched some footy together. I love hearing about Adam's family traditions and getting to be a part of them makes me feel super special:)

Thanks for being AWESOME 2011!!!

This year for New Years Eve, Adam and I decided to party hop between two equally fun parties with great friends. We started the night with the Millicans-Jeff and Racheal and the Shaubs-Dustin and Jaime and brought in 2012 with a whole host of good buddies at Scotty and Jenny's. I feel very lucky to have such a fantastic group of friends to spend my time with:)

TOP 10 WICKED GOOD THINGS OF 2011
10. NO DRAMA!
  9. a vehicle that runs
  8. new friends:)
  7. adventures
  6. traveling
  5. a nanny job
  4. Masters completed!
  3. healthy me!
  2. healthy family!
  1. Adam Sapina ♥ ♥ ♥

Sensational!

Well folks, it finally happened. After years of boycotting and refusing to make the leap, guess who jumped into the current century (technology wise)?? This girl. That's who. At the end of the year with Christmas money I got myself a new HTC Sensation 4G smarty phone and am L.O.V.I.N.G it so far. My goal...do not be consumed by my new awesome computer phone;)

Happy Christmas to all:)

A change in holiday tradition for the Fetrows this year. With Caleb working unusual hours at the airport, we decided to do a Fetrow Christmas brunch and open gifts in the early afternoon. Adam and I spent Christmas morning together (our first:) and then he headed off to have early breakfast at his parents. We met up at my parents' house for brunch and gifts with my family around 1:00 pm. It is ALWAYS a fun time at the Fetrow house:) Especially on holidays!

At around 4:00 pm, Adam and I headed to his parents to have Christmas dinner with them. We ate, drank and relaxed in what can only be called a much quieter atmosphere than my place haha, but it sure is nice to have both worlds...my family and Adam's:) Have I mentioned how lucky I am??
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Another Gessler, Fetrow, Buzo family night of fun!

December 24th, Christmas Eve marked the 3rd year of the merging of our families to celebrate Christmas eve together:) Even with the separation of Chris and Sunshine this past year, we all still managed to get together for the kiddos and it.was.great! Adam joined us as well ♥
Bridget and Brandon were great hosts, as per usual, and our evening was filled with laughter, songs, (the kids performed for us numerous times:) dancing and did I already say laughter?? A MUCH needed night with family.

Get your stretch on!

Remember when I mentioned trying the new form of torture?? Whoops, I meant to say yoga;) HOT yoga to be exact, 102 degrees actually. Well, in December I was upposed to do some Bikram with my friend Jessie, but she went and got all knocked up (kidding Jess) so...instead with my free sharing spree from Bridget (thanks B!) I convinced Adam to join me:) SHOCKING, I know:) He was curious so I extended the "survival challenge" haha.
The first class went better than expected, but was still SO difficult. Adam was such a trooper and did amazingly well!! So proud of him for trying something new and crazy different:)
Best part was...we got to do it together:) Aaaaand he liked it! My bf is awesome!

Master Fetrow

Two days after flying home from a fabulous trip to Mexico, Saturday December 17th to be exact, was my commencement ceremony from Concordia! I finished my final classes in June so I nearly forgot it completely! I felt very proud, loved and supported that morning:) So glad to have my parents, Caleb, Adam, Sunshine, Addy and Livy there to support and cheer for me:)
You may now refer to me as Master Fetrow;) Next step...GET A TEACHING JOB! (lol)

Hola Mexico!!

Way back in May, two of my close friends Jeff and Sheena booked an all-inclusive trip to a resort in sunny Puerto Vallarta. They invited several of their closest friends (who rock I might add) to come too. Turns out it was too sweet a deal for 8 of us to pass up!

So...on December 8th, Adam and I flew to PV with Keli and Joey to meet up with Jeff, Sheena, Jenny, Scotty, Chris K, and Chris B, who had already been there for a few days. Here's to a week of sun, fun, lots of free booze and food:)

We stayed at the adults only Golden Paradise Resort. Adam and I had a room on the top floor with a wonderful view of the ocean! With free drinks 24/7, there was hardly a dull moment:) One of the highlights of the trip was our snorkeling adventure day. We spent a whole day on a boat exploring different parts of PV.

We also played water tequilla volleyball EVERY afternoon! Good times, good times. The food wasn't amazing, but free is hard to complain about!

All in all it was a fun-filled week with a GREAT group of friends I love:) I could hardly choose from pictures to post, but here are a few of my faves:)

Adam's bday ♥

December 6th was a special day....Adam's birthday!! I wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to the most wonderful, handsome, funny, charming, loving boyfriend:) I love you Adam Sapina and can't wait to see what 29 has in store for you and us!! ♥ ♥

Giving thanks:)

I love Thanksgiving! This year I got to have two:) It worked out perfectly for Adam and I to get to spend Thanksgiving with his parents and Friday with my family.
At Adam's parent's, we watched football, ate delicious foods and drank merrily. It was a perfectly lovely afternoon with Andre, Margorie, Adam and Maggie (their pup:)
On Friday we had dinner with my mom, dad, brother Caleb, nieces Addy and Livy and Chris. Quite a bit louder and more eventful than the Sapina's, but such a great time!
This was our first Thanksgiving together and it was one worth remembering! I'm so very grateful for two fabulous families to spend my time with ♥

Happy 29th to ME!!!

I HAVE SOME CATCHING UP TO DO!!! :)

For my 29th birthday party, Alicia and Kelli planned and hosted a themed party for me on November 4th....Snowpants or no pants LOL! Alicia and I came up with the theme;) Needless to say, we had an awesome turnout and hilarious no pants happening:)

 Birthday shots!

Thanks to all my close friends who came out to celebrate the start of a brand new year and here's to another year older and wiser? Whoops! I mean wiser!