First weekend in July (PART 1) Jessie

July started off with a bang! Ok, technically it started June 29th with Jess and I heading to the coast (Depot Bay) for the night to enjoy some sunshine, relaxation and girl time. My mom had booked our time share for a few nights during the week so we figured we would get a quick get-a-away in on Wednesday:)

The weather was a bit rainy when we arrived, but we made good use of it by grabbing dinner at Mo's Seafood restaurant including taffy and heading for the hot tub! After an always delicious meal of Mo's clam chowder in a bread bowl and scallops, we ventured to the hot tub for a bit where we met and mingled with some nice young gals. Our night ended with the flick 500 Days of Summer (soooooo good!) popcorn and far FAR too much taffy!

*In order to stop eating taffy we strategically hid a lot of it around the condo for my parents and Adam to find over the next few days;)

Thursday was lovely on the coast! We spent a majority of the morning just enjoying the sun on our faces with some Pirate's coffee while watching our sea lion friend ride the waves. It was a perfect girl's mini-vacation:)

 aaahh, perfection.

Happy 8th Birthday Addy!!!

Also in June, we celebrated Addy girl's 8th birthday (June 14th to be exact:) with family dinner at good ol' Spagetti Factory. Can't believe how fast those girls are growing up! Last year I started a special birthday tradition with the girls. We go out for a birthday date just the two of us. This year Addy and I explored the stores on Hawthorne, went to see Mr. Popper's Penguins (very cute and funny), enjoyed some lunch at the mall and window shopped. Lots of great quality time with my little mini-me.

Big sis

photo op

Adore this girl

Singing on the way home from dinner to burn some calories haha:)

Dancers: Past, Present and Future

I'd like to dedicate this blog post to my special bff Jess whom I love big and am so proud of!! ♥ ♥

I don't believe I have mentioned how totally AWESOME my best friend Jessie is:) We grew up together in dance and Jess took her passion for dance and opened her own studio! I couldn't be more proud of her accomplishments and how much her studio has grown over the last few years!
Being a bff has some perks;) On occasion I get to help out with the kiddos during dance shows. This year was special because in addition to getting to help out at her annual dance recital I also got to see my three nieces AND my nephew up on the stage ROCKIN' the house!! Olivia, Addy, Alexis and Asa were amazing on that stage. Seriously, not biased at all, they were A-mazing:)

 I'm a great backstage helper;)

 Lovely dancers

 Addy, Liv and Alexis after a wonderful show

 Ok, this was not at the recital, but I love that they are all 4 dressed up silly:)

In addition to seeing my four favorite kiddos on stage I also got to see some old dance friends:)

 we're posers

 Amber, Jodi, Jess, Tina and me

Happy Graduation Day FETROW'S!!!

June was also filled with Fetrow accomplishments:) My youngest, BABY brother Caleb graduated from Milwaukie High school, my mom finished her Associates degree in speech pathology, and I FINALLY (after 2 years) finished my Masters in Education and Curriculum in addition to adding two endorsement onto my teaching license!!
Did I mention my dad, who has worked hard his and my entire life finally entered retirement AND is enjoying it:D GO DAD!! Also, way to go rest of Fetrow clan!

We had a big grad party at the folks house to celebrate. Day started off sunny and nice, but we were blessed with rain a few hours in:) All in all I'd say the day was a success! Congrats to all the grads and one terrific dad!!

 Addy girl gives this party two thumbs up!

 Buzos

Caleb the MHS grad's cake and our cupcakes:)

 Lydons and Siphavy

 Giggling girls

 Duces!

 Asa base!!

Silly Kel

 Two of my favorites:)

 chatting it up with good company!

 A few of my biggest supporters:D

 Matt and Adam playing horse balls

2 squirrels and 1 handsome fella that make me incredibly happy!!

BEST Vegas trip ever ♥

So...I have been a bad blogger as of late. No real explanation except that I have been lazy in my writing and sharing:) Buuuuuut the good news is, I'm attempting to get back on track with all the summer fun I've been having!

.....Starting with Adam's and my Vegas trip in June!

What started off as a trip planned to get a big group of us to go ended up being just me and my favorite fella;) Can't say I was too upset about this:) We flew out Saturday morning and enjoyed a two night, three day stay at New York, New York on the strip until flying home on Monday night. It.was.SUPER fun!

This was our first trip away together just the two of us and I couldn't have asked for a better weekend!! ♥ We shared many laughs, smiles, yummy meals, delicious drinks (of course;) and snuggles together. We had a splendid time and have plans on going back for more fun soon enough!

 View from our NY, NY hotel room

 Coaster! Ps, it was way fun!

 Of course there was pool time in Vegas

 Walking the strip=stopping for drinks to cool down:) Oh and because you can in Vegas!

 Roof top Ghostbar view of the Palms Hotel

 Adam put some people in our picture FINALLY lol

 Such a handsome fella even at 2am!! ♥

 Walking home...had to stop for a pic in front of the castle! There was a bridge and everything:)

I'm a lucky girl:)

2 months of A-mazingness ♥ ♥

If I could choose just one word to sum up the past couple of months it would be...incredible!! :) I could not have asked for a better first 6 months to this new year. I've made so many fabulous new memories with amazing friends and family that I will hold on to forever. Memories like cheering on the Portland Timbers from the Timbers' Army, finishing my masters, taking first vacations with great new fellas, meeting new friends and laughing, laughing, laughing! My heart is all smiles:)  It feels so very good to be a happy girl!

 Yep, when I root I root for the Timbers!

 Still my best friend after 28 years

 Me at my coolest...clearly:)

 He's A-mazing♥

I found someone who loves Vegas as much as I do! A man after my own ♥ !!