I can't believe how fast time has flown since the last post! The last time I wrote on here, Christmas had yet to happen... sheesh! That was back when Preston was still 21! haha. Well, we enjoyed a fantastic Christmas in Irvine. This is what we looked like on the Huntington Beach pier:
I don't think you'll find that same happiness on my face during Christmas in Utah. We had an AMAZING time visiting with family, eating our hearts out (my new favorite restaurant: Joe's Crab Shack... out of control), opening too many presents, and celebrating my 24th birthday. Gross. I don't enjoy getting older. I missed my family during that holiday, but they came down to Utah to visit us during New Year's, and we enjoyed showing off our house and making my mom play Kinect Adventures on the Xbox. January also deserves another mention. Our first Filipino party. HOLY SUCCESS!!!! We had 21 people over at our tiny house all enjoying Filipino food, games, friends, and SO MUCH FUN! We love our mission friends, and couldn't imagine life without that amazing chapter in our lives. Look at all the fun we had:
And yes, Sandy came back into our lives. We LOOOOOOVE when she comes to visit! And yes, I think I surround myself by beautiful people to give me goals to reach for. Haha. In the beginning of February, our friend Vandy came to visit for the weekend and we all went to a sweet dance at a laser tag joint. Mace came with, and we had a blast dancing our heart out to ridiculous music!
Good times. Valentine's Day needs a big post. Because it was a big deal. Preston and I decided that every other year, we'd switch off being in charge of Feb. 14th. He got to start because, as I forgot to mention earlier, when February started, I started working 40 hours a week. So I didn't have time to put anything together. He made me breakfast in bed, and sent me off to work. He came to take me to lunch, and he was all dressed up and lookin SEXY! He brought me roses and candy for my coworkers, who all said he was a keeper. Good thing we're married forever. When he picked me up from work, it started to sprinkle. He told me I couldn't come in yet, so I stood there in the FREEZING rain for a good 2 minutes before he let me come in. It was well worth it, because the spread in front of me was PERFECT. He had made dinner, and set it all up on a blanket in our living room. There was a balloon, presents, and sparkling cider. I felt like a princess! We ate our chicken fettuccine alfredo, and then I got to open presents! He had gotten me a set of Bath & Body Works body wash, lotion, and body spray, and Zumba Rush for the Xbox! I was in HEAVEN! We finished the See's candies he'd given to me earlier in the day, and headed out to go to a movie. We saw Lady in Black, and got scared out of our wits! What a great scary movie! We ran out of gas right before we got there, so we had to jog to the movie and take care of the gas afterward, but a more memorable Valentine's Day has yet to happen in my life. Yes, I'm spoiled. And yes, I love my husband with all my heart. He is perfect for me, and knows me better than anyone in the world.
February brought more visits from Sandy, and more double dates with her and her now-boyfriend, Doug. We love Doug. We love Doug and Sandy. I love my best girlfriend coming to visit me so often! She built this guy on our neighbors' lawn:
Hey Sandy, do you know if Doug has seen this picture yet???:
We even visited the local Nickelcade and got mustaches!!!
I sometimes feel like we have too much fun. Is that bad? This gets us into March. The first weekend, we went to my parents' house in Boise. We had a blast playing with my siblings, got to see my brother's quartet again. They're amazing. We also got to watch my cousin's high school basketball team take state, so that was SO fun!! We also had a party for all the boys. Except Rex. Haha. Dan's birthday is the 24th of February, Preston's is the 8th of March, and my dad's is the 13th. So with us all together, we got to exchange presents. It was fun, and Preston scored with some great new shoes, socks, and an amazing tie. At the end of the weekend, we loaded up the van again, and Preston drove the whole way home. Then I had to think some more about Preston's birthday. I knew I had my work cut out for me, because in Preston's family, birthdays are a HUGE deal. And I want to keep that tradition alive in our family, so the day of his birthday, I did nothing. Yes. Nothing. Okay, I made him breakfast in bed. We got sushi after I got off work. Sushi is just about our favorite thing ever in the world. So that was good. And I felt terrible. But little did my sweet and thoughtful husband know that I had already planned a surprise party for the next day. This was intense, and could not have been accomplished without amazing friends to be diversions and facebook. Our good friends, Park and Mace took him skiing. All day. Perfect. So while he thought he was planning his own "little get-together" and thinking I didn't really care about his big day, friends were gathering at our house. And he almost died when he opened the door and the lights came on. It couldn't have been more perfect. We went to Red Robin and ate delicious food, then came home and played games. Once again, our house was stuffed, and we enjoyed our friends. We really have amazing friends.
I felt like all the hard work was worth it when Preston told me it was one of the best birthday parties he'd ever had. This brings us to last weekend. Sandy was in town again, so we decided to do a double lunch date to Tucanos. We had a hilarious waiter who made fun of Sandy the whole time, so naturally we all had a blast. As you can see:
That night, there was a St. Patrick's Day dance in Lindon in this CASTLE. It was amazing, and we danced our hearts out, with Mace and Chantel joining the party.
OH we had so much fun! We were exhausted when it was over, but Preston, Chantel, Mace and I ended up (somehow?) at this haunted church. I wasn't going to set foot in there, so Preston stayed outside with me. Mace and Chantel went inside and ended up coming out alive. Go figure.
SO. What we learn from this massive post is that Preston and I have the best life ever, and the best people in the world as our friends. Until our next adventure (later tonight, I believe), we love you all!!!
Becky & Preston Trebas
