First trip around the sun!

Today it has officially been 1 year that we have had Penny!! Time sure does fly! We love her so much and can't imagine life without her! We literally tell her how cute she is at least 20 times a day! :)

Here she is out on a walk around the neighborhood with us today:

Just hanging out

Our bird Sunny has been loving hanging outside on our patio lately! The weather has been perfect and he gets to watch everyone walk by :)

Penny's First Haircut

Today we decided to give Penny's long spaniel ears a trim. We cut a few inches off and she looks so cute! She looks like a puppy again! Here are some pictures of her with one ear cut and one still long. It's a little bit choppy, but still cute :)




Here she is with both ears done and showing off her cute under bite!

Visiting the Vet

Penny is a happy camper at the vets.....

...until we tell her she has to get shots :(

Wedding Weekend!

Yesterday we drove down to San Jose/San Martin for my cousin Lyndon's wedding! The hotel we stayed at was amazing and the view from the top was incredible. The wedding was so much fun and it was held in a beautiful vineyard. Congrats Yasmin and Lyndon! It was also Kori's 17th birthday, so we are glad we got to celebrate with her!

Birthday lunch at Cheesecake Factory!

Pretending we are on the Tower of Terror in our elevator

At Iguana's! Featured on the Food Network for having HUGE burritos!

Working out in the nice gym really early!

At the hotel

The ceremony location

My Aunt and Uncle, parents of the groom

Penny loves the dog park!

Morning Ride

Today we went for a quick 12 mile ride, it was very pretty! Casey got to wear his new Saxo Bank jersey too :)

Bike Riding

Today we went on another ride with Penny, check it out!

What a great idea!

I love coupons and getting good deals. Some good sites that I print from include:

http://www.redplum.com

http://coupons.smartsource.com/smartsource

http://coupons.target.com

http://www.shopathome.com

http://print.coupons.com/CouponWeb

BUT, there is this new way of using coupons that does not require you to clip them or waste paper! They are called electronic coupons and you just save them directly onto your store card, like Safeway, for example. Once you swipe your card at the check out stand, the savings is deducted from the total if you purchased that item! How cool is that?!

These are some of these sites:

https://www.pgesaver.com

http://www.cellfire.com

http://shortcuts.com

I also just discovered some sites that you can buy gift cards from! They buy gift cards or store credit from people that do not want them anymore. People can even trade unwanted cards for more desired cards if they do not want to just sell them. They guarantee the amount on the card and check it before it is sent. It is a great way to save some money on everyday or even special purchases!

http://www.plasticjungle.com

http://abcgiftcards.com

http://monstergiftcard.com

They sell gift cards for many, many things. Major retailers and department stores…home improvement stores…restaurants…movie theaters…entertainment venues…hotels and car rentals, specialty stores, shoe stores, furniture stores, computer/appliance stores, ITUNES, book stores, etc.

They charge either no shipping…or very minimal shipping. What they have in stock changes from day-to-day. Two of the websites have a feature that allows you to sign up for email alerts letting you know when a particular gift card is in stock. Also, some gift cards are valid at more than one place. So if an Olive Garden gift card is a bigger discount than the Red Lobster, buy the Olive Garden one! You can maximize your savings by using these gift cards towards things that are on sale AND using coupons!

Our bikes got makeovers :)

So today Casey redid our bikes! Mine got new handlebars, a new seat, and new white brake cable housing. It is a very "custom" looking bike says Casey...as he chuckles. You don't usually see a bike with road bike wheels, a track bike frame, carbon fiber fork, and cruiser handle bars! haha




Casey's got new handlebar tape and a rack for the back! We love our "new" bikes!




Penny even got in on the action! We made her a bike leash and went on a bike ride with her!

We went bowling today!

Today was National Bowling day so went went! We even got a free game and we both managed to get a strike! Casey beat me by a few points because I choked on my last turn and went in the gutter! Bummer! haha

Casey's turn!

My turn!