Happy Easter!

I spent the long Easter weekend relaxing, lunching, shopping, and laying by the pool. It was a weekend well spent! :-)

On Sunday, I went with Lindsay to her aunt's house and spent the day with them. I am SO appreciative of my "holiday family." They always make me feel like I'm right at home! Some say that holidays are "just another day." In all reality, they're not. I grew up celebrating Easter and it would be a really tough day if I were home by myself knowing the rest of my family is celebrating together. I just hope someday I can adopt someone with no place to go for holidays and be their "holiday family."      

Relaxing Weekend

I finally got a chance to relax a little this weekend! I feel like these past two months have been a whirlwind! It's been fun, but I needed a break.

Friday night I went to Rock of Ages with Lindsay, her sister, and brother-in-law. The show as good, but I absolutely love the movie. It was really hard for me to separate the two.

Saturday I went to a BBQ with a friend and ended up meeting a bunch of people that grew up in Iowa. It was really random and a lot of fun!

Brittany and me

Laura Came To Visit!

Last weekend a friend from Wartburg came to stay with me! It was great to see Laura and catch up with her!

Saturday we went to the beer festival in downtown LA. There were over 95 breweries there with live music. We got a mini beer mug when we got there and had 3 hours to sample as many beers as we wanted. It was a lot of fun!

Laura and me

Lindsay and me

Sunday we went to San Diego. I had never been, so it was cool to see what it was all about.

The beach. My favorite place!

2 German girls

Vegas...Again!

Last weekend I headed back to Vegas for a weekend away with my parents. I got a voucher for two nights free at the hotel I stayed at with my girlfriends a couple months ago. It pays to be a big gambler ;-)

We stayed at the Downtown Grand hotel in downtown Las Vegas. Totally different vibe than the strip. I really like it!

We shopped (dad allowed an hour...), rode the rides at the Stratosphere, walked The Strip, and gambled. We even got a free craps lesson waiting for breakfast one morning. It was a lot a fun! I lost $3 on the penny machines, though :-(

We got my mom a player's card at Downtown Grand, so we're hoping she gets a voucher!

Cancun 2014!

The Zylstra family headed south for a long weekend of fun, sun, and plenty of drinks! Although I can't complain about the LA winter, it was so nice to be somewhere hot and humid for a few days. I had such a great (and much-needed) time relaxing by the pool soaking up the sun! It was also nice to spend a few days with my family. The highlight of the trip is definitely my dad sitting on top of a cabinet with a glass top and braking the glass in half...right after he told my mom to stop touching everything because she was going to break something!

The broken glass. I'm still laughing!

The Zylstras

My brothers and sister-in-law

My favorite place!