Birthday Weekend

My birthday this year was on Wednesday and even though I had to work and go to school, I had a wonderful birthday plus weekend to follow. Nik picked me up after school and took me to dinner at a place called 50 Plates. I thought he was super excited because on the way to dinner the Giants (who are now in the World Series) won another game against the Phillies making them one win closer to winning the National League Pennant and going to the World Series. At dinner he was acting really funny. He kept giggling and he was drinking a ton of water. I told him he was acting like he was nervous. At that point he stopped what he was doing and asked me to marry him. Of course, I said yes. So..... Nik and I are GETTING MARRIED!!! No plans yet on when and where, but there will be a wedding in the future.

If my birthday ended there it would have been the best birthday ever, but there was more in store for me. The next day, when I got off school I met up with Nik. He was at a restaurant near by. I was startled by my sister Sarah who had come for a surprise birthday visit. The two had secretly planned for her to come out, which was super exciting for me. I was so excited to see her because she is pregnant with her first child and I was able to see her and her little bump.

We spent the weekend going to Sauvie Island to a pumpkins patch, taking Wanda for a swim, eating, eating and more eating (hanging out with Nik and a pregnant lady can be dangerous). Then, on Friday night we had a couple friends over for a small birthday celebration.

It was a fantastic weekend and birthday. Nik and I are getting married, Sarah and Zach are pregnant and we are loving our new place. Below is an updated picture of our place now that we have our things.

Trip home to grab our things

Nik and I made a quick trip home over the weekend to pack up all of our things that have been in Reno. At our new home, we were sleeping on a cheap air mattress and we were using plastic utensils to get by. It was fine for a couple days, but we quickly grew tired of it, when our backs started to hurt and our plastic knives weren't cutting our food.

Nik drove down earlier in the week to visit with family, because he had not seen any of them since his arrival home. He was able to bring Wanda with him, which was great for me, because during the week I am way to busy to take the proper care of our little one. Wanda had fun going on hikes and playing with my Mom's dog, Luke.

I flew down early Friday morning. I left the house at 3:40 am to catch the early train to the airport. It was way way early for me, but for the $2.35 it cost me and the 7:20 am arrival into Reno, it was worth it. Nik and I had time to go to lunch with my Dad and Sheri and then have an early birthday dinner with my Mom and Ben. We had a delicious dinner of salmon, risotto, veggies and apple crisp for dessert.  Thanks Mom for the special dinner.

Saturday was packing day. Nik and I rented a Budget, and spent the day organizing and deciding what would go and stay. Mom and Ben were so much help. They really went out of their way. After an afternoon of packing we headed to Nik's parents house to watch the Giants playoff game and UNR football. It was fun hanging at the Kosach household again. We had a great time spending time with the fam.

Sunday was time to head back. I followed Nik in his car and he drove the Budget. We made the long slow drive 11 hours North to Portland. Arrival time was 8:30 and because we really did not want to sleep on the air mattress just one more night, we decided to unload the truck. It was a huge task to start that late, but it was worth it to have a comfy bed. By 2 am Monday morning we were all in. It was tiring and it was hard, but we are so glad we did it and we have everything we need.

I will send updated pictures of our place shortly.