The falls

Brent and I made for a lil weekend getaway beginning in Rochester, NY.  The trip came about unexpectedly...which is what made it so fun.  Brent purchased a car at a dealership in Rochester and it was supposed to be shipped within 6 days of being ordered.....well....THREE weeks later and one car between the Drapers it was time to take matters in to our own hands. 

The plan:

Fly to NY and drive the car back.

At first I wasnt too excited about a 19 hour drive back to Leawood Ks but Brent did a great job of making our trip feel like a big weekend date!

For example, the hotel!

After sleeping in a California King I am having trouble readjusting to our Queen bed.  Brent takes up so much room...he literally makes this bed look small!

 The main part of our weekend date was a trip to the beautiful Niagra Falls.

They were amazing...so big and peaceful.

My handsome hubby taking a closer look. 

Us.

My favorite picture from our trip

I love him :o)

The lobby of our hotel had a swanky bar. We celebrated our new purchase with a cocktail before heading to the casino for a delicious Italian meal and some fun!

No pictures to capture our drive home....it was a long one but so great to be able to talk and site see. 

Thank you Brent for planning a beautiful and spontaneous trip for us!



T-Shirt time!

WE LOVE THE JERSEY SHORE!!! Jeresey Shore is one of "our shows"  which is why we could not pass up the opportunity to see DJ Pauly D at the Power and Light! Brent went all out for the occasion...sexy green pants and all!

Brent and Scott getting wild

 I couldn't wait for my favorite twins to arrive! Love hanging out with these girls!!

Andrew, John and Brad enjoying an ice cold one

Brent and I crack up at this picture of John concentrating on Pauly D's performance! By the way, John is going to be the birthday boy this coming Saturday!

Mr. and Mrs. Draper kicking back on a week night.....very rare occassion!

Now for the main event....

Pauly D blowing a kiss!! Tiff, Jill and I all agree...he looks even better in person!

Manifesto!

My friends Tiffany and Jill and their boyfriends are always trying new great places and I am so thankful they have brought Brent and I along for the ride.  Im sure the first among many places they will introduce us to is Manifesto! Manifesto is in the cross roads district in kc and located under ground...you even have to text to get reservations...Love that! The theme is prohibition...and the drinks...awesome! 

 

  But the company was even better! This picture was taken slightly after midnight on February 5th...marking 6 months of being married to my best friend!!

Lately, I have been so bad about taking pictures because my camera is not working correctly...hence my pictures look like they were taken with a disposable camera.  I get irritated really quickly and tuck my crappy camera back in my purse and then I have no pictures to show how great our night was...booo! Ill try and be better:o)

After Manifesto we went to Patty O's and met up with my sister, cousins and Angelo. 

The grand finale of the night was our little dance party in the almost empty bar!

Sisters!

Nouna, Nouna and Elias!

Wow, I am so behind on blogging.  Lately I have been so exhausted after work that I come home, cook dinner and lay around with Koukla and Brent.  I'd like to start this blog post by writing about one of the most amazing experiences that Brent and I have been a part of....the Baptism of Elias! 

These photos were taken by Peter and Marys friend ( I cannot remember his name...but he did a great job!)

Father and our beautiful church

I love this picture of Brent with our handsome Godson

Look how comfortable he is all bundled in his nounos arms. 

Poor little guy had no idea what was about to happen! I was pretty nervous myself....Fathers advice to me was "do it quickly"

 His little lips were so cute...I dont think I will ever forget his precious face at that very moment. As soon as father put in him the water his lips began to quiver.  He looked at me with big sad puppy dog eyes like "Nouna why are you letting him do this to me!"

Safe and sound wrapped in a comfy towel

Our beautiful candle made my Julie and Eleni at Trend and Tradition.  (They also made our wedding Lambathes...LOVE their work)

Thank so much to Peter and Mary for this huge honor! We are so greatful and love Elias to pieces!!

Our big family!

Kiss me in the dark

This past weekend Brent and I went to the Randy Rogers concert and boy where they great! Kiss me in the dark is my favorite song by them.  I patiently waited all night to hear that song and of course it literally started playing as I got one foot in to the womens restroom.  ( A LONG LONG LONG WAIT!)

Brents cousin Scott stayed with us this weekend in "scotts room." We named our guest room that before Scott even came to visit just because we love it so much when he comes to KC.   Here are a  few of our favorite pictures from that night.

Scott, Brent and I celebrating Tracys birthday!

The Wilson's and the Draper's

I had a great time catching up with Kate. 

 

Ahepa Basketball Tournament

Every year our church plays in a basketball tournament.  This was Brents second year and boy did we have fun! We had such a fun team this year.  A few old friends from camp that I havent hung out with for years and then Pete, a family friend who I've known since we were babies!

 I was there for moral support :o)...jk.  I actually brought study material from work and reviewed it in the bleachers.  I am coordinating for Thyroid Cancer patients at my new position and I wanted to make sure I was prepared.

Our parents are best friends and take every opportunity to visit each other. When we were younger my sisters and I and Pete all got the chicken pox and our parents threw us a chicken pox party with cake and everything!

Best buds

Every night after the games we would all meet in the hotel bar for a drink, popcorn, brownie bites(YUM) and a ton of laughs!

Brent told me that he wished we all lived in the same city because he and Pete have so much fun hanging out together.

Brent and I at the banquet

We are looking forward to next years tournament in MN...bring it on Mall of America!