Where has the time gone?

Not sure if anyone is still out there or if anyone still reads my blog ? I have been such a bad blogger but I haven't had too much to write about.

Here is a little re-cap of what has been going on over the last couple weeks or so....

About 2 weeks ago my dad had open heart surgery. Yes...this all came as a huge shock to all of us as he went in for ankle surgery and then a few days later was in the emergency with chest pains and shortness of breath...after many test and every day something new was developing we found out that dad's lower Mitro Valve in his heart was torn and needed to be repaired. So he was transferred to Mercy Hospital in Sacramento where he would wait to have his surgery! Karyn and Addison flew out too, to be with all of us so it was so great to have her and Addison here and Papa (dad) loved seeing them too! We missed the rest of her family but Anson stayed with the girls so Ashley could stay in school! Dad's heart surgery went amazingly well! They had to do a little more than they thought but he had an amazing Doctor and made it through with flying colors!

Dad is now staying with Nick and I. He is resting, excercising and going on Sonoma town tours in his wheelchair with Nick every morning. Yes, you heard it correctly ....Nick walks with Dad in the mornings and then I found out he puts him in the wheelchair and they go for about a 3 mile ride around Sonoma! Dad is just loving it! We are loving him being here too! I still can't believe that tomorrow will be 2 weeks since his surgery and he is doing so great.

We also bought a new car about a week ago! We bought a Nissan Murano and I am just loving it!!! It is so fun to drive and isn't too big. It is just the perfect size! I love it! I highly recommend one if you are in the market for a "crossover" as that is what they are called now! :) :)

Other than that...nothing else is really new. Nick and I are doing really good! Nick's job is going fabulous and he loves being in the city...(not the commute so much) but loves the energy of San Francisco and the restaurant! Jason Preistly had dinner there a few weeks ago! I was a die hard 90210 fan so anytime I hear of a cast member from 90210 I get so excited!!!

My job is going good! Wedding season is right around the corner! It is hard to believe we have been in Sonoma for 3 years!!! Where does the time go? We have truly grown to love the wine country and all that it has to offer! We are especially loving this amazing spring weather, the green hills and the mustard through out all the vineyards! It is such a beautiful place!!!

Well...that is all! Hopefully one of these days we will do something with pictures and i will have something to post with pictures! :) :)

I hope you all are doing great and if you are still out there leave me a comment so I know someone still reads my blog!
What have you been up to?

Birthday Weekend In Vegas!!!

Great Times with Great Friends~

We went to Vegas this past week for my birthday!

We had such a great time!

Here are a few photos from our few days in Vegas!

Kelly & Nick at Strip Burger! Best Blue Cheese Burger Ever!

Kelly, Viktoria, Ashley & Lauren...."The Girls"

Just posing while enjoying drinks and pou pous on the VIP floor of the Palazzo

Back Row- Clay & Eric

Front Row- Jason & Nick

How cute are our men? They had so much fun and love to gamble

about as much as the girls!

Nick in the living room of our suite! I love the Palazzo!

Eric, Clay, Viktoria and Ashley just hanging out on the VIP level of our hotel!

Kelly & Nick inside the Wynn...Such a beautiful hotel! 

Ashley, Kelly & Viktoria up against this pretty wall at Encore!

Nick at the Wynn!

We had to check out all the restaurants for Nick! He was like a kid in a candy store with all his favorite Chefs!!! He was checking out all the furniture, carpet, decor and menus! Can you see my husband dreaming of the day he gets to open his own restaurant!! I just love his passion for the industry and how bad he wants it!! He loves the industry! You have to love that passion!!

Nick and Eric!

So we had such a great time! Everyone that we went with were friends of mine from all over the United States! Vik and Eric came from NYC...we met while I was living in NYC and we worked together at The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park!

Clay & Ashley came from Salt Lake City, UT. Ashley and I met when I opened the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch! She was one of our trainers and we just hit it off and since the time we met in 2002 I think we have been on 10+ vacations together! 

Lauren and Jason came from Sac Town! Lauren and I met my Senior year of College and have been friends ever since! She actually drove with me to Colorado when I moved there! 

All of these friends met at our wedding in September and they all hit it off at the wedding and now we travel together! It is amazing how people come together and people bring others together! I am so fortunate for all my friends in my life and so happy to share my birthday week with all of you! I can't wait for New Orleans!! That is where we are headed next. XOXOXOXOXO!!!

Loves, Kell~

Guess Who's On Style Me Pretty Blog?

I just got an email today from one of my photographer friends to let me know the above photo is on Style Me Pretty!!! I was really honored to be featured in her wedding dress section!!!!!

YEAH!!!

Click Here to Check it Out!!

Guess Who's On Style Me Pretty Blog?

A Little Message from the Bachelorette Boutique

Ok...so I follow a few blogs and this post was just posted on the Bachelorette Boutique! I just love Kris and how candid she is and just lays it out so great! I couldn't have written this better........it is also humerous too! That is what I love about her!!! So here it is....

The economy is no reason not to give...

First off, this is not a political protest. It's a people protest. I'm an American girl and love this country. I pray every night for the lives of those fighting in the war(on both sides) whether I agree with it or not. BUT I'm tired of us forgetting what's important.

I hear it EVERYWHERE...the economy sucks. I totally agree with that. But in true Kris Bush fashion and passion, I've got something to say about how we're handling the situation.

Come on boys and girls. Let's get out of our SUVs and cute little gas guzzlers(which started depreciating the second we drove them off the lot) and look past our own windshields. Did you know every 3 SECONDS a child in Africa dies due to various health issues because they have a virtually invisible economy? I'm not asking for you to agree with me on this or pull out your check book , but just to think about it. We complain about gas prices to fill up our vehicles when there are people in this world that just want their child, mother, father,sister, brother to just LIVE and can't even imagine having ANY kind of transportation.

Now, if you're reading this and have something against comparing our country to other countries...that's ok too. Let's talk about what a ME focused country and society we've become. What's your credit card debt look like? If you have none, give yourself a celebratory pat on the ass...because you ROCK!

If you are like the millions of us who do have some debt think about this: You bought something with money you don't have, but thought you may have money later on to pay for it all. Think about how crazy that sounds. And no matter how we slice it, we didn't spend it on others. Now if you're saying "I bought it for so and so" you still bought it to portray an image you can't pay for. In essence, you wrote a check your butt couldn't cash. What happened to people liking others for who they are and not just what they have or any other material presence. Seriously. Yes ladies, I love my cute shoes. I love my handbags even more...but I just feel we need to take a moment and decipher between WANTS and NEEDS.

Before my grandmother passed, she told me stories about the Depression. She said women couldn't afford pantyhose then, so they would take a piece of coal and draw a line up the back of their bare legs to give the appearance that they were wearing seamed hosiery. And they couldn't afford make up, so they'd pinch their cheeks to get some color and suck on lemons to make their lips red. Oh, and as far as food went? Yeah, they would eat meat only on Sundays, because they couldn't afford it the other days of the week. But just because things were bad for them, they didn't forget about others outside their home.

People during the Depression tried the best they could to help each other out. If they had kids that had out grown shoes and the neighbor kid needed new shoes, the neighbor kid got them. You can always give SOMETHING to those less fortunate...

Don't believe me? Did you eat a meal out this week(coffee, lunch, dinner)? Did you buy ANYTHING that you didn't need in order to physically live(wine, beer, cigarettes, chocolate,manicure, pedicure,waxing) or maybe something you could have down-graded(you super-sized anything, bought a 20 oz anything when 8 oz would have been just fine). Or maybe you cooked too much and the left overs spoiled in the fridge... there are people (yes even in America)who would fight for that food. Some don't even know what it's like to have enough food to give to the family dog, and they certainly can't imagine throwing food away.

Ok, let's say you're flat broke. If you are reading this, you're evidently breathing and that's verification to me you have a heart, so use it. There are plenty of local organizations that would value your time probably even more than ANY amount of money. When you give, something happens in your heart that no amount of money can replace. Believe me, I've scooped a ton of kitty litter for abused and battered cats and walked many miles for the Alzheimer's foundation for no pay and loved doing that more than any job I've ever had. Now, for all of you who are still resisting and doing your taxes right now, let me remind you that certain donations are also tax deductible... all the more reason to volunteer.

I think in these times we've got 2 choices. We can be a ME nation or a WE nation. And I've got faith in us...
XOXO
Kris

I would love one of these BEAUTIES!!!

So I know I haven't blogged to much lately but we really haven't had a lot going on to blog about!

Last week for some weird reason I was on the hunt for one of these beauties!!

Yes....A Schwinn Fair Lady Banana Seat Bike! I want a pink one like I use to have when I was 5!

I even had this beautiful basket that was on my pink Fair Lady...I have yet to find a pink one! I keep finding the blue one but if I find the pink one you can bet I am going to purchase it! This is my mission right now! Don't ask me why? I just think sometimes there are things from your childhood you wish you would have held on to and this is one of them!!

I will let you know if I find one!!

Wish me luck....

Oh..and I never had training wheels! I have always been an over achiever! HA HA HA

Happy Sunday...now go enjoy the OSCARS~!

Blog da Blog, Blog, Blog...

Ok..So I have NOTHING to blog about! I know me...a loss for words?

Not too much is going on here in Sonoma!

Work is good...I have been extremely busy despite the bad economy so I am counting my blessings!

Married life is oh~so~fabulous! I love being married! I love my husband and I am so happy to have our simple life here in Sonoma!

We have been looking at cars. I really hate car shopping but love it when I get in the dealership and start negotiating however right now I really don't want to buy a car so we just may keep the car we have and wait for awhile.

I am going to Reno next weekend (hopefully if the weather allows) for my cousin Gary's 30th Birthday! I can't wait to go up and spend the weekend with my cousins! Nick and I don't get to see them enough so this will be fun!

I just booked a trip to Vegas! Yes, Vegas...I haven't been in probably 5 or 6 years maybe longer...we are going out for my birthday and my friends Eric and Viktoria are flying out from NYC, Clay and Ashley are flying out from Salt Lake City and Lauren & Jason are flying with us! So it should be a fun weekend for all of us with great restaurants and LOVE oh and maybe a little bit of shopping...I have to help stimulate the economy! HA HA HA.....

Other than that not too much is going on with us! 

We hope you all are doing great and hopefully sometime soon I will have something exciting to blog about!

Enjoy the RAIN~ We sure do need it!

K&N