I Wouldn't Be a Mrs. if it weren't for Miss America

Three years ago this very day (give or take) I walked into Ventana apartment #320 to attend a "Miss America" party, not knowing I would find my future husband. My roommate, Courtney, was dating Tyson Page, and I had heard he had a few single roommates. One of which I had a slight interest in... that person was Daniel, of course. You see, I had seen him around town before, and I knew who he was, but we had never really talked or hung out. All I knew was he was extremely good looking :) But once he came and sat next to me and talked to me, I knew that there was a whole lot of charm to go with those good looks. We hit it off pretty well and decided to hang out soon after. Eventually he asked me out on a romantic date where he made me dinner, and we became inseparable ever since. Although it may seem like a silly reason to get together every year, we still like to have a Miss America Party because it reminds us of when we met and began to fall in love. If it weren't for the Miss America pageant, our lives might have been very different. I am thankful for Daniel, and I love to remember how we got started. Here are some pics of this years party hosted at Tyson and Courtney's house/club house!

The original four Ventana roommates: Dan, Tyson, Ben and Ben

The crew

Don Quixote and Brooke

Lost in the 50's Tonight

Grandpa and Grandma Jensen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last night! In honor of this huge accomplishment, the Jensen family threw them a party. It was a night full of good food, laughter, dancing, and great memories. Since the theme was "lost in the 50's" Dan and I dressed up in 50's bowling attire. The gym was decorated with all things 50's. Dan mom put together awesome center pieces. There was a record in the middle of each table with old coke/orange soda bottles, jacks, and a milk shake cup full of candy that was made in the 50's. Each table also had a picture of Gpa and Gma. I loved looking at all the old photographs, I think they are so neat!

We started the night off eating BBQ ribs and chicken, baked potatoes, BBQ beans, and all kinds of salads; it was delicious! Next off everyone had the chance to give Grandpa and Grandma a toast, and we watched a neat slide show of them over the past 50 years. Sue had their wedding cake re-created with the original cake topper and bride and groom figurines. Gpa and Gma got to cut the cake again, and feed each other a few bites.

Then the real party started! We had a talent show that ended up being more of a comedy show, but they were all tributes to Grandpa and Grandma. The Jensen family has major talent! To finish off the night we had some dance instructors come and teach everyone how to swing dance. We did the twist, the bunny hop, the jive, and many more funky dance moves. You should have seen Daniel boogey. He was quite the ladies man on the dance floor. The family put together a really nice tribute/memory book for Gpa and Gma. It was made like an online scrapbook, and everyone in the family wrote down their favorite memories of Gpa and Gma. It also had lots of cool pictures and details about their wedding and life over the past 50 years together. The whole night was so much fun that Dan and I wished we had already been married 50 years so we could have such a celebration! Only 47 1/2 more to go! I hope that once I am their age people can say
the wonderful things about me that they said about Grandma Jensen.