Saturday, August 23, 2014

Del Mar!

We have been back for a few weeks now but I'm finally getting around to blogging about our SUPER fun annual Del Mar Vacay! 
My Sis, Merritt, lives in Camp Pendleton in San Diego and it is one of the largest US marine bases. Her husband Justin is in the Marine Corps and is currently serving in Iraq.  Thanks to him, we have access to gorgeous villas right on the beach! They are so cute and fully equipped with kitchens, beds, nice showers, and comfy couches! 
We all really look forward to this trip every year and it has become a big tradition in the Smith/Kent family. We had best time with the BEST company! The weekend consisted of---non-stop laughter, adventuring, snacking, tanning, chatting, paddle boarding, surfing, kayaking, volleyball, jokes,  spontaneity, and growing closer to everyone! I feel so blessed to have all of these amazing people in my life & am lucky to call them family! 

Here are a few moments captured! 


Dad was a little worn out.. haha He had no idea we took this pic until we posted it...(we won the award for funniest family picture ever) 
Going to miss this guy...
Merritt and the coveted Baby Eero!  
GOOF-balls to the max
No I'm not pregnant, don't get any ideas. my dress caught a large gust of wind...haha
the gang!
Erika's face..priceless...haha

haha Cambria is brave to even joke about this...
We loved throwing Reine a mini surprise Bridal Shower! I love having sisters! 
 The annual family volleyball game!  Garrett's team lost... ;)


Monday, August 4, 2014

BEYONCE

Matt called me on his way home from work, like always, and told me he had a little surprise for me. He's so good at doing little things to make me smile but, those of you who know me, know I don't like surprises. I always like to know what's going on, I hate not knowing.... It drives me crazy. So I made him give me a hint. He told me it had to do with food, like a treat. So I was thinking it was going to be like a cupcake from Sprinkles, or maybe a chocolate from sees....both of which would be a fabulous surprise for me and my out of control sweet tooth. 
He gets home and tells me that I have to wait for my surprise until the next night.....umm...why...
Don't tell me you have a surprise then make me wait forever (yes, a day is equivalent to forever in this case) to find out what it is!!! The suspense was really keeping me up that night. After tickle torturing him for a solid 20 minutes he still wouldn't budge! I had to wait... 
So here we are.. next day and we had a few friends come over for lunch and of course Matt told them what the surprise was...and there I was just cluelessly waiting to find out for myself haha then I get another hint..he said it was a really pretty spot with an amazing view and great food but it was about an hour away...
So now I'm thinking it's a nice steakhouse maybe on a rooftop?? 
Then in the car after driving for 10 minutes he FINALLY told me..we were going to see BEYONCE AND JAY-Z!!!!!
I was pumped, screaming, on the verge of tears, and couldn't stop hugging Matt's right arm while he drove haha SO excited! I love Beyonce, she is absolutely amazing, incredibly talented and he knew I wanted to see her in concert so bad. One of the best surprises ever!! 
I went from thinking I was getting a cupcake, to a nice dinner, then BAM we are going to a BEYONCE CONCERT. 
When Matt does things he goes all out, this was no exception, he got us box seats with our own suite and they also served food for us, all included! So I guess all the hints he gave me were valid.. :)

When he first told me..


When it settled in




Just an in line selfie with my favorite person! When we got to the front the ticket guy said oh wow you guys have the fancy seats..haha 

We didn't bring the nice camera so I'm sorry these pictures are not good quality! Had to use my iPhone cam the whole time!



Our suite that we shared with some serious Beyonce fans like ourselves! 


Loved every minute!!!! 

Beyonce is absolutely amazing in concert, her voice is flawless and so powerful. She is also an amazing performer, and dancer, ahhhhh I love her!!! It's no wonder why I pretend I sing like her all the time.. (she does show her bum a lot tho..I guess who wouldn't if they looked like her?) haha
I was happy to see Beyonce and Jay-Z look so in love on stage and it seemed like they were having the time of their lives! I hope they really are happy and aren't just putting on a front like a few articles I have read. They closed with Forever Young and there was the cutest video playing on the big screen of them with their little baby enjoying life together. It was cool to see them living their life like a "normal" happy family. 








 I'll do myself a favor and not post the video of me singing along to Love on top.....got a little wild!! haha 

After the concert, still smiling...

Love this man of mine!


Big thank you to my husband for such a FUN night! Love making memories with this guy!

xoxox Brittany Richardson