Saturday, January 5, 2008

Celebration

For those of you who don't already know, John resigned with the Dolphins last week for 3 more years. We love living in Florida and are so excited to still be here. We've been celebrating all week but made it official by having a celebration dinner at Morton's steakhouse down in Miami Beach. We were a little late for our reservation so maybe that's why we got stuck at the table we did. I almost started laughing out loud when the hostess sat us because we were so close to the people next to us on both sides that we might as well have been a party of 8. John was joking that the space between the tables was probably smaller than his shoe. Granted John wears a size 15 but that's still close enough to smell my neighbor's garlic reeking breath. We had fun talking about our future without the craziness of kids.

P.S. I appreciate all the kudos for losing the weight on the last post but I really wasn't trying to fish for compliments. That was just part 1 of 2 of the bet. Stay tuned. Hopefully it won't take me five months this time to reach the goal. I'm sure tonight's feast didn't help...

30 comments:

ambercarlson said...

Congrats! We heard!! Looking forward to seeing you guys in a couple weeks! A

The Clark Family said...

Hooray for John! I am so glad you guys are staying. Life would be boring without you! And I bet you had a delicious meal, I am jealous!

Zappe Family said...

Sounds great and congrats! :) Here's hoping next year will be a better season for the Dolphins!

James and Tricia Thomas said...

Congratulations!! I am happy for you guys now you can finally get your well deserved house!!!

Amy said...

That's GREAT you guys. Plus, I meant to tell "GREAT" job on the weight lose,It's SO hard after babies. Keep in touch.
~A

Ami Bethea said...

Wow, that's awesome! Congratulations!! And I can't WAIT to see what Part 2 is, you guys are so funny.

Sharee said...

Yipee! How did the house hunting go? Did you find one? Send me a pict. if you can
Luv Ya

Anonymous said...

Christy, We ate at a restaurant in Calif. like that. There was probably 2 inches between each table and it was packed. We just started saying crazy stuff but know one paid attention. The food was the best food I have ever tasted, so we couldnt complain, we just pigged out!-Sue

Stephens Family said...

YAY! Good for you guys, we are very happy for both of you! Loves xo

Nead Family said...

Congrats, John!! The suspense is killing me....what is part 2 of the bet? Fill us in!
Love,summer

Caryn said...

Yeah, congrats on knowing you get to stay put for a while longer! Good job John!

Laura said...

congrats again! we're excited for you staying in miami! it's always so nice to have a dinner out without all the kids!

Matt & Emily said...

Hey, Congrats guys! That is so cool! From the other comments it sounds like you guys are going to buy a house?! That is awesome! Do you stay in Miami year round? Does John work year round?

Jared and Casi said...

Congrats. We are excited for you! You gotta love a night out without the kids.

Jared and Casi said...

By the way, Erin is Jared's sister. So maybe you have met them at some family thing.

Alisha said...

Yeah!! That's great. Good job on the baby weight too. I need some motivation myself and the holidays sure don't help. =) Jeff's the total opposite of John in that he doesn't like facial hair and I think it looks sexy on him. Maybe I'll make a bet with Jeff that he has to grow and keep a goatee if I can drop my 20. hehe

Birchall Family said...

Congrats! That is so exciting! I would LOVE to live in there! We went there for our first time in october to go to disney world and it was so fun. I am so happy that you get to live there. I also just caught up on all your other posts! Congrats on the losing 20 pounds that is totally amazing..I wish I could say the same. Looks like you all had a fun Christmas, and I love the family picutres! SO cute! YOu have such a good looking family! Gotta love having so many boys!

Brooke said...

Congrats that is exciting!

Janece Perkins said...

Alright, I feel like a loser posting a comment after your dictionary of comments already posted! Congratulations to both of you! What a huge weight that must be off your shoulders. I was just thinking of the summer we all spent together in your parents "boarding house" before you moved to Florida, and it made me laugh! It doesn't seem like that was 3 years ago already! It's so good to see that all your sacrifice and hard work has all paid off!

Chunky Monkey said...

I'm trying to figure out how I know you.I went to MT.VIEW and I know you did.Were you in my ward growing up?Cute blog by the way!

Skousen Family! said...

Congrats!
I am jealous you are living there!

Stephens Family said...

I need you! Help. I tried adding friend links but if I go to customize, add page element, then link list, and type it in, it shows the full website address. How do I do this. I am about to break my computer, so frustrating. I have to ignore my kiddies while I do this so when it isn't working, my patience is short and thin!

Bridget and Dustin said...

Congratulations! That is so exciting for you guys. Great job on the weight loss. I can't wait to see part 2 of the bet.

Becky said...

Congrats! That's awesome!

The Thompson's said...

That's cool John signed for another 3 years! How fun to be somewhere different and you always have something exciting going on! By the way I like his new look! Matt is always wanting facial hair and I say NO WAY! I love your new family pics too and template! SO CUTE!

Kendee said...

Congratulations!

thewylerfamily said...

WOW Christy! That is so exciting your husband plays football for a living. What a fun life. If we ever go to Florida I am calling you for sure. Our boys would have a great time together.Especially Bryce!

sainsburys said...

We are so excited for you guys! Glad you got to go out and celebrate. Hey Christy, we are going to Disney World in March. Have you been with the boys? If you have do have any advice?

sainsburys said...

Christy, We are driving to Disney Wed.March 5th. (It's Bob's spring break.)We are going to do Disney the 6th,7th,and 8th and head home on the 9th.We promised the boys we would do Disney when Bob finished school. He is applying for jobs at Universities everywhere. We would love to see you guys! We are going to book our trip this week.

(Nicole) The Very Hungry Caterpillar said...

Christy I am a dork, when I read it I thought you said he resigned (like left the team) from the dolphins not re-signed Not sure on spelling.. anyways it wasn't until I read the others comments that I figured it out. well congratulations!!!