Grandpa's 84th Birthday Party

What a night!  I remember feeling exhausted this particular evening...wedding season had worn me down...You would think an 84th Birthday Party would be calm and relaxing....well not with the Norris Crew.....little did I know....( I was also the d.d. for the night)  was in for a looong and eventful night.  

  My sweet Grandpa celebrated his birthday this past November, and everyone was there (almost)...but sadly not at the same time.  Our family is pretty big....so it's nearly impossible to get everyone together (the last time was at Grams & Gramps 60th).

It was pretty awesome. My little Grandma Jane had been in and out of the hospital at that time, and we were all so happy that she was released for a few hours to celebrate with all of us.

We all got to meet little Liam (my cousin Andrea's baby) for the first time, and what a doll face!

The celebration took place at Uncle Bill & Aunt Chris' home, which is the perfect set up for a party!  And Chris would know she's had several parties there...she's an amaaaazing hostess!

All the Norris siblings in age order left to right (I wonder if they did that on purpose?)

And as the libations flowed...so did the rain.....

And this was the die-hard party crew at around midnight ~minus my party boy, who was holding the camera.

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J.Starr Blog!

Attention my faithful Blog Readers,

In case you haven't done so already... please take a moment and add my J.Starr Blog to your automatic updaters, blog rolls, and favorites.....

I think I've finally made a decision regarding the future of my blogs....

If you want to keep up with me on a somewhat daily basis... be sure to follow my J.Starr Blog, as my goal is blog a handful of times a week.  I will focus on event design, wedding planning, ect... but I'll also blog about personal thoughts, feelings, stories, and things that inspire me~all at the same time while trying to grow my business and online presence. ( did I just say that? such a nerd)

Check out today's blog here:

  http://jstarrstylizedweddings.blogspot.com/2012/02/porta-potties-giraffes-and-rihanna.html

With my "Justin and Jennifer Blog" (this one you're currently reading)... I'm going to keep it, because it's just something that I treasure so much as our little online virtual scrapbook.  Chances are I'll always be a good couple of months behind... as most of our personal photos are shot in raw and take extra time to be edited.

So are you tired of me yet? Because I totally am......  I'll try and keep things interesting and always post goofy looking photos of my family and friends, so they have to follow.

Much Love and as always, thank you for reading.

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Team Super!

So Wednesday marked my 1 Year Anniversary working at Superstition Springs Golf Club.  Wow...time really has just flown by.  I wanted to stop for a moment and really appreciate how much I have loved this experience so far.  Of course I love selling weddings and events...it just so natural to me because I'm all lovey dovey oooeey gooey by nature ~ but ALSO my team at Superstition makes work so enjoyable and so much fun!

Truly, I can't believe what an awesome team we have! We run pretty lean staff wise, so the work is a lot, but everyone is so dedicated making work successful and fun!

We had the infamous Still Life Studios snap some headshots for us back in the fall ~so I thought I'd share a few of my somewhat recent mug shots.........

 

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Halloween at Tom and Mo's

After getting all dolled up in our "Gwen and Harajuka Girl Get Up"...Aimee and I headed over to Tom and Mo's for a Halloween Bash.

Mo and Tom, the Host and Hostess

Aimee loved this axe photo, she's a freak.  Justin showed up later that night (he was shooting a wedding earlier that evening), and to his MAJOR DISSAPOINTMENT, didn't have to dress up (yes, that was sarcasm) 

Shannon even showed up in his "nerd" attire.

Tom's Paul Bunyan's costume was awesome, he was very proud of his REAL beard.

It's always a blast with Aimee.

I know it may not look like it, but yes we were completely sober in these photos, like I said when's Aimee's in town the party never stops!

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Stefani Meets Starr Style

One of my top ten moments of 2011 for sure! It's no secret that I'm a huge No Doubt fan and truth be told I have a total girl crush on Gwen.  It's been on on-going crush for years.  She's talented and beautiful and of course ultra cool... but there are many other reasons why I look up to her and her sassy ways....

1.) She's different. Her style is unique to her

2.) Homegirl has millions, but she still keeps it real.  In every interview she come across very confident and still humble ~ I love that.

3.) She went from her high school sweetheart to her husband...dating very few guys in her life... similar to moi.  My heart couldn't have handled having lots of boyfriends.

4.) She focused on launching her career before starting her family.  Though she always wanted to be a mom, she didn't have her first baby until she was 37.  And she still rocked the "hot mom" look. No, I don't plan on waiting that long but it inspires me not to put so much pressure on myself.

5.) She claims to be a poor time manager, and says it's passion that drives her not organization and discipline.  STORY of my LIFE

Okay, I'll stop there before you start thinking I'm a total weirdo.  Needless to say, I love me some Gwen! I've seen her in concert four times now.  The most AMAZING concert of my life thus far, was at America West Arena when No Doubt opened for U2.....it was right after 9/11 and I was there with my girl Addie Jo....it was their Rock Steady Tour and it was BEST!

So I've always wanted to try and sport the Gwen look for Halloween, and with Aimee in town for Halloween this past year...we were CRAZY excited dress up as Gwen and a Harajuka Girl!

Aimee nailed her look, naturally!

And we of course asked Justin to take a million photos of our vain selves......

I had bought three bleach blond wigs... but just couldn't make them work for me.   I looked more like Tom Petty than Gwen Stefani...it was frightening... so in the end I went with my natural hair.... so it was more of an "Inspired Gwen Look".

And this completes..........number 79 on my list!

 

79. Dress up one year as Gwen Stefani for Halloween... because she's awesome

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Our 9th Annual Halloween Party, Caddy Shack Style

Another year, another Halloween Party!

  This party was the easiest party I've ever thrown......it was just such a crazy time in our lives...Justin had just started his career and I was spinning in the wedding season mix ...and ...right in the middle of it all we throw our 9th Annual Halloween Party ~ Caddyshack Style!  I was actually quite shocked at how great everything turned out.

It was such an easy theme (chosen by Justin) which seemed to make everything else super easy.  This year we held our party at my home venue, Superstition Springs Golf Club~ because...naturally it went so well with the theme!

Of course... the Costume Contest is always a big hit!

I really can't believe we've been able to keep this tradition going for so long!

So many of dear friends were able to attend

Even Elin and Tiger showed up!

Chef created an awesome meal, followed by a delicious dessert display.

And we danced the night away..........

I was so proud of the centerpieces I created all by myself!

Julie and her friend Colie came dressed as Zombies....which was random, but then again so is Julie~which is why I love her!

Noah broke out his famous "Footloose" Routine....always a crowd pleaser!

So many creative costumes!

Justin and I have been having an on-going Halloween Costume battle for years... but this year Justin picked out his own costume and I didn't even try to push... although I thought it would have been ADORBS if he too dressed up as a Gopher.

And this was the final-die hard party-crew that was still there when we shut the party down~ what a great night!  Thank you to everyone who came and all my awesome vendors who helped to make this night possible ~ DJ Andre, Still Life Studios, and Superstition Springs Golf Club!

This coming year will be our TENTH ANNUAL Halloween Party!

And this marks off # 24. Host our 9th Annual Halloween Party

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Ear Plugs Required...

Umm...how in the world am I suppose to come up with text for this blog post?? 

Yes, I know as many of my friends and family tell me all the time.... Justin is an AMMaaazing husband and yes I know he "puts up" with me very well... but sometimes, just sometimes..  I pull out my super cool fun wife card.  This was one of those days.

Justin took me to my first NHRA Experience.  Justin LOVES this kind of stuff.  Some of his very best memories of his dad involve rebuilding classic cars.... Justin is a car expert, he can fix anything on cars ~ he's certainly saved us a ton of money!

  So this warm October day we headed to races.....

 And wow was it LOUD!

And full of fans........

And I pretended that I understood everything that was going on......

Because I love to see him smile...

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Stinks Turns 21

Right off the plane from Cabo and straight over to Chase's 21st Birthday Celebration.

Mom and Dad got a room over at Talking Stick Resort and Casino.

    

Chase started his night off by winning 1,400.00 off the slots ~ making him King for the night!

 

I Love You Chase,  I'm so proud that you are my brother!

I'm so excited to see what you do with your future~I know you will embrace life, experience great things, and influence a lot of people with your character, drive, and spirit. Go get em, Stinks!

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