Easter and Birthday fun...

I took some pictures of my neice while she was up they came out pretty cute. I tried to get the uber cool vintage effect that my sweet cuz uses. Tell me what you think.
Easter was loads of fun. I had a great time and I think we survived the single bathroom rather well. It's always nice when people come up to visit us. Friday we just chilled by the fire. Sat we had German pancakes, which are the bomb-diggity, for breakfast. Thanks Heather! My husbands family does Easter on Sat. The bunny the whole nine yards and I gotta say, I love it. It's a great idea. Sunday is traditionally a busy day as it is for us Mormons and it was really nice to just hang out eat some candy dye some eggs and do all the Easter stuff. Then Sunday can be all about the wonderous gift of the resurrection and Atonement. It is a tradition we will be sure to carry on to our family when they finally get here. We walked around town when the snow and rain stopped it was good times. Sun we went to church and had a lovely dinner outside where it had suddenly become warm and wonderful.

This picture was taken Sat morning.

I love the face Emily is making. It's fabulous.

These were taken Sunday afternoon.





Why do kids always think it so funny to lick you? Why?




Turns out uncle Jason is a pretty swell guy.


I think he's pretty swell


Aubrey thought my rain boots were the best thing ever. Polka dots they pretty much rock.

About Sunday my dishwasher decided to be smelly. I couldn't find anything but then Monday I found the culprit.


My birthday was really good. It started on Sat when my dear sis in law bought me a tres leches cake. It was goooood. Then I opened my present from the hubs. He got me a wii fit, which I like very much except he's beating me on everything. I don't know how he manages to beat me on everything but he does.
Tuesday I got to work and my boss had gotten me a really beautiful and huge bouquet of flowers. They smell soooooo good and I love them lots.

Then we went out to eat at Oreganos and I got to eat white chocolate macadamia nut pazookie! Yay! I also tried their sweet potato fries and I got to say, as far as sweet potato fries go they were the best I have had. Then I got a free trip to Marshals sans a complaining husband, he tried his best but still complained and I got THIS!

It's a pig watering can, you know you are all jealous.
We discussed it and I think the reason I can rock the clearance is because I take things nobody else would ever want, like a pig watering cans. Or that I am just so freaking cool. It's one or the other. The pig will add to the whimsy of my home rather nicely I think.

Change is not good...

I decided to change my blog layout to make it pretty and less white and boring and what happens? It is pretty but I lost all my fancy lists that help me know what is going on with my friends and family and that was the best feature ever! *Whine* So, I will fix this but this is also why I am so behind on reading. Blah to that.

Vegas was a fun filled trip with lots of sleeping and sore legs. Walking should not be that painful but you want to look cute because you are in Vegas so uncomfortable shoes right? We went to see the Blue Man Group. Strange but so cool. All I could think the whole show was "God Bless America!" These men put together something so weird and cool and they make money doing it. It's awesome. I need to find something like that, something I love and can be at least supported doing. I have ideas. I will let you know if they ever come to fruition.

We went on the dam tour at Hoover dam. We were late for the tour of the whole dam so we got to see the power plant it was pretty cool. Our friends who went with us, she got really sick the first day and they went home so we are seriously lacking in pictures because when you just have two it's hard to get pictures. Anyway, I need to clean because our social worker from LDS social services is coming on Tuesday and I need to be prepared. I hate to clean it's just so ongoing and never ending you know? It's really not that bad but I am lazy from vacation and laundry, I think laundry is the worst. I also need to figure out what I want to make for dinner and get away from the computer.

Recap:
Too much computer
No idea what to make for dinner
Vegas is cool and so is the dam
Ideas for making money
cannot keep up because all blogs are not in a neat space, will be fixed soon.
MUST CLEAN!
Bye.

I feel the earth move under my feet...

We are back. The ground seems to be in constant motion and my tummy is angry but it was so much fun. I would recommend a cruise to anyone. We had so much fun and saw beautiful things. Aside from my mother falling down a set of stone stairs, whacking her head and being covered in purple bruises. That was the opposite of fun, especially to witness, which I was the lucky winner of that privilege *shudders*, it was a really great trip and I am so glad we went. (She is mostly OK, still sore, but up and moving.) Once I get home to the snow and ice (ew) I will post some pictures and go into more details. I hope you all had a wonderful New Year and I hope this year is off to a wonderful start!

Oh, how I dread going back to my real life. We contemplated hiding under the beds to stay but decided it wasn't feasible. That, and they have ways of knowing if you are still on the ship. Bummer deal man. Looks like a healthy does of reality, real life and trudging through snow in my immediate future. Three weeks away from home is an awful lot, it will be nice to be home...I guess. I find myself wishing I had a chef living in my house who would prepare beautiful and delicious 4 course meals for me, oh and someone who cleans up for me everyday. I tell you, a cruise is a wonderful way to travel. More on that later.

It's been an interesting three weeks. Lot's of stuff has happened, lots of emotions to deal with and contemplate. Many things that leave me with no option but to trust God. Why is that so hard sometimes? I guess because we want what we want and we want it now. Like I tell the kiddos at school. You get what you get and you don't throw a fit. Does anyone else have moments where they want more than anything to throw themselves into a heap and just kick and scream? Maybe it's just me. I find myself wanting to do that, to just let out all my frustration and pain, it doesn't change a thing but it seems like it may temporarily help. I also want to roll down a lush grassy hill in a big petticoat skirt so...

yeah.

Wouldn't it be nice to go back to being a kid? Jill's pictures of Lu in the leaves makes me wish I could.

Once there was a snowperson...

A Grecian snow-goddess of goodness and light with frozen half dead leaves flowing in the wind.


We are expecting up to 10 more inches tonight. I didn't think I would miss the kids at school but a whole week without them is tough. They have a way of making the day go by faster. No snow days for me, but the hubs and I had quite a fun time putting together our snow goddess. I dub thee my first official snow person.



My holiday baking has gone horribly awry. It is Symphony bars from me this year. I have never had such trouble with pumpkin rolls. It was not meant to be I guess. NO PUMPKIN ROLLS FOR YOU!

Two more days and three weeks of freedom and a full week of bliss. I am quite excited. Two more snowy blowy days. *sigh*

I will try to get better pictures of the goddess tomorrow in the daylight, or cloud sky light as the case may be.

Crying headaches and stuff...

The hubs was put in as 1st counselor in the bishopric. His blessings were beautiful and it is astounding to me the consideration and love we receive from our father in heaven. I know he knows us personally and loves us more than we will ever know. I stand all amazed, with a crying headache. I wish today I could just bestow that knowledge upon everyone. It's an amazing thing to realize and yeah...words are failing me right now.
This is going to be an interesting adventure. It's also awesome to me how much trust God can put into us, and how much he blesses us for trying. It's amazing. I hope we are up to this. I love my husband so much. He was so worth the wait.

Follow the prophet...

I do not come bearing pictures. Those have been postponed until next weekend when I am hoping for more cooperative weather.

I do have a fun dad story though.

So, my mom has started working for the first time since she has been a mom which has been a really long time. She decided, being the most generous and kind mother that she is that we would all go on a cruise with her earnings. Each couple would have to pay half but we would all go together and have a fabulous time. Enter economic doom stage left. My dad is hesitant to spend the money on the cruise because things are kind of dicey right now. Valid point. He's kind of been dragging his feet anyway. I don't think Mexico is his favorite destination and that money could go to use other places. My mom decides that if they say anything in conference that indicates that we should save our money and not go she will cancel it. It's the end morning conference and Pres. Monson is speaking of family and making memories and spending that quality time together. My husband looks at me and says I guess we are going on the cruise. I kid you not, three minutes after the amen my dad calls and says. "Did you hear the prophet tell us to go on the cruise?!?!" It was so funny to me. Follow the prophet, he knows the way! So all of this to say we are going on a cruise in January and I am so excited. It's going to be so much fun.

I love my parents.

The sadness will eat your soul...

Hubbs and I were driving to get some food. We passed the stop sign and came to a little yellow cat just sitting in the road. We couldn't figure out why it was just sitting there staring. Then we look to where it was staring. Lying in the road was another little cat, A little Siamese looking cat, it couldn't move I wasn't even sure it was alive. The yellow cat looked so concerned and sad, I almost started to cry. I was going to jump out of the car and try to save the little cat in the road but hubs started to drive. On our way home we saw the police and a lady holding the cat in a towel. I hope it was OK.
It was kind of amazing to see the concern in the other cat's eyes. You don't think about animals having feelings. It was just sad.

So there, have a sad story to take with you. Sorry to be a downer.

So here is happy news. My favorite show ever is starting again tonight! YAY! Pushing Daisies! I am so excited.