I Miss Ta-Ta!!!!

I miss Ta-Ta! I found some of my nieces items in my toy bin from when they were here. Let's see their necklaces and the ducky puppet. Our friends Heather and Kenny came over with their son Wyatt for dinner tonight and they found the ducky. Which made me think about Talia and how much I miss her. I'm thinking during the summer's in the future I could be one of those cool aunts that takes the kids for a week or something. :) What do you think Ed & Les?

Here's a picture of Ta-Ta that I love. It was taken at her Grandma's up north.

A life lesson

"No matter how empty you think it is, never try to cut a spray paint can in half with a machete."

I received this text from Jared yesterday afternoon and just cracked up. I asked who's idea it was and he responded...

"I'm the genius and I just spent 15 minutes scrubbing my face."

I could not stop laughing. When he got home he explained everything again and I laughed again and again. He said the paint can would not spray anything anymore so he decided he would cut it open. A life lesson was learned yesterday.

Craving's at 10pm

So yesterday my back was hurting so when I got home I crawled in bed and laid there for about 5 hours. I rested on and off once Jared laid down with me. Something about having him there makes me relax yet I don't always like sharing the bed with him. Anyways so that's about 5 hours of no eating also. Jared asked me while I was still waking up what I wanted to eat for dinner and I just was too out of it to even tell if I was hungry.

I finally realized I was hungry at about 9:35pm and so I grabbed a yogurt. I was still hungry so I looked through the fridge for quick easy food and found nothing. I was so frustrated. I didn't want to spend 30 minutes or even 15 cooking something when it was time to go to bed. So I asked Jared if we could go pick something up. And of course living where we live at 10pm means your options are only one place or driving 15 minutes to the next town. So McDonald's it was.

On our way back to the house Jared tells me that this counts as running out for a craving which I disagreed with but I will give it to him. I finally had a craving for something and made us leave the house at a very late hour (at least for us).

Time To Walk!

It is so gorgeous outside. I couldn't stand the thought of staying inside all day after church. So I sweetly asked Jared if we could go for a walk or a bike ride. He said he was game for a walk. We decided to go to the park in town and take a loop down to the river. We had Olga with us who ran the trails during cross country so we took some trails we hadn't walked yet. It was nice to find some other places to get into the river at. We also found a bike park that would be perfect for Jared's race cars.

It was nice to get out in the sunshine and enjoy the beauty of God's creations. I am so grateful for the area that we live in and the magnificent beauty of everything. We liked the trail a lot so I am hoping we will continue to walk it. I need the exercise. :)

1st Blooms of Spring

I walked out to my mailbox this morning to put a few things in the mail. While walking back I decided to look over my yard that is looking lovely since I weeded everything and got rid of all the dead stuff everywhere. To my surprise and delight I saw two crocus' blooming! I ran inside and grabbed my camera and my phone. I took a few shots with the camera but since the ground was wet I wasn't willing to lay down and get some better shots. I took one with my camera and sent it off to Jared.

SPRING IS HERE! It's early and I will take it.

Our plum tree started to blossom Saturday too!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year was a little more low key than in the past. I usually like to do some big huge fancy thing for Jared. I've done lots of puzzles and treasure hunts. :) I have fun putting them together and enjoy doing something for Jared. I'm not sure if it's just because it was on a Sunday or I've realized Jared likes things low key or I was lazy. Whichever it was we had a wonderful day together.

I got up this morning and made pancakes and scrambled eggs. I threw some blueberries in my pancakes since Jared is not a fan of them and I am trying to be good and eat more fruits and veggies whenever I can. After breakfast Jared ran to his one morning meeting as the rest were canceled (whoo-hoo). I got ready and waited to be picked up by him. We went to church and sat alone today which isn't normal.

After church we came home and had a snack before playing some video games together. We had a really, really, really good time!!! I went upstairs to take a nap and then had a craving for bread sticks. And not just any bread sticks...the best bread sticks. Allyson's Bread sticks! They are so good! So then I had to figure out what to make to go with them for dinner but I wasn't sure what to do. I debated for a little bit and landed on making chicken nuggets with a side salad. I asked Jared to make the nuggets. They are from scratch and SSSSOOOOO AMAZING!!! My taste buds feel like they've died and gone to heaven!

Now for dessert I was very excited to make this little treat I had decided on at least 2-3 days prior. So I did have some forethought and made some plans. I have this heart shaped cookie pan that I hardly ever use. So I bought some sugar cookie dough, cream cheese frosting and fruit! To make a fruit pizza in a heart shape. Does that not say Happy Valentine's Day??!! While making the fruit pizza I was thinking about Iron Chef and plating and came up with something fun to make for the ladies I work with at church. We shall see if I actually make it on Tuesday...I really want to as of right now.

Here are some pictures of the flowers that Jared got me. I got them on Thursday. I am such a lucky girl. He let me pick them out myself. He was going to get them for me regardless and I kind of messed with his plans by coming into the office this week and asking to go to Costco for groceries. I wasn't expecting it to happen this early and I was certainly not expecting 2 dozen. Jared really does spoil me a lot!!!

I Want To Be A...

I just finished watching Julie & Julia. It was a cute movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. There were a few parts that stung awfully close to home but I am not going to dwell on those points. I had a few thoughts during/after watching this movie about life in general. What do I want to accomplish in my life? What do I want to be known for? How many people read my blog? Just things of that nature.

I want to be a writer, which actually I already am...I found magazine's from college that I am published in today while cleaning. I want to be a mother which is well on it's way to coming to fruition now. I want to be a famous musician. I want to do and see so many things and the only person that holds me back is myself or time in some cases.

I've been thinking about writing a book for several years and recently it has come to the forefront of my mind yet again. Maybe it's time to dive into writing. Maybe it's time to dig deep within myself and ask my Heavenly Father to help me write on a subject I feel I need to write on for healing for myself and for others in the world. What's held me back for so long? Fear? Myself? Doubts? Fear comes from Satan and I don't want him to have any control in my life so it's time to move forward and pursue a dream.