Another "Sisters Lunch"... finally

We finally had another "Sisters Lunch" today at the Sizzler in Layton. We invited James and Steve to join us but neither one could get away... next time for sure... and we'll call it our "Siblings Lunch"! No one ever wants their picture taken, but they all relented for my boring blogs sake... Thank you! We even took another "feet" photo in the parking lot, only this time we kept our shoes on. Can you guess who's shoes belong to whom? Thanks Mimi for letting me use your coat.... I was in a short sleeved spring fever shirt and was freezing to death! We missed you James and Steve and of course John and Denise who live too far.

Birthday Girl

Happy Fiftieth ~ plus one ~ my friend!

Some old favorites... remember them?

A Special Day

Happy 78th Birthday Mom!
We still miss you!

I went through the Jordan River Temple
March 1st, 1990
Best thing I ever did for myself!

Tagged.... and repenting!

8 Things Tag

8 Shows I love
1. Great Amazing Race
2. The Biggest Loser
3. So You Think You Can Dance
4. NCIS
5. Prison Break
6. Without A Trace
7. Cold Case
8. (I actually don't watch as many anymore)

8 Places I love to eat
1. Training Table
2. Sizzler
3. Wingers
4. Firehouse Pizzeria (YUM)
5. Downstairs (Steve and Kellie's)
6. Steph's house
7. Golden Corral
8. Granny Annie's

8 Things I did yesterday
1. Read my scriptures
2. Said my prayers
3. Went to DJ's homecoming in K-town
4. Came back for Sac Mtg in my ward
5. Went visiting with RS Pres
6. Spoke at New Beginnings
7. Spent time in the bathroom (since I was speaking)
8. Ate way too many Melanie Higgins goodies

8 Things I like about this season
1. It's going to end soon!
2. Spring is coming
3. Summer going to follow that
4. The sun does shine and feels nice
5. Hot chocolate with ice cream in it
6. My car has started everyday
7. The Holidays!
8. Days are getting longer!

8 Things on my wish list
1. More road trips!!
2. I could lose weight without the exercise
3. Nights would last longer
4. The PERFECT new car
5. Vacation money
6. A nap everyday
7. Me on a beach in Hawaii
8. A "kindred spirit" "bosom friend" for everyone

Valentines

I LOVE flowers...
and I LOVE even more those I received them from!
Thanks for making my Valentines Day worth waking up for!

The Rain came down

I wish the next line of that song was... and the Sun came up! But that didnt happen. In fact I dont believe we saw the sun more than three-four hours total of our four day trip to San Diego... but we didnt let the rain dampen our spirits or our trip. We still enjoyed all the sites we could fit in like; Coronado, Ocean Beach, Cabrillo National Monument, Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma Lighthouse, Seaport Village, Gaslamp District and the wonderful sights and sounds (Reveille every morning sharp at 8am followed by the National Anthem) from our very own balcony. We became very proficient bus travelers. You could buy a $5 bus pass for the day and ride an unlimited amounts of buses or trolleys to take you anywhere you wanted to go. It totally saved on gas, parking, renting a car and having to know how to get everywhere. Being in San Diego you would think we went for some fresh sea food, but since neither of us are fish lovers we found a place to eat that quickly became our favorite... Richard Walkers Pancake House! Richards and Sizzler saved the day! Here are a few photos from the trip.

Aint nothing better!

When you love your job, you love where you live, you love your
ward, you love your calling, you have the best family ever,
some great friends and your car still runs.....
then LIFE IS GOOD!

ID road trip!

Steph and I took off Fri afternoon and headed to Idaho to support my little sister Denise for the Grand Opening of her cute store called "Beautiful Girl" in Idaho Falls on Sat. We stayed over in Rexburg at Steph's aunts house on Fri and enjoyed their gorgeous home, yummy homemade bread with strawberry pear jam for breakfast and soft beds to sleep in for the night.

The next day we traveled to Idaho Falls to check out the new store and support Denise and Mark. What a cute store! I sure hope it is a success for them. Leah and Lydia sure loved their new dresses I brought them home today!

All in all it was a great trip! Next time we are going to bring our temple clothes to go to the new Rexburg Temple and hope the weather is better so we can stop in Arbon to let Steph reminisce and visit old friends! Even if the weather wasn't the greatest, it was fun just to be in the car for so many hours with someone I absolutely love, enjoy chatting with and just spend time together. Thanks Steph for driving your car.

Here are a few pictures from the trip....

Janice and Merle's house in Rexburg where we slept

The two amigo's with full bellies!

Reegan and Tessa... up and coming models

The store... Beautiful Girl in Idaho Falls

Mark and Denise... new owners!

Cute Saige!

Inside the store!

A true blessing!

Spencer Ben got blessed today! It is tough to keep the little guy
from being sick when his two older sisters are sick and they love
t0 smother him with loves and kisses. He is such a cute
little guy who continues to change and grow
and is now laughing out loud along with
his continuous smile.

It was fun to spend time with those of both families

who could come for lunch after the meeting.

My first attempt at making carrot

cake didn't turn out too

bad either!