Visiting Utah: ME Day & Chuckee Cheese (Mar 9-12)

On the plane.

"Me Day" ...my before picture at the Dressing Your Truth Salon. I was SOOO excited for this visit!

The after. I LOVE my hair!!! Still do. I don't trust anyone to color it out here so I'm saving my shekels for another trip to Utah. hehe ;)

I'm told Charlee looks like me? What do you think? Either way, she is adorable!

And her gorgeous older sister, Brooklyn. I miss these girls!



Ya-ya at Chuckee Cheese (hell on earth for adults but a child's paradise)

And this is how my brothers do Chuckee Cheese. (I'm just mad I didn't bring any of my toys!)

Moms chillin' at the Cheese. Erin, Brenda and Cooper.

I love my brother Mike! This pic says LOADS about his personality.

My newest nephew Cooper. I might be biased, but all my siblings (and their spouses!) make the cutest kids ever!

Grandma and Kader.

Jade is such a character! Just like her dad!

Finally Mike caves to Jason & Jon's example. Where's my headset?!?

It's good to see family and spend time with the kids. I miss everyone more than I thought I would (no offense! lol). It's especially hard to see the kids growing in leaps and bounds between my visits, knowing that I'm missing out on all their experiences.

Dinking Around Ellicott City

Ellicott City is a little city of really old buildings with cute shops and restaurants. Just for fun (because I'd never been and I LOVE old buildings) Joe and I decided to head down there with our friends the Cechinis.

I loved this sign so much I had to snap a picture. An attitude of gratitude. Every time I see the pic I smile. :)

Feeling the Love!

I am so grateful for the wonderful family and friends we have in our lives. Thank you... and I love you dearly!

Heart-attacked by my friends Altheda, Claralyn, Erin and Sara.
Thank you ladies! 



They came last night and decorated my front door.



I love you too! SOOOO much!

Then I got these awesome Valentines in the mail from the Burns kiddos.
They ALWAYS take time to send us holiday wishes. Thanks for making us feel so special!

From Ashley.

From Sarah.

From Charlie.

From baby Sophie. I love the hand. SO cute!

As if that wasn't enough love, my friend Chantel stopped by to spread more love (and goodies!) Mmmm... the cookies were delicious! (No pics... I ate them too quickly).



She made this beautiful decoration for me! It has a perma spot on my desk!



And she MADE this GORGEOUS necklace for me. She is SO talented.
Thanks Chantel! I LOVE this!!!! It adorns my neck at this very moment!

YUMMY cookies from my friend Meagan. Seriously. I ate half of the plate before remembering to take a picture!

Don't worry... I left a FEW for Joe!

Spending some Valen-time with my sis, Erin via World of Warcraft. We had a romantic picnic together in Orgrimmar. hehe

For one "Love is in the Air" quest we had to get slammed (Xy got so drunk she puked 3 times!), spray ourselves with perfume, throw rose petals over the cockroach vendor, Jeremiah Payson, and then give him a big kiss. It was awesome. Or maybe you have to be a gamer to understand? The best part... turns out I can hold my liquor. Wonder if that transfers into real life, lol? Guess I'll never know.

My chick, Chippiie, is on the left and Erin's gal, Xylanriah, is waving on the right.
(I thought I got some better shots of the two of us but apparently I was hitting the "insert key" instead of "print screen." That's like keeping the lens cap on while taking pictures.)

Happy Anniversary! (...Oh! and Valentine's Day!)

10 years ago today (this evening to be precise), Joe proposed to me and I said yes. That's a decade. And I can still say it's the best decision I've ever made. I love you, sweet man. Thank you for asking me... and for accepting me as I am.

Love you to pieces!

Deb


To everyone else in the world, Happy Valentine's Day! Hope it's as special as mine has been and always will be. :)