There is beauty all around...

...when I open my front door.

Joe and I use the backdoor prettry much 100% of the time. It's closest to the parking lot and pretty much everything else. So when I opened the door in mid-April and saw this...

...it took my breath away.  I love my little entry way. I just need to look through it more often. :)

Deb's Awesomesauce Birthday

This is actually this day before my birthday, but I felt so cute I had to include the pics!

Loving this one!

And what would be a picture session without a little sass?

This is the real birthday day. Joe took me to the Cheesecake Factory.

He cut my head off.

And tried to fix it with the pic.

He finally figured it out, hehe. I love my Joe!
The necklace and matching earrings in this pic were a b-day gift from my friend Chantel. Isn't she AMAZING!

My favoritest dessert. EVER. The strawberry shortcake. Divine.
So yummy I couldn't post just one picture.

Or two.

Probably not even three, but I didn't want to keep you drooling.
But if you ever get the chance, eat this!

On our way home.

Where we all decided to take a nap. Except Josser stole my spot!

Joe loves it when I take these kind of pics! Muhaha.
(Note to self: hide camera)

Awwww. He's so cute!

Our friends the C's brought me yummy, yummy birthday treats. My fav chips and the essential b-day cake.

Yes. That number is right. I am 31. Yikes!

Flowers from Chantel. She takes such good care of me!

And my visiting teachers, Teresa, made me this cake.
(A cake is my one bday wish... a must have... and I got 3! I'm the luckiest girl ever!)

We might not have gone anywhere new or adventurous, but I loved my birthday and felt so special as cakes and gifts and notes of love kept pouring in all week. Thank you, everyone!

A Night Out with E

Just wanted to say thank you to my most wonderful friend. We spent the night eating, laughing, and trying to get ourselves in trouble. Unfortunately we couldn't find the Henna Tattoo shop. Oh well. We did get to see Beastly, which I really liked. Not Oscar worthy, mind you, but a good movie to see with an even better friend.

Thanks, E, for being so wonderful! I hadn't laughed that hard in such a long time. Love you!

Visiting Utah: Saying Good-bye to Ian (Mar 22)

We were so grateful we could be there for Ian's mission farewell. We all know it's difficult being away from family, especially during those big life events. I'm glad this is one we didn't have to miss. These are the final pics we have of Ian before he became Elder D.

Love this pic.

He's a lot bigger than I remember, lol.

This one is to remember when it began... at least in my memory.
My little Ian grew up to become a wonderful young man and missionary.