weekend with the CRAIGS

we went to Carrabbas Italian Grill on Friday night which included Marilyn, Michelle, me, Chris and his girlfriend Lauren and our server... Satish!!!

The Craig's beautiful house.
Every room has a theme and there's also a secret door to a hidden room!!

Saturday night Michelle and I went out with her cousins to THRILLER at Weber state University.
it was AMAZING... Odyssey Dance company put together a fun show.

right before the dancers ran out and scared the crap out of us!!

look at the monster on the right... yeah, i was super scared, and she wouldn't stop breathing in my ear... kinda gross and annoying

I love the Craig family, they are my second family. I haven't seen them since they moved to Utah so it was a great surprise. We spent the weekend shopping, looking for new cell phones and driving in Marilyn's sweet new car! by the way, thanks for the Thriller show ticket and the new straitening iron... I LOVE it!!

girl's weekend with...

Michelle is on her way to Utah where she will spend all day with me and her mom!
It will be fantastic... watching a concert, checking out the Craig's mansion, gossip, watching Lifetime original movies and plain fun!
don't worry, an update will follow Sunday night!!

tagged... 4th folder, 4th picture

Meet our WEDDING party!
I remember taking that picture and wanting to cry with gratitude for such wonderful families and friends that would sacrifice a great deal to be at the temple with us. We had families fly from Georgia, Louisiana, Idaho, Utah and of course California! This was a great tag and it brought back so many memories! all you have to do is go to your 4th folder, find the 4th picture and post it!! I now tag Michelle J, Jacque and Emily (empo) !!

My soulmate forever... Charles

Dear Charles,
You are sleeping by my side as I write this. You are just adorable when you sleep, so peaceful and calm. Well, as you know I have been posting all of my Best Friends this last week and I have saved the best for LAST!! YOU honey are my very best friend and I just want to quickly write the biggest reasons why you have landed on the highest mark on my bff list:

1. you're unselfish
2. a hard-worker
3. you served a full-time mission in Santiago, Chile
4. you are the best brother to your siblings
5. you will make an AMAZING father someday
6. you are patient
7. my family just LOVES you
8. you make me laugh every DAY
9. we can talk about ANYthing
10. I LOVE YOU!!

BFF= SISTERS

My baby sister Katie...
aka cub, chub, kit kat, didi, lovie, K K, kit, liesel
oh who couldn't adore my baby sister Katie? She is adorable, great/amazing singer, she can get DOWN on the dance floor, naive like me, beautiful, wholesome-lovely-and of good report!

but really, Katie has always been there, ALWAYS. we have always been best friends since I can remember. We spent our summers on the tennis court playing handcart pioneers on my wagon, house in our apricot tree-house, school in the playroom where I was always Ms. Heartway!!, barbies- till I was in middle school!, and pretending to skate like Michelle Kwan on our tennis court as we rehearsed and performed couples and single routines on our roller blades.
All of the joys and memories of my childhood are wrapped up in Katie.

Leanna is the kind of big/little(shorter) sister I have been so blessed with.
She is unique and smart and has such self-discipline. She has pushed herself to achieve only what some girls dream of...
BEst Girl- in Mrs. Martin's 6th grade class at Lincoln Alternative school
queen of the HILL- seminary scripture chase champion
Valedictorian of her 01' class
studied abroad in Dominican Republic
graduated from college
served a faithful mission in Paraguay
married and sealed for eternity to a loving husband
currently WITH child

growing up I often had her previous teachers and they expected so much of me, they always remembered dear Leanna and how intuitive and smart she was... she always received 100% test scores, A+ in all classes and maturity beyond comparison. But Leanna never let that get to me, she always reminded me of my own talents and strengths and she has always cheered me on in my own achievements. Leanna will always be that constant reminder to me that I need to try harder in all I do, that I can achieve my fullest potential.
To all that know Leanna, you know you'll never meet someone like her. She holds a very special place in my heart, she will forever be my sister and friend.

sorry to interrupt bff week...

Our car, the only car that we have, is not working. Thus, it is time for me to ride the bus to work, which means waking up an hour earlier and walking a mile 1/2 to the bus stop.
I'm super excited as you can tell.

Please standby for tomorrow's spotlight...

you guessed right...

BFF week

Meet my Best Friend Michelle Craig Johnson. I feel like I've known her my whole life, but our BFF journey started in High School. I forced her into choir and we just traveled the world together, well just NYC!! We danced to Boogie Fever and still know the moves to this day.
What I lOVE about my shelly belle (in no particular order):

1. her beautiful GREEN eyes
2. she makes me laugh SOOOOOO hard
3. we both have a freakishly WEIRD love for Lance Burton... Master Magician, in fact we always text each other when we pass Las Vegas, it's tradition!!
4. we shared cars for two years, my saturn the first year and her jetta the second!
5. she was my wicked stepmother in the play Cinderella!! i just loved acting with her
6. We both hate the rain and SNow passionately
7. we dated the same guy (not at the same time),,, Jared Bruin... 'feelin groovy'
8. were roommates for 2 years in Tuscany Chateau
9. she is an incredibly talented actress and singer but will never admit it
10. she was there...
*when I discovered my little 8th grade sister Katie wore thongs...not the flip flops!!
*when my family invited her and Billy to General Conference in Utah but forgot their tickets so we just chilled in Provo, went to a haunted house and met College MEN!!
*when Billy broke our trampoline right down the middle and swore to us that he'd never eat again!!
* In NYC on the ferry around the harbor when all us choir geeks cried and sang loudly the last song of the night.
*when I left for college
*when a random guy kicked the side of my saturn
* got onstage at the APEX party at Beaver Dick (DEEK) park
*we slept at the Sandman Hotel in Treemonton, Utah
*when I received my endowments at the L.A temple
*when I was sealed to my hubby

I love Michelle, she means everything to ME

this GIRL

meet my friend Jacque Skaggs. Jacque is one of my best friend's and we met in our good ole' college days in Rexburg. She lived across the hall from me and we became instant friends.

I dragged her along to my Theater makeup class where I painted her face like a witch, put a beard on her, and did some hilarious things to!! She also helped me memorize a whole scene from the play/movie Steel Magnolias as she played Shelby!!

well, I invited her to live at my house last summer before I left for my mission. We stayed up late just talking for hours and maybe got Taco Bell at 12:00 am and watched Jerry Seinfeld comedy sketches and quoted them all day. She met Robert Skaggs and They fell in love and got married just months after Charles and I!! She has taught me so much, taught me how to hold hands with Charlie and most of all...Loyalty, she is the definition of a Loyal friend. well, I know she won't be reading this, but just for every one else to know, I JUSt love her!! thanks for the good times and more to come!

"saturday is a special day"

1. charles and I slept in
2. I made rasberry muffins while charles mowed the lawn

an early dinner with spaghetti, vegatables and garlic bread/toast

headed for some fun at the Escobar plantation

to end the splendid evening