North and South wings of our casa

Upon arriving at our house,
you will find two long hallways that lead to the North and South wings of the house.
it can be kinda creepy!
If you take the hallway to the right you will see every important President of the United States according to my great Aunt DiDi!

You can walk into the old ART room
which has not changed since great aunt DiDi died, except for the addition of our love seat.

I think we watch tv on the oldest television in America, which we must use bunny ears for signal.

Also in the North wing of the house is our HUGE kitchen,
I must say, I cannot complain about this, except for the goose wallpaper!

If you made a left once entering the house, you will enter the South wing.
a LONG hallway lined with personal portraits and nature paintings.

our wonderful laundry room, the #2 best thing about living here! just 3 steps from our bedroom!

our bedroom, but more importantly our huge walk-in closet. The closet has custom shelves and drawers! This picture only shows 1/4 of our closet,
I'm just showing my organized husband's side!!!

well, this was just a sneak peek into the home we share with my dad's cousin (our landlord)
We've lived here since last September and will be moving out sometime this summer so we can have our own place by the time our baby comes.

splendid weekend ahead...

Michelle and...


Rachel Beth are heading into town this weekend!

I couldn't be more excited!!

birthdays, birthdays and a reception

holy cow, it has been a busy week{end}.
a million birthdays
Daners
Rachel Beth
Vess
Leanna
Lyndzee
oh, and our buds from the summer got hitched... Collette and Kyle!

it was great to see everyone!!

plans for a garden

I would like to have a garden this spring/summer.
there are two box gardens already set up in our backyard.

I only hope my landlord will let us have the one by the red shed
{if she lets us have one at all}

this is what I'd like our garden to look like:

I want to plant all of these above,
oh, and also some darling sweet pea flowers.
is that too much for one box garden?
I think it might be.

on my mind as of late

i want to go back

back to being blonde.

if I were blonde...
I think this pregnancy would be easier.
every day would feel like summer
I'd have more fun!! jk
blow-drying my hair would be faster cuz my hair would be fried
etc. etc.

{these are all really LAME and questionable excuses for coloring my hair,
but I really want to be blonde again, is that too much to ask? all I need is Katie Gunnell to fly up here to Utah and do it for me, are you in Katie???}

a lover's holiday

my first valentine's day that I
didn't have to work in over 3 years.
this is how I enjoyed it...

box of chocolates, which Charlie ate most of!!

Charlie wrapped up the famous 'make-out' gum we enjoyed during our dating days, oh wait, we never made out, never!!!

we slept in,
I made Charlie pink frosted cinnamon buns for breakfast
watched a couple episodes of LOST
headed over to an early dinner
walked around the mall
saw a movie
yes, I would say it was a fabulous lover's day indeed!
wouldn't you say so yourself??

EXCITING NEWS...

Charlie and I are...


P R E G N A N T!!!!

that's right folks, we're expecting baby #1!!!
I've never been more excited for anything in my life than to have this baby.
prayers have been answered, and our lives have been blessed.
we can't wait to meet our lil' peanut in September!!

table for 5, please

our cousins, Daners & Korine

we both have food in our mouths, hence no teeth. thanks Korine!

and Aric

I would love to come back in the summertime and
sit out here on these COLORFUL patio chairs!

So Korine found this restaurant being showcased on a food network show.
Blue Plate Diner was such a darling, quaint little 1950s diner
in the heart of Salt Lake City.
I'd go back again in a heart beat, i loved it!
what Korine and I didn't love, were the boys talking about their
upcoming summer BASEBALL league the ENTIRE time,
but hey, they're boys,,, what did we expect?

my ode to St. Valentine

I've been decorating a little late for Valentine's.
I always decorate my kitchen bay window first, I don't know why.
complete with a tri-cake platter, antique tea cup, fresh flowers and a picture of a dog.

i added this banner to the window display.

I liked the banner so much I made a banner kit
for the girls I visit teach and for a bestie,,,Jacque.

and couldn't resist light pink,
heart rice crispy treats to give along too!

I only wish I would have decorated sooner, I only have a week to enjoy it!

does he look familiar???

yes, he is presently on American Idol.
his name is Adam Lambert.
he was Feyero in WIckeD when I went in August.
he is amazing and is such a sweet guy, sweet enough to take a pic with me!
I just thought I'd share this interesting fact.