5 Year Annivesary!!!

Todd and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary this weekend at one of the coolest restaurants ever. If you have never been to "The Melting Pot" before you will have to save a little extra cash and go there for a special occasion or "just because". This was our 4th time going. We have tried to go almost every anniversary since we have been married. It's such a romantic atmosphere and the food is delicious. The fondue pot is in the middle of your table and you get to sit back and eat at what ever pace you want.

First, you start off with a cheese fondue of your choice;

Second, you pick out a yummy salad;

Third, is your main course of a variety of meats that you get to cook yourself in the pot with a bunch of sauces that are so tasty.

Lastly, if you have any extra cash laying around you have to try out the dessert fondue with a choice of a chocolate fondue and some very delicious tasty dipping treats. As you can see in these pictures.

If that didn't sell you to make a reservation this week then I am not a very good sales pitch person. It's just fun, yummy, and when you leave you are filled to the brim with no more room in your belly.

Thanks Todd for the wonderful first 5 years of marriage. Nothing is better than being married to your best friend and being able to share our lives together. I can't believe it's been 5 years already!! Time sure flies when you are loving every minute of it!! Love you sweetie!!

The Big Wedding Day!!

Here is my sister the day of her wedding. She was getting ready and was pacing the floors so I had to get a picture of her all nervous. It was so nice being able to go home for a few short days for her wedding. I was completely scheduled the very minute I got there until the time I left. It was a fun filled weekend with lots of fun times together as a family.
My nephews were all decked out in their cute bow ties made of course by my talented mom. Here is Hunter.
My sister Summer and her son Adam, he was being naughty if you can tell by her face.
Little Brayden sporting the bow tie well.
This was the wedding cake......super cute if you ask me!
My adorable mother who looked HOT that evening.
My amazing one and only brother Dustin. Poor guy was sick most of the weekend I was home so I only saw him for maybe 5 hours during the wedding.
Me and all my beautiful sisters. I love this picture.
Kelsey with my nieces Mckinley, Abbie, and Olivia. They had the cutest flower girl dresses ever.
All the bridesmaids.......the sisters and my sister in law Cori.
We ate dinner at Goodwood with both our family and my new brother in law Lance's family the night before the wedding.
Kelsey and I at Goodwood.
My sister's waited to have Kelsey's last bridal shower so I could be there. We started out the night with pedicures and manicures. Then we devoured from a chocolate fountain and watched her open presents with her friends from high school.
Pedicures are the best. This was only my second one ever.....and they are awesome!!
My adorable 80 year old grandpa cooked me a yummy breakfast one morning and let me drive his new Mercedes. He is such a hoot to be around.
This is Todd's sweet Grandma who is over 90 years old. She hates getting her picture taken but I love her so much, plus she is the only Grandma I have right now.
I was able to spend part of my sunday afternoon with Todd's family. Here I am with his older sister and her adorable little girl.
I can't forget my great friends who met up with me at one of my favorite resturants "Costa Vita." It was so delicious.

Here comes the bride....

Me and my sweet sisters: Jentry, Me, Kelsey, and Summer


I don't know about you ladies out there but I love looking back at my wedding pictures and remembering how wonderful that day was. From being treated like a queen to the feeling of being on cloud nine. All eyes are on the bride and you feel almost like a movie star. Okay that might be a little drastic but you know what I mean.

I wanted to post a few of my wedding pictures because my little sister is getting hitched next week. It's a very exciting day for us girls whom have dreamed their entire lives of their special day. I can't wait to see my sister get married. It's sad because she is the last one in my family to get married so after this it's all over. But it's a complete family now which is nice. It will be fun to spend time with my family and to see as many friends as I can while I am there for a very short time. I will be posting a ton of pictures when I get back of the fun trip so be prepared.

Tah Tah for now!!

Fun Projects

This is the cutest blanket ever!!! A lot of girls from my ward make these and I had to make up a few for gifts. I would actually like one for myself but a little bigger of course.

I have been making gift bags for a change of pace and they have turned out pretty cute.

Cleaning Weekend

This weekend was pretty much spent cleaning. As you can see from this picture we rented a Rug Doctor with another couple in our ward and split the cost. It was a pretty good deal that we couldn't pass up. It was a work out even after running 10 miles before we started.Lifting that thing up two flights of stairs while cleaning was pretty awkward. Luckily there was the two of us to get it done quicker.

After we cleaned our place thoroughly we went to the church and cleaned there too. My hands were pretty raw by the end of the night. To reward ourselves after all that cleaning we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant with a few friends who also cleaned the church.
"GOOD" food and "GOOD" company = FUN!!!!
Noelle, Me, and Allyson. (our hubbies were sitting across from us.)

Happy Birthday Mom!!

I wanted to write a few quick thoughts about my mom Laura. Today is her 51st birthday and she looks like one of the kids. She is so amazing, talented, beautiful, and inspiring. My mom is my best friend and has always been an example to me. She may be small enough to fit under my armpit but she is one spunkie woman. I am so glad I am able to learn some of her amazing talents. For those of you that DO know my mom you know exactly what I am talking about. For those of you that DON'T know my mom you need to meet her. She makes Martha Stewart look like Mr. Rogers. Some of my favorite memories are of working on some kind of craft with her and my sisters. I miss all our shopping trips to Roberts, Rodworks, Target, Pier One, the mall, Tia Pan and more. Oh and I must not forget eating out at Costa Vita because it's one of my favorite resturants and I got her hooked to the pulled pork salads. (I can't wait to eat there when I go home in April for my sister's wedding.)

Mom I just wanted you to know how much I love and appreciate having you as my mom. Thanks for always being there for me, for your support, and for teaching me so much through out my life. You have always been there for me. May this be a wonderful birthday for you.

Love you MOM!!

Because I have been GIVEN much I too must give.....

Today was a very spiritual and uplifting day at church for me. The testimonies given during sacrament were amazing and our closing song was "Because I have been given much I too must give." This is a special hymn to me because it was my Grandma Olsen's favorite. She passed away about 5 years ago and we sang this song at her funeral. When I opened the hymn and saw what it was I got a rush of the spirit. As we began to sing I only made it through one verse before my eyes started to water and the tears followed for the rest of the verses. I was overwhelmed with the thought that I have been given so much and I need to give so much more to many. I am so grateful for all the wonderful things I have in my life. I have been so blessed and in return I need to give thanks to my father in heaven and serve as much as I can to anyone in need. Being here in Ohio in my ward I have had many experiences where I can serve and I am so happy that I can be of help to those in need. I hope and pray that I can keep focused on what I do have and not what I don't have. We have been struggling with not being able to get pregnant for the last year and a half and I know that one day both Todd and I will be blessed to be parents. We know there is a time for everything and the Lord has a will and a way for us.....we just have to keep our faith strong and continue forward.

Today was a reminder to keep focused and to remember why we are here. We are here to learn and to grow in the gospel. We are here to learn from our trials and tribulations. We are here to learn from each other and to share what we know in our hearts. Each day we may touch someones heart with a little bit of who we are. We need to be examples in our everyday lives and to be more Christ like.

I am not sure why I felt like sharing all this to those that are reading but I felt very strongly about getting it out. I hope that it helps or at least gets some of you thinking about your own personal lives. Thanks for reading and for listening my thoughts.
Love you all!!