the big 24

Well i hate to celebrate birthdays for myself but if i must have one 24 is not too bad. My birthday was great expect for the fact JL had to work. I woke up to a voice from my mom and grandma wishing a happy birthday. My mom made sure to call 1st. What a great mom!! when i lived at home josh would wake the birthday person up at midnight with the happy birthday song. I missed it this year. I went to work and the girls there made it really special! thank you girls!! they bought flowers and cupcakes and of coarse PEPSI. JL took me out to lunch and give me these:

After work i went to my mom's house to go out to dinner. which was so good. Here are a few of the fun things i received for my BDay:

I am so blessed! Thank you JL, MOM & DAD,ROB, LAYNE & SARA, GRANDMA, HONEYBUNCH & ROXIE AND JOSHIE LEE AND ALL THE GIRLS AT WORK!! you all made me feel so special!!

i love my pressure cooker!!!

I have had this pressure for over 4 years and never used it!! My mom, daisy and I took a cooking class at Shar's (by the way is so neat) that teach my how to use it. It is amazing that if you know how to use something you enjoy it more. I have used it at least 7 times in two weeks. It cooks chicken in 3 minutes. Yes i said 3 minutes. I still let JL think it took me forever to make dinner when it only takes 3 minutes. Point of the story, if you do not have one get one and go to shars cooking class i learned a lot!!!

Stephanie a 15th Birthday and Prom WOW!!!

My little sister only just turned 15 Friday and got go to PROM on Saturday. she went as friends with a very nice boy. I am so proud and happy for her. i came over did her hair and got her ready to go. I wish i was able to spend more time with her she is great. Well Happy birthday stephi-roo!!! I wish that i was more like her when i was her age. She is outgoing, cute, sassy and has great style. I could not ask for anyone better. So since i am such a proud sister i had to put up a ton of pictures.

Dad, Stephi and Mom at cheesecake factory!!!

Side of her hair. I love this clip!!!

her date and her!!


Some of the group. i think stephi is the prettiest but again i am the proud sister and a little biased. what a lucky guy huh.

she could not get the flower on him. but neither could i so oh well last one i think she looks beautiful.

wisdom teeth ouch!

well i got my wisdom teeth out on Friday!! let me tell you that is hard. i look like the picture above not joking!! i would not let jl take any pictures of me.i went and got a massage before the appointment to relax me which did not work i was still freaking out. so i had all 4 teeth taken out. ouch ouch ouch. i had to have someone monitor me for the 1st 24 hours. Jl had to work so he drop me off at my mom's home. She was so wonderful, she turned my little brothers room into a recovery suite for me. she put new sheets a adorable pink and green comforter. it was super cute. she made me jello which is all i can really eat and tons of water. My whole family took really good care of me. Thank you MOM, JL, DAD, DEAN-O, Matthew and Daisy. and thank you Grandma Roxie and Honeybunch(my grandpa) for calling and wishing me better. I love you all tons and want you to know i really appreciate it. thank you!!!

P.S. thank you again MOM!! i realize my mom will always be there to care for me even if i am almost 24 and should be able to taken care of myself.

i have half of my sectional finish!!!

WOW finally half of my sectional is finish!!! i was so excited when our wonderful neighbor brought it over for us. he does amazing work. He gave us a great deal on fixing our couch. the story on on our couch. well when we moved in our small ikea couch was not going to look right, so my mother gave us her over sized sectional. thank you Mom. P.S. i do have the best mom ever. It was a jean couch which was not for us. But then we make friends with mark our neighbor who does this for a living. so we decided to make the couch and chocolate rhino microfiber. the fabric has a little texture to it.

This will be the fabric on the curtain in the kitchen and i am thinking i want it as the throw pillows too. what do you think?

This is the couch now !!!

what could be better than a garden party and a giveaway!!!

Hello family and friends happy Easter!! I stumbled across this great blog and giveaway today. i was looking at domestic bliss blog which is wonderful and great and they were talking about this wonderful blog and giveaway from this blog lolabboutique.blogspot.com. You have got to check it out, and enter her giveaway!!! Brooke and Chanteal you guys will love it too!! good luck and have a happy Easter!!

Matt's big day

Well i am really late on this. but i am so proud of my brother Matthew! he just turned 8 and had his baptism. Wow he has grow so much it is hard to believe that such a big boy is only 8. i love him so much and feel so honored to be his big sister. Well JL got to baptize Matthew because Josh is still in D.C on the mission. It was Jl 1st Baptism in English and only baptism in the USA. He did Great and i was a proud wife. here are some pictures of the big event.

Matthew and JL before he was dunked!!

Some of the Family. i love that Daisy was pouting in the corner.

Me and Matthew at the cheesecake factory after the baptism!!!