5 Down an ETERNITY to Go!

May is such a great month not only because it's the beginning of spring but because it is our Anniversary month. As I explained in my Valentines day post February and May are special months for Justin and I. They help me remember how truly lucky I am to have found that one person who truly completes me. {Corny I know} but hey it's love, I have the right to be corny. So May 15th came and we celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary. Ya that's right I said 5 years!! Wahoo!! So proud of us, now you might look at us and think wow they have a perfect marriage. Well most days yes :) but it's always been our goal to work hard and make time for each other. If I had to pick a motto for us, I would say it would be "Always and Forever." Not just because it's engraved in my ring but it's how we truly feel about each other and our marriage. I Love Justin for many reasons but in spirit of us reaching 5 years I am going to say 5 reasons I love him. 1. He is always here for me. 2. Makes me laugh. 3. He always helps me be a better person. 4.He works hard. 5. He loves me! 

Well so I tried to be cute and make breakfast in bed but that plan failed miserably. Justin had gone to be late and could hardly open his eyes to eat with me before I had to run off to work, buy hey it was worth a shot :)

Anyway we didn't celebrate as much on our actual anniversary, I had to work but was pleasantly surprised when Justin showed up to my work with the traditional dozen long stem red roses from Costco, they are always so beautiful and I just love him for thinking about me. I have to share a funny story about when he brought them to me at work. My co worker was on a phone interview and muted his phone to take the time to see if we wanted him to take a picture. Well if you know me I can get a little shy sometimes and I got a little embarrassed and told him no that we were okay, but he persisted until Justin awkwardly posed next to me in my cubical and we let him take our picture. Haha well he sent the picture to me and it is now proudly displayed on my desktop at work to always remember that moment :) {side note my job is the best ever! the end!!}

 After I got home from work Justin took me out to dinner at Ruby Tuesday's and we sort of had bad luck, it had started out a beautiful day outside and the plan was to enjoy dinner out on their patio but when we got to the restaurant it started to get windy and there was a  few sprinkles of rain. So we ate inside, well more bad luck followed as there was a huge reunion going on for a company of retired elderly people. So we waited a bit longer then normal for our meal. But can't complain to much because it was great to spend time with my man! So all in all it was a great Anniversary. But it's not over yet.That weekend we went to Park City Utah and stayed in the most beautiful hotel room ever! I took Justin to the outlet mall since he had never been there and we had lunch at this old fashioned pizza shop that was probably the best pizza I've had in a long time! That night we staying in for dinner which I cooked {I know typically you should go out but we did on our actual anniversary} then after dinner we hit the hot tub and roasted marshmallows and had smores. It was so beautiful there, but bad weather as it snowed the day we left but at least we missed the snow!! Happy Anniversary sweetheart! I am looking forward to ETERNITY! "Always and Forever" 

My final week at the Daycare

Where do you begin when saying bye to sweet friends and Kids? Well last week was my final week working at the Daycare, it started out like a normal week and it didn't feel like my last week until Tuesday when I found out a few of the kids wouldn't be here the rest of the week. So I made sure that I took some pictures with them pretty quick it hit me as soon as one of the little boys kissed me and said "Thank you Miss Melissa." Instantly I had tears forming and I knew that I was going to miss this place and those kids! Then Wednesday came and I had a few more kids who weren't going to be there the rest of the week, and it just kept getting more real,during lunch Ashley wrote me a message on our white board and I had to get a picture of it with the girls. Haha, they look so sad! It says "Don't leave us Miss Melissa!!" (encase you couldn't read it)

By Thursday I knew that Friday was going to be a really hard day. But I kept a smile on my face and took pictures with all my friends and kids that wanted pictures with me.  Miss Jenn  had her baby the last week and wasn't able to be here but she will be loved and missed!! We got a little carried away but still had a blast! As I left for the night Thursday I wasn't really looking forward to Friday, because if you know me I am very emotional and I knew I was going to have some tears come Friday.

Well that final day had arrived and I got up and started to get ready for work, Justin hugged me before leaving and said "It's you last day babe!" Little did he know I was trying to not bawl my eyes out right then and there. I spent almost a year and a half with most of these kids and with those girls and I wasn't sure how to say bye! But I kept it all together and forced myself to drive to work with no tears. All my attempts were in vain as I pulled into the parking lot and walked towards the door of the daycare. I looked up at the sign and the tears pooled in my eyes, as I walked in the door I was greeted by flowers and candy from my lovely friends and I lost it :) I told you I am emotional! My friend Liesl sent her cute boy over to hug me so I wouldn't cry anymore, but I think my sadness may have made him almost cry and we laughed as I collected myself. As the day went on we had a dance party with the kids, ordered Pier 49 Pizza for the teachers and had cookies with the kids for afternoon snack. As the children started being picked up I was given hugs, flowers, cards, pictures and other gifts! The emotions were getting harder and harder to hide as each child left. It was all so unexpected and I couldn't express how each made me feel! Knowing that I was someone those parents and kids would miss was enough but for them to think of me by bringing gifts or cards congratulating me on my new job meant the world to me. I will never forget those kids, parents or the friends I made. I will always cherish the memories Thank you all for the wonderful times Love you all! 

 

Easter Blessings

I know, I know I am late on posting this! After I did Emily's Birthday post I got a little busy! But better late than never, right!! We have so many Blessings in our life and I try not to take any of them for granted. Friday before Easter we decorated Easter eggs with the nephews and it was so much fun! We tried dyeing them with Kool-Aid instead of the dye you buy from Walmart. They had a blast and the eggs smelled really good thanks to the Kool-Aid :)

  This year we were blessed with Nephew #6! Caleb Preston Krahenbuhl, he is such a cutie and his big brother couldn't be happier to have him around. Every time that I've seen him Dillon runs up to me and says, "Do you want to see my baby?" Haha got to love kids and their excitement :)Well Justin's sister Kristin decided to bless baby Caleb on Easter Sunday. What a great day to be with family!  

After the blessing Justin and I went to my parents house for dinner before driving back to Pocatello. While we waited for dinner to finish me, Emily and Brook (my future sister in law, that'll be another post) decorated Easter eggs and just hung out with the family. 

Naturally Justin and Chris were asleep  so this is how they looked when Brook and I woke them up to come have dinner with us. :)

What a fun Easter we had with our Families in Utah! We are so blessed to have each other! Hope you all had a great Easter!! HAPPY EASTER!! 

Emily's 13th Birthday

A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!

So this year my baby sister turned 13!! Yikes that means that I am getting old! So naturally I decided hey it would be so much fun for me to throw her and some friends a birthday party. well I was on the phone one day with my mom and we were talking about themes and I came across an Alice in Wonderland themed party! And of course that was the one I went with, a little back story on why. My sister just happens to be one of the most amazing dancers I know, not just saying that. Anyway in her dance company last year she was given the chance to play Alice in her jazz dance. She did such a great job! So of course we couldn't not through this party for her!

 It took me a little time but I found some great things on Pinterest (of course) and the dollar store. We had a Mad Hatter Tea Party so I served chicken salad sandwiches, mixed fruits and veggies and we had a yummy sprite and sorbet ice cream punch. The guests were asked to come in their best party dress and their maddest hat! We had a few girls in hats but the rest wore their tea party dresses. I found some fun games online, we played Tabo with words that went with Alice in Wonderland theme, we had a tea cup relay and we played a game where the girls had to go by their mad name. which was their name spelled backwards, anytime someone called the person by their real name they had to draw a card from the deck, the one who drew the queen of hearts won a prize. All in all I think they had a BLAST!

 the last part that I was pretty proud of was the Decorations and Photo Booth props Justin and I made. We really had a blast. I just have to say how much I love this sister of mine. She has been such a blessing in my life, I don't know where I would be if she wasn't around. I hope that she had the best 13th Birthday ever! Love you sissy!

Valentine's Day at Disneyland!

So the title explains it all, but I will still write about it!! :) This year my baby sister got the opportunity to perform at Disneyland with her dance company! So naturally being the proud big sister that I am, I just had to join my parents and her group for this once in a life time fun!! But the downside to this trip was Justin couldn't be there with me. Which was really hard, not just because I hate not spending time with him, but because Valentines Days is such a huge holiday for us. You see 5 years ago on February 13th my amazing husband asked me to marry him. Yes I know it's a cliché to get engaged in February but hey we don't care! So needless to say I was pretty sad when I realized that we wouldn't be together for this day of LOVE! But we made the most of the trip! The first day there we had to get our picture taken by the True Love heart made out of flowers! So neat! I have such cute parents :)

Since my husband couldn't be with me, I guess receiving a Valentine from a Prince would have to do, although he wasn't my prince :) Princess Tiana  and Prince Naveen were nice enough to let me be 5 again and take a picture with them and my dad, and they gave us a Valentine! How sweet! Okay so I am sure as you're looking at the picture you probably wondering why my mom is so sad about the "it's a small world" ride. Well that is her absolute favorite ride ever! And this trip "sadly" it's closed haha. We have this fond memory of when I was a senior in High School we had my Choir tour and sehior trip here well my mom and sister Emily took me on that ride one too many time and so now I am not that into the "it's a small world" ride after all. 

The next photo is of this amazing balloon guy who worked at the IHOP he makes all kinds of Disney Balloon characters its nuts!! So when my dad saw his talent we wanted him to make one for Emily, originally we were going to have him to Alice from Alice in Wonderland. But my mom decided on Tinker bell which turned out adorable! 

The dance performance was on Friday afternoon at the big Thunder Ranch Theatre. We arrived early so that we could get a great seat up front, and that way we could record and take pictures. While we waited there were schools that came from all over to perform music and we enjoyed listening while we waited for Emily's dance group. Okay so proud sister moment! Isn't see just gorgeous! She is the brunette that is pretty much in the dead center because lets face it, she's too good for the back row!! Sorry had to brag there for a sec.  All in all this was a fantastic trip to Disneyland, this truly is one of "the Happiest Places on Earth" So glad I got to be there with my family!