Missing Her... :(

Well tonight I was getting ready to go meet up with Tim and Ashton to rent a movie and hang out for the night and started looking through some pics and came across this one...

Whew and the tears came a tumbling down. To be honest, it's been a few weeks since the thought of not having Granny boo around has hit me so hard. I saw that picture tonight and went to pick up the phone to call her :( Sadly that is not an option of mine anymore, but it made me think of how thankful I am to have had her in my life for the time I did have with her. I feel so incredibly blessed to have had her at my wedding and to have caught such a timeless photo as the one above. When I look at that picture, I feel of her love and am reminded of her sweet smile and loving hugs and kisses I received often. She was my best friend and someone I respected and wanted to be like.

This beautiful lady wasn't afraid of anything and NEVER GAVE UP. There have been times this semester when I have just wanted to quit and be done, but I have put a picture up of her on my mirror in my bedroom and know that I can do anything I set my mind too. I want to continue to do things that will make her proud as she looks down upon me from up above.

I know that I will continue to miss her every day and probably will have many more days of break downs from missing her and wishing I could talk with her just one more time, but I also know that she is always there for me and feel her spirit with me every day! I hope one day I will have people look up to me the way we all did to her and that I will have grandkids who consider me one of their best friends and hero someday :)

Love you Granny Boo!

Birthday Boy

Well my honey bunches turned the big 26 yesterday!!! It wasn't quite the day we had hoped it to be, but we made the best of what we had. This week was a pretty busy one with Luke and Stephanie Walburger and their two kids staying with us on Monday-Thursday and then Ryan Anderson came up Wednesday and stayed over till Thursday night too. Party at the Sheen's house! haha

So I went to my 8 o'clock class and came home to Dustin making breakfast for the guys, which I thought looked wrong. Dustin should not be making breakfast for them, they should be making breakfast for him, so I took over quickly :) Once they had finished breakfast, I just couldn't wait any longer so I gathered up Dust's gifts and organized them neatly in front of him. He LOVED all of his gifts especially the cheese knife! That's right daddio... loved it haha. Dad has been bugging mom about getting him that, but he seriously was sooo excited :) Tyson's gifts, the two lil plastic animals, caused a little confusion and a good laugh.

I think he was least impressed with the Comet shirt haha but I did pack it for him to wear this weekend, so we'll see if he actually wears it lol

Then it was my turn! I got him some sweet new kicks...

a new, bigger book of mormon (he had mentioned he wanted the bigger ones)...

AND my favorite... I got a deck of cards, cute some scrap booking paper and wrote 51 reasons of why I loved him. He got a lil teary eyed, but quickly wiped them away as he had to look tough around his guy friends :) so he saved the reading of those for later, but he said it was his favorite gift, which made me feel really good and glad that he could appreciate a thoughtful gift!

Then we headed out for lunch at Earl's and had some delicious past and bread with spinach dip, which we demolished before we remembered to take pics, but we managed to get a cute one in the car before we left :) (oh and did i mention I am now a brunette and love it!!!!

I feel so blessed to have Dust in my life. He is my best friend and every day I feel closer and more in love with him! He lights up my days with his little hugs, kisses, and words of love and I couldn't ask for a better friend to be with forever!

Gorgeous Lady

When I think of the kind of person I want to be when I'm all grown up (he he), I think of my mommy. It's her birthday today and I decided that seeing as I can't be with her because of the distance, I would do a little tribute to her instead.

My mama is talented at EVERYTHING! Even the things she doesn't think she's good at, she is. She is smart, funny, energetic, goal driven, strong, independent, kind, creative, fabulous cook, good listener, organized, humble, selfless, positive, and a friend you could ride the river with!

Mom has a passion for life and making every minute count. She doesn't let life get her down, but lives it to the fullest! She fulfills her church callings with love and commitment even though she works full time and runs the home too! She is always willing to sacrifice time for herself to help others. She never thinks of herself (although I think she should more often) and give anything to make her family happy!

She loves to dance and be goofy with the girls of the fam and every once in awhile, we get the boys up and moving too! Our dance moves are just too irresistible. She has always been so supportive of me in whatever I am doing in my life and gives advice and direction when I need it.

She makes any circumstance a better and more fun one with her contagious happiness and zest for life. I couldn't ask for a better mother and friend and treasure the time I get to spend with her! She is a gem and deserves all the love and happiness in the world!

Can't wait to come home and see your smiling face! I love you mama!!! Eleventy-four!!!!!!!!!!!!!!