One of my kindergarten students gave me these tulips. Aren't they beautiful!! It sure brightened my day.
While I was taking this picture, I decided to take a picture of my mom's beautiful violets.
My mom's Grandma, Alice Yoakem, had violets and my mom got starts from her and started growing her own violets about 35 years ago. The plant above was started from one of my Great Grandma Yoakem's violets. I don't have much patience when it comes to growing things, but my mom sure has a knack for it.
My sister got a haircut today and now we look even more alike! :) She took this picture of us while I was straightening her hair. Samantha will be 21 in January...just a baby! Love you, Sis!
Chris and I celebrate our 9th anniversary today!! Wow...9 years...where did the time go? You can see our wedding picture here in a post over at my other blog. Chris was barely 19 and I was almost 20 when we got married. We watched some of our wedding ceremony on an old VHS tape (once we found a VCR and got it hooked up!) and had a few laughs. I think we may be the only couple that has 'toe nails' mentioned in their ceremony. My Grandpa Jack officiated the ceremony and had many words of wisdom for us!
Chris gave me my card and a bowl full of chocolate kisses when I got off work yesterday. He couldn't wait until today. :) I made him a card using the man and woman stamps from his birthday party invitation. Chris is currently going back to school to become an elementary teacher. He'll be in my building today doing a pre-lab, so we'll get to eat lunch together. That will be really nice! We are going away for the weekend - we plan to eat at our favorite restaurant, Johnny Corinos, have ice cream from 'Shake's' and then go and watch a movie. We're staying at the same hotel we stayed at for our honeymoon and then we'll just have a lazy Sunday. I can't wait!!
Today is my husband's birthday. Happy Birthday, Chris!! This picture was taken at our favorite Mexican restaurant this past Sunday. Our friend Tim paid Chris back for the time he had to wear the hat and be sung to. :) Good times!
We're having a party tonight with some close friends and family. Chris has been so busy with school and work and I'm excited for him to get to relax and enjoy himself. I can't wait to show you the gift that I bought him. I've been keeping it a secret for a long time. I'll post some pictures tomorrow!!
My husband's birthday is coming up and I'm throwing him a party. (obviously not a surprise party) We're inviting some close friends to come and play Rock Band and Wii. It'll be a lot of fun!
We've been watching the show 'The Big Bang Theory', a sitcom about a bunch of geeks. One of the shows was about the geeks being invited to a party. They wanted to know if was a 'boy/girl party' and that is where my husband got the idea for his birthday invitation. I found this set of acrylic stamps at a local scrapbook store...the stamp couldn't be more perfect!!
My brother, Scott, got married this past May to a wonderful young woman named Melissa. Scott sent me these pictures this morning and I just had to share them with you. Be sure to follow this link to view a wedding gift that I made for them.
My brother and I
Scott and Melissa
