Its time!!!

1996

Do you see it?? Do you see my widget at the top of my blog?? Its time for our cruise!!!! 6 months we have been waiting for this, and now....we are outta here!!!!!!! 10 whole days with my hubby. complete bliss. While we are gone, it will be our 15th anniversary. Thats why we are celebrating!! 15 years full of ups and downs but all of them together. I couldn't ask to share my life with anyone more perfect for me. 10 whole days of togetherness, good thing we still love each other!! 10 days of eating and sleeping and talking and laughing and doing whatever we feel like. 10 days of no kids and only us 2. I could write a whole long post about the amazing 15 years we have had together. Of the tough times we have overcome. Of the times when Kaleb has been there for me. When he has pulled me out of depression. Man, I love this guy. But, I don't have time for that long of a post, and seriously, does anyone even want to read that??? But hey, I am feeling pretty proud of 15 years together. We are still here, and we are going strong. Can't wait to post about our 10 days together. Its going to be a little bit of heaven.

2011

Aliahs Birthday!!

Well, I think I can say her bday was a success!! For their 8th birthday I always tried to do something that my kids were into at that time, because 8 is a special bday to me! For celines I hired a magician, and tage got to go on a space mission at the space center. For aliah, its all about being girly!!

Here we are on saturday starting to get ready for her party!

I took aliah and 5 friends to the Clique Boutique where they painted the girls toenails and then put glitter strands in their hair! The girls loved sitting in the massage chairs and being pampered. It was a perfect party for aliah! The whole theme of her party was being fancy!
Here they all are hanging out and getting fancy!
They did the cutest toenails on the girls, aliah got flowers and some of the other girls got spiders or polkadots or webs. so cute.
Aliahs best friends!!
After the boutique we had a fancy tea party. the girls got boas and fancy headbands, and they had chocolate covered strawberries and oreos, cupcakes, cookies and punch.
Here is aliah before school on her actual birthday!! I can't believe she is 8.
She saw this doll at Costco and between having a gift card to costco and money from grandma pat, she was able to get it herself! I took her to breakfast at maglebys and then we headed to costco and bought the doll. she was very happy!
Everything I gave aliah for her birthday was justin bieber, yeah, she has a huge crush on him! Nail polish, pajamas, his movie and cd, a sweatshirt and then I made her a jewelry box with cutouts from a magazine. she was pretty excited! :) We took her to PF Changs for dinner and then came home and we showed her her baptism video that celine had finished that day. It was a wonderful day for her and for me. I am so glad she is my little girl.

My baby girl.

Happy 8th birthday to my sweet (and totally sassy!) aliah! 8 years ago she came into this world. She was our little princess. And still acts like it today. :) I'm not gonna lie, she is not an easy child. She is so stubborn, and has so much spunk and personality and opinions, she is a tough cookie. But really, would I change anything about her? I hope her strong spirit leads her in the right direction. I hope she will use her stubbornness and opinions to choose the right and be a good example. We are preparing for her baptism. I can't believe she is my last. I think that all the time with her. She is my last to do this, and my last to do that. But she can be the best, funnest little girl when she decides to be, and I love her so much.

Happy birthday baby girl, who is not a baby at all anymore. Luv you to pieces.

Isn't she lovely???

....and then the sun shines through...

I know my last post was pretty BLAH! But that was how I was feeling that day. I'm happy to say that it only lasted that day, and the next day I felt much better about everything. And I almost deleted that post, but then I thought to myself, its good to remember when you are feeling down, so that you know how good it feels to feel up!! :) Its like today, it was another cloudy, rainy, gloomy day and all of the sudden aliah runs to the window and shouts-Mom! The sun is out, the sun is shining through the clouds! And I smiled and thought to myself, that is exactly what I needed to hear. That is my life. Even when it seems gloomy, suddenly the sun comes shining through.

Its an Eeyore kind of day....

Why is it on the first really cold day after the summer, I feel like I am going to die. :) ok, that is a little dramatic, I know. I crave the sunshine and the warm. This blah, blah, blah weather just makes me sad. I think I have to get used to it, I have to slowly work my way into accepting that summer is over, fall is here and winter is coming. But how do I do that when last week it was 80 degrees, and today it is 40 and there is snow on the mountains? Why is it on days like this I start to think of all the things that are a downer. Like that aliah is turning 8 on monday, my baby is really, officially not a baby anymore. Or that it is thursday and I am just realizing that not one friend has called me this week to even just say hi. That I have spent more time alone this week than with actual human beings and I am not just alone anymore, I am lonely. That christmas is slowly creeping closer and not only do I not have a clue what to get the kids, I don't have any money to get it anyways. That everyone around me seems to have a purpose, and I am just a big waste of space.Why does sunshine make me happy, and cold and rain make me gloomy? Why can't I be happy snuggling up in sweats and drinking hot chocolate and eating soup and reading a book when it is cold outside. Why do these things not appeal to me? Why does the weather affect my moods? And why am I writing all this? Therapy? My computer is my new best friend? :) What a sad soul am I. I need some sun, pronto. Before I become REALLY pathetic.

Count Down....

17....16....15..... we are down to the wire!! WOOHOOO!!!! By night I dream of my cruise, and by day I run around like a chicken with her head cut off trying to accomplish everything I need to. Cleaning, laundry, and more cleaning of course. But added on top of that, getting ready for aliahs birthday and her bday party, which is on this saturday. Get decorations, food, presents all done by friday. Her birthday is on monday. Also, 5 days after we get back from our cruise is Aliahs baptism. So I need to have everything planned, thought out and invites made and passed out, by the 19th of this month. We have young woman's in excellence tomorrow night, been planning and making and working to get that ready. Must have kids halloween costumes ready before cruise. I am so tired. My brain is tired. My feet are tired. All that is keeping me going is thinking of nine days alone with my hubby, on beautiful beaches and a fun cruise ship, surrounded by all the food I can eat, the sunshine, nothing but rest and relaxation to our hearts desires. I just can't wait to celebrate our 15 year anniversary together, we totally deserve it. And even though our kids are mad at us for leaving for 10 days, I can't even bring myself to feel a bit bad. We have earned it. :O)