Happy Surprise Birthday Cynda!

So this past week I've been putting together plans to through a surprise party for my friend Cynda. It was sooo much fun. First I have to just say that I love get together. I love the fact that almost very Sunday we have people over. I love to entertain and socialize. I love building friendships and making memories! BUT I really love throwing parties. When I was in college I loved hosting or putting together annual Christmas Dinners and Halloween parties. Its always so much fun to get a theme and run with it. I always end up doing (and spending) way more than I intended but really I think its the absolute greatest! So Cynda's party was a High School Musical one. LOL. I know a HMS party for a 22 year old. But I know Cynda likes HMS and I knew that all the girls really liked it to so, thats that! So yesterday Aubri came over and she mad the cutest cupcakes. Thy had Wildcat paw prints, stars, ect. Also, Mike blew up all 50 some ballons... hes such a trooper. Anyways I think she liked it! Here are some pictures of the party.

This is Cynda's Special HMC cupcake.

Aubri and I hard at work in the Kitchen

The food table... please note the HMS table cloth.

Streamers/balloons and Epps chasing one of the balloons

The HMS Happy Birthday Banner!

I think she was surprised!!! It was kinda funny though because we were scared she was going to see the Moffits who were running late. It was a close call. I went down to let the Moffit's in and I saw the Johnson's (Cynda and Ben) walking right up to me. Mike comes running down to tell me the Johnson's are there. So we have them go to a different door. Meanwhile the Moffit's are hiding behind a bush, they make a break for it and run to were I am. It all worked out but it was an intense few seconds! Here is her reaction to all the fun!

Here she is blowing out her candle!

In the end I think everyone had fun!

Before the Big Surprise.

They Guys

Visiting

Lizzy, Melinda and Jackson playing!

Epps was having a lot of fun getting a hold of things she shouldn't have!

Anyways so thats about it. I SHOULD note though that we once again got sucked into Acquire! We played 4 games and stayed up till 3:00 am. We we all so tired but man I really think that game is fun!

My Snow Day

So--- This is my second, no third attempt at a blog for Mike and I. I had to seek out the help of a professional. My friend Aubri took the time to teach me the basics of this new blog world. We'll see if I remember all of it when I leave. So for this post I'm working on labels... so this will be slightly random in light of making some labels....

So today I had my first snow day in 4 years. I went 3 years living in the iceburg known as Rexburg. I trudged through the a a few feet of snow in -15 degree weather. And yet I still had to go to class in the blizzards. However, on this magical day. I got a text from my employer at 6:30 telling me not to come in, to take a snow day. I was so excited I couldn't go back to sleep!! So I had this snow day, which means there was obviously a lot of snow. Mike took my car that was in the garage so he didn't have to unearth his from the then 6 inches of collected now. Well when I decided I wanted to go play with Aubri and needed to drive his car... I had to do it. So just imagine me, a woman who hates the snow with everything in her, trying to get a car out of (by this time) 10 inches of snow. It was terrible. I was covered in snow... which became watery wetness. My boots were waterlogged and not fun to be in. This is because once I uncovered the car, I had to start kicking all of the snow that was blocking the car from getting out of its spot! Mike better love me for that! Now he wouldn't have to do that!

I had fun with Epps this morning. I took her out on the deck and let her play in the snow. She was soo funny, and soo cautious. She would swat at it, take a step, like it. Sit down look around and then dart back in to the house. Shes cute. I like her.

I also would just like to let everyone know that I leave for Disney in 18 weeks and 6 days. That makes me very happy!

Ok I think that was enough randomness to create some labels. :)