If you like Pina Coladas...

Tonight was our little family night...we had a Hawaiian Luau...ghetto style. No, there was no roasting pit in the back yard with a pig churning over the open flames, but we managed to make freaking good Hawaiian haystacks and Pina Coladas. Tacy and Benny came over to party with us and watch the Jazz game. We got some small tiki lamps thinking they would be a fun replacement for "candlelight", instead they almost torched our house down, and sent the tenants running with a loud fire alarm. So we decided it was probably not the best idea to light them during dinner. It was a fun night with friends!The table, Walmart has such fun "tiki" decore.

Benny and Tacy...still stuck in that "cutesy, silly" dating phase :)

Cheers!

Easter Weekend

Dan and I had a fun Easter weekend. Saturday morning Dan played in a softball tournament, which he ended up not being able to finish due to the rain....can't say I was too upset about that :) Not that it wasn't fun watching him, but it was WET. That night we had a surprise birthday party for my sister Kelee. She is now 16! I am five years older, and about three inches shorter...so sad. Easter day was a nice relaxing day. The Easter bunny brought us a few treats, and then we went to visit and eat dinner with Dan's grandparents and his Aunt Debbie and family. Then we spent the afternoon playing hand and foot... which almost started WWIII then quickly had every one laughing so hard (at how silly Gpa Jensen was being with the "rules"). I'm sure someone peed their pants *cough*. Wasn't me. Anyways, Happy Easter everyone.

Kelee walking in to us yelling "Surprise!"

Easter baskets and gifts, Dan got a new phone, and I got a purse.

Yummy, yummy, yummy!

Yummy weather, yummy food, who could ask for more?! Dan had to pay some softball dues to a friend down in Spanish Fork, so we decided to get some KFC and have a picnic at Canyon View Park while we were down there. We played catch, and hit a few balls. We also played fetch with Yuki. I LOVED this sunny day!

Co-ed Volleyball

Dan and I are playing with the family on a co-ed volleyball team. The players are : Fronk, Sammy, DJ, Amy, Casey Gordon, Marie (Sammy's mom), Daniel, and me. Most of our team has not played volleyball on an actual team before, so it is a learning experience, but we are having fun! Here are some pictures of the action!

me bumping it over

Daniel serving

Amy spiking...watch out folks!

Dan blocking...it looks like he might have jumped a bit too late

Fronk Serving

DJ diving...on our team we expect you to sacrifice your body :)

Summertime....and the livin's easy...

Ok, ok, so it isn't summertime quite yet, but it was nice enough for flip flops and shorts, close enough in my book! We took advantage of the sunny day by going to the park with Yuki. She had a blast running around and playing fetch. She even had the guts to run over and start playing with another huge dog. It was nice to sit out in the sun!

She was trying to catch the grass that I was throwing up in the air

Let's hope the sunny weather is here to stay!

Horrible, rotten, no good, very bad...week

This week was a busy one...

We started co-ed volleyball and during our first games of the season Matt tore the soft tissue in his ankle...so he will be out for a while. We also found out Dan has kidney stones :( The doc gave him some medicine to help with the pain and infection. I just hope he can pass them on his own, and quickly! I

On a happier note, tonight was Fronk and Sammy's wedding and reception, they both looked very gorgeous and happy! When we got home, Yuki was so excited to see us that she peed all over the floor then somehow rolled in it, so, I decided to give her a much needed bath. She usually likes taking baths and will just lick the shampoo off of herself the entire time...that is until you get her head wet. She goes NUTS! This time she managed to escape me and jumped from the bath tub (soaking, sopping, WET) and run all over the house, drenching everything in her path, before I could catch her...

Us at the reception

Kelee and me

Ha, this cracks me up...just ignore my gia-normous arms!

This is the look of defeat and submission...she wasn't too happy when we caught her and made her get back in the tub!

The haircut I have wanted since jr high....

...has finally been fulfilled! I have seriously wanted my hair cut in an A-line since I can remember, I just never dared because I wasn't sure if I could pull it off (I know...silly, right :) But I LOVE it! By far my favorite cut yet...the pictures don't do it justice.




Thanks Alisa, your the bomb!

Off Constantly

Dan played in the March Madness tourny down is St George this weekend. He had a lot of fun, and played really well...I guess he had five homeruns...or more, he honestly cannot remember! I sure missed him though so I am glad he came home safely!

When Dan got home he said, "I am kinda liking all this extra upper body weight...It's not good for basketball or tennis, but it's sure working for me in softball!"

Ha ha this was a comment left on one of Dan's pics on Facebook "was this the first homerun or the second or the third or the fourth, i cant even remember how many that kid had, next time dan goes there going to make him supply his own softballs cause he kept losing their's."

I'm so excited...

"Close your eyes, feel the sand beneath your toes, and the ocean tide wash over your feet..." can you feel it? Are you in Hawaii yet? Ha ha, that's what I felt like again when I found the sd card with our honeymoon pictures on it! It disappeared right after we got home from Hawaii, I was SO bummed! BUT last night I decided to get on the ball and organize our "junk drawer" and there it was! It was so fun to look through them and remember all the fun we had! I am going to post a few so I can remember in case I loose it again!

I was a natural :)

Dan wasn't too shabby either

At the Waikiki zoo

Dinner at the Poly Cultural Center, because we were there on our honeymoon we got to get up and dance in front of everyone

Our sweet tats

In front of the Waikiki temple

Pearl Harbor

At the ocean...I wish we would have gotten better pictures here, but we spent most our energy trying to keep me alive :)

I am not sure where this is, I think it was at a army museum by Pearl Harbor

Dan insisting on taking a picture of me, and me complaining about how freakin hot it was

Waiting for the fire show to start

Ooo la la :)

Game night

Last night was our turn to host game night, we had Tyson and Courtney, Casey and Kristi, and Ben and Brooke over. We played Catch Phrase, and by the end of the night we were all so tired that we were giving clues like, "its a blank, blank , and blank." The one that will live in infammy, though, goes to Daniel. Here was the clue he gave: "It's the opposite of cook your tomorrow." Hmm... Any guesses? "Make my day" was the actual phrase... ha ha that one will always give everyone a good laugh! There were so many other funny moments we laughed at, but I can't remember them all now. My camera died at the beginning of the night so I didn't get any good pictures of the action :( I did get a cute one of Casey and Kristi though.

Well, at least a cute one of Kristi :)

Pillow mania

I decided my living room was so blah...and it needed some color...I went looking for some pillows for the couches, and everything was so expensive! I decided to make my own...I paid $9 for the fabric, and $5 for the batting...i was able to make three pillows for $14! I love them, and plan on making three more red and two more brown for our other couch. I didn't make the brown ones, shown, but will be making the other two just like them!

Dan chillaxin'

Dinner with the gals

So...in honor of Amanda's fast approaching wedding, us girls went to Olive Garden. Prob not the best idea on a Friday night (we waited for about an hour to get seated), but it gave us more time to chat and catch up....Amanda, Jaci, and I were so close in high school (kareoke, lifetime original movies, shopping, oh the memories!) but now we are all married and just living different lives. It's hard to find time to get away from the hubby's but once ya do it's so worth it! We had a blast laughing and reminiscing about the good ol' days. I had forgotten just how funny Mcall and Jaci can be together! The food was delicious, but that's no surprise. Congrats Amanda, marriage is the best!

The long wait

Me, Jaci
Amanda, Mcall, Jaci, me

I'm a Lambog... blah blah blah

I'm a Lamborghini Murcielago!

You're not subtle, but you don't want to be. Fast, loud, and dramatic, you want people to notice you, and then get out of the way. In a world full of sheep, you're a raging bull.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

My aunt had this on her blog so I thought I would see which car I was....this might be more accurate if I actually had the car :)

Love is in the Air. . .

Our Valentine's day was so much fun! It was the best one yet. We started off the day by going out to breakfast at Denny's, yum! Then we went last-minute gift shopping, lounged around, and just enjoyed our day together. Later that night, we went to The Dessert Star Theater to see "Home School Musical"; we were on the very front row, close enough that at times I felt I was a part of the show, and wanted to belt out the songs right along with them "you gotta get ya get ya get ya head in the game" luckily, for all those in attendance, I refrained. (Misty, now that I have seen it, we definitely need to talk and laugh about it together!) Even Dan enjoyed it...and he was very skeptical! Our present to each other is a gym pass at Orem Rec to get back into shape, but he had to go above and beyond, and got me an MP3 player so I can jam while working out! Let's just say I returned the gift later that night :)

Flowers, of course! Three for our three valentines we have spent together.

Dan, I love you. You are such a blessing in my life, and I can't even imagine not having you there. You make me so happy, and I appreciate all you do for me. Thanks for a great day hun!