A very kind goodbye

Ryan recently got released as the Young Men's President. The next Wednesday he got an unexpected knock at the door and a nice surprise from the Young Men. They all signed a card for him and made him those signs. He got hot dogs and buns, ketchup and mustard, candy, Listerine and a very creative letter.

They also taped little baseballs all over his car with hand written notes on them.

He felt very loved and was overwhelmed by the gesture. He has really enjoyed working with the Young Men and will miss them! 

Jared's birthday

We went up to the Everett's on Jan 28 to celebrate Ryan's brother, Jared's birthday. The whole family was there minus Brianna. We even had some extra guests, some foreign exchange students from Brazil.

Sampling the snacks

Janessa putting her cosmetology classes to good use

She sprayed so much water on Ryan's hair that it was running off his face. We all thought it was funny, him? not so much.

Family pic

You can barely see it but the flame on the candles was colored

Ryan actually volunteered to hold Kyler, that's a first folks! Baby steps.

What's Happening Wednesday

01. Ryan went snowmobiling with guys from work on Saturday and had a blast. No injuries, thank goodness
02. Watched the Superbowl with some friends. Ryan was cheering for the Patriots and was pretty upset when they lost.
03. We were invited by another ward to their new beginnings since we don't have any new Beehives. They had a great program.
04. Jason Wu for Target line is out and I've been wanting to check out some of the pieces but haven't yet.
05. Finished the 2nd book in the "Matched" series. It was a faster read and definitely left ya hangin. The 3rd book comes out this year.
06. I took our cat, Hairy to the vet yesterday for an exam. His gums are really red so we scheduled a cleaning for next week.
07. Big Budah rented from Ryan's branch so he snapped a picture as proof. Ryan knows so many people and has met a lot of famous people but no one believes him (including me) because he never get's pictures.
08. Went to the dentist today. No cavities! Yea.
09. Had breakfast at Black Bear Diner with some co-workers this morning. It was delicious. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, but I don't get a good one very often.
10. Ryan got tickets to see Lady A in concert next week. I'm so excited to go!

Burt's Bees Grab Bag Haul (video)

I posted a few days ago that I bought this grab bag and it came via FedEx today! I was so excited about this great deal I had to share with you. Decided to try a video because it seemed easier to show you everything and explain what I got. Enjoy!

P.S. Please forgive my amateur videography skills (or lack thereof). Show me some love and let me know if you want me to do more videos/reviews. I have lots of opinions..

What's Happening Wednesday

01. Went to a new restaurant called Citrus Grill with some friends, it's great and i recommend trying it.
02. I was finally able to wash our car in this lull from all the rain and snow.
03. Ordered a Burt's Bees grab bag for $15. Can't wait to get it and see what's inside.
04. Really bummed that we didn't get tickets to Brian Regan, I heard it was great.
05. Saw Puss in Boots in 3D at the dollar theater, funny show, i loved it.
06. Spent time with Ryan's family celebrating his brother's birthday.
07. Went into work late yesterday and loved sleeping in. Sometimes it would be nice to work later.
08. Started filling out paperwork for taxes, ugh, stressful.
09. Been getting free lunch at work lately, feeling spoiled, but it's oh so delicious. Kneader's today, Goodwood BBQ last week.
10. Ryan's going snowmobiling this weekend with buddies from work. I hope there's enough snow!