More Europe Pictures

I just felt like I was in a fairytale while I was in Switzerland and Germany.  I guess it was all the castles and rolling green hills.  Here are some more pictures from the last half of our trip.

The Temple near Bern, Switzerland

The temple grounds were beautiful and simple (for most temples)

a cute little church next to our hotel (no the bells did not wake me up, I think I was too exhausted from Paris to even notice)

I loved just how green everything was in Switzerland (and most of Germany)

The giant cuckoo clock  next to the CUTE cuckoo clock shop in the Black Forest.

Part of the Heidelberg castle

There was a group of men singing German songs in the streets of Rudesheim

Those cherries tasted so good!

Candles in a church (we just happened to walk by)

Did I mention I loved to take pictures of the flowers that were EVERYWHERE!

A cute garden we found walking around one of the smaller German towns.

I am so glad Jeff and I had the opportunity to go on this WONDERFUL trip.  It gave me memories and experiences I will treasure forever.

The Colors of Paris

Sainte Chapelle

Since Jeff did most of the writing and I did almost all of the picture taking I figured I would just share a fraction of the pictures I took in Paris.  I will post some more pictures from the rest of the trip some other time.

Along the Seine River at night

Small Park next to the Musée de l'Armée

Napoleon's Tomb

Garden in the Rodin Museum

View from our hotel window.  I was fascinated with the windows and the window boxes all over Europe.  I took way too many pictures of windows.

Dinner our 2nd night.  The potatoes were my favorite!

Arc de Triomphe

Arches National Park Trip: In Photos

Well, here are just a fraction of the photos I took on our grand adventure this weekend. It was so much fun! I was just so happy that I took my camera with me so I could be the official photographer.

Midnight hike up to Delicate Arch:

This is my absolute favorite picture of them all!

The Fiery Furnace:

(Our interpretation of Abby Road)

Devil's Garden:

Happy Birthday My Love!

29 reasons I love My Love (sorry for those who don't do mushy, I am required to be mushy on his birthday).

In no particular order

1. What WhAt!

2. is a Geek

3. is a geek who is obsessed with dinosaurs

4. sings me made up songs all the time

5. laughs sometimes when he doesn't even think it is funny

6. can quote all of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings (did I mention GEEK)

7. Lets me be myself

8. Takes me on amazing vacations (we are going to Europe this summer!)

9. snuggles me all the time

10. makes delicious breakfasts

11. is a great writer

12. keeps me safe

13. works REALLY hard so we can live the life we do

14. laughs when I am not trying to be funny

15. doing his Jeff dance

16. lets me cry even when it is his kryptonite

17. keeps the yard looking nice

18. shares my love for reading

19. learns about all sorts of things and then teaches me

20. can think logically when I don't

21. passionate about knowledge

22. kind

23. loving

24. patience

25. does mental math WAY better then anyone else I know

26. Loves pi/pie

27. cute

28. always growing

29. my BEST friend!

There are more, but this will be the list for this year. The best thing is that I get to be with him forever! Jeff, I love you always!

Happy Mother's Day Marme!

Many sleepless nights with colic or a nightmare

Often a nurse, teacher, chauffeur, therapist, and playmate all at once

Time together creates priceless memories

Helpful hands to a child in need

Eternal

Responsible for who I am today!

I love you Marme and I always will!

Popcorn Popping!

I looked out the window and what did I see? Popcorn popping on the apricot tree!

Ok, so I sing this song all the time with the Sunbeams at church, so naturally that is what I thought when I got up this morning and looked out my window. I saw that the tree in my front yard had started to blossom, and it gave me hope that warm weather would come to stay for a while.

First time Flowers!

Today I did something I have seen a hundred times, but have never done on my own before. I put together my first hand tied bouquet, all by myself. Now I know it isn't perfect, but I was happy with how it turned out.

I have watched my mom do wedding flowers for years. Ever since I could hold a piece of floral tape and wire I have been helping her with cleaning and getting the flowers prepared. It looked so easy how she knew just where to put the flowers and greenery (I have come to find out in recent years that some of that was experimenting). I have always thought it would be fun if I could help people with flowers the way my mom did (it was always more of a service then a business).

I finally got the opportunity to help with a bouquet for bridal pictures (I felt better about this because then if she hated it then she didn't have to use it). There was a lot of guess work, calls to my mom, trial and error. In the end I think it turned out pretty well. Just don't look too close!

Note to the OCD I fixed the pins later after I notice them in the picture.