Chris is an old man :) haha

Chris' birthday was on saturday and we had so much fun :) We went to dinner at King's Fish House, had some yummy crab, and then back at home for a ice cream cake, more yum!! Madison seemed all too eager for it! She even ended up blowing out his candles by her huffing and puffing! funny girl. 26 years old, what an old man! haha jk, I will be 27 in a few months! crazy!! 

She was LUCKY to be alive, and we were LUCKY to have her

Today, our little Lucky dog of 14 years has gone to heaven. She has been the best dog any family could ask for. I picked her out and brought her home to beg for her when I was only 12 years old and my dad finally agreed. Soon afterwards though she, along with the rest of her litter, got Parvo and she was the only one to survive after a doctor took her to care for her. When she arrived back with us, we changed her name to Lucky because she was definitely lucky to be alive. She is the only dog most the of siblings have ever know (besides my Madison). She has been such a sweetheart and amazing friend to us all. We know she is in a better place and that we will see her again. 

Her first christmas with us

This last christmas

Madison loved her too, ever since she was little. Lucky was too old to play with her but I know there was some kind of bond between them because Lucky would get excited when Maddie came over and Madison would want to lay by her. In her last days Maddie watched over her.

Her last days here with us

REST IN PEACE 

our Lucky dog

A Special Place

You have a special place Dear Lord
  that I know you'll always keep
A special place reserved for dogs
  when they quietly fall asleep
With large and airy kennels
  and a yard for hiding bones
With maybe a little babbling creek
  that chatters over stones.
With wide green fields and flowers
  for those who never knew
about running freely under
  Your sky of perfect blue.
Lord,I know You keep this Special Place
  And so to you I Pray,
For one Special Lucky
  Who quietly died today
She was full of strength & love
  and so very, very wise.
The puppy look she once had
  Had long since left her eyes.
She is dearly missed my Lord
  By a very good friend of mine.
She went to join her ancestors
  To Your land that is Devine
So, speak to Lucky softly please
  And give her a warm hello.
She's a Special gift to you Dear Lord
  From the Bell's, who loved her so.

Sprinkles cupcakes :)

So for valentines day I made Chris some red velvet cupcakes..yummm!! I got the Sprinkles cupcake mix from William Sonoma (if you have never had a Sprinkles cupcake, you need to!!) I had a lot of fun making them, and more fun eating them...they were delicious!!! I was proud of myself :)

In honor of the upcoming holiday :)

Ashley and Kailie=besties :)

Yesterday I took my sister and one of her best friends to downtown claremont to take some pictures... what a blast! They are two beautiful girls who are in their senior year of high school and were friends way back before grade school living across the street from each other :) I thought the pictures turned out really cute!

I've been tagged!!!

I am:  a daughter, a sister, a lover, a friend

I think: that everything happens for a reason

I know: that I deserve nothing but the best

I want: to have a family someday :)

I have: reservations...

I dislike: mean people

I miss: living on my own

I fear: that I'll let people down

I feel: overwhelmed

I hear: only what I want sometimes

I smell: yummy cookies :)

I crave: yummy yummy cookies :)

I usually: can control my emotions

I cry: sometimes for no reason at all

I search: for my meaning in life

I wonder: what my life will be like 10 years from now

I regret: nothing. Everything happens for a reason

I wish: I could just be done with school already!

I love: so much

I care: too often

I always: over analyze

I worry: way too often!

I am not: confident enough

I remember: through photographs

I believe: that my dreams will someday come true

I sing: only when no one is around!

I argue: over pettiness

I write: to get my emotions out

I win: only when I play myself!

I lose: more than I'd like to admit

I don't understand: life

I can usually be found: at school or work

I need: to push my limits so I can know my own strength

I forget: that the world doesn't revolve around me

I am happy: with chris and my maddie

I tag: Kathy Bell, Kristen Murri, and Hayley Bell!!!!

Oh how they grow up so fast...

I ran across this picture today on my computer and I had to share..isn't he the cutest little guy ever! I am going to see him in 2 weeks and he is walking now and has grown into a little man which makes me a little sad :( So the next pictures I post of him he will look all grown up :( So I wanted to make sure to post this before he gets too big!! At least his mom (one of my bestest friends) is pregnant again :)