The Snavelys

Family Pics 2011

2011-07-22T20:46:00.011-04:00

My family was lucky enough to have a photo shoot with the lovely and talented Kellie Anderson before she moved away. She really did an amazing job! Here are a few of the ones she's sent us so far! Can't wait to see more!

Three best friends that just happen to be sisters!

My sweet mom and dad. They celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary this year!

And here are a few of the whole family. What a wonderful family I've been blessed with! So thankful families are forever!

Five Years!

2011-06-25T10:48:00.005-04:00

Counting my many blessings today and most of them have something to do with this guy!

This year we celebrate 5 years of marriage-the best marriage I could have ever imagined. Not that they've been easy years; three and a half years of trying to have children without success can take quite a toll on a person. But through the tears, hormonal outbursts and sadness Dan has been there for me all the way. When I feel like I can't make it through another day I remember that Heavenly Father has blessed me with a wonderful companion and I know everything will be okay! I'm thankful that He knew just what I would need in an eternal companion and helped Dan look past all my imperfections and fall in love with me. I guess I'm a lucky girl after all! ;) Looking forward to a lifetime and eternity with this wonderful guy!

Nauvoo

2010-07-23T11:03:00.012-04:00

Last weekend we took a trip to Nauvoo to see the Nauvoo pageant. Let me just say that it was absolutely amazing! If you haven't been before you have to go! It was so well written and the actors did a great job. The best part is that it's a true story! :) The spirit was so strong and I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for those sweet pioneers who sacrificed so much and most especially for the love that our Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ have for us. One of my favorite things was that it showed how happy the pioneers were even though they were experiencing great trials.

At the end they light up the Nauvoo temple and you hear president Hinckley's voice saying, "How grateful I am, how profoundly grateful for what has happened. Today, facing west, on the high bluff overlooking the city of Nauvoo, thence across the Mississippi, and over the plains of Iowa, there stands Joseph's temple, a magnificent house of God. Here in the Salt Lake Valley facing east, to that beautiful temple in Nauvoo stands Brigham's temple, the Salt Lake temple. They look toward one another as bookends between which there are volumes that speak of the suffering, the sorrow, the sacrifice, even the deaths of thousands who made the long journey from the Mississippi River to the valley of the Great Salt Lake." How wonderful it was to hear President Hinckley's voice! I couldn't hold back the tears-he was such a great man!

We also got to do a session in the Nauvoo temple! All during the session I couldn't stop thinking about those pioneers and how they must have felt leaving their homes and the beautiful temple behind after they had worked so hard to build it.
I kept thinking about several entries from President Brigham Young's journal that we talked about in Sunday school a few years back. These were written as the saints were preparing to leave Nauvoo.

“This morning there was an immense crowd at the reception room waiting for admission. … One hundred twenty-one persons received ordinances”

“Such has been the anxiety manifested by the saints to receive the ordinances [of the Temple], and such the anxiety on our part to administer to them, that I have given myself up entirely to the work of the Lord in the Temple night and day, not taking more than four hours of sleep, upon an average, per day, and going home but once a week.

“Notwithstanding that I had announced that we would not attend to the administration of the ordinances, the House of the Lord was thronged all day, the anxiety being so great to receive, as if the brethren would have us stay here and continue the endowments until our way would be hedged up, and our enemies would intercept us. But I informed the brethren that this was not wise, and that we should build more Temples, and have further opportunities to receive the blessings of the Lord, as soon as the saints were prepared to receive them. In this Temple we have been abundantly rewarded, if we receive no more. I also informed the brethren that I was going to get my wagons started and be off. I walked some distance from the Temple supposing the crowd would disperse, but on returning I found the house filled to overflowing.

“Looking upon the multitude and knowing their anxiety, as they were thirsting and hungering for the word, we continued at work diligently in the House of the Lord. Two hundred and ninety-five persons received ordinances” (History of the Church, 7:579).

And this from Our Heritage, "Why would these Saints work so hard to complete a building they would soon leave behind? Almost 6,000 Latter-day Saints received their endowments before leaving Nauvoo. As they turned their eyes toward their western migration, they were bolstered in faith and secure in the knowledge that their families were eternally sealed together. Tear-stained faces, ready to move on after burying a child or spouse on America’s vast prairie, were resolute largely because of the assurances contained in the ordinances they had received in the temple."

How grateful I am for the blessings of the temple! Just thinking of those saints and how eager they were to receive the blessings of the temple touches my heart and gives me a desire to attend more often! I hope I won’t take for granted how close I live to the temple and how easy it is for me to go!

Happy Belated Birthday!

2010-06-03T23:41:00.010-04:00

Two of my favorite people in the world share the same birthday-my hubby and my sister Lauren. I saw this ROY G. BIV cake on a friend's blog and had to make it. Happy Birthday Dan and Lauren! Love you guys!

Yikes-worked so hard on the cake forgot to work on myself-haha!

Mormon Messages

2010-03-29T20:06:00.005-04:00

I'm sure most of you have seen the Mormon Messages on LDS.org, they are so wonderful! I wanted to share "Create" by President Uchtdorf as I found it especially inspiring. If you haven't heard/read the talk this is based on you can find it here.

I am the Luckiest!

2010-02-19T19:38:00.003-05:00

Sappy post alert! :)

In the spirit of Valentine's Day (even though I'm a little late) I want to say how very lucky and blessed I am to have the husband I have! Dan is such an amzaing man! He is so kind and is always patient with me. This picture is my absolute favorite picture from our wedding day because it captures perfectly how extremely happy I am when I am in his presence. Love you Danny boy!

Something to make you smile!

2009-09-27T22:02:00.002-04:00

I saw this video on Good Morning America on Saturday and it made my day! :) This is a few minutes long but I think you'll love it too! Thank you to all of my friends out there!

3 Years later...

2009-07-01T18:41:00.004-04:00

And life still feels like a honeymoon! :)

Then

And now

I got in! :)

2009-06-09T21:53:00.004-04:00

Wow, it has been FOREVER since our last post! I'm not sure if anyone even checks our blog anymore but if so I just wanted to let everyone know that I got accepted to the Dental Hygiene Program at Columbus State! I'm still waiting to hear back from Ohio State though. I'm so excited to finally be getting on with school!

Dan Graduated!!!

2009-02-02T17:55:00.017-05:00

Dan graduated in December from Ohio State with a degree in International Business and Economics. I'm so proud of him! He is happy to have a little break from school. I promised him he could take a few months off before starting to study for his GMAT. Here are a few pics.

The Buckeye cake I made for him.

I had to post this pic of us with Gordon Gee (OSU's President-he's Mormon) even though I look terrible. I had literally just thrown my sweater on because it was so hot and I had no idea the line was going to move so fast. :)

Can you tell I'm excited and proud?! :)

Lauren and I snuck down to the "off limits" part of the arena to get this one. :)

Maybe cats do have 9 lives...

2008-12-10T22:18:00.002-05:00

Our little cat Charlie has had some breathing problems since we got him and we finally figured out why. He has a herniated diaphragm and pretty much all of the organs that should be in his abdominal cavity are in his thoracic cavity. As a result one of his lungs is collapsed. He was most likely hit by a car before we got him. So, today he had major surgery to correct all this and everything seems to have gone fine. We get to pick him up tomorrow. I know it may seem silly to have such an extensive surgery done on a pet but he has filled a place in my heart that I haven't been very successful filling with something else. ;) We are very thankful!

Another year older....(sigh)

2008-10-18T23:17:00.009-04:00

I turned 26 years old on the 18th....Aghhhh! I can't believe it. It doesn't seem old when other people tell me they are 26 but it feels old to be 26 myself. I had a wonderful birthday!!! Dan and I got to go to the temple Saturday morning which is rare for us since I usually work on Saturdays. Then we went to my parents house and hung out all day. We ate tons of pizza and watched the OSU game. I'm glad they had such an awesome game on my birthday because I was a little worried. :) We carved pumpkins and then went to Walmart and tried on a bunch of Halloween Costumes. My mom even made the birthday cake she used to make for me when I was a little girl.

Oh yeah....Did I mention I got a cricut! Horray for Dan being the best husband ever!!

Our new kitty!

2008-09-05T21:50:00.004-04:00

It's been a while since our last post but not much has been happening. We did get a new kitty though. We found him on Craigslist. He had been hanging around this ladies house for a while and was homeless. He's super sweet! He really really really likes human food and he begs for it like a dog. I've never seen a cat do this! He also follows Dan and I wherever we go. We didn't really want a cat but couldn't stand the thought of him being homeless. We're crazy about him now though. Oh yeah and his name is Charlie.

Bienvenido a Miami

2008-07-19T19:42:00.000-04:00

Dan and I took a trip down to south Florida this week and it was wonderful! We went to South Beach and did some shopping in the Art Deco district and took a walk on the beach. We had lunch at Pamela's deli, a delicious Chilean restaurant. I got to try a completo, churrasco, empanadas (Chilean style-there is a difference), pastel de choclo and torta de mil hojas. It was all really good but my favorite was the torta which is lots of layers of thin cake with caramel in between...yum! Dan was in Chilean heaven!! While in Miami we also went through little Havana and took a tour of the everglades. Riding the airboat was actually a lot of fun except for the fact that we had to stuff toilet paper in our ears because it was so loud. We saw lots of alligators and I got to hold little Snappy-a one year old alligator. He was super cute but the guy told us not to kiss him because he would kiss back-haha!

When we weren't in Miami we spent most of our time on the beach. Fort Lauderdale was awesome and we highly recommend it to anyone that is going to FL. We could see the bottom even when we were waist deep in the water- it was beautiful! I could go on and on and on about how beautiful it is but I'm sure you can see from the pictures. :)

The icing on the cake was the fact that there was a Krystal (if you're from the south and you've ever left you understand the excitement! :))right in front of our gate in the Atlanta airport so we got to have a Krystal burger before heading to Ohio-delicious!

2 Years of Bliss!

2008-06-26T21:18:00.000-04:00

Tuesday June 24th marked our 2nd anniversary. I can't believe it's been two years since we got married!! It's been a truly wonderful two years. I'm so happy that this is only the beginning and that we will be together forever! I love you Dan! You've given me a wonderful life!

Ladies and Gentleman the class of 2008!

2008-06-22T22:37:00.000-04:00

Both of my little sisters graduated this year. Caroline graduated from high school and Laurn graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Animal Science (that's why she has animals glued to one of her caps below). We're so proud of both of them. I can't believe how fast time flies! It's seems like just yesterday that Lauren and I were just little girls waiting at the hospital in the middle of the night for Caroline to be born. We were so excited. I love you both!

Lovely Lauren

Just up to our usual sisterly shinanigans...

She did it! Isn't this a cute pic of Lolly?

Crazy family! My dad is not amused...

Girls will be girls! (okay...I don't make a good kissy face)

Beautiful!

Summer Fun!

2008-06-16T22:12:00.000-04:00

This weekend my family had a small reunion at Cedar Point. It was sooo much fun. When we arrived on Friday morning it was storming and we were so sad. We were trying to find ways to entertain ourselves in the car. After about an hour the rain cleared up and the sun came out. Luckily the rain drove everyone away so we didn't have to wait in line to ride any of the water slides. It was so much fun to all be together...we missed you mom and dad!

Soak City!!!

Dan was sure to get a pic of me chocking to death-thanks love. :)

The view from the ferris wheel. I had to recover after the cork screw and magnum did me in. :)

The family

Cousins!

May Update

2008-06-03T22:22:00.000-04:00

It's been a while since out last post so here's a little bit about what we've been up to.

Now that warm weather is finally here we planted lots of flowers. We found this fun mix called celebrity mix that had a mix of all these different colors-lovely! Now I just have to try not to kill them! :)

I made this cake for one of my best friends, Aihua. She she's expecting a baby boy this week. It's the first cake I made for someone other than a family member.

We went to the circus. It was actually so much fun! I felt like a big kid. My favorite part was the elephants and these ladies-I'm not sure what they're called. They were amazing!

Dan and I ran the race for the cure in memory of our great-grandma's who died of breast cancer- both of which were named Lucille. It was very emotional.

Happy Birthday to two of my favorite people!

2008-05-02T23:09:00.001-04:00

Dan- The sweetest and best husband ever! He's so patient with me and always treats me like I'm a queen. I'm not sure what I've done to deserve him. Dan makes everyday life so much fun! I can't imagine life without him. I'm so lucky to have a husband who is also a best friend! I love you Dan!

Lauren-aka Brenda, Lolly Dolly, Brynn and Burns. Unfortunately she has had to endure these and many other crazy names I've called her. She's such a sweet sister and one of the smartest people I know. When we were kids one of her favorite hobbies was writing reports out of the encyclopedia! :) Lauren's been a great example to me every since I've known her-24 years wow! And when I was little I asked my parents if I could call her my friend and I've thought of her that way ever since! Love you Lauren!

Lots of Cakes!

2008-05-02T00:22:00.000-04:00

Here are a few cakes I made recently. I've still got a long way to go but I'm so excited about all the new flowers I learned how to make!! My favorites are the daisy and daffodil!

Georgia on my mind...

2008-04-01T21:55:00.000-04:00

Dan and I spent the week in Georgia because my sweet grandfather, Papa, passed away. We will miss him so much! I'm so happy for him though because I know that he is reunited with Grandmamma. It just happened to be Cherry Blossom time in Georgia, which is totally fitting because Papa loved flowers (Macon is famous for it's Cherry Blossom trees). It was wonderful to be with so many aunts and uncles and cousins that I don't get to see very often. I love Georgia! Even though I've been gone for 8 years now, I feel a huge sense of belonging when I'm there; it's home. Here are some pics from our trip and a few pics of us with Papa from last year.

We got to be there for the blessing of my best friend's beautiful baby girl, Laurel.

2008-03-17T00:30:00.000-04:00

Yay I was tagged twice this week! Here's the first one. I'm still working on Marie's though, having a hard time thinking of 4 interesting things about myself. :)

How long have you been together? We started dating at the beginning of July 2005 and we’ve been married for one year and nine months.

How long did you date? We dated for 11 months.

Who eats more? Dan eats more in a sitting but I definitely snack more throughout the day.

Who said I love you first? Dan did. He kept telling for several days that he had something to tell me but when I would ask him what he would change the subject quickly. He finally actually said it a couple of days later.

Who is taller? Dan is.

Who has more speeding tickets? We’ve both had one.

Who is smarter? Well, I think Dan is but he says that I am. J

Who is more sensitive? I’m not sure about this one, we’re both pretty sensitive but I think Dan is more sensitive in a caring way and I’m more sensitive in that I get my feelings hurt easily.

Who does the laundry? We both do. I always laugh when Dan does the laundry because he hangs everything of mine up to air dry rather than putting it in the dryer. I think I scared him because I gave him a lecture when we first got married about throwing all my clothes in the dryer (although I didn’t say that nothing could go in the dryer). This was because growing up my poor dad would always shrink our stuff when he tried to help with the laundry. I guess Dan’s philosophy is better safe than sorry.

Who does the dishes? Dan does the dishes a lot more. It’s not my favorite chore so I usually pick something else to do.

Who sleeps on the right? Dan

Who pays the bills? Dan writes the checks I make the dough.

Who mows the lawn? We don’t have one. L

Who cooks dinner? I usually cook dinner although Dan is always willing to help.

Who drives when you are together? Dan does. I think the man should drive and it assures that we arrive to our destination in safety.

Who is more stubborn? Well when I asked what he thought he said that he was. I replied “Do you really think so?” And he said, “Not really I was just trying to be nice.”

Who is the first to admit they are wrong? I don’t know that I am the first to admit that I’m wrong but I am usually wrong because I have a bad memory.

Whose parents do you see more? Mine

Who has more siblings? Dan-he has five brothers I have two sisters.

Who wears the pants in the family? It’s pretty balanced but in the end when all is said and done I think Dan does.

Who eats more sweets? I do by far. I think I could easily drop 15 pounds if I stopped eating sweets-it’s bad!

Guilty pleasures? Reese’s Fast Break, tickling Dan’s feet-he hates it and he laughs so hard that he immediately breaks out in a sweat, and expensive makeup and hair products.

How did you meet? We were introduced at a singles dance in January of 2005. I didn’t think I had made an impression on him until six months later when he told me he remembered exactly what I was wearing the first time we met.

Who asked who out first? Well we first started hanging out as friends a lot. One night after we had gone bowling he started texting me lines from romantic songs that were popular at the time. He told me he was thinking about some girl that he liked. I thought he was so great that he would never like me so I didn’t have a clue. We continued texting for a while and then he finally asked me “aren’t you going to ask who the girl is?” I really didn’t want to because I didn’t want to be jealous but I went ahead and asked. He said that it was me and I was in shock! He asked me out on a date a couple of days later.

Who kissed who first? Dan kissed me on our first date. I guess that wasn’t really weird since I already knew that he liked me and we were already passed the “get to know you” phase since we had been friends for a while.

Who proposed? Dan

Best feature? His stomach-he has a six pack!

Best personality trait? He is very kind. That is what really attracted me to him when we were friends.

Pet names? Danimal, bop, poor guy I make up all kinds of nicknames for him.

Where do I see us in 15 years? We’ll hopefully have a lot of kids, a house with a yard and a dog.

What is your favorite thing about him? The way he makes me feel. Dan is so sweet. He is truly interested in everything I do whether it is decorating a cake, making a card, or talking about my newest diet. I know that he’s not really personally interested in those things but he’s interested in me because he loves me.

I tag Marie, Michelle, Rachel, Raven and Katherine.

Blizzard Conditions in March???

2008-03-08T20:29:00.000-05:00

That's right! Our recent winter weather has been pegged "The Blizzard of 2008"! The most exciting part of it all is that when I arrived to work on Friday I was only there for two hours before they announced that they were sending us all home. Then this morning they closed our entire office for the whole day,almost two whole snow days! I feel like like I'm a kid again. Unfortunately I couldn't go out and enjoy it too much though because I've been battling a cold that worked itself into a sinus infection for the last month and a half-bummer! Here are a few pics.

Dan is the Man!!

2008-02-18T11:26:00.000-05:00

Lately, I've been pretty sad because of something in my life that isn't going "as planned". I'm not really sure why I'm surprised though, I should have learned by now that things never go "as planned". I'm not saying that's a bad thing though because there are a lot of things in my life that didn't turn out the way I wanted them to but ended up being way better than I had ever imagined in the end. I guess I'm not very patient. I just need to remember to trust in my loving Heavenly Father and know that he always knows better than I do. Last night I was feeling pretty sorry for myself and I got mad that Dan wasn't paying me attention and was just looking at satellite views of Chile trying to find the places he lived in on his mission. So, I announced to him that I was going up to bed to read a book since he only cared about Chile (I was just being grouchy-deep down I knew this wasn't true). Being the sweet guy he is, he immediately followed me and gave me a big hug. Then he said he had a surprise for me. He went upstairs and got some manicure stuff I bought the other day and gave me a french manicure. I must say that he did a great job! I've tried to give myself one before and it looked horrible. I'm so thankful to have such a loving husband who shows me everyday how much he loves me!

Happy Heart's Day!

2008-02-15T22:49:00.000-05:00

This year for Valentine's Day Dan and I went Scali's, a yummie Italian restaurant in Reynoldsburg. It was very delicious. Dan and I both picked the same dish-chicken with sundried tomatoes and artichokes. Dani and Chad got veal and it looked really good too! After dinner we went to their house and had lots of ice cream. I had more than my fair share of fudge brownie and strawberry cheesecake ice cream but I didn't even feel guilty because it was Valentine's Day! :)

Dan got me several lovely gifts for Valentine's Day! Letters that spell out love,

a dozen roses (my favorite!),

and a mercury glass vase!

The most meaningful gift by far though was the slide show he put together for me. It had pictures of us from when we first became friends all the way until now with little reasons why he loves me! He's the best!

2008-01-28T16:28:00.000-05:00

Last night we received the sad news that our beloved prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley, passed away. It's hard to believe that the prophet that we've known and loved for so long won't be speaking at conference any more. We're so happy though that he is able to be reunited with his sweet heart, Sister Hinckley. We're grateful for the many many years that President Hinckley served in the church. His testimony was such a strength to our own. We'll miss him very much!

2008-01-20T20:23:00.000-05:00

I haven't really had anything to post lately so I decided to post this delicious cake recipe. It's been a big hit every time I've made it! You can use a brownie mix and then add the marshmallows, toasted pecans and frosting and it's really just as good!

Georgia Mud Cake
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter
4 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups sugar
11/2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
4 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¾ tsp. salt
1 (10.5-oz.) bag miniature marshmallows
chocolate frosting
1. Place pecans in a single layer on baking sheet.
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or
until toasted.
3. Microwave 1 cup butter and semi-sweet chocolate
in a large microwave-safe glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute
or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.
4. Whisk sugar and next 5 ingredients then add to the
chocolate mixture. Pour batter into a greased 15 x 10 x 1
inch jelly roll pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from
oven, and sprinkle evenly with miniature marshmallows;
bake 8-10 more minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle
warm cake with Chocolate frosting, and sprinkle evenly
with toasted pecans.

Chocolate Frosting
½ cup butter
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1. Stir together first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over
medium heat until butter is melted. Cook, stirring constantly,
two minutes or until slightly thickened; remove from heat.
Beat in powdered sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla at medium-high speed
with an electric mixer until smooth.

2007-12-23T22:11:00.000-05:00

This past Saturday all the Snavely clan came over to our tiny apartment and we had our gift exchange. It was so much fun! After opening the presents we went to Der Dutchman for dinner. If you've never been there you should definitely go. It's an Amish buffet and everything tastes like it's made from scratch! After stuffing ourselves some of us came back to the apartment and had cake- just what I needed! :) It was soooo much fun!

My Wish List

2007-12-20T00:27:00.000-05:00

My sister (who drew my name for our gift exchange) made the remark tonight, “What do you get for the person who has everything?” I would first off like to deny the claim that I have everything and also say that I can think of plenty of things to buy for myself! :) In an attempt to give my sister some good leads (I think she reads my blog) I’ve decided to make a list of things on my wish list!
1) Vintage ornaments from Shiny Bright
2) A mercury glass candle holder or bowl
3) Apothecary glasses
4) A letter S (I’m starting a collections of S’s for my wall)
5) Satsuma oil from The Body Shop

More cake fun!

2007-12-16T20:00:00.000-05:00

This weekend I made my first decorated cake. The only other ones I've made were for class. It wasn't perfect but I was actually happy with the outcome. I made it for Dan's mom's birthday which was Dec 14th (the D is for Deb). The really cool thing is that it was my grandma's birthday too (on Dec 15th) and her name was Darlene so I kind of felt like I was making it for two wonderful ladies rather than just one! :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

2007-12-09T21:50:00.000-05:00

The day after Thanksgiving we went and got our Christmas tree. This year we got an 8 footer! We love Christmas so much! Here's Dan getting the tree ready to bring in and put in the stand.
Here it is all decked out!

And on Monday we made a gingerbread house for fhe. It was so much fun! I've never been able to make one without having the roof cave in but this year was different...ta da!

Things I love

2007-12-05T01:13:00.000-05:00

Tonight I have such a bad case of insomnia I decided to get on the computer...exactly what they tell you not to do. :) But I'm tired of laying in bed staring at the clock so I've decided to make a list of things I love!

1) MY FAMILY- I have the greatest family ever! They support me so much and really teach me about what true love really is; especially my husband Dan who is the sweetest man that ever lived!

2) MY RELIGION- I think that without it I wouldn't even have an identity. It has shaped my entire life and is the reason behind every good decision that I make.

3) OLD MOVIES- Some of my favorites are The Sound of Music, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, State Fair, Moonlight Bay, Roman Holiday...I could go on and on!

4) CLASSIC ROMANCE NOVELS- My favorite books of all time are Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre.

5) SHABBY CHIC STUFF- I love anything that is shabby chic especially stuff by Rachel Ashwell. It's so bright and cheery and really makes a room inviting.

6) COOKING-This is by no means to imply that I'm a good cook, just that I love to do it. I love to try new recipes and to bake. My dream is to own my own bakery one day!

7) MAKING CRAFTS- This is another thing that I'm not really all that good at but I really love to do it. Probably one of the biggest reasons is that I grew up watching my mom make beautiful things all the time...maybe one day I'll achieve her greatness. :)

8) THE CROONERS-especially Nat King Cole. I could listen to Nat, Bing, Frank, and Dean all day long and never care to hear a current song.

9) MY COUNTRY-I cry whenever the National Anthem is sung or any other patriotic tune. This really is the best country on earth!

10) GOOD FRIENDS- I really do have some wonderful friends who are so kind to me. I hope I can learn to be as great of a friend as they are one day!

11) CHRISTMAS TIME!!!

2007-12-02T21:28:00.000-05:00

So this story is from a while ago but I thought it was fitting to post it after the exciting turn of events last night and today! THE BUCKEYES ARE GOING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!! As the end of the Buckeye season was approaching I decided to get tickets to one of the home games and surprise Dan. I emailed our home teacher (who is by the way the best home teacher ever) a couple of days before the game and asked if he could help us find tickets to the game. I had been looking all over and people were selling student tickets for 100 dollars a piece and more! But Jeremy came to the rescue and called me the Thursday night before to say that he had found student tickets for us for face value...$30 a piece! I was so excited! On Friday night I told Dan that I had to work late and I went over and picked up the tickets. Unbeknownst to Dan I had also asked for the next day off...unfortunately I always have to work Saturdays. So when the alarm went off I got up and pretended to get ready for work. I reset the clock back by about 30 minutes so I would have more time and I went down stairs and cooked breakfast. At 6:45 I ran upstairs and told Dan I was ready to leave. When he came down stairs and found breakfast made he looked really confused. I still didn't want to spill the beans so I told him that I was going to work late that day and wanted to surprise him. He cleared the table off for me and found the tickets where I had hidden them under his school books. The look on his face was priceless!! He just rubbed his eyes and then started to jump up and down. We had a lot of fun going to the game. GO BUCKS!!!

2007-11-11T20:06:00.000-05:00

On Saturday we went to see our new baby niece Brynn Adrian Snavely.

She was born on Monday November 5th (two days before Uncle Brett's 10th birthday).

Isn't she so pretty! We took her a little OSU cheerleader outfit. She'll be a tiny little cheerleader next week just in time for the big game.

Then on Sunday Dan's parents, Brett, Chad and Dani came over. We celebrated Brett's birthday and had lots of yummy food. It was a fun filled family weekend!

My Halloween Costume

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We had to dress up for Halloween for work. Luckily, I found this flapper girl costume at Target. I really love the costume but I don't think I look very good as a blonde! :)

Happy Halloween-OSU style!

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Dan and I carved and painted our pumpkins for Halloween this week. We never like to carve ordinary jack-o'-lanterns so this year we made OSU pumpkins. I'm sure anyone who knows Dan is not at all surprised by this! :) One of the pics is even complete with a Halloween kitty!

Happy Birthday

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Thursday, October 18th was my 25th birthday! It was a great birthday week. My dear friend Caitlin took me to Cameron Mitchell M for dinner on Monday to kick off the birthday festivities. It was awesome. On Wednesday my co-workers and I went out for a supervisor outing. We went to Der Dutchman, it was delicious and I ate way too much. It was a smorgasbord of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, chicken and noodles and more!!! Even though it was the day before my birthday my co-workers were thoughtful enough to get this cute little old guy who walks around playing the harmonica to play "Happy Birthday" and "You are my sunshine" to me. They even gave me a little birthday cake. It was awesome! Afterwards we went bowling and I blew everyone away with a score 80. (ha ha!) So, then on Thursday Dan stayed home from school to cook me breakfast and take me to work. I really didn't want to go to work but when I went in I was so excited to find my desk covered in pink decorations and several gifts. At a meeting later that day everyone sang happy birthday to my boss and I (we have the same birthday-crazy huh?). That evening Dan picked me up and surprised me with long stemmed pink roses-my favorite and took me shopping! He also made me a little picture scrap book to keep at work with pictures of us. I can't believe how crafty he is! On Friday we went out for my birthday dinner at Macaroni Grill. It was so yummy and the chocolate birthday cake at the end just made it that much better. It was a wonderful birthday week! I think it will take me a couple of weeks to recover from all the sweets though! :)

Cake Decorating Class

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In September I took the first Wilton cake decorating class with Lauren and my friend Marie. It was so much fun. We learned how to do the shell border, make three different kinds of leaves and make roses! These are my first two cakes so they're not perfect but I'll keep practicing. The cake to the left was red velvet so I accidentally got crumbs in the icing...darn! I also didn't have any green icing for the leaves so blue had to do. :) Lauren was a natural of course! I can't wait to take the next 3 courses.