double rainbow.

Yesterday, Amy came busting through my front door after work telling me to get outside.  I came out and saw the most incredible rainbow. And not only one, but TWO.  One was very bright, and the other one was very faint.  You could see it better in person than in these pictures.

 My arrow is pointing to the second rainbow that you can see if you look REALLY closely.

While Amy and I were admiring these rainbow, this car drove by with a couple of guys.  They rolled down their window and started talking to us about how cool rainbows are.  Because really, they are cool.  But then Nick came up and was like, "back off my wife dudes."

Ok, except he didn't do anything of the sort.

After they drove off, Amy turned to me and said they were totally flirting with us (and she was right, they were).  Only, I pointed out to her what I was wearing. 

Yeah, they were just flirting with her.

And then, the rainbow marveling continued when Kim (youngest sister) texted me.

She makes me laugh.

Oh rainbows.

We are off to Tahoe today for a little ski weekend.  I think I would prefer a sit in the lodge and drink hot chocolate weekend, but we will see.

A Little Valentine's Day Recap

I got home from work and admired my heart garland.

Then we walked the poochies.

FYI: These pictures are totally NOT from Valentine's Day.  But, I didn't take any pictures of our V-day walk, so these here pictures are going to represent that part of our day instead.  The rest are from the actual day, I promise.

After the walk, Nick put dinner on the grill and we relaxed while we waited.

And then after a while, we were still waiting.  Dinner was taking a bit longer than expected.  I suggested we watch something on Netflix while we waited, but Nick said that did not seem romantic enough.

So, we played cards instead.  The epitome of romance.

 And finally, dinner was served.

That little chicken was delicious and organic.  So organic that he even had a name....Henry.  When I found that out, I didn't want to eat him anymore. For a little ambiance, we had some Valentine's Day candles thanks to a couple of my fourth graders.

And just when I thought the evening was over and was washing my face, Nick came into the bathroom, opened up the drawer and pulled these suckers out.

 Ummm, WHOA!  Totally not expecting that, best husband ever.  And what did I get him?  Nothing.  Hello crappy wife!

I did, however, make him a focal point of my instagram for the day.

So, I would say
It was a good, good day.
YAY!
(i love rhyming)

Happy Love Day!

For you to ponder on this Valentine's Day.

What is love?

Some fourth grade answers.

Our Valentine's Day plans:
Dinner at home, dessert in Laguna Beach.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday started with church and baptisms.

Woot Woot!

And that would be Nick, doing the baptizing!

And then the party continued at our house.

I pulled out the Super Bowl decorations from last year's party and put them up around the house, including our fun little betting game.

I was not thrilled with the outcome of the game, but I wasn't really too excited about either of the teams anyways.  Unlike my sister, who is a bit Patriot obsessed.

Until next year...

Also from Redding

Nick and I came home from Redding with all kinds of goodies.  His grandma was happy to give us all sorts of old things.  Among these things was this really cool toolbox.  Nick liked the tools inside, and I liked the box.  Once we got home, I found the perfect use for it.

My succulents have been quite successful, so I decided to clip a few little branches off and replant them in the tool box.  Did you know that you can do that with succulents?  I just learned that recently.  But, it's not like I walk around the neighborhood and take clippings from neighbors plants.  I mean, seriously, who would do that?

Embroidered Tablecloth

When we were in Redding, Nick's grandma pulled out her signature tablecloth.  This tablecloth is too cool not to share.  Over many years, Nick's grandma Helen has collected various signatures from people visiting her home.  She has them sign in marker and then she embroiders every single signature and picture.  It is amazing, and I totally want to copy her.  I just need to learn to embroider first.

You can see Nick's embroidered hand at the top of this picture where it says NMK, from when he was one.  And, that would be my foot.  If you haven't heard the story of my missing toe, it's a good one that I will save for another time.  That footprint is from before we were married, and I had completely forgotten it was on there.  I am sure it was Nick's idea to trace it onto the tablecloth.

A Birthday Post

Today is my brother-in-law's birthday.

That's right!  And I know you are all just desperately wishing you could be my sister in this picture here.

In honor of Sean's birthday, Nick and I sent him this little video.

We have yet to hear back from him.

Hmmm....

What the heck, Sean??? 

Happy Birthday Anyways!

The North State

We are home from Redding, the land of Nick's ancestors (or some of them, at least.)  We celebrated Nick's grandpa's life and spent lots of time with family remembering him.  It was hard, but good.  Here are some highlights from the trip.

The memorial:



Walking at Sun Dial Bridge:

Looking at baby pictures of Nick:

Eating and playing games:

A TRAMPOLINE!

We really enjoyed all the family time we had.  If only we all lived closer :(

Even though it was not so fun to say good-bye, it was really nice to get back to our pups.

On a side note, I am totally doing this this month:

You should too!  Follow me @melindaann on instagram, and tell me if you are doing it, so I can follow you too!

AaaaaND...Don't forget about the giveaway I am doing on Kristina's blog.  Twenty-five dollars could go a long way in my etsy shop, and I have been adding new things each day!