Can you believe it's mid April already?!!

Wow, time is flying so fast! Didn't Santa just leave a few minutes ago and barely dodged the Easter Bunny? Is it just me or is time passing at record speed? It's been a while since I've posted except for the tag from Alona, which by the way, thanks, Alona, or I wouldn't have taken the time to post anything this week.

April came in with the wind, literally, and we've had bunches going on. The highlights of the last week or so are the following:

Last Tuesday after work we had a "group date" to San Jose's and it was a blast! It was quite a joint effort with a little "matchmaking" and I think it worked out really well--still waiting to hear some details!! :) Great seeing you all - Ginger, Shaun, the boys, Ashley and Rob, Tonya, Christy, Michelle, and Al. That was so fun!! I think we're all curious how it's going to turn out....I bet Michelle's even wondering as she's cruising around only the Hawaiian islands -- what a life, Michelle, I'm so jealous!! Ha! You deserve it and I'm thrilled for you even if I did want to hide away in a huge suitcase and join you and Derek - I promised I'd stay out outa' site! ha! Can't wait to hear all about it when ya'll get back. Hope you're having a blast!

Last Wednesday Addison and I took Joey along with us prom dress shopping and we had a great time! Addison's going to the prom with Wesley and he has a black tux with a camo vest and bowtie and her dress she found is gold and black - very elegant! Joey was a good sport and offered lots of comments about dresses and the sort -- thanks, Joseph, you're the best! After much shopping Joey took us to IHOP where we enjoyed a huge breakfast for late night dinner! (Not too good on my Weight Watchers plan--oops!)

General Conference, which was so good. I missed Saturday's sessions but Sunday I was able to catch both sessions and I really believe several of the talks were for just Valencia...What a great conference! We spent the latter part of the afternoon at Mom's watching it with family and Ethan got a kick out of the talk about a young man named "Ethan." Pretty cool...It was a great day! These are a few pics of the family at Grandmother and Grandaddy's house. The boys were so sweet and payed attention, especially to the prophet, President Monson.

Joey got a new fishing boat!!!! Yay!!!! If all goes well I'll be taking a half day of work tomorrow and we're heading to the lake to catch some fish! I'm so excited! (I also got flowers at work the day he got the boat - it was so sweet! He walked in with a beautiful bouquet of orange-pink flowers -- I felt very special!)

Joey was very sick Tuesday morning and ended up in the ER with a kidney stone. I felt so bad for him. After some good IV meds I drove him home and got him settled, went back to work, then carried dinner over after work. It was sweet - he met me out on his porch and we had a picnic since he was feeling much better. He even picked flowers for the center of the table. (Even Sonic can provide a romantic meal if the atmosphere's just right!)

I found some real treasures yard-saling last Saturday -- even found the same clear cookie jar like I'd bought the week before and broke before I got it home. First yard sale I went to this past Saturday had the same kind for only $2. I felt very lucky!

Joey and I had a fun date last weekend which began at Quizno's where we had a really neat employee take our order and make our food -- she looked real familiar! Ha! Just kidding, Addi-Boo! You do a great job - you have wonderful people skills and you did great with our order. Yummy Sammies!

I've had a springtime cold or something going on for a couple days that's driving me nuts! I can't hear very well as it is and now I'm all stuffy and just feel kinda yucky. Hoping it's all gone when I wake up tomorrow and feel better for the weekend!

I really can't believe it's tomorrow is April 11 and we're clear into spring. Maybe I'm just getting older really quickly but it sure seems the weeks and months pass much faster these days. Enjoy the moment - for there is where memories are made and that is what we'll carry into tomorrow. Hope it's a great Friday for everyone tomorrow and the weekend will be a safe and enjoyable one!