Just wanted to say hello...

Giveaway!

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Almost here!

10 things we are looking forward to in the next little while...

1. The three day weekend
2. Date night tonight which includes Wingers and the new Terminator movie
3. Teaching Sharing Time in Primary on Sunday (actually, pretty much just looking forward to it being over, I still get nervous even though they are just kids)
4. Being with family on Monday to celebrate loved ones who are no longer with us
5. Getting through the coming 4 day work week
   
6. Bear Lake with G&G Shaw next weekend
7. LizBeth's bridal shower
8. Meeting my beautiful niece for the first time (she finally got her Visa and is flying up from Ecuador on May 30th)
   
9. CJ & LizBeth's wedding
10. My whole immediate family being in town! I sure love having them stay with us even though eight people (and two dogs) in a three bedroom condo can be a little tricky!
    

Miss BriAnna

Let me just start out by saying that I have one of the most amazing friends in the whole world. She is a wonderful mother, wife, piano teacher, designer, chief, seamstress and everything else I aspire to be. She has been such a great friend to me over the years. We meet almost 5 years ago (wow) when we both worked at BYU Independent Study and I was so very lucky to have her as one of my class buddies in all of our design courses.

During my last semester at BYU, I had to take a picture of the Mt. Timpanogos Temple for one of my major classes. I will be the first to admit that the picture I took was nothing special and far from exciting. Well, a little while ago, BriAnna called and ask if she could borrow the picture to use as a gift for a bridal shower. She took the very bland picture and turned it into this...

So Beautiful!

I love you Bri and I am so very grateful for your friendship!

If you would like to see more of the amazing things she has done, visit her blog here.

UPDATE: I just realized that I left someone out. Kristopher (BriAnna's husband) is also EXTREMELY talented. Check out at his blog here to see some of the AMAZING furniture he has made.

One thing I LOVE about summer

Summer is finally here (temperatures reached 94 degrees here yesterday) and I can once again enjoy one of my very favorite things in the whole wide world!

Yep, I love me a good shaved ice!
Tigers blood with cream; please and thank you!

I think I will make Kenton take me to get yet another one tonight.
Yummm!

REAL Salt Lake

Kenton and I decided to share a season ticket package with Adam and Marti this year and went to our first game on Saturday. Sadly, we did not win but we all had a great time anyway!

The new stadium is AWESOME!

Don't you just love the matching jerseys?

We had great seats about 20 feet behind the North goal.

My wonderful brother-in-law and sister-in-law! Such a cute couple!

(Sorry the pictures are a little blurry. I forgot the camera and had to use the phone.)

Bored

I am a little bored waiting around for this evening and saw this on a friends blog... so, I am going to do it. (Thanks Melanie)

1. Real name: Mika Eleanor McDaniel
2. Nickname: Mika Moo, Moo Face (I know, I know... I didnt realize until I was older that "Moo" can be a little unflattering but I dont think my mom and sister actually think I am a cow)
3. Status: Married, to the most amazing man!
4. Zodiac sign: Leo
5. Male or female: Female
6. Elementary: Riverton Elementary, Riverton, Utah
7. Middle School: Oquirrh Hills Middle School, Riverton, Utah
8. High School: Willapa Valley High School, Menlo, Wasington
9. College: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
10. Hair color: Boring Brown
11. Long or short: Medium, I cut off 8 inches about 2 months ago and can not wait for it to grow back
12. Loud or Quiet: lol... if you know me, I do not have to answer
13. Sweats or Jeans: Sweats
14. Phone or Camera: Phone
15. Health freak: Nope
16. Drink or Smoke: Nope
17. Do you have a crush on someone: Kenton Peter McDaniel
18. Eat or Drink: Eat
19. Piercings: Ears
20. Tattoos: Nope
21. Music: Everything
22. Comedies or Horror: Comedy of course
FIRSTS:
23. First piercing: 3 years old, ears
24. First best friend: My Mommy
25. First award: ??
26. First crush: Cody B (first grade)
27. First kiss: 14
28. First pet: so many... the first two that were actually mine mine... BJ (horse) and Baby (bird)
29. First big vacation: Disneyland (may not have been first but will always be my favorite)
30. First big birthday: They were all wonderful
31. First Car: Red Acura, Integra (I miss her)
32. First Favorite Song: Waterfalls, TLC
33. First phone: a brick, 9th grade
34. First Surgery: summer after senior year
35. First time on an Airplane: SLC to Florida, horrible flight
36. Phone Call: Now, talking to my mom
37. Instant Message: Earlier with Erin
38. Text Message: From Kenton yesterday
39. Song you listened to: PDA, John Legend
40. Late time you cried: Two days ago, it doesn't take much
CURRENTLY:
41. Getting on your nerves: Nothing, well, maybe one thing
42. TV: Nothing
43. Drinking: Water
44. Hair: Up, in a hurry this morning
45. Wearing: Capri's and a green t
46. Eating: Nothing
47. With: Rex
48. I'm about to: Get off the computer
49. Listening to: Pandora
50. Plans for today: Relax, its Friday
YOUR FUTURE:
51. Want kids: Yes
52. Want to get married: Already did and love it
53. Careers in mind: Mom
54. Place of Residency: Probably Utah
55. Car or Truck: Both
WHICH IS BETTER:
56. Shorter or taller: Taller
57. Romantic or spontaneous: Depends
58. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive
59. Serious relationship or casual dates: Serious relationship
60. Trouble maker or hesitant: In between
HAVE YOU EVER:
61. Bought a house: Yes
62. Lost glasses/contacts: Yep
63. Ran away from home: Nope
64. Hold a gun/knife for self defense: No
65. Killed somebody: No
66. Broken someones heart: Don't think so
67. Been arrested: Nope
68. Cried when someone died: Yes
69. Kissed a stranger: No
70. Had someone ask you out and you said no: Yes
71. Laughed until you cried: Yes, often, those are great times
72. Met someone who changed your life: Yes
73. Fallen in Love: Yes
74. Found out someone was talking about you: Yep
75. Been Cheated on: Yes
76. Cheated on anyone: No
77. Lost someone special: Yes
78. Broken a bone: Yes, wrist, first grade playing kissing tag
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
79. Yourself: Yes
80. Miracles: Yes
81. Love at first sight: Not really
82. Heaven: Yes
83. Santa Claus: Sure
84. Holding Hands on the first date: Depends
85. Kiss on the first date: Nope
RANDOMNESS:
86. Righty or Lefty: Righty
87. Last time you saw your Dad: 2 weeks ago, he was down for his 80th birthday
88. Do you like the snow: In the mountains
89. Whats your favorite season: Spring and Fall
90. Can you swim: Yep
91. Ridden a horse: Yes and miss it everyday, can't wait to have a horse again
92. Ridden a bike: Yes, need to get my tires pumped up and ready for this summer
93. Photogenic: Far from it
94. Have siblings: 1 younger brother, 5 half sisters (although they would probably never call me their sister)
95. Beach or Mountains: Both
96. Hot or Cold: Hot
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
97. Is there one person you want to be with right now: Yes, Kenton
98. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life: Yes, I couldn't be happier!
99. Do you believe in God: Yes
100. Post as 100 truths and tag at least 5 people: I highly doubt 5 people will read this

My Sweet Husband...

... bought me these for Mothers Day!
























Kenton always buys me roses but decide this time to buy a potted plant. It is so very pretty and currently resides on our balcony. I hope to keep it alive for many years. Like every other girl, I LOVE this movie and have wanted to buy it for myself so many times. Now I have it and Kenton will get to watch it even more than they play it on TV.

I know I am not a mother yet but... hopefully... one day I will be!

Thank you baby!

I love you!

Happy Mothers Day

Dear Mom,

You are the most wonderful person I have ever known and will always be my very best girl friend. Thank you so much for all you do. I love you more than words can express!

Happy Happy Mothers Day!

Summer of MoViEs

It is proving to be a great summer for movies!

Last week we saw this gem:

And tonight we are seeing: (UPDATE - Star Trek was AMAZING! We saw it twice that weekend)

Yay, for date nights and hanging out with family!

p.s.

Happy Happy Birthday Marti!

We love you and hope you have a wonderful day!

Update!

So... as I am sure you are aware, I have not been very good at this whole blogging thing. I promise we are still alive!

Now that work has slowed down A LOT after tax season, I have decided to try and be better. To catch you up a little (and to write everything down for my own remembrance) I am going to post a bit about the happenings of the last while.

Kenton and I are in living in Pleasant Grove, Utah. We bought a condo here almost a year ago and happily moved out of the Provo/Orem school crowd after I graduated from BYU in April of 2008. Kenton still has a while left of school but we are starting to see the end in sight. We are both working full time Monday through Friday. Kenton works as a software engineer in American Fork, where he has been for 5+ years now, and I am working as an Office Manager for a CPA office in Mapleton. Both of our jobs have been such a blessing in this terrible economic time and we are so very grateful for all of the people we work with.

We have really enjoyed living in Pleasant Grove. We are close to family (Kenton's parents are in American fork and his brother and sister-in-law live in Lindon) and have great neighbors and an awesome ward. A couple of weeks after moving into the new place, we were called as team teachers in the primary. We teach the CTR 8 and VAL 9 class and have loved getting to know the children.

My parents are still in Washington and my brother and his wife (and step son, William) are currently living with them up there. They were all in town this past week to celebrate my dads 80th birthday, and Mitchell and Nadia's sealing. It was wonderful to have them here and great to see family and old friends. Mitchell is hoping to move down next winter to start school at BYU.
(I will try to post pictures of the party later)

Rex, our dog, is doing well. He turned 1 year old on April 10th and is our little baby. He has such a cute little personality and is such a sweetheart to everyone. He has been a great little addition to our family. I know I talk about him like he is a child but until we have some real kids, thats what you get.

Well, for the one or two people that may read this, there is your update! I swear, I am going to try and be better!

Mitchell & Nadia's Sealing