tuna fish

 it was my birthday

 so i went to idaho

 and i brought my bess fran

 and we wore bess fran shirts

 and we ate cakes

 and watched football games

 and went to corn mazes

 and ate sweet corn puffs

 and taught munson jrs how to climb trees

 and watched munson jrs steal our hearts as they always do

 and taught munson srs how to get saucy

 and were amazed at how grown up munson srs are

 and hung out with baby tuna

 and loved on real baby b

 and we taught kerith what it's like to be a munson

 and don't you worry, we didn't leave a thing out

 and we introduced her to winco candy

 and used that winco candy for a variety of things

and we breathed in and remembered that smell
and we remembered why we love idaho and why it will always be home

 and we felt the indian summer on our skin

 and we loved it all

 and then it was over

my day

why does a number make us feel a certain way that is not always good?  in the past, that number was something i looked forward to but i guess not any more.  either way, it was my day, i made the best of it and i did what i wanted with it.   now it's time to make goals and accomplish them.  my first is to have no more regrets.  i don't want another birthday to pass with a list of life "to dos" unchecked.   so from now on, i will start checking off that list. 

brothersonbirthday!!

late birthday celebrations with the fam was how last night was spent!  i really love never ending bday celebrations.  especially when it's for my loverbutts.

now make a wish...

happy birthday to my sweetness of worlds-- my christopher hanyak scott.  can i tell you a few of my favorite things about him and why i love him so?  ok, here it goes:
he knows that every time {without fail} we turn on a movie, i will situate my pillow just perfectly on his lap and fall right to sleep.   he loves this just as much as i do.
we have a secret language and it's weird.  real weird.  we both know this and we both love this and will most likely continue this till we are grey haired and wrinkly.
have i ever told you that his taste in food is impeccable?  at times i like to give him troubles about his suggestions--mostly because it is fun and entertains me --but in the end, my belly is never less than incredibly satisfied.
he is the smartest person i know.  to clarify, i am not just saying this because i am truly.madly.deeply. in love with the man, i am saying this because it is the truth.  it amazes me the amount of knowledge his brain retains,  how it is completely limitless and filled to the brim with incredible information.  if only i was this lucky...
we love indian food... lots ... and lots... and i couldn't have things any other way.
he still tells me that i'm beautiful and let's me know on a very regular basis that i look nice.  this may not mean much to a man, but it does to a woman-- it's a necessity to know that your partner thinks you are beautiful, no matter what anyone may say. :-)
he's my water boy.  whether it's when we are watching a movie or we have just gotten in to bed, he gets my water without any complaints.  isn't he a keeper??
he loves everything i cook for him.  everything.  it doesn't matter if it's a frozen pizza or a 4 course meal, he will tell me how good it is and thank me over and over for such a great dinner.
he thanks me for having high standards and expectations of him/us.
he's excited to have babies with me {and they will be some dang good lookin babies, won't they??}.
he puts up with my moodiness, grumpiness, naggy moments, terribleness and still loves me in the end.
he is always trying to better himself.
he appreciates my womanly ways and wouldn't have things any different.
he loves to fish and is an amazing fisherman, at that-- i love to watch him fish-- it's like watching a kid at a candy store and is absolutely priceless.
all the little things are what really counts in his life-- he is so easy to please and appreciative.
he has the best laughs ever.  and yes, i mean laughs-- there are more than one-- and they are all ammmmazing.
he's a gamer.  yep, he is and yep, i love that about him.
he gets better with age.
aroooooooga!  need i say more?
he is a ding double dong when it comes to technology.  it's quite endearing.
he likes my dorky songs i make up and sing to him on an almost daily basis.
he loves me, genuinely loves me, and i know this not just because he tells me, but because he shows me.
i am one lucky lady and can hardly wait to marry this sweetness of mine.
happiest birthday lover butts.

happy birthday to my sissies

two off the loveliest munson ladies are celebrating their birthday today!!  let me tell you a little bit about them and why i love them so...

let's start with alivia, aka meemers.  i have called her meemers since the very beginning of her time. i'm not really sure where it came from, but it just works for her.  livi is the youngest of the munson bunch and boy oh boy, that is the truth!  she has the sweetest, biggest heart and loves every single 9 of her big siblings and her 1 niece and 2 nephews.   alivia and our brother kaden are best buds and are aaaalways together.  they get sooo excited for me to come and visit and usually have our mom make a countdown to put on the refrigerator so they know exactly how many days left till i arrive.  when i come to town they always come with my parents to pick me up at the "alaska" {aka the airport}.  we have the best time together...we go on dates to starbucks and sometimes mcdonalds, we go shopping, we run through sprinklers, go to the mooovies, play games, sleep out on the tramp and roast marshmallows in the back yard.  it is the best ever and i never want those times to end.  livi and i almost always share a bed when i come to town and one of the things i love most about her is she is always up to snuggle.  in fact, she is the only one that will snuggle.  katelynn and abby never want to... boo on them.  so alivia is my official snuggle buddy and that is how it will be for life.  one last thing: i am her fav.  it has been publicly announced on several occasions and i just want to put that out there. :-}  i love her oh sooo much and am sooo lucky to have her as my baby sis.  happiest birthday to my meeeemers!! i looooove you. 

this right here friends, is the dang girl of the month.  in fact, she is the one who coined the term "dang girl" {there are a few other variations she uses as well}.   and guess what??  today is her sweeeeeeet 16!  wooowooooo.   those boys better keep their distance or who knows what will come their way.  katelynn aka kaylo-lay-lo aka katelers aka janice aka lover butt munchels butternut boo boo is truly one of the coolest cats around.  she is one sweet lady and will grow up to be a phenomenal mom, wifey and girl {i don't like to think of her being a woman, i want her to stay the way she is forever and ever and never grow up}.   she loooves her siblings, nieces and nephews sooo much.  when i come to town, katelynn is usually my sidekick.  she is up for anything.   we like to wrastle each other, make movies, jump on the trampoline, float down the rivers, go swimming, do each others hair, take pictures, learn crafts, make cakes, have footie pj parties and all sorts of crazy things.  katelers has the best hair of anyone i've ever met...  i always try to steal it but she won't let me have it.  :-{  one last thing, i am also her fav -- yep, yep, i am.   happppy birthday katelynn aka kaylo-lay-lo aka katelers aka janice aka lover butt munchels butternut boo boo!! i love you ooooh sooo much and hope it was the best day of all! 

lovers weekend

these two lovers decided to go on a weekend.  and maybe it was because someone is having a birthday reeeal soon-- but maybe that someone doesn't like to talk about that so we will just let it go.  so just let it go, ok!!

one of these lovers was debuting their new sunglasses and had to show them off while they were so fresh and so clean, clean.

while the two lovers drove down the beautiful highway, they couldn't help but admire how beautiful it was that day.

when they arrived at the cabinhouse they read books, made wedding invitations, read more books, made more wedding invitations and in between all of that, took breaks to enjoy the deck and the kenai's majestic beauty.

and for the birthday that we don't talk about -- one of these lovers made the other lover his faaavorite meal of all times.



birthday lover was so excited and gobbled up every bite.  unfortunately, the two lovers were too full to have birthday dessert but birthday lover was ok with this.




after laboring so long and hard in the kitchen, this lover needed a spa treatment...  so she gave herself a spa treatment.





since this weekend really was all about birthday lover, not only did they have his favorite dinner, but they had one of his favorite breakfasts too!  and to top it off-- chef lover made sure to make plate faces with the food -- because that's the way it's done.

sadly, after doing more reading and more wedding invitations, the lovers weekend was over and they had to head back home.
{the end}