Almost half way

It is so weird to think that it's already the middle of April. It happened so fast! And I have Big news!! Today marks 86 months + 1 day of Tony & Shayna!! I have an amazing husband and I am so grateful to God for him! We have so much fun together! This past Saturday we had a special date night ~ we dressed up real nice and ventured to Raleigh to eat at P.F. Changs for the first time. We waited nearly two hours, but it was no big deal. The restaurant is actually connected to Crab Tree Mall, so we were able to walk around the mall for an hour, and then we played this fun strategy game together on my iPod. :) The food was great and we had a wonderful time sitting across from one another talking about lots of different things. Fun memories!!

Yesterday was pretty average - Tony went to work. I did a lot of yard work and caught up on some house cleaning. Then last night we invited James & Tinna over and we had homemade pizza and garlic knots! Yay for spur of the moment hospitality.

As everyone knows, last week was Easter! Which means lots of family time. After church we joined Tony's family for a egg hunt and fresh of the grill hamburgers, hotdogs, and lots of yummy sides. Oh, and desserts. We hid nearly 300 eggs for the kiddos to find. That evening we went to my families house for roasted chicken and veggies among other sides and a made.by.Mom lemon pie. Brittany recently got a new camera, which has been designated as the "family-picture-taking-camera!" So we had lots of fun with the feature that takes 10 shots in a row. I'm glad we can all be silly together.

Matthew also turned 24 years old on Easter ..... crazy! Seriously, I can't believe how quickly we seem to grow-up. We celebrated on Easter-Eve (yes, I just made that up) with a cook-out and upsidedown pineapple cake! I'm so glad that God saw fit to give me siblings!!! This past week I had to get the tires rotated on the car. During my three hour wait period (I know!) I talked with a sweet older lady named June. She was an only child and was never able to have children. She seemed lonely...  Causes me to think of all the times where I've taken my family for granted.

Gardening season is well under way. My lettuce and snap peas are growing lovely!! Within a week, I'll be planting a lot more veggies and herbs. Yay!