6 months - she said...

So far, it truly has been the most amazing time and best growth experience of my life. Every time I think of how much I love you I get so overwhelmed that I can't control my emotions. I can't imagine my life without you and Callie; you have both been wonderful, happy, difficult, tremendous blessings in my life.

Thank you for bringing me into your life and into your heart. You are my best friend, my confidant, my example, the love of my life.

I love you forever.

6 months!

We've been married 6 months today! A lot has happened, we've come a long way and stil there's alot more to do and a long way to go but we are going to do whatever comes our way and i know we'll make it. I know this isn't exactly the most insighful or deep post in regards to this subject, but hey I'm tired...

To all Seversikes, Johnsons, Borgs, Swainstons & Howells...

Orchid 's sense of time

Mom you hit the nail on the head when you said orchids are on their own schedule. It's been three weeks since I posted the last picture of this plant's buds. Now the first one is finally getting open!

I can say that it has been worth the wait to grow this one out to blooming point. this is a very vivid  color and not what I was expecting at all. Another day or two (hopefully) and it will be open for us to enjoy fully!

Winter Barbecue and more

The "and more" part may have to come later today, but I will start with the Elder's Quorum barbecue we had last Saturday.  We covered the front of President Mecham's carport with tarps and blasted the place with our arsenal of space heaters.(There were more that aren't pictured here)

There was plenty of food and fun to go around. It was surprisingly well attended for a semi-outdoor winter barbecue. I guess one doesn't need much of an excuse to escape the dreary, cold cabin fever atmosphere.

It got to be quite comfortable in there warmth-wise by the time it was ready to be over!

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Cali and I are going to go run some errands now, so we will have to update some more later! Take care..

Ok, we are back. i wanted to put up a picture of my little aloe plant that is blooming right now. It's Aloe descoingsii x A. Haworthioides, and blooms every winter.

Each flower lasts about a day or two , then closes back up and eventually falls off. They're very cute while they last!

Now the story of a nice little dracena I replanted yesterday. When I got it a little over 5 years ago it was about an inch and a half tall with only three leaves. It grew and grew and got healthier and healthier. Yesterday I did a switcheroo. with a couple plants that needed repotting, including this dracena. Debbie had this tiny cactus growing in a pot that was way too big for it. I transplanted it into a more appropriate sized container and it looks very well suited to it's new home.

The dracena had gotten so big that it was top heavy it the pot it had been growing in for the past year and a half. It was also very rootbound!

It went into the cactus' former pot, which was a perfect match for the marking's on it's leaves.

Granny's blackberry jelly

Tonight Callie and I enjoyed some dough gobs with the yummiest homemade blackberry jelly ever!

You can tell that Callie REALLY enjoyed it, so did her face, her hair, her hands...

After such enjoyment, it's only right to be hosed off (or in this case, bathed). I don't remember being small enough to flatten my legs in this direction in the tub, do you?

And Zach thinks she's getting sooo big! Ok, she IS getting big, but still little enough to wiggle around the tub with ease.