... that I love my husband?

On Saturday, I sat through three quarters of the BYU vs. Idaho State Football game.  In the snow.  Even when we were up by 45 points.

This is what love looks like.

I love my husband!

... that I finished it???

Kar asked me to make her a baby blanket forever ago.  Like when she was still pregnant.  She found some great fabric

Beautiful pink paisley minky with a brown back, and a little satin for the ruffle trim.  And I only had to vacuum the front room 52 times cause of that dumb minky.

Aaaaaanyway, I have never sewed a blanket before.   So I kind of just made this up as I went along.  I was constantly terrified that I was doing things wrong (and believe me, I was), but hey, that's what a seam ripper, AKA my best friend, is for.

I started by cutting the satin into strips for the trim.  Then I folded the strips in half and sewed the ruffles into it.

Yes.  I pinned and sewed every single ruffle in that darn trim.  ANNOYING.  Especially when I had to rip a lot of the ruffles out and redo them again to make the corners.  DOUBLE ANNOYING.  But long story short, I finished the ruffles, sewed two corners together, sewed the trim to the blanket, finished the other two corners, closed it up by hand, and voila! A blanket!

I hate to brag, but I'm gonna, cause this thing is BEAUTIFUL.  And it only took me 5 months!  Hey, I'm a working adult with a demanding calling and husband, quit nagging me, okay???  Now you know why I haven't been posting any refashion posts lately, I made a promise to myself that I would finish this blasted blanket before I sewed anything for myself.  Good thing I love this little face.

Speaking of how much I love this little girl, I didn't even get mad when she came over for dinner last week and then barfed all over herself and Kar and the family room floor.  I even gave her one of my shirts so she wouldn't be cold after we gave her a bath.

It almost fit her.

Love this little booger :)

... that Matt said:

On keeping the commandments: "Bacon is the reward of the higher law."

On fighting:  "I was constantly fighting in high school.  I earned my reputation with my fists.  And my fetal position on the floor."

On being a carnivore: "Meat brings people together!"

While looking at pigs at the fair: "Think of it as 'bacon on the hoof.'"

On finally getting his first full-time attorney job: "I've waited until my thirty first year to start doing adult things."

A chat conversation at work about leaving for vacation when we get home:
Me: "We will be fast like the wind tonight, right?"
Matt: "Yes honey, we will paint with all the colors oooooooof theeeeeeee wiiiiiiiiiiiiiind!"
Me: "That's not what I meant."
Matt: "But we will!!!!!"

Our chat conversation at work when I got tickets to the second Hobbit premier and costume contest:
Me:  HONEY!!!!!!! THE BEST THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN EVER HAS HAPPENED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matt:  What? YOU MET MARIAH CAREY IN PERSON!!!!!!???????
          A whole bag of Brite Crawlers stuck together end-to-end in one long glorious gummy gaggle!
          You are the new CEO of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory!?
          You held your breath for three minutes straight?!
Me:  Not your best guess...
Matt:  Hedgehog licking your face!?

On candy and pop culture:
Matt: "You want a Rolo?"
Me: "No thanks."
Matt: "But honey, you only roll once."
Me: "What?"
Matt: "ROLO!"
Me:
Matt: "YOLO!"

On date night: "I have a lot of ideas, and they all end with 'ittle Caesars.'"

On going to the bathroom:  "I have to pee so bad, I could pee both of our pants right now."

On being a comedian:  "You don't want to reuse a theme too much.  Except 'number two' jokes.  Those are always funny."

When he accidentally starts singing the song that I hate for the tenth time in a row: "You came in like a wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrainbow, and butterflies, ice cream, and candy......"

Twenty minutes later:  "You came in like a wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrainbow, my beautiful wife, the love of my life....."

Ten minutes later:  "You came innnnnnnnnto my life, I love you so much......"

"My lips are incredibly epic."

I love my Matty!!!!!

... that we went to Vegas?!?!

My sisters and I have been wanting to meet in Vegas for a long time.  It's the perfect halfway point between Utah and California which is nice, plus HELLO!  It's Vegas!!!  Kell and Kar found tickets to a Faith Hill and Tim McGraw concert that they wanted to go to, I agreed to watch the kids, and Matt heroically stayed by my side.  Then Jake found out about "Operation: Vegas Party" and wanted in too.  So all the United States Blicks were in Vegas together!  Magical!!!

Matt and I left work a little early on Friday and made the drive in pretty good time.  We decided to meet up with Kar and Kell for a little dinner at Holstein's in the Cosmopolitan (as soon as I said "burgers" Matt was sold).  As soon as Cutter saw us, he ran right to me and jumped into my arms!  He wrapped his legs around me, buried his face in my neck, and didn't let go for a full 5 minutes.

Made me feel like a million bucks!!!  Melted my heart right into a big puddle of I-don't-care-what-you-do-the-rest-of-the-weekend-you-are-a-perfect-angel.  I love this boy so much!!!!!

Dinner was awesome and it was the perfect spot to hang out and catch up.

Kell, I don't know what is going on in these next pictures, but I am SO glad I got it on film!!!

Fin was left out of the ice cream eating for .5 seconds hahahahahahahahahahaha

Cutter asked that I "make him a fort" in which to watch his show on mommy's phone

After dinner we made our way down to the Bellagio where we watched the fountains

And walked around for a bit

And then called it a night.  Sort of.  Obviously, we went home and stayed up waaaay too late talking to Kim and Byron.  Harrisons don't know the meaning of the word "tired" when family is around!

The next morning we all congregated at the Aria for the brunch buffet

Miss G entertained herself

After stuffing ourselves for several hours, we burned off some calories walking around the Shops at Crystals, then met the Rex's over at Circus Circus for a little arcade time

Cutter won a "fire whale"

But was a little disappointed when he didn't win the giant minion.  So Matt won him and Fin each one.

The King of Claw Machines.  It only took him 6 tries :)

We played several rounds of this game.  Zach was determined to win, but alas, it was not meant to be.

That night, Matt and I had babysitting duty while everyone else went to concerts.

 This pic pretty much sums up the night: Cutter a blur of excitement and energy and the girls just loving it.  We watched Peter Pan, Matt took Cutter swimming, Cutter put on a one man dance party and rhythm show, we tried to feed them everything we had in the hotel room, then we broke down and Matt went for a Wendy's run.

Fin asking for "Just one more" sip of soda hahahahahaha


Who can say no to that girl?  I actually said to her at one point, "Eat some french fries first and then you can have some more soda."  I am ashamed of myself.  At least she ate some oatmeal too.

After that, it was bed time.  All the kids were a little overly tired and it was a little rocky.  Cutter and Fin were both crying for mommy and daddy, but they calmed down when I laid down between them.  I held their hands while they fell asleep, and it was one of the sweetest moments of my life.

We had breakfast with the Williams the next morning, went to a sacrament meeting, then headed back early.  We were both eager to get home, it had been a long weekend with not much sleep.  But that's the way family time always is and that is how it should be :)

I love family vacations!