Such a great month!

It has been quite the week. Or month for that matter.

On the 17th of January, Tom's little brother Warren had his Court of Honor for recieving his Eagle Scout. This is such an accomplishment, for only 1 in 100 who start scouting finish with getting thier Eagle Scout. I am so proud to call him my little brother!

It got a bit emotional, and of course I cried- as I watched Gpa Taylor and Warren get choked up! And it was great to see all 5 of the Taylor boys together and now ALL of them have their Eagle Scout badge!

Then on the 22nd, I headed out to Denver to see my grandparents, dad and brother- oh and don't forget my most adorable puppies!!!

The following morning, my daddy and I drove up to Casper to see my niece for her 1st birthday! I still can't believe that "Moogie" was born a year ago on the 24th of January. It really seems like yesterday! That little girl has captured my heart! How I love her!!!

I gave her a Tigger so she can always remember me. :) She loves it! She would give it hugs and cuddle with it! I am glad she likes it just as much as I like Tigger!!!

We tried to leave on Sunday, but the snow just decided that it needed to fall. So I spent some much needed time catching up with some old friends and some family that I hadn't seen in soooo long!!!!

This is Derek and Darlene Tucker! It had been close to 9 years since I saw them last. I am so proud of my Aunt Darlene for all that she has accomplished!

So, we tried to leave on Monday, but again, the snow was just a falling- so I spent some time with some old family friends catching up! It was great to see Deb and Galen! I can't believe they moved to Casper 17 years ago! How it made me feel sooooo old!!!

And then we tried to leave on Tuesday- we got to Wheatland, WY and found this----

And the road to Denver was closed! So my dad and I spent the night at a Best Western in Wheatland- enjoying each other's company. We got up on Wednesday (my 25th birthday) at 7 am only to find out that the roads were still closed... so we sat. And we sat some more- going back and forth from the road block to town to get water, eat breakfast, lunch, and use the restroom. FINALLY, at about noon, the roads opened. We had to RUSH to get to the airport in Denver for me to catch my flight back to California. I arrived at 3:30 at the airport to catch my 4:30 flight. What a rush! But the sunset was beautiful!!!

I got home to my grinning husband at about 6:15. He had a perfect night planned. Candles were lit and dinner was in bed and we just cuddled and enjoyed the rest of the night.

Looking back, I couldn't have asked for a better birthday! I spent it with my two most favorite men in the world. It was the best birthday I could have ever asked for.

Then today, I awake to my mother calling me, pleading me to come get her. Disoriented from the lack of sleep, I wander out of bed hair a mess and to her work with Tom. We find out when we get there that her boyfriend Peter was in a car accident and we need to go get him. We rush to Fairfield and beat him to the auto body shop. The car was pretty hurt (hopefully fixable) and Peter was just fine (thank goodness). We left them at the hospital at about noon and I came home, did laundry and am preparing myself for one day of work I have left until the weekend.

It was a hectic week, but well worth the travel, the cold and the rain. I am so very grateful I got to go and be there when my niece turned 1. It was such a blessing.