DIY Photo Frame Card Box

I just finished another DIY project for the wedding.  I had this on my list for awhile so it feels good to have it done.  I used the instructions from this BLOG <--- 'clicky'

I saw a picture of a photo frame card box and fell in love with it.  I knew I could make it and then also incorporate it to have it in our home after the wedding for decor.

I bought four 8x10 black frames from a craft store when they were on sale and I had a coupon.  I had four of our favorite engagement pictures printed 8x10 for the frames.  After some hard labor of putting together and finalize it by putting it on the lazy Susan turn table, I have a finished product.  I loved how the card frame box turned out.

Here is the finished product
























another angle

























A view from the top



















Yaaaa...another thing off the list :)

And for giggles...here is my kindergarten picture!!!  I scanned it in the computer for our wedding slideshow so I thought I would put it up here for a good laugh :)

I love today!!!

7 years ago today...Tate and I went on our first date.  I remember it so well.  We were both living and going to college in St. Cloud.  We had been friends for a while before this first date.  We went to the Olive Garden and I remember Tate being so nervous.  We both really liked each other.  He was 19 and I was 20.  Who would have thought that 7.5 years to the day after our first date that we would become husband and wife.  I am beyond excited for that day.

Here is a picture taken in the first month we were dating.


















So not only is today our 7 year anniversary and also 6 months until the BIG DAY...it's also our fur baby's 2nd birthday.  I can't believe she is already 2!!!

Here she is the first day we got her!

























And at 2 years old :)

























Tonight we will celebrate our anniversary by going out on a dinner date and then coming home and celebrating Mya's birthday with her!!!

We feel so blessed with our lives and couldn't be happier!

Great Weekend

This past weekend we went back to my hometown for Rylee's baptism and to spend time with my family for the Easter Celebration.

We met up with my parents when we first got to town for a drink at their favorite bar.  They had plans that Saturday evening to attend a sportsman show so we decided to meet up with them before we had dinner with my bestie and her family.

















We then met up with Amanda, Chris & Rylee @ BWW for a yummy dinner.  It was so good to spend time with them and to get to see Rylee again.  I can't believe she is already 8 months old.

Sunday morning was Rylee's baptism.  It was a perfect day.  Tate and I feel so honored to have Rylee as our Godchild.  We truly feel very blessed.




















The ceremony was great and the pastor was awesome.  I really like the church that Amanda and Chris are a part of.




















A very cute picture of Rylee and her cousin, Collin.

Rylee and her beautiful Mommy.

























The 4 of us with the girl of the hour :)

Rylee was so good during the church ceremony.  She was baptized right at the beginning and then pretty much slept the rest of the hour.  I love being her Godmother and I love having such a big part of her life.  She is so beautiful and getting soooo big.

We then headed over to my Grandparents for an Easter celebration with my Dad's side of the family.  It was nice to see everyone and spend time with them.  My Grandma cooked a very good Easter lunch.  I wish we could have spent more time there, but we had to get back home so we could get our dog who was @ doggy hotel for the night.

After we picked up Mya, Tate really wanted to hit some golf balls...so to the driving range we went!!  It was a beautiful night and it reaffirmed to me that I really suck @ golf!  I just wish I could hit the ball straight on the first swing I took...but nooooo, that just doesn't happen.  I usually get really frustrated with myself and can't wait to leave...or take pictures!

We had a great weekend spend with really great people!!!

Twins Home Opener Weekend

I know this is late posting since it happened last weekend...but better late than never, right?  I had previously posted about 'Winning' Twins tickets on the radio.  The game happened to be one of the home opener games.  Tate and I were really excited to go.

We first met up with a friend of ours @ a bar right next Target Field for some drinks and lunch. {It made it better that the bar/restaurant that my friend picked happened to be one that my DreamtripsLife website had a coupon to...so I enjoyed my lunch for free while we only had to pay for Tate's...BONUS. Oh and they had 2 for 1 drink special if you had a Twins ticket to the game.}

We made it over to Target Field to find our seats...and they were GREAT!  We were in the first row of right field.  It was the section that was called...'Overlook'. 



















We were seated very close to where Kubel is in right field.

We enjoyed some beer and nice weather.

Even though the Twins lost, we really did enjoy the game and am glad the rain held off.  I plan to try to win tickets again because the seats were awesome and we wouldn't mind going again and not having to pay for them :)

'Rich Dad, Poor Dad'

I'm not much of a book reader.  I haven't ever gotten into Harry Potter or Twilight.  I read very minimal growing up.  Reading to me was boring.  I often found myself thinking of other things while reading and then I couldn't even remember the 2 pages I just read and would have to go back and read them over again.

I just finished reading a book in less than a months time...first time ever :)  I already went to the library and checked out a new one to start.  Tate started reading a book also.  We read every night before bed now instead of watching TV.  We are focused on building our business and securing our future financially. 

Since starting our WorldVentures business, I've listened to very talented speakers talk at our regional trainings.  At our latest training in March, the speaker recommended the book that I just finished and I am so glad he did.  'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' by Robert T. Kiyosaki.

I recommend this book to anyone.  It definitely gets you thinking about things and ways to take action.

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 5

Today is the day to travel back to home and jump back in to reality.  Our ship ported back in Mobile, AL around 7 am.  We got our things together and were one of the first decks to be able to deboard.  We went through customs and headed back to MS where our flight was taking off that afternoon.  We made it in Gulfport, MS at about 9:30 and our flight didn't take off until 4:30.  We were not all about sitting at the airport for 7 hours...so exploring we went.

Oysters for lunch (I did not eat any of these...they seriously looked like an organ of some sort after you took them out of the shell, but everyone enjoyed them)
















And they had some shrimp (I ate a very tasty piece of chicken)

We went down to the beach to check that out...and Tate scared away all the birds.
















We still had more time to kill so we went and saw a movie.  We saw The Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal.  It was an ok movie.

After the movie...it was time to go return the rental car and head to the airport. 

This was seriously the best vacation I have ever been on.  It was fun and full of energy.  It helps when you save so much money too (& winning money).  I can't wait to go on another dreamtrip.  Thank you Worldventures and thank you Dreamtrips!
















A trip to remember with great friends and great people from the Worldventures family!
















Flying home in the sunset was a perfect ending to a perfect vacation!!!

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 4

Our last day...was an 'at sea' day.  It was another beautiful day.  I actually really enjoyed the at sea days because it was nice to take advantage of everything they offered on the ship.  The food was amazing, the staff was great and they had activites all day that we really enjoyed.  I really couldn't have asked for a better first cruise experience.

We sat out and enjoyed the sun most of the day.  I didn't take any pictures during the day...apparently I wanted to soak in every bit of relaxtion.

They had a farewell party before dinner that included free drinks.  I love when drinks are free...they taste so much better :)































They also had a live band @ the farewell party.  The kids were really getting into it.  They were cute.
















We had dinner and said our goodbyes to our AWESOME wait staff.  They were so great to us.  Tate and I decided to enjoy our last night by walking around the ship, enjoying a few more shows and just relaxing.  We weren't ready for our vacation to be over.

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 3

We made it to Cozumel, Mexico.  I was so excited that this was our stop because I had never been to Cozumel.

Here we are after we got off the ship and about to go snorkeling.
















We went snorkeling @ one of the reefs in Cozumel.  It was fun to do...but I wish there were more fish.  I had never been snorkeling so that was a fun experience.  After we snorkeled, we drank up because the excursion also included beer and margaritas. On our way to the beach party, we drank, danced and sang along to the songs.

We then had the beach party of our excursion.  There were many toys for us to play with and areas to relax on the beach.  They had trampolines, slides, jungle gyms...all in the water.  You could also go kayaking and paddle boarding.  They had hammocks to relax in also.

The excursion lasted 3.5 hours...which was perfect.  We got back to the port and had enough time to eat, shop and enjoy more of Cozumel before the ship left port @ 5.

Here we are enjoying fajitas @ Fat Tuesday's.





















Enjoying some shopping and sipping on margaritas.




































We had such a great time in Cozumel that it was hard to board the ship to head back.  When we got back on the ship, we showered and got ready for dinner.  We enjoyed another great meal and had a relaxing night of gambling.  We didn't stay up too late because the day had worn us out.  We were pretty sad because we knew that tomorrow was our last day...but we really wanted to enjoy every minute of it.