happy belated birthday blog!

love ya mama schlegelmilch!
you are the bestest mom in law ever!
get ready to party it up this weekend!
(watch out for those party boys!)

congrats mr and mrs carsey!

you had a beautiful day don and shannon! and welcome to the family girl...you were the most stunning bride ever! that dress was fierce!



baby g was the cutest in that little tux!!








great party!

new spring 'do

yesterday i headed to lincoln among the thousands (my husband included) who were on the interstate to go to the spring husker game...but i was not going to the spring game but to get a spring haircut with kylie at her new salon (salon k).
thanks girl- i love it.

fun with death cab for cutie

last monday we went to see death cab for cutie at the holland center with ra ra riot and the cold war kids.
it was amazing.
probably one of my all time favorite concerts.
the holland is not only stunning but sounds immaculate.
every note was perfect not muddied down by horrible acoustics like normal venues.
i could have listened to them for a year straight- it was that perfect.
i litrealy loved every last second of the show.









videos to come...

upcake

i just got a postcard in the mail saying i need to renew my plates. big boo.
i always thought personal plates for your car were super expensive...so i never even asked how much they were.
today i decided to ask my mom how much her RNTLC4U (registered nurse tender love & care for you) plates were and was pleasantly surprised to hear only around $25 a year.

what a bargain for a little personally on a normally boring honda...
so i said i would get mine to say cupcake.
got home went online to the nebraska dmv- someone already has them. big boo again.
the following are also unavailable:
cup cake
cup kake
cupkake
kup cake
kup kake
kupcake
...ok you are getting my point all the good ones were taken...
all except for UPCAKE- so i applied for them!
upcake might be confusing to people- but i already have a big old johnny cupcakes sticker on the back of my car... if people dont get it- it's their loss.
UPCAKE it is. :)

just remember...

...when life is tough -keep calm and carry on...

this is an old WWII era poster that was issued by the british government during wartime to try to keep the public informed, and as free from panic as possible.

more recently this poster was created to do the same.


i just ordered a copy of this print and love it already!

it's pretty much true- as long as you keep calm and have a cupcake life is good.

im asking my mom if i can order this...

happy easter!

today we went to an awesome easter service at the qwest center.
way to go kathy and king of kings staff it was awesome!
i loved every minute of it!
so rockin and fun!
after the service we went to the upstream for brunch and i also loved every minute of that. they were super busy and our party of 11 (joel's fam and my fam)got separated at 2 tables so we decided to do the logical thing and have a girls table and a boys table...haha. my moms response to our choice, 'i like that' so did we.
good times, good food and good conversation was had by all.

cupcake for my cupcake

i found the cutest cupcake for dutch last night.





turns out she loves cupcakes as much as her mom. :)

the ghosts of easters past...

some were scarier than others...



thanks for the sweet easter clothes mom
i need to go find me and megan some matching dresses and straw hats for sunday. :)

another funny video of dutch being a puppy.

this time she chases her tail, gets dizzy and i push her over...in a nice way of course.
enjoy

dutch update...

dutch is now 3 months old and 30 lbs to boot.
she is as crazy as ever and keeps us busy.

heaven...

thanks coldstone creamery for making my wildest dreams come true with your ice cream cupcakes!

Das boot with das cousins

Woot woot for das boots and pretzels at huber-haus!

there's an anchor for my soul...

the past few days i have been thinking of this song, when i think of my friend who just passed away.
i heard it this morning and then i heard it again after natalie's rocking southern baptist funeral that featured the omaha gospel choir.
when i was sitting in the upstairs choir pit of that packed church today surrounded by voices today all singing gospel- it made me feel at peace.
i truly found peace in my soul.
i have always loved the song 'it is well with my soul' and i love this new chris tomlin song 'i will rise' every time the choir kicks in a get qoosebumps.
that's how i felt today in the hot and crowded church...goosebumps of joy.
i find comfort in my faith, i think without that life would be unbearable some days.
i know before natalie passed she got things right with God and she is now celebrating with him in heaven.
i must say this was both the longest (2 hours) and most inspirational funeral i have ever been to.
i want a gospel choir at my funeral someday.
i want to go out with a booming bass, joyful noise and praises to God for a life lived well.
just like my dear friend miss natalie rochelle love did today.
(ps- chris tomlin's new cd that this song is on is called 'hello love'...how cool is that?)

not ready for tomorrow...

Natalie R. Love
Age 46
Omaha. Survived by mother, Linda Newby; father, Preston Love Jr.; son, Johnny Love ( father, Johnny Ellebee); brother, Todd Love (Tyson Lewis - nephew); sister, Khea Newby (David Knight, Sr.); aunt, Earnie Jones; uncle, Elton Love; aunt, Dorthea Grayson; uncle, Fred Franks; aunt, Charlotte Franks; sisters, Tiffany Love, Crystal Love; brother, Cory Love; host of relatives and friends. Preceded in death by grandmother, Margurite Franks, grandparents, Preston and Bella Love; aunt, Elizabeth Jean Love; father, Charles R. Newby.
FUNERAL SERVICE 1pm Thursday at Prince of Peace Baptist Church, 7818 Raven Oaks Dr., Omaha. Interment West Lawn Cemetery at Omaha.

ps- nat didn't look a day over 30 if you ask me.
for the longest time I didn't even realize she was old enough to have a son my age. girlfriend was HOT!
she will make one heck of an angel with her stiletto boots.
see you up there someday lady! :)