Surprise!!

I have to say I have the most AMAZING husband in the world!!! Let me back up a minute here and fill you in on just one reason why he is the best.
It was Saturday October 9th. I had gone to choir practice for savior of the world and came home not feeling too great. I had a molar pulled out two days before and the meds were making me feel sick. I came home and was going to cancel the plans I had made with my friend Misty. She had asked me the week before if I would go with her to Gardiner Village to see the witches. Misty had told me that she needed to get out of the house because her hubby was having a gaming day. She said we had to be back by 6:30 though because that is when "her hubby" needed help with dinner. Funny cause that is when I needed to be home so Morgan could go watch the Utah game with his friend. Anywho, Morgan insisted I go. He told me to go lay down and take a nap and that he would wake me up when it was time for us to leave. Luckily at 3:00 I felt better and off we went. I had no idea that Morgan had talked to Misty weeks ago and figured out a way to get me out of the house so he could surprise me. There was no gaming day. Misty had just said this just in case there were cars in front of the house. Smart smart.
As 6:30 approached Morgan started texting me. We were almost home and it was only 6:15. He kept asking where we were. I was kinda getting mad because I was home on time. But little did I know it was all for me.
Finally, as we got home I see my mother in law outside by her car. I knew she was going to be at my house because she had said she was coming to pick the kids up for a sleep over. As I get out of the car, she runs over to me and says, "melis you have to come and see the kids. They are making a pyramid and Avery is on the top! So I go running and open the back gate and as I walk into the yard I find 76 people yelling out, SURPRISE!!! I was so surprised!! Morgan, with the help of some friends, turned my back yard into a luau!! He had the fire pit going, lights, lays, tiki lights and best of all a PIG! He had went and picked out a pig from a farm and our good friends, Lacey and Chris roasted it for 5 hours. It was yummy. I couldn't believe how much work he had done just for me. He planned how to get me out of the house, mailed out invites, planned the food, bought decorations, found a cake and e-mailed it one of my beset friends and had her make it for him, he went as far as having my bff Melissa drive down from VEGAS and one from St. George. And he did all of this without me knowing! I can't believe it! I felt so loved by everyone. To think that all of these people were at my house in honor of me! How lucky I am to have such wonderful friends and people who love me!

Don't you just love my coco nuts??

Our dinner. Morgan had the hardest time picking out the pig. He said he just closed his eyes and pointed. All of the kids were in aww as they watched the Hola's slice it up. I know, I know, poor piggy.

Such a fun birthday cake!! My BFF Katrina did such a great job!! And guess what? It was carrot cake :)

Here I am blowing out my candles. Notice Morgan in his Utah shirt. You know how much he loves me when he misses a game just for me :)

Here is Melissa and I (yes her name is Melissa too, that is just one of the many reasons she rocks!) We met about 5 years ago when we were neighbors in Taylorsville. We were both called to the Young Women's in our ward and given the assignment to put girls camp together.... in just 3 weeks time and a budget of only $200! Impossible you say?!?! We somehow pulled it off. Ok we did go over budget a bit, but our Bishop approved it. And ever since then we were bestest buds! We spent those 3 weeks together constantly coming up with ideas for shirts, camp cheers, camp banners, games to play, spiritual messages for the girls, skits, menus, and all the little details that go into girls camp. I don't think there was a single day in those 3 weeks that we didn't spend together. Our husbands were starting to wonder if they would ever see us again. I'm sure we were quite the sight to see with us both having 2 kids and going shopping for supplies and food. There was once in the Army Surplus store that was particularly disastrous and I never stepped foot in that store again! :) We ventured off to camp together and endured the horribly timed rain storms, slept together on my air mattress that had a small leak somewhere and every morning we woke up with our bums on the ground, together we learned how to cook food outdoors, and I was there for her when she learned that her son Conner took his first steps while we were at camp. I love this girl!! I'm so grateful her and her family drove all this way just for me.
I want to thank my amazing husband for throwing me a wonderful party that I will never forget. As much as turning 30 has been hard for me, he has made it a good one. I guess I can get used to him calling me his old lady.