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Valentine's Day 2008: Lane surprised me and proposed in California (to read story go here http://jannicalarson.blogspot.com/2009_02_15_archive.html).

Valentine's Day 2009: You can also read there...We were living in Rexburg and spent the day together going to Idaho Falls and stuff.

Valentine's Day 2010: We went to HAWAII with my family!

Valentine's Day 2011: I woke up and got ready for school and found a cute little envelope from Lane with free facial coupon at a local spa. I honestly wasn't expecting anything so that was a nice start to my long day of school. I had a break after my first two classes so I came home and found these...

I was thoroughly surprised. The first flowers he bought me were when we were dating and both went to our homes for Thanksgiving. I went back to Rexburg, and he told me he was going to be there the day after but had me go to his apartment to get something...and surprise! He was there...with roses. The second time he bought me flowers was when I went home for Christmas 2009 and he stayed here in Wenatchee. I came home after 2 days of flight attempts/delays/cancellations to some beautiful roses.

...and this is the third time...

...and I was happy...

So I went back to class and brought some Dusty's burgers home with me and found a new candle lit with some glasses set out. He got out some Martinellis and we had a romantic, candle-lit Dusty's dinner.

...and I loved it...

I went into our room to put my sweats on and found a Reese's message on the bed, "I ♥ U". He has done this for me a couple times (that's my favorite candy). He has also bought me perfume a couple times for Valentine's Day, so I found a picture of one I've been wanting that said it's on its way. I've also been wanting long socks and he got me some nice ones. The best part was his cute card and the touching, sweet message in it. I truly have the best husband in the world, whether he buys me something for Valentine's Day or not. I regret to admit I did absolutely nothing for him. I guess I'll just have to start showing my love for him more every day instead of the day that St. Valentine was killed! I guess I had said something along the lines of him not being very romantic, so he felt the need to prove me wrong. Well he is romantic and I love him just the way he is. He's perfect for me.

(This is from Faith)

Other than bragging about my hubs, I'm bragging about this...

I'm sure you can't read it but...I made the Dean's List! Some of you smartypants may not think that's very impressive because you've made it multiple times, but I'm stoked!

Girl's Night

I don't have kids (obviously) but a bunch of us girls decided we needed a break from our homes the other night. We went out to celebrate a few birthdays and have a girls night. A bunch of us went to Shari's for some dinner/dessert. It was basically a bunch of women sitting around eating chocolate being loud in a corner of a quiet restaurant, talking about babies/kids, birth stories, boobs, etc. (you get the picture). I was one out of the ten that didn't have kids to talk about. The stories I tell are about my niece and nephew (but Kim was there to do that), or about my friend's baby (but Leah was there to do that). It was still really fun and relaxing to just get out! After chatting for a couple hours a few of us went to a late (9:45pm) movie...I know, livin' it up!

Oh, I guess I'll document my biff story too. So I was at work the other night, it was pretty busy so the restaurant was full...of people. I was bringing the check to one of my tables and another server was kneeling down next to one of his taking their order. Well I was walking briskly, not looking down, and tripped on his leg that was sticking out halfway in the walkway, flew a couple feet and landed on my hands and knees. All I heard was "Oooooh!" and myself slapping on the floor. I quickly got up and said, "Thanks Mike...really?!" My eyes watered up as I tried to laugh it off. I was more embarrassed at the time, but now I feel the physical pain. Now that I think about it, other than the guy who tripped me and a man at one of my tables asking if I was okay, none of the 25 bystanders even asked if I was okay or tried helping me up. Maybe I just got up too fast for anyone to turn around and offer me a hand? Sheesh! Well the man at one of my tables that did ask if I was okay left me a nice tip, and even left a message on his receipt, "Go hard or Go home!...Good job tonight!" I guess all I have to say is that I'm glad I wasn't carrying a tray of food/drinks! I would have left the restaurant immediately.

The End.

Homesick

I am homesick. And you may think "That's silly, you are at home." Well if you're my Mitchell family, or from California, you will know what I mean. I miss my family in California. I need a break from this little town they call Wenatchee. It's not the people, it's just the lack of Mom, Dad, Brittani, Trevor, Devin, Paco, Boodah, Rocklin, In'n'out, warm weather, etc. It's only been 3 months since I've seen all of these, however 3 months is like 3 years in this little emotional mind of mine (I would die if it really was 3 years)!

Valentine's Day is tomorrow. I guess I don't really get all hyped up over it. I mean, I got engaged Valentine's Day 2008, and the 2009/2010 with Lane were pleasant/romantic, but all I'm thinking is that I get to sit in class for 9 hours tomorrow. ~woot~ Hopefully Lane doesn't think he's getting any kind of surprise from me because I'm planning on just picking up some burgers and watching a movie or something when I get home from school! Maybe someday I'll be romantic! (I sound like an old fart that's been married for 30 years.) I suppose if anything exciting happens tomorrow I'll write about it!

Isn't this cute?

 Lane's not a fan of animals. I grew up having cats and dogs. I'm not obsessed with them but I do love having them around, especially when I'm by myself and need company. When Lane and I were dating, I was aware of his disliking of animals, but I do remember him saying "maybe someday." I wouldn't make that up because that was momentous. I should have documented it because basically the day we got married he claimed he never ever said that. Welllllll, he made a comment today out of the blue about how he thought Huskies were good looking dogs....I know, I know....crazy. And the comment didn't stop there. He kept talking about them, and even started looking up how much they cost in general, pictures, and videos of them online! Now, I know this doesn't mean anything but I am documenting it because I definitely approve of a Husky and this is one giant step towards...something!

That's all!

Some January Randomness

What you're looking at is your future K-8 teachers.

So this is my cohort for school. We have every class together, present together, eat lunch together, stress together, and after 5 months of knowing each other we know quite a bit about almost everyones' quirks/stresses/worries/love life/family life/leisure life/etc. This may sound cheesy (as I thought when we met and they told us it would happen), but it's so true. I have made some good friends in this group.

Some of us had a little shin-dig last night. We played a little pool, ate some snacky-shnacks, played Guitar Hero, and proved we are all white with a little Def Jam Rap Star (a rap/karaoke-style game). It was one of many fun nights to come!!

In case you didn't see on Facebook, this is our newest investment. Lane had a job last week at this guy's house--they needed to move some furniture out so they could clean out the water damage, and the guy basically asked him to take this pool table. We paid $250 for it which is a steal-of-a-deal! It's in great condition. We will probably replace the felt some day and eventually upgrade on the balls/cues, but it has served us some fun in the last couple days.

(new topic)

Lane and I went for a little run yesterday. Our new neighborhood is great for running/walking. There are always people out on walks sun, rain, or snow. We took a short route, but boy did I hate it. I am so out of shape! It did motivate me to finally start working out though. Now I will actually use my exercise bike and do work out videos instead of just thinking about them.

Refrigerator Mishap

Funny story (not really). So ordered this fridge about the day after we closed on the house, which would be 11/20/10. We decided to order some other appliances to match and complete our kitchen because it was a pretty good deal. We scheduled for delivery on 12/10/10. Well we get a call that week saying everything's in except for the darling fridge. No big deal, we aren't all moved in yet. Well give 'em a week...excuse. Okay, just deliver the other appliances, we can manage for another week...excuse...another week...excuse. Excuses include delivering to other people, not having a new order yet, blah, blah, blah. Last week we finally come to a new delivery date: 1/10/11. For some reason I wasn't completely convinced.

Phone rings on 1/10/11: "So I have some bad news about your fridge. We got an order of two in, however both have been damaged."

Really? Why am I not surprised at this point? Can we at least go in and see them for ourselves?! Well that's what we did. There's a little dent in each, so we decide on one. They finally delivered in today!

Guess what? It doesn't fit where it's supposed to!! BAH!

Now what?

 Ps. This movie (Despicable Me) is my new obsession.

"Does this count as annoying?"

"Whaaaaat?"

"Unicorns, I love them. Unicorns, I love them. Uni uni unicorns, I love them. Uni unicorns, I could pet one if they were really real. And they are! So I bought one so I could pet it. Now it loves me, now I love it. La lala la la... "

"He's so fluffy I'm gonna die!!"

enough said.

House Update

http://ourhomeevolution.blogspot.com/

If you are or want to follow our house blog, I just updated it with some pictures. The inside is 98% put together!

Today we had a Seahawks playoff game party (they WON)! We had a few families over for some Papa Murphy's pizza and yumminess. Twas fun! We love hosting our little parties with this house. I decided I need to start buying some clearance toys for when we have people over to entertain the kids, and when Faith and Tobie come. We have kid shows/movies at least!

Hello 2011, Nice To Meet You

Well tomorrow is the first day of school, quarter two of six in my program. I was looking forward to a break of projects and being with family, however after a hectic week of trying to get EVERYTHING done in the house...I was ready for a relaxing break. I basically only got one full day of a relaxing break, and that was today--the last day. And this only happened because we had the carpet guys here from 7:30am until 5:00pm, so I was forced to sit down and relax. I guess I can't complain too much considering we now have a gorgeous home and have been able to host Christmas dinner and a New Year's Eve party, among a few other game nights with family and friends. I call that a good break!

Yes, we were able to host Christmas dinner. Christmas was on Saturday, and we moved in the Wednesday before. It was a beautiful success though, and we had so much help from friends and family. (Thank you!) Lane woke me up on Christmas morning (5:40am--still dark).

Lane: "Hey Honey, I think Santa came."

Jannica: "mmmph...grumble..."

Lane: "Should we go see?"

Jannica: "No."

I got up anyway. Lane and I decided not to do gifts this year since, hello, we bought each other a house and all its contents. I felt like I splurged because I decided to buy him Def Jam Rap Star, a rapping game (karaoke-style) that he's been talking about. I bought it with some of my tip money, and that's all I was going to do. Well, I guess word (not mine) got around that I was concerned about not having any presents to open on Christmas day, so I walked into the living room to a couple large boxes and many little ones. He bought me a 47" Vizio, a headboard to match our bedframe, and lots of candy/chapstick/movies/firelogs/carwash coupons. Needless to say, he spoiled me. I wonder if he feels he needs to make up for my birthday when we were first married (refer to one of my very first posts). Pretty sure he's done overly well since then!

We had 20 people all together for a ham dinner. It was delicious and as always, a wonderful time spent with family. Although it is hard for me to live so far away from my family, I feel so blessed to live near such amazing in-laws that love and support us.

New Year's Eve we had Erin & Russell, Brady & Leah, Tim & Vicki, and Blake & Kim and kids over to eat pizza and junk, and play some games. The parents left early, and the rest made it til...........11:40pm! Seriously? We couldn't last twenty more minutes?? Lane and I at least had our kiss at midnight and then fell asleep. I guess I will list a few of my goals for the new year, which aren't so original or new, but they are still my goals:

*Eat healthier/cut back on soda

*Actually use our home gym

*Read the Book of Mormon

*Read/Pray daily

*Find ways to serve others more

*DON'T procrastinate!!!

*Be a nicer person/smile more (everyone always bugs me about not smiling enough)

So there you have it. Let's see how well I do! I'm off to a bad start already. eeek