'Tis the Season...of getting fatter

Does anybody else kinda dread this time of year for that reason? I mean, I like to eat, but the continuous treats from little gifts, church activities, work parties, friend parties, family parties...it's enough to kill someone! Or at least make it impossible to button the pants and I start to kind of fell sick all the time and half of it I want to just throw away. I'm a big time sucker for the salty stuff like the crackers and dip and finger foods yada-yada...the cookies and pastery crap don't even appeal to me for some reason. Anyway, on another note, I've gone to see the Christmas lights a couple times at Temple Square already and it has been such awesomely "warm" weather here until about 2 days ago and then the snow hit. So what I'm saying is, it was soooo much fun to go see the lights with a jacket and gloves and to feel cozy the whole time instead of freezing! Thank Heaven above for the late start to winter here!!!
This was the first trip of the season with Lisa and Brittany :) I also went last weekend with Amber, John, Kyle, and MJay (Cedar City boys), but Am took pictures that time. It was MUCH more crowded last weekend!

Nate

He did great! They are pretty sure they got it all and are waiting the testing on it, but they said it is low grade so it has a very small chance of growing back whatever it is. He may have some peripheral vision impairments apparently, but shouldn't be too bad. And he looks great! I saw him last night and he was pretty with it and had an awesome cotton helmet!

Prayers

My cute cousin Nate (the one with the glasses in the white shirt with red stripes) is having brain surgery to remove a tumor in about an hour. Any extra prayers would be very sweet of you! Thank you! Love you all!

Thanksgiving...no, Christmas...wait, Thanksgiving...

My Brother's fam come down from Oregon and we had an absolutely perfect Thanksgiving weekend! It was such a needed break and it was sooooo much fun! I only wish we had had a lot more time together! But our three days were awesome! I hauled Lisa all around on Friday shopping, starting at 4:30 a.m.! I bought a lot of things for great deals and spent way too much money- the largest purchase was my new pair of ski's and ski boots! We were going strong for like 6 hours...that's probably what caused her to wake up with the flu the next morning :( Since we won't be with them for Christmas, we did a little early Christmas exchanging...

Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner with the Girls!

OH, how thankful I am for these girls in my life! College was a good time! They are the greatest friends! I wish we would have taken more pictures! We had a wonderful time and everyone made super yummy food and we used my beautiful Mary Engelbreit china dishes that my mom painted and it felt so fancy...maybe more fancy if we had a bigger table :) We always miss our girls that are out of state though! Can't wait to see you all at our Christmas party!

Love the Outdoors!!!

There are a lot of little gems of beauty in Utah...the weekend of Halloween I went to Cedar City with my pal Amber to hang with some of her buddies that live down there. Our few hours in SNOW CANYON (St. George) were definitely the highlight. It was a glorious perfect day and I had a good/suspenseful time trying to keep up with the boys on the climbing. I LOVE the sun and beautiful weather and beautiful scenery and I LLLOOOOOVVVVEEE being active in the outdoors. I will keep the memory alive as the snow begins to fall and my Seasonal Affective Disorder kicks in. I'm going to try and deal with it better this winter!!! It is a goal...

Remember How I'm Allergic to Dogs???

Well, that doesn't stop anyone!

Dog #1 (Lucy-wiener dog-feisty, bitey, licky, barky, very allergic)


Dog #2 (Jackson-yorky-calm, quiet, nice, not so allergic)


Owner #1-Cousin Andrea


Owner #2-Cousin Kevin



Yes, yes, they are cute now because they are puppies...I will admit Jackson has won over some of my heart. Too bad they make me so ill!


My Mother thinks she's getting a dog too. Soon I will have nowhere to go that I may breathe normally.

Young+Single+Adult+Halloween=Disappointing

I mean, I love the season, don't get me wrong... I love the decor and the fun activities, and whatnot...but the actual day? Let's be honest, it's not very fun to scrounge for something cool to do and then almost always end up realizing that it's totally lame. And as much fun as it might be to hang out and trick or treat with other peoples' kids...it's just not exciting either. So, to all of you cute married friends of mine, enjoy your kids! I did go to Cedar City for the weekend, which was way fun, but the "party" we went to for 20 minutes on Halloween night=LAME! On to Thanksgiving please!

In Honor of Bonnie wanting to be my friend again...

8 Favorite T.V. Shows

1. American Idol
2. 24
3. Survivor
4. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
5. Reba
6. Ellen
7. Leave it to Beaver

8 Things I Did Yesterday

1. Sat in a car for 3 hours on the way back from Cedar City
2. Got to know Amber Kaye better
3. Held two little puppies
4. Did a lot of laundry
5. Ate fabulous rolls
6. Lifted Layna, my little cousin, up high on the count of 3 about 100 times
7. Played "Ticket to Ride" for only about 10 minutes
8. Talked on the phone with Bonnie, Brandon, and my mom
(yes, it was Sunday and no, I didn't go to Church...wa wa)

8 Things I Look Forward To

1. The mini-triathlon on Saturday to be over
2. Babysitting Dylan Thursday afternoon
3. Going to Church on Sunday
4. Thanksgiving when I get to see my brother and fam!!!
5. Christmas break, which will include Disneyland :)
6. When my pants fit more loosely
7. The next time I actually like a boy that likes me
8. A possible trip to Europe in May? I dunno...

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. Cheesecake Factory
2. North Woods Inn
3. The Mandarin
4. Inn N Out
5. Juanita's
6. Taqueria
7. Zupa's
8. Mongolian BBQ
(Chili's got voted off because they got rid of lettuce wraps...grrrr...)

8 Things On My Wishlist

1. A new bumper
2. A sweet Mac Book of my own
3. A job I enjoy- either with EFY full-time, or Disney
4. A sister
5. My parents not making me feel guilty about wanting to move out of Utah at some point
6. A thinner mid-section
7. More confidence during auditions
8. A husband and baby (first the husband, unfortunately)

The best part of Halloween

"MICKEY'S NOT SO SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY!"

and Jamie :)

Pitch Black...

That is what I would use to describe the condition when I leave for work...pitch black. I am way serious when I say that I don't think God intended on anyone having to leave for work before even a speck of light began to dawn. I mean, back in the old days before clocks and stupid alarms, people woke up when the cock crowed right? And if I'm not mistaken, it usually crows when the sun comes up. That's natural. Total darkness is not natural. I'm not a morning person and it is a battle I will be fighting my whole life I'm afraid. I'm not a crazy sleeper or anything; I never even sleep in past 9 when given the chance. I'm just sayin', can I have some daylight?

You know you graduated HS in the 90's if...

you go to a Goo Goo Dolls concert and you literally know EVERY song...even if you can't remember the last time or first time you heard it. It was probably from the big boom box (NEW CD player) in about 1996. I can't get my confounded videos that I took at the concert to upload on here and it's making me angry...So, here are a couple low quality pictures:



Thanks Kipper, Kipster, Kipiddy Doo Dah


Another special thanks to NUSKIN for providing our tickets

OH The Thinks You Can Think! When you think about SEUSS!

So, the show is over and I'm about to start the detox, but man it was fun! And I just love these people!

Watch out for bugs in the eyes...

This event just couldn't go unmentioned... Last Sunday I rode my new bike to Pam's house in Highland. When I was leaving she decided she'd ride Kev's old bike with me home. It was nothing less than hilarious! She's a riot, in a million ways... We had to stop a few times, but the funniest part was her choice of ensemble:

Yes, that is a ski hat and goggles...