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)