Merry Christmas!

We decided to go digital with our Christmas card this year. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving

Here is the story of our Thanksgiving weekend from the end to the beginning (because that's the way the pictures loaded and I don't feel like moving them around). Enjoy!

On Saturday we had a big blizzard...our first big snow of the year! This was the view from our balcony that day.

What holiday would be complete without a trip to the urgent care? This is Nate looking very sad with his newly broken finger.

Here is Nate pointing to our first Christmas tree we put up on Friday. It is very beautiful if I do say so myself!

This was Nate's finger after the ward turkey bowl and before the urgent care. The picture doesn't do it justice...it was nasty--purple and swollen!

These are our friends Dani, Camille, and Landon. We had Thanksgiving at Landon and Camille's house. They were the perfect hosts!

Here is the pie collection. The lemonade merengue I made was nasty! But the pumpkin cheesecake and apple were both big hits!

Here is the lovely tablescape.

And this is my gorgeous turkey! It was my first one and it was mighty tasty!

Here's my beautiful apple pie...and yes it tasted as good as it looked.

This was 2 weeks before Thanksgiving at the BYU/Air Force football game in Colorado Springs. It was freezing, but it was a great game!

Lifetime goals...

So I thought this was pretty cool. I don't necessarily want to do all of these things, but most of them are good goals. I got this list off of another blog, then I bolded the ones I have done. Don't feel like you have to read them all, but it is kinda fun!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (well it was orchestra...but the idea's the same)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain (I'm sure I have, but it was probably a puny one)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (Ithink so...)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (well, not on a mountain, but I climbed a fake rock wall...does taht count?)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (I miss the Visalia drive-in!)
55. Been in a movie (tons of them...all home movies!)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (only if you count the one the oral surgeon broke for me!)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Received a speeding ticket
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Lived in three or more states

45 out of 100...not bad! How did you do?

Not to brag...

I filled up this week for $17.95. Yes, $17.95...that's gaslight on to all the way full. Ok, I'm done, no more about the amazing gas prices in Colorado...but if you want to move here, we would love to have more friends close by!

I never thought I would see gas under $2.00 again. This was taken a few days ago. I saw it at $1.79 today. It just keeps dropping! I love Colorado!

Halloween Party!

So we had a Halloween party and it was fun. There was lots of food. Here's the pictures to prove it.

(Sorry Landon, Camille, Andi, and Spencer somehow we missed getting pictures of you guys.)

Our spooky pumpkins

The delicious food including the homemade rootbeer in a cauldron! (Thanks Landon and Camille)

Our friends Rachel and Tyler as Newsies.

Me as Jessie from Toy Story 2...not bad eh?

And Nate as a classic Woody...spittin image.

My mommy is coming!

One of the perks of being a teacher is that I get a random week off of work in October for "fall break." Now we never got a fall break growing up, but both of the districts that I have worked in so far have a fall break...I am not complaining. So, naturally when my mom heard I had a week off of work, she decided to make the trip to Denver. Especially since we haven't had any snow...yet. Am I excited...uh, do you have to ask? What will we do? Girly stuff during the day while Nate is at work (think botanical gardens, shopping, fancy food) and other fun stuff at night when Nate can join us. Just 6 more days!!!