Christmas Parties!

This week brought 4 Christmas parties for us! One for Ariel's work, one for Monica's work (and Jake watched Kaydince), Jake's second work party, and one ward party for which I am making funeral potatoes. Who knew the day would come when I would make funeral potatoes!


Monica and Ariel at the Roof.


Jake and Kaydince having a party at home!

Standby for Thanksgiving

We flew to Tennessee on standby passes for Thanksgiving! Things went fine on the way there, only missed one flight. The way home on the other hand (the Saturday after Thanksgiving)...

I was stuck in the Houston airport for 9 hours by myself while Jake hung out in the Knoxville airport and eventually had to pay $400 to get from Knoxville to Houston!! Once we were both stuck in Houston and we were definitely not getting on the last flight to Salt Lake it was decided there was ZERO chance of us getting from Houston to Salt Lake within the next 3 days. So we were re-routed into Vegas, stayed the night, and drove home the next day. We had ONE CD and no Ipod jacks!!! So Taylor Swift (6+ listens), Jake and I made the drive from Vegas to Salt Lake. Not exactly fun especially since I hate car trips already!!!

Styling our drugstore sunglasses!!
Packing up the most expensive 24 hour rental car ever!!!
Rocking out to Taylor Swift for the millionth time, while Jake did this...

Go Utes!

Some pictures from the University of Utah v TCU blackout game.

Another Thanksgiving is almost upon us! Usually I really like Thanksgiving but as of late eating all day and doing not much else is not exactly my cup of tea. So ways to make that better...join the Knoxville track club in a fun run! Jake and I are planning on running the 8K, as a team, in Knoxville on Thanksgiving day. I'm not quite up to running the entire 5 miles myself so we are pulling the team card. We may have some other teammates we will see. And if that doesn't work there is always the day after Thanksgiving shopping!!!

I FINISHED A SPRINT TRI-ATHLON!!

I completed my first Sprint Tri-athlon Saturday, with a high of 44 degrees things were a little cold! I finished a 3 mile run, 10 mile bike, and 1/4 mile swim in 1 hour 31 minutes! Pretty happy I finished at all!!

Me at the pre-race meeting, too scared to smile!

Just about to finish my 3 mile run!

Just finishing my 10 mile bike ride!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
From Elaine, Dwight, a princess-fairy, a rockclimber, and a bag of jelly bellys!

A before picture of the roof above the upstairs bedrooms and a picture in the process, stripped down to the 2 by 8's.