Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so thankful for so many things and it was a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love Lance...and kids and they are just so cute and hilarious so that's what I took pictures of!

We went to Lance's dad's in the morning for an early dinner, then went to my mom's in the evening for a late dinner. Lot's of food, but great to see lots of family!

Ryan loves his Jell-o!
Is he seriously not the cutest thing ever?! Mini Adam!And of course, I love my family too. Biff and Annie playing the piano.

Sarah and Adam.

That night Sheila and Sarah asked if I was going to get up early to go shopping with them (it's fabulous, we do it EVERY year :)) and I said maybe. They both were sure that meant no. They know how much I like my sleep...especially at 4am! Well, I proved them both wrong! I sent Biff a text around 5am asking if she'd like a coffee before I got to her house. I think she almost dropped her phone when she got it :) So, we met Sheila at the mall, built a couple of bears, then left to go to Target, ShopKo, etc.

Then we went to my mom's for Popeye Pancakes. They are Hannah's favorite and I honestly think she ate more than any of us!! She wasn't pleased when I took a picture while she was busy eating!

Then I talked her into putting on these smooth glasses. She is just the cutest!
After breakfast Sheila and I hadn't had enough and she wasn't tired enough after being up ALL night, so we went to Costco. It wasn't as crazy as I thought it would be. My plan was to go back home and take a nap at some point, but that never happened. After all, that's really not the point of Black Friday!

We don't need a quest....

We just ARE perfect!!! Yes, I am talking about the Utes. How about that game?! I loved it! We went to a little Utah party at Debbie and Richard's and had a fabulous time.

The theme of the party!

Cute Stacey! My favorite part about this picture are the looks everyone is giving me!!!

I absolutely love this dog, Marley. She had her Utah gear on too!

This guy was sad.And let's not forget...the theme at work before the game.

Perfect 12-0

That's all I have to say for right now. What a game, I LOVE IT!!!!

GO UTES!!!

Transiberian Orchestra

Last Thursday nigh the Transiberian Orchestra was in town and they were amazing!!! We had never been before, but it has been a tradition for a few years for Mark and Lisa and Rick and Stacy. This year, they let us know when the pre-sale for tickets was going on so we got some sweet tickets on the floor. Tom and Kristen from Mead and Tiff and Derrick also went. We went to dinner before the concert and had a great time catching up with everyone.

I had heard them before so I thought I knew what to expect. Lance was thinking it was a full on Orchestra performance. He was pleasently surprised! They are extremely heavy metal, have an awesome light show and the performers are absolutely incredible. The girl on the violin was amzing, the pianists were awesome and the guys on the guitar rocked it! Overall it was an awesome show! And it lasted for more than 3 hours so it was well worth the cost of the tickets. We are now making it our tradition each year as well!

Halloween- A little late

It was a great Halloween! I thought about taking the day off work, but knew it would be a fun day in the office. Also, we were having the 2nd Annual Chili cookoff and I wanted to make my yummy white chicken chili. Also, the Relationship Managers were dressing up for the group costume contest.

We all got dressed up and went to the judging....

Mia, the first (woman) on the left had the idea to be the Hazmat crew. She just joined our team from where else, Lance's office :)


The girls, Loe, Megan, Cynthia, Stacey and Carli.
I wasn't real prepared with my shoes, so yes, I was the Hazmat girl in heels!! I worked it though to sway the judges our way! Everyone thought it was hilarious. AND....it worked!! The RM group was decalired the winners of the group costume contest! Wahoo!!!

We hang up our suits when were not on a job...
After the costume contest, it was time for the chili judging. There were a lot of really good chilis/soups and I didn't think I had a chance. They called everyone together for the announcement and I won 2nd! I was quite excited :) I got a Visa gift card and a huge bag of Halloween candy (which came in very handy for the trick-or-treaters at the office later!). When I actually went back to the lunchroom to eat, my chili was gone!!! It was the only one that had been completely eaten. I was flattered, but hungry :)

That night we got dressed up again and went to my dad's for the annual Halloween bonfire.

Hannah was a pirate and absolutely adorable!

Susan and Julio
The hunter and the Penguin...hmmmm.

Happy Birthday Brig!

Today was Brig's birthday and he didn't even invite us to go to Virg's with him :) Just kidding! We all got together for dinner at Tepenyaki. It was fun to go out with most of the family since it seems like it's been awhile since we've done that. We got Brig his all time favorite things...

-Gumi bat
- Shelf Milk
- Utes Swoop Light

Can you really go wrong with those things?! I also may have told the waiter it was his Birthday so they brought him ice cream and we sang. You really can't miss that when out on your Birthday!

Love ya Briggy!

Karen would not be in the picture with my dad so I took it of him and Biff. Be that way.

Me and Lance. He is so good to always go to things with my family, all the time. I consider my family my best friends so we're with them a lot and he's so good about it. Love you babe!!

Hannah eating my rice like soup. It was messy, but hilarious!

Today

Will go down in History. Today we elected an African American President and I love it!

Got a Little Captain in ya?

If you ask Hannah if she's got a little captain in her, this is what she does. Sarah was able to capture it in her adorable pirate costume. Priceless.

Happy Birthday Adam!

Just had to say Happy Birthday to my big bro, Adam (since he won't answer my calls :))!!

I have the best siblings in the world and they all have such cute kids who I love to see. Adam's kids are just like him and I love it when I get to play with them. They play hard just like we did when we were kids. I have fond memories of us jumping off the roof into the snow, playing fox and the hound in the leaves, playing the "koosh" game down the hall while Mom was at work and sliding down the stairs on pillows and blankets. Not to mention, dumping the bean bag chair all over at the bottom of the stairs...ahh, good times :) Thanks for all the memories Ad, and for being a great brother. Love ya!

hE's ALL mINe :)

And I am the luckiest girl in the world. As you can see, Sunday was our 6th month anniversary. I think that is when you should eat the top of the cake :) Anyway...I woke up on Sunday to Lance bringing me a Cappuccino (in an Obama cup) in bed and telling me there was a comment on the blog that I needed to see. I got up, opened the door to our room and there were single roses lined up all down the stairs and leading to the computer. I then saw the cute video he had made. I was in tears watching it! He is so talented and I loved it. We had a wonderful day going to Virg's, shopping, watching football, then going to Johnny Carino's for dinner. We had planned on going to a movie, but it didn't start for over an hour and we didn't want to wait. So, we went to Cheesecake Factory to get drinks and dessert and watch the football game. It was a wonderful day with my wonderful Husband. I could not have married a more incredible person and he is more than I ever dreamed of or wished for. I know the coming years will only get better and better and I am looking forward to our wonderful forever together. And now he's on the hook to outdo himself at 1 year :D LOVE YOU LANCE!

Wow! It's Been Six Wonderful Months Already

Have Anniversary baby! I can't believe it's already been six months since we got married, and I still can't believe how lucky I am that you choose me to be your husband. It makes me so happy knowing that we have so many years left to be together in which we'll get to fulfill the dreams we have and to make new memories we can look back on and enjoy together. I know there will be trying times, but I know we have what it takes to make it through lifes trials so that we can live our lives happily and in a wonderful partnership. So here is to the first six months, and more importantly here is to the many more anniversaries yet to come.