Something to be Thankful for...

This Thanksgiving was a little different for me, and different was memorable and awesome!
My parents went to Beaver to help my grandma get all of her Christmas decor out. I stayed in West Jordan and spent the holiday with Mike and his family.

We enjoyed a BIG family dinner up at Jeremy Ranch with some of Mike's aunts, uncles and cousins, Wednesday night. Lynn, Mike's mom, got very excited when I told her I had Polar Express for our sleepover! It was pretty funny!
Thursday was our lounge day....it was heaven! But we did make it out to see Enchanted
We had a good laugh, it's quite a fun movie for the family :)
The best part were the little girls in the audience yelling "KISS HIM!!"
ha-ha
And let's not forget that nothing tops going to Denny's for Thanksgiving!!
Ok ok...Friday was our main feast (YUM!)
Lynn set up a beautiful table and left cards for all of us, it was very sweet.






When it was time to clean up Mike decided to share with us all a little song about Captain Planet.....his awesome singing skills carried the night away as we hooked up the karaoke machine for some fun!!
(sadly enough my camera's battery had died at this point)

Here is Mike with his dishes washing tune!

One JAZZ-Y night!

GO JAZZ!!!

US

Above is Petunia...we found her on our way to the game!

Mikey, Jeph, Venita, Lisa and Danny!

Final Score 117 Jazz 93 Kings

Monday night Mike and I joined Jeph, Venita, Danny and Lisa at the Jazz vs the Kings game! It was a great time, though I suggest staying far away from the hot dogs! This was our FHE for the night! We got a good deal on the tickets and we hope to do it a few more times this season.

Older and Wiser part 2

Well I'm finally able to take some time to catch the blog up!
My birthday weekend was awesome! The kids, Jackson and Mae slept over and we had pizza and cheesecake! They both made me their own cards, so sweet! Mom got her eyes all fixed up so she can now see us all, so she was down for the night drugged up!! Mom's funny on drugs!
Sunday was Mike's family's turn and we had a nice dinner and cake! I had to sit on the birthday chair (I made Mike sit by me!) and we played Loaded Questions!


Here is video of The Simmons family singing Happy Birthday to me! Jeph has such a lovely voice, we're glad he joined the ward choir!!

Thanks to everyone for making this year the very best!

One year older and wiser too? Part 1

Today was pretty much the raddest day of my life! At 7:30 I found silly wrapped gifts placed upon my car by some silly guy Mike! Each had a cute fun note and they were a great start to my 27th birthday. I got to work and was shocked by the amazing decorators that took over my desk the night before! Then Mike thought the morning presents weren't enough so he showed up at my work with flowers and a couple more gifts, one being Ratatouille which I will watch with the family Friday night! I also have a date for December 21st, the Peter B. Christmas concert, so don't ask me out k! After a fun day of playing with my awesome friends at work I went home to prepare for my hot date, his name was Mike too, and he took me to dinner and a movie....with even more gifts. This Mike guy spoiled me insanely rotten! I have a new camera now which I will use to take pictures of the weekend festivities! Mike made my day. I even came home to a fun gift bag from my dearest buddy Marianna! I couldn't have been more spoiled, or more blessed. I tried to be tough but Mike witnessed the few tears I shed, feeling so loved and blessed with such awesome friends and love in my life.
There will be more to post after the weekend....you can count on that!

Thankful moments...

Do you ever just have one of those moments that you are just suddenly thankful for EVERYTHING and everyone around you, so much that you get a bit choked up? Well today I had one of those moments. This time of year brings those moments much more frequently. I was leaving for lunch and as I drove down 1300 West I was looking at all the amazing trees and their vibrant colors. The reds, and oranges and yellows really pop out and I love it! In my car I was blasting the Polar Express (yes I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet) and the song Believe was playing and I drove past the temple. It was really just an awesome moment and I wanted to share it with my family and friends. Thank you for being a part of my life and making everyday worth waking up for!

A Spicy Halloween

Ginger Posh and Scary


Every year we dress up for work, this year we went with a theme "Spice Girls 2007"
As you can tell I was Ginger, by the end of the day I was so ready to change back to myself!
I think Mike was happy to see the eye make-up go bye bye but it was still pretty fun being a pop rocker for a day! Next year....maybe I will just be a teddy bear!