Winter Wonderland

After a mild winter so far, which I was happily enjoying, the temperature decided to drop! For Thanksgiving Brian and I went to my Grandma's house out in Summit County (by Park City). My older sister Tammy and her family came out too. We had a nice traditional dinner with Grandma and Grandpa and then read all newspaper adds for Black Friday shopping. Brian and I decided there wasn't anything we really needed so we opted to sleep in and save money (by not spending money) instead. Before we left, Brian and I took Rylee and Cade (Tammy's kids) for a walk. It was freezing outside but the kids loved being outdoors. I don't think it ever got above 35 degrees there even at midafternoon. The first cool thing we saw was this iced little stream.

The main thing we were going to see were the horses just a few houses down. The kids were so excited and wanted them to come closer but the horses kept their distance. Then two weeks later, on Dec 1st, the first big snow storm hit. It started in the middle of the night so when I woke up Saturday morning a couple of inches had already fallen. I love how the snow makes everything look so beautiful. Even the now baren trees are turned into beautiful sights. Here is a picture of our house and the tree in our backyard covered in snow. It was taken after it stopped snowing so some of the snow had already melted.

But the big storm hit today! I woke up this morning to just a little covering on the ground but the roads were clear. During and right after the Enrichment activity this morning it was just slush coming down. A few hours later it was snowing hard and sticking. It just kept coming and piling up. I was getting a little nervous because I had to drive up to pick up my husband at the airport tonight but it kept snowing. Right now we have about 4-5 inches I would guess. It has stopped snowing for now but I have to head out in the middle of the night to go to the airport. Brian's plane in DC had a broken engine so he's been delayed several hours. I guess it's better to drive when it's not still snowing so they can get the roads cleaned up.

Looking Brighter

About 3 weeks ago I was having a really bad day and when I came home for lunch my husband was home and I unloaded my stress and worries to him. That night when I got home from work he wasn't home yet so I called him to see when he'd be home. He was out running errands and said he'd be home soon. When he got home I came out from the office and he was holding flowers for me! I was so excited and it made my day so much better. Here's a picture of the bouquet or Gerber daisies he bought.

He's such a sweetheart and is always doing nice things for me. Last week I don't think I did the dishes once all week because I was really tired every night after dinner. So on Friday I realized I hadn't been doing my part so I tried to do them. About 3 dishes later I was removed from the kitchen and told I wasn't allowed to do the dishes. I insisted I WANTED to do the dishes (which doesn't happen much) but he just told me that he would do them because I would have to do them all next week while he was gone to DC on a business trip. I sure got me the perfect man!!

Halloween...going back to my Texas roots!!

So I just wanted to post a quick picture of my halloween costume. We dress up for work every year and it's getting harder and harder to think of new ideas since I've been there for 5 years! So this year I did a variation of one I'd done for a past ward halloween party...Rodeo Queen. I had a real Texas belt buckle, boots, and all. Unfortunately I couldn't get my hair as big as I did in the past but it was still funny and people liked it. So enjoy a laugh!