Never too early for a Krispy Kreme Run!

I pretty much didn't have a choice of whether or not I'd like doughnuts.
With grandparents who owned a doughnut shop it was decided. I would be born and raised: a
DOUGHNUT QUEEN!
When Reb and the kids came to P-town early one morning, there was only one thing we could do.
(Well, there were a lot of things, but grandma's house was off limits as she was re-doing her kitchen. But of all the things to do, this was the best.)

Krispy Kreme Run!

Seth, being the goomba that he is, didn't want to get his fingers all sticky from the deliciousness the "hot doughnut sign" brings, so he used his noodle and ate like this.

And Ella, being the genius that she is, decided that the best part was the frosting, and she ate accordingly.

Pretty impressive, if I do say so myself.

Reb's Birthday Bash!

November is pretty much Birthday Month in our family. It's my sister's, brother-in-law's, mother-in-law's, uncles, cousins, aunts, and my birthday. Whew. Well Rebecca has some outstanding friends who threw her a beautiful Chocolate Spa Night party. Not only does her friend have an AMAZING home, but she's an AMAZING party planner/designer. Wendy and Holly. Really. You're the best.

Here are some pics of the night.

P.S. If you need to have this chalkboard vinyl like I do. Visit Holly's blog and check out her amazing Vinyl Wall Art and Stamp Collection by clicking here.

The foot soaks were a great idea. We brought our own buckets, filled them with water, some essential oils, lemon juice, and a scoop of powdered goat milk. We soaked out feet under the table while we talked, and ate all that chocolate. It's been almost a week and my feet are still silky smooth.

The birthday girl and her two stellar party planners!

Happy Birthday Gail!

Chad's Mom had a birthday last week! The day was filled with family, yummy food, presents, fun and don't forget carrot cake!

We really love and appreciate Chad's mom! She is a wonderful person and a great example of a hard worker. She also is a teacher so I really look up to her. I'm so glad that I get to be part of your family Gail. Happy Birthday!

For the past couple months I've been planning what I want to make for her. So I copied this little beauty. With lots of trial and error, banning of Mod Podge, sticky stuff, facebook for the pictures, and strong magnets it turned out great!

Here's a close-up!

Grumpy McGrumperson

Today I'm grumpy. It all started when I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Got to work on time though. Only to find that I was not scheduled from 10:15- 2:30 like I have been for the past 1 1/2 months. No. That would be too easy. I'm scheduled to close from 4-midnight. I went home and canceled the appointment to pick out all of our new flooring with Chad and his mom. And also had to cancel our one date night of the week. Yeah! Awesome!

Well I'm going to go buy myself some spicy chicken nuggets from Wendy's and get ready for work. Just in time for Chad to come home from work and kiss me goodbye.

Today could have been an AWESOME day. But instead it decided to bird poop on all my plans.

P.S. Next post won't be so negative. I promise.

Goodbye!

November is a month of Goodbyes.

Goodbye to our front door. #102 and the door that sometimes wouldn't lock right and would make me late for work.

Goodbye to our cozy little family room. There were a lot of movies watched here as well as countless hours of Buzz, and don't forget the Super Bowl Party. Good times!

Goodbye to our great kitchen. I learned to be inventive here as well as really learned how to cook.

Goodbye to our Junk Room/Guest Room/Study/Turtle Room.
There have been a lot of visitors here. This room also helped me through finals. Thank heavens for this room or we would not have Violet the turtle. :)

Goodbye to my scrunched closet. I'm pretty sure I won't miss you. I wish you had been big enough for all of my shoes not to mention, any of Chad's clothes.

Goodbye Washer/Dryer set. You clunked along for a whole 2 hours to get our things washed and dried. For that, I thank you.

Goodbye stairs to where Lulu does her business. Pretty sure she won't miss you, but I will.

Goodbye Bedroom window looking out to where Lulu does her business. It was very convenient for when it was snowing or raining.

Goodbye hot tubs that NEVER once worked the whole time we were here. I wish we could have been friends.

Goodbye Bell Court Condo #102, we will miss you.

HELLO (again) to my mom and dad's house! We will be living there from the end of November to the middle of January while we wait for our townhouse to be built!

Halloween!

Halloween this year was a lot of fun. Brick Oven requires that if you are scheduled to work on Halloween, you have to wear a costume.
Well. Of course. I was scheduled.
So here's some pics of the night at Brick Oven.



Oh and Pee Ess: Lulu was Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon!

Accepted!

I GOT ACCEPTED TO MY PROGRAM AT B.Y.U!!!!
It's not easy to be an Elementary Ed AND and Early Childhood Ed major but there is an end in sight now. Look out Kindergarteners... here I come! Finally, all my hard work is starting to pay off and it feels pretty dang good!
Hooray!

James

I was raised on James Taylor music. I LOVE HIM. He just makes me feel like I'm seven again sitting in the family room while my dad sings along at the top of his lungs. (My dad has a rockin' voice. It sounds just like James Taylor.) Here's one of my very favorite songs. It's called Mean Old Man. I feel like everyone has one or two people who have changed them from a "Mean Old Man" to a "Golden Retriever Puppy Dog". I'm grateful for those people today.

Anyways, Here are the lyrics. Did I mention, James Taylor is also an amazing poet! Enjoy.



On my own
How could I have known?
Imagine my surprise
Just a fool
From a tree full of fools
Who can't believe his eyes
Imagine my surprise

I was a mean old man
I was an ornery cuss
I was a dismal dan
I made an awful fuss
Ever since my life began
Man, it was ever thus
I was a nasty tyke who was hard to like

I had to misbehave
I did things in reverse
Refused to wash or shave
I was horrid to my nurse
I got back what I gave
Which only made me worse
I had to have my way
Which was bleak and gray, oh dear

Living in here
One hundred years of rain
Such a drag
This riches to rags
With just myself to blame
A dirty low-down shame

Silly me
Silly old me
Somewhere outside my mind
Clever you
Walking me through
Willing to lead the blind
Just in the nick of time

Who gets a second chance?
Who gets to have some fun?
Who gets to learn to dance
Before his race is run?
Who gets to she'd his skin?
Who comes up born again?
Who was a mean old man
'til you turned him into a golden retriever
Puppy dog
Who's a good boy?

Before Meets After

One of my summer goals was to re-do my bedroom lamps! Well. I'm finally posting pictures!
Ta Da!
What do you think?

BEFORE

AFTER

Sorry that I don't have a before picture of the lamps in my room. I'll just say that they looked like a hot mess in there.

Deer Valley Getaway!

After my eventful Thursday night at the Lion King, Chad and I met up with the family at my Uncle's Cabin in Deer Valley for the weekend. It was a much needed retreat and so nice to be up in the beautiful mountains with my family. The leaves were all changing colors and it was breath-taking. Not to mention, the Bocci Ball tourney was amazing. :)

My mom is the best cook in the world. We had chicken peanut sautee, Roast, sandwiches and and plethora of other deliciousness.

Reb got to catch up on her reading and finished the final Hunger Games book, Mockingjay.

Seth got to take it easy in the hot tub. Lock up your daughters!

Ella strikes a pose after her fresh mani/pedi.

I gave myself a pedicure after a long day of outlet shopping with my Mom. One of my favorite hobbies. Mom and I are discount divas and brought home a lot of cute things for a fraction of the cost. Go team!
Please ignore my horrible hair, my hair appointment was the next week.

Chad got a lot of catch-up sleep as well as a trip to the driving range with my dad.
On Sunday Chad and I took a nature walk. It was a gorgeous day and we were very happy to be up there. Can I just say? What a Hottie McHotterson.

It was such a great weekend. THANKS SO MUCH to Mom and Dad for making it possible, keeping us fed with delicious food, and going out of their way for us to have a fun time! We love you!