Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Today was a thrilling day for me.  My youngest brother, Brian graduated from High School.  Of course it is over a decade after I walked those Smoky Hill halls, but it was wonderful to help celebrate him and his accomplishments.  I had to keep with tradition by yelling and screaming for him as his name was called.  I’m pretty sure he didn’t hear me amidst the thousands of people there, but I was there as a witness to a closing of a huge chapter in his life. 

 I love him so much and am grateful to have such a wonderful brother.   I applaud him as he moves forward and embraces university life…all those experiences and challenges will bring such great growth…some wonderful and others painful.  I’m pretty sure it will be a hand in glove situation for him.  Brian, you rock!

A Weekend Away…

A couple of us headed out for a well needed Girls’ Weekend a few weeks ago.  We headed up to LA for some shopping.  From the Fashion District to the cute little boutiques downtown we shopped and shopped.  I would say light shopping, but it actually got quite heavy.  We enjoyed some fun restaurants and even better company.  We stayed up late snacking and chatting.  I haven’t laughed that hard for a long time!  Ladies…it was a pleasure.

Thank you so much, Will!  You spoil me.  Thanks for taking the kids!  Maren, I hope you don’t mind I stole your picture.

Fun with Friends

We had our friends Michael and Jen fly in from Denver this last week.  Needless to say, the blogging got back burnered due to all the fun.  Just some background, this friendship was the first after Will and I were married.  They were married just weeks after us and we found each other in our first married ward at BYU.  We usually run into each other about once a year in Denver.  This time around they came out here to us!

Disneyland, the beach and then back to back days at Sea World found us nonstop.  We played games, ate great food and had fabulous chats.  We feel so blessed to have such great friends.

We were so busy I forgot to take my camera most places.  Even when I remembered I forgot to take pictures.  Let’s just say pregnancy is taking a toll on my brain.  Cells are being sacrificed daily.  I just had to include this picture so Will and Hudson would remember they were apart of the adventure.  Believe it or not, I never got a picture of both of our families together.  What was I thinking?!  Oh that’s right…I wasn’t.

And the Winner is…

So maybe I was hoping Will would read my post, feel sorry for me and offer a number generated official pick…Alas, he told me I should have asked and he would have done it for me.  Of course my pride is now at stake so the fishbowl method with ensue.  Give it a good shake, shake shake and…

Gift Certificates are headed to:

1.  Rachel

and

2. Michelle

That’s correct!  I decided to give two away.  I almost sent all of you one, but then reconsidered.  I might lose my secretarial position at Frevophtos and you know how difficult jobs are to come by these days.  How else would I ever find a job where I had to pay them to let me work?  There’s food for thought and yes, I did say that correctly.

A note for those of you who didn’t win:  I’m sure I’ll get bored in another few months or so and do another giveaway so stay posted…all in good time for the holidays.

30 Maids a Milkin’…

Oh wait, that’s not part of the song is it. Yeah, 30 would be my official age now.  I have survived another decade of life and loved it!  These sweet ladies as well as a few others not pictured got a little sneaky, nabbing me from my house Friday night for an evening of pedis, dinner and fun.  My toes felt wonderful, and my tummy happy.

A big thanks so much for making such a fun day for me!  I love you all so much and appreciate how thoughtful you all are!  I couldn’t wish for better friends.  Truely, thank-you.