Team Twilight

Just got home from our Girl's Night! I'm so glad that so many could make it. We went to go see Twilight and no one else had seen it except for me. It was so fun to have my friends from my ward and my friends who also happen to be Dawson's preschool teachers! I love that they all came.

I tried not to giggle in the cheesy parts that I knew were coming up, but it didn't work! I sighed loudly a couple times, resulting in some laughs. I just get caught up in the romantic aspect of a human/vampire relationship! I absolutely am addicted and love the music. Actually, I like to think of it as being passionate. It's only my third time in the last week! I didn't realize that I would love it as much as I do. It's cheesy-wonderful and cheesy-terrible! It's fantastic.

I love being out with the girls! They're all so incredibly fun and I'm glad that we could go.

Now, let's all do The Jasper!

i spy with my yiddle eye

Our tree is very eclectic this year with all sorts of ornaments. We put lights on it and redecorated it. See if you can spy the following:

-SpongeBob Santapants
-Marge Simpson ice skating
-Buzz Lightyear ornament (Dawson's this year)
-Chicken Dance ornament (Ryanna's this year)
-Starbucks mug ornament (mine when I worked there)

-real olive wood handcrafted Nativity ornaments (that Mom and Dad brought back for us when they visited Jerusalem earlier this year) What a treasure!


I got a kick out of one of my piano students this week. He asked me where my Christmas Tree was and I pointed to the mantle. This is how our conversation went:

Him- "That's your tree?!" (with a raised eyebrow)
Me- "Yup. We can't have a big one because Carter will get to it."
Him- "But, where are you going to put the presents then?"
Me- "Well, I think in the other room is okay, don't you?"
Him- "No! But I guess that will just have to work." (he was shaking his head with disgust)
Him- "Are those your real stockings?"
Me- "Yeah, they're real."
Him- "Santa can't put much in those! It looks like you guys haven't been very good this year."

It was a hoot! I never know what's going to come out of my students' mouths. Ever!

Oh! Look I found another treasure. It was $3.99 at Goodwill. It's by Sweet Shoppe and looks fabulous on my new table!

somewhere a lawyer is laughing

I'm thinking this is our Christmas card this year!

my christmas/graduation/retirement gift

Guess what Ryan surprised me with today?!

Out went the old, broken and beat up set...


This set holds some sentimental value, it once belonged to my great grandmother, Nana. It was old even when she owned it! We loved it while we had it.

In with the NEW! I can't believe I OWN a matching set of dining room furniture! I have six chairs that match, are totally complete and in one piece, they don't have stains and mysterious gooey remnants on them and are gorgeous. The best part is about the table! It's so tall it comes up to my belly button! And I'm not that tall! It's nearly 3 feet tall. I love it!! Ryanna could hardly even lift the heavy new chairs. I'm just concerned; now we have a nice table to eat on, but it's too nice to eat on. I think the kids can just eat on the porch!

The old chair is on the left; see how much smaller it is?!
A beautiful NEW chair. Ahhhhhhh, you know you're a mom when chairs excite you.
Ryanna loves it, she insisted on doing everything up in HER chair.
It's only a 1/2 foot taller than Dawson!

These pictures honestly don't do it justice, I'm sure I'll take more. It's absolutely GORGEOUS! Thank you, Ryan, for my beautiful gift. Thank you for shopping around for it and picking it out. I wouldn't have chosen a better one, I love it.

Now, who wants to come over for dinner?

just goofing around

Gee, I wonder where Carter is!





"Wherrrrrrre's Carter?!" (I love how he covers up his ears instead of his eyes!)

There he is!