Oh Christmas Tree

So today we put up the Christmas tree. Yes it may seem just a little early but as the fam is coming on Wednesday I thought it would be nice to have my Christmas out.

Victor came over this morning and we spent the day at the house. We listened to Christmas music while we unfolded the tree. We mostly wanted to get the Christmas tree out and up but we also wanted to watch Victor's documentary that he finished for school. It was very very well done! We had a good time watching that. We also went grocery shopping for thanksgiving. Mom gave Holli and I a list of things to get so we are prepared to make our portion of the thanksgiving meal. Victor was a sport about my coupons and bargain shopping. We did a pretty good job I think we saved like 40$. Pretty neat huh! Well I am most certainly excited for Christmas and Thanksgiving now. I just hope the dogs leave the tree alone but we'll see...

Mexico City Temple

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to the broadcast of the rededication of the Mexico City temple. It started with a "cultural event" Saturday evening. I will admit I wasn't sure what to expect from that but I was pleasantly surprised. It was a broadcast from Mexico; it was a dance festival which portrayed the history of the mexican people. President Monson and Elder Iring were there and they spoke a little. President Monson was so funny, he sang a funny Spanish song that he learned in his Spanish class. It was cool to see all the traditional dancing and the costumes were so so nice. I loved the colors on the dresses.

After that fun event Victor and I went to Olive Garden. I love that place. Can you guess what I got...yup Fettuccine Alfredo.

Sunday evening was the broadcast of the rededication of the Mexico City temple. It was so good. I loved the spirit and feeling that was there. I love to listen to President Monson. I was able to understand a chunk of the Spanish that was spoken. I was feeling pretty good about one of the sisters who spoke. She spoke of a family with children in the Jordan temple (i think) and how those children were touching the walls of the temple because they knew how sacred and important it was. The story was very touching as was her message and I felt blessed that I could understand it. When the subsequent brothers and sisters spoke I got lost with their talks but I was able to understand their testimonies. It was a very neat experience.

This was such a good weekend. (I didn't even mention that Friday Victor and I went to James Bond...so so good)

What a surprise

So today being thursday I worked my usual late night shift. The first thing I do when I get home is let the dogs go outside. While I was out there contimplating life or something I just happened to look up. There was a full moon out and the light happened to hit the snow topped peaks of the mountains just east of my home. It looked like the mountains were glowing. I couldnt resist I put the dogs in the house, grabbed my camera and my tripod, and was out. It took me a few tries to get the coloring right but just look at the results. This was a nice little surprise for me after work today. I hope you enjoy the picture!

Mukilteo Ferry

I know this is SOO late in posting it on my blog but I just made a cool picture in adobe that I wanted to share.

So this past August we went to Mukilteo Ferry while we were visiting Seattle. I Just finished scrapbooking a bit from the evening we spent at the beach. We were going to ride the Ferry but it was like a 2 hour wait so we decided to eat, hang out, and enjoy the mukilteo park. It turned out to be a fun relaxing evening.

Halloween Weekend

This past weekend was Halloween. It was my first Halloween in my new house. We had plenty of treats and even some play dough for the trick-or-treators. We had probably 20-30 kids that came. It was kind of fun, for about an hour. I ended up turning off the lights at about 8:00 because Mandee, Cameron, Holli, Victor, and I were watching "The orphanage." The orphanage was kind of like "The Others." The movie was in Spanish with English subtitles. I was thinking I would be able to try to understand some of the move but was I wrong, they spoke way to fast for me, even the little 6yr old. Now that I know the ending I can say it was a really good movie.

Saturday we went to Nate and Deedee's house for the family Halloween party. Victor came too. It was pretty fun. Victor and I put together a pumpkin for the pumpkin contest. I got the pumpkin that morning for free at macey's. It was cool. Well anyways we won the contest and got a $25 gift card to Chili's. I think we will use that Friday. :)

Sunday the five of us went to Grandma Child's house for dinner. It was great. We watched a movie called "Private Eyes." It was an older satirical detective movie with Don Knotts. It was pretty funny.

All and all a pretty good weekend!!!

GARDNER VILLAGE

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, I AM POSTING MY ADVENTURE TO GARDNER VILLAGE...

This past weekend I went to Gadner Village with Victor. I did not know that this cute place existed untill now. This place is in West Jordan near Victor's house. This little spot is all decked out with witches, pumkins, and all things Halloween.

The night we chose to go just happened to be "Witches Night Out." It was pretty cool to see all sorts of regular old people dressed up as witches. I am not talking smudge of green face pain, fake wart, and a hat no I am talking creative decked out witches. It was cool to see!

All In all it turned out to be a very fun evening. I am totally geared up for Halloween now!!!

AAHHH AUTUMN

Autumn is here. The leaves on the mountains have officially changed to the beautiful reds and golds. I love autumn. Griffin and Lady love to chase the leaves as they blow by. The bad thing is that autumn is here and gone before you even realize it. Soon we will be shoveling and scraping. Winter quickly approaches. For now the brisk days and cool nights are very enjoyable.