PARENTS IN THE PAPER

Shout out to ReNae and Dennis, who made the Deseret News today. Looking good guys!

FAMILY PHOTOS

We got the first of our family photos back today. My excuse was that we needed to send out Christmas cards this year, but in reality, I'm sick of looking at wedding pictures and needed some new (professionally taken and heavily Photoshopped) pics of our little fam. Daisy handled the experience like a champ. Everybody paying attention to her, lots of treats, and an entire field to romp in? Pure bulldog heaven.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving! Definitely a great day to remember how incredibly fortunate we all are. I am so thankful for my family, my friends, my health, and the beautiful place that I live in. Picture taken up Millcreek Canyon in September.

PARK CITY BIRTHDAY

After a certain age (21? 25?), no woman looks forward to her birthday. Thankfully, I had a great husband and friends to help make mine as painless as possible. Matt threw me a surprise party at Naked Fish, and even went so far as to instruct the hostess to ask, "Reservation for two under Lenio?" when we arrived to really throw me off the trail. After dinner, we had cake and ice cream with my family, and then the next day we headed up to Park City to continue our celebration. Dinner at Chimayo, hot tubbing under the stars at Deer Valley, and horseback riding in Oakely....not a bad way to get older. Thanks to everyone who helped make my day fantastic!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, but I'm in that weird stage of life where I don't have any kids to trick-or-treat with but I'm a little too old (and too married) for the Halloween party scene. Instead, we opted to dress up the dog and spent the evening making caramel apples and watching scary movies with friends. If you can't tell, Daisy loved every minute.