Thanksgiving in San Diego

This year we spent our Thanksgiving weekend in San Diego. We had such a great time! Wednesday night we drove to LA to watch the "So You Think You Can Dance" show at the Nokia Theater. We went with Jeff, Camille and Caitlan. It was such a blast! It was so much fun to see our favorite dances and dancers again. I can't wait for the next season. On Thursday we slept in and then went about making Thanksgiving dinner. Jeff, Camille, Cait, and Brett went to play soccer and somehow ended up in the pool (well Camille managed to stay dry). After dinner we settled in for the ASU v. USC football game. Needless to say it was a sad day for ASU fans. Hopefully they will do better against the U of A. Friday and Saturday were all about soccer. For as long as I can remember Thanksgiving weekend has always meant lots of soccer and this year wasn't any different. We attended two of Cait's games on Friday and then one more on Saturday. Her team did ok, but it was fun to watch her play again. Saturday, after her last game, we went to lunch at PF Changs and then went to see "Enchanted", which was pretty cute. Once we got home it was time to watch the BYU v. Utah football game. After a rough start, my Cougars pulled it off and beat Utah 17-10. They are now ranked 19th in the BCS. Go Cougars! Sunday meant it was time to drive back home again. It was a short trip but we had a great time spending time and visiting with my family. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Counting My Blessings

I decided to try to take my sister-in-law's example and Elder Eyring's advice. In his talk in the October Conference he said, "Before I would write, I would ponder this question: “Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch us or our children or our family today?” As I kept at it, something began to happen. As I would cast my mind over the day, I would see evidence of what God had done for one of us that I had not recognized in the busy moments of the day. As that happened, and it happened often, I realized that trying to remember had allowed God to show me what He had done." So every Sunday I am going try to remember some of the blessings that I have been given.

The blessing I have been thinking about the most today is my wonderful husband. For some reason I tend to get migraines, especially on Sundays. Unfortunately, I had one this morning, and instead of complaining my husband has learned how to take care of me, and is so sweet about it. He gets my medicine, a warm washcloth for my head and takes care to keep the lights and sound as low as possible. He also doesn't complain when we are a few minutes late for church because I get up late and take longer to get ready. I love that he tries so hard to make me feel better. He does so much for me but today I am grateful for how well he takes care of me. He has been the biggest blessing in my life and I am so grateful to have him as my husband.

Happy Birthday Rick!

Rick turned 28 on Saturday and we spent the whole day celebrating! (Of course, if I hear "It's my birthday, I can do what I want!" one more time I might scream). We went to Costco in the morning to get his new "baby", that would be the TV. The afternoon and evening we spent at the AZ State Fair. We went to the petting zoo and looked at the different exhibits, with plenty of fair food along the way, then watched the Demolition Derby. The Demolition Derby being the main reason we were there. There is nothing like watching cars crash into each other, catch fire, and flip over to bring pure joy to my husband's eyes. Needless to say we had a great time.

Happy Birthday Honey!

Trane in Clarksville

At the end of October I had the opportunity to go to Clarksville, TN to visit one of our factories and for some training on our equipment. I went with one of my co-workers, April Meador, and we had an interesting time. We flew into Nashville, TN picked up our rental car, as well as a GPS unit, and were on our way. Neither of us had been to Tennessee before so this was a new experience. Luckily with the help of a map and directions from Mapquest we were able to find our way. Unfortunately the GPS system was no help. It kept telling us to turn when there was no where to turn (I promise it wasn't user error either). We made it to Clarksville ok, and went exploring. I loved how green Tennessee was, and the brick buildings were gorgeous. For the next two days we had training in the office there and it was interesting to see how the factory works, how the air conditioning units are built, and to meet a few of the people that we talk to often on the phone. The only downside to the trip was that it rained the whole time we were there and the time difference really threw me off. Otherwise, I had a great time!

Schnepf Farms

Earlier this month we spent a Saturday morning playing around at Schnepf Farm with Todd and Emily! We went to the petting zoo, rode the rides, tried our luck at the corn maze (we got out, not sure if it was the right exit though), played miniture golf, picked out our pumpkins, and bought carmal apple pie. We had a great time!