My Birthday!

I was spoiled rotten for my birthday this year. We began the celebration a week in advance with my family and ended it the day after my birthday with a ski trip to Ogden. Thanks to my family and friends for making it a special day.


My favorite ice cream cake! Chocolate cake with mint chocolate chip ice cream!


Can you believe how much snow there is in Eden?!


We might have gotten a little distracted out there in the back country. (Yeah right- like I would ever step out of bounds)


Look how good I am!


My parents gave us tickets to go see Cinderella the ballet. It was so beautiful! I absolutley loved it. And the two ugly step sisters (played by men) were enough to keep Jayson awake :)
Thanks mom and dad!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love Valentine's Day! I have always liked Valentine's (probably because it's the day before my birthday), but it is a great holiday to say I love you to all those people that are important in your life. It is so fun to work at an elementary school on Valentines. I got to make my own valentines to pass out to the kids and they gave me some darling ones as well. I was disapointed to see that decorating your Valentine box wasn't as big a thing as it was when I was little; but I guess in a politically correct world we wouldn't even celebrate holidays at school- So I was happy that we at least got to pass them out and have a little party.
I thought I would continue my mom's tradition of setting a really pretty table for dinner decked out in Valentine accessories and then put Jayson's Valentine present on his place setting. For Jayson's present I made him pajama bottoms (which is a big deal for me- the last time I remember sewing was in middle school in the TLC class. So it took a lot of time and a lot of help from my mom) and I picked up his football letterman's jacket from BYU. Although the '06 football season is long past there was a problem on the shipment or something so we had just never gotten his jacket, so I surprised him by driving to Provo, talking to the football equipment manager and sneaking it back! He was very excited about both gifts. He gave me beautiful flowers, more fabric so I can continue my sewing adventures, a pair of hot new sunglasses and snow/ski accessories. Thank you honey. I love you!




Our pizza with pepperonis in a heart shape


The flowers Jayson gave me. What a sweetheart!


My new snow gear! I guess I have to go skiing now...


The finished product. Aren't you impressed?!

President Hinckley

I have really wanted to share some thoughts and feelings about our dear prophet but it has taken me a while. He was such a man of strong character. I admired his ability to reach out to all people. I was watching Larry King Live a while ago and he was interviewing a really cynical, rude political analyst (I don't remember his name). When the anayst referred to President Hinckley's passing he was really insensitive and demeaning to the church, it's leadership, and said that the "church will be in ruin now that the Hinckley guy can't speak with God". I was so offended I wanted to turn the T.V. off right then. But then Larry King rebuked him and said he should not speak badly of a man he never met and that President Hinckley (respectfully using his correct title) was one of the kindest and most sincere men he had ever met! I just thought it went to show that all who knew President Hinckley were impressed by his character.

My family decided to attend President Hinckley's viewing on the Friday afternoon after he had passed away. We waited outside for 2 hours and then inside the conference center for another 2 hours. Anytime my brothers started grumbling because of the cold or the long wait my mom reminded them (and me) that all of the people standing in line were there because President Hickley had touched their life in some way. It really changed my perspective when I overheard two young African American men talking to the lady in front of us. They were Buddhist and had come because they had heard him speak and were impressed. Can you believe that?! Two men- who weren't LDS- stood out in the cold for just as long as we did to see a man that they were impressed with (they didn't even have the knowldege that he was a prophet!) It was such a beautiful experience and I am so glad that I was able to see him one last time. There was such a peaceful and almost happy feeling in the room where he was!


I fully sustain President Monson, President Eyring, and President Uchtdorf. I am very excited to follow their counsel. What great men to be leading the church in these scary times. What a blessing it is that the apostles don't have to campaign and that we don't have to vote for the next prophet. What a perfect and orderly system the church is!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Let's just say it was a good thing I didn't have to drive to work!