Thursday, December 11, 2008

Thanks, Friends!



Today was such a fun day. It was creative Thursday with the "blogger moms" and we got together and made Christmas gifts for our neighbors. I feel so lucky to be a part of such a fun group of friends. We meet each Thursday and work on different projects that we need to get done. We do lunch and enjoy visiting while we work. It's so great! Today we made wood boards with vinyl lettering. We finished about 250 boards today. It feels so great to get something big like this accomplished. Although I didn't take pictures of the process (I left my camera home on accident), it was quite a huge undertaking and probably pretty funny to see. Kristy and Wende were covered in sawdust from sanding the boards, and Janae, Patsy, and I were frantically wiping the boards and sticking the lettering on. Karrie brought Papa John's pizza for lunch. It was really good! And I brought a Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle because I was feeling festive and in the mood for some holiday baking! It was great to get together!

We went to Janae's cabin a few weeks ago for a girl's retreat and that was a blast, too. We stayed in our pajamas the whole time and worked on some fun banner projects. We watched a few chick flicks and took a beautiful 4 1/2 mile walk. Great food and great girls! I feel so blessed to have these friends!

Thanksgiving in St. George


Thanksgiving in St. George was so much fun this year! Unfortunately, no one else could join us but it was a lot of fun just our family of 5. I made the Thanksgiving dinner all by myself, and although it wasn't as fancy as if it had been done by the entire family, it turned out really well! We had such a nice relaxing weekend! We spent time playing basketball and tennis, watching TV and playing pool, reading and putting together a puzzle, going to see the movies Twilight (I did this all alone since I was dying to see it!) and Bolt. We enjoyed the Johnson trail walk when the weather was really nice and took some great pictures in the red rocks. It's so beautiful there! It's amazing that it's within walking distance of my parents' home. There is so much to do there, we just love the time we get to visit!