Ski Days

Well, I think it's safe to say this season that if you can't find me, I'm probably on the ski slopes! McKenzie and I went a few weekends ago and it was a beautiful day. The inversion has been so bad here in Utah that it feels like we are stuck in muck all day. It is the worst air in nation. Yuck! It was so nice to get up and out of the inversion to warmer weather and clear blue skis. That night we went to dinner at El Azteca and the BYU Men's volleyball game with Oakley and Scott. 

The following weekend we went to dinner at Pizza Factory with Kendra and Landon, then went over to their house to play games and Amy and Jaron came over as well. The next night we drove up to Oakley and Scott's and went to a cute little cafe by their house to get dirty diet cokes (coconut flavoring with a squeeze of lime) and hot chocolate. On Monday I had to get a filling on one of my back teeth so my mom and I went to El Azteca for lunch then I had the whole left side of my face numbed up. It was hard to talk on the phone at work after that! On Wednesday I drove up to Daybreak and Oak helped me look at her friend's houses to get ideas for ours and then we went to the mall. That Friday was Rachel's birthday dinner at Brio then getting some shopping done at the mall. I got a really cute rug for under my kitchen table in our new house. 

Last week was sales kickoff at work where we take 3 days and have meetings to discuss Mozy's strategy for the upcoming year. We had a casino night where I played Black Jack and earned tickets based on the amount of money I won, and I ended up winning a really nice camera! After work that Wednesday in the afternoon we went to lunch at PF Chang's as a team then went to see a movie. On Friday we went to Scott and McKenna Brown's for dinner and talked for a few hours. It was really fun to catch up with them! On Saturday I went skiing all day at Sundance with my mom. She hurt her back over a year ago and was worried that it would hurt her but she was totally fine and we had a great day. We brought our lunches and ate in the lodge halfway through the day. That night we went to the temple with the Parcells and then went to La Jolla Groves for dinner. I got the chicken fettucine alfredo and it was really good. I want to go back to get that again. Their rolls are unbelievable too. 

This week we watched the Bachelor at Casey and Ashley's house. She is on bed rest because she went into pre-term labor so we wanted to go over and keep her company and get in some of television's most quality entertainment. Lindsay's birthday was on Wednesday so the family went to Thai Drift for dinner. Tyler works with some guys at work that are in a band so went to the Awful Waffle on Thursday night to support them after I went to my spin class with Marin. Kim and Curtis met us there. They were really good and it was really fun! This Friday we went over to Marc and Courtney's and made homemade BBQ chicken pizza which was really, really good then watched a scary movie. Saturday I woke up and went skiing for a couple hours, then it was Ashley's baby shower at 2. After that I went to Osmond Designs and found a gorgeous mirrored chest then went to Dale and Chelsey's baby Summer's birthday party. Ty and I went to dinner at Mama Chu's on 8th north and it was delish! I had never been there before but always heard that it was good. I will definitely go back. Heather and Casey are in Costa Rica so the kids are staying at Walt and Carol's house. We took them to church today, then Ryker and I watched the Lorax in my bed until he fell asleep. 

December fun!

December has been full of fun with little time to anything else which is just how I like it! We went to the Advance Insurance Christmas party which was fun because we ate at Costa Vida and went bowling at Fat Cats. The Mozy sales Christmas party was at Darrell's house this year and we had dinner and white elephant gift exchange as usual where you have to leave your white elephant gift on your desk all year round which makes it that much funnier. There have been times in the past where gifts such as old toilets and giant exercise machines have been given. It's a good thing that customers don't visit our office because there are some very strange things lying around. This year I had a guy in the design department help me crop in the faces of my bosses onto faces of the 3 other girls that Mallory and I were standing with in one of our graduation pictures. It was so good! My friend Amy Glenn has a really fun Christmas cookie exchange/favorite things party every year. Tyler hangs out with the husbands while we do that. This year I made raspberry almond thumb prints cookies and I got lots of other yummy goodies in the exchange. My favorite thing that I brought was 12 Benefits hair stuff that I absolutely love, and I went away with some Bath and Body Works lotion and shower gel. It is such a fun idea for a Christmas party. I have been skiing a lot lately because I got a season pass this year and it has been so much fun! I think that I have gone 5 times so far. Tyler went once with me and the other 4 times I have gone by myself. I need more skiing buddies! McKenzie Evans and I were going to go this morning until we looked at the weather and it was -6 degrees at Sundance! We decided to hold off until next week when the temps are supposed to get back into the 30's which at this point will feel warm to us. 

Jocelyn's 24th birthday was on the 17th and she was in Vegas celebrating with her friends. When she got back we had a family dinner with her at Happy Sumo. It was fun and delicious as always. Our friend growing up in Texas, Brian Smith, got married and my mom and I went to his reception in Provo. That Friday night we went to see the Hobbit with my mom and her friend and I absolutely loved every second of it! We got kettle corn at the theater which is my absolute favorite and it was basically the perfect night. I love the Lord of the Rings so this movie was obviously right up my alley. The next day, the Saturday before Christmas we had a little Christmas lunch at Olive Garden with my dad but Jocy couldn't make it because she had to work. Tyler and looked around all day and started picking out carpet and flooring and furniture for our house. That night we went to Ashley and Casey's for a sweaterfest party. Tyler and his friends used to do a sweaterfest party every year. Before I ever met Tyler, Amanda showed me an invitation to one of their parties where Tyler and his friends were all wearing cheesy Christmas sweaters. I thought, "those boys are hilarious!" Who knew I would have married one! It was fun to bring back the tradition. We had good food, good company, and a fun white elephant gift exchange. The next day Tyler played Santa at the Parcell family Christmas party in Heber. He is just too good at it so his grandma Phyllis asks him to do it year after year. He sings songs and puts everyone on his lap when he is handing out gifts. It's a hoot! On Christmas eve we went to the gym and ran some errands like buying food at Sam's Club then went over to my grandma's house and had our yummy traditional ham and cheese melted sandwiches for dinner along with my favorite pretzel jello salad, a cheese ball, and caesar salad. This year we switched it up a bit and played 21 with candy instead of doing gingerbread houses. Everyone brought their own bag of candy and then we gambled with it! It was a really fun change. The next day we woke up and went over to my grandparent's house again and Tyler and I made breakfast burritos and blueberry muffins for everyone. We then opened presents and lounged around all day which I loved because the Christmas season is so busy so it's nice to just relax sometimes. Tyler took Katelyn to shoot his new bow and lost one of his arrows. I won't mention where it got lost....anyway, as part of our Christmas present to my family we bought everyone tickets to see Les Miserables at 6 pm. I bought our tickets a full week in advance and we did assigned seating at the University Mall Cinemark so it was stress free. It was a good movie, and Tyler couldn't stop singing the songs for a week afterward. 

On the day after Christmas, Tyler and I went furniture shopping then he went to work for a bit and I hung out with my mom, did a little shopping and went to lunch at Olive Garden again. Their soup and salad is so good! The next night our friends Jeanette and Todd Anderson were in town from California so we took them to the BYU basketball game and got yogurt at Yogurtland afterward. It was so fun to catch up! We actually double dated with them when Tyler and I were still dating. They didn't work out at the time, and Tyler and I obviously got married and have been married almost five year. They both moved to California and randomly met up there again, started dating again, and the timing was right this time around so they got married last year and are such a fun couple! Tyler went on the same mission as Todd and Jeanette and I met in college through some mutual friends. The next night, Ty and I saw Jack Reacher which we really liked. That Saturday was my friend Abby's baby shower. We roomed together at King Henry in college and her and her husband Peter (they met in our ward at King Henry) now live in Houston going to med school. Kacie threw her shower for her and did such a great job! It was fun to catch up with my college friends.  I gave a talk in sacrament on Sunday and I am certain glad that is over. It's always a relief! On New Year's Eve we went to see The Curious Life of Timothy Green with my mom then went to dinner at Bajio. New Year's Eve is Marc's birthday so we always go over to Marc and Courtney's house for a birthday party/New Year's Eve party. We had yummy food and played the newlywed game. The next day my mom and I went shopping with Courtney and her mom and at Dillards. Thursday night was our monthly bunco group so we all drove to Draper and it was great. I have met some fun friends through this bunco group that I was invited to. Last night we played games and watch the Dark Knight Rises with Kim and Dave and Kim and Curtis. It was definitely a December to remember!