Christmas Decorating

So when Lindsay started this blog, she told me that it would be a good idea if I did a post now and again. I'm not a big blog person myself so I haven't really contributed anything to this blog...until now. Lindsay has been pretty busy with work so I've had to pick up some of her responsibilities around the house, including updating the blog. One of our avid readers was asking me about how the tree is coming along so I decided to make an updated post about it. Normally Lindsay sets out all the Christmas decorations and we decorate the tree together but this year I got to do it all by myself. And here's how our tree turned out this year:



Our Christmas tree is actually one of only a few traditions we have around Christmas time. Ever since we've been married, everywhere we go, we try to get a Christmas tree ornament as a reminder of where we've been and what we've done. So when Christmas time comes around, we relive all the fun places we've been and the fun things we've seen when we decorate our tree. We've got ornaments from our honeymoon, from trips to Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Orlando, New York, and Boston. We've also got ornaments for each of the schools we've attended (Lindsay went to both BYU and the U and in case you're wondering, the BYU ornament is always a little bit higher on the tree) and one ornament for each of the years we've been married. So it may be a little bit cheesy but it's a fun tradition we have. Sorry for the blurry picture. I took it with my phone and it didn't come out to great. I'll get a better one up soon.

Our Poor Christmas Tree

There are only 7 days before Christmas and this picture of our tree was taken about 5 minutes ago. It is a nice tree and we do like it, but it has been sorely neglected this holiday season. Carl insists on a real tree, which is fine with me, but you can't just pull it out of a box and put it together at your convenience. We finally got around to picking out the tree and buying it last week but still haven't found time to decorate it. Carl put the lights on Tuesday night while I was at a Christmas party so at this rate the tree should be decorated by January 2nd. If and when we finally decorate it I will post a picture. Merry Christmas!

The American Fork Symphony

Carl played with the American Fork Symphony last Monday in their annual Christmas Concert. He has been wanting to play his violin more since graduating last April and finally found the time to join the community symphony. I wish I had a fun picture to post but I forgot the camera...story of my life. The concert was wonderful and we enjoyed being able to spend time with Josh, Mandy, and Gabby who came to see Carl play, as well as Carl's parents. I am proud of Carl for making the effort to play again and grateful for a studly husband who takes time to be well-rounded and cultured.

Rivalry Week

This is an exciting week in Utah if you are a college football fan. This Saturday is the much-anticipated game between BYU and Utah, and should be a great game no matter who you are rooting for. Because I have degrees from both schools, I am often asked who I want to win. In all honesty I am not a huge sports fan period, but you can't help but get into it around here. Sometimes I give the diplomatic answer that "I like to see both teams do well" but I went to BYU first and my heart will always be there. So to answer the question, I would love for BYU to win. I have lots of great memories watching BYU football (and not so great memories...for example the entire 2005 season which happened to be my second year of pharmacy school...not fun being a BYU fan at the U of U that year). Carl had the awesome opportunity of flying over LaVell Edwards Stadium at the start of the rivalry game last year and he grew up in Provo with BYU football, so he has great memories too. Having said that, I hope that fans on both sides will dispense with the idiocy. Rivalries are meant to be fun and I think we can all enjoy it without the drama and stupidity that seems to be inevitable every year.

A Few Pics

I have officially declared myself to be the lamest blogger ever...not only does it take me forever to get around to posting pictures that I promised weeks ago, my life is very uninteresting and problably not blog-worthy anyways. To all of you who keep coming back, you have my thanks. On that note, here are a few pictures of our new house.

I'm Pretty Sure I'm Still Alive

It's been over a month since my last post and, yes, I think I am still alive. After selling our house the end of September we spent a little over 2 weeks staying at Carl's parents in Provo before closing on our new home about 2 weeks ago. We are enjoying the new house but unpacking has been a very slow process. I have been working a lot lately but we made good progress over the weekend so it is starting to feel more like home. I was going to take pictures and post them tonight (at my friend Jenny's request) but the cord that connects the camera to the computer to download pictures is still lost in a box somewhere. I have a little more time off this week so finding the cord will be on my to-do list. Other than that, life has been uneventful but good. I hope everyone is doing well!

The End of Summer

One of the sure signs of the beginning of Fall in my life is a busy pharmacy. Things usually slow down a little at work during the summer, but the past week or two has been crazy!! It does make the time go by faster though.

We had a great weekend with friends and family. We got to spend time on Friday night with my good friends from BYU Tara & MaryAnn (and their husbands Doug and Dan too). On Saturday my sister Mandy got married and her and Josh had a beautiful outdoor wedding (pics to come soon). The weather was perfect!

In between BYU reunions, weddings, and the craziness at work we have been getting ready to move. Our current house is under contract and is scheduled to close on the 25th. Our new house is set to close on the 30th, so we will be homeless for a few days before we can move in. I am just grateful that everything is working out well and that we were able to sell this house. It is a crazy real estate market right now.

Sorry for being an AWOL blogger. I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying this beautiful time of year!