Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving today was great! I was definitely thankful to not have to wake up to an alarm, that's for sure! Ryan and I went up to Sugarhouse with my family and we had a ton of fun just hanging out, playing games, talking, and lot's of cooking and eating, of course. Oh, we also had a very impromptu family photo shoot at the beginning of the day (hence the non-coordinated outfits and bright-red, freezing noses... but none of that stopped us!).

We also had our family "Thankful Tree" where we wrote down what we were thankful for. Our lists were long, but some of what was included this year were family, friends, the Gospel, decent health insurance, heated blankets, and football. I love this part of Thanksgiving because it makes you stop and think a little bit more about what you're thankful for and you're reminded that it's the small, simple, everyday things that are the biggest blessings.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!

Jazz

Two nights ago, Ryan and I got emails announcing $5 Jazz tickets for Wednesday night's game, and a few minutes later we had a date planned!

We started out the evening by doing a little shopping at the Rack (thanks to Groupon- $50 for $25!) where I also ran into my old roommate, Betsy, who now lives in Washington with her cute kids and husband- which was such a fun little surprise! Then, we grabbed some of our favorite chinese take-out, Pei Wei, and ate that at home.

Next, Ryan had the best idea ever to take Trax into downtown, which saved us traffic and parking hassles and allowed us to just talk and relax the whole way. Despite the fact that our seats were basically in China, the Jazz game was a ton of fun and we had a good win over the Hornets.

Regarding this next picture, read it and weep- like I did. On our way home, we realized that the temperature was only 3 degrees (but it went back up to 5 before I took this pic), so of course we stopped by Wal-Mart to stock up on our Stephen's hot chocolate (chocolate raspberry and white chocolate...delicious!).

Randomness

Yesterday I had to make a quick trip to the store. It was pouring rain, so I pulled my hood up, got the key ready, and made a mad dash for the car. I hopped in super fast and then just sat there for a minute before I realized I was sitting in the passenger seat. Apparently I forgot Ryan was at work. Then I proceeded to sit there for another minute laughing all by myself about how dumb I was. I felt like everyone was watching, even though I'm sure not a single soul saw (say that 3 x fast).

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The bulb in our T.V. popped yesterday so we had to order a new one online that will take a couple days to get here. That's fine, no big deal... thankfully I weened off of television shows (read: The Bachelor and SYTYCD don't start for a few months) so I can handle that. But couple it with the fact that I am without a car today and I got off work at 1, I am bored to death. I have no new books, it's cold and rainy outside, the apartment is cleaned, laundry is done, dinner is made, and my eyes can only take about .2 more seconds of looking at a computer... what the heck do I do now? Well, blog about it, apparently.

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I went to my monthly orthodontist appointment and came away with good and bad news. Bad news: my teeth hurt worse than ever. I don't think they've ever been yanked that hard... we're talking a large, post-surgery gap between two of my side teeth were completed closed by the time I walked out of that office. Ouch! But I'll get over that because the GOOD news is that the doctor said I only have 3 more months of braces and that these bad boys are coming off in February, which is way sooner than I thought! Wahoo! I can finally kiss Ryan again... jk. :)

"You serious, Clark?"

Could it really be true?! I actually cheer for a team that wins?!

That's incredible.

It's been fun looking forward to watching the Giants games and trying not to have a heart attack in the 9th inning of every 1-run victory. It had been 56 years since they last won the World Series. I remember the 1989 earthquake that postponed the Giants vs. A's World Series for 10 days--which the Giants lost. I also remember the 2002 World Series heartbreak when the Giants led the Angels 5-0 in the 7th inning of game 6 only to lose the game and eventually lose the series as well. That seems to be the typical ending to each of my team's seasons every year (in every sport). But, not this year. Finally, I had one team come through for me.

Go Giants! 2010 World Series Champions!