More to Come!

So behind on my blog... but let me just say this tonight:

I LOVE SUMMER!!!

• Late night FroYo at the Twist & Shout
• House remodeling
• HP6 pt. 2
• Trips! (Bryan, Chicago, SLC)
• WEDDING!!!
• Russ's Birthday!
• Teaching ballet
• Yoga

Can't Wait for the fun. Oh wait! No need to wait. I started with a late night FroYo tonight with Jess & Ian and Rebex & Joseph.

Quote of the evening goes to Joseph:

"My favorite part of the Book of Mormon is the part about Sam and Frodo."

Award Season

Russ and I L-O-V-E movie award shows. I honestly don't know why. But we make these silly ballots and compete for who can get the most predictions. It is ridiculous..ly fun.

Here's the scores so far:

People's Choice Award:

Chow: 7

Russ: 6

Golden Globes: 

Chow: 9

Russ: 11


Heidi: 11


Brad: Quitter 
(yes, he quit refused to ballot beforehand and then quit balloting half-way through the show)

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Traditions

Christmas Eve-Traditions

• Relax
• Last-minute light cleaning
• Chinese food with the Neely's
• Open 1 Christmas present
• Read Luke II
• Watch "It's a Wonderful Life"

Christmas Eve-This Year, so far...

• Take friends to the airport at 5:30 am : D
• Grocery shop at 7 am to beat the lines (and it worked!)

Christmas Day

• Russ makes sausage balls for breakfast
• Unwrap presents
• Jump in the river! (it should be cold this year)

Christmas Day-This year, what's planned...

• Watching "True Grit" at the new Alamo Drafthouse by the temple in San Antonio
• Picking up my mom from the airport

A Pumpkin for my Pumpkin

I love Fall because there are so many traditions that Russ and I have for fall time. For example, we always celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. We did so this year with some cousins (M and G Christofferson) who recently moved to Lockhart.

Another tradition that we've started in San Marcos is pumpkin carving. It's not just the carving though- it's a whole experience....

☀ It starts out at a church in San Marcos that has a pumpkin patch every year ☀

☀ Then we have a pumpkin carving party in the living room ☀

☀ After that there is the traditional family photo with the pumpkins ☀

☀ And finally we set up our spooky front porch in preparation for our Trick-or-Treaters ☀

☀☀☀ HAPPY HALLOWEEN ☀☀☀