Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving I had to work again... I honestly can't remember the last time I was home for Thanksgiving, or even Christmas for that matter!  Which is sad, because I love my family and its always fun to be home for the holidays... But, I did manage to eat an AWESOME PRE-Thanksgiving dinner this year with my roommates.  It seriously was amazing... All I contributed was a pumpkin pie (I'm not much of a cook), but these ladies I live with can do some magic in the kitchen.  Alaina made the turkey. Anna made some killer sweet potatoes, Willi made stuffed mushrooms and mashed potatoes, and Magen made green bean casserole.  And it all was SO GOOD.  I also managed my to convince my roommates to do a self esteem circle with me (Although it didn't take too much convincing because we all just love each other to death).  We each went around the room and said what we love and admire most about each person.  And don't worry, it only took like an hour and a half we all had so much to say.  After the 6 of us (plus a couple more) ate dinner, we invited friends over for leftovers and pie.  I couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving in Utah.  I'm so glad I found such great roommates and made so many friends since moving here.  Life really is grand.

 

 

This Thanksgiving I had to work again... I honestly can't remember the last time I was home for Thanksgiving, or even Christmas for that matter!  Which is sad, because I love my family and its always fun to be home for the holidays... But, I did manage to eat an AWESOME PRE-Thanksgiving dinner this year with my roommates.  It seriously was amazing... All I contributed was a pumpkin pie (I'm not much of a cook), but these ladies I live with can do some magic in the kitchen.  Alaina made the turkey. Anna made some killer sweet potatoes, Willi made stuffed mushrooms and mashed potatoes, and Magen made green bean casserole.  And it all was SO GOOD.  I also managed my to convince my roommates to do a self esteem circle with me (Although it didn't take too much convincing because we all just love each other to death).  We each went around the room and said what we love and admire most about each person.  And don't worry, it only took like an hour and a half we all had so much to say.  After the 6 of us (plus a couple more) ate dinner, we invited friends over for leftovers and pie.  I couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving in Utah.  I'm so glad I found such great roommates and made so many friends since moving here.  Life really is grand.

fall

 So... even though I'm sad about Halloween being over... its still fall around here and I'm pretty stoked about that.  My roommate and I went running around our block on Halloween just as the sun was setting and it was seriously BEAUTIFUL.  All the leaves were yellow, the sky was pink and the sunset was reflecting off the mountains in front of us.  It was amazing.  Growing up in California I never got to experience or appreciate true fall... and even though in Utah, fall means that snow is just around the corner, I'll take it because its seriously worth it.  I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

Here are a few pictures of our last Halloween activities...

We found Ted Bundy's house and went up emigration canyon to some creepy shack and spooked ourselves silly..

 and I DID dress up once this weekend.  The easiest/least effort costume I could come up with was Charlie Chaplin... or Hitler, which ever you prefer...

ps, Willi drew that on her face all on her own... cutest thing EVER.

And, my friend Andrew made us Sunday dinner and I seriously couldn't stop eating it... SO GOOD

Big Cottonwood Canyon...

I made my roommates come with me on a walk in the mountains last Sunday.  It was BEAUTIFUL...

Jelissa and Willi

Alaina

Megan

I couldn't have asked for a better group of girls to live with... Seriously lucked out.