I love....

wide empty rural roads with ample amounts of twists and turns, a Phat Noise with all the greatest songs ever written available at the touch of a button, a fast and fun car to drive, and (the most important part) a Radar detector. Thank you Valentine One. You have saved me yet again from another costly hour of fun. Now ticket free since 2005. Not that I haven't deserved one.....:)

November, Twilight, etc.

I am not one that normally skips Thanksgiving and heads straight to Christmas, but this year, November went so fast it hardly seems that it was here. And, I am really longing for snow. If Christmas comes, maybe it will bring the snow with it.

I would like to preface my talk of Twilight by saying that while I loved reading the books for their entertaining value, I am no where as mesmerized and fanatical about them as most. I don't get fanatical about anything really (except my hubby!). We did however plan a girls date with all the most important women in my life to see the movie on Saturday afternoon. And, I did like the movie. I feel like the beginning was kind of slow and Bella could have portrayed a bit more emotion, and that the house was nothing I'd imagined. But, overall, it was good. West (yes, he came too) even enjoyed it as surprising as that is. I can't get him to watch a chick flick for the life of me so that saying something. The movie could have been better, I'll admit, but the first book was my least favorite also, so we'll see what they do with number two. Until then....


West and I are also really enjoying this restaurant we recently discovered and anyone in the Salt Lake area should check it out. It is called Charlie Chow's. It is on 4th South and about 3rd East. We love the all you can eat grill. It is basically a salad bar style way to create your own dish and then they grill it up for you. This is great for us because I like all the veggies you can cram into on dish and West eats rice, meat, and sauce only. Its the only way we can do it and both get what we want. Please try it.

Beginning of the End...

http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081110hate2.html

Eat this Barack Obama!

At my office there was quite a bit of election involvement! My boss was for Obama and the rest of us "mormon republicans" were for McCain. (She even asked us if they teach us to be republicans at church.) Well, when the election results came in she was ecstatic! She called this morning and told us to order a chocolate cake from the local bakery to celebrate Obama's win. There was no way we were going to celebrate his win, but who can turn down the boss's chocolate cake and the break at which to eat it! Do you think she'd mind how we had them decorate?

Murder Among The Mateys

ARRRRGH!!!! Ahoy Mateys!!! For Halloween, West and I hosted our 2nd annual Murder Myster Dinner. This year the theme was pirates. We have a really great time doing this and going all out on the theme. I cook dinner for everyone. I usually try to plan a menu around the theme. This year we had pot roast, shrimp, fresh fruit, salad, and of course beverages in bottles. We decorated with nets, candles, chocolate gold coins, and sand. It looked really cool! We plan for months and our guests are all assigned roles and gather costumes to fit their parts. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped. This year was so much fun and a great success!!