Been listening to...

Camelot

The day before we left California we decided to head to Camelot to play some family golf.

Camelot was kind to me. Not one, not two, but three whole-in-ones! I'd like to thank my family for all the support and encouragement they gave me while I tested the wind and contemplated my shot. Also a shout out to my caddy Nate.

CaLiForNia

Cali Continued...

Of course the California experience is not complete without a trip to In-N-Out! It was a great meal to start out the "get healthy" resolution don't you think? : ) The three veg gals got grilled cheese burgers with grilled onions--it was delicious.

Flashback Friday

St. George

2001

Haley, Aimee, Jess

Auld Lang Syne

***I'll give a blog high five to anyone who can tell me what "Auld Lang Syne" means--

without having to google it!!

We welcomed in 2009 at my Aunt Koreen's house in Placentia. We had tons of food (thanks Aunt Koreen!), 6 bottles of Martinelli's, and a lovely assortment of party poppers.

Jacob and I kept trying to shoot the streamers from our poppers up onto the fan--good times with the little bro.

Check out my face!! So, shortly before the ball drops my uncle Kim goes out to the garage and comes back into the house with a handful of fireworks that I'm sure can only be purchased at one of those spooky Phantom Fireworks shops on the Wyoming border. When we are all outside with our sparklers he lights a couple of those bad boys up and a few flashes of light and an explosion later I think my left eardrum exploded! Hence, the face in the picture.

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I haven't made any resolutions yet but I think they will include some of the following:

Get fit, take a photography class, eat more fresh vegetables, practice the piano, commission Maggie to paint a picture of the cats, organize the office, learn some different crochet stitches, keep in better touch with out of state family, take a tropical vacation, breath deeply and remember how short and wonderful life is before I throw a tantrum when mad/upset/frustrated, collect more letters for my alphabet, get my 2008 photo book printed, spend more time with grandparents, plant cucumbers, focus on enjoying school, resist the urge to cut my hair, do something kind for someone daily, sort through old clothes and purge, enjoy every moment I have with Nate.

When Life Gives You Lemons...

On New Year's Day we drove up to Valencia to spend the day with my Aunt Cathy, Uncle Bruce, and my cousins. It was so much fun! I NEED to be around them more often. I always feel so loved and so at home.
Aunt Cathy has a lemon tree in her backyard and the lemons were plentiful (and oddly large!) so we picked a bunch and decided we would whip up some lemonade. Well, after washing, rolling (those lemons are slippery little suckers when wet!), juicing, and making a big sticky mess we ended up creating Fanny Farmer's Lemon Ice. It was delicious! Thanks to Aunt Cathy for introducing us to the well worn Fanny Farmer's cookbook and for allowing her lovely kitchen to be turned into lemonland for the afternoon.

Enjoying the fruits of our labor!

Flashback Friday

Outdoor Concert at the Y of I 2003
(It was some awful country star--Rebecca, do you remember his name?)