Happy New Year!

so.... Mitch.
...
It's all his fault.

10:00 pm new. years. EVE! My sweet, sweet husband's best friend called and invited us to go skiing the next morning... at 8... AM. And Lee decided to say yes.
Well, naturally I had a problem with this. 8 am on a day that I desperately wanted to sleep in, and then go snowboarding!?! (yeah, i don't ski...) And I am not a very good snow sport person, surprising? Maybe. But it's the truth!
So reluctantly I agreed and gathered my snow pants I once paid good money for and have worn, hmmm, twice. BUT, they look good, and I look good in them! AH HA!
Anywazzz... we drove down to Provo (i know, i know) and went to Sundance Resort. and guess what?!?
I had fun! :) and I think I've gotten better since I last went.
And Lee's pretty good at skiing, although he does SKI. (which we decided that even the most inexperienced snowboarder looks cooler than the best skier, sorry...)

Well, that's my story.

Hooray! School is out!

Natalie is now a graduate! Way to go, girl!

I just finished my worst semester. YAY!

Our ritualistic hooray party is in order!

'Tis the Season for Family Fun

The Francis Family Party!

 Spanish Fork + Mendenhalls + food + Santa =

 the time of anyone's life.

Midgley Family Party

 Rosecrest ward building + Midgleys + Food + hilarious gift exchange =

 one heck of a party!

 But, really all we need for a party are my aunts and grandma.

Happy Christmas, Harry...Happy Christmas, Ron

The Annual Rosecrest Girl's Ugly Sweater Dinner Party

(or ARGUSDP)

We've gotta love the annual dinner party we have with our friends. Pasta, warm christmas wishes, great white elephants, and good friends. A recipe for a Christmas Bash!


Lovely hand-painted containers and a Harry Potter piggy bank

Todd Hammer's life time hunting membership

Lovely girl figurine and unicorn personal mirror

Motivational posters and "Davey and Goliath's Snowboarding Christmas" DVD

 Beautiful Pic Frame and elephant sippy cup

Turkey Day!

I have never been one to fill up on Thanksgiving Day. I mean, turkey... yams... potatoes... stuffing... cranberry sauce... PIE! BLEH! I like zero of the essential foods of this marvelous holiday. BUT, i do like the rolls...and the family.

 Lee and I drove up Parley's canyon to enjoy a -12 degree night in our stake property with his Matheson family. Loads of people, loads of food, loads of card games, and loads of fun :)

We then ventured back down to the Midgley housefold on the big thurs-day where we found some Turkey Day dinner (which is convientely a half dinner half lunch at 2pm) with my whole extended Mendenhall side. About a billion people were in attendance in the living room. It was pretty packed. But it was fun! The nap we took after was even better. But that was about all we did. Then, it was back to work the next day. Just great. But we appreciate any break from school and work, no matter how s h o r t.

hooray

i am pleased to announce that we are now blogging. I hope i have time to update it at a respectable rate :) LOVE!