Lone Woman

My husband is in Vegas right now so I am a lone woman, all by myself in Phoenix.
His sister Heather came and stayed with us this weekend and we were planning on going to Vegas on Wednesday for Thanksgiving. Since Rob is out of school, he decided to go back with her, so they could spend more time with his family. So, I am a lone woman until I go to Vegas for Thanksgiving to meet him.

We had a fabulous time while Heather was here. We went to Scottsdale--walked around a bit, rode the trollley, ate delicious pizza. Then Heather and I went to an outlet mall while Rob watched football. Then we ate Pei Wei and made muffins for my lesson on Physical Health on Sunday. It was a good weekend. My lesson for YW next Sunday is on Preventing Diseases--wish me luck.

I am getting very excited to come to Idaho for Christmas. I miss living in a place that actually has seasons--instead of Phoenix where it is hot and then hotter. This holiday season doesn't even feel like a holiday season to me and that is truly depressing. I need Jack Frost to nip at my nose before I feel in the holiday spirit. When Christmas music is playing and bells are ringing and it is 85 degrees outside, it just doesn't seem right.

Rob starts his next quarter of school next Monday. One down--a lot more to go. But, it is getting exciting because he will be done in exactly two years in December--that seems like light at the end of the tunnel since he will be done with his masters and start making real money.

That is pretty much it from Phoenix. We like having visitors a lot. People actually want to visit us more now that we live someplace more exciting than Rexburg!

Fridays are the best

Today is Friday! Fridays are my favorite days. It was an even better Friday because I got to leave work at 3 because we always get to leave early the day before a holiday--and since Monday is Veterans Day I got to come home at 3:00 and take a nap. It was awesome.
Rob and I have date nights on Friday nights, so we both decided we wanted pizza. We found this pizza buffet place that looked good so we decided to go there. It was like 8 miles away, but we thought it would be worth it. The traffic was horrendous, so it took as 30 minutes to get there. By this time, I am starving. Then we come in, give our money to the ditzy teenage girl cashier and go try to find food. There is old plates sitting everywhere. There is hardly any pizza out and the pizza that is out looks disgusting. We get our drinks and sit down. I ate one piece of cheese pizza and feel a little ill. Then, like 20 more people come in. There is still no people and the food that is out is looking disgusting. I start thinking it is a place like this that gives you food poisoning. So, I decide that I can't handle this anymore. I went up to the front, asked for the manager, and got our money back and we left! I have never done that before--but I felt completely justified. Also, the manager didn't even ask us why--he just apologized. There were like 5 more families behind me coming in and they were all staring at me like I was crazy, but I felt good about not accepting the fact that I paid money to eat there--and then can't eat there.
So, that was my brave moment of the day. Then we came home, ordered a pizza from a place we already know and have gotten pizza before and ate it at home while watching Numbers.

So, that was our day today. Rob is on a break from school--and loving it. He starts back again after Thanksgiving. He is loving school--and loving a break from school. I am excited that Christmas is less than 2 months away and we get to leave this place I like to call the sun and go somewhere where seasons actually exist. I miss seasons.

That is our story for the day.
Moral of the story--ask for your money back if you feel justified. It made me feel better. I would have been really mad if I had paid $15 to "eat" there and didn't get to eat.

More Nieces Pics

This is a picture of Lucy, Jill, & Hanna at Disneyland.















This is a picture of Lucy, Jill & Hanna for Halloween. They are very cute!!!!!

My sisters in Phoenix

My two sisters--Rachelle & Diana--came to visit us here in the hottest place on earth a few weeks ago. Here is me and my sister Diana at the Life is Good Store in Sedona. We are all obsessed with Life is Good stuff. It is so fun! We were really excited because we had never seen a whole Life is Good STORE!!


Okay, this isn't the best picture of me--but we ate lunch at this crazy place in Scottsdale one day and it was a crazy college hang out place and the only thing I could keep thinking was "SPRING BREAK---WOOO HOOO!!!!!!
So here is a picture of me at my pretend Spring Break with my sisters in October.

Cute Halloween Pics of My Sister and Her kids

I don't have any cute kid pictures of my own so here are some of my nieces and nephews.

This is my sister Jeanette with her kids Carson, Hailey & Lindsay!















This is Lindsay as Jesse from Toy Story. I think she is adorable--but I am a biased aunt.