Out of the loop

(Devin and I at the Jazz game sitting 6 rows behind the basket)

So I have felt a little out of touch lately in the blogging world! You see we only have a lap top computer (we really need a desk top) and Devin is in finals last week and this week for his masters program so he has had to take it every day with him and then he comes home and works on it ALL night until one in the morning. So needless to say I have had not one second of computer time except maybe to check my online banking for 3 seconds that Dev gives me to use the computer! So here is a little summary of what we have been up to. The night before Thanksgiving Dev and I had the opportunity to go to the Jazz Game with his business partner Jim and his wife Teresa, we sat in the sixth row behind the basket on the opposing teams side. We had a really fun time!(picture shown above) We had a great Thanksgiving at my parents house with all of my family. My moms sister Kay came down from Idaho with her family and it was fun to visit with them for awhile. Of course the next day I got up early to do my traditional yearly day after Thanksgiving shopping. It wasn't to bad we only went at 7:00 a.m. this year because I had already had most of my shopping done. Just went with my mom and aunt to Rodworks and then hit the mall for all their great deals. Then of course we have just been getting the house all ready for Christmas. Here are some pics of everything:


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i AM SO EXCITED BECAUSE i JUST LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR, i LOVE THE LIGHTS, THE SONGS, THE DECORATIONS, THE GIVING, THE RECEIVING, THE FEELING! i HAVE ALWAYS LOVED LOVED CHRISTMAS (PROBABLY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE). iTS HARD SOMETIMES BEING OLDER BECAUSE THE MAGIC YOU FELT WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE KID WAS SOMETHING i WILL NEVER FORGET! tHAT NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND THAT CHRISTMAS MORNING THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE WORLD LIKE IT. i ALSO JUST LOVED THAT FEELING MY FAMILY HAD AND THE TOGETHERNESS. iT IS JUST DIFFERENT NOW THAT'S ALL AND THE SPIRIT AND ANTICIPATION YOU FEEL IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW I WILL JUST HAVE TO FEEL IT AND EXPERIENCE IT THROUGH MY KIDS AND MAKE IT SPECIAL FOR THEM LIKE MY MOM ALWAYS DID FOR US.