Cougars!

 BYU played at San Jose State in November, so I got tickets and made Kyra come with me to her first college football game!  Poor kid had no idea what was going on and thought that we would get beat up since we were cheering for the other team.  We did not play well and lost, but it was fun to feel all team spirited again!

Temple Trip

 We were finally able to get Kyra her recommend to go inside the temple to do baptisms for the dead!  We went to the temple the next Saturday with her cousin and grandma.  We did some family names.  I even did them as well...it was weird doing that again since I haven't done it in a while.  We were at the Oakland temple, which is where I grew up doing temple trips.  The baptistry has changed so much...apparently they had just remodeled it.  We went on a really busy day because they had youth conferences there, but it was a great experience.  Kyra got to go again the next week with her young women group...I was told that she looked like a pro!

My Halloween Costume

I had the best Halloween costume this year!  I dressed up as Lisa!  It was pretty entertaining because I don't think she thought I would actually do it, but I showed up at the Smiths that night.  Fully decked out.  Clothes, makeup, perfume, bra, everything.  It was even weirding Austin out that he kept on thinking I was his mom.  Oh and it was really comfortable too!

Measure G

So, I was able to help out with a local measure to get passed called Measure G.  It was a bond to get money for the schools and we won!  It was a lot of hard work, but it paid off!  I mostly helped out putting together the phone bank.  I volunteered poor Lisa for just about anything that came up...she was a good sport!  At any rate, we are all much happier with that being over with!

Lost and Found

So, I have this necklace that I've had since I was in Junior High.  My best friend, Johanna, gave it to me after one of her family trips.  I still wear it all the time and it means a lot to me.  A little while ago I realized that the charm was missing and I only had the chain on. I've had this necklace for more than half of my life, so I was really disappointed, but glad that I at least still had the chain.  I said a small prayer asking that I would find the charm, but didn't feel impressed to do anything or even look in the first place.  Who knows where on earth I could have lost it in how many different areas... I didn't even know how long I had been missing it for.  Well, a week or two goes by and I was vacuuming the game room. It was my second time around when I realized I was pushing something around on the floor that just wouldn't be sucked up, no matter what I was doing.  So I reached down and picked it up...it was my charm!  I couldn't believe it!  I mean, look at how small it is!  Then when I was cleaning the bathroom, I looked down and saw the little circular thing that attaches it to the chain!  Are you kidding me?!  There is no denying that God answers prayers...even ones so trivial as finding a necklace charm.

Sharp Shooters

So, my dad has this pellet gun that he uses to scare away the squirrels from his walnut tree.  In September we had a little fun shooting at some cans in the back yard...check out these sharp shooters!

Carmel

Ok, so I have MIA, but life just got a little less crazy, so I thought that I would blog a little bit.  

Jennifer texted me one Friday and told Lisa and I to come meet her and Chris down in Carmel for the day.  It is about an hour long drive for us and we jumped at the opportunity.  

It was a beautiful day and we walked down to the beach, did some shopping, but mostly we sat at a pub and  ate and chatted.  It was fun to just hang out, yay for being spontaneous!

Oh, and I bought a purse...Lisa and Jenn informed me that I needed this one, especially since it was such a great deal!  My favorite response was from Sherstin: