THE BACHELOR

Okay so I wasn't going to post anything before my trip but HELLO.......Brad, what happened? I'm totally bummed. I really wanted to see him and Jenny end up together.

Yep, just another example of my addiction to Reality T.V.

THANKSGIVING ROADTRIP

Tomorrow I'm taking the daring challenge once again of driving me and the kids all by myself to Atlanta to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with Dave's family. Dave's brother and wife (Scott and Kim) live in Atlanta and are hosting Thanksgiving this year. We've all been looking forward to this for some time now. I think it's pretty cool that all five brothers and their parents will be able to spend the Holiday together. I've been very blessed to have such wonderful in-laws. So over the river (Tennessee that is) and through the woods (Appalachian Mountain woods) to Kim and Scott's we go. Yippeeeeeeee....................................More of our Thanksgiving holiday to come!

DADDY/DAUGHTER DATE

SOME OF THE LADIES ON THE STAKE COMMITTEE

I was asked to help the girls learn some line dances as a part of our Stake YW Daddy Daughter night. It's a totally different thing though when you're up on stage in front of about 75 people shakin your booty. I was a little nervous but it turned out great. I decided to teach them the "Boot Scootin Boogie" partner style, and "Reggae Cowboy." The Watermelon Crawl got denied due to lyrics, which I totally should have read before I even asked. I mean duh.....IF YOU DRINK, DON'T DRIVE DO THE WATERMELON CRAWL!

I had a blast teaching the girl's. It's always fun to do things from your so called "glory years." Some of you reading this know that Natalie and I were die hard line dancin' fools for many years. You know who you are.......Dani and Jeanette, some of my danceaholic friends. Even after I was married I would join my single friends and family for a little scootin' around the dance floor. Maybe one of these days I'll get Dave into it, but I'll definitely have to keep my fingers crossed on that one.

CARAANN AND CORKYS!

I spent much of my day yesterday cleaning house and doing laundry. As I was finishing up around 3pm I decided I was getting a little hungry. Dave was doing his computer gaming and Ryleigh was sleeping so I decided Cara and I would go get some BBQ. My kids have turned into die hard BBQ fans. Cara loves the place with the piggy on it, Corky's. Corky's is a Memphis based BBQ restaurant. They're very popular and famous for their wet and dry ribs. That's a big question in Memphis. Wet or Dry? Cara and I love their BBQ nachos. I had to take a picture of her because she looks like a natural. She asked to put her bib on then she dug in. This is one hefty helping of nachos for such a small, little thing. You go Cara! I bet this plate of nachos has you all wishing you were there. MMMMMM.......tasty!

FROM MISS TO MRS.

So I actually got the title of my post from our YW Evening in Excellence, but I thought it was perfect for my comments today. As I was blogging the other day and clicking on links to all of my friends and family, I realized I knew so many more people in the blogging world I just wasn't familiar with their married names. So I hope I'm not offending any of you ladies but I decided to add your maiden names to my links. It makes it much easier for friends and my family who knows you by your maiden name. So....that's my thought for the morning- off to getting kids ready for school!

TEMPLE ONE DAY AND LIQUOR STORE THE NEXT!

Kind of a rainy day at the Memphis, TN. temple.

Don't let the title fool you. I had a wonderful day at the temple. I was able to visit the temple with a large group of women from my Relief Society. One of the best parts was that a nursery was provided for my girl's, so there were no worries over them. The Memphis Temple is one of the cute, little miniature temples. It's almost weird when you see the smaller ones for the first time. Growing up in Utah, you're so spoiled to have some of the biggest temples in the world in your own backyard.

It's funny because the following day I took my first visit to the Collierville Liquor Store. I've had this weird cold sore in my nose (yes, gross) for quite a while now and nothing seems to get rid of it. My sister Alyson told me that she heard from a friend that if you put Everclear the vodka on it, it would pretty much just burn the sucker right off. So, I'm dying to see if it works. Hopefully I don't end up burning my nose holes. Sorry, kind of a gross post!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY BABY BLAKE!

Okay, so he's really not a baby anymore, but that's what my kids have always called him so that's what I thought I'd write!