"Trick-or-Treat"

This year for Halloween we had Whitney be a witch and I was a skeleton along with our soon-to-be new baby girl. We got a late start at trick-or-treating because we decided to have Whitney be a witch at about 4pm today. By the time I got the supplies and put her costume together it was about 6pm. We went to the mall to trick-or-treat, but most of the stores were out of candy by the time we got there. On our way home we dropped by Brig's grandma's house and ended up trick-or-treating in her neighborhood. We only went to about ten houses but got a lot of candy and even a toothbrush! Whitney finally got the hang of it after a few houses and by the last house she even walked up to the door and got the candy herself. Maybe next year she'll be able to say "trick-or-treat" by herself.

My TRASH...Their TREASURE!!!

Yesterday, I finally had my garage sale. I've been planning to have one since last summer but just kept putting it off. All of you that have had a garage sale know that it's a lot of work...so at 8 months pregnant, I picked the perfect time to have mine. Ya, not really! I am still sore from bending and lifting. Anyway, as I was organizing all my stuff I was wondering if it was worth the trouble?! Would it be worth my time and effort? Would anybody even show up? Was it going to be too cold or rainy? Was it too late in the year?
All my questions were answered by the end of the day while I was feeling really good about myself and the effort I had put into every thing. My garage sale had been super successful. I made over 200 dollars on stuff that I never wanted to see again(especially after our recent move)!! It was mostly little things too. My most expensive item was a stroller that I sold for 50 bucks. So instead of donating the left over stuff, I am planning to have another garage sale in the spring after I accumulate more junk :) and not while I'm 8 months pregnant.

Prego Plane Ride

Last week I went to visit my family in Las Cruces, NM for the last time before I have the baby in about 5-6 weeks. Any of you who have been on a plane with a lap baby would know that it's not easy and especially not easy while you're pregnant and taking up most of the tiny space yourself! Whitney was an angel on the plane. Not to brag, but she was really good for me and I greatly appreciate it. While I was in NM I got to see my family that lives there a lot which was good. My mom and I shopped around for baby stuff, but mostly looked since I didn't have a lot of extra room in my suitcase to carry things back with me. I had a great time, thanks Mom, Dad and Brig for letting me visit!

Shiho's Visit

During my Junior year in high school, my family had a foreign exchange student from Japan come to live with us, Shiho. She shared my room and we pretty much did everything together. This last week end she came to visit me after not seeing each other for 10 years! She looked so different I hardly recognized her. She and her husband moved to Texas the same weekend that we moved out last summer and we've been planning to get together ever since. While she was here Shiho cooked us a huge meal of authentic Japanese food, we drove the Alpine loop, and visited Temple Square. We also managed to fit in eating out, chic flicks, and some shopping. Thanks for making the effort to come visit Shiho...it was lots of fun!!

Viva Las Vegas!

Last week, we went on a family vacation to Las Vegas. We stayed at the MGM one night and then the Venetian for two nights. Our hotel rooms were pretty much free because we got lots of perks booking our rooms so far in advance. Free food, Phantom of the Opera tickets, and Players Club with money in free slot play just to name a few. We took advantage of the food and the Opera, but never made it to the casino slot machines. There was a descent amount of things to do having Whitney with us. There was a dinosaur exhibit, swimming, the water show at the Bellagio, and a wax museum. When Brig and I went to the Opera, we left Whitney with Andy and one of his friends to babysit. The MGM hotel room was nice, but when we got to our room at the Venetian...wow it was amazing! I recommend it to anyone going to Vegas on vacation. Even the elevators to the parking garage were luxurious.
I got to meet up with an old roomie from Ricks(yes it was still Rick's when I went there)who now lives in Las Vegas with her family. It was like old times, Emily and I laughed and talked about what had happened in the 10 years since we'd lived together. I meet her adorable little boys too, and Whitney enjoyed watching them.
We got to meet some famous people while we were there too. It was really cool, they were going through the wax museum at the same time we were!