Halloween!

The day started off with this... My boss. I lived through this...

And then I ended up here... in Glendale, NV.

I love Halloween. It means the arrival of fall (usually, except in Vegas where it is still in the 80's) and oncoming holiday fun! I had a great day. Costumes, food, and a haunted corn maze. Yes, I did get chased by a crazy chain saw man while Mandy and Josh ditched me! I ran straight and they crossed through the corn. I guess we all know who would die if we were in a scary movie. Thanks guys!

If I were a Vampire...

I know! I know! But I was curious...

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appreciate the kind way you always handle things.

My New BFF

My new BFF is Sarah Palin.

You see it all started with my little brother, Seth and the you tube video that I posted earlier on my blog. His video got posted on to the Republicans main web page and received a lot of views. He got invited to attend a rally out in Reno, NV but, at the last minute my dad and him decided to change plans and attend the rally in Las Vegas. They called me at 6:30 in the morning as I was walking to work and said "hey, what are you doing today?" "Well," I said, "I have to work, work some more, and then I have homework. Why? What's up?" They invited me to go to the rally with them so I decide to take an "extended" lunch. My boss told me I was allowed to go, but only because I was wearing my very manly, non-form fitting, bright orange Aztech shirt. He told me to go and make the company proud. So my family and I went to go see Sarah Palin do her thing! My friend Bonnie from high school was in town so I called her up to see where she was at. Turns out she had a friend that could get us in without waiting in a 3 mile line! We gladly accepted. Little did we know it wasn't just a friend that could get us in, but it was a friend that could get us on stage. Yes, that is right. I stood directly behind and to the left of Sarah. I found a YouTube video with me in it but I look like a man with a mustache because of the blur- but hey I will take it! After the speech I got to shake her hand, talk with her and get an autograph. Not a bad day when you consider what I had planned. Life is very unexpected and I love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaDis1bVFig

I am not a very political person and would always rather keep my feelings to myself, but yesterday, I could not help getting caught up in the spirit of America! I love this land and our freedom! And I say Go Sarah Barracuda!!!

Defending Champs!!

For the second year straight, the Thecal Sacker team (members of the UNLV physical therapy department) are intramural champions!! They were undefeated this year in pool play and won the final game 2-1. Don't they just look like a bunch of champions?

The First Snow!!

This past week I have had an itching in my bones for Utah. I knew it was time to take a scenic drive up north and visit the fam. I think however, that I may just be gifted. I was born in Alaska and from time to time I need the snow. I love the snow and I can feel when it is about to come. I guess you could say that I am like a Lorelai Gilmore on the Gilmore Girls.

Lorelai: Wait, close your eyes and breathe. I smell snow. Rory: Ah, it's that time of year. Lorelai: Can't you smell it? Rory: You know, it's like dogs and high-pitched noises. I think it's something only you can smell. Lorelai: I love snow. Rory: Really, I had no idea. Lorelai: Everything's magical when it snows, everything looks pretty. The clothes are great. Coats, scarves, gloves, hats. Rory: Thermal underwear, wool socks, ear flaps.

I feel the same way about snow. I get all excited when it snows!! I love the smell, the air, the chill. Everything looks so clean and peaceful!

I know everyone does not feel the same way as I. That's fine by me. That just means there is more for me to enjoy. :)

Michel: You do know that not everyone finds the idea of being pelted with frozen water appealing. Lorelai: I know, and how sad for them. Michel: The thrilling sensation of getting lost in a blizzard, of freezing to death in the woods and having to eat your friend's buttocks to stay alive: that is lost on many people.

Visitors!!!

Josh and I have been a bit slow in posting some new stuff on our blog. We apologize! We had a slight accident with some really heavy books and the laptop. It was not a good combination and it ended up ugly for the laptop. The books are ok, just in case you wanted to know. The laptop is now somewhat fixed, at least workable. We did lose all of our school work and our pictures! I told Josh that we could always reenact our first year of marriage and take some more pictures. Ha ha! Because of this catastrophe I have gained a new appreciation for blogging. Because we have a blog we have a few pictures saved from our first year and a half of marriage. Also, since I posted about our new place we have had some visitors! I am insanely grateful for all of the visitors we have had! I guess people finally figured out that we are the coolest couple and Vegas is the place to visit!! ;)
First, I had my great friend and one of my first college roommates from BYU-Idaho come down and visit me. We met my first fall semester staying in Nauvoo (the name of the apartments) and were roomies as well the fallowing semester when I came back from Vashon Island, WA. We got to go the Las Vegas temple. I am so grateful for good friends that I have stayed in contact with and also that we can go to the House of the Lord together. Going with a friend from college helped me to realize how important eternal life is and how connected we all are. It helped give me further perspective to why and just how important it is to help all of our friends so that we can all sit in the celestial kingdom together. Thank you, Amy!

Doesn't the temple look beautiful?

Next, the Smith guys came to visit. That would be my brothers and my father. These guys are super crazy and you would just have to meet them to appreciate their random cracks and jokes. We had a quick, yummy, dinner at the Olive Garden and drove out to the condo to get a quick looksie. I loved having them there if only for a couple of hours. They were just driving through but it meant the world to me to have them come visit.

Over conference weekend we had The Mills party of 5 down here to visit us! We got to to the show Ka. Very good! We ate lots, watched the most amazing conference, found the joys in coupon shopping, designed bamboo nails and mostly enjoyed one another company. It was wonderful to have them down here and to show them our new place. I'm sad to say that I only got one picture of them down here. If you want to see more you should go to Andrew & Elise's blog. The one picture I got was of Elise. We went to a Halloween party store for Kayla to help her get some ideas for the upcoming Halloween dance. I think Elise had more fun...

Thanks ya'll for coming down and remember the invites are still extended!!!

Sarah Palin

Here is another You Tube video that my little brother made. He is a baby genius!!
Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qforjC64Hfs