Our Thanksgiving

We had a pretty mellow Thanksgiving this year--the second one by ourselves. Since it was just the three of us, I didn't really go all out or anything. It was a pretty simple meal--turkey, potatoes and gravy, beans, and of course... a chocolate pie! I know you're supposed to have pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, but I don't like pumpkin pie. I like chocolate!
After the meal was over, we headed out into the desert. It was very beautiful out there.

Lance wanted to scope out this bouldering area. So he climbed...

Skye climbed...

she played with rocks...

and she made funny faces for the camera! So all in all, it was a good Thanksgiving.

Smiling Girl

I had to share these cute pictures of Skye. She was looking at the kitties on my brother and sister-in-law's blog. It made her so happy, she couldn't stop smiling! She loves looking at the kitties and at "Na-Na and Mi-Mi."

The Rainbow

If I thought the rainbow yesterday morning was pretty cool, the one yesterday afternoon was even more spectacular. Skye was outside playing with her friends and suddenly I looked up and saw this amazing double rainbow going all the way acrossed the sky! I do miss the mountains in Utah a lot, but I now see that one good thing about not having mountains blocking the sky is that you can see the whole rainbow, end to end--as long as there aren't clouds to block it!

Too bad my camera couldn't get the whole thing, but I got what I could. Pretty spectacular!

Sunrise, Sunset

One of the things that I love about Phoenix more than Salt Lake (and surrounding area) are the sunsets. Each night the whole sky fills with vibrant, glowing colors (that aren't caused by polution). I've now discovered that sunrise can be pretty spectacular as well. This rainbow was in the western sky this morning.
And this was looking to the east. My camera couldn't totally capture the bright, intense colors, but you sort of get an idea.
I finally had to come in because it started to rain. Poor Lance, he woke up late and wanted a ride to the bus stop, but Skye wasn't awake yet, so I made him ride his bike and I'm sure he got soaked and freezing. Sorry Lance! But thanks for calling to tell me about the beautiful sunrise! And the rain does smell wonderful!

Movie Time

There were some videos I took from out trip to Utah that I wanted to put on the blog, but I couldn't because I forgot the darn cord that hooked the camcorder up to the computer. Now that I'm home, I can put them on. One of Skye's favorite things to do at my mom and dad's was to feed Tobie. And Tobie like to be fed! I thought it was cute. Another tradition that started back in the summer was waving to Pa (and clapping) as he mowed the lawn. To this day, anytime she sees a lawn mower, she claps and says, "Pa Pa."

Lance's 5 Things Tag

Lance did this on my comments page, but I thought I'd put it on the blog, just in case people don't look at the comments.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:

going to SLCC
working at web audio visual
sleeping a lot
climbing in climbing gyms
started to jog

5 things on my to-do list for today:

20 pull ups
play with skye
see if there is a basketball game on
make a comments section for ADEQ OWN administrator edits
be a level headed worker in a crazy place

5 snacks I eat:

bagels
graham crackers
grape fruit
sniglinshki ho-hiho snacks
100 calorie snack packs

5 Things I'd do if I were a millionaire:

buy a house
plant citrus trees
vacation with the family
find some way to help a lessor
sleep a bit more

5 places I've lived:

lahina, maui
salt lake city, ut
cedar city, ut
farmington, ut
augusta, ga

5 jobs I have had:

car washer
pizza cook
theater ticket taker
pet store helper
grocery bagger

5 people I tag:

travis, traveje, jim, greg, and kimika

5 Things Tag

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Going to school at good old Davis High
2. Meeting lots of new people
3. Getting into Led Zeppelin and just rock 'n' roll in general
4. Playing my flute (haven't done that for a long time)
5. Writing a lot (usually only do journal writing now)

5 things on my to-do list for today:

1. Get some milk
2. Find our hammer
3. Get a new hammer if I can't find the one we already have
4. Get Skye to take a nap this afternoon
5. Clean the kitchen up

5 snacks I eat:

1. Chocolate
2. Chocolate
3. More chocolate
4. Anything chocolate
5. String Cheese

5 Things I'd do if I were a millionaire:

1. Buy a nice house here in Ahwatukee (because I'd really like to stay in this area, but most of the houses are quite expensive)
2. Travel
3. Rent an RV for my parents so they could go on a trip
4. Give some to my church
5. Save some

5 places I've lived:
1. Provo, Utah
2. Kaysville, Utah
3. Ephraim, Utah
4. Cedar City, Utah
5. Phoenix, Arizona

5 jobs I have had:

1. Sandwich maker and assistant manager at Quizno's
2. Editor of "Weeds"--the literary magazine at Snow College
3. T.A. for Professor Christensen at SUU
4. Special Needs Teaching Assistant at Cedar Middle School
5. Oh yeah, and my first real job was working for the Recreation Department for Kaysville City

5 people I tag:

1. Lance
2. Travis
3. Jessica
4. Elise
5. Since there are barely five other bloggers on my blog, I think I'll just leave it at that

"Friendship is like a prism through which the many variations of beauty are revealed in our lives." --Anonymous

One of the things that I love about living in a big city is the diversity that I encounter. I've met people from Jamaica, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Northern Ireland. And then there are Skye's friends--some of our neighbors. Yung is from South Korea and Astrid and Christian are from Mexico. I'm glad Skye will get the chance to be friends with people from so many different backgrounds. It sure makes life a lot more interesting!

The Moon

I took these pictures of the moon the other night and thought they turned out pretty cool so I thought I would share them.

Playing Fetch

Here's the video from Columbus Day. There is another video and I had combined the two and edited them into one cute, little movie, but for some dumb reason it would work. So instead, here's the raw, unedited footage which probably isn't quite as good, but oh well.