Thankful

I'm thankful for:

Jon!

My families, and all that they do for us. 

Friends, the love, support, and fun that they give us!

The gospel of Jesus Christ and the many blessings it brings into my life.

For the freedoms I enjoy and the people that have sacrificed so I can have them.

There are so many other things I have to be thankful for, I could go on for a while, but right now: 

I'm thankful for Thanksgiving leftovers, and not having to figure out what we're having for dinner tonight!

The Blizzard that Wasn't

"Send your employees home early!  Shut down the schools!  Be prepared for the blizzard conditions that are coming!"  That's all we heard all day yesterday, my manager ordered me home at 3 p.m., and the freeway was as busy as the 5 p.m. rush hour.  Gas stations were packed with people filling up their cars, and I didn't even think about venturing into a store, I'm sure there was probably a run on bottled water and candles.  We braced ourselves, we waited, I checked the conditions outside our back door on a 30 minute rotation, and then...it snowed a little.  The wind blew decently.  It was very cold.  But our visibility never really dropped, no drifts, no shoveling, I think the snow plow made one pass by our house for good measure.  I know that places further North got a more respectable amount of actual 'blizzard-like' weather.  But at our house?  Most. Disappointing. Blizzard. EVER!  I guess it's good to be prepared...

Autumn Equinox

In honor of today being the first day of fall, I would like to proclaim just how much I love this season.  Granted, I get excited for most seasons as we are changing over to them, so don't be surprised if I say something similar for the other three seasons as well.  But right now, it's all about leaves changing colors, the days getting cooler (well, maybe someday here in Utah, it seems determined to hold on to Summer), sweaters, pumpkins, Halloween, and that 'gathering in' that I seem to feel like is happening...don't ask, just go with me here.  

We haven't had a chance to go up to see any fall colors yet this year, so here are a couple pictures from our trip to Alpine Loop last fall:  

I heart Fall!