Merry Christmas!
Wow, sorry its been so long since I've done anything on here! I guess three months is a bit much for a sabbatical from the blog world isn't it. In my defense however, I really can't be blamed too much for my extended absence. My old computer got sick a few months ago and was never able to recover. In fact, the poor little guy is right now in the hospital still trying to make it through. Such a trooper. Anyway, I think he fell victim to the swine flu and just didn't have enough strength to fight it off. For my music's and photo's sake I really hope he comes out of it ok. We'll see...lets just all hope for the best.
So, despite my absence, these last few months have been really eventful. In fact, so eventful that I wish I had the energy and the desire to update you all about it...but unfortunately I don't :) sorry. I will try and do a little though. So here goes:
Troy and I were able to go to Vegas for the UNLV Utah football game which was a ton of fun...until the ride home when my car broke down!...which, if you were wondering was not a ton of fun. Especially since it took over two weeks and four repair shops to finally solve the problem.
October and Halloween was a fun time for being with friends and family. Travis, Troy, and I were able to go to the Wyoming Utah 'black out' game on Halloween which was cool.
The rest of Halloween was spent at parties with friends. I dressed up as a soldier one night...easy and comfortable costume...until a bunch of real soldiers started asking me where I served and what division/unit I belonged to...then I didn't feel so comfortable.
My second costume, if you couldn't tell, was pretty sweet. I wore a t-shirt with a map of Utah on it and basically went as the whole State of Utah. I thought it was pretty funny...plus I didn't have to get drilled all night about my tours of duty.
Staci and Clark were nice enough to host us for Thanksgiving this year. It was fun to finally see where they live and to spend time with their family. We played games, watched football, laughed while Corbin played his own football game chasing down fumbles, and even went to a DU hockey match. Thanks to Staci and Clark for being such gracious hosts.
Work is going well and fortunately West Valley City is in good enough shape financially that I don't have to worry too much about lay-offs. The end of summer, entire fall, and early winter seasons always prove to be our busiest times. Everyone working in our city always seems to find themselves behind in their projects and begin their rush to finish prior to the snow fall and extreme temperature lows. In fact, September and October proved to be very busy for me. Looking back though, all the overtime was actually a blessing because it helped me pay for all my car problems :)
December is going great and proving to really fly by...as it usually does. In fact, I can't believe its already Christmas Eve and I'm once again finding myself at my parents house waiting "to see if reindeer really know how to fly". :) Overall its been a great Christmas season and I've really enjoyed the chance to listen to Christmas music, buy presents, and most importantly try to reflect more on my relationship with Jesus Christ.
Another great thing about the Christmas season is that it also means the start of another skiing season! :) I'll miss having a season pass to Park City this year and my memories from going up each week (381), but I still hope to make it to the slopes a few times this season. I actually found a cool website (liftopia.com) that offers discount passes to a number of resorts if you catch it at the right time...which is great for all us poor people. In fact, Troy, Travis, Jeff, and I were able to go to Snowbird just the other day for a great price! (43% off) It snowed the whole time we were there and we had a blast spending some time together in the fresh snow.
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Finally, my sweet Grandma passed away this October. Its truly been sad not having her here these last few months, but I'm happy that she was able to pass to the other side without having to suffer too much. I guess I just miss having her around to cheer me up and make me feel special. Anyone who had the chance to know her and be around her knows how wonderful she was and how wonderful she was able to make you feel. I could always count on a big hug, a roast beef sandwich, another roast beef sandwich, a bit of ice cream, and all the attention she could give me each time I went over to visit. Her Kylo Lako loved her dearly and counts himself as blessed to have had such a perfect grandmother :)
