Oh, Arnold...

Things I'm Grateful For..

Just a few

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... and all of the sweetness that comes with it. It brings the happiness into my life.

The Savior - "Jesus is my friend. He is my exemplar. He is my teacher. He is my healer. He is my leader. He is my Savior and my Redeemer. He is my God and my King." -President Gordon B. Hinckley

Jared - For his kindness, his love, his patience, his testimony, his encouragement, the hard work, the support, the humor, the fun times and the hugs during the hard. I'm a lucky girl.

My Family - My sweet and hilarious Mom.. The countless things she does for me everyday. I couldn't ask for a better friend. My Dad and his wonderful example of charity and selflessness... & his awesome sense of humor. Aushi and Jerm. They have my heart.

My funloving, eccentric, and now forgetful aunt, Deanne. I wish I could play and laugh with her everyday. haha.Kent, Jodi, and Nicole. A sweet and incredibly optimistic grandmother and my inspiring, wise, artistic Aunt Joleen.

My Friends - Oh, how they've blessed my life. I would be nothing without them. No, really..it's true.

The mountains - They inspire me everyday. I wish I could visit them with my camera daily.

I love Thanksgiving turkey. It's the only time in Los Angeles that you see natural breasts. ~Arnold Schwarzenegger

Group hugs in Abundance..

ShayLee and Kristie visited home a couple weeks ago and we had a delicious reunion. The sort of good time that leaves your soul feeling refreshed and at peace... just plain happy.

Almost on empty, I drove up Little Cottenwood Canyon. I drove and drove but, hadn't found an acceptable trail. Finally, I pulled off. (Thinking that I better stop soon before we can't drive for much longer.) It was a gorgeous day for mid-November.

We started up the trial and after hiking, eventually came to a waterfall coming off of a steep, smooth rock. It was beautiful. We decided to climb up higher and higher until we were as high as we could go. On a small ledge, we leaned against the rock wall of the mountain. We talked, laughed and cried about life and how sweet it really is. Over looking the miles of the beautiful mountains that belong to our hearts, we had one of those "I'll remember this moment forever"-kind of moments. Beautiful.

Didn't know I was so cheesy, did you?

We made it back to our car just in time, before the sun was too low and the cold too much to bear. "Let's spoil ourselves with a nice dinner," I suggest. We got into the Spaghetti Factory without a wait at all (there's a first time for everything..) You just can't beat that delicious Spumoni ice cream that I've loved my entire life. As we made our way home, ShayLee "tuned" the ipod to "This Kiss" by Faith Hill. We sang all the way.

Save the Date

The Scarecrow

On the highway from Knappa to Astoria,

there's a turn off to go to an Eagle Sanctuary.

On this road is a neighborhood where my aunt walks a few times weekly.

Last Halloween, she saw a scarecrow. She told me how amazing he was and how she wished I could see for myself. When I went to Oregon a few weeks ago, at the being of October, we drove by this particular house a few times in hopes to see the scarecrow. Even on the way to the airport, we hoped to get a peek but, no luck.

One day, the scarecrow was put up and she was

there with her camera so that I could at least see this scarecrow on film.

As she approached, she noticed a full yard of spooky decorations.

As she began to snap some shots, a man then approached her.

The man asked if she'd like a tour. Camera ready, she gladly accepted the offer.

She was able to get these amazing shots.

Next year, I will be in Oregon for Halloween.

The Curbside Prophet

Jason Mraz Concert

On a phone conversation a few weeks ago,

Jared said that he had a surprise for me.
"What is it?" I asked. He insisted that I'd know later,

after he got home from work.

Late that night, before Jared went home, he gave me a hug

and in his hands were two tickets to the Jason Mraz concert!

I was so excited to go see Mr. A-Z!

We had such a fun time at the concert.

The curbside prophet knows how to put on an awesome show..

Jared said I look like Sarah Palin in these glasses.
Sad thing, a co-worker told me that earlier that day! :)
Curtis told me I look like Tina Fey.
Have you seen SNL lately?


When in line to get my overly priced-Yellow Jason Mraz T-shirt, I ran into my friend, Eric. Literally.

"This is Halloween"

Haunted House Making

After the voting of Travis' cousins took place, Jared and I won first place!

Cami and Chelsea made some wondeful treats!

Including this mummy shaped cheese ball!

The Spooky Neighboorhood.







Halloween Night



The Jester and the KING



A King, a jester, a hula dancer, a grim reaper, a vampire,
a 3Musketeer, and 2 pirates.
(Roman not pictured)