Merry Christmas!
Brad and I have been working on a little project. A photography blog to showcase Brad's best photographs. It's not completely finished so feel free to give us your suggestions and feedback. But here it is.
bradpackerphotography.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
* To everyone who got our Christmas email, the link to Brad's blog is wrong.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Merry Christmas
We had a wonderful Christmas. We've been relaxing and spending time with family. There has been far too much egg nog, beef stick, sugar cookies, and french pancakes. Christmas morning there were lots of presents to open. I knitted my mom a hat and scarf. Gia and Malinda got beaded necklaces. I got a Kindle and a bunch of cooking stuff! Brad got lots of photography stuff, including . . .
. . . his new Canon 7D!
I am never able to surprise Brad with gifts. He always ruins the surprise long before it's time for gifts. He says that it's a lot more fun for him to figure out what the gift is than to wait. Not this year. I had the camera mailed to my parent's house so Brad wouldn't be able to see, touch, or ask about his present. He was completely surprised! It was great to see his face after opening the box.
We spent the rest of the day playing with gifts, visiting at my grandparent's house, and eating lots of Christmas food. Merry Christmas everyone!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
My Best Friend's Wedding
Yesterday was a busy, busy day. It went a little like this.
4:15 Wake up at and start to get ready.
4:45 stop getting ready to help Brad while he's throwing up.
5:15 finish getting ready.
5:45 drive on white-washed roads while it snows so hard you can't see what's ahead of you.
7:10 arrive at Salt Lake Temple just in time to go to my best friend's wedding.
7:40 Watch my best friend get married. And cry a little because I'm just so excited for them.
It was crazy watching as Holly and Wayne were married. I had several people ask me how I know Holly, and many people were shocked to find out we knew each other from elementary school and are still friends. We didn't really become good friends until high school, and even after high school she is still one of my best friends. And there I was watching my best friend get married. But Wayne is a great guy who I know will make Holly happy. I'm so excited for these two.
9:00 Pictures in front of the temple.
9:30 Drive back to Provo to bring Sprite and Pepto Bismal to my sick husband. (Luckily the roads had cleared up.)
11:00 Wedding luncheon. And maybe I cried a little more at their slideshow.
1:30 Sneaking out to decorate their car since they weren't having a reception.
And when we were done, I went home to my sick husband. But even then, I didn't mind because he's my husband and I'm very lucky to have married to him. I love weddings.
But that was not the end of my busy, busy day.
4:15 Wake up at and start to get ready.
4:45 stop getting ready to help Brad while he's throwing up.
5:15 finish getting ready.
5:45 drive on white-washed roads while it snows so hard you can't see what's ahead of you.
7:10 arrive at Salt Lake Temple just in time to go to my best friend's wedding.
7:40 Watch my best friend get married. And cry a little because I'm just so excited for them.
It was crazy watching as Holly and Wayne were married. I had several people ask me how I know Holly, and many people were shocked to find out we knew each other from elementary school and are still friends. We didn't really become good friends until high school, and even after high school she is still one of my best friends. And there I was watching my best friend get married. But Wayne is a great guy who I know will make Holly happy. I'm so excited for these two.
9:00 Pictures in front of the temple.
9:30 Drive back to Provo to bring Sprite and Pepto Bismal to my sick husband. (Luckily the roads had cleared up.)
11:00 Wedding luncheon. And maybe I cried a little more at their slideshow.
1:30 Sneaking out to decorate their car since they weren't having a reception.
And when we were done, I went home to my sick husband. But even then, I didn't mind because he's my husband and I'm very lucky to have married to him. I love weddings.
But that was not the end of my busy, busy day.
My Busy, Busy Day: Part II
Now, my wonderful mother is celebrating her 50th birthday on the 20th. So, my dear sisters and I secretly planned her birthday party. We planned for weeks, sending out invitations, baking lots of cookies, making decorations, and even got my dad to get her out of the house. So even though I wanted to go to bed immediately upon getting home from my friend's wedding, I starting prepping food for my mom's birthday dinner. I have a wonderful sister, Malinda, who bought all the food and starting making dinner before I got there. We finished our preparations and headed to Alpine.
My other wonderful sister, Adrianne, had been busy getting the house ready for everyone. We finished all our preparations, with some other help from wonderful aunts, everything was ready. We all waited patiently for the birthday girl and got a great reaction.
However, she had her suspicions. One, my dad brought her to the movies. My dad NEVER goes to the movies. I don't think he's been to one in years and years. Two, saying things like, "We'll we've got to be busy Saturday afternoon," and "The mouse is in the trap," around her usually arises suspicions. But, she was surprised that there was a whole party for her.
So, we enjoyed dinner, watched a slideshow about my mom's life (thanks Adrianne), ate cake and ice cream, and roasted my mom a little. Happy 50th Birthday Mom!
Monday, December 6, 2010
A Minnesota Thanksgiving
Things Needed for a Minnesota Thanksgiving
1. Eating Pumpkin Pie for Breakfast
2. Teaching Janet how to use Amazon
3. Puzzles. This is the one we put together. All 2000 pieces.
4. Snow. But surprisingly, we came home to more snow in Utah.
5. Banana Cream Pie
6. Decorating at least 2 Christmas trees.
7. Eating a 300 First
8. Shopping at TJ Maxx
9. Bread Baker Bread
10. Watching a Pilgrim's Journey Home with the whole family. This was a BYU production from a few years ago that finally aired. If you missed it, you can view it here.
All of these things may not be needed for every Minnesota Thanksgiving. We didn't watch Miracle of 34th St as is tradition. But we enjoyed our time in Minnesota very much.
1. Eating Pumpkin Pie for Breakfast
2. Teaching Janet how to use Amazon
3. Puzzles. This is the one we put together. All 2000 pieces.
4. Snow. But surprisingly, we came home to more snow in Utah.
5. Banana Cream Pie
6. Decorating at least 2 Christmas trees.
7. Eating a 300 First
8. Shopping at TJ Maxx
9. Bread Baker Bread
10. Watching a Pilgrim's Journey Home with the whole family. This was a BYU production from a few years ago that finally aired. If you missed it, you can view it here.
All of these things may not be needed for every Minnesota Thanksgiving. We didn't watch Miracle of 34th St as is tradition. But we enjoyed our time in Minnesota very much.
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