Halloween Recap

This Halloween was so much fun! Lance and I went to our ward's Trunk or Treat on the 24th. This is the first time we had ever gone to one. We all sported our Jazz t-shirts and went as Utah Jazz fans (there are A LOT of members in our ward from Utah).
I made some really sweet decorations for our car out of cardboard, black shower curtains and some glass cups painted green with a tea light candle in them. I forgot to take the camera so we didn't get pictures of it, but to help you envision it... I made two picket fences out of the cardboard, painted them black and dry burshed some gray paint over that to make it look sort of like an old black iron fence. I then used some of that spider web stuff and stretched it over the fences. The fences made a path to the back of our Jeep Cherokee. Along the fences I put tombstones I made from cardboard as well. Then I put the green glass cups with the tea lights between the tombstones to put off a cool green flickery glow. I used the shower curtains to close off the back of the Jeep and make it sort of spooky. Then I sat in the back of the Jeep and waited for the kids to come up. Some of them were quite hesitant because they were sure something was going to jump out at them. It was so much fun.
For the trunk or treat I also made a banana cream pie for the pie contest and...I won! Lance was so proud!
We carved pumpkins with Jared and Camille and Casey and Dawnielle on the Wednesday night before Halloween. That was lots of fun. The only problem, it was so hot on Thursday and Friday that the pumpkins with a really detailed carving shriveled up beyond recognition!!! That was not expected! I'm used to Utah weather in the fall. Not 80 degree weather on Halloween!!!
On Halloween, Lance took Luke trick-or-treating with my brother Jared and his three girls. Luke went dressed as a pirate. It was a last minute throw together costume because Lance didn't want to take Luke as a Jazz fan in this Dallas Maverick country LOL! It turned out pretty cute though. I took some pictures with Camille's camera, and will post them as soon as I get them.
Anyway...it was great fun!

Tag...

....5 things I was doing 10 years ago.....
1. Being a teenager...seems like so long ago!
2. Getting ready for basketball season to start.
3. Probably eating lots of Halloween candy.
4. Hanging with Annie.
5. Sleeping in on the weekends. :)

....5 things on my To-Do list today....
1. Clean up the spareroom where all my craft/art stuff is.
2. Clean the bathrooms (as usual on Friday).
3. Make Lance's birthday cake.
4. Laundry
5. Go to grocery store and pick up meat for Lance's birthday BBQ.

....5 snacks I enjoy....
1. Apple and peanut butter
2. Peaches and Cottage Cheese
3. Watermelon from my garden...yum!!!
4. Toast with peanut butter and honey
5. Yogurt

....5 things I'd do if I were a Millionaire....
1. Invest most of it.
2. Pay off our house.
3. Pay off our cars
4. Help family
5. Travel

....5 places I've lived....
1. Layton, Utah
2. Ogden, Utah
3. N. Ogden, Utah
4. Fort Worth, TX
5. Heaven :)

....5 jobs I've had....
1. Waitress at the Dragon
2. Custodian at Lincoln Elementary
3. Front Desk Assistant at Ponderosa Ranch Resort
4. Apparel Manager at ShopKo
5. Logistics Manager at Old Navy

....5 people I tag....
1. Dawnielle
2. I'm new at blogging...I think I need more frineds. :)

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The Abridged Story of Life Thus Far

Lance and I have been married for 5 years now! Wow! I graduated from Weber State University in December of 2005 and six months later we were pregnant with our son Lucas. Luke was born on March 10, 2007 and is a blessing in our lives!
Lance graduated in December of 2007 and upon graduation, we packed up our family and moved to Fort Worth, TX where Lance had accepted a corporate position with Michael's Arts and Crafts as an Auditor. We have been here for almost a year. It has taken some getting used to, but it really is great. This summer was brutal, but now it is Fall and the weather is absolutely beautiful!
Although Lance has not been working for Michael's for a full year, he was recently offered and accepted a promotion. He is now the Supervisor of Investigations. He oversees all aspects of Internal Investigations and he starts on Monday, October 13. We are very excited for this new change. With his previous position he was on travel about 85% of the time, and now he has very little to no travel! YIPPIE! Luke and I are very excited to have daddy home!
We are very blessed and couldn't ask for more. Life is great!

UGH!!!

Okay, so I am still trying to get the hang of this whole blogging thing! I wanted a cute background like I saw everyone else has, so I tried one out and it totally messed everything up. So...here I am starting all over again. Sheesh!
At any rate...I am learning how to do more stuff, so that's good...right? :)