Mad Knitting Skills

Check out my very first knitting project ever! One of my law school buddies started a knitting club, so a bunch of us decided it would be fun to squeeze in learning a new skill between studying and writing million-page term papers. Here's the result of my endeavors: a berry blue-tiful blueberry hat. Don't worry, it's NOT for me. Even though it's adorable, I'd look pretty goofy sporting this baby around the law library. I'm hoping it will fit the cute little noggin of a sister of mine (the Lanna-B of course, I don't think it would look any better in the Pharmacy School). Now if only I could work up the mad skills to make some matching mittens. Maybe next year...for now I'll stick to the easy stuff.

Go Utes!

Yay! The Game (you all know which one I mean, of course!) was so great this year! Garrett and I had so much fun cheering our team on from the MUSS (Mighty Utah Student Section for those who haven't had the pleasure/pain of being in the MUSS). While we are not always entirely in love with the MUSS (particularly when we get squished by moshing undergrads who are trying to think up ways to fit four letter words into their not-so-clever taunting of the other team), we always love our team. Go Utes!

Super late Halloween photos!

Please forgive the super late Halloween photos! It wasn't a really big holiday for us this year because Garrett had to work, but I had a great time hanging out with family. This cute, scary Lanna-animal decided to monkey around on the monkey bars by our apartment. I caught her right after she answered Mom (who said it was time to leave the playground) with a big Nooooo!


She was pretty intimidating, slinking around the Village. Her aunt made her this adorable outfit and she was warm, cute and fuzzy in it all evening. We never quite figured out what kind of fancy Lanna-animal she was, but she looked so fun in her costume.


Here she is making a scary Halloween face as we left to visit Heather up at the pharmacy. Isn't she terrifying?


Trick or treat! Give me some yummy vitamins to eat! Actually all the people at the pharmacy loved having Lanna come trick or treat, and they had some yummy candy ready for her. Now if they could only cure her of all the fuzzy yellow fur she seems to have growing all over her!


Even Toby joined in the Halloween fun. He's such a funny little bumblebee!


I just realized I don't have any pictures of me in my I-was-too-lazy-to-figure-out-a-Halloween-costume-so-Mom-bailed-me-out-with-this-pumpkin shirt. Maybe next year we'll do some more fun things for Halloween, but the best part was sharing the left over trick-or-treat candy and watching scary movies with Garrett on the weekend. Somehow it just isn't Halloween without hearing those magic words, "Here's Johnny!" Thank you, Jack Nicholson, for making our belated Halloween appropriately scary.

Fourth Folder, Fourth Photo

The fourth photo in the fourth file on my computer is this great picture of the faculty at Garrett's graduation. Not the best or the most exciting photo, but it was a pretty exciting day, one that Garrett is really happy to remember every time he wakes up from a dream where he is back in school. Good job, babe! What is really funny is that we'll have five graduations one right after the other: Me, Garrett, Jim is next, then me again, then Heather. So Lanna should be pretty well prepared to do it herself someday after watching all of us put on our goofy robes and finally get that diploma (cover...then wait for the real one in the mail. Doesn't that take just a little of the fun out of it?). Thanks for the tag, Fred. Now I tag anyone who wants to do it! Fourth file, fourth photo. Enjoy!

Acting Silly At The Cabin

We had so much fun hanging out with Heather and Jim, Jenny and Aaron, and cute little Jason at Jim's family cabin last weekend. Heather had us preparing for four feet of snow, but there was just enough to cover the ground when we got there. I think she was hoping we'd get snowed in so she could go snowmobiling. It was really cold though. Perfect for watching movies and sitting by the fire. This is Garrett pretending to be a mountain man. It's a good thing we live in the city. :)


Each couple made a meal during our stay, so Jen and Aaron made some yummy curry for dinner, Heather and Jim made crepes for breakfast, and Garrett and I made clam chowder and breadsticks for lunch. Then we spent the rest of the time watching movies, playing video games, being crafty, and figuring out board games.


But Jason ended up being the real star of the show. He was so funny and happy during the weekend. Even while we were playing games, he was posing for us. What a cutie!


I had so much fun using Jason to practice taking pictures of with our new camera. He just loved having his picture taken, and he's so smiley.


Have you ever seen such gorgeous big blue eyes? I about blinded him taking this picture, but he didn't even flinch. I can't believe he's almost one. What a big boy!


We had such a great time hanging out with friends/family (Aren't we lucky we can all be both?), I can't wait to do it again. For now, we'll just get to spend the rest of the week working through fall break, and counting down until the football game on Saturday (Hooray for the MUSS!).

Banned Book Week Sept. 27-Oct. 4!

Hi everybody! Sorry we haven't posted anything new for a while. Our digital camera passed away a few weeks ago and we're (still) waiting for our new one (but that's another story). I just wanted to take a little time to encourage everyone to celebrate Banned Books Week. As the presidential debates get started, I think reading a banned book is a great little reminder of just one of the many freedoms we have in this country. I plan on celebrating by rereading one of my favorite banned books, Fahrenheit 451 (which seems particularly appropriate and short enough for me to fit it in over the weekend). Check out this website for a list of banned books. I bet you'll be shocked by some of the books that made the list. Some of my favorite childhood books are on that list! So happy reading, and happy presidential debates!

Fun with Reagan

I had so much fun playing with Reagan while she was down here, and I thought I'd share a few cute pictures. I just realized that I don't have any of me with Reagan because I took all the pictures, but she was just so darn cute. This is Reagan and Heather playing hopscotch in my court at the Village.


And here is Reagan trying to teach Heather how to do a somersault. Reagan is definitely a pro when it comes to somersaults, but I think it gets a little harder when you get a little older and grow a little longer. It was so funny!


Poor Heather's attempt was ultimately unsuccessful, but she is pretty good at making bird nests out of grass. Reagan wasn't too interested in making a bird nest, only in throwing grass all over.


It was a lot of fun to have our cousins in town. We did all kinds of fun things, like having dinner together, going to Liberty Park with Reagan, watching House on Haunted Hill with the boys, and just having a good time hanging out. It was a fun break before school started. We can't wait to see you guys again!