Turkey Bowl and Thanksgiving Day

Bright and early Thanksgiving morning, we witnessed the slaughter of Young Men by the "Geezers", the men of the ward, during the annual Turkey Bowl played at Liberty Park. If I remember right, the score was 7-2. There's Ethan on the far left with his beanie on! Our Mesa Linda cheerleaders! Back row:Claire and Kelsey. Front row: Nicole, Hannah and Harli.

Even Ethan's best friend, C.J. joined in on the fun!

Later that morning, we headed down to Rancho Cucamonga to enjoy Thanksgiving with Chris' parents and siblings. What a beautiful 80 degree day in Southern California!

I had to grab a quick family picture outside before stuffing our faces and rendering ourselves useless.

Usually, I am really good at taking pictures, but for some reason I forgot to take some of the entire family or even the feast. Oh well, it was a great day filled with good food and company!

My Thanksgiving Wish!

Loved this poem...just had to share it!

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Sixteen years of wedded bliss!

Friday, November 20th, Chris and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary! Time sure does fly when you're in love! It's hard to believe we have been together that long! This man is my rock. He is one that I can always lean on and know, he'll always be there for me and our family. He is my best friend! He is a wonderful husband and father. I love him so much! Happy Anniversary babe!

Twilight Saga: New Moon

Ok Twilight fans and those who may not be or who was disappointed by the first movie Twilight...let me tell you...you will NOT be disappointed by New Moon! The movie was incredible and for several reasons! Of course, when I went to see the showing last night, I did have higher expectations. Those exceptations were blown out of the water!
This is why: EVERYTHING WAS BETTER...the acting, graphics, even the overall coloring of the movie. Everything was so vivid! I was also impressed on how accurate the movie details were. They really stayed true to the book! We had such a blast last night! Below are a few of our pictures! Kelsey and I wearing our New Moon attire!

My sister in law Amanda and myself!

Our friends, the Ratliffs. Left to right: Ro, Nicole, Claire and Harli.

More friends: Karli, Emily, Shawn, Brad, Amanda, Anja and Kristi.

and last but not least, Kelsey and her posse! Valarie, Hannah, Nicole, Harli, Krystle, Kelsey and Claire.

Oh, but who could forget Jennifer and her daughter Hannah who, at first, was not excited about being surprised with tickets from mom!

Twi-hard Fan!

The wait is almost over! In exactly 2 hours, I am heading to the movie theatre to stand in line for the much anticipated Twilight:New Moon. In exactly 6 hours, 18 of my friends and family will be sitting in the theatre watching Twilight! That's correct, I said Twilight! In exactly 9 hours, I will be joined by the same 18 people for the midnight showing of New Moon!!! What could be better than back to back, Edward, Bella and Jacob! Oh my gosh, I think I've died and gone to heaven! You may think I'm crazy, but if you're truly a fan, then you understand!

See you tomorrow with our review! Gotta get ready...Twilight awaits!

Last stop on our cruise: St. Croix

Another beautiful island! A few shots of St. Croix from the top deck of ou ship.
The beautiful babes waiting patiently to shop!
Our sexy studs anticipating the following words "charge it"!
I couldn't resist taking a picture of the clock tower and American flag! A little taste of home. St. Fredriksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
Fort Fredrik.

Miles of blue ocean water!

My honey and I!

Chris copping a feel...poor Amanda!

Our good friends, Jeff and Jennifer!

As beautiful as this island was, by Saturday we were all exhausted! 5 islands in 5 days took it's toll on us! We lasted only 1 hour before heading back to the ship in hopes to relax and catch a few zzzz's while lounging by the pool! And you know what, that's exactly what we did! Join us again in 2 - 3 years for our next adventure! It's still in the planning stages!

Next stop: Antigua

Welcome to Antigua! Capital: St: Johns, which you are looking at from our view off the ship. Pretty island but not gorgeous compared to St. Lucia. I'm always on the hunt for the welcome sign!We decided today would be our relaxing day. We hitched a ride in a cab and headed out to Long's Bay Beach. We were told by the locals this is the best beach on the island. They were right...it was beautiful!The only palm tree on the beach and it happened to have this sign right in front of it! What where they thinking??
Have you ever seen so many shades of blue?
Picture perfect!
Jeff and Jennifer trying to keep cool. We rented lounge chairs along with a few umbrellas in hopes to keep us cool and relaxed. It was a hot and humid day.

I attempted to lay out but would only last 15 minutes at a time. It was too blazing hot!

Awww...this was much better! The best was to keep cool!

O.K. I need to explain this one! Chris, in all his wisdom, decided to be a smart alleck (SHOCKER!) and rubbed sand all over his face. He kept making comments about how important it is to exfoliate your skin and how he doesn't understand why women pay such a high price for beauty products when sand is the best thing for you. Next thing you know, my brother joined in just to prove his point. The next scene, had me rolling with tears streaming down my face. Two women overheard Chris and...you guessed it...started rubbing sand over their very large bodies, agreeing with everything Chris told them! I'm telling you, we could make alot of money with the "BS" Chris sells!

Enjoying our last few minutes on the beach!

I'll leave you with my favorite picture of from our day trip to Antigua!