Happy Turkey Day

Ashton and I just returned home from a very enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. Ashton flew straight from New Zealand to meet me in Arizona where there was beautiful warm weather every day. I couldn't have asked for better holiday conditions.


Our time was spent well there with our family and friends who we hold dear, eating lots of yummy pie with the Smiths, watching movies, getting an agua (multiple times), looking at the beautiful Christmas lights at the Mesa temple, hiking to the Fremont Saddle, and one of my favorite parts was running the Mesa Mi Amigo's 10K turkey trot!


At the turkey trot we were humored by a lady holding a sign to represent PETA. The sign simply read "Thanksgiving is killing turkeys." Way to represent at the turkey trot whose winners acquire a dead turkey.

We also had the opportunity to conquer another capitol on out capitol croquet tour! We learned that the actual state house is not even used by the government. It is just a museum!

Also, while we were in AZ, we celebrated our Anniversary by eating that old wedding cake that has been sitting in the bottom of my parents freezer for over a year. I thought that it would be stale and gross, and was surprised to find it moist and yummy! If only all cakes tasted that good!

I feel like this blog wouldn't be complete without mentioning some of the things that I am most grateful for.

• The gospel and the testimony which I have of it
• My dear sweet husband
• All of my family members
• Temporal blessings (i.e. food, apartment, clothes, etc.)
  
• Good friends who are practically family
  
• Cuddling up to read a good book
• Couches--this may seem strange, but we don't have one so when we use one--my what a blessing!
• A good pair of running shoes--essential for no pain
• Music to season life
• Warm weather in the winter

Of course the list could go on and on. I just felt like this blog would be empty and not worthwhile if I didn't express my gratitude for even a few things.

Lots of Changes

Shortly after Ashton and I returned from our trip out East, lots of cards began to be played that have altered our plans slightly. Atlas, Ashton's former employer had to merge with another company so he is now working for Pinnacle Security. To me it's all the same, but it will be different I suppose. We were supposed to be cruising the Mexican Riviera this week, but I really just wanted to stay home and have some kind of routine for more than a week or two. Plus, I really wanted to get some more research done for my professor. So, Ashton decided that if we weren't going to go to Mexico, he might as well go to New Zealand to try and get people to sign up for the network marketing company that he joined, called Agel.
Halloween was good we went to see Thriller up at the U. It was fantastic! I must say that some parts were really scary!
All in all, life is good and we have been greatly blessed to be where we are and have the opportunities that we do. Life's possibilities truly are endless!