Here’s the card I actually managed to print and send out to a few people this year. (Note to self: next year, I definitely need to print out more copies.) This was the first year in history that I actually followed through with my goal to do the “Christmas card thing,” and I have to …
I’ve mentioned this on here before, but Matt and I do Christmas a little strangely—since we typically spend Christmas Day not at home (instead, we’re down in Bountiful with our parents and siblings), we always do “our” Christmas for each other a few days before the actual holiday. This year, our Christmas hit especially early—Saturday …
One nice thing about a blog is that I get to control the content. And in particular, the nice thing about a blog is that I get to control what pictures of myself are released into the wild of the World Wide Web for all the universe to see. It’s not like a driver’s license …
(Picture taken today at our “candy bomber” activity at the school, which was inspired by the famous Gail Halvorson) It is hardly a secret that the age group I teach is often referred to as “difficult” or “awkward.” Whenever I tell someone that I teach 7th graders, I usually get a reaction like the following: …
I think everybody has their go-to comfort foods for cold winter nights when the thermostat seems frozen at about 15 degrees—whether it be hot cocoa, herbal tea, or a hot meal, there’s just something so festive about a steaming dish warming up cold hands. Last night, after a rather unsuccessful run (in which I had …
Matt and I have a longstanding tradition of going to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert each year (a fabulous—free!—way to quickly get into the real spirit of Christmas) and stopping by Leatherby’s before. Leatherby’s is “our” place ever since we first played hooky one day and sought it out (because I’d eaten there a …
I am currently reading Happier at Home, in which Gretchen Rubin talks about two types of dieters: moderators and abstainers. She says that some people in their diet will only succeed if they eat in moderation—in other words, if they try to cut anything out of their diet or make something “off limits,” they are …
(Note to self: do not put hand over stomach like so in pictures–makes it look like I’m preggers) Yesterday was our Christmas program at my church, which I was a part of (as a member of the choir). Generally my plan on such occasions is to look a little festive for the holiday as I’m …
