Just for Fun..

My cousin/sister Jessica tagged me and thought it would be fun to do and at the same time see what other people reply with.
8 Things..
8 Favorite TV shows...
1. The Office
2. The IT Crowd
3. LOST
4. House
5. Heroes
6. Friends
7. Seinfeld
8. The King of Queens

8 Favorite Restaurants...
1. Taco Cabana
2. Chicos Tacos
3. Taco Tote
4. The Texas Roadhouse
5. Katsura (sushi....yummmy)
6. Cattleman's (the BEST steaks in the world..in Texas, of coursE!)
7. P.F. Changs
8. Applebees

8 things that happened yesterday...
1. I missed church because i was really sick
2. Chip and I made my mom's recipe for shredded beef tacos with guacamole, very good!
3. Chip beat me in Mario Kart...again
4. Had a visit from our home teachers
5. Watched lots of tv snuggled on the couch
6. Ate buttery popcorn
7. Talked to my sister and mommy
8. Went to bed at 10!! I was a happy camper

8 things to look forward to...
1. Getting a new job
2. Starting the education program
3. Thanksgiving break! AZ here we come!
4. Christmas at home..
5. Receiving a letter from Ariel
6. Getting my brand new purse in the mail!
7. Halloween!!!
8. Chip finding a job that he loves

8 things I love about Fall...
1. Red, orange and yellow leaves on trees and scattered everywhere
2. Chilly air, yet not freezing
3. Decorating, decorating, decorating!
4. Pumpkin patches
5. Strolling Park City with some hot chocolate
6. Chilly nights perfect for warm dinners
7. Drives through the canyon
8. Pulling out winter clothes

8 things on my wishlist...
1. Being a stay-at-home mom
2. Visiting Texas more often
3. Moving to Arizona
4. A golden Lab
5. Having my sisters, mom and Dad closer
6. An awesome hairdresser/sister at my disposal...ahembri.
7. A new winter wardrobe
8. A big fat steak :)

8 people I tag...
1. Fabi
2. Bri
3. Angelle
4. Jessica Adlard
5. Angel
6. Cory
7. Katie
8. Amber

Vegas Time!!

For the second time this year, we are heading out to Vegas to play a little. Ruth, one of my good friends from Mérida, México is coming to visit tomorrow and we are mainly going to do the honors of introducing her to the over-rated prestiged Sin City. I do have to add that no one has to twist my arm to go to Vegas (unless it means going during the months of July or August--it is HOT as heaven's nemesis), so I am quite excited about it.

The last couple of times we have been there they have been pretty much "we are here, let's walk down the strip and time to go" kind of a thing and this time I will actually get to venture during the day as opposed to 12pm and discover all of Vegas' jewels. The super exciting thing is that my friend and I are going to Cirque du Soleil's KÀ!! I have heard both negative and positive feedback, mostly positive, but who cares?! It's Cirque du Soleil! Anyway, enough bragging. By the way, we are also very excited to stay at Ryan and Brigitte's house and see them and my darling nephew and nieces. Stay tuned for Sin City report!

OuR SpOOky LiTtLe LaIR

Chip's favorite holiday of all time is Halloween and I think his fancy for it has rubbed off on me big time. I LOVE decorating our house for it. Last year, we got really, ridiculously into it and it was so creepily done that it scared away trick-or-treaters! Literally. There were daunted little kids standing on the sidewalk in front of our home being pushed by their parents to go collect their treats. Their faces were awesome. Chip even set up speakers by the door with really creepy halloween sounds and music. This year we are almost done, but we want to make it even scarier than last year. Thought we would share our progress. Cackle, cackle!

Farewell, Elder Chavez

This has been a looong week for me. Last week we were in Texas for my little brother's farewell. He will be serving a mission in Kennewick, Washington Spanish speaking.We left Wednesday morning and got there that night after 14 hours of driving..really. Once we got home, it was all non-stop. We enjoyed seeing friends and family but boy was it hectic! We had about 150 people show up at my mom's house for the farewell party! It was a lot of fun. We also went to our stake's softball games where Chip was one of the star players, went to Alexa's volleyball game-she's way better than I ever was, did some shopping, and ate at our favorite restaurants that are only in El Paso (yup, even Chico's Tacos-Chip loves them!).

We also managed to squeeze in a visit to the Temple in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. With the exception of Alexa, my complete family was there. I can't describe how wonderful that was. I have a great testimony of the blessings of the temple. I have seen how it literally brings families and relatives together.

We returned to Utah on Monday and then picked up Ariel at the airport on Tuesday. That night we went to dinner at Chang's and came home to carve a pumpkin. At least he got to semi-celebrate Halloween :) ! Wednesday morning came, and surprisingly I did pretty well until I set foot on MTC ground. It had finally hit me. My little brother is not so little anymore and was leaving us for a long time. I am so grateful that he has the opportunity to do so. He and his companions will share the gospel the way two other young men did with my mother and my dad's mother. If it had not been for them, I would not be where I am now.