And so, I went to see 007 last night. It was amazing! I had a blast, tho I was on edge all night. :) I did, admitting, went alone. Justine didn't want to go because the showing was late and she was tired. My brother-in-law recently had his wisdoms taken out and was drugged. The movie was worth it and I have to say, Daniel Craig is one of the best Bonds there is, right up there with Sean Connery. If you haven't seen it....well, you're missing out!
Everyone will please have to forgive our blog for being insufferable boring the last month. I'm sorry.... it's sort of fallen though the cracks (not to mention I keep forgetting to bring the camera everywhere and feel like I can't blog without a good picture to post).
So, here's the update on our lives.....
Mike is busy with his job with Sorenson and he loves it. His best friend Dj also just got a job with Sorenson here in Colorado Springs and he will be moving out. He'll live with us for a few weeks until he finds an apartment. Mike is excited to have him close:)
Mike and Dj at our wedding
For my latest adventure I agreed to perform in the Nutcracker as a guest artist with my old studio in Littleton. I'm so excited for the chance to perform and the good excuse it gives me to get back in to shape for ballet:) I hadn't realized how much I missed ballet until I started dancing again. I'm the Sugarplum Fairy and one of the Mirlitons. It will be a really great show and I can't wait! We have 2 shows on December 6th at Tokeyo Loretto Heights University.
A random picture of me dancing
Mike and I have a tradition that on Sunday mornigs we have nice breakfast together (luckily our church has always been after 11 so we'll see if the tradition continues if we ever have 9am church). Anyways, today Mike asked me if I could make French Toast sticks. I've never made them, but I decided to try. Haha, it turned out to be an adventure....
Half of them ended up in a glass pan, stuck to the pan, and were a total disaster:( But the other half were on a cookie sheet and turned out perfectly:)
The moral of the story? Bake French Toast sticks on a cookie sheet, not in a glass pan and enjoy!
Kiara is throughly enjoying the fall weather! We were up in Denver this weekend and Kiara and her sister Elphie were "helping" my mom and I rake the leaves from the huge maple my parents have in their front yard. They were wrestling and having so much fun. I decided I needed a picture of how cute Kiara looked all covered in leaves. Silly dogs:)
Last weekend my dad got the whole family tickets to go see the Barnum and Bailey circus. I sware we were the only group of adults there without at least one toddler, but we had a blast! The show was great and we got snow cones in these really cool tiger cups (of course I forgot my camera). It's has been great to be so close to my parents. They let us stay over any time we want and Kiara loves to come visit Elphie all the time. Thanks mom and dad - we love you!
Have I mentioned how beautiful Colorado Springs is and how much we love it here? The weather, the mountains, and everything about this city is beautiful! Last Saturday we decided to go explore the Garden of the Gods park that is only about 5 minutes away from our house. There are tons of huge red rocks that rise up out of no where. They are each unique and in the background you can see Pike's Peak. It's no wonder they call it Garden of the Gods. Here are some of the pictures....
Unfortunately my camera batteries died after these 2 pictures so this blog does not do it justice. But we will go back often for sure!
Mike and I just accepted callings in our new ward as Ward Missionaries! And here I thought for sure that I would not be on a mission when I was 21;) Oh how plans change. We are very excited about it, and Mike has been really great about teaching me about missionary work. Since Preach My Gospel started shortly after Mike returned home from his mission, that part is new to both of us. For me at least, it's one of those callings that will force me to grow, but that's why we're here on earth:) Ever since my dad joined the chruch last year I have seen how much happier he is, and I cannot wait to share the message of the gospel with others and bring that joy to their lives. It will be a fun and challenging calling!
On Labor Day, Justine and I went camping. It was tons of fun. We went to Glenwood Springs at a campsite near the hotsprings on the Colorado River. We took the farmmutt with us and Kiara had lots of fun.
It started to rain some on our foil dinner, but it was quite adventurous. After dinner we went to the hotsprings and stayed for a few hours. It is a huge public bath. Very fun and a good experience.
We don't have any pictures of us swimming but enjoy the fire!!
Justine's not one to brag, but I will for her.
She left out one thing about graduation....she graduated Magna Cum Laude. :) Congrats to her!
