Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Conner! My little boy has turned 24 years old. I'm so proud to be married to him. He is such a hard worker and a wonderful husband. We were unable to have a proper birthday bash due to Westminster's basketball schedule, but my mom made him a birthday cake on Sunday and we were able to sing the traditional "Happy Birthday" song. After we took the picture, I realized I had forgotten to take of the bandaid that was covering a big zit...on second thought, maybe its better I left it on. Anyway, we were able to celebrate a few days later when we went out to dinner and to the movie, "The Blind Side." It was a fabulous movie and a great night out. I love you Conner- Happy Birthday!

Thanksgiving

My dad took my sisters and me on the traditional Thanksgiving ski day. It was beautiful! When we got home, turkey dinner was waiting...it was delicious! My mom made the best turkey any of us had ever had. I am so thankful for so many things in my life. I am so lucky to have been raised in the gospel. I know that living gospel principles is what brings true happiness. Having Conner help me along the path helps me so much every day. Conner is a perfect match for me. He deals with so many emotions and somehow always finds a way to make me happy. I cry when he leaves even for a weekend. Seems pathetic, but he brings so much joy to my life that I hate to be without him even for one day. I am thankful for my friends and family. I know that I have been blessed with an exceptional family. My parents have taught me how to work hard and be successful in so many different aspects of life. I will be forever grateful for them. The Nielsens have also been a huge blessing in my life. Not only did they raise an outstanding son, they welcomed me into their family with open arms and it has been such an easy transition joining their family. I love my friends. I am so incredibly lucky to have the group of friends that I have. They truly are one in a million. I am thankful for my health. Working in a hospital seeing kids of all ages with chronic illnesses is a humbling experience. How lucky we all are to have healthy bodies and minds. I am striving each day to remember how blessed I am. I am so happy with my life. Even though times can be stressful, I know that I have so many things to be thankful for and I just have to count my blessings.

Memphis

My mom and I stayed in Memphis a few extra days to see the sights! We cruised Beal Street, ate at BB Kings while listening to live Jazz, and we toured Elvis Presley's mansion...it was awesome! (I was unable to kayak in the Mississippi due to the fact that I threw out my back while trying on jeans...but that's another story.)

This is my favorite room...the billiard room. The ceiling and walls are covered in layers upon layers of fabric. I think there was something like 300 yards of fabric used just for this one tiny room. Elvis designed the entire place himself. It was totally personalized and it was awesome.
This is Elvis' raquetball court turned shrine. There were records everywhere! Gold, Silver, Platinum- he had them all.

This is one of his most famous cars. He had it painted pink for his mother. He had quite the collection of cars and he always had them designed exactly how he wanted them. I wouldn't say that I was an Elvis fan before now, and even though I may not be a frequent listener of "Blue Suede Shoes," Elvis seemed like a pretty cool guy.

Nic and Heather's Sealing

I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Memphis, Tennessee to witness the sealing of my brother Nic and sister-in-law Heather. It was amazing. I am so thankful that they chose to be sealed for eternity-it will be such a blessing in this life, as well as the life to come. I am so grateful every day that Conner and I can be together forever. There is truly no better blessing in the world.


I made a cake topper for the "after party." It turned out pretty cute except Heather questioned whether I purposely made her look overweight!