I Love the Bookstore!

After lunching it up with Michelle, my two companions and I went to the BYU Bookstore where we saw all sorts of neat things!

I absolutely LOVE this quote!

Daddy found a hat to keep him warm at soccer games!

And on our way out, we saw these ducks... just playing in the snow by the Wilkenson Center. I LOVE ducks!

We also got the obligitory MTC pictures by the entrance!

Two more days and counting!

"Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!"

I woke up to Trevor singing this song at 7:00 this morning. I became alert quite suddenly, and looked out my window... Sure enough, this is what I saw:

My first thought was, "Is school canceled?"

Then I realized I don't have a school to be canceled!

I then thought, "Ooh, maybe work is canceled!"

Then I realized, I want to go to work... I hope it's not canceled!

Then I thought, "Oh, no... I'm an adult!!"

So, in a saddened act of depression, I snapped a picture of the wintry wonderland, sent it to Lance in Waco, and went back to sleep 'till I had to go to the a fore mentioned work.
And THAT is how I woke up this morning:
excitement--> realization--> depression.

Maybe Santa Clause will bring me back my childhood for Christmas...

However, even as an adult, the snow sure is pretty when it makes the houses blend into the skies!

I don't think Jony has missed the snow though... Although, this is our favorite kind of snow-- the kind that falls, looks pretty, then melts hours later :)

The pumpkins looked like they were freezing!

Despite being older than dirt, I just love it when it snows in Texas... Especially when it's unexpected, like it was this morning! There's just something magical about it!

Happy Wednesday :)

An Ode to Texas Living

Here it is, November 17th, and we just turned the heater on for the first time this fall/winter. With 61* as our high and 43* as our low today, we realize we're very fortunate-- and that it isn't even actually cold-- especially when we hear our Utah friends have been playing in the snow since Saturday! Ahh, God bless Texas... This is my kind of weather!

In other news, both Grandma Jones and Grandma LeSueur are coming to visit tomorrow! They'll be here when I go through the temple on Saturday, for my birthday on Monday, Thanksgiving on Thursday, and we get to have them with us 'till the 3rd of December! I couldn't be more thrilled!!

This was taken last thanksgiving just after we saw "The Nutcracker" ballet at the Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas!

Can't wait for this year's adventures! :)

There is Beauty All Around...

Another marvelous week has passed. Already it is nearing the end of May, and I'm finding myself asking---Where has the first half of 2009 gone?!

It was a good week- here are the highlights:

1. The weather today is so beautiful. 75 degrees. Not a cloud in the sky on this bright and sunny day. Love it :)
2. Lance got home from Baylor. We went on a date to Chili's and then to the Angelika theatre to see Sunshine Cleaning. Good food. Good movie. AMAZING Company! Nick also got home this week from CA/his uncle's wedding in New Orleans. We went shopping before I had to be at work, all the while listening to the summertime CD he made me!
3. Ashley, Spencer, and Sophie arrived Thursday to get Spencer all moved into the apartment in Richardson where he'll be staying while he has his summer internship in Dallas. I've had so much fun playing with their daughter, Sophie-- I see architecture in her future-- She has become quite the Lego-tower-builder/Linkin' Logs-house-constructor! Sophie and Buddy have become best friends these last couple of days... Even if she does boss him around!
4. I got to stay with Grace and Linus Saturday till this morning while their parents were out of town. I have been watching them for the last six years- They're such a wonderful family, and we always have the best time together! Last night we watched "Bedtime Stories" with Lance and Nick after spending some time in the pool. It was a fun night staying in!
5. I started my dolly on Friday- you know, the one I bought the pattern for at the beginning of May... Ashley came to my rescue when she saw me cutting the pattern apart because she helped me realize the pattern doesn't have to be cut flawlessly on its own. It's perfectly acceptable to pin the jaggedly-cut pattern to the fabric and cut the pieces out nicely as you cut the cloth to the shapes it needs to be. What a wonderful tip!

I've been really grateful this last week for my family. And the gospel. And the blessings we can receive if we always keep the temple in sight. I love all that I have and all that I am--

I am truly blessed.

Even if I am the middle-child
:)