Halloween Funtivities

So I don't really get into Halloween, but this year was fun! I dressed up as a horseback rider and went to a few parties around Salt Lake City with some friends. It was a good time!

Sketchy

Back when I had a real 9-5 job, I had a cubicle neighbor who happens to be an excellent artist. He has a degree in fine art from BYU and is always painting and sketching and such. Well, he drew me! I think it's a pretty good representation!

I'm so excited!!

After waiting until the last minute last year and paying for it in more ways than one, I decided to get my plane tickets home for Christmas earlier than usual and I'm glad I did! I got nonstop flights there and back without having to spend a small fortune. I'm so excited now! It's still two months away but I can't wait!

(And on a side note after my flight home was cancelled after spending almost all of Christmas Eve standing in line at O'Hare, I called Delta and complained...a LOT. As a result I got a $350 credit towards a ticket. So remember folks, sometimes it pays to complain!)

I'm boring...

That's why I have not updated my blog in like a month. (In case the 4 of you who read it were wondering.)


Regardless, can I tell you how much I love my little puppy?! She is so smart...She knows "sit," and "wait," and she walks on her leash pretty well already. It's seriously like having a child in the house, or how I imagine that would be, because she puts everything in her mouth, cries and barks for attention, is more interested in garbage and cast off shoes than the toys I buy her...you know. But she is so sweet! She has helped me through a rough month and I love how excited she is to see me every time I walk in the house or get her up in the morning! She is my little shadow

These are some recent pictures. She just went to the groomer for the first time, which explains the darling bows :-)

Introducing...

MY PUPPY! Isn't she cute?! She is a maltese and I just love her already. I got her tonight...kind of unexpected but I have been wanting one and waiting for the perfect one to come along and here she is :-) She's very sweet and cuddly. I don't have a name for her yet so if you have any suggestions, let me know!

So she now has a name and it's Zoey. I don't know why, but it suits her :-)

The fair!

On Saturday I went to the Utah State Fair with some of my close friends. Oh how I love the fair! I love the greasy food, "rides" that basically just spin you around in a fast circle, and freak shows. I forgot my camera but I did take this lovely picture of the ferris wheel with my phone.

Anyway, we had a blast! We saw Boyz II Men (yes, they're still around and as awesome as ever!!!), ate fair food, visited all the exhibits, and saw some craaaazy stuff. For example, did you know you can pay a dollar to see a 20-inch woman from the West Indies sitting on a shelf? (She will even talk to you!) Or fifty cents to see the world's smallest horse? ("Come see Tiny Tim, the world's smallest horse...a handful of straw and a glass of water is a mighty big meal for Tiny Tim." Still stuck in my head) Fascinating. Then we saw a cop on a segway in hot pursuit of some guy running away from him. It was so funny, like some futuristic cop show.

I love the fair!

Spa Day!

A few years ago a very good friend gave me a gift certificate for a full spa day at an upscale spa in Indianapolis. I ended up moving shortly thereafter and never got to use it. Well, because I'm home visiting and because I could use a little pampering now more than ever (my "fun" summer turned into the worst one ever, hands down), I decided to cash it in! It was WONDERFUL and so relaxing and rejuvenating! These are pics of where I was and some of the services I got (that is not me in the picture though ;-) I got a Full Body Exfoliation, Tranquility HydroTub Bath, Mud Wrap, Vichy Shower Rinse, One Hour D-Age Massage, Facial, mani/pedi with paraffin, and lunch. It lasted all day. I was in heaven and needed every single second of it!!!

A Day at the Beach....

Spent a beautiful day on Lake Michigan with my family (minus just a few) this weekend. The weather was nice, the water wasn't too cold, and the company was great! Just what I needed after a couple of crazy, stressful weeks!