This Is The Year

I know I'm really late posting...but I couldn't go to bed without getting my thankfuls in! Tonight I'm thankful that Donny Osmond won Dancing With The Stars! I love that guy! Also, I'm VERY thankful that Thanksgiving Dinner is not at my house this year! I only have to bring stuffing, and green bean casserole! I hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving. Thanks Amanda , for hosting 27 Days of Thankful...I love it!

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Today for 27 Days of Thankful day #23 I am thankful for a Major League Soccer Championship! Woo Hoo! Yup my ReAL boys pulled off a 5-4 victory in a shoot-out following a 1-1 tie after overtime. If you're new here...I love me some ReAL soccer. I love going to the games, and I am so proud of our team! This victory was over the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy - yeah those guys who boast David Beckham on their team. We were not expected to take the championship...doesn't that make it all the more sweet? I'll keep it brief since I know not everyone adores soccer as I do...just thought I'd leave you with a little eye-candy. And one parting thought...Chris Wingert is way hotter than David Beckham!

Boy do I have a lot to be thankful for today. First for old friends and new. I recently got back in touch with "M" - he was my best friend for 3 years of Hell High School. Before now I hadn't seen him for almost 11 years...he came to my wedding, then he went on his mission. I saw him one more time after he returned home, he stopped by to visit and see our new baby. And then we sorta lost touch. Until now....AND I got a new friend out of it. We went to M's home for dinner last night...and I got to meet his fabulous wife...she's "M" too! They're M&M...I can't believe I didn't say that to them last night! Anyway...M (her) and I really hit it off. We're kinda the same person. We have very similar views on so many things from how High School was stupid and people who want to go back are crazy...to our slightly psycho/paranoid approach to motherhood! Their 2 children are the same ages as our 2 youngest and they absolutely had a ball togeth...

Remember way back here when I had my best 80's rock band poll? And who won by a landslide? That's right ladies....BON JOVI! I. love. Bon. Jovi. Like, love love LOVE Bon Jovi. I have every single album. Including the new one, Circle. Just downloaded it today. Now I'm listenin' to it. Now I'm lovin' it. Today I'm thankful that Bon Jovi is still making music. Love me some Jon Bon Jovi! Head over to Amanda's for 27 Days of Thankful! Today is day #20!

I got some news last night that has really weighed heavily on my heart. You see, there's this boy I've known since I was little. We'll call him "K". He was in my ward most of my life growing up, and was really good friends with my brother. He was my friend as well. Well I still consider him a friend. Our families were close. His parents and my parents were friends, we (the kids) were all friends, and although we've all gone different directions over the years since graduation, we're still in touch through FB, or my brother, who is still close with K. K married a girl who also grew up with us. We'll call her "S". I didn't know her really, but I knew who she was because my brother had the biggest crush on her in elementary school! I have gotten to know her more since she married K and think she is one of the sweetest people I've ever met. Last night I learned that S is in the ICU. The doctors believe she has Guillian Barres Syndrome cau...

Ack! I missed yesterday! And today is almost over! Today for 27 days of Thankful #17 and #18, I am thankful for first graders and dance. Today I had the great pleasure of chaperoning Pixie's 1st grade class as they went downtown to watch the Reportory Dance Theater (RDT). RDT was founded in 1966 as a fully professional modern dance company. "It is the oldest and most successful company of it's kind, a living museum representing 100 years of dance history, preserving the largest and most significant collection of American Dance in the world." (rdtutah.org) I remember RDT coming to perform at my high school when I was a sophomore! Needless to say, it was such a treat to take the kids. I arrived at the school, got my group of students assigned to me, and as they all gathered around me, one of them said to me "You look pretty". It totally made my day! Then off to the theater we headed. The show was fabulous, and was created for children, so it was very...