Cason is now...

He did it!!

I am so proud of him!

He is now a Certified Public Accountant.

Way to go CASE!!

Dear Christmas,

The tree is put up and decorated,

the presents are wrapped and placed neatly under the tree,

sugar cookies have been made,

the stockings are hung with care,

and most importantly Christ is being remembered.

We love this time of year and don't want it to end.

We hope you're enjoying it too.

We're still here...just trying to pass this bug that is going around!

Cason was sick this past week and is still not feeling the best, and now I've caught the bug.

We are both home watching movies, drinking sprite, gatorade, eating soup and are bundled up in this 75 degree weather.

Wishing we were at the beach.

Hopefully we are better for Christmas!

In my inbox this morning I found this:

I thought this would be great to have for the upcoming year. I made myself an "I will" list that will help me accomplish my goals for 2010.

Here it is:

I will document my progress throughout the year come January 2010. I am so excited about this!

What is your 2010 "I will" list?

This last weekend was a fun one!

Cason and I picked out our tree,

set it up, strung lights throughout, and decorated it!

On Saturday, Cason had his work party.

We got all gussied up and headed to the party in Huntington Beach.

We ate dinner, chatted and watched people dance.

It was quite entertaining and it was great to meet Cason's coworkers.

(us pre-party. We didn't get any of us there)

I am loving this time of year in California.

It's just cold enough outside (maybe a little too cold, but nothing as cold as Utah),

the leaves are changing colors and there is a light rain.

I talked to my dad on the phone last night, and he said it snowed about two inches and was about 27 degrees outside. I do miss waking up to that first white blanket of snow.

It is so pretty, and everything is so clean.

But the bitter chill...not so much!

Yesterday, Cason and I came home from church, changed into our comfys, brewed up some peppermint hot chocolate, and snuggled.

It feels like December and I love it!

{Thanksgiving and Holidays}

So...Cason and I drove to Utah for Thanksgiving. It was a full week of errands, family and food! We had so much fun! I am bummed because I only took about 4 pictures, but they'll have to do!

Thanksgiving morning Julianne and I woke up and went on a long run while the boys played a little football. Can I tell you how cold I was? freezing! But it was a great time! We came home, and my mom and I made these cute little turkeys for everyone.

We stuffed our faces, hung out and saw the movie Blindside. I am sure everyone has seen it, but if you haven't it is a must see! Very inspirational!

This little buddy helped me pack my stuff up. Such a cute boy!

We left on Saturday night and we were lucky enough to have my mom drive back with us.

She helped me do a boutique at one of the elementary schools here.

Although it was a few short days she was here, we had fun!

Thanks again mom!

And this is the only Christmas decoration we have up right now!

December came too fast this year. Anyone else agree?

Now we're off to the tree lot to find our Christmas tree!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Happy Decorating....

Here's a Peek

Lar here's a sneak peek!!