Weekend Past

Wow that weekend went a lot faster than I wanted it to.  I had fun even though I was fighting a cold all week and by the weekend I was totally sick of being sick.  Friday night Preston and I had a great date night. I got a movie for us to enjoy and we got pizza for a local place.  (it is the best gluten free pizza but it hits the spot without going to Park City or Layton). 

Saturday was a busy morning with praise band practice in the morning and a quick lunch then a three hour nap for me. It was just what I needed.  I spent the rest of the day/evening knitting and watching Netflix.  I got a little reading in. Preston did his own thing, running errands while I slept and then taking his own nap. 

Snow greeted us when I woke up from my nap and then snowed on and off the rest of Saturday and Sunday.  After church on Sunday, we head to brunch at one of our favorite restaurants. My plate had a ton of food on it!

I spent the rest of the day knitting on an afghan for a new baby, but forgot to take pictures. I did snap a picture of the current sermon sock.  When I am in the sound booth on the weekends I do knit. I have been doing this for years. But this year I am naming my socks with those titles.  Yes, all the pastors know I am knitting while they preach. A few of them have received a pair of socks.

This picture is from the start of the day. I did get a few inches added through the two services. I will try to take some pictures of the afghan tonight.  I am really enjoying it.  I have also started a toe up sock but it isn't as fun.

Ten on Tuesday

Today, Carole asks us What We Miss From Our Childhood.  Here's what I miss:

1. My grandparents. I miss the time talking with them and spending time with them. Many times as an adult I would loved to ask their advice. I got to spend some great times with not only both set of grandparents but two great-grandmothers.  One of my great grandmothers taught me how to crochet and I have her crochet hooks. Each time I use them I think of her.
2.  Saturday morning cartoons. They just don't make them like that anymore. I loved Tom and Jerry, the Roadrunner,
3. Camping/Motorcycling trips. My family would go to on the long weekends and some of the short weekends of summer with friends. Even my mom would ride a motorcycle on the trails.
4. Summer camp. It was church camp from about 5th grade on. It was always as great time!
5. Playing in the sprinklers with my friends.
6. Recess..three times a day outside to just run around
7. Christmas magic.  The magic of Christmas and how long it took for Christmas to actually get here.  Not like now where you seem to blink and it is here.
8. Roller skating on Saturday afternoons. I had the best skates with pink pom-poms!
9. Road trips. I loved taking over the backseat and going everywhere with my parents and brothers.
10. Riding bikes in the neighborhood. I loved my neighborhood when I was a kid, Everyone had a bike and we would ride up and down the streets all day it seemed.

Naps with cats

After a busy morning with brunch for my mom's birthday. I have been hanging out in the bedroom reading and relaxing as the girls nap. I am fighting a cold that has been trying to attack me for a week. Not feeling up to even knit today and worse yet, I had no desire to watch today's football game. Both are not typically of me, so I am staying warm, reading and drinking plenty of fluids. Hoping with the rising sun tomorrow I will be back to full health.

Top Ten on Tuesday

The Ten on Tuesday topic for 1/29 is 10 Ways to Beat the Winter Blahs. I am the total opposite of Carole, I love winter even with the inversion and single digit temperature days. I was born in February so that is another reason I love winter. I really love all seasons, but not a fan of extremely hot days - that is when you will here me complain LOT!  Snow makes me laugh and giggle like a little kid. In fact it is snowing again this morning/afternoon!!

1. Knit with bright colors - it just makes me happy to think of when the season changes to spring and all the colors are bright and clean.
2. Go for a hike. I love taking a walk/hike in the canyons. Just begin outside can lighten my mood.
3. Have friends over for game night.  
4. Plan a nice date with the hubby, we did this on Sunday and it was awesome. We have a romantic dinner while it snowed outside, we had a beautiful view from the window of the restaurant.
5.  Have a pajama/movie day with friends.
6. Go for a drive, we usually do this when the inversion is too much and we head up to Park City to enjoy fresh air and good pizza!
7. Plan the summer vacation!
8. Have a cup of coffee, read a book and enjoy the snow falling outside.
9. Head outside and enjoy the season - moving around helps
10. Try something new: a new restaurant, a new museum, a new band playing somewhere

Have fun no matter what! 

Snowy Sunday

Well the sky was seen this am on the way to church. It was so nice to breath fresh clean air. It was raining when we got out of church lightly. We ran some errands and made lunch. We decided to take the typical Sunday afternoon nap. While we were sleeping it turned into snow. We left the house at 4:45 pm to three inches of snow.  We had a date night at a fancy restaurant in Sandy. The food was awesome and the overall experience was amazing. When we got out of the restaurant two more inches at least had fallen. I took a picture of the arch outside the restaurant, it is fuzzy because of the snow. It had yet to stop snowing. We have at least eight inches of snow. It will be interesting to see what the morning brings. Overall thus was a very good weekend.

Foggy Saturday

After a busy morning,, back in bed to relax, read and enjoy a cup of Chai tea. We have had all winter weather this month: snow, black ice, single digit temperatures, smog, inversion, freezing rain and now fog. So today before an evening with the book club, I am all snuggled in to do a little reading (I finished the book for tonight already) then maybe a short nap. We are supposed to get snow tomorrow. I am so hoping, I still love snow.

Ten on Tuesday

Today the topic for Ten on Tuesday is 10 things you always have in your car. There is my list of things in my car other than manuals, tire jack, etc. It is the things I seem to use the most.

1. Harry Potter on tape or CD  They always relax me when I listen to them so I always have one ready to go.
2. a shawl - just in case in all seasons
3. a garbage sack
4. a pen
5. anti-bacteria hand sanitizer
6. toilet paper
7. a pair of tennis shoes
8. a tote bag
9. usb charging cords for my phone and ipod
10. marshall the bear - it is always nice to have someone to talk to when you drive, even if it is a stuffed animal :)

This is Marshall :)