November

Wow. Where did November go?  I cannot believe December is almost over!  We have been super busy as usual. My birthday was on the 18th of November. We went out to dinner. Since I have turned 30, my birthdays just don't seem to be the same.  I don't look forward to the day at all.  Richie was very patient with my pouting.  He took me and the kids to the Timbermine.  We had steak and shrimp and I had a Shirley Temple, just to remind me of when I wasn't so old.  He even helped me put up our new Christmas tree to help brighten my mood.  I felt a little bad that the tree was up before Thanksgiving, but since our neighbor/bishop put his lights up the first of November (since his daughter was leaving on a mission), I thought it would be OK.

Anyway, the next week was Thanksgiving.  It was our year to go with Richie's dad.  We went to Little America and it was yummy.  Lancer chose to stay with my parents.  My Nana, my Aunt, and my Uncle are not in the best of health, and he wanted to stay and spend some time with them.  After dinner, Grandpa Rich took Ryker, so Richie and I could get started on our shopping.  We did quite a bit and I was glad that I had his help and he wasn't even grumpy when we went to the pre-Black Friday sale at Wal-mart! Imagine that!
The end of November brought what I have been dreading....The start of ski season.  I love to ski, but those first days are tough on my legs no matter how fit I am.  Not to mention the hour-plus drive that we make every week to Snowbird. It turned out to be pretty good and I have thankfully been doing a lot of skiing this season. Lancer is enjoying being a part of the Snowbird ski team and so far Ryker loves his all day group lessons. Richie is SO HAPPY to be back on his home mountain, and I know his friends are too.