Discussion Question

Congrats to Ty & Jess. They are expecting a BOY on my birthday, February 14th. I hope my new nephew and I will get to be birthday buddies!

Which brings me to an important question. Why are babies so easy to love while grown up people are so easy to, well, not love?

All My Favorites

I got to spend time with some of my very favorite people this weekend: Ty & Jess, Tay & Heather, Biz, Dad, Kelli Carlson, Tyler, Bryce, Lauren. And Brad Paisley. Yeah hurray! Overall, not a bad weekend. However.... I feel like I must add...

Personal Note to Darius Rucker:
We know you’re not Hootie and the Blowfish anymore. And we want to respect you as a country artist. We do. But we need you to help us out a little. Please DO NOT add a fiddle to slower versions of old Hootie songs and pretend like it’s country music. Please DO NOT wear a tee shirt with someone else wearing a cowboy hat if you’re going to wear a ball cap. And under no circumstances are you allowed to remake Prince’s “Purple Rain.” No one should really do this. But Hootie and the Blowfish singing a countrified version of “Purple Rain” was really more than any self-respecting fan of A) country music, B) Hootie and the Blowfish, or C) The-Artist-Formerly-Known-As Prince could really tolerate. I was insulted on a lot of levels. (A and B, but not C. To be specific.)

A Finished Project

I am excited about this cross stitch project I finished today. I got a little obsessed with it last weekend and spent most of Saturday curled up on my couch, stitching away and watching Pride and Prejudice. The long one! It was a great day.

Of course the picture does not do justice to how cute this turned out! But you get the idea.

Lauren Is Still Cute

Baby's First... Box of Krispy Kremes? Of course! This is a memorable moment. Tay was glad to see Lauren got her first box of donuts within her first dozen days. Donuts courtesy of Grandpa. On a related note: If anyone wants to go and visit Baby Lauren, you probably shouldn't take my Dad along. He's kind of a baby hog. I'm sorry to say it, but there it is.

Lauren Elise Thomas

I'm a favorite aunt again! Lauren Elise Thomas was born September 2nd at 10:36 a.m. She is 6 lbs 1 oz of absolute perfection. She has strawberry blonde hair. And the cutest little feet I've ever seen. Welcome Lauren! We're so excited to have you here so you can start wearing the cute clothes in your closet.

Congratulations Tay & Heather. You've done some good work!!!

My Sunday

On Sunday I went to a ward council meeting before church. Then I conducted in Relief Society. Played the organ in Sacrament Meeting. And said the opening prayer. The member of the bishopric who was conducting wanted to thank me for all my efforts that day. He made a little joke over the pulpit about how some people can just do it all.

Which would have been more meaningful if he hadn't kept calling me Stacy.

Time to Celebrate!!!

Yeah for Boise State and their victory over Virginia Tech last night!!! I would have been really sad if I hadn't been able to bring these cookies to work this morning and gloat.

I'm glad that Utah beat Pitt. And I'm glad that BYU beat Washington. But I will remind you that BSU is the team who may make it to the BCS title game this season.

There are days I really love being a BSU alum. And today is one of those days.

W is for Walmart

I bought a plunger last night. At Walmart. It seems like if you're going to buy something you don't want to buy, you should do it at a store you don't like. Does that make any sense at all? No. But still I found myself making a special trip to Walmart last night for just that one item.

A Little Scattered

So I'm a little scattered today. It's been CrAzY at work and I need a nap in the worst way. Thank goodness I have a blog where I can dump some random thoughts every once in awhile.

I bought a new black and white plaid coat last night. (It was a reward for not stabbing any of my co-workers. Go me!) The second the temperature drops below 65 degrees, I'm totally wearing it. Why is it that I love to buy coats so much? I really don't know. But this new one is a fantastic addition to my collection.
And I'm worth it.

In other news, I read "The Mockingjay," which is the third book in the "Hunger Games" series. No spoilers here, but if you haven't read "Hunger Games," you probably should. It's well-written, thought-provoking Young Adult literature at it's finest. (Translation: No Vampires!) I actually had to slow myself down to a chapter or two at a time because I knew once I was finished, the series was over. That's the sign of a really good book.

I think that's all for now.