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12.12.2009
Anderson Family Parties = Delightfully Fun Chaos
Thursday night we had our first annual family Christmas party. Remember the Halloween party? Well, this one was even better!! Lisi & Erik made for spectacular hosts. Here is a line up of the events:
Entrance fee - 2 cans of food to donate (haha! crack me up!) PLUS I hid behind the door with a marshmallow shooter welcoming the guests in, hehe.
Appetizers - we LOVE food, what can I say?
I pretty much ate almost all of the artichoke dip myself. They didn't let that one go....!!
Ugly sweater contest
Contestants:
Winners (prize = a bar of fruitcake, bahahahaha!):
I unfortunately couldn't participate in this contest as I had NO time to go buy one. Everyone was pretty shocked at that. They thought for sure I would be the winner, and don't worry I totally would have been!
Christmas craft - root beer reindeers
The collection (.....5 bottles of reindeer on the wall......):
Cookie decorating - gingerbread men
White Elephant gift exchange - I ended up with a light up yo-yo. Boo yeah! I'm gonna be a pro! Look for my video on YouTube :)
Last but not least..........watching ELF!!! That's our family's movie. Gotta love it!!
WOW!! WHAT A PAR-TAY!!
Entrance fee - 2 cans of food to donate (haha! crack me up!) PLUS I hid behind the door with a marshmallow shooter welcoming the guests in, hehe.
Appetizers - we LOVE food, what can I say?
I pretty much ate almost all of the artichoke dip myself. They didn't let that one go....!!
Ugly sweater contest
Contestants:
Winners (prize = a bar of fruitcake, bahahahaha!):
I unfortunately couldn't participate in this contest as I had NO time to go buy one. Everyone was pretty shocked at that. They thought for sure I would be the winner, and don't worry I totally would have been!
Christmas craft - root beer reindeers
The collection (.....5 bottles of reindeer on the wall......):
Cookie decorating - gingerbread men
White Elephant gift exchange - I ended up with a light up yo-yo. Boo yeah! I'm gonna be a pro! Look for my video on YouTube :)
Last but not least..........watching ELF!!! That's our family's movie. Gotta love it!!
WOW!! WHAT A PAR-TAY!!
Check this out!!
We had our Faculty Christmas Party this past Tuesday and we had our famous White Elephant gift exchange. And look what I ended up with?! Not without a good fight though!
It was the first gift I opened and I was super excited, as I'm sure you would have been :) So I tried hiding it the whole time. We are talking like 40 people here. Surprisingly nobody took it from me until the very end. I was super upset and everyone knew it! Haha! So this guy (who is a lawyer by trade) held up his gift to trade me and said, "I'll get it back." Everyone was egging me on saying, "Are you gonna trust a lawyer?!" So I took my chances (there were other rad gifts I would have easily took, a WWF wrestlemania VHS game for example), but I decided to go for it. So I traded him, but how the heck was I going to get it back?! He said he'd give it back after the game......and by gosh, he kept his word!!
But there's one problem.....they are a little tight through the torso....not very comfortable. They just may be worth some alteration though. Hey, they're glow in the dark!!
12.06.2009
Thanksgiving in UT
Normally I head home for the holidays, but this year my parents came up here for Thanksgiving. Mostly because we all just went home a few weekends ago for Lisi's & Artisto's open house. It was a great weekend. Didn't have to do all the hustle and bustle of traveling and I could actually get some things done at the same time.
So Thanksgiving morning the whole family ran the Draper 5K Human Race. It was fun and invigorating. It was super cold and it went really well actually. This is a new family tradition we started last year, but this year the 5K seems to be shorter. I was surprised when we could see the finish line already. My time wasn't that great (33:53) but it was a LOT better than last time. I only stopped a few times for a few seconds each just to catch my breath. Here's some pre-race shots -
And post-race. Had to get one with the Turkey! Gobble Gobble!
We did Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt & Uncle's house. Typcially Thanksgiving has just been with immediate family, but this year we had a full house of extended family, about 35, with the families of both sides of my Aunt and Uncle. It was a lot of fun. My immediate family's tradition is to make something you are grateful for out of pipe cleaners so we spread the love :) Can you tell what I am thankful for?
So after the big deliscious dinner we played a game of charades. Let me tell you what, I ROCKED IT!! It was awesome! Everyone was like, what the heck?! So the first round up the guy from our team made the motion that it was a song with 5 words then pointed to his nose. It took me a few seconds then I shouted, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!" Speed Lightning! Then our next turn the person made the motion it was a movie AND a person with two words. Immediately I shouted, "Indiana Jones!" And by gosh......that was right! Everyone was very impressed with my Charades skills :) Other pictures from the day -
Black Friday was interesting. Every Thanksgiving we are in Thatcher, AZ (except one year in Spain) and where do you shop there?! Walmart? That's about it. So it' hasn't held much interest for our family. Being in UT this year I was shocked to find out when stores opened.....4 am, midnight, 9 pm the night before. You gotta be crazy!! Anyway, we made it to the mall around 1 pm to check it out, but I didn't really participate in the craziness :)
That night we went to the Utah Grizzlies Hockey game against Alaska. My cousin, Nick, used to live there for a few years, so it was perfect. It was fun, but man, those guys can be brutal!! Here we are enjoying the game!
Last but not least, Saturday was the big day!! It was the much anticipated BYU vs. Utah football game. Boy, what a game!! We won, and if you don't know which side I cheered for.....well, shame shame! BYU won 26 to 23 in overtime. It was quite the game! I've never seen so many penalty flags though, mostly on the UofU. Do they ever learn? :) Sonya's boyfriend is on the team #31. We went a little early to watch him warm up - he's the punter. Thought I'd throw in a little action shot. When we won it was a mad rush to the field. There were so many people down there you couldn't even see the football players! BYU Baby, all the way!!
Some of you may have heard of the Max Hall comments, BYU's quarterback. I'm not even going to go there.......all I gotta say is I totally understand him, but what the heck was he thinking?!
To end the weekend we went and saw the lights on Temple Square before my parents flew back out to AZ. It was the perfect time to go....right when it got dark and early in the season before it got too cold. The lights and grounds were beautiful!!
So Thanksgiving morning the whole family ran the Draper 5K Human Race. It was fun and invigorating. It was super cold and it went really well actually. This is a new family tradition we started last year, but this year the 5K seems to be shorter. I was surprised when we could see the finish line already. My time wasn't that great (33:53) but it was a LOT better than last time. I only stopped a few times for a few seconds each just to catch my breath. Here's some pre-race shots -
And post-race. Had to get one with the Turkey! Gobble Gobble!
We did Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt & Uncle's house. Typcially Thanksgiving has just been with immediate family, but this year we had a full house of extended family, about 35, with the families of both sides of my Aunt and Uncle. It was a lot of fun. My immediate family's tradition is to make something you are grateful for out of pipe cleaners so we spread the love :) Can you tell what I am thankful for?
So after the big deliscious dinner we played a game of charades. Let me tell you what, I ROCKED IT!! It was awesome! Everyone was like, what the heck?! So the first round up the guy from our team made the motion that it was a song with 5 words then pointed to his nose. It took me a few seconds then I shouted, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!" Speed Lightning! Then our next turn the person made the motion it was a movie AND a person with two words. Immediately I shouted, "Indiana Jones!" And by gosh......that was right! Everyone was very impressed with my Charades skills :) Other pictures from the day -
Black Friday was interesting. Every Thanksgiving we are in Thatcher, AZ (except one year in Spain) and where do you shop there?! Walmart? That's about it. So it' hasn't held much interest for our family. Being in UT this year I was shocked to find out when stores opened.....4 am, midnight, 9 pm the night before. You gotta be crazy!! Anyway, we made it to the mall around 1 pm to check it out, but I didn't really participate in the craziness :)
That night we went to the Utah Grizzlies Hockey game against Alaska. My cousin, Nick, used to live there for a few years, so it was perfect. It was fun, but man, those guys can be brutal!! Here we are enjoying the game!
Last but not least, Saturday was the big day!! It was the much anticipated BYU vs. Utah football game. Boy, what a game!! We won, and if you don't know which side I cheered for.....well, shame shame! BYU won 26 to 23 in overtime. It was quite the game! I've never seen so many penalty flags though, mostly on the UofU. Do they ever learn? :) Sonya's boyfriend is on the team #31. We went a little early to watch him warm up - he's the punter. Thought I'd throw in a little action shot. When we won it was a mad rush to the field. There were so many people down there you couldn't even see the football players! BYU Baby, all the way!!
Some of you may have heard of the Max Hall comments, BYU's quarterback. I'm not even going to go there.......all I gotta say is I totally understand him, but what the heck was he thinking?!
To end the weekend we went and saw the lights on Temple Square before my parents flew back out to AZ. It was the perfect time to go....right when it got dark and early in the season before it got too cold. The lights and grounds were beautiful!!
11.24.2009
Basketball Preview
Well I went straight into basketball from volleyball..........no break. We are now 3 and 1/2 weeks in and we are looking pretty good. I was actually really surprised to see the girls from the team last year - they have some mad skills!! They must have actually learned something last year :) We made huge strides last year and I'm expecting the same this year.
Except I've been extremely frustrated thus far. I've already had 4 girls quit on me in the last 2 weeks. Man, am I really that tough? :) No, some situations have come up that merit immediate attention that wouldn't be very likely if they continued with the team. BUT on the other hand, they could do it if they wanted to. They're just not dedicated. That's a struggle with these students at a charter school. A lot of them have never played sports before so they don't know how it works. Well, I'll tell you what! I'll change that right away! I'm mostly upset about my star senior post player. We were going to be AMAZING with her........Now, it's going to take a lot of work but we can still do it.
So I went from 20 girls to 16 for two teams. I'm going to play about five girls on both teams. Good news for them! :) No, but I expect our season to be a lot more successful than our volleyball season. Our region will still be tough but these girls are some real ballers. Our first game isn't until December 11th. I'll keep you posted!
Except I've been extremely frustrated thus far. I've already had 4 girls quit on me in the last 2 weeks. Man, am I really that tough? :) No, some situations have come up that merit immediate attention that wouldn't be very likely if they continued with the team. BUT on the other hand, they could do it if they wanted to. They're just not dedicated. That's a struggle with these students at a charter school. A lot of them have never played sports before so they don't know how it works. Well, I'll tell you what! I'll change that right away! I'm mostly upset about my star senior post player. We were going to be AMAZING with her........Now, it's going to take a lot of work but we can still do it.
So I went from 20 girls to 16 for two teams. I'm going to play about five girls on both teams. Good news for them! :) No, but I expect our season to be a lot more successful than our volleyball season. Our region will still be tough but these girls are some real ballers. Our first game isn't until December 11th. I'll keep you posted!
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