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This morning, I watched Polar Express for the first time. I've avoided it because it looked completely uninteresting, but my dad loves the movie and if he likes a movie, that's really saying something. Well, I'm SO glad I watched it! It lightened my heart a lot and helped me get over the "it doesn't feel like Christmas" funk. It also just ( Read more... )

Some photos I took on Temple Square last Christmas (Christmas 2007).


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So, in keeping tabs on plane tickets to New Orleans for Mardis Gras (surprisingly, they've went down a bit, though are staying firm), I decided to just poke around at plane ticket prices home for Christmas ( Read more... )

Awwwh! One of the guys that works in this building just gave me a Christmas present from the Land of Joseph. He bought me that cute wooden crate set with the pancake mix and syrup all in it. That was very thoughtful of him ( Read more... )

Yet another spontaneous attack of the random cell phone pictures! Maybe someday I will afford a digital camera! :)


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I decided to break down and make a Christmas list. It's more of a hypothetical thing, but it's a list. My family doesn't do interfamily presents anymore, and most of the things on this list are probably things that are unaffordable. Maybe I'll mix in some practical things too. The hard part is, I don't really know what I want until I see it. ( Read more... )

The devotional was awesome. I will share more details later. For now, I'll share some pictures I took last night leaving work, and a few I took today on top of the COB outside of the ballroom during the social. And can I mention that the ballroom was beautiful? The long skinny tall windows spilled sunlight on the wooden dance floor and it was ( Read more... )

Today = ICS Department Christmas Social
I get paid to go. It starts at the start of my shift.
President Monson is speaking.
Lunch is provided by the First Presidency.

I'm going to put a little time into my appearance today, I think.
Just so I don't feel like a frump.