More Christmas!

So I partook in the annual Christmas outing to cut down the family Christmas trees for the Barrow family. It starts with some Bosa donuts, a drive up past Alamogordo, riding out to the middle of no where and searching for the perfect tree.

Checking out the chainsaw.

Mike got one!

The boys.

My random gingerbread house I made.

Mike putting up the Christmas lights.

Lots of treats!

Favorite Dance Routine SYTYCD

So I am sad to say that the season of So You Think You Can Dance is now over. What am I to watch now? I'm not exactly liking the winner, but I wanted to post my favorite routine by Wade Robson this season.

Proud Teacher

My students have been working really hard on their energy projects this past week. Just wanted to show you my faves!

Snow!

Las Cruces got some snow! I guess it is not very common here, but ortunately for me, my first winter here was a snowy one. Also, I got one snow day and a two hour delay on Tuesday!

Our neighborhood the next morning.

The school football field.

My doorway at school. So icy!

The cars!

It's Christmas!

Time to decorate! I am so excited! It's neat to find little things and know that these will be ours for years to come.

My mom gave us some mountain biking ornaments...this one is the boy.

This is the girl mountain biker.

The loft tree. This is for all our ornaments with our memories.



The downstairs mantle so far...until I can find our stockings! :( They disappeared!

Let it Snow!

Thanksgiving 2009

So Las Vegas was our chosen destination this year for Thanksgiving. Our first Thanksgiving! :) These pictures are a little out of order, but here is what we crammed into four days of vacation!

We played Apples to Apples after eating our second Thanksgiving dinner.

Dave and his sexy pose. (I had to post it!)
This was our first Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday at my Dad and Georgia's place.






A little game of Spades.

I love this picture. I was trying to get the turkey frying but if you look in the background, my dad is playing with all the kids. So cute.

Mike had to get in a little Call of Duty with Josh.:)

I had to check out the tree house.

We went to the Bellagio and saw some big and real pumpkins!

The trees rained!

We had to have some sushi too!

This was at the El Paso airport after we had to walk to our long term parking in the overflow parking lot. It was so far!

The first day we were there, I went to Sarah's school to eat lunch with her.

We went bowling at Red Rock Lanes.

And drank some Tropical Smoothie....my favorite!

We also went to Bootleg Canyon for a little mountain biking too!

The view of Lake Mead! So cool!

Riding the trails.

We had such a great time! Thanks to my family! :)

25 Random Facts

1. I woke up to "Viva Las Vegas" playing in my head this morning...could I be a little excited to go home for Thanksgiving?
2. I got clips this week for my mountain bike and loved it! (You have to clip your feet and attach yourself to your bike, which is a little intimidating, but very cool.)
3. Night mountain bike riding is my new favorite hobby.
4. I am finally scrapbooking our cruise from back in August.
5. I listen to Christmas music every day on the way to school to calm my nerves.
6. After getting rid of one of my all time worst students, my school days have officially gotten better.
7. I secretly grumble every time I go to te gym.
8. I have watched "You've Got Mail" at least thirty times in the last three months.
9. I am looking for a copy of "While You Were Sleeping" because I lost my old copy and I love to watch it around Christmas time.
10. I have used up half of my sick days already for school and it's been legitimate, unlike when I lived in Vegas and took "mental health" days to go snowboarding or shopping.
11. If I had a million dollars, I would buy out Kohl's and Target.
12. I had a dream the other night that Mike wanted to walk around buck naked in public and I still am trying to figure out what it could be interpreted as.
13. I am just learning this year exactly how football works.
14. All I have in our house are cinnamon or apple candles. I love those two smells.
15. When I was little I couldn't prounce the words "channel" or "mobile"...
16. I have TMJ and I'm not supposed to chew gum, but I do it anyway.
17. Outback's Ahi Tuna is heaven.
18. Every time I get in the shower I have to hum or sing.
19. I always wanted to be on TV and have only been able to get on MTV's TRL once and an episode of Making the Band.
20. I was Elizabeth until I graduated high school, then I changed it to Liz.
21. I think I am the only girl not obsessed with the Twilight series (but I did manage to go see New Moon and was entertained..a little.)
22. I want to go to an NBA and NFL game one day.
23. I want to go back to school and either get a degree in Nutrition Science or Nursing.
24. My whole purpose in life is to be good. Thats it.
25. Coming up with 25 random facts is really hard...