We went to the Trans siberian orchestra concert a few weeks ago and it was amazing! I have seen it once before, but I have always wanted to go again. We went with some good friends of ours! That orchestra is AMAZING! Their concert is so good. They do a Christmas portion in the beginning, and then just stuff from their Cd's after. They use AMAZING lights and everything. Its amazing basically. =)
me, val and rachel!
I love this time of year, don't you? I love looking at all the lights hung on the houses, the smell of apple Cinnamon and sugar cookie candles everywhere, putting up christmas decorations, CHRISTMAS MUSIC, and the happiness everyone feels. It truly is my favorite time of year!!!
Not much to update on for us. We have basically just been getting through each day slowly. This past week was a very hard one at work for me, lets just say it was an "off" week for the kids. I was so exhausted at the end of each day. Luckily though, yesterday was a better day and it was SO NICE to end the week on a good note. Nothing to exciting on John's end for work, he says it was a "dull week". So all in all, lame week.
So, i have been very into making things this week! We are trying to find inexpensive Christmas gifts, and one of them was making candles! We made our first candle, and it was so cool! We felt very crafty. It was not even that hard to make. (Probably because we bought a kit, but still) Now i want to learn how to make homemade soaps! I also finally used our ice cream maker and made my FAVORITE ice cream from coldstone. I messed up the recipe on the first batch, but the second one turned out fantastic! I am very excited to have that, and use it all the time! We also used our crock pot for the first time yesterday, and boy do we love it! We made pork chops and potatoes with a sour cream sauce, oh it was soooo yummy. We will be using that more often !
On a good note, only 20 days until Christmas! YAY! John and I bought some Christmas Decorations last weekend, and it was so much fun! We did not buy that many, since we are very tight on money, but the things we got are so cute =) I had so much fun setting it all up, and its sweet to walk into our apartment and feel a little Christmas in it! We bought lights too, and we have the strung on our balcony! I love coming home from work and seeing them. =) We also went out on black friday and bought John a new laptop, FINALLY. He was so happy because we got a way good deal on a HP one, so he is in heaven, STILL with it =) Did i love waking up early on a day off? noo .... but it was worth it! We also were able to get a good amount of gift shopping done as well that week. So that was nice =)
Thanksgiving was way fun. It was just my dad, john & I, since my mom flew out to Utah that morning to be with my sister and her husband. It was nice of my mommy to do that, seeing as Jenn has not been able to spend thanksgiving with her family in a long time. =( We were able to video chat with them later in the day though, which was very nice. It was like we were all together! YAY! I made my first pumpkin pie, and thanks to my grandma's recipe, it was SO good! My dad was so happy because it was the one he grew up with, so it was fun to have that again. John made yummy mashed potatoes too! It was a fun day of the boys watching football, and me begging them to let me watch just a little bit of something else. (and no, they never gave in. booo)
Hmm, thats about it! Today will be more Christmas Shopping and we may go to peddlers village to see all the lights! I have NEVER seen them, and I have lived here since i was 3. Crazy, I know! I will really need to bundle up though seeing as it is really starting to feel like winter here, its supposed to be like 30 degrees tonight! Good thing I have my new hat, scarf and gloves! =) YAY!
Well I am sure we will update soon, hopefully!
Happy Holidays!
