Happy Thanksgiving!

I didn't take any pictures today. Silly me. We had dinner at my house, Grandma McCubbins house. Mom, Dad, Kammi, Daniel, Lisa, Mike, Court and Dreamie, Lisa invited the Nujoy's (they owned the Thai resteraunt) and I invited Heather Gaines who brought John Whiteside. It was a lovely celebration, with much food and grandma's pumpkin pie!!! Oh, yummee!

I do want to say how thankful I am for my family, my friends, my life. I am so blessed! Love you all!

HA-HA-HA!!!

Daniel asked grandma McCubbins if he could do something for her. She said that he could put a couple bags of rock salt pellets into the water machine to soften the water. She went down to wash some towels, and this is what she found...



Dreamie wanted to go skiing...in my boots!

Happy 80th Grandma Carlson

Grandma's Carlson and McCubbins...I'm so lucky!


Uncle Bill, Grandpa Carlson (his little joke...he says "Grandma is eighty and I'll be eighty too (two)" HA! funny guy)!


Daddy and I


My grandmothers, Mccubbins, Wooster(grammy, Charise's grandma whom I have adopted), and Carlson. This was too cute to pass up.

Back home in Alaska

I got back to Alaska on Nov 4th. Charise picked me up in Anchorage and we stayed up at Alyeska where she was having a conference.


Another pic of the mt's of Girdwood.


Brandi's birthday party. Me, Kristin, Brandi, Heather, and Carolyn. All girls from work.


Mountains overlooking Cook Inlet.


The moose are everywhere!

College friends and roomies

I joined my roommate, Heidi while she was teaching a Tahitian dance class.


I spent Halloween with Sara and Tyson, and Heidi and Pona. Sara, Tyson and I are obviously pirates, so we made the children sing "A pirates life for me" before they could have any candy. I also went to my friend, Amber's for a "The Office" party, based on the TV series The Office. They named me the purse sales-lady.


I met up with Beth and Kristy, girls from my last ward. I was Beth's visiting teacher.

Back in Utah

I went to my good friend, Amber's choir concert at U of U...so great! She's on my left, and her friend Amber on my rt.


I got to have lunch with my mission trainer Alison 'Madsen' Johnson. We had such a good time. She and her husband, Zack took me to dinner the night before I left. They are so great!


I also got to see another of my companions, Elisa Rasmussen (can't remember her new last name). She is due to have a baby any day now!


Kamilla's Jake picked me up from the airport when I arrived from Germany, but I didn't get to see Kam. I visited James, Mel and baby Paige, Andy and Stacy, also had dinner with Woody, Melissa and their gang, and Aaron and Mary. I tried getting ahold of Curtis and Becky, and Kimmee, but was not fortunate to get to see them...next time!

Arizona adventures

Anna, Matthew and I took a road trip to Arizona to see Hans, Holly and Smootchalicious Kelsie! We also got to celebrate Holly's birthday while there!


Dramatic vistas call for dramatic moments.


Holly, Anna, Kelsie and I went swimming while the boys played raquetball. You should always wear your sun bonnet when going to the pool. Oh, she's so yummy!


Kelsie read a story with Aunt Anna.


With Hans, Holly and baby Kelsie. So fun to visit! Thanks!

Rexburgious

Kierstin, Becca, Heidi and I went out for Happy Hour at Applebees. De-light! I went with them to church on Sunday and realized I was about 4 years older than the oldest person in their ward. Ah, their such precious young-ones. In RS they were saying "maybe some of you will go on missions...(check, been back from mine for 5 years) and in a few years when you graduate...(mmm, yes, check, check). I'm to thankful that I'm here and not there!
Thanks so much girls for the fun times!


We had Sunday breakfast with Scott and Estelle. Scott fell asleep, but Kierstin, oh she's so devout!


I got to see the Kumfermans...Love them!!! Sad not to have a picture of the whole family, but here I am with my cousins, Elise and Rachel...Diva's!!!

Vernal

I went to visit Anna snd Matthew in Vernal for a few days. It was a lovely visit. We went to the driving range and hit a few balls around (my first time). We got an impromptu lesson from John. With his left arm in a sling, he proceeded to give us a lesson on how to hold the club and swing. It was very informative...and funny.


Yeah, Anna and I are going on the next PGA tour...


Matthew ain't got nothin' on us! So what if he can hit the ball...


Anna did my hair...silver foil is all the rage now!!! Suh-weeeet! While she was doing it we watched Braveheart... I thought I had seen it before, but I found out that I had only seen about a half an hour of it...wow, so good! Thanks so much for letting me visit!!!

Going away party for Millie

I had a going away party for myself, attended by my good friends, starting at the front of the table working around left: Sophia from Austria, Louisa from Berlin, Laura (the new au pair) from Utah, Koko from Utah, Olivia from Australia, Evalynn from Tanzania, Francesca from Rome, Martin from Germany, Martina from Germany, Tamer from Egypt, and Patrick from Austria. It was so great to have everyone there!!


Olivia, Laura and Sophia.


Eva gave me this beautiful wall hanging from Tanzania as a going away present...we had to pose.


Loves first kiss...


My German boyfriend. Hot isn't he?! Too bad he has a smoking problem, and I feel like a giant compared to him, but who could resist eyes like that? And what a physique!!!

Merl/Millie Family pics

Millie, Nicholas and Phineas in the Rheinaue


Me, Koko, Patrick, Nicholas and Phineas


Me and Sophia Shmidl...she is fabulous. Look at her scarf, how could she not be?


The Rheinaue at dusk...stunning