Crazy Week

Last week was probably the most stressful week of my life. You've seen my post that MUSS sign-ups started last Wednesday and everything went horribly wrong! It really isn't fun when 5,000 students are blaming you for something that was not really our fault. It was extremely difficult because I love the MUSS and this job is something I enjoy so much, and for people to endlessly criticize it was very hard. Luckily we got most of the problems solved and in the end everything will work out.

The one bright side of last week was that Jesse started a new job. He is still working at the 'U' and is in his same department, but his job description has completely changed. I'm so proud of him and I know he is going to do an amazing job in this new position.

I am so ready for spring. This Utah weather is really starting to get on my nerves! I wish it would stop teasing us with sunshine because it's driving me crazy! Luckily we are headed to St. George next week so hopefully I will get my wish of warm temperatures!

MUSS Registration

Ahhh, it's my favorite time of year; not really! MUSS Registration starts this week which means my life will be pretty hectic.  We have changed a bunch of things about registration and I'm just praying it all works.  Wish me luck!

If you are a U of U student go to www.alumni.utah.edu/muss for all the details. Registration starts Wednesday!

Jackson Hole - President's Day

For the holiday weekend we headed to Jackson Hole with my family. James is playing for a Park City hockey team and they had two games in Jackson so we decided to tag along. I'm so glad we did because we had a blast!

Here we are eating at a little diner in Afton, WY. We ended up eating here on the drive up and the drive home because the food was really good!

Gavin LOVES hockey; in fact, one of his first words is 'hockey.' Looks like we are in for some early-morning hockey practices! He loved watching Uncle James play.

This is the view from our balcony! Can you believe how beautiful it is! We got super lucky and had our room upgraded to this awesome condo. We were definitely living the high life!

We did lots of walking around downtown, going into shops and eating out. The perfect thing to do on vacation!

The scenery is so beautiful and we took a drive to see the Grand Tetons. The perfect place to take some photos.

Gavin's favorite spot in the condo was the window-sill. Can you blame him?

We had some awesome meals on the trip and it doesn't get any better than smores!

YUM!

Go Utes!

My wonderful mother-in-law gave me a really fun surprise yesterday: a Utah snuggie! I have been wanting one ever since last football season and now I can't wait to use it in the fall.  Rice-Eccles here I come!

Yea!

We can't wait to welcome a new Whitchurch to the family in June. No, I'm not pregnant; but my sister-in-law is! Congratulations to Zach and Kate who are expecting a baby boy in June.

We are so happy for them and Gavin is excited to have another new cousin!

NEW CARPET!

Yesterday my wonderful husband spent his holiday moving furniture and sitting at home so we could have new carpet installed. I have been looking forward to this day for so long! I absolutely HATED our old carpet. It was flat, hard, dirty, stained and just plain gross. No matter how hard I tried to vacuum or clean, it never looked good.

Here is the before: this is the gross, ugly, dirty carpet.

And here is the after: the wonderfully soft, cushy, clean carpet!

Even though our bank account is now much lower I am so happy! It is such a great feeling when you can make your home look and feel nicer.

Puppy-Dog Eyes

It's easy to see why this kid gets away with lots of things.

T-shirt

Thanks to Aunt Elise for Gavin's cute Christmas gift. Now if I'm feeling down I will put Gavin in this shirt and give myself a self-esteem boost!

BCS = Bull Crap Series

I would just like to say how disappointed I am in TCU. I don't like TCU; I can't stand Gary Patterson and I get so tired of seeing their fans do the 'horned frog' sign with their crooked fingers. It took a lot for me to cheer for them, and they completely choked!!!!!

I'm not usually the type that will cheer for any Mountain West team because it's "good for the conference." However, TCU needed to win last night because now they have embarrased our conference! They go through the season dominating everyone and last night they looked like an amateur team. The team that played last night was definitely not the same team that beat Utah in November. When I watched them overpower our Utes I thought, "this team could play with anyone in the country and probably win." I definitely didn't think that last night.

I don't like Boise State. I think they are a good team but I definitely don't think they deserve to be ranked as high as they are. Their conference is even weaker than ours but now that TCU rolled over and played dead the MWC will continue to be viewed as sub-par.

Boo to the Horned Frogs for not taking advantage of your shot at the big-time. I guess you need to take lessons from the Utes on how to properly bust the BCS and actually make it count for something!

Laugh

Start the New Year with a smile...