FYI:

5:30am

M/F Turbo

is still on the schedule!!

Hallelujah!!!

What a wonderful world...

Sidebar before I even start: That song always reminds me of when my dad and I danced at our wedding. Love that memory.

Anyway, I just want to express how grateful I am. I'm grateful for an amazing husband who teaches me new things and understands me so perfectly who always knows what to say and how to make me feel incredible. I'm grateful for sappy TV shows that remind me of my family and our traditions and all the things I'll be missing this week in Colorado. On the other hand, I'm grateful for an amazing family I've married into; I love my in-laws and I'm grateful for the wonderful people I can now call family. I'm grateful for a job where I can meet so many different customers and speak spanish and interact with crazy and awesome people and hear a spinoff of Lady Gaga's Pokerface with the words "Lees Marketplace" every hour. I'm grateful for great friends who keep in touch even when we move hundres of miles away!

What a wonderful world... I love my life.

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

FRUSTRATION!!!!

• That's how I'm feeling this morning! Utter frustration. My gym has let me down. Immensely. I went to my beloved 5:30am Turbo Kick class. Michelle Olsen is the instructor and she kicks butt. LOVE her. She has a knack for putting on an incredible workout while having such a blast. Anyway, she brought it to our attention that she will no longer be teaching that class. WHAT!?! Some things have changed while other things haven't changed at all.

• I started going to Gold's last summer when they opened "pre-sale #1." It was in this little strip mall and separated between 2 units. Sort of awkward, but they promised they'd be building a huge, beautiful facility. A few months later, they announced they'd be moving to "pre-sale #2." Also in a strip mall, but a bit bigger than the first. The equipment/floors were somewhat mediocre and never really blew my mind to begin with. But alas, I continued as the devoted follower and attendee of Michelle's amazing turbo classes. I seriously live for these classed. I mean, honestly, who gets IRATE when the day after day light savings their alarm DOESN'T go off at 5am? That would be me. Anyway, they are possibly doing away with this 530am class. WHAT? You're kidding me right? No, they're not! They might do away with turbo, piyo, hustle, and maybe body pump. I don't know. But I'm not happy about it.

• Back to this beautiful facility: It's not built yet. Obviously. "They" kept telling members that they would get the building permit in October. Well, that's in the past, and do they have a building permit? No! The earliest they could break ground is January. January in Logan? FREEZING! I don't know how much ground breaking can be done in January. So, who knows how long this Gold's will be operating with a few cardio machines, a few circuit machines, a spin classroom and a group fitness that is dwindling. No pool. No court (ie no basketball, volleyball, racquetball, etc). No showers (ok, there's 1 in each single stall bathroom). No sauna. No steam room. Am I depressing you yet?

• Anyway, I'm so disappointed and distraught. I called to find out what the cancellation process/fee would be and they told me that there is no fee, and that I'd just have to pay through the end of my contract. In AUGUST. Really? Is there nothing else that I can do?

Thanksgiving

I love all the talk of gratitude this time of year, and it's all over the place. Church. People's blogs. Facebook. Ok that's all. But there's a lot of it, so it feels like it's all over the place.

Yesterday, a guy in our ward spoke about it. Go figure, right? He referenced Alma 34:38 where Amulek is bearing his testimony. Such a great chapter altogether, but verse 38 really stood out to me Sunday.

Live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessing which he doth bestow upon you.

It's only naturaly to be gracious becaus of all we have been given.

Here are a few things I'm grateful for:

*My amazing husband. Obviously! I joke around and get corny all the time about how amazing he is, but try to play it off so I don't gross out the readers at home. But he just makes me so happy, I can't help it.

*My family. And Collin's family. We are so blessed to have such phenomenal examples for grandparents, parents, sibs, et al. As the 5th kid in my fam, and C being the 6th of 7, we have some pretty amazing people to follow. We love them, and all their kids too! And we miss the ones that are far away. You know who you are! ;)

*Friends. Looking back on the years of singlehood and such, I have met lots of different people and there have been so many to stay with me. If not geographically, definitely emotionally. Actually there aren't too many, if any that are close geographically. So I'm grateful for friendships that are without boundaries and limitations.

*There's lots of other stuff too, like all the material crap we have the provide such a good living for us. But the cars, and apartment and jobs. I'm grateful for all of it.

*Most of all, I'm grateful for my testimony of the Gospel and the knowledge of my Savior, Jesus Christ. He is my Redeemer, and I am blessed to have a sure belief and understanding that He lives. I love having the temple so close and being able to go there frequently with C. I love reading the scriptures with him every night, even when I'm crazy tired.

*I love my life. I'm so blessed!*

Here's why!

Huntsville Halloween

It's been a few weeks, but we were able to meet up with our close friends for a fun Halloween party. Rachel hosted all of us at her family's house in Huntsville (up Ogden canyon). They have an incredible house and we had so much fun. Everyone brought a fun dish, which you can check out at Kristy's food blog HERE. Kristy and Rachel planned it all. Rachel and her mom made the soups, which were SO yummy, and Kristy also put together a game night of sorts. We had the costume contest (Todd and Rachel won. Cute smurfs, huh?). Then we played Bunco. I'd never played before, but it was such a blast, everyone had a good time (I think). Here are a few glimpses from the night.

Brills: Mummy/Skeleton

Zmoos': Safari People

Blomquists: Pebbles & BamBam

"Utterbacks": Smurfs

Rotheys/Denneys: Ultra Womens Ragnar Team

Owen: First a dragon, then a skeleton for bed

Here we all are! Such a good time! Happy Halloween!