The Christmas countdown is on...

I LOVE Christmas time and cannot believe that it is exactly 4 weeks away!( I have had a countdown going for the last 5 weeks) I put up my Christmas decorations the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and I love turning on our tree at night. I am totally in the Christmas spirit. We can't wait to spend it with our family and see some our good friends while we are home. We will be flying home to Utah in three weeks and cannot wait to see you all!

Who wants more turkey???

We spent Thanksgiving at Matt and Eliza's this year and had the best time.

Ann, Sterling, Matt, and Wes enjoying our yummy appetizers.

Mr. and Mrs. Fillmore!!

This is Matt and Eliza's little boy Theo. He usually is sort of freaked out by Sterling, but they had a major breakthrough and are now friends!

Our cute place settings...Eliza has fabulous taste!

The bird in all it's glory! Matt cooked the turkey and did a wonderful job! It was super yummy. Eliza, Hannah, and Rob were also there but I have no pictures of them because our battery ran out. We had such a great time and are truly grateful to Matt and Eliza for hosting and making us feel at home!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I have so many things to be thankful for this day. I love this time of year because it reminds me of how much I have been blessed in my life. Thank you for all of you who have blessed my life, especially my adorable husband who keeps me going! Even though I am not spending Thanksgiving in Utah with family, I am happy we have such great friends to share today with!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Get ready for rolls!!!

I am so excited for Thanksgiving that I did a test run on rolls to make sure they would be turn out. I think they look pretty good and they are super tasty! (Don't worry, I will be making a fresh batch on Thursday.)

Totally tagged!!!

So I have been tagged a few times, and decided to give it a go. Not totally sure how it works but I will try anyway.
The rules: List 6 things about yourself and then tag 6 other people.

1. I have NEVER been on a roller coaster...I know it sounds sort of crazy but I just haven't. I went on Puff the Magic Dragon at Lagoon when I was like 5 and I clearly remember making the guy stop it so that I could get off...which leads into my next one...

2. I am 27 years old and have never been to Disneyland. The fact that I am scared to death of roller coasters might have something to do with this. The crazy thing is that I don't feel deprived! I had an adorable companion on my mission who was a Disney princess and she almost passed out when I told her! She drew me a map of the entire place and walked me through it, and until we have kids, that might be as close as I get.

3. I have the biggest sweet tooth EVER! I could pretty much each candy all day long and be fine. Which is why I went off sugar two months ago. Probably the hardest thing that I have ever done but I feel a lot better.

4. Sterling and I share a cellphone. That's right, we only have ONE cellphone. If you think that's crazy we also don't have TV or cable. We do watch DVDs though so we are not totally out there! I love reading and read a lot without TV.

5. I am scared to death of cockroaches...GROSS! When we were looking for places to rent out here the first question I asked was if they had roaches?!?!? I did find 2 when we first moved in here and I almost packed up and flew home...luckily I have not see one since and go to all extremes to keep them away.

6. I want 8 children if not more. I have always wanted 8 kids and thought that I would be married by the time I was 23 and have three kids by know...not everything works exactly as we plan! Now this sounds nearly impossible seeing as how I am 27 and have not managed to have one yet...but I still want 8. I came from a big family and LOVE it! My family is the best thing ever. My sisters are my best friends, my parents are absolutely amazing, and my brothers are such great examples to me. I married into an equally awesome family. Sterling feels the same way I do, which was one of the things that I LOVE about him! Even without having kids, I am very passionate about motherhood! If I had a soap box this would be it. I loved Sister Becks talk at conference because it described exactly how I feel!

That's all... I hope you learned something new about me. I tag Becky, Jennifer, Laura, Rindi, Brandi, and Tyra!!!!

Do I want long luscious locks???

I have been having this major dilemma lately as to whether I should keep my hair short, or grow it our again. The best thing about short hair is it takes me no more than 10 minutes from wet to dry. The hard thing is that no ponytails for the gym, no cute curls when I want a change, and I sort of feel like short hair makes my neck look really long(someone at work informed me of this...) SO...what should I do????

I sort already know what I am going to do, but I thought I would get some opinions from those who know me best!!!

(My adorable husband really loves it short...little Hema says he likes it long.)

Turkeys anyone???

My mom goes all out for the holidays. This is a picture of my mom's turkey collection. I love Thanksgiving! I always have. I remember when I was little and my mom would be making pies...she would let me make my own in a tiny little pie crust. She never made me feel like I was in the way or anything. Even though I am sure that I always was! The holidays are all about being with family, playing lots of intense games, and eating lots of yummy food. Although we are not going to be there for Thanksgiving, I can't even wait to go home at Christmas and see how she has decorated! Love you mom! (Jen, thanks for the picture!)

Bastilla anyone???

We have so many great ethnic resturants around us. Last night we ate at Taste of Morocco. It was very good but the best thing we had was the BASTILLA. It was delicious!!!! If anyone has the chance to try it......do! You will thank me later. It is this yummy sweet meat pastry thing. I can't even do it justice but it was awesome......