dear santa...

...or josh...

this is what happens when i have

a little too much time on my hands

and my husband is on the couch taking a nap

here is my christmas wish-list

i sure hope i've been good this year

i definitely don't need everything on here,

but at least it gives josh (and santa)

some ideas so i don't get a fishing license and 

tools this year... again...

is there anything you're writing santa for this year?

a day of thanks

i am grateful...

for a wonderful family (immediate and in-laws)

a fabulous set of relatives

friends that are there for me no matter what

the gospel that guides us

a prophet that leads through modern revelation

a modest home and a warm bed

a little pup that is always happy 

friends who share their children with me

my education

a few stable jobs despite the poor economic times

my professors and mentors for their instruction and inspiration

and my husband, for being so hard working and supportive

and another year of health and happiness

i am truly blessed

happy thanksgiving!

fruit ninja

josh and i have officially become a boring, old, married couple

tonight to liven things up, josh said we'd have a competition

a fruit ninja competition

and if you know us at all, you know we would rather slit our own throats than lose at anything

side note:  fruit ninja is a terribly addictive game on the iphone where you race the clock to slice as much fruit as you can.  if you're good, you get all sorts of combos and bonuses and such.

well, the person who got the most points by midnight got a pair of shoes

any shoes they wanted

my shoe choice are these or these... i have been coveting them ever since i first saw them 

josh's choice are something like these....

well, let's just say as of 12:02, i am a very bitter young lady

grr... i swear he cheated

it was time

for a little blog makeover

you like?

um... yum!

i loooove all things pumpkin

that's one reason why this time of year is so fabulous

i made these cupcakes this week and they were amazing

and even yummier the next day

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next up?

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and for sunday breakfast...

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i am au.d.

meet this year's audiology students

it feels great to finally be on the top row...

that means we're almost done!

meet my classmates.  just the 4 of us.

sticking through it all

and getting ready to move on to bigger and better things

we sure are an au.d. (odd) bunch

these are the officers of our student academy of audiology organization

somehow i got nominated to be the president

good thing i've got a lot of help in the planning and executing of all our activities

and what is the biggest thing we are planning for right now?

our annual humanitarian trip to...

peru!

i can't even explain how excited i am

there is a lot of work to be done there

but hopefully we'll get a little free time to explore

may 2011 can't come soon enough!

if you want to help in our fundraising efforts, 

we have a dinner scheduled on monday, november 15

at none other than the fabulous

cafe sabor

let me know if you want details

and a little update:

i am currently applying to different places for my 4th year externship

(aka: residency year)

josh's job can transfer to slc, denver, and phoenix so we are trying to focus our efforts there

i've already applied to two places

an amazing otoneurologist's office in chandler, az

i had an interview about 2 weeks ago and hope to hear from them soon

the other place is the mayo clinic in scottsdale, az

getting the position there would be a dream come true

i'm not holding my breath, but i'm crossing my fingers!  :)

hopefully all my hard work will pay off soon and some awesome clinic will want me!

i'll keep you all posted

my pup, tess

sunday was my little puppy's birthday

well, not her real birthday because we adopted her from the animal shelter

but she was a year old when we got her...

and we got her a year ago sunday....

so october 24th is her birthday from now on

since i'm not an official "mom" yet

and don't have any children to brag about

and show cute pictures of,

and document all the cute things they do everyday,

i will bore you all with a post about my little baby

she's the cutest and weirdest dog you've ever met.

super friendly

almost too friendly

loves loves loves belly scratches and ear rubs

her nickname is "roo"or "roonie"

we started calling her tess-a-roo

which lead to "roo"

and now "roonie"

she responds to anything these days

sometimes we call her "cat dog" 

(ok, it's only josh that calls her that)

but it's because she sits on the top of our couch and stares out the window

all day long

she can be a lazy dog, and loves "her" chair with all the pillows

she is obsessed with riding in the car

just the jingle of our keys is all it takes to put her into a chaotic frenzy

it's a good thing, too, because we spend a lot of time driving back and forth

from logan to murray

her favorite errand to run with me is going to the bank

because the drive thru teller always gives her a doggie treat

she sleeps... a lot...

and in some weird positions

and she snores

and she has nightmares and grunts in her sleep

we think she's dreaming about the white cat that lives in our backyard

she sure hates that white cat

despite the ups and downs we have had with this little pup

ie: worms, double ear infections, chewing on anything with a strap (my purses, backpack, camera bag, etc), outrageous vet bills, sinus infections, the pooping/smearing incident (see here), etc...

her cuddly, loveable personality makes up for it

so there you have it

we sure love our dog