Technical Difficulties

I don't know why my other picture wouldn't let you click on it to enlarge it. So here it is again. Enjoy.

A GREAT Saturday

Sleep in until 9:00
Go for a nice run in the autumn leaves
Go with my SIL McKae to pick up her wedding dress
Watch BYU squash WYO 52-0
Watch You've Got Mail while crafting this beauty



Try Domino's Pasta Bowls for the first time (They were absolutely amazing!)



Go to the SYTYCD Tour with Ashleigh



Yeah, it was a pretty great Saturday! Well for me anyway. Rog had to study ALL day, so it wasn't so great for him!

It finally came!

I've been waiting very impatiently for this to arrive.

So glad it's finally here!

(I'm not the insanely spiritual type, but I've got a goal to accomplish.)

Proud to be an American

Yesterday was Election Day. And yes, I absolutely voted! I love voting.... It just makes me so proud to be an American.

Election Day is even better when the candidate you voted for wins. Someday I hope to be an educated voter. This year I would say I was semi-educated, but only on the Provo Mayor race. I voted for John Curtis and he won!! I am confident that he will be a good mayor.

Yearly Reviews

At work we just had our yearly reviews. I think this quote from our payroll manager sums it all up. "On a scale of 1-5 you're a 3. But don't worry, on my scale, a 3 is a really good score." We were told that 60-70% of all employees would be 3s. Only the really really amazing employees would get 4s or 5s. In accounting they were really strict about this. I don't think anyone got above a 3 on the overall rating. I ended up getting one 4 and five 3s with an overall rating of a 3, so I really felt pretty good about it.

Roger didn't get a formal review because he was leaving, but his manager told him that if he would have had a formal review, he would have got a high 4 or a 5 overall. Clearly it's a good thing that he is the one that will be providing for our family soon. We wouldn't want a 3 taking care of that! But I do have to wonder if the people he worked with had anything to do with his rating. I'm not saying he isn't an amazing employee because I'm sure he is, but could it be that he looks amazing compared to the other warehouse workers? And I just look normal compared to the other accountants? Well, I'm sure that the comparison didn't hurt him.

In other APX news, I got a new 22-inch monitor for my computer! When we got a new staff accountant 3 months ago, they set him up with the 22-inch monitor right away. While they were doing it they told us that they would be upgrading us soon. Well, on Monday we were talking about how Bryce has been here 3 months and we were still using our tiny monitors. So I emailed desktop support and after some kicking and screaming (our IT department tends to be Nazis) they gave in and got us the bigger monitors. Clearly they just had the bigger monitors sitting around because they were covered in dust, so why not let us use them? I know I'm a nerd, but it really made my day! Now I can see so much more of my spreadsheets without having to scroll over. Booyah!

Roger is liking his new job. Obviously as with any job there is a learning curve, so I'm sure he'll only be liking it more as time goes on. His search for a full-time job when he graduates is going, but slowly. The companies he has been interviewing with aren't in any rush to get back to him because he doesn't graduate until April. He has a second interview with 3M this week. Yeah, 3M. You know the company that makes post-it notes and about a million other things we use everyday. Hopefully that will go well!

A Ghoulish Halloween!

To celebrate Halloween we had a party with the Pughs. Rog was a scarecrow and I was a ladybug.



We had a ghoulish dinner complete with blood and worm punch, spiderweb dip, spiderweb pizza, and spider beadsticks. We also decorated sugar cookies and watched Garfield's Halloween Adventure and Clue.



We even had a few trick-or-treaters stop by! It was a great night! Thanks Pughs!!

Can't it be Summer?

But just for a day or two...

I finished my summer quilt Saturday night and I want to use it, dangit!

I had to make the bed with it just to see how it looked.

At least I'm ready for next summer!

Cougar Saturday

On Saturday, Game Day came to Provo for the big game against TCU. It was the first time that Game Day has ever come to Provo, so it was a big deal. We were running in the Cougar Run, but we stopped by for a few minutes. It was pretty crazy!

Proof that we were there.

I've run in the Cougar Run every year I've lived in Provo (except for last year because I was still recovering from my surgery). It was my first race ever. This year it was the last of 26 miles of races (more on this later). Phew! I was glad I could accomplish my goal.

Later that night, the game didn't exactly go as we had hoped. Emily is mad and I am sad. As long as we beat Utah it won't matter.

And thus ended our Cougar Saturday. Better luck next time, Cougs!

Carving Pumpkins

Friday night we had the Pughs over for some Halloween fun. Emily arrived with a box of brownie mix and announced that she was going to teach me how to make brownies. Love her! They did turn out well under her supervision. Maybe some day I'll be brave enough to try them on my own again.

Then the girls carved our pumpkins while the guys sat on the couch and flipped channels.

Emily with her masterpiece.

And mine. It's a scary black cat!

After we carved our pumpkins we watched Wait Until Dark - an old, but good scary movie with Audrey Hepburn playing a blind lady.

In other Halloween news, I ordered Garfield's Holiday Celebrations (includues the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Garfield Specials) on half.com yesterday. Hopefully it will get here in time for Halloween - it was a favorite of mine growing up!

Also, I don't know what Rog and I are going to be for Halloween. Suggestions are welcome!

The On-Going Battle

Rog doesn't see the need to make our bed in the morning. I, of course, disagree. For one of his classes he was supposed to make a goal and follow through with it. Being the sweet husband that he is, he made a goal to help me more. So now he makes the bed every morning. But he insists on putting the pillows this way.

I, however, would prefer they went this way. (Or at least that they were both the same way - be it horizontal or vertical.)

I guess you take what you can get! :)

Pumpkin Hunting

On Tuesday we went with our ward to the Red Barn in Santaquin to find us the perfect pumpkin. The search started with a hayride to the pumpkin patch.



There were so many pumpkins to choose from! You'll have to wait until we (and by we, I mean I) carve it to see which pumpkin we chose. (Rog lost his pumpkin carving privileges a few years ago when he attempted a whale that didn't turn out so well at all.)

Happy fall everyone!