slump

yes, I'm in a slump. It's the middle of winter and not much is happening. Blah, blah, blah, blah blah. I've made quite a few plans over the past couple of weeks, but quite a few of them were canceled. I have to admit, my picture taking has taken a nose dive, so I haven't done a good job of recording what I have done. Somebody (besides my mom, who has told me this frequently) needs to give me a call and tell me to step it up! :) It's that time of the year where it's time for winter to be done, but it's not yet. We in Utah haven't really had snow on the ground since Christmas (the midwest and east is hogging it all :), so it's been ugly brown for months now.
Good news though: I saw my first tulip shoots this week! The promise of green is here! I also have several fun plans for the next few weeks, so hopefully my blogs will become more interesting again soon.

Here are a couple of pictures of one thing that I did this week - since I went to the Utah State football game this fall, I decided to continue being a fan and got to a basketball game as well. Turns out there isn't a box for basketball, but it was fun to sit with the crowd. They are known for their school spirit, which made the game a lot of fun! It brought so many memories of highschool state basketball! Plus, since I came with the president's daughter and because the game didn't start until 10 in Logan, we got to have a little slumber party in the president's mansion after the game. Somehow, the fun of getting a few girls into a room together to talk all night doesn't get duller with age! I'm excited that I get to do it again next week with a trip to St George for a concert, and then again 2 weeks after that for a woman's retreat!

"the prez" and his daughter

Me pretending to be a "very important person deep in thought over very important matters" at the desk in our room.

Winter

It's still the middle of winter, and I'm still feeling a little blah. However, I was able to get out and about a bit over the past couple of weeks. I felt like I was in a movie while skating at the Gallivan center downtown - how many films have a scene where the main characters are skating in an outdoor rink in the middle of the city? I can think of at least ten! Only thing I was missing was Jake Gyllenhaal at my side! :)

Also this week: yet another baby shower! We have three Emily's on our 25 person Child Life staff, and all three are pregnant right now! We're gonna have a lot of baby boys crawling around in a year!

I couldn't resist taking a picture of my lovely intern, appropriately getting drink refills (yes, I really do make her refill my water cup regularly at work! I figure that, between all the work I put in to grade her papers, teach her seminars, and provide practical experience for her, I deserve it! :) I don't think she minds too much, as it gives her a chance to NOT follow me around like a little puppy dog for a few minutes each day.