Our Christmas Letter

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Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Tonight we headed over to our neighbors the Willeys to have a little FHE fun. We made chocolate dipped pretzels that tasted DIVINE. They are so easy to make too:

-Buy a package of milk and white chocolate chips, a bag of long pretzel rods, some sprinkles, and wax paper.

-Melt the chips in their own liquid measuring cup on high for 1 minute, take out and stir, then zap it in the microwave again for 15 seconds.

-Dip the pretzels, lay them on the wax paper, and then put some sprinkles on them.

-Let them lay on the paper for 12-24 hours and then eat! YUM!

Christmas Party

Last night Clark and I headed to the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota for his work Christmas Party. We had so much fun eating, dancing, and partying the night away with his friends. Each year they pay for your room to allow you to stay the night. It is a good idea because people get a little too tipsy...

I had a blue candy cane taped under my chair so I got to take home the flower center piece (not the vase).

The waiter wanted to take my picture...

Some of Clark's work buddies.

Before we headed to the dance floor! Thanks RMS for the wonderful evening!

YW Progressive Dinner

Last night for our Young Women's activity we traveled around to each leaders home and had some sort of food course. We started with the appetizers at the Bartlett's and then made our way to the Rodriguez home for the main course (tacos-YUM) and then last we ventured to the Robert's home to have some desert! Once we arrived at the Roberts we watched a slide show of all the pictures taken throughout the year in conjunction with YWs. I love these girls so much and I really think they enjoyed themselves! Can you see me in the middle back? Yeah, I don't really fit in with the leaders huh. :)

Heidi came to Tampa!

So Heidi, my very first college roommate at BYU Idaho, was in Tampa for the week visiting her old missionary companion who lives in Orlando. We were able to catch her before she left to go back home to Idaho! I haven't seen her in 3 years! She is such a sweet heart and I hope that its not another 3 years until I see her again!

Merry Christmas to Me

On Friday Clark decided he wanted to give me my Christmas gift early. He pulled out these! They are gorgeous and I LOVE them! He knew I had wanted these since we have been married and now he made my wish come true. Thank you Clark! I love you!

Ward Christmas Party

This weekend we had our Ward Christmas Party. There is no Santa which was a bummer for the kiddos but there was great food and lovely music from the primary, young women, and elders quorum.

Crabtree Purse and Downeast Basics Giveaway

I follow Lolidots and they always have great giveaways! This time they hooked up with Crabtree to give away a purse! The sizes range from small to large and the colors are great! You can enter to win one too! Go here and enter!

Also Lolidots is doing a giveaway for Downeast Basics! I love this store! The winner gets one free item of there choice! Hurry and enter cause this is a goood one! Go here to enter!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Isn't it pretty! I'm a little disappointed that Clark didn't help fluff the branches or decorate it at ALL but he did get it down from the attic and set it up for me! Hope he got me some presents to put under it! ;)

Thanksgiving Holiday

This year for Thanksgiving Clark and I headed to Douglas, Ga. We had a lot of fun hanging with my relatives and chilling for the weekend. We enjoyed a few activities during our stay:

Clark's new toy.

Shooting our guns.

The beautiful GA sunsets.

Lydia, Mya, and Me in front of my grandma's old house.

Mya is adorable!

Clark riding my cousin's horse.

Sorry there was no pictures of the food but who wants to see us gorging ourselves! Maybe next time...

Christmas Card

Clark and I are going to be doing our Christmas card electronically again this year. If you would like one please email me or leave a comment with your email address!