Schultz's Last Night

Our friends, Josh & Belinda, are going back to Utah until Spring. We had a fun night going out to eat at Chili's and then meeting up with Wayne & Naomi for desert. Hurry back you guys, we're going to miss you...Yes, Jaron and I look like dorks in this picture...but Jaron was trying to beat the timer on our camera and everytime he'd about knock me over as he raced into the picture. So we are laughing hysterically.

Ward Party

This weekend was also our ward Christmas party. We were on the Activities Committee when we first moved into the ward, but after a year we were released...supposedly! For some reason we are always still involved, this time we were at the church for over 3 hours setting up tables, decorating, and a bunch of other random stuff. Jaron also was some of the entertainment as well. He sang, "Mary Did You Know" and did great. He started catching a cold a few days before, so he wasn't too thrilled to perform, but he did a wonderful job!
Below are just some pictures of Bianca and I. We kind of matched so I thought it would be fun to take a few pictures!

Jingle Ball

As you've probably noticed...we go to a lot of concerts. We've been lucky enough to win a number of concert tickets from Jaron's company and this past week we won the drawing for the Jingle Ball. Performers included: Shontelle, Brandy, Kevin Rudolf, Lady GaGa, Katy Perry, David Archuleta, Jesse McCartney, Metro Station and the Pussycat Dolls. We had a blast, each performer did 3-5 songs depending on their popularity and in between each performance there was a dance party. After 5 hours we were exhausted and decided to go home without seeing the last 2 artists, but we had a lot of fun and were so glad we could attend!

My favorite of the night was David Archuleta! He is just amazing to hear live.

While David Archuleta was, by far, the BEST singer there...Jesse McCartney was the best performer. These were my 2 favorite acts so I thought I'd post the pics, we have a lot more but not enough room!It was a fun night...Merry Christmas!

Annie Comes for a Visit

This past week we had a visitor...Annie! Some of our friends in the ward have the sweetest little Yorkie, we've puppy-sat her once before, and her and Bianca seem to get along fine. Bianca likes to be the boss, so much so that I think Annie gets a little scared of her. Bianca will try to play and Annie will play from a second and then run and jump on me or Jaron. I don't know what we're going to do when we have a baby...splitting time between Bianca and Annie was tough enough...I called Jaron a few times and begged him to come home early because I couldn't give them both enough attention. We love it when Annie comes to visit and can't wait for her to come again!
Aren't they cute?!

This week was also Belinda's birthday, and for the big day we went to Gettysburg! Seriously, one of my favorite places to visit...we've been so many times and I never get sick of it. Although, this visit was extremely cold. We also had a little party for Belinda on Sunday, but we didn't get any great pictures, so below is of Josh and Belinda in Gettysburg at one of the look out towers. Annie and Bianca loved having lots of people over, they both got a lot of attention!

Happy Birthday Belinda!

TSO!!

This was our 3rd year going to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert, and once again, it was AMAZING!This is how they entered the show this year and it was awesome! The three descending from the ceiling are the 2 lead guitarists and the head electric violin (it was pink!).
One of the best things about the concert, besides the wonderful music, is the fire and lights show they put on! Here is a little taste...

Jaron's favorite song is The Old City Bar, and mine is Christmas Canon...I did get pictures of both these songs, but they didn't turn out all that great. Here is a picture of intermission, on the the leads came out clad in Phillies paraphernalia and the crowd went CRAZY! Oh I love the fans of Philadelphia...every cheerleaders (and those of us who will always be cheerleaders at heart) dream!!And here is a picture of Jaron and I enjoying the concert. I know we post a lot of pictures like this, and seriously, I wouldn't remember where we were at or what we were doing because they are all the same...we really just need to ask someone to take our picture!

I have no idea what the guy behind us is doing, but he was HUGE, and so was the rest of his family. Poor Jaron had knees in his back for a majority of the night. But it was sure a fun night!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Today was my 2* birthday! I realized that being sad about how old I'm getting hit me a little earlier than normal. Isn't it usually 30 when you start to feel old? Well, it hit me this year...and for this reason I am now 25 until further notice! I had a great day today, Jaron surprised me by taking the day off of work and we enjoyed the entire day together. I was given wonderful and thoughtful gifts from friends and family and felt very loved. Thank you everyone.

And last night some of our friends from our ward threw me a surprise party! I had worked all day with the kids, so I was in my "home clothes" (as Apsen & Haven would say) which is basically pajamas, I had no make-up and hadn't even run a brush through my hair. As a side note...on the days I nanny I basically don't really get ready. My car isn't big enough to take all 3 kids anywhere, and I worry about something getting on my nice or normal clothes if I dress for the day...soooooooooo I just don't get ready! Anyway - On my way home from work Jaron called and asked if I wanted to go and get something to eat and then pick something up at the Schultz's. When we arrived at the Schultz's I was definitely surprised, and embarrassed by my appearance! I still can't believe Jaron didn't somehow tell me to get ready...that's boys for you. So here is a picture of me looking like I just rolled out of bed. If any of my high school or college friends are reading this you will probably be shocked considering I wouldn't even go out of my room without my make-up back in the day. Yes, I am one of those girls that got married and decided that sometimes getting all dolled up just isn't as important as it used to be! Sorry mom, you're probably in shock as well. But I had a great couple of days celebrating my birthday.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday! Wish we could be there to celebrate with you...Love you Daddy!