It's Pumpkin Carving Time Again!

Friday, Branson and I went on a double date with a couple in our ward. It was lots of fun. We went to dinner and then stopped by the market on our way to the house and picked up a couple of pumpkins to carve. We decided to carve pumpkins that played off each other and it was a success. In the background the Disney version of the headless horseman was playing, it was a great & classic halloween date. Although we did watch the Office when we were done, does that make it not a halloween date. :/

Cupcake Mania

On Wednesday my Relief Society had a cupcake decorating event. It was such a success and so much fun. We had over 40 girls show up, pretty darn good for our first enrichment with the new presidency. We had 3 stations, the halloween station, christmas station, and the regular cupcake station. My favorite was the Halloween. We made werewolf cupcakes and they were amazing. First we had a quick class given by a professional cake decorator and then broke off to make our cupcakes. I started at the halloween table. It was amazing to see the development of this werewolf. Truthfully at first I couldn't see how this was going to work but slowly the creation came alive. It was so much fun.

PowderPuff Football

I've heard this term before and I know all too well what it is, but I never though I would be a participant. I am on a powderpuff football team and well I'm loving it, although I'm not sure my body is too thrilled about it. I have been going to practice for about a month now and I have found muscles I didn't know I had. I have never been so soar in my entire life. I have to say a month into it my muscles are actually doing lots better, but my knees not so much. Some days I can barely bend them. I have realized my mind is younger than my body these days. ha ha! I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's true, my joints and muscles aren't as young as I remember them. And it pains me to admit to this. I love sports and never thought I would have to consider limiting my activity in them. As of now, I am living with the aches and pains because I an having way too much fun. I love being part of a team and I am getting to know some great and amazing girls and guys. (We have almost the same amount of boys helping with the coaching as we have girls on the team, it's hilarious, but a blast) So as of now I will continue attending practice and add my athleticism to the team. I'm not that bad either :)

Velcro, that's my nickname because I catch the ball no matter what. That makes me part of the offensive team. I'm learning plays like 'double flares', 'west hollywood drag', 'right cross', and many more. I have even played a little Quarterback. I think they are thinking of training me as a back up, that is pretty fun too, although a little more responsibility than I want. You are all probably thinking why the sudden desire for football. Well I guess the Santa Monica 3d ward has a powderpuff team and they are undefeated and well we want to take them on. Truthfully I think we may just take them. We practice every friday and there are at least 2 practices a week if you can make it and we have some pretty talented girls. It's awesome. We are getting jerseys, soon and even have numbers. We are the angels and our colors are red and black or blue and black not sure I think that's still up in the air. As soon as we get some pics taken I will post them. So I breath football in my spare time which isn't much between my calling, work, friends, and a boy named Branson, but when I get to it's a blast.

Catch the Passion

Last night I had the opportunity to experience what the press called an Evening of Community and Cultural Riches. My friend Ann won a couple of tickets to see the new conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform his first show at the Disney Concert Hall. Sadly we weren't one of the riches at the concert hall I think those seats were reserved for the powerful and wealthy, but we got a couple good seats at the Plaza theater across the street where they showed the show live on TV. Sure it was only part of the experience, but it was still amazing in itself.

The new conductor is something Dudamel, I can't remember his first name and I am too lazy to look it up right now. ha ha. But he is 29 yrs. and is from Venezuela. There was lots of hipe about this guy, but after the concert I can see why. He was amazing to watch. So animated, so vigorous, so enthralled in his work, he was captivating. I really don't know what all the motion and conducting really means but everyone of those musicians watched him like a hawk and produced some of the most beautiful music I have every heard. Sure it was 2 hours of just instrumental music and I thought I might have a hard time with that, but I really didn't it was amazing, like August Rush amazing ;)