MAMMA MIA!

I love Christmas time and Cheesecake Factory!! Last night, the roomies and I headed out for dinner and our gift exchange. We had a brilliant time! The food was excellent and so were the presents. We always have a fun time together. I'm so grateful that I have Randah, Susan and Nicolette as my roommates. They are the great and I wouldn't trade them for anyone!

Susan loves her Utes blanket from Randah!

Nico is immensely enjoying her lotion and scarf I got for her

Randah is ecstatic about her cute pajama pants from Nicolette

And I absolutely LOVED my Mamma Mia DVD, although Susan tried to trick me by giving me another DVD wrapped up. Sneaky Sneaky

Once we got home, we decided to open stockings. Everyone was thrilled about their stocking stuffers! Playboy Playing cards, Gandolfo gift card and a truth & dare game... Who could ask for more!!

HOWEVER... I believe I received the greatest gift of the night...

It's a photo of my beloved Joel McHale! It's definitely going in a frame to hang next to my bed. Darn you Joel for being married. DARN YOU!!

You Decide... It's only obvious!

Well Sunday evening, we had our annual gingerbread house contest. The competitors were the girls against the guys. The girls' house is on the right and the boys is on the left. Guess who won...
That's right! The girls dominated with an extremely elegant and beautiful gingerbread house. This is the second year in a row that we've won. Boys, don't mess with us!

Although, the boys added a little haunted house feel to theirs which I really liked.
I thought the snowman's head ripped off with a little blood oozing down the roof was a great touch, but I may be a little biased since I'm a fan of horror movies! All in all, everyone put a lot of effort into the competition and everyone came out winners.

Every year, my cute mom gets everyone an ornament. She is so thoughtful and makes sure each one is personalized in some way. Everyone LOVED their ornaments!

I love spending time with my family and friends, especially during the Christmas season. Everyone just seems to be a little more grateful, loving, and happy.

Skate like the Wind!

Monday night, Nicolette and I went ice skating at the Olympic Oval with the singles ward. After falling a few too many times, I think we finally got the hang of it. Nancy Kerrigan eat your heart out!

Jimi Hendrix would be proud

I'm pretty sure playing Rock Band for 4 days straight has made me a better person, both physically and mentally. I traveled down to Arizona this Thanksgiving to spend some much needed friend time with Jenny, Nolynn and Josh. They picked me up from the airport Wednesday night and as soon as we got to the house, we busted out the Rock band and began rocking until I left on Saturday. In between our jammin sessions, we had Thanksgiving dinner. Which was absolutely delicious! Props to Jenny and her phenomenal cooking skills with a special thanks to her obsession with The Food Network channel. After dinner we continued with our quest to become the greatest "Rock Band" band ever.

Friday morning, we dismissed even the idea of getting up at an unthinkable hour to go shopping and slept in like you're SUPPOSED to do on a day off. We went to an afternoon showing of Twilight. I was a little disappointed in the movie, but it was mildly entertaining and I had some terrific popcorn so I ended up enjoying myself. Afterwards, we went shopping. UGH. I'm not a big shopper, but I desperately needed a pair of jeans so we started our pants pursuit. I found a pair that I LOVE, however they came at a costly price. I've never paid so much for jeans before. I'm hoping they'll bring good fortune my way and get me a hot date!
Saturday, we rocked it up some more and then headed off to the Phoenix Coyotes game. It was my first time at a professional hockey game and I had a blast! It was very exciting, but cold in the arena! We scored some free coyote mittens, which definitely came in handy.
Sunday was a gloomy day as I left sunny Arizona and headed home to Utah. I had a fantastic time spending a few days down there and I will miss my good friends a lot, but I know that I will see them again soon. I was actually excited to get home, see my roommates and start decorating for Christmas! Until next time...