The right stuff

1. New Kids On The Block. Okay- I have to qualify this one. Yes, I went to the NKOTB concert, and yes it was pretty fun, but mostly funny, and NO I did not pay for the tickets! My friend Becca's brother works for SmithTix, and so when she found out the concert was being held on her friend Lisa's birhtday (who I also know from back home in the Kent Stake) she called her brother- who said of course he could hook her up with 6 free tickets, and suite tickets to boot (he can't always get such deals- but this concert wasn't sold out- surprise, surprise). The boys were such sports to go with us. We all went to dinner first, and then to the concert where The Block performed all their own hits with a few new ones thrown in. It was pretty cheesy- but pretty fun too.

2. Tylenol and NyQuil. I've been fighting a cold the last bit- so these are a couple things I'm very grateful for, along with sleep, vitamin C, and lots of liquids.

3. Family and the holidays. Jake and I decided that after last year we were going to try and do both Thanksgiving and Christmas at home from now on. Mostly because it gets harder and harder to travel as the boys get older, we want them to remember Christmas traditions at our home, and traveling is expensive- especially during the holidays. We weren't quite sure what we were going to do for Thanksgiving- because it looked like it was just going to be the 4 of us- then we found out Dot was coming to town to help Brea with wedding plans (have I listed that as a best thing yet??? That Brea is engaged to Tom and they'll be married Feb 7 in the Mt. Timp temple?) and then with a little this and that it just made sense to invite Jakes sister Leah's family and his brother Ricks family to all join us here. I'm of course nervous to host such a big event, but it will be nice to have all the family around- and its given me an excuse to invest in some good cookware, utencils, decorations etc. Fun, fun, fun!