welcome to the party!

Well hello 2008! I'm a little late to the party but at least I'm here. I've finally conceded to the idea of having a blog--of putting the little tidbits and happenings of my life out here on the interweb for all to see. :)

2007 recap:

So 2007 was a great year for me-I definitely have no complaints. I’ve kind of been all over the place but I guess that’s the life of a single gal :) In March, Phil & Marilyn moved into a new house so I flew home to help with the move & then went back a few weeks later to surprise Phil for his 60th birthday party. The entire family was able to come & we had a great time together-he didn’t expect it at all. I participated in the annual Duck Beach Extravaganza in May in North Carolina & then spent a few days in Washington DC with my sister, Emily. I joined a co-ed softball league in April and we had two seasons that lasted until October. In July, we gathered the entire clan again for a family vacation at beautiful Lake Ouachita, Arkansas where we had a little tango with Mother Nature & had to sneak in some lake time in between some serious & relentless rain. Later in the summer, I was called to be in the Relief Society Presidency leaving my cooshy job as the “secretary to the Bishopric”. I sent thank you cards & updated the callings board which meant NO meetings & NO committees. I guess it couldn’t last forever! The Relief Society has been very challenging but rewarding & I’m enjoying serving with the sisters of the ward. In August, took a quick weekend to Neon Canyon for a little canyoneering and rapelling. I just can’t resist Cougar football and, at the last minute, went to L.A. for the BYU-UCLA game in September. What a heart breaker :( However, it was nice to see the mighty cougs beat the Utes and then exact their revenge on UCLA in the Vegas Bowl. I spent a quick weekend in St. George with the fam for the marathon in October (congrats to Les & Em for running!) & then spent a few days at Lake Powell enjoying the last bit of wakeboard weather. I concluded my travel schedule with a fantastic trip to the Big Apple. New York is absolutely beautiful in the Fall & we had a great time taking in the sights and seeing a couple shows. I joined a gospel choir for the holiday season & thoroughly enjoyed our week of performances of Handel’s Messiah-gospel style. It was a wonderfully fun experience & Gladys Knight had it right when she said us Mormons need a little more soul! My job has definitely evolved over the last year & I’m enjoying my work as an executive assistant to 2 partners & 2 principals & as the party planner. We just had our annual Christmas Party which marked the firm’s 5th anniversary. It was a big celebration & I had a total blast putting it together. I spent the holidays with the fam in Texas and loved the nice weather and my favorite BBQ. I closed out the year with an ever exciting "same-faces-different-venue" New Year's Eve Party downtown after enjoying some chips and salsa and chocolate cake with Jenny-Ann and Molly at Chilis. (Thanks Molly for picking me up at the airport) And that in a nutshell was my 2007.