Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas, everyone!!! May your day be Merry and bright. Merry Christmas from my family to yours.

Exchanging Christmas presents with my friend Candice on 12/9/2011

On December 9th I got together with my friend Candice in West Valley City to exchange Christmas presents and to take her family's Christmas portraits. I took their portraits at Crystal Inn and Suites in West Valley City. I'll be posting their portraits on my TLG Photography, LLC blog tonight or sometime in January. Take care everyone and have a great Christmas weekend!!!

Thanksgiving on 11/24/2011

Pictures from dog sitting on 11/18/2011 and 11/20/2011

Dog Sitting Wheatie on 11/16 to 11/25/2011

I started my dog sitting job late at night on Wednesday the 16th of November. My aunt Robyn and her family went to Florida the next day for Thanksgiving. On the 17th I took Wheatie for a walk around the block and in the evening I ran some errands at Walmart. On the 18th I took Wheatie for a walk around the block during the day. In the evening I got together with my friends Cristy, Becca and Maggie for a Girls Night Out at Iggy's. We all drove to Iggy's in a horrible snow storm that night but we all had a great time at dinner and catching up with each other. On the 19th took Wheatie for a walk around the block during the day. In the evening went out to dinner with my Dad, my brother and my nieces at Cafe Rio. After dinner I ran and errand at WinCo. On the 20th Wheatie and I went to my house in the evening. My nieces and I took Wheatie for a walk around the block. We ate dinner with my family and on my way back to my aunt Robyn's house Wheatie and I stopped at 711. On the 21st I took my computer in to Ace Computers to get fixed. It had another damn virus. After I took my computer in I went to Walmart and got a manicure. On the 22nd I took Wheatie for a walk around the block. Didn't get to take Wheatie for a walk on Monday so we went for a long walk on Tuesday. On the 23rd I took Wheatie for a walk around the block during the day. In the evening I went to Ace Computers to pick up my computer. On Thanksgiving Wheatie and I went to my house in the afternoon. We ate Thanksgiving dinner with my Mom, my brother and my nieces. It was great eating yummy food and spending time with my family. After my nieces left Wheatie and I went on a walk around the block. In the evening Wheatie and I went over to visit with my Dad. While we were visiting my Dad, I also got to visit with my Grandpa, my aunt LeeAnn and my cousins Garrison and Maggie. My aunt LeeAnn, Maggie, Wheatie and I went to 711 and got a Slurpee. Wheatie and I didn't get home until 10:30pm that day. On the 25th I took Wheatie for a walk during the day. In the evening I got done with my job at 8:30pm. After I was done with my job I met my Dad for dinner at Ihop's.  In my next couple of posts I'll be posting pictures that I took while I was dog sitting. Take care everyone and have a great rest of the week!!!

A Christmas Poem

A Christmas Poem

by William F. McDermott

Christmas time is the most wonderful time.

It is the time when our thoughts center on the goodness of our Savior.

When we try to live our lives as He commanded, we discover there is joy beyond all measure.

So, let Christmas come into your world and bring you warmth and cheer.

Bring you faith in place of doubt and strength in place of fear.

Let Christmas bring you hope and bring you love to guide your heart forever.

Yes, let Christmas come into your world and bring us all together.

Pearl Harbor

70 years ago today Pearl Harbor was attacked. I lost my great uncle in that attack. He was the Captain of the West Virginia and received the congressional medal of honor.  His name is Mervyn S. Bennion. My friends and I went to Pearl Harbor on May 24, 2005. It was a powerful experience when I went there.

Dessi

Today is my dog Dessi's birthday. She would have been 21 years old today. Happy Birthday, Dessi!!! I love and miss you so much!!! You were the best dog a girl could ask for and my best friend. We got Dessi on May 19, 1992. She was a birthday present for my brother Tyler. She was 16 months old when we got her. My family and I all feel in love with her when we first saw her in our backyard. Dessi slept downstairs in my brother's bedroom the first night. The next day and for quite a few years Dessi slept in my bedroom with me. We found out that Dessi likes girls way better then she likes boys. On my birthday the following year my brother gave me Dessi as my birthday present. Which was the best birthday present ever!!! Dessi loved being petted, hated taking baths, hated the blow dryer, loved being out in the snow and she loved my Mother and I. My Mom and I had to put Dessi to sleep on March 4, 2002. It was the worst day of my life having to put my best friend to sleep. Here are some of my favorite pictures of Dessi and I. I love you Dessi very much and miss you like crazy. Happy Birthday, my sweet Dessi!!!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!! Today Wheatie and I will be spending Thanksgiving at my house in the afternoon. We will be having Thanksgiving dinner with my Mom, my brother and my nieces. In the evening I'm not sure what I'll be doing yet. I might get together with my Dad tonight to celebrate Thanksgiving or we might get together sometime over the weekend. Today I am thankful for my family, my extended family and my friends. They all mean the world to me. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!

Guess what? I'm going to DISNEYLAND!!!

Guess what? My family and I are going to Disneyland!!! We are so excited to go there and we can't wait!!! We will be going to Southern California for a week at the end of December. We have never been to Disneyland during the Christmas holidays before and we can't wait to experience it. We will be leaving for Disneyland on Monday December 26th and will be returning home on Monday January 2nd. We will be driving to Southern California this year. So far what we have planned for this trip is that we'll be going to Disneyland for 5 days. Then we will go to either Knott's Berry Farm or Universal Studios for one day. We will be going to Disneyland on New Year's Eve and on New Year's Day. I haven't been to Knott's Berry Farm since 1999 and I haven't been to Universal Studios since 2005. So, I'll be happy to go to either one of those theme parks. But I hope that we go to Knott's Berry Farm instead of Universal Studios because my nieces have never been to Knott's Berry Farm. Plus, I've been craving their funnel cake and boysenberry punch for the longest time now. I'll be taking tons of pictures on this trip like I did on last years trip to Disneyland. And this time I'll be taking some video clips too with my new Canon 60D camera. I love Disneyland so much and it is the happiest place on earth!!!

Visiting my friend Candice and dog sitting Wheatie on 11/4/2011

Halloween 10/31/2011

Carving Pumpkins w/ my family on 10/30/2011