Parent's Weekend

My Dad came into town for the weekend to see his long lost daughters! It's pretty crazy that now there are more kids in Utah than there are at home...and Chloe will be out here before you know it. Anyway we had so much fun spending time together. There really is never a dull moment when the "Big-Dawg" is around :)

Saturday we went to the football game and my Dad and I got down on the sideline .

Probably the two most important Athletic Directors in the Western United States, Brett Stauffer and Tom Holmoe.
Dad we love you and can't wait for the holidays!

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IM SO BORED!!!!  Matt has been staying on campus til 11p.m. the past few nights to study for his tests---one more tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.. I appreciate his hard work but 10 p.m. rolls around and I've checked every blog, watched every SNL clip, googled my own name,  made a few lists and by now I am ready to run around and doorbell ditch my neighbors.  

 Here's a confession--I am a compulsive list maker. I make them all the time, for any reason, multiple times a day and especially before bed. Making a list before bed just clears my mind and lets me go to sleep knowing I won't forget my upcoming tasks. I make lists with the same information but in different orders after I've decided what priority I should list them in. Strange? 

YOOUUUKK-ON CORNELIUS??

I'm sitting here watching the Sox (hopefully) grind out another win and I had a sudden realization. 

My beloved Kevin Youkilis, (aka YOOUUKK!)  is actually YUKON CORNELIUS from the

 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer clay-mation video.  Don't believe me?

An Elusive Dream No More

Matt should be writing this but seeing as how he can't watch Clemson vs. Georgia Tech AND type at the same time (I guess I'm just talented), I've taken responsibility for this important post.

Matt officially WON an intramural championship t-shirt last night with Tyler Dunn's softball team "ATM".  I really think a weight has been lifted off his shoulders and he can now go on to compete in other intramurals without the pressure of  "will we or won't we get one this time?!"

So, CONGRATULATIONS!

p.s. I already won mine in the elite sport of inner-tube waterpolo. Before you hate on it---give it a try.

Loving this

dirty water

I grew up an Oakland A's fan and was quite devoted to them. Anytime we'd visit my grandparents they made sure we got to a game. My Dad grew up going to A's games at the Oakland Coliseum and my grandpa tore a patch of grass out of the field after the A's won the world series and planted it in his yard.  Following in the example of my family, I was a devoted fan.

Then...

I got married.

Now my life revolves around New England sports. Currently, the Red Sox. I tried to fight it for awhile and maintain my A's fanhood but I realized one day that my marital happiness, quite honestly, depended on my loyalty to the Sox. I must now admit I am a full-fledged fan of the  Boston Red Sox (as well as the Celtics. Im not sold on the Pats).  I love watching them play. I know their roster, strengths, weaknesses, and celeb gossip.  And I really enjoy it. It probably helps that my in-laws took me to Fenway this summer which really sealed the deal.  So now as the play-offs continue, you can find Matt and I happily seated side by side on the couch screaming at the tv and trying to predict what the next at-bat will bring. Marital happiness.

'Beware the ides of March'

As some of you may know, I am quite the Shakespeare buff. I just absolutely love the plays, the sonnets, the quips and cusses. I went to the Ashland Oregon  Shakespeare festival my senior year in high school with my AP English class. I have been hooked ever since.

This weekend I had the wonderful pleasure of attending the Cedar City Shakespeare festival with my lovely sisters. It was fabulous and I have decided to make it a yearly ritual if anyone wants to join me! We saw Julius Caesar and Gaslight---a non-Shakespearean play about a murder mystery set in old London.

        Stauffer Sisters with Mr. Shakespeare

"We're involved..."    name the movie.

I thought this poster for Julius Caesar was 

really thought provoking.
It was a quick, wonderful escape. I'm glad to have my hilarious sisters as road-trip buddies:)