Meet the Press

So now that we have a new President I am trying to take more of an interest in politics. I'm hopeful that we will see positive change in America. In order to keep up with everything going on I have decided to become a fan of Meet the Press now hosted by David Gregory. I don't know if I can take my man that seriously though after seeing this. I do respect that he has good taste in music, but the dancing...suspect.

Just your regular Brick Tamland

So if you haven't heard yet it's cold right now. Like really cold.

Back here we have our own weather jargon to determine how cold it is. It's pretty close to science. Each expression is assigned a temperature range and everybody gets it.

Example...

It's cold. (40's. I need a sweatshirt.)

It's wicked cold. (30's. Where is my winter jacket?)

It's butt cold. (20's Message received. Winter jacket on.)

What the hell? (10 degrees. Aka what the hell-it's 10 degrees.)

And the temperature for this weekend...

WTF!!! (Negative temperatures. As in why did we move back to New England?)

Hope that was educational. If you have anymore questions just let me know. I'd be happy to explain how things work.

Step bump bump

I witnessed something similar to this the other night. I had no idea Travis was so agile. Why is this so funny because it shouldn't be. Thank You Reno 911. Buckle up.

Holy Rollers

Tithing settlement is finally over for 2008 which basically means I get my husband back. YEA! I still think it's funny that Travis is the Bishop, but the Lord has definitely qualified him for this calling. (Ps how old do I sound saying that?)

But seriously, look how cute he is when he's serving. The Young Women decided to heart attack his door and bring him some goodies. Absolutely the best part of his calling is the immense amount of treats we received this Christmas. Way to go Ludlow ward, keep up the good work.

Not to be outdone, we got a visit from the Stake Presidency a little while ago with a new calling for me. Apparently I wasn't working hard enough. I am now the new 2nd counselor in the Stake Young Women's Presidency. It's amazing that they still haven't caught on and continue to let me influence young minds.

I have been spending a ton of time online digging up all sorts of stuff that's young womeny. I am trying feverishly to memorize the new theme for 2009. Side note- it should not be this hard to memorize. If anyone has any great Young Women ideas for activities, tracking charts, youth conference, girls camp, dances, blah blah blah, please email me. The upside is I have been promised that the glory to work ratio is wonderful.

Reed Rendezvous

Ok just wanted to toot my own horn here for a second, I am the best wife in the world. Toot toot! Why? Because I got my husband the best Christmas gift in the world, a plane ticket home for a week! He was able to surprise his entire family by showing up unannounced at midnight.

Of course the kids all threw a dance party to celebrate his return.

House was a little crowded, 14 people. Drew ended up sleeping on the dining room floor which is awesome. Probably the best sleep he'll ever get.


Lindsay slipped into her party outfit to join in the festivities.
I don't know how she's still single.

Travis was able to be in present when his sister, Holly, and her family were sealed in the Sacramento Temple. It was a great trip overall and he was back in time to spend Christmas with me. Thanks Reed's for taking good care of him!

The Hills Are Alive

I was looking at our calendars and I noticed that Travis and I really weren't going to have a free weekend until about April so I decided to book us a weekend getaway. Thank you priceline.com Anywho since I got to pick where we were going I thought why not go some place that Travis would never take me on his own aka Stowe, Vermont.

Home of the Von Trapp Family!

We visited the Trapp Family Lodge which was beautiful in the snow, but unfortunately it was FREEZING

and we only made it a few minutes before we got back in the car.

So what else do you do when it's below zero? Visit an ice cream factory. It's science. Ben & Jerry's was close by so we took the tour and luckily they were handing out my favorite flavor as the free giveaway. I might have had more than one. Travis was shivering so bad in this picture, but he was really trying to be brave and smile. Thin blood- he wasn't ready for the snow.

On the way home we stopped at the birthplace of Joseph Smith. That has been on our list of things to do for so long that I was just happy to cross it off. We took this picture as quickly as we could because it was butt cold. My face was about to fall off.

It was a short trip, but one that was needed. It was nice to have a weekend where we didn't think about homework or callings. I've been given the ok to book a trip in the spring. Any east coast suggestions on where to go?