LAMPS

Aren't Grandma's lamps the best? So perfectly vintage and nostalgic, makes me want to run out and scour every summer-ending yard sale in the valley. It is Conference tradition to go to my Grandma and Grandpa Duncan's house for the second Sunday session of Conference. Nikki and Spencer were there along with my Dad and Aubrey. Conference was lovely, as usual, and the night was topped off with some lovely card gaming by the whole lot of us.

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Have you ever attended a session of General Conference? I've never… well, at least in the new Conference Center. My Dad snatched up some tickets for this morning's session. We ended up not using all the tickets, but Tyler's younger brother, Jason was able to come with us. What a great session it was, yes? During the Priesthood session, the boys went to the stake center and my mother-in-law and sister-in-law ventured to Kohl's for some new threads for an upcoming family photo next week.

LONG OVERDUE FOOD FIGHT

Tonight was a very long-awaited night of fun with our dear friend Bryan O'Daly. He came, we ate and then played some joyous card games. Have you ever heard of Food Fight? The illustrations are tremendous and there is the perfect balance of strategy and chance to make it a great night of fun (for these two more than me; I really stunk it up).

IT'S OFFICIAL

For the past ten months of marriage our checks have had just Tyler's name on them… now they have BOTH of our names! And, in keeping with good tradition, they are Pixar checks (the fourth check of the set was Nemo… not as photogenic)! Aren't they so cool?

THE LITTLE THINGS

Today is my favorite number, I'm wearing my favorite jacket and I'm loving this new necklace. Tonight I attempted to make cupcakes for a birthday party at work tomorrow. Let's just say they didn't turn out one bit like the blogger said they would. So now Tyler has 24 ho-hum pineapple cupcakes to eat. Unfortunately, it was so late at night when the soupy frosting made it into the trash can all too quickly that it wasn't even worth running to the grocery store to save them.

THREE QUARTERS

Snowflakes or garland? I spent the majority of work today designing Christmas cards and gift tags and holiday invitations. Working in a fashion company is sometimes a crazy fast forward world, I mean Christmas in October? After work I went in for my weigh-in and only lost a measly .75 pounds. Oh weight-loss, you have become such an uphill battle as of late. *raspberry*

A DAY OF BIRTH

Eeek! My Dad sent me this email tonight from my brother-in-law and it completely made me giddy for joy. How lovely is it that my sister has gone into labor and had her baby on this fine first day of October. My sister Sara, her husband Bob and their little two-year-old Duncan inherited a brand new addition to the Rich clan. Charles Robert Rich was born at 10:30 PM at 7 pounds 7 ounces. What an adorable nephew! He looks just like his older brother and I cannot wait to meet him in person.