I'm back! Dec 2008 all summed up!

Hi. I'm VoNique Myers. I'm new here.

So after 4 months of no posts the dilemma is: catch up? or just go from here? And I'm doing the impossible! So if you can remember all the way back to 2008 this is was I was doing...

(If this gets way too long feel free to read it in segments. Who knows you may have 4 months to finish it!)

12/02/08 I started working at Red Robin as a server. It's definitely not my dream job, but it goes well around my school schedule, I usually make pretty good tips, and it's a lot of fun working with my niece, Lindsay. Oh--did I tell you I went back to school? I can't remember. Well I did. It's free 'cause Jared works there, so I figured might as well, even though I'm not sure what I'm doing with it yet.

12/09/08 Over the course of a craft day with Allie, and multiple craft nights with LindsEy/Wendy/Heather, and then another craft day with LindsAy, I finally finished my NOEL mod-podge letters. (I think I like Lindsay's better though. Aren't they cute!?)

12/11/08 Jared's soccer team won the coveted intramural soccer t-shirt-trophies! Jared's the best goaly I've ever seen! (I don't really get out much, but other people have said he's really good, too.)

12/16/08 For one of our many birthday celebrations Jared and I went with the Hibberts to Tuccano's for dinner. I LOVE that place. Then they ditched us and Jared and I went and saw Twilight for the 1st time. I know it was a little cheesy, but I really liked it. (I heard today that the same Edward won't be in the next one! I'm not sure what I think about that. I would have been fine w/ someone else from the beginning, but now I'm all used to him.)

12/21/08 Happy 31st birthday to Jared! We didn't really make plans ahead of time for his actual b-day 'cause we were doing a combined party later (see the future January post to come), but we ended up playing one of our favorite games (Ticket to Ride) with the Lishes and Hibberts. Good times. I can't remember now who won, but it was probably me. (We got that game for each other for our Christmas present. We couldn't help but open it early. Actually it never got wrapped, but whatever.)

Like I mentioned 4 months ago, my Dad came into town around Thanksgiving time. He was able to stay through the holidays and left the beginning of February. It was so nice to have him here, especially during the holiday festivities. One of my Dad's many talents is poetry. He once wrote a rhyming children's story called Marvin the Mouse and the clock. He even drew some cute illustrations to go along with it. While he was in town my sister JaNel & her husband Paul helped him publish it for the family! We got them back around Christmas. I thought it was such a great idea, I'm so glad they did that! Now I'll have a story to read to my kids that their very own grandpa wrote. (Now all I need is the kids!)

Here's my Dad reading it to some of the grand kids, and signing all the copies.

We went to my sister VeNicia's Christmas symphony concert. None of my pictures really turned out = ( They sounded really good. We also went to my nephew Jackson's first piano recital. He did so well!

The Holidays & More:

We were able to spend both Christmas & New Years Eve at my sister JaNel's house in Bountiful. We had slumber parties both times. A lot of other family came too. It's always good to see everyone. We had lots of yummy food including home-made soft pretzels and as always there was lots of fun games.

This is what happens when you let Ryan hold your camera:

Below is some of us playing games while ringing in the new year. And then Jared's usual New Year's celebration position.

Until next time!