1st Snowfall in Virginia

It snowed on Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday. WOW!!! Alexis was sad she didn't have school, because they definitely would not have had school, because of the snow, can you believe it? I don't think we'll be having any more snowstorms this year, if you can call this a snowstorm. The next day, the snow had all melted, no snowman making here. It was 55 degrees last Friday, YEAH!!!

The Vacation is over

We had such an amazing time in Utah for Christmas. The white Christmas was absolutely beautiful and just what we needed. Both of us enjoyed being surrounded by family and friends. Thanks for all the family parties and get togethers. It's surprising the things you miss and take for granted when they're always there.

While we were there, Alexis' grandma passed away, Grandma Barbara Day. She was an amazing women and will be missed by both of us. She was always so happy to see us, she had a great big smile. I'm glad we were able to attend her funeral.

The trip home was another adventure, flat tire on the way to the airport, I've never been so rushed at the airport, we didn't even have time to stop for breakfast. Luckily, Joy made some toast for us. After we arrived in Baltimore, we had a bus ride, metro ride, cab ride -- I decided against hauling all 7 bags of luggage on foot back to Kimberly's. We were exhausted and completely famished. We finally had real food, it tasted amazing.

I also knew reality was just around the corner, 9:00 a.m. church and work, yes I do have a job. Well, Monday I had a deposition with four witnesses, the attorney ordered the transcript of 2 witnesses next day and the other 2 witnesses, two day delivery, since they were going to court on Friday. So, I'm freaking out, knowing this has to be transcribed by tomorrow. It's a good thing is was short, only 85 pages. I still had to work all day and night Monday, early Tuesday morning and Tuesday and Wednesday in order to transcribe this deposition. Thursday I sat in on a sexual assault case in court. Friday I had a deposition in the morning, which he wanted transcribed and I was in court all afternoon and part of the evening. I didn't make it out of there until 6:30 p.m. We're paid by the page, but I was so hoping the attorneys didn't want this transcribed, whew, they only wanted the Judge's opinion not the entire 189 pages.

Classes at JMU start this week, I have an Econometrics and Cosmic Perspective class. Yeah, for math and science classes, really, I know I'm strange. I'll also be out on depositions and court on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I think I'm finally adjusting to reality and my fear of swearing in the witness no longer exists. This job has been such a good learning experience for me. I have to admit as crazy as last week was, I was ready to start working after taking three weeks off.

Tubing at Jolley's Ranch

We went tubing again, so much fun. This time there was a group of us. They had tons of fun making trains, going down the hill. At one point, Alexis laid across them and went down the hill. I thought for sure someone was going to get hurt, whew, no accidents.

Mount Timpanogos Temple

We were able to do baptisms for the dead. It was an amazing experience that I'll always remember, I hope Alexis, Michael, Hannah, and Nicole feel the same way. Our appointment was at 7:00 a.m. on Dec 31st. I was shocked to see the number of cars in the parking lot when we arrived. The temple is open at 5:30 a.m. and is quite busy at that time, unbelieveable.

Cross-country skiing

First, when cross country skiing, always follow directions. Keep your skis on your feet at all times, and always stay on the trail. We had an amazing time. Joy was chasing after Alexis and Sydney. Sydney even threw a snowball at Jason, the end result whitewash for Sydney. Can you believe they buried themselves in snow, completely crazy but so much fun.