derylime: December 2012

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

last week haley and i decorated for christmas, and it sure is starting to look a lot like christmas! i love it! these aren't even all that we have done :)

a friend dropped this by one day after work...best surprise of the week!

my previous offer still stands, now with a little extra incentive :)

i think this is my favorite feature of the apartment!

the thermostat...haley's favorite feature

can't not mention the reason for the season!

i made these little guys yesterday on my day off work. i'm happy with the way they turned out!

have i mentioned that i love, love christmas?!

curling!

recently i have been trying some things i have never tried before including trips to museums, the zoo, and much more. most recently, curling. last weekend some friends and i headed over to the salt lake olympic oval to try our hand (or should i say broom) at curling. it was fun, although it's probably safe to say that we all felt a little ridiculous at some point during the night!

some of the group

the other half of the group

look, mom. i'm a sweeper!

the group with our instructor playing dead. i don't really know why he was playing dead...

haley and me

atlanta!

so, one of the reasons i have been so absent from the blogosphere is the fact that back in november my mom and i went to atlanta for a few days. i was accepted to present my thesis research at the American Speech-Language Pathology national convention, and i somehow convinced my mom to come with...we had a great time! of course, the reason for the trip was to go the convention, but we couldn't help but see some of the sights of atlanta while we were there. here are just a few shots of the many fun times we had...

olympic park, sight of the 1996 atlanta olympics

me and mom at the world of coca-cola factory. such a fun tribute to the world of coca-cola!

me and mom in downtown atlanta

dinner at gladys knight's chicken and waffles. this squash casserole was incredible.

the lds atlanta temple

me presenting at the asha convention

my presentation

mom and me at the convention

at cnn headquarters. the cnn studio tour. btw, don lemon totally smiled and waved at me during the tour.

the cnn news room

outside turner field

mom and me outside turner field

stone mountain (talk to my mom or me for the funny circumstances surrounding the adventure(s) at stone mountain :))

the varsity...whatcha havin'?!

so, yeah. atlanta was a blast, and i was so glad my mom could be there with me!

AND, on my way home back to salt lake, i got to swing by my california home to hang out with the parentals and bryan for a day. it was great to see them too!

spence.

have i mentioned recently how much i love being an auntie em?! recently, i've got to hang out with my nephew a bunch, and i have loved it! here are just a few shots of the little man...