I will journal this blog because I certainly have not in a while. First of all, you can all come to my rescue. I am a very good speller, if I do say so myself. And on occasion I have an error on the blog just because it is difficult to write and edit when you are posting for everyone to see. But I can never remember if it is "a while" or "awhile". HELP ME!!! I don't know if they both are legit, if they are what's the difference? What's wrong with me?!
The BYU basketball home opener went really well. It sold out and I honestly attribute it to Eric and Brady for all their hard work on the videos (besides word of mouth and camping). They worked really hard and it was an awesome game. Definitely haven't stopped working, but I am glad that we are getting into the season and it isn't the all consuming force in our lives that it was before Nov. 12th. Eric had a new great idea for the Arizona game on Saturday--- a little motivator to entice students to arrive early to Energy Solutions Arena, school buses and (hopefully) a discounted lunch price. More to follow once it is organized. Basketball has kept Eric really busy, but he is starting to get bored without a job. School and sports are great but he's got some time. So he is starting to look for work. The ideal job? Substitute teaching. Wouldn't Eric be your favorite sub of all time?!
Eric was going to surprise me with a Christmas tree the other day, so he went to a lot and found one he liked, for 50 bucks! So he said yeah right and drove his happy self (and Jeff, Tyler and Brady) up to the mountain and chopped one down. Now everywhere we go he says, so what, let's buy _______, we saved $50 on a Christmas tree! If I'd had the foresight to paste my pictures in the blog first I'd show it to you. It's so Charlie Brown Chic.
We spent Thanksgiving in Fort Worth, TX with everyone of my sisters! Jen lives down there and JenandNick were the most gracious hosts. It was a huge blessing to have all my sisters around. I don't know why I didn't expect it, but it really made me miss my mom. Eric loved Elway (one of their dogs) and gave me hope for having a fairly normal sized dog in the future. Jen worked really hard to make a perfect dinner and was successful. One of the highlights from the trip was playing Disney karaoke on the wii. Nick dominates at Hakuna Matata but there were songs for everyone. Except Matt. He is not a fan of karoake, I can't imagine why. :) But oh oh oh! My niece! She is heaven on earth, she is honeycrisp apples and sweet mint gum and every single one of my favorite things. I will find a way to post a video of her and Eric. I die every time. And from this lopsided paragraph the conclusion is simple: thanks to Nick and Jen for a much needed vacation.
Eric has finals next week, and I am going to Maui. I've never been to Hawaii so 98% excited and 2% scared, or maybe it's 98% scared and 2% excited. It is for work for a manager retreat and training, and if it hadn't been finals week Eric could have gone with me! Oh cruel fate.
This has been our autumn experience and I don't think it could've rolled out better.
The BYU basketball home opener went really well. It sold out and I honestly attribute it to Eric and Brady for all their hard work on the videos (besides word of mouth and camping). They worked really hard and it was an awesome game. Definitely haven't stopped working, but I am glad that we are getting into the season and it isn't the all consuming force in our lives that it was before Nov. 12th. Eric had a new great idea for the Arizona game on Saturday--- a little motivator to entice students to arrive early to Energy Solutions Arena, school buses and (hopefully) a discounted lunch price. More to follow once it is organized. Basketball has kept Eric really busy, but he is starting to get bored without a job. School and sports are great but he's got some time. So he is starting to look for work. The ideal job? Substitute teaching. Wouldn't Eric be your favorite sub of all time?!
Eric was going to surprise me with a Christmas tree the other day, so he went to a lot and found one he liked, for 50 bucks! So he said yeah right and drove his happy self (and Jeff, Tyler and Brady) up to the mountain and chopped one down. Now everywhere we go he says, so what, let's buy _______, we saved $50 on a Christmas tree! If I'd had the foresight to paste my pictures in the blog first I'd show it to you. It's so Charlie Brown Chic.
We spent Thanksgiving in Fort Worth, TX with everyone of my sisters! Jen lives down there and JenandNick were the most gracious hosts. It was a huge blessing to have all my sisters around. I don't know why I didn't expect it, but it really made me miss my mom. Eric loved Elway (one of their dogs) and gave me hope for having a fairly normal sized dog in the future. Jen worked really hard to make a perfect dinner and was successful. One of the highlights from the trip was playing Disney karaoke on the wii. Nick dominates at Hakuna Matata but there were songs for everyone. Except Matt. He is not a fan of karoake, I can't imagine why. :) But oh oh oh! My niece! She is heaven on earth, she is honeycrisp apples and sweet mint gum and every single one of my favorite things. I will find a way to post a video of her and Eric. I die every time. And from this lopsided paragraph the conclusion is simple: thanks to Nick and Jen for a much needed vacation.
Eric has finals next week, and I am going to Maui. I've never been to Hawaii so 98% excited and 2% scared, or maybe it's 98% scared and 2% excited. It is for work for a manager retreat and training, and if it hadn't been finals week Eric could have gone with me! Oh cruel fate.
This has been our autumn experience and I don't think it could've rolled out better.
That's awesome you get to go to Hawaii! Poor Eric. Finals suck! Have a great time! It's good to hear you both are doing well! We miss you guys!
ReplyDeleteHow fun!!! How have I not heard about Hawaii yet?? You will love it! PS Thanks for plugging Brady's blog haha
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Hawaii Holly! Love you guys.
ReplyDeleteThat is schhhweet you get to go to Hawaii! I've only been once, but it is beautiful. Enjoy it! And when you're back and finals are over let's all go bowling. Yah???
ReplyDeleteHolly, you know how readily I am willing to come to your rescue. So here goes: I think a while is nounish and awhile is adverbish. Can I give you an example? No. I can't. Also, not sure if I'm correct on this, but it's what my brain tells me. Thought I would give it a stab. Long story short, I think your opening sentence is correct because it is the noun version. If you said, "It has been awhile since I updated my blog...", then that's adverb style. Hey, guess I gave an example after all.
ReplyDeleteLongest comment ever? Looks like I'm "journaling" this comment as it were.
Anyways, have fun in Hawaii. Jealous much.
And awesome that Eric cut down his own tree. Ha ha. That is something I would have liked to witness.
I'm ba-ack!
ReplyDeleteI think my "adverb example" is a noun example after all. But who knows?
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Carry on.
I love your guts!
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