For our FHE Activity....

We were going to put together our Halloween costumes. Maybe make a quick trip to the DI, cut and glue a few things here and there and, if we had time, even have a pumpkin carving contest with the 2 pumpkins we bought weeks ago. But instead, we decided it would be a much more fun activity to lock ourselves out of the apt with no cell phones and with nothing more on than a long-sleeved shirt. If the guys upstairs are home, it's no problem to lock ourselves out because we can get to our basement apt through theirs. But of course, none of them were home. Thank goodness Richard had his wallet so we could walk down and get some food in the meantime. Currently, we're on campus staying warm while we wait for the guys upstairs to return home. I can't think of a time when I've had more fun at FHE....

Dear BYU,

I understand that my husband has a lot of skills and talents you can use. And I also know that he has a lot he can learn from you as well. But he spends so much time with you, it's hard to remember if he's married to me or you.... And frankly I'm tired of being a widow. I promise to continue being a BYU football fan and I'll start going to Ed Week every year if I could just see him a little more often. So if you could please send him back to me, that would be wonderful. Thanks again for understanding.

Sincerely,

The Widow Henricksen

Wanted: Creative Ideas

Usually our Halloween costumes are thrown together the night before with whatever we have lying around the house. This year, I want go have a good idea in mind so that when I throw my costume together at the last minute, at least I have an idea to go off of :) I have always wanted to do something really clever for Halloween with a huge pregnant belly. Don't ask me why. Maybe I was somewhat inspired by a couple in our ward last year who dressed the husband up as a bowling pin and his very pregnant wife was the bowling ball- so cute! Even though I won't have a big belly at Halloween, I still will have a little bump and I still want to do something very cute, creative, and yes, even cheesy. Since I am lacking a little in the creative department, I want to get YOUR ideas. Anyone have any good ideas for pregnant Halloween costumes?

Park City

What is better than staying in Park City for a night? Staying in Park City for FREE! We won a free night stay at the Marriott and were thrilled to be able to use it last weekend. We mostly just used the time to relax but had a great time too. We headed up on Friday night and went out to dinner and then went down to the pool to play for a little while. Then I was so tired that we ended up just watching a movie in the hotel room- poor Richard has to be so patient with me!! The bed was HUGE, especially compared to our double at home. But we decided that we can't sleep on nice beds with big fluffy pillows because neither one of us slept. I guess we're too used to our small pillows and lumpy mattress :) The next morning we went down and were trying to decide what to do about breakfast. I always have to get something to eat FAST when I wake up, but the prices at the hotel restaurant were very expensive. We were debating about whether or not to just go ahead and spend a little more than we normally would when this man walked up to us and handed us a coupon for 2 free breakfast buffets at the hotel restaurant, telling us that he had an extra one. It was such an amazing unexpected blessing for us! We saw him a little bit later and thanked him for his generous gift and all he said was, I have a 50% off coupon for dinner tonight if you want that too! Wow- sometimes it amazes me how nice people can be. After a delicious and filling breakfast, we went to Main St and just walked around looking at all the shops and bought some yummy treats from the Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory.

Making a new friend

We ended our "vacation" by going to the outlet stores and getting new coats, a new purse for me, and a new shirt for Richard. All in all it was a great trip, and you can't beat a free stay in a nice hotel!!