I miss this girl!!!!!!

I walked out to my mailbox the other day and look what I found...
... a beautiful picture of my niece Lauren. Lauren lives in Pheonix with her Mom so I don't get to see her very much anymore. This is her school picture (she's a freshman this year), isn't she gorgeous? A lot of people say she looks just like me, and I'm very flattered at that, but Lauren is much prettier & smarter than I ever was! I miss her & her Mom so much.

Annual Halloween Party 2008

Every year for the last 4 years Kyle's sister Kim has put on a Halloween party, it's mostly for the kids but the adults get involved too (pretty much everyone dresses up). And every year it's a lot of fun filled with games, friends and good food - this year was no exception!

"Thanks Kim for another fantastic Halloween party! Can't wait for next year... "

Kyle didn't dress up this year because he had to go to work later that night, and I just used an old costume I had worn years ago and went as a french maid (again).

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dinner with one of my favorite people

Last night I had dinner with my cousin Melissa, she just turned 20 years old last month. Melissa, or Missy as her friends would call her, is one of my most favorite people in the world! She's one of those people you just love to be around, she makes me laugh every time I'm with her. Melissa is actually my second cousin, but she's feels more like my niece. And even though there is a 10 year age difference we get along very well. I love her so much and I'm so proud to call her "family". She's a good listener, strong in her faith, a wonderful friend, and all around a great person! I just wish there were more people in this world like her, everyone should have a "Melissa" in their life. It doesn't matter how bad of a day you've had she can always make you smile and forget about everything else. She's mature and wise beyond her years, and she's growing into this beautiful woman. She makes me want to be a better person, her "spirit" is contagious! As I sit and write this I feel like I can't explain exactly what kind of person she is, there isn't words to describe how she shines. Don't get me wrong she's not "perfect" by any means, but pretty darn close!

"I love you Melissa, thanks for dinner!"

A must read!

Last week I was reading my friend Leslie's blog and she did a post on the different books and authors she was reading, one of them was Stephanie Meyer. The next day I was listening to KIIS FM (one of our local radio stations) and they were talking about Stephanie Meyer too. She has a series of books out right now, the first one is called Twilight, and that's the one everyone is talking about at the moment because the movie is coming out in November. I asked my friend Leslie if it was really "that good", she said it was about vampires (something she's not usually interested in reading about) but she also said that once I start reading it I won't be able to put it down, she was totally right! I read the entire 500 page novel in 3 days, it was really good, can't wait to go buy the next one! Like Leslie I wasn't too interested in reading something about vampires, and I later found out the series was originally meant for a younger generation of girls, so I wasn't too sure how I was going to enjoy a book about teenage vampires :) but let me just say "it was a great book!", I highly recommend it.

It's that time of year

If you've ever lived in Southern California you know that we get Santa Ana winds this time of year, well this year is no different. Along with the winds comes fires, there are currently 3 big fires burning right now. Kyle left yesterday afternoon on the mobile dispatch unit, which means he'll be working out in the field this week. Last year when he went out on the mobile unit he was gone for 6 days. Please keep Kyle and the rest of the people dealing with these fires in your thoughts & prayers. Thank you...

Kyle was very happy!

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys yesterday!!!
Cardinals 30, Cowboys 24 (OT)
After seeing the Cowboys kick a 52-yard field goal to send the game into overtime, the Cardinals responded by blocking a punt to win. Sean Morey blocked the kick and Monty Beisel (52) took the loose ball into the end zone.

NKOTB Concert

I loved them 20 years ago and I love them now...

A bunch of us girls went to the New Kids On The Block concert the other night at The Staple Center. They actually put on a really good show, a lot better than what we were expecting. My very first concert ever was a New Kids concert so this was kinda cool to get to see them again, it brought back a lot of memories. And just for the record... I still love Jordan! LOL, no seriously the guy is doin' good!!!

"Thanks girls"

"Hope you had a great birthday Jen, we love you!"

...more Halloween decorations

Kyle & I finished decorating the front yard yesterday, turned out kinda cute don't yah think? (see the previous post for the rest of our halloween fun!)

Halloween time at the Sanfords

We started putting up our Halloween decorations last week. Here's a sneak peak of some of the fun stuff going on in our home this month...

can't forget the candy!

even the fish tank gets decorated!

my new dish towels, aren't they cute?

I love this time of year.

Halloween kicks off the season of holidays.

I have a few more Halloween decorations to put up inside, and we still have a little work to do on the front yard decorations but all and all the house looks festive!

Now it's time to find a costume!