A very happy unbirthday

My husband loves being with these guys

and he loves these guys

So for an early birthday present we went here

Along with a couple thousand of these guys

and watched this

all because I love this guy

See

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Recently I was part of organizing a multi-University event held on BYU Campus that my work was sponsoring.

Here are a few of the thoughts I had as I walked around campus and watched the event:

- I wonder if the people I walk past know that I'm here on serious business or do they think I'm a student? I better make as many important phone calls and send emails from my blackberry while they're looking just in case.

- It is so hard to explain to someone who just moved to Utah why it's normal for some young student to bring his wife and crying baby to a professional business school event. I guess you can say it's just a culture thing. Now that I think of it though, it is kinda weird, huh?

- Oh man do I love BYU chocolate milk. Even if I have to race up all three zillion stairs in the Tanner Building and almost lose it ... I still love BYU chocolate milk.

- I just wished a team from the U of U to win. That felt wierd.

- I have to admit that I like the feeling of telling students I work on the recruiting team and seeing the "better kiss up to her" looks

Every party needs a pooper...

Our Halloween Party this year was great! Even though what I cooked for dinner didn't really look like I wanted it to, didn't really taste that good, no one got our costume unless we explained it to them, and I didn't get around to posting the pictures until almost 2 weeks later. Oh well, gotta let other people shine once in a while too! Enjoy the show:

Bliss

When I first discovered this, I was hesitant to try it - afraid I would be disappointed.

I was not.

I was in heaven.

Thursday the 14th

It's 2 weeks before Halloween. My husband is out of town and I'm watching my niece and nephews. Soon the house is quiet as the kids are tucked into bed, and I've turned on my computer to dive into some overdue work. Suddenly, the power goes out. I look to the door - it sounds like someone is trying to get it in. I grab my phone, but the battery is dead. The door slowly creaks open....

True story - except that the power didn't go out, I always keep my phone charged, and the door was closed and locked the whole time.

But I'm watching the kids again next week, just days before Halloween...
Good thing I took that babysitting course as a beehive, I'm pretty sure they covered dealing with psycos, zombies, and vampires.

*P.S. I never have and never will watch the movie "Babysitter Wanted." My imagination has enough to feed off of as it is, thank you.

La Casa Burgoyne

Our adoring fans (Mike's Mom) have been asking for pictures of the inside of our house. So, here are a few highlights:




Front room - our rug passed my "pretty to the eyes" and Mike's "soft for the feet" tests, the couches need to be experienced in person.



Master bathroom - 2 sinks, in the words of Mike "sooo luxurious!



The fun bathroom


Grammy's room. She said other people can borrow it when she's not here.



Kitchen with built-in dishwasher!

Talk about timing

Yesterday my company announced they have agreed to be acquired by Adobe (the Acrobat, Illustrator, Reader people).

Shortly after the CEO made the announcement, and just minutes before a team meeting with our department to discuss the changes that will be taking place, this showed up on my computer:



*Click on the picture to get a bigger view.