Mo-Tab Christmas Concert

Photo from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Facebook page

Before Christmas I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert with  special guests Santino Fantana and The Sesame Street Muppets.
My cousin Hilary was able to get several tickets and invited my brother Caleb, his girlfriend Emilie, my sister Samantha, and I to attend.  

Sam and I had awsome seats.  The closest to the stage I have ever sat.  (not that we were that close, but close enough for me.

After the show we did the customary walk through Temple Square and take pictures with the lights.  I love this picture of us.

Sam had no idea that this was how the Big Bird puppet worked so in case you ever wondered as well, here you go.

It was a very fun night and I wish all of you could have joined us.  My favorite part of the whole show was when The Count did the 12 Days of Christmas with the organist.  A-MAZE-ING!!!

Apple Swan

Today after watching a particularly interesting how to video on Youtube, Nathan felt motivated enough to try some edible art of his own.  We present to you Nathan's Apple Swan!

You can learn how yourselves below.

Happy Sunday!!!

Winner, Winner

One week ago our little blog reached 12,000 views and to celebrate this milestone I announced a contest.  To enter the contest all one had to do was to leave a comment on their favorite post from our blog.  Today one week later we have our winner, selected by random number generator from the number of comments our blog received.
The winning comment number was.....

Number 22!

The 22nd comment on my blog was left by sam00033445 from http://mylifeonemomentatatime.blogspot.com on the post Puppy cousins. Congratulations sam00033445!  Your prize is a night out with me (and Nathan) if you choose, at the restaurant of your choice our treat.  Please contact us to set up the time and date that would work best for you.

Happy Sunday!!!

I caught myself a leprechaun!

Nathan's nickname at work is Leprechaun and if you took a look at him you would know why.  Other than the absence of red hair he has the build and look of this Irish folklore character.  One of his co-workers recently took some time to give us all a good chuckle by photo-shopping Nathan's face onto a box of Lucky Charms.  

My New Job

The week of Thanksgiving I started working at my new job in Tooele.  I am now the receptionist at Health Care for Women; the office of Dr. Eldad Vered (pronounced like Jared, just with a V).
It has been a huge change from all of my duties as a Health Unit Coordinator at Intermountain Medical Center but I am loving it.
My main responsibilities are to answer the phones, check patients in and out of their appointments, schedule appointments and keeping the medical records up-to-date.  All of my previous years as a CNA and as a HUC in the medical field have made this transition a very easy one for me. (I just hope that my co-workers agree.)
I have began many new friendships with the other eight members of the full-time staff as well as starting to get to know many of our patients that we see sometimes once a week as they are getting closer to their delivery dates.


On December 1st of this year Dr. Vered opened Laser Aesthetics of Utah as a side practice in our office.  It is still very new but we are excited to now be offering laser hair removal, laser and chemical facials, and even SmartLipo to our patients and the surrounding community.

You can learn more about our office and the services that we provide in both Women's Health and Aesthetics on our Facebook page HERE, and our website HERE. (Laser Aesthetics website coming soon)

I highly recommend Dr. Vered and our Nurse Practitioner Sarah Johnson to anyone in need of an OBGYN in the Tooele valley and beyond.

Do you have any questions for me about my new job? Our office?  What color socks I am wearing today?  Or what I had for dinner?  Let me know, leave a comment and I will answer them.

Happy Tuesday!!!

Time for a contest!

Wow everyone,  Today we reached 12,000 page views.  That is amazing.  I want to thank you all for supporting our adoption dream and for reading what we have to share.
In honor of this milestone we are going to have a drawing for a prize.  To enter the drawing all you must do is leave a comment on your favorite post here on A Country Life for Us telling us why you like that particular post.  You have 120 posts to choose from.  The winner will be chosen by a random number generator that will correspond with the order your comment was submitted and will be notified in one week on Sunday December 14th.
May the odds ever be in your favor!

The Best Gift

I came across this video this week and it touched my heart, especially at this time while Nathan and I are still waiting and hoping for our own little miracle to find it way into our lives through the gift of adoption.

Happy Sunday!!!

The Tree is Up

Tis that time of year again for home decorating, present shopping, trimming the tree, sending out cards, listening to carols, and remembering our Savior.  This weekend I was able to start on some of these festivities.

Nathan helped by getting everything out of the attic and even putting the tree together one day while I was working.  That night I was able to spend some time 'fluffing' the branches and making it look like an actual tree.

Then to the fun part.  Unpacking all of the decorations and placing them in just the right place on the tree.

Of course I had Pandora radio playing throughout the whole house.  The channel of the evening was Pentatonix holiday music.  I highly recommend this group and this channel for all your listening pleasure.

Some of the ornements are old.  Such as this paper mache cowboy from Nathan's grandmother. 

Some are 'all natural'  If you look close you can see a set of deer antlers.

Some are new such as these that I found on KSL deals this year.

Some remind me of very special people I love.

And of course it is all topped by a beautiful star.  (The antlers in this picture are hung on wall behind the tree and not the tree its self)

All resulting in our own unique Christmas tree filled with memories old and new.

Great friend

My friend Megan wrote a sweet blog post about our adoption hopes on the blog that she shares with several of her friends called Life of Women an Inspirational Outlook. She asked for my permission to share our story when it was her turn to submit a post on what they call "good cause Wednesday"  I gladly gave it and I am so touched and humbled by the sweet words that she shared.
Megan and I became friends while working together at the hospital several years ago.  A short time later her life led her on several adventures including becoming a mother of three sweet angels of her own and living for at time in Germany while her husband was stationed there in the military.  Although we have not seen each other in person in over two years we keep in touch through facebook and a still think of her fondly and often as a true friend.
You can read Megan's post HERE.

Thank you Megan