This was a birthday card one of my friends from work got for me. I wasn't sure if I should laugh at it or be offended! 

Week b/f School

Coming back to Utah a week early was definately a good thing. I was able to work some, snowboard a couple times, play a lot of basketball, and watch even more football (bowl games). Dave and Jessica both have season passes to Sundance so I took them up one day to see how thier skills were. It had been a while since I'd been so I wasn't quick to impress anyone. Jessica holds her own pretty good and by the end of the day she was crusing pretty good down the mountain. Dave's a little more adventurous than us (or he's just crazy, we don't know) and does every jump in sight. Nonetheless, I think a good time was had by all.

This is Dave doing one of his many sick jumps throughout the day. 

The three of us on our way down the hill.  

Me getting ready for the afternoon session of teaching Jessica and Dave how to ride like a real men (and women)! 

Dave came up in the afternoon to "rip" some powder with us. 

This is me a Jessica getting ready to hit the slopes in the morning! 

Christmas 2005

For Christmas I got to spend 2 of my luxurious 3 week break in KS. It was nice to be home and not have to worry about anything, literally I didn't have anything to worry about!! I was able to get a lot of reading in, not know to be one of my forte's, but somehow I found myself not being able to put the books down. Mom's cooking is always appreciated when I'm home and it was stellar as always!!! Other highlights from being home were getting to see mike and nicole (below). I got to go check out Mike's work which was interesting, after which we went out to eat with Dad which was reminicent of the "Brether's Luncheon". Two weeks home was great but by then I was definately ready to get back to Utah.

Here's Mike, Nicole and Oreo on an outing back in the woods. We had snow in KS for a couple days while I was home for Christmas.