Ellen Take 2

Last May Shelby and I went to the Ellen Degeneres Show. We waited in line forever and literally right before we were about to go in they cut us off! We were bummed but they did say we could come back anytime and get guarantee tickets plus we got a free cd. So it wasn't a bad trip. Well we decided to get our tickets right around the 12 days of give away. We got in line again and when the girl came out to tell us about the show she said it was going to be airing Jan 9th. Again another bummer. We learned that Scott Baio, some health girl and a child piano player were coming on. We weren't too excited. We got in and they gave us front row seats. Then Ellen surprised us all. It looks she had one more give away! She gave us a really nice Italian cookbook, the game brain age and a Nintendo DS. Then last but not least we won a trip to Las Vegas!! Its a three day and two night stay at the new planet hollywood hotel. We are given tickets to see Stomp and a dinner at the buffet. Merry Christmas to us. Even without all that it was a really fun show! My parents were excited for they Nintendo DS. They haven't given it back to me so I can play it.

Christmas is not Christmas without Christmas Sweaters!

We had our ward Christmas party this saturday and the instructions were to wear our old christmas sweater. So of course we went all out.

Unfortunately no one else decided to get into the Christmas spirit. They just wanted to look nice to impress all the guys. Well all the guys were talking to me telling me how awesome my sweater was. Who ended up impressing who?

I did try to dazzle everyone with my piano skills.

Silly people didn't realize it was a self playing piano.

The Temple

This morning I started working at the temple. It was amazing. I got to be apart of so many things. I was a little tired though. I kind of stayed out late the night before. But other then that I think it was a great way to start my saturday. And I got invited to go to a fireside in January with President Monson. I have no problem with that.

Good Ol' Gingerbread House

At our family home evening last night we made ginger bread houses. I am not bragging because we made it but ours was the best! We even got really detailed in our house.

There is a wreath on our door, Christmas tree to the side.

We have our logs to the side if it gets cold.

There is a snow sprinkled all over the house. The snow was brown but still good.

And what house would be complete with our a little pie on the window seal. And if you look carefully on the chimney Santa's feet our hanging out because he dove in head first.

It really is the most wonderful time of the year!

BYU takes over San Diego

Because of the fires about a month ago the BYU vs SDSU game was rescheduled for last night. Now usually when you go to a home game you think there would be more fans for the home team. That was not the case for this game. When BYU scored more then half of the fans were cougar fans! BYU killed SDSU. It was a little bit of a flashback to those fun games in Provo, UT. Go Cougars!

It beginning to look alot like Christmas

Yesterday I headed to LA to help Shelby decorate her house for the holidays. It was a really rainy day so it was fun to stay inside and get warmed up. We put the movie Elf on and drank caramel apple cider from Starbucks. A perfect combo if you ask me. We then went to pick out lighted buildings from Department 56. She is going to start to buy one every year. These villages are so cute. Everyone of them have so much detail to them. We spent like a couple of hours trying to figure out which theme to go with and then which buildings to start with. I kind of wanted to start them myself. Despite the rain and horrible traffic going there, it was way fun to sing Christmas songs and decorate for the holidays. Yea for Christmas!

I love my brother!

Throughout the years I have always been the one to go away for either school or a mission but today my brother left me for Rhode Island. He is starting his training for becoming a navy seal. He is one of the top elite men of the country. What a stud! I am very proud of him. This has been his dream since he was a kid. So there are mixed emotions when I dropped him off at the airport. I am going to miss him so much but I know he will do will. When you think about those people who are fighting for our freedom then you can add Matthew Cobas to the top of the list.