Twilight Movie

The Twilight movie is here!!! My friend, Rebecca and I went to see the movie today at midnight! I have never gone to a midnight movie. The line was out the door and around the corner in the back of the theater! CRAZY!!! We only waited outside for about an hour, and then waited another 2 hours in the theater before the movie started. Now, before I mention what I thought of the movie, I'm going to say that there are some freaky Twi-Nerds out there! Girls were screaming when the movie started and every time Edward was in the scene they would scream. I told Rebecca I think the girl behind me needs a brown bag before she passes out. Those girls were so loud during the whole movie and hardly ever stoped talking! Oh, we thought we were going to have to slap someone. lol

BUT ... the movie was SO good! I tried not to get my hopes up about the movie because didn't want to be disappointed. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to see it again and again!

Senior Tribute

Last week against San Diego was the last BYU home game. Before the game, the Seniors were called one by one onto the field. WOW... I got so emotional seeing Travis walk out onto the field for the last time. Then, after the game, BYU played special tribute to the seniors by calling them back onto the field followed by their family members. The Seniors were given lais when they came on the field. It was so cool seeing all the guys coming on the field with their family. The last guy had so many lais you could barely see his head! :)

I can't believe 4 years has come and gone ... It has been so amazing watching Travis play. Not sure what we are going to do next year during football season! :)

Great Job Travis! Thank you for the memories.

BYU vs. Air Force

38-24

WOOHOO! WE WON!!! ("We" ... like I had anything to do with it!! lol) Such an awesome game! I'm so glad BYU won. I love going to the Air Force games in CO. The soldiers on the field before the game, the jets flying over the field, and well... men in uniform! ;) hehe There were some really great plays by BYU ... the catch Collie made in the last quarter. Catching the ball by his fingertips!!! So freakin' cool! Travis was so awesome on the field. One play he was blocking as Max Hall was running with the ball and totally tripped a guy! I was laughing so hard. (Don't worry, they have pads. He was okay.) CO is so pretty and the Air Force fans are so nice!!

This weekend is the rival game against Utah. It should be fun. Little worried about the fans, but hopefully it won't be too bad. And I hope BYU wins ... oh I hope BYU wins! :)

BYU vs. San Diego

41-12

WOW ... what a great game! When San Diego had possession of the ball for the FIRST time, it was fumbled on the first play and became BYU's ball! That's right!! What a great way to start the game. :) I must say, after the past couple close games, I was SO glad we kept a big lead the whole time. One of my favorite plays in this game was when Travis was looking for someone to block from the quarterback, but there was no one he could block so he went over to help one of his teammates and totally body slammed the San Diego guy. lol I was cracking up laughing! I wonder if Travis' teammate is thinking "Dang, I had him!" (but not really) and the San Diego guy is thinking "Dang ... where did he come from? And where am I??" hahaha Oh, I'm going to miss watching Travis pancake other guys and knocking them to the ground watching their arms and legs kicking underneath Travis trying to get up. I just want to yell at him to relax, just lay still, and it will be over soon. :) haha

This weekend is Air Force and I can't wait to go!

Mr. Peterson

Mr. Peterson was one of my customers at work. Although, I didn't think of him too much as a "customer." He was one of my favorite people. Sadly, Mr. Peterson passed away on Thursday, October 30th. When I heard of his passing, it was the sadest thing I have heard of in a long time. Mr. Peterson would come into work to sometimes just sit and chat with me. In the beginning of 2008, Mr. Peterson and his wife moved to Scottsdale (and I thought THIS was the sadest thing I heard of). I was afraid I was going to lose contact with this great man. But, nope ... :) He still would call me and even drive down to Chandler just to come see me. (Now let me just clarify for any that are wondering what is going on ... Mr. Peterson was 62 years old. He was just a man I truly admired and loved talking to him.) One day, Mr. Peterson came in to tell me he was called to be the Bishop of a Singles Ward in Chandler. My first thought was, "You just moved to Scottsdale!" Then my second thought was "I wonder if I can get a boundary exception so he could be my Bishop??" I knew he would be an amazing Bishop and be an inspiration and wonderful example to the single adults in his ward. He was SO excited about this calling. :)

Today was the funeral for Mr. Peterson. The chapel was filled with everyone that loved him: family, friends, and the single adults from the ward. Everyone talked about his love of his family, Heavenly Father, and anyone he came in contact with. It was so true too!! Several times he would come to my work driving his wife's car and when I would ask what happened to his car he would tell me he takes her car when he needs to put gas in it. That used to crack me up! But, now I know it was just Mr. Peterson's way of taking care of his wife and just doing anything for her. Mr. Peterson would always ask me how I'm doing with my church attendance and making sure I stayed in touch with my Heavenly Father and was reading my scriptures. He knew how important it was to have a close relationship with Heavenly Father.

One of the speakers today talked about a conversation Mr. Peterson had with him. Mr. Peterson told him that he never had a "guys night out" because when he married Mrs. Peterson, she was the only person he wanted to ever go out with. He said he felt lost and alone when she wasn't with him. Mr. Peterson described his wife as his best friend, loving wife, and eternal companion. What a compliment!

I thought a lot about my dad during the funeral. A lot of comments made about Mr. Peterson were similar to how I thought of my dad and/or how others thought of my dad. Maybe that's why I loved Mr. Peterson so much.

Mr. Peterson will be deeply missed...

"When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure."

Bode the Pirate

Isn't he a cutie!?!?!! For Bode's first Halloween, Travis and Alison dressed him up as a Pirate. I just love the patch over his eye. :)

BYU vs. CSU

45-42

WHAT A GAME!! :) It was so close - up to the last few minutes. Every time CSU scored, BYU scored and in the final minute, we scored the last touchdown to win the game. :) The commentators made a few comments about the CSU coaches. Basically, the coaches were upset about Travis hitting and pushing a lot of the CSU guys down. lol Oh well, that's part of the game. If they don't like it, stay on the bench! hehe

BYU is now 8-1! Can't wait for next weeks game! :)