Turkey Day Pictures!!!

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving! Here are a few Pictures!

Me and Tom relaxin' on the sofa

Nick in his Turkey apron!

Denise with little Anthony
Angelo, Anthony, and Tommy
Me and Christopher


Tom and Anthony!

The kids relaxing after all the Turkey!

Hello??

Hmm...I guess LacyCat is the only one thankful for anything....either that or nobody reads my blog anymore. Come on people! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

I know, bad Sarah, I am getting horrible at updating my blog. I'm just not doing anything fun so I have no pictures. Without pictures, I have nothing to write but stuff I would rather keep to myself. Tom and I are both just working hard.

I just got a new calling at church...2nd counselor in Young Womens...I've never worked with YW before so this should be fun. I went to YW today and it was quite different then what I grew up with in New Mexico. There were only 2 girls...14 and 15! Fun stuff. This is the first time I've had a calling other than something related to music. Although, I am still the assistant music coordinator for the ward. Two Callings...whoohoo!

We are excited for Thanksgiving coming up. We are going to my brother and sister-in laws home for the holidays. I'm making pumpkin and apple pie, and my favorite green bean casserole. They have the cutest little boys...3 of them...all 2 and younger! We are happy to spend some time with them. My brother Andrew and his wife and little boy were supposed to come too...but plans changed. I am going to Green Bay, WI to visit them right after Christmas. I haven't seen my nephew, Allen, since he was 6 weeks old so I am EXCITED to say the least!!

Best of all about THANKSGIVING, it's a great time to think and reflect on what I am thankful for. First of all, I am thankful for my Savior, Jesus Christ. I am grateful that because of Him, we all have the opportunity to live with our Heavenly parents again and be with our families forever. I can't even imagine my life without Him.
Next, I am thankful for FAMILY. All of them...on both sides! But most of all I am thankful for my husband. He is such a wonderful and unique person. I am constantly amazed by his amazing ideas and his knowledge. I've never been treated so kindly and loved so deeply by anyone. I just look at him and he makes me want to smile. He's always trying to make me and everyone around him laugh. I love that about him...he brings laughter and happiness to my life when sometimes I think I don't have anything to be happy about. Thank you Tom for all you do.
I can't leave out my mother...even though she is gone, I am so thankful for all she taught me and left me with. She is the reason I am who I am and I love her.
I am also so grateful for my dad and his new wife Cathie. My dads very quiet, just like me, so it was hard for me to know how he was doing after mom died. But, I KNOW that Cathie makes him happy. I can see that. I am grateful for the sweet cards and packages she sends letting me know that they both love and care about me.
I am thankful for the laughter and sweet spirits of children. Maybe it's because I was the youngest in my family, so I didn't have any annoying younger siblings...but I just LOVE children. I can never have a job that doesn't involve children. They just make my day! Yes, it's hard at times...but they are so innocent and sweet...all of them. They just need someone to love and teach them.
Last, I am thankful for my life. This year was a close call, but I am grateful that Heavenly Father let me stick around a little longer. I hope I can still accomplish many great things in my (hopefully) long life!

So...this is what I am most thankful for. What are you thankful for this holiday season?

one last thing

I was hoping that everyone could take my last name off their blogs?? Some of you have it listed in the links and some have mentioned it in a post. I don't like that when someone googles my name it can lead to my blog. Thank you so much! If you could do that as soon as possible I would appreciate it! : ) I don't want to have to set my blog to private.

My Brother Andrew has a Twin!

I just have to post this! EVERY time I see this guy I have to do a double take because I think it's my brother Andrew. They look EXACTLY the same! No joke! This guy, whose name is Barret, is in my stake here in NY (I think I stole the pic. from Jen's facebook, sorry). For those of you who know my brother...can  you guess which one is him? : ) 

WHO IS WHO?????

And...I just want to say that I love my brother! He's the best and I miss him! I haven't seen him in FOREVER. I'm so excited because Andrew, his wife Sarah, and their little boy Allen are coming to visit for Thanksgiving. HIP HIP HOORAY! Now, if only Kim could come too, life would be grand! : )

This is Andrew and I the day I graduated college!

Finally an Update!

Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. We've been so busy. Nothing too exciting. Just the boring day to day stuff. Seems like there is always something to do and no down time for us. We recently moved...again. I'm thinking I won't take pictures this time. It's getting kind of old that we move so much. Our apartment in Glen Cove had a few problems...mold being one of them. We just thought that we would take the chance to get out of it while we could. We now live in Queens and are MUCH happier to live in a newer and cleaner apartment. Tom only has a 20 min. ride on the train to get to work which makes him a happy camper. My commute to work is not so hot...but I have found a closer job which is MUCH better for me.
Anyway, on to the pictures! Our good friends Brooke and Frank came to visit NY! They have been living in Hawaii for the past little while. We got together for dinner with them, Dave and Julie, and Deanna and Bryant...all friends from our days in the singles branch. Frankie was leaving the next week to fight the war in Afghanistan so Julie made him a REALLY cool and yummy tank cake!
Enjoy the pictures!

Deanna and Bryant

Me, Brooke, Deanna, and Julie

Julies AWSOME cake!

Brooke, Deanna, and half of Bryant

Julie, Dave, Frankie, and Brooke!