Friday, March 16, 2012

A Christmas in (way too many) pictures


In order to make the Harrison Christmas party, I drove up on a Friday, and Nate worked a little, then flew on Southwest.  I almost made it to the airport on time to greet him.  :)  


Nathan and some of the kids...I love all of the expressions in this one...

And this one?


More tousins.

The Nativity cast.


Full cast.  We got the prestigious honor of playing Mary and Joseph.  This was the second time for me, so I had no problem with the role.  :) 


This picture made me think about us in a few more decades...

Playing with Grey and Amos. 

Did I mention Tom will be a daddy again soon?? 

Squishy cat face. 

He liked it, I promise. 

Why I want to steal these two. 

Why Nate especially wants to steal this one. 

One of the hazards of knowing Nate...any twin clothing will be carefully timed.  :) 

Trip to Temple Square. 


I'm especially proud of this one. 

Christmas morning!

Most of the Terrys. 

Ben and Gray sunning himself. 

Mom Higley with her new hat. 

Dad Higley with his new socks (for thongs).  HA. 

Lizzie brought gifts for Mal and Kathryn. 

Cute Bella Bella. 

Lizzie with her kitty calendar. 

Nate's new mask.  Ethan's telling face. 

These two boys are so cute...


The discovery after Matt got a tator cube when prepping his Coke glass. 

Galoshes!

Monster Galoshes!

Nate-su and Luck dog. 

Jim with his Christmas present. 

The Christmas shot thanks to Jim.  :) 

Christmas joy in Vegas with the kitties! 

Kathryn with her new tinsel from Lizzie. 

We caught the Bellagio just in time...they were taking everything down the day we visited. 



Because I'm still behind and doing this post in March, it's been fun remembering what a great season this last winter was.  No wonder we couldn't stop taking pictures! 

Friday, March 9, 2012

Grand Velas, Riviera Maya

Every December, GoGo holds their annual conference somewhere fun; this year it was in the Riviera Maya, Mexico at the Grand Velas.  It's a ridiculously lovely resort that most (at least me) can't afford, so it was all the more fun to get to visit.  It's possible some of these pictures will seem boring, but I took pictures of the best parts of the weekend...which is why you won't see any shots of the actual conference.  :)

My room: this isn't just one of those shots that the perspective makes the space look larger...it was just big. 


Proof I was in the room and that a really long flight doesn't do much for one's looks. 

View out from the room. 

Breakfast.

A pool I never swam in, but it was lovely. 

I did, however, get to walk down this "hallway". 

During my study time on the balcony. 

Vera and Erin getting ready for our theme night. 

Liz and Lynne in our costumes. 

Another branch who had better costumes. 

This is foie gras....don't eat it...ever.  It's mean and gross. 

Vera and Lynne at dinner. 

Liz moments after I won a piece of paper saying I was the highest novice in sales for the year...also moments after my boss told Lynne and I that our costumes sucked.  At least we looked cute.  :) 

Reason for the trip!

This too. 




Jason and Liz...we took our break time very seriously. 

Poinsettias for Christmas!

Until next time??  :)