Thankgiving Dinner

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Las Vegas with Ryan's parents. We had a pre-Thankgiving meal at the Pizza Factory in St. George---one of our favorites. His two sisters and their families were present as well. It's always fun to get together with family as I get to know his neices and nephews and siblings better. We saw the movie "Australia" which I loved and highly recommend. We also did a little shopping on Black Friday. On the way home we stopped to eat at El Pollo Loco--one of my favorite fast food restaurants that I miss now I'm back in UT. I was quite excited to learn that there is now an El Pollo Loco in Lehi---so excited that I almost caused Ryan to crash as I screamed out in excitement as we passed an El Pollo Loco billboard----I know I'm a little crazy, I get excited over chicken. But really, it's great. Thankgiving provided us with a nice little break as well as a reminder of all the things we are thankful for.

 

Zermatt

Each fall the Attorney General's Office sponsers a Fall CLE Conference. This allows us to get all together and attend lectures that fulfill our continuing legal education credits. This year the office splurged and we were able to attend at a resort in Midway, UT, the Zermatt. It was beautiful, even if it was a little cold outside. Most of the attorneys stayed in the main hotel where the conference rooms were. However, I was sent far far away---ok, it wasn't really that far, only a 5 minute walk, but I felt left out as everyone else in my office was in the main hotel. I was the lucky one though. My room was MUCH larger and WAY nicer than any of the guys I work with. I had a huge bathroom with a jetted tub and a balcony off the bedroom that overlooked the mountains. NICE! Of course I got teased relentlessly about being a princess and all the guys wanted to know how I got the hookups. I was sad that Ryan had to stay home and work and wasn't able to enjoy the fun surroundings. But in reality as I was in class all day long, it would have been pretty boring for him. They've already reassured us, next year's conference won't be as nice.