I completely forgot!

I don't know where my head has been lately, but I've been awful forgetful!
Like journaling, for example.
I also forgot to do an online class my lender requires - we went through it once for Wes, but I apparently needed to do it too.  I started it WEEKS ago, and then completely forgot.  Until today, when I was going through my email to find my parents' flight itinerary (they're coming to visit for Thanksgiving, which I have NOT forgotten, lol).  The stupid class cost us $50, and I would have had to pay again in a few days if I hadn't run into it today.  Sheesh!
The last week or so has been pretty weird.  We got about 6 inches of snow last Thursday/Friday... which is a lot of snow for this area anyway - but also really early in the year.  We've already dipped into negative temperatures (at night)! And believe it or not, I've actually been enjoying it.  This is the first year since I've lived in Idaho/Utah where I have been genuinely excited by the snow.  Which is strange, considering it makes my already dreadful commute to work at least 3x worse. And causes my husband to be virtually non-existent around the house due to his 14-16 hour work days.
Poor guy is exhausted.  And I'm officially getting bored waiting for him to come home. Eating dinner alone is no fun.  Watching Gilmore Girls isn't so bad.  I've been working on Christmas presents for my family and I have gotten quite a bit done.  I still need to finish Mom's and Dad's before they get here on Saturday though. We'll see how late Wes gets home tonight...
Oh!  I also started acupuncture.  Like, real - full body - acupuncture.  It feels pretty awesome.  I finally found a place that's reasonably priced.  It is still costing us over $100/mo, but I think it'll be worth it.  Especially if it helps me get pregnant, without all the chemicals and hormones.  She said that my body has a pulse (not like the heart rate, but something else in Chinese Medicine) that is really faint which means something is blocking my Chi (ok, so not actually my "chi," but something similar, and I can't remember what it's called), or, I have some kind of deficiency.  Acupuncture is supposed to increase your body's ability to heal itself.  You start out with more frequent treatments (I'm doing 2x/wk right now), and gradually decrease.  But it's surprisingly relaxing - I don't know if I'll be able to give it up!  You aren't supposed to do it when you're pregnant though, so we'll see how that goes.

Busy busy busy!

I never really got to update what else happened in the last week - but truth is, I don't even remember anymore!  I just know that I was too busy to write. lol!
Wes was gone from Wednesday morning through Friday at the SEMA car show in Vegas.  He went with Discount Tire and he LOVED it.  He was in absolute heaven; he barely even had time to call me.  So I spent my days at work and my evenings in bed, watching TV and working on Christmas presents.  It was actually quite nice. :)  But needless to say, I was overjoyed to have him home.
I did a lot more of TV/movie/Christmas present making over the weekend - with Wes.  It was so nice and relaxing!  I even took yesterday off so that I could drive Wes home from a root canal - not nearly as much fun, but relaxing for the rest of the day sure was!
He went ahead and took today off of work too, which was probably a good thing - but I haven't been able to talk to him all day because he accidentally washed his phone with all of his new shirts he got from the car show.  (Oops!)  He filed an insurance claim and should be getting a new one in the next couple of days.
This week is another busy week too... ward missionary correlation tonight, visiting teaching tomorrow, and Relief Society Activity on Thursday.  Part of me hopes its a small turn out because I do better in smaller groups... but, a big turn out would sure make me feel good!
And Wes got a new calling - he'll be a Teacher's Quorum Adviser - working mostly with the scouting program.  He's acting nervous, but I think he'll really enjoy it.  I think he'll have to start going to Young Men's on Wednesday nights!  He is going to be POOPED.  We both are.

Halloween Party

I feel like this last week took FOREVER.  I can't believe it's been less than a week since the Halloween party!

It did go pretty well though.  Turns out it was just our best friends and their 3 kids that came.  Wes didn't get home from work until 6:30ish and the part was supposed to start at 7, but our friends got there early so I didn't have time to do the centerpiece like I wanted. :(  But I really legitimately did a 5 course meal which was already pretty elaborate for our best friends...we have them over all the time, lol. But they seemed to really appreciate it, and the kids loved it.  

Here is a picture of our new entry table.  Found this baby at a thrift store for $30, last minute.  I may need to invest in some more decor next year. :)

I had a special little table for appetizers, drinks and desserts.  I thought they turned out pretty awesome!  Eyeballs, Monster Toes, Poison Apples and Sparkling Cider!

And the table, looking all fancy:

I clearly need more experience taking quality pictures.