December in less than an Hour!

Hello Family Dearest!
I can't believe it is almost DECEMBER! It is even more exciting knowing we will all be together for Christmas in just a few weeks. It just isn't the same when we aren't together. Something about being in mom and dad's house really makes it seem like Christmas to me. I don't know if it is that wonderful smell that I remember as a child...you know the Christmas smell that just seem to be on the decorations and everything....maybe it was from the yummy holiday goodies! Whatever it is...I LIKE IT! I LIKE IT! I LIKE IT! I am all but counting down the days until we are all together in the great state of Texas chowing on some yummy Mes-ican Food! Speaking of the holidays...I've about got my house all decorated. It is looking pretty good! My real pride and joy this year is my new Clemson University Christmas Tree. It is in the basement...in the family room...I will post some pictures...at the end of this if my computer will cooperate. Anyway, it has orange and white lights. It has purple beaded garland. And finally I have been able to use the Clemson Christmas tree decorations I have been collecting over the last couple years. It is very cute...well, I as a Clemson fan think so! :) Well, I better go. I need to get some rest. I love you all and can't wait to be together!

Tune in...

Hey everyone...don't forget to tune in to the Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting tonight. I am going to be there just hanging with Sheryl Crow and Rod Stewart. I will post pictures from tonight tomorrow!

Howdy Fam 11/30

Em: Thanks for all the pictures. I really enjoy them.

Ros: When will we get an answer to your riddle? Or are we just suppose to say what we would be?

I received an e-mail from our sales person in South Carolina. The e-mail was titled "Small World". She was calling on the Greenville Bank and met with Katie (Stephen's sister). Katie told her that her brother's father-in-law works for Clarke American so she sent me a note to tell me about it. Neat huh?

Sure looking forward to having you all here for Christmas. It will be so fun.

Just hanging with Uma and Luke!

Ok...last night when my roommates and I were walking home from the Winter's Eve Fest we went to get on the subway at 72nd street to catch an Express. We couldn't get in the station, because they were filming Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson's new movie. Luke and Uma weren't exactly there at the time, but it was fun to watch. They were getting ready to start the corner North Face store on fire. There were about 50 FDNY guys waiting to be extras. Needless to say...they were HOT! It was fun and I thought you would enjoy seeing the photos!

Winter's Eve Fest in Lincoln Center

Last night there was a big festival in Lincoln Center...the church/temple is in Lincoln Center. There was a big tree lighting, music, and ice sculptures. There were food tasting too. It was great! The missionaries were passing out pass along cards and hot chocolate. It was nice!

answer 2 ?

Well I would probably be found nude especially if it were my own house because we all know that our house isnt up for wearing much clothes. But since its gingerbreadmans house I would be a gram cracker because I wish I was tan as a gram cracker and my stomach was that flat too!!
We had a wild and hectic weekend. We met Heath's girlfriend Liz. She was nice, quiet but nice! It is so weird meeting your only brother's "serious" girlfriend and thinking that this might be the girl that I will have to plan around and do things with the rest of my life. I now know what you guys might be thinking when joel met me! And to think that you guys accepted me! I really appreciate it!!!!
We are so excited for everyone to be down for Christmas. Joel and I talked about how fun it is going to be yesterday and it got us fired up!! But what doesn't get joel fired up now that Judson is doing so good. I am so glad that he is with a team that he loves and a staff that he admires so much. It makes things so much easier when life gets so frustrating and hectic.
If someone could help me post a picture on this thing i would appreciate it! I thought i had posted one, but it doesnt show up! I will have to keep trying.
Brit

This calls my name...everytime I see it!

This is in Time Square and everytime I see it I smile! Don't worry mom I am still off the "sauce", but it is hard when you pass this and it is calling you! This Diet Coke with Lime was once a favorite, is now a vice! :( I am staying strong...don't worry dad!

OK...I fixed it and you can post comments now.

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No Comment Button!

Sorry Ros I don't have a comment button on my blog page. I thought that question of the week was a good idea. I know that Joel will never do it and mom can't, so I will totally participate! If I were camoflauged in a Ginger bread house, I would totally be a candy cane. They are red and white, sleek, bring a smile to everyone's face, and very thin! Basically I know that already describes me...minus the red and white stripes! :)

Howdy Fam

Howdy you all. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Fun to see pictures of Emily at Chy's and Kate & Clair. Mom and I have to be better taking picture. We did not get a one of our Thanksgiving Feast. Mimi did such a great job. Everything was so good and the table looked so pretty. It was great having Joel, Brit & Brooklyn with us. Friday I drove down to Kingsville for the Judson game. Judson won 37-15. It could have been 37-0. The first TD was a gift from the officials and the second was scored on the third team defense. Judson will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. They play Spring Westfield. Westfield has lost one game in the past two years and that was the state campionship game in 2004. They are currently rank #3 in the nation by USA Today. Joel worked the films Sunday and he said they are beatable. The game will be here in SA at the Northside new stadium, Saturday at 2:00 PM.

BYU is in the Las Vegas Bowl Thursday, December 22 at 5:00 PM PST. It will be on ESPN. That is our temple night so we will have to watch it on Friday. Still waiting to hear on Clemson's bowl game. Columbia did win a game or two didn't they Em? I know they did not win a Ivy Leage game. Oh well Emily did not go there for their football team. I am sure their team members are smarter then BYU and Clemson's. Speaking of football Texas State (formally SW Texas) won their playoff game. It was a big upset. I think it was against Ga Southern. First time they have gone to the playoffs in 20 years. Everyone around here is excited about it. I sure wish D-1 had a playoff system. BYU women volleyball team (I think they are 20-3) is in the NCAA Tournament. The finals will be here in SA. That would be neat if they made it here.

I am soooooooo looking forward to having you all here at Christmas time. I really miss Emily and Kate and Clair. You too Ros and Stephen! I just got use to having Em here this Summer and the girls just bring so much joy and happiness to us. Wish you all lived here in the "Call Compound". You all be good. Love you all mucho, mucho, mucho. PAPA

Howdy Fam

Question for the Week

I thought it might be fun to have a "Question of the Week" every once in a while. You can click on the "comment" button under the post to answer, this way all the responses will be together. So to get us all in the Holiday spirit...here is it is!

What would you wear for camouflage if you were hiding in a gingerbread house?

FYI

Since we are all new to this, I just thought I'd post a little fact I learned about our BLOGG! Did you know if you click on a pic it will make it larger for you to view it? I always post my pics small because that is the ONLY way I can get them to post! So, it is nice to be able to enlarge them for easier viewing! Anyway, I love you all...happy BLOGGING!

Frosty the Snowman

Here is a picture of the girls after the Frosty the Snowman play that their Aunt Jessica was in. Jessica played a little boy named Worm who is the side-kick for the bad kid, but then Worm turns good at the end! She was AWESOME! The little baby is TJ...the new Bright cuz. They had a blast and wanted to go to the evening performance as well! It was a lot of fun to watch them watching the show. They totally got into it! At one point they got up and started dancing. Kate kept telling the little girl sitting next to her, "That is my Aunt Jessica!" Clair ran back and told me, "Oh no! Frosty hat is gone!"

More from Ros!

Ros was having problems posting this, so I told her I would do it for her. This is the party gang. They look like they are having a blast! Clair looks like she has a little squatty body. :)

Clair's Party

Here are a few pics from Clair's party. Kate is holding up the party favor bags full of Teddy Grahams, Gummy bears, crayons and a Teddy Bear coloring book I made with clip art from the www. Here is Clair with her gifts. Notice the doll is about as big as she is! The purse is now one of her favorites and she carries it all around the house! It was a small get together, but everyone had tons of fun. The bear cake was a HUGE hit but the kids were a little cautious of the teddy-bear shaped peanut-butter and honey sandwiches. (They did look a little different!) But it was fun!

The Girls at the Park

Here is a picture of the girls playing at the park in Aiken! They had a blast and Kate made TONS of new friends! She is such a little social butterfly!

Just me and Charlie!

Here is the picture of me, Charlie and Stephanie. This one isn't blurry like the last one. Stephanie got this picture on her camera and emailed it to me.

Turkey Day with the Fillmores!

Here are pictures of the feast! It was fabulous. In the first picture you see Bailey, Sam, and Shane's sister Catherine. The second picture is of the second half of the table; me, Shane, Chy, and Claire. We had Thanksgiving Fillmore style. They have steak instead of turkey, but everything else is traditional. Chy if you are reading this...thanks for having me and for the leftovers. It was truly spectacular and I enjoyed it. Famiy I missed you , but I was greatful for the Fillmore's taking me in...it is great having family nearby!