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Michael and Chelsea Haddock Family Update

Michael:
*Studying like crazy for the LSAT.
*Taking said LSAT on December 5th.
*Excited to be done studying for the LSAT.
*Not too thrilled that he cannot obtain a beard card pass from BYU to workout at their facilities with me. Beard card only available for BYU students, not spouses.


Chelsea:
*Taking an interior design class this semester and really enjoying it. I might have missed my calling.
*Working a lot. The holidays began months ago at Nordstrom.
*Really excited for Christmas. I made Mike help me pull out all our decorations so that we were ready to set up the day after Thanksgiving...
*Enjoying Jazz basketball.



Also had a our 3 year Anniversary in August... Mike planned an evening in Salt Lake to dinner at Market Street Grill and a fancy little bed and breakfast. Happy 3 years to us 3 months later. I know Mike will hate that I posted this picture of him, but I think it's cute.

Mom's Visit from South Dakota

Lovely Mother and Jimmy and Ally came to visit. Unfortuantely little Ally Pally got sick and they had to leave early. But not before we went to Sundace and rode the lift, played with Josh, Julie, and Emily in Logan.

Mike's Final Show

The Graduate

Mike is graduating from UVU this week with his Bachelor's of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Ceramics! He refuses to walk or don a graduation cap and gown at all, so I'll ask that you pretend that this chap is actually Michael as pictured below. Congratulations!

Tagged

I am really procrastinating writing a paper that is due tomorrow. For now I thought I would make a post. The lovely Mrs. Ashley Lawson tagged me. So, here's to you Ashley.

(P.S. The 8 things you did yesterday was from a week or so ago...I kind of forgot that I started, then saved this.)

8 Favorite TV Shows:
1. The Office
2. 30 Rock
3. The City
4. Desperate Housewives

(I know. It's so ridiculous, but it's like a ridiculous soap, and I'm hooked.)
5. Wife Swap on Lifetime (Also ridiculous, but hilarious)
6. What Not To Wear (I kind of love Nick Orrojo)
7. Seinfeld
8. Biggest Loser

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Worked from 8-5. I was supposed to stay till 5:30- but I was so done, I had to leave.
2. Pined over this darling Leifsdottir skirt at Nordstrom. There's gotta be a way...
3. Made dinner.
4. Folded some laundry.
5. Watched the Jazz/Suns game till midnight. So so sad.
6. Reviewed my newest issue of Nylon magazine.
7. Went to Target. (I'm a little bit Target obsessed.)
8. Organized my closet.

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:
1. Using my new Sonicare toothbrush with UV Cleaner tonight. We purchased it through our amazing dentist at cost.
2. Attending my Basic Quilting class this Saturday.
3. Riding my new bike as soon as the snow melts.
4. Having enough in our emergency savings fund next year. We are aggressively saving.
5. Mike graduating school in April. He's so burned out.
6. The NBA Playoffs. I get goosebumps every time the commercial comes on. I'm serious.
7. Fitting into my goal pants this summer.
8. Suzy's wedding in May.

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Noodles and Company
2. Del Taco if in Utah
3. Taco John's if in South Dakota

4. Nordstrom Bistro (formerly known as Cafe)
5. Cafe Rio

6. Gelato Shop in Provo
7. The Pie in Salt Lake
8. Cafe Trio in Salt Lake

8 Things on My Wish List:
1. Said Leifsdottir skirt:

2. To complete my paper today in a timely manner.
3. A basket for my bike.
4. To own a home someday.
5. For a summer that is not too hot in Provo for Mike's sake.

I get crabby in extreme heat.
6. To become an adequate to good quilter.
7. For the Jazz to play the Laker's in the NBA finals and beat them.

(And for Mehmet Okur to do his "making fun of Kobe's 3 pt. shot dance")
8. This little Anthropologie beauty:

Mmm California... Beautiful.

First time ever to the state of California! Mike and I were able to get an entire week off from work and school (which is pretty much unheard of for us) so we planned a last minute trip to California to see Mike's sister Shirlee and Co. and to play around in LA.

We went to Magic Mountain and rode massive roller coasters, spent a day at the LA County Art Museum and Santa Monica beach, ate at In and Out Burger, shopped at the most amazing Anthropologie I've seen, visited Mike's Aunt Barbara, and more. It was so much fun and so beautiful! Thanks again Shirlee, Gabe, and family for letting us stay with you!

Logan. So stinking smart and cute.

Mike ready to vomit after 3 rides at Magic Mountain.

I have a much stronger stomach the Michael.

The Christmas Festivites

We had a wonderful Christmas with the Haddocks this Christmas! My little sister Emily joined us from Logan, which was great. Mike got his Marlin 983 Bolt Action rifle from me and Momma Haddock and sister Suz, and Mike got me a Husquvarna sewing machine!



Cutie Reese making a funny face.

Boomer got leg warmers and matching scarf from Suz- he pretty much loved them.