Pictures from The Pulse

So I Think I Can Dance!!

This past weekend a few of my fellow dance teachers and I attended a dance convention in Vegas, The Pulse. The convention consisted of 2 days of master classes taught by some of the SYTYCD choreographers- Mia Michaels, Tyce D'Orio, Shane Sparks - as well as Cris Judd, Dave Scott and Laurie Ann Gibson. This was quite a treat for me! I love that show and I loved this experience even more. Dance has always been such a big part of my life and I am grateful for any opportunity to continue dancing and taking what I learn back to my own classes as I teach the next generation of dancers.

Bleeding Red

Even though I am a graduate of the University of Utah, I didn't start attending football games regularly (or probably ever) until I met Matt. I've always preferred baseball to football. The warm weather, the atmosphere of a ballpark, the hotdogs, and singing "Take me out to the Ballgame" always suited me much better. I am still a huge baseball fan, but have found a little room in my heart for some football as well. Matt loves football and so being married to him means that I love football. Since Matt is a student we have been able to take advantage of the cheaper MUSS season tickets and attend just about every home game during the past 2 seasons. It's become a fun thing for us to do as a couple and now I look forward to bringing our future children to games. And yes, thanks to the Oregon game I now understand what happens in a 2-point conversion.

Part of the reason for my dislike of football is games in the cold. I hate being cold when I know that I could be in the warm confines of my own house watching the game on tv. So it was with some hesitation that I bundled up, snow pants and all, to attend the TCU game with Matt last Thursday. The game was a blackout game, which means everyone, including the players were wearing black. Matt even bought me a new black beanie and matching scarfs to keep us warm.

Thanks to all my preparation, and the hot cocoa we managed to sneak in, I was quite cozy. And to top it off, the Utes beat TCU to remain undefeated...10-0!

Our "Incredible" Halloween

You know a man loves you when he will don a spandex suit and leave all pride at the door simply because you asked him to. Such was the case of our Halloween costumes this year. I got the idea last year when after only a few months of dating I found Mr. and Mrs. Incredible costumes at 1/3 of the original cost. Matt and I had already been discussing the idea of marriage, but not wanting to get our family and friends too excited we were keeping it all on the down low. So I had good reason to take a chance and buy the costumes a full year in advance to when they would be used. As you can see we made quite the superhero team. And nothing says "take me seriously" like wearing a big pair of granny panties on the outside of your outfit. Thanks Matt, you are the best!

I dressed up for work and won "Best Costume" in my office. The prize you ask??...a gift certificate to Maggie Moo's.  And since ice cream is topped only by water and air when it comes to things I need to survive, I was quite happy with the win. Halloween night we attended a party with some of my fellow dance teachers. All in all we had a fun holiday. Matt is already thinking of ideas for our costumes next year. It may turn out okay but part of me can't help but think he is plotting some kind of revenge for the fun I put him through this year.