Iron and Wine at The Orpheum

I got home from work last night and slipped into my PJs, started making dinner, then noticed concert tickets on the refrigerator---oops! We had tickets to Iron & Wine at the Orpheum in Downtown LA. So, I called Sean and jumped back into clothes and we headed off. I had never been there before, but it is an old historical theatre as you can see from the photos, and it is beautiful! We enjoyed the show so much--especially the encore. He played Trapeze Swinger, which is Sean's favorite song. (Thanks to our sis Lindsay for introducing us to such an amazing band.) Iron and Wine are a brother and sister duo who make super mellow, beautiful music. For those of you who live in UT, you could catch them on December 7th at Saltair. Wish I could be there!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, ya'll. This year our T-day was a little different for the Young Family. We flew into Phoenix on Wednesday night and instead of feasting on Thursday, we went to the ASU/USC football game and had the bird and all the fixins' on Friday. This allowed for Pat and Lindsay to eat turkey with both families and it made the holiday last just a little longer.

As UCLA fans, we felt that we had to cheer against the Trojans, so we threw our support to the Sun Devils, but it didn't seem to give them enough umph to get the job done. Oh well! We did, unfortunately, sit next to the most obnoxious fans from USC. Booo!!
"USC, Making New Enemies Every Day!"

Portland, OR

As some of you know, Sean (among many other dental students) is in the process of interviewing for residency in Oral Surgery. This will take us off to another school for a few more years--6 to be exact. Last weekend I was able to go to Portland, Oregon with him to scope out the scene. It is beautiful up there. We did some shopping-there was an ice rink in the mall, sight seeing, and driving around in the rain. They even supply umbrellas for community use. Other contenders include schools in Nashville, Louisville, Atlanta, San Francisco, Connecticut, or possibly Southern California. It is an exciting, stressful, and overwhelming time. But we are looking forward to the big decision on January 30th when we will know where we are headed to!

Happiest Place on Earth

I Heart My Nephew!!

It only took 38 months for my brother to finally bring my nephew out for a visit. My parents, Jadon and Davon came for a So Cal Vacay. It was a fun filled trip with lots of kid friendly activities! I love this kid!!

Halloween Hootenanny!

I have always loved Halloween (isn't it obvious with my 3 different costumes?!?) but I think it is because it is so close to my birthday, so this year we combined the two to have a birthday/ costume party!! Sean and I dressed up as the classic american couple.

Everyone who attended was required to wear a costume and I am happy to say that they all did. We held a contest for various costume categories: Best Couple, Scariest, Funniest, Most Classic, and Best in Show. Here are the winners:

Best Couple: Jared & Debi Lee as Buster and the "Loose Seal" from Arrested Development

Scariest: Will Traynor as the Phantom of the Opera

Funniest: David Pulispher as Tobias, the "never nude", from Arrested Development.

Most Classic: Ashley Poole as a Girl Scout

Best in Show: Ryan Plewe as the Shower from Karate Kid

Trick or Treat!

We rounded up the cutest costumes in the University Village and accompanied them on their quest for sugar!!

Sean the "Bachelor" doing his Laundry & Rick with his future UCLA dental student Wyatt! (Janae actually made these scrubs out of Rick's old ones---ain't she amazing?!)

I found my home in front the of the laundry room. Give us some candy Millers!!

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The Okas looking 50s style and the Craguns...let the force be with them!