Black Bart: Our Pet Fish

Oh, I'd like to introduce you to our fish, Black Bart. He lives in a lovely orange tank beneath a window in our TV room. We bought him while my husband and I were dating to keep Pistol Pete company (a gold fish we won at our singles ward activity).

I think Bart's been secretly depressed ever since we moved and left them with my mother-in-law though. Pistol Pete died of consumption shortly after we moved to Utah, but Black Bart just got bigger. He is a very smart fish and has an intelligent look in his eye (he's more like a dog) that's probably why he survived Pistol Pete's demise.

Bart likes to sleep just about all day, then he swims around cleaning the bottom of his tank and at night he swims to the top and bobs around so we remember to feed him. See I told you he was smart! I had to wake him up to take these pictures. I just waved at him a lot and told him how to pose for me. I couldn't ask for a better fishy friend.

Shoosting

My husband's friend and his wife came to town last weekend and we went to dinner together at the Thai Cuisine place on Baseline and Alma School. We all had different kinds of curry -it was delicious!

My husband's friend has been wanting to take his shooting and my hubby's been wanting to take me shooting, so we all went out to the desert Saturday for shooting lessons and I asked my brother to come with. It was great fun and very educational. I think I hit two targets! Hooray! I got sick to my stomache at the smell of guns smoke though. Bleeeck!

His wife did well too. I think it was her first time shooting a real gun, so when it went off it was loud and scared her, but she was a great sport.
Of coarse, the guys were all pros! :)
Thanksgiving is coming, yay! I'm excited for all the good food and family. We are going to my sister's house in Sierra Vista, then the next day we will have a second turkey dinner with my hubby's family. It's gonna be awesome. Last year we had Thanksgiving with his family and we had a great time, but I did miss spending some time with my family so I am PUMPED this year. :)

It's a Time for Thanks Giving ~

Thanksgiving is coming! Yay for turkey dinner and pie! No wonder they call this the holiday season. I don't know if it's the fantastic food, or focas on family, or the occasion we're celebrating, or just that we're celebrating, or all of the above, but there is just something extra special about this time of year. I feel it from the insides of my bones to the tips of my hair.
Even when the economy is so bad and everyone is taking in their belts, you can still feel it if you try -'tis the season! Maybe that's cheesy, but I have been so distressed about how this election turned out and how things have been this year in general. When that feeling of hope this season brings dawned on me- it just makes me feel so super excited to be alive, to know my God, to have loved ones, and to have a special time to celebrate with them. Happy Holidays everyone! I love each of you!