Christmas Tree & House Decor

Christmas Tree Cutting & House Decorations

What would a Christmas tree cutting be without Safeway Eggnog?

Yum...Sam & his tools...We love taking our own picture! Sam has gotten pretty good at it. Oh Snap... Watch out trees!!Dave & Kathy's TreeIt was a huge tree, it looks smaller in the forest.Our tree still alive.It surprisingly was not heavy. After we cut our trees, Dave and Kathy rode the horses. Jerrod was kind enough to come help us decorate our tree. We LOVE it!! It really does look better in person!The top of our tree.We also made a wreath for our door from the limbs from our tree. My last decoration. I still need to do some for my stairs, but I go back to work tomorrow so who knows how long that's going to take me!

White's Horse Adventures

I didn't get much pictures of my mom's family while they were here visiting for Thanksgiving, but we did ride the horses so here are a couple of pictures.

Our heifer going for a ride in the horse trailer...Diesel guarding the turkey in the back seat on the way to Parker.Parker has the prettiest sunsets!

Thanksgiving Weekend

Here are some pictures of Thanksgiving... Hope you enjoy!

Shooting with the Openshaws....

For those who care, this is one of Daisy's puppies. Yes, the other two are still alive, they were just running around at the time of the picture.

I tried taking some pictures of my little brothers but they were not cooperating and the sun was not helping me out as well, so I only got a couple of good ones.

What is Parker without roping?

Exciting News in the Openshaw Household

Sam is Graduating!!!!

Here is the information for the ceremonies.
When:Thursday, December 17th
Where: ASU Downtown Campus, Wells Fargo Arena
What time: 9am- University Commencement, 12:30 university commencement
More Info: http://graduation.asu.edu/ceremonies/commencement
For those who can't make it, you can watch it online, just go to the website above

We will also have a reception at our house after the ceremony. More details to come.

I found out today that after three weeks of waiting, I have been promoted! I am now an Operations (Assistant) Manager for the PetSmart on ValVista & Guadalupe in Mesa. I'm really excited for the new challenge!!

Sam and I are thankful for our family and friends who have supported us throughout our journey and are most thankful for the opportunities that God has created for us. :) I will post our Thanksgiving pictures tomorrow!!

2009 Favorite Pictures

Here are some of my favorite pictures for 2009. Hope you enjoy!

South Carolina Gamecocks

Yes.... their mascot is a Gamecock. They have cock rags, and their mascot is named Cocky... The most funny thing about it, is one of their big sponsors in Chick-Fil-A... Wait?? Isn't Cocky a chicken???

The Western States could really use some coaching on tailgating. They really know how to do it in the South.

Our setupRick & my MomThe cooksPlaying gamesIn the standsCockyThe band did some cool formations!!

Fire Department/ Oysters

Garrett is a volunteer firefighter at Pimlico Fire Department. He gave us a tour of the firehouse and all of the the fire trucks. I was truly impressed with all of the knowledge he as about the trucks and equipment! It was awesome!!

His gear, he has to get dressed from head to toe in under 2 minutes. Helmet and badge

Grandpa, Garrett, and Grandma Libby

Rick cooked Oysters for us one night. Here are the pictures.

Everyone eating... I tried them, but they taste like a booger to me, so I just popped them open for everyone else to eat.