BBQ Sunday, Anyone?

I know that I have already crowned Pat's BBQ the best BBQ in Utah--and that still stands--but new information has come to light that solidifies Q4U in second place: the BBQ sunday. Yes, Q4U features a BBQ sunday on their menu. It features a fine blend of pulled pork, beans, and coleslaw. Can you think of anything more appetizing? This is pure genius.

More Halloween Pics

As promised, here are some more pics from the Halloween party. That way you can see all of the costumes/contestans. Here's the link to Allison/Owen's web site: http://web.mac.com/spencerallison/iWeb/Owen/Halloween%20Party.html. Enjoy

Gracie's Blessing

We blessed Gracie a few weeks ago. Sorry I'm a little slow getting these pictures up. It was such a privilege to be able to bless her, and we were very greatful to all out friends/family that traveled to be there. Gracie did great. She did not cry, and when I held her up to show everyone how cute she is after the blessing, she flashed her winning smile. We had everyone over after the blessing for a brunch/open house. We had breakfast caseroles and sticky buns to go along with the fruit and the pina colada slush. I think everyone had a great time. Here are some pictures of the day.

Colbert + LOTR = Hilarity

This is funny, especially for those LOTR buffs out there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZnxNfBVr0U

The Annual Halloween Party

Spencer and Allison hosted another succesful Halloween party this past weekend. The theme was "The Amazing Race," and, after enjoying some hourdorves at our home, the couples were pitted against each other in a race across Salt Lake. The first stop was the church near our house. There, the contestants got their first clue, which directed them to find Mountain West Small Business Finance. At MWSBF, they had to show off their dance moves, and no one could advance without advancing a few levels in "Dance Dance Revolution." After MWSBF, the couples had to go to a store and buy a quart of ice cream and take it to the church by Katie's parents' house. Each couple had to eat the whole quart of ice cream before they could advance. To speed up the process, most couples microwaved their ice cream and drank it. Keler tried to cheat by spooning ice cream into the garbage can, for which he received a penalty. Then the teams had to race to my parents house in Bountiful, where they had to complete a 100 piece puzzle. We enjoyed more snacks there, and the winners of the costume contest and the race were revealed. I am pleased to announce that, for the first time, Katie and I won the costume contest. I don't have pictures of everyone's costume. If I get more from Allison, I'll post them (Or, if she posts them on her web site, I will provide a link). For now, I'll post what I have.

Katie and I as Kip and Lafawnduh.













Gracie as a cute bunny













Keler and Melissa as Sergei and Petrova, Russian figure skaters.

My Midevil Name

The other day, I overheard someone talking about seeing The Quill and the Sword club (Q&S) down on BYU's campus. For those of you who don't know, The Quill and the Sword is an awesome club down at BYU for those fascinated with the midevil period. As a rule of thumb, if you see someone walking around campus wearing a cloak, a large, puffy dress, chain mail, or armor, then they are members of The Quill and the Sword. You will often see them practicing their sword-fighting skills with their wooden lances in the early afternoons. I always longed to join them. Twice, I went to lectures by professors on Lord of the Rings-related subjects. The lecture was awesome, and I was surrounded by Q&S members. It was awesome.

Out of curiosity, I googled them and came across this fantastic web site: http://clubs.byu.edu/qands/. It appears that the larger club is broken up into smaller "guilds" according to area of interest (i.e., armory, dancing, cooking, and web design). What I find even cooler, however, is that it appears that each member of the Q&S takes a midevil name for him or herself. There is 'Ravishing Pixie' and 'Isabella Slayrock,' among others. That got me thinking: I wish I had a cool midevil name. So I started thinking of what my midevil name would have been had I shed my false pride and joined the illustrious Q&S. I think I would have liked being called 'Ian, Bright Scales,' or 'Ian the Gray.' Perhaps I would have totally dropped my name and gone as 'Durin Stonerocka' or 'Sir Blade.' Any of those would have been cool.

If you were a member of Q&S, what would your midevil name be?

General Conference

I thought General Conference was great. We say that every year (or, more accurately, twice every year), but it is always true. The major theme that I saw emerge was a general need to do more. At least I felt consistently motivated to work harder at work, to do more community service, to become more educated, to do more missionary-related activities, to put more into my church calling (when I get one), etc. Maybe that's just what I needed to take away from Conference because of my own personal sloth, but it seemed to be a recurring theme. Anyway, there were plenty of great talks, and I'll enjoy listening to them again on my ipod over the next few months (http://www.lds.org/conference/sessions/display/0,5239,49-1-646,00.html).