Josh and I have been able to do a few fun things since we've been in Arizona so far. My work had a fall picnic at a lake east of Phoenix and on the drive we passed this little old-school cowboy town that is all set up for visitors. Apparently they still have shoot-outs and all of that sort of thing to watch .... it just goes to show you that there are quite a few old cowboys in this area!



For Halloween several of us medical school students got together for one last night of fun before all of the husbands started studying for finals. We've been so lucky to have such a great group of friends here. It's so nice to have friends to study with and have fun with.

Josh made it through the first round of finals and had a 2 week break. He's starting school again on Monday and is ready to go again.


During the break from school we went over to Las Vegas and met most of Josh's family there. His sister Marisa had a volleyball tournament so his parents and 2 of 3 sisters came so we had a great time. Unfortunately the volleyball team didn't do as well as we were hoping so instead of watching games every day we had time to go the the temple and see the sights of Vegas. The temple was beautiful and we had a great time there with Jessica and Mike and Kalise and Brian. This is just one of the many casinos/hotels on the strip that are just unbelievable. It was fun to see the sights, but we're glad to be back home again.

Josh's next break comes just a few days before Christmas and we're going to be heading to Utah for the holidays. We're so excited to see everyone there and can't believe it's less than a month away. We miss you all and love you!