If you are still thinking about how in the world we are in a depression ,economically speaking, just watch this simple video to underspend the problem in a easy way. Have fun!
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Cesar Perez on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Jake Proposes - Tori Accepts!
So as of Saturday, February 14, Tori Merrill is no longer Jake's girlfriend...she's now his fiance! The whole thing went off exactly as planned. Jake set it up so that everybody was waiting behind the curtain in our ward's cultural hall. Then, he brought Tori in under false presences, picked up a guitar, sang her a very romantic song, then proposed. As soon as Tori said yes, Jake gave a whistle and his friend Sid pulled the rope and opened the stage curtains. And the whole crowd cheered! Afterward, we all went to Cafe Sabor and had a great Mexican dinner.
Chiq, Jake, Tori, and Pop
Jake, Tori, and the Spencer Clan
Showin' off the bling!
Mission accomplished!
The happy couple!
Tori's mom, Lotti, Jake, Tori, and her dad, Keith
Chiq, Jake, Tori, and Pop
Jake, Tori, and the Spencer Clan
Showin' off the bling!Saturday, February 14, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Yes We Did!
On Monday night we took Elle and Seb to DC to get a glimpse of the inauguration excitement. Sebastien, our friendly little guy, waved to a man in the metro elevator. The man, Mr. Geiss, asked Sebastien where he was from. We had nice conversation and he mentioned how nice he thought it was that we took time to bring our kids to be apart of things. Unexpectedly, he pulled out two tickets to the inauguration and said, "Here, have a nice time tomorrow." We were shocked! He was attending the inauguration and had these extra tickets for someone else. Lucky us! Our friend Chefi offered to watch Elle and Seb while we went to the inauguration. We had a fantastic time. We felt lucky to happen upon tickets to Bush's inauguration and even luckier to get tickets to see Obama sworn in. It was a day we'll never forget. We were most impressed by how happy everyone was despite the cold and the crowd. There were a lot people around us crying during the ceremony, dancing, singing.... Even though it was really cold and crowded, our day was incredible.
Eleanor and Sebastien at the north side of the Capitol the night before inauguration.
Getting out of the metro and deciding which way to go to get to our gate. We saw and talked to Paul Begala, from CNN.
We were erroneously directed to the purple gate entrance by a police officer. We stood in this crowd for an hour and a half, moving only half a block. The crowd threw a fit when several ambulances tried to get through, making us pack even tighter together than we already were. Later we found out these people never got onto the mall, even with tickets.
This was our view most of the time waiting.
Snipers everywhere.
This guy was on his way to work and got stuck in the crowd. He held his bike up across two blocks of people. He was shouting, "Excuse, me, sorry, trying to get through to work!"
We bagged the purple line. When we got to a cross street we made a break for it and ran through the 395 tunnel underground up to Virginia Ave. and found ourselves in the same situation on the other side at the Silver Gate. We actually had silver gate tickets. At 11:20 (inauguration started at 11:30) the officers announced they were closing the gates. Someone in the crowd yelled, "Everybody hold up your tickets!" and started us all chanting, "Let-us-in! Let-us-in! Let-us-in!" The officers abandoned the screening point, opened the gates and we all shoved our way onto the mall.
All the trees were taken.
Bill Murray. ? One of several celebrity sightings.
We held our camera back above our heads to get an idea of what was going behind us.
Obama's speech.
When inauguration ended, everyone skated around the reflecting pool. It's a foot deep, Gabe got off when it started cracking.
Watching the farewell to Bush on the jumbo tron, leaving on the other side of the capitol.
Bush leaving for Texas.
The trash along the entire mall was reportedly cleaned up by that evening.
The view behind us.
We signed this guy's inauguration flag. He was looking for someone from every state.
The potties.
The east side, on our way home toward Union station.
Lining up for the parade.
The line to Metro at Union station.
We parked at Kelly Stewart's house (our old house) and took the bus in to the metro. This is a picture of us post-inauguration.
Elle fell asleep at Chefi's house watching Cindarella. Chefi's kids and our kids had a lot of fun together. Seb and Kevin even had a bath together. Thanks, Chefi!
Eleanor and Sebastien at the north side of the Capitol the night before inauguration.
Getting out of the metro and deciding which way to go to get to our gate. We saw and talked to Paul Begala, from CNN.
We were erroneously directed to the purple gate entrance by a police officer. We stood in this crowd for an hour and a half, moving only half a block. The crowd threw a fit when several ambulances tried to get through, making us pack even tighter together than we already were. Later we found out these people never got onto the mall, even with tickets.
This was our view most of the time waiting.
Snipers everywhere.
This guy was on his way to work and got stuck in the crowd. He held his bike up across two blocks of people. He was shouting, "Excuse, me, sorry, trying to get through to work!"
We bagged the purple line. When we got to a cross street we made a break for it and ran through the 395 tunnel underground up to Virginia Ave. and found ourselves in the same situation on the other side at the Silver Gate. We actually had silver gate tickets. At 11:20 (inauguration started at 11:30) the officers announced they were closing the gates. Someone in the crowd yelled, "Everybody hold up your tickets!" and started us all chanting, "Let-us-in! Let-us-in! Let-us-in!" The officers abandoned the screening point, opened the gates and we all shoved our way onto the mall.
All the trees were taken.
Bill Murray. ? One of several celebrity sightings.
We held our camera back above our heads to get an idea of what was going behind us.
Obama's speech.
When inauguration ended, everyone skated around the reflecting pool. It's a foot deep, Gabe got off when it started cracking.
Watching the farewell to Bush on the jumbo tron, leaving on the other side of the capitol.
Bush leaving for Texas.
The trash along the entire mall was reportedly cleaned up by that evening.
The view behind us.
We signed this guy's inauguration flag. He was looking for someone from every state.
The potties.
The east side, on our way home toward Union station.
Lining up for the parade.
The line to Metro at Union station.
We parked at Kelly Stewart's house (our old house) and took the bus in to the metro. This is a picture of us post-inauguration.
Elle fell asleep at Chefi's house watching Cindarella. Chefi's kids and our kids had a lot of fun together. Seb and Kevin even had a bath together. Thanks, Chefi!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Franny Christmas
I'm finally blogging Christmas and some other events in December. We had such a great time with both of our families and so much fun with Franny and her love of cousins and parties. Here are some highlights...
It really snowed a week or two before Christmas. It was Franny's first time playing in the snow.
She was in awe of everything about it
Paul's multi-tasking because Fran wanted a ride in the stroller
Time to go in. So sad.
It really snowed a week or two before Christmas. It was Franny's first time playing in the snow.
She was in awe of everything about it
Paul's multi-tasking because Fran wanted a ride in the stroller
Time to go in. So sad.
Horsey and Doll for Christmas
You will love the stroller Mommy bought for you!
Paul had to steal my thunder and get Franny a present that was way more fun then a Doll and stroller
Shepard and a wise man
Spencer cousins
2007 Spencer babies...Fran and Seb
And here they were last Christmas
I had to blog sick Franny, because that's how we spent December. It was sad, but I thought I'd capture the moments so I could appreciate the healthy times.
Like her sicky bed-head?
Like her sicky bed-head?
She had a fever over Christmas which gave her welts all over her body. It was so sad. I actually took this picture to show her doctor.
Paul and I took a "Baby Sign Language" class when Franny was 6 months old. She did her first sign at 9 months. We have loved the communication we have been able to have with her and we love that she can "tell" us things that she is thinking. I won't blame you if you don't want to watch all three of these videos, but I was so excited to finally get footage of her signing.
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