How I am spending my extra hour tonight

Watching another episode of Longmire.

My favorite little pumpkins

Emily Raymond

I visited my friend Emily tonight.  And yes that is her on the cover of New England Runner.  #sheisabigdeal #ionlyrunifiambeingchased #runemilyrun #arlingtonwardfriendsareforever

TBT: October 29, 1983

Robes and Kim's wedding day at the Atlanta LDS Temple.  #pattonmemories #myfavoritephotoitookontheirweddingday #ilovecandids #familiesareforever

No cash? You have no cash?

I went to the MIT Credit Union today.  Not for cash.

Temple night

Tonight was the Arlington Ward youth night at the Temple.  Four 12 year old boys were there for the first time.  I wish I could bottle their excitement, testimonies, and awesomeness.  We have the best youth!  and we have a critical mass!!

#arlingtonwardfriendsareforever #arlingtonwardyouthareawesome #bostontemple #wearemormon #iaskedforpermissiontotakethisphotoinside

Gather Here

I met a friend at Gather Here, a really cool fabric store in Cambridge, and then we had lunch at Whole Foods.  Mine was a $12 lunch.  Oy. 

I love making things.  And I can't sew things without fabric. 

It's still Fall

#MIT

My front yard

The Burnett boys with Kimberly

Burnett family photos - Harvard Square

Eve's blessing day

Bella's birthday

Bella moved here from Brazil a few weeks ago and her 16th birthday is this week.  We celebrated today in Young Women with pumpkin squares (made by me) and singing "Happy Birthday" to her.  We are all happy to have another Laurel!

My friend Jenny capturing the fall

OMG Antiques

I snagged this $8 globe whilst antiquing today in Sterling.

McDonald's breakfast

Are they surviving all day breakfast?  Or surveying?

Lunenburg Homecoming parade

This cool old car was in the small town parade.

Wilson Farms in the morning

#allsortsofpumpkins #wilsonfarm #pinkpumpkinsformarjorie

The Wheelwrights are back!

Meet the new Boston Temple president and matron.  #frombyuhawaiibacktoboston #bostontemple

There's nothing like Fall in New England

TBT: Charles and John

Happy Halloween!  #pattonmemories #wehavenophotosofusinhalloweencostumes #mytwolittlepumpkinsimeanbrothers

Missionary mail

My friend heard about a missionary who gets no letter and asked if I would write to him.  Of course I said yes.  Today I mailed him these chocolate chip cookies.  #thatswhatnanwoulddo #iammormon #madeatmidnight #bakesomeonehappy

OCT 21 2015

The latest MIT hack.

Walk?

For someone (me) who is all about letter writing and phone calls and talking in person, this exchange is kind of funny.  #myfriendsometimeswalkstothesubwaywithme

No sisters; no hand-me-downs

My friend Kristen (aka "Sister") always shares her hand-me-downs with me.  That orange Boden sweater?  Gah!  It matches my chair and my hair.  I might wear it every day.  Thanks, Kristen!  Your the best.  :)

The Lehnardts

We are finally friends IRL!  #lehnardtsinboston

The best FHE

Burdick's with the Lehnardts, Mary and Teddy.  The people were a better treat than the hot chocolate and that's saying something.  #lehnardtsinboston

TV star crush

#Longmire

The Slacks

The Meijomes

#CousinsClub

Reed and Mary are visiting from Utah and came over for lunch today.  Reed's mom Anita is my cousin.  I just pointed them in the direction of Maine! 

Temple day

I was honored to be in the Temple today with Meghan.  She is preparing to serve a mission in Sweden.  #wearemormon #bostontemple

Once I Was a Beehive

I went to the movie tonight; it was great!  My friend Brooke and I were happy to get a photo with the real Beehive!  #onceiwasabeehive

TBT: The First Five (bishops of the Arlington Ward)

I took this photo in October, 2002 at the Boston Stake Center.  L->R: Bob Chandler, Kip Thompson, Lee LaPierre, Travis Waller, Jim Johnston.  Kip was visiting from Texas that Sunday and when I saw him before Stake Conference I quickly realized that all Five Guys were there so I grabbed my camera, wrangled them and took some photos.  #arlingtonwardfriendsareforever #nofilterneeded #afavoritephoto #LDSleaders

New Beginnings

Two rows of Young Women?!?  This is a big deal!  We are at 9 with two girls turning 12 in the next three weeks.  Tonight was New Beginnings.  #arlingtonwardyoungwomen
#arlingtonwardfriendsareforever

And with this leaf...

...my long Maine weekend is over.  #epweekendinmaine

A cloudy rainy day in Maine...

...is better than the best day at work.  Thus saith EP.  #crossstitchthatonapillow #epweekendinmaine

Maine lobsterman in action

Bad lighting/Good lunch

Lobster roll from the Trevett Country Store.

Boothbay view

The view from my friend's house that she grew up in.  Sigh.  Maine.  #epweekendinmaine

Fall foliage

Before I moved to New England I thought you had to "go somewhere" to see beautiful leaves.  But as I tell people, the leaves on your own street are beautiful.  #epweekendinmaine