Domination!!!!

Growing up my family and I always enjoyed a good board game or card game. I think Brett's family was the same. Family home evenings and such were always followed with a good game of scrabble, monopoly, or Murder in the Dark.

Nowadays...it's Dominion. It has become almost ritual for Andrew and Emma (Brett's brother and his wife) to come on Friday and stay through Sunday and play round after round of Dominion with us. I'll never forget over Christmas when Brett and his brothers stayed up till 4am two nights in a row playing this game.

Are we obsessed? absolutely. If you play, will you become obsessed? most assuredly.

What's even greater about this game is that I CAN WIN! Brett is a fierce competitor in the board/card game world, he can crush anyone in a game of boggle or King's Corner, but I am the Dominator. I think the scores speak for themselves (we began recording our wins):

Brett: 47, 85

Mesia: 87, 80, 49, 71, 83, 89, 50, 96, 95, 49, 51

Emma: 82, 31, 58, 56, 51, 52

Andrew: 55, 48

A Valentines Trip...

Ah Valentine's Day...the holiday of love. Men by nature, I have discovered, are not romantic beings. Therefore the day of love can be a challenge. What is a good, romantic gift from a man to his wife?

I think this year my own husband outdid himself. He surprised me with a trip out west to San Fransisco to spend a few days with my dear-old-dad and his wife. We went through the Oakland Temple, drove across the Golden Gate Bridge, Walked along the pier, ate more delicious food than was good for us (etc, etc, etc).

One of our favorite activities was the pasta night in which my dad taught Brett how to make homemade pasta. Not only was it fun for me to watch (and snap shots of), but it was even better to eat. My dad is famous for his gourmet abilities and he did not let us down.

We also went on an outing to Muir Beach. I enjoyed visiting the city of San Fransisco, but I think I prefer the hiking and exploring we did at the beach. It was freezing (whatever happened to CA being warm all year round????), but absolutely beautiful.

I've gotta say...my husband knew what he was doing. Best Valentines Day ever!