HATE COLDS, LOVE MY FRIENDS!

Soooo, treatment is going great and I've been feeling all good and proud of my kick-butt attitude, then I came down with a nasty cold.  Boooo!  So, on Wednesday, my sweet hubby took me to this place for their incredible chicken noodle soup.  This is, hands-down, our favorite new fast food place.  How have we not discovered this gem until now?  Everyone must try!  And don't let the long lines scare you.  They get people served and fed in a jiffy!  

Obviously too sick to care about my hair!

But, MORE IMPORTANTLY, check out this hot mama that I got to go to lunch with yesterday (Thursday):

This is my dear, sweet friend, Jen Cutler.  Jen and I have become friends in the last couple of years and I'm sooooo glad I got to go to lunch with her today and get to know her better.  Let me tell you just a little bit about this gal.  

Jen is married to her sweetheart, Zach.  They dated for only 6 days before deciding to get married.  Yes, you read right... 6 DAYS!  She said that they both "just knew" and life has been blissful ever since (okay, I added that last part, but just looking at them you know they were meant to be together.  They are the cutest couple)!  They have 4 darling girls, 2 of whom are good friends with 2 of my girls. They just finished building their gorgeous dream house in Draper, where they did some of the work themselves.  My kind a' folk! 

Jen is one of those people who looks beautiful all. the. time.  Doesn't matter if she's at the gym (where you can find her most mornings), the pool, driving carpool... this girl is always stylin' and put together (I'm definitely jealous of her wardrobe, and her cute hair too).  But the best thing about Jen is her bubbly personality and bright countenance.  This is a woman who is always happy, always asking how YOU are doing,  always willing to do whatever she can to help others.  She also obviously has a strong testimony of the gospel and lives it!  She has inspired me on many occasions with quotes from different talks or prophets.  She is definitely in tune and I admire her tremendously for it.  She serves faithfully in the young women's organization in her ward.  What a fun leader she would be!

Thanks, Jen for a wonderful lunch date and for being there to support me.  Oh, and you're a stinker for tricking me into you paying for lunch.  Don't worry... I'll find a way to get you back!

We went to Corner Bakery in Draper, where I got the panini/ceaser salad combo.  It was tasty.  Next time I might try the Trio Combo, like Jen got, which includes your choice of two different salads and a cup of soup.  Mmmmmm!  It all sounds good.  They also have awesome desserts and pastries, which I had to pass on.  I gotta be careful... this going to lunch deal could be detrimental to my hips and thighs!  

TENNIS AND SUCH

Today I also got to watch my 16-year old play tennis for Alta.  It was so fun to see how much he has improved.  He won his match 8-4.  Way to go, Parker!

Cute, right?

Finally, I took a car full of my young women to the Draper Temple to do baptisms for the dead tonight.  Look at these awesome and righteous young women.  They make my heart so happy!

Hope you all had a great day too!

Aly