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Weekend In Eagle

January 31, 2010 By Tom Leave a Comment

On Thursday night we took off to Idaho to visit Kristie’s family. We had a wonderful, relaxing weekend hangin’ out with the fam. It was a particularly big weekend for Cole, who was celebrating his 16th birthday, getting ordained, etc. He had actually planned his own surprise party for Saturday with a couple of friends, where he wanted to surprise all the people that had come to surprise him. But in a classic twist, his mom told his friends switch the date of the party to the evening before, so he was completely confused when he walked into a yelling room of friends on Friday night.

[Yes...that's Cole's head]

We also got to see Kenny, Mari, Grandma, Grandpa & others at the Tanners on Saturday night where we watched BYU stomp on Utah in a great men’s basketball game.

Filed Under: entertainment, family, out of town

Moving On

January 27, 2010 By Tom 13 Comments

Friday was the last day of work at my previous job. It had been a terrific 3 years, and I’m really proud of the things I learned and accomplished. My decision to move on came about when I received a job offer from another company–but then within days of that first offer, I was given a second, even better one that I couldn’t pass up. As a result, I’ve accepted the position as Director of Marketing at Qualtrics Labs,  a really awesome survey software company based in Provo. The people I’m working with are terrific, and I can’t say enough about the unique company culture.

As a result of this shift, I had a week of unemployment that I spent most judiciously. Skiing became priority #1, since I received a few complimentary lift passes as a gift from my new employer. If any of you have skied Deer Valley, you’ll know why it’s been rated the best ski resort in the nation 3 years running. I was lucky enough to have the company of Jer and Nathan for two of the trips. The picture below is of some of the amazing terrain we got to ski.

I can’t wait to get rockin’ and rollin’ at Qualtrics this next week…

Filed Under: exercise/sport, work Tagged With: deer valley, qualtrics

It’s a girl!

January 25, 2010 By Tom 12 Comments

It’s official, Kristie and I are going to be the parents of a baby girl come June! We had the week 20 ultrasound today and she looks healthy, active and squished and adorable. I think she’s gonna be a daddy’s girl if I have anything to say about it.

We’re so excited. Thanks all for the love and support — we’re probably going to need a lot more of it!

Filed Under: family, news Tagged With: baby

BYU vs. CSU at the Marriott

January 20, 2010 By Tom Leave a Comment

Our new friends Jared and Kayleen gave us some extra tickets to the men’s hoops game on Wednesday and it was a blast. BYU’s team has had a killer season so far [watch me jinx it], and they’re playing lights out. Maybe we’ll finally make it past round one of the big dance this year..

Filed Under: exercise/sport Tagged With: byu basketball

Tepanyaki Con Los 3 Amigos

January 9, 2010 By Tom 1 Comment

It had been ages since me, Ryan and Brent got together, so we decided to go out to dinner with the ladies. For some reason Brent wanted to eat at Cabellas, which was a really cool place, but was closed by the time we got there. [Nothing says fine dining like sporting goods outfitters!]

So we piled into one car and headed over to the Tepanyaki in Lehi. Great entertainment comes standard with the food. It’s the only place where the waiters throw food at you, and you tip them better. A quick vid that Ryan took with his phone:

Filed Under: food, friends Tagged With: brent, ryan, tepanyaki

Massachusetts Trip

January 3, 2010 By Tom 2 Comments

After the cruise we got to spend a week at home with the McConnons, and it was a blast. Some of the highlights include:

  • New Hampshire: We headed up to the cabin to spend a couple nights. It snowed a bunch so we got to play with snowmobiles, sled, and try to figure out how to get the cars back out from the long, treacherous driveway.
  • New Years: Cozy by the fire at the Ponderosa.
  • Spa: Mom gave me and Kristie a trip to the spa where we got pampered with massages, etc. It was a first time for me — so relaxing.
  • Date night in Boston: Kristie and I met up with some friends in Newton, and then went to grab dinner at Bertucci’s — a favorite local restaurant of ours.
  • Lunch with DD: Mom, Coleman, Kristie and I headed out to Sterling, MA to have lunch with my aunt DD at a wonderful little apple orchard cafe. We also met her fiancee Johnny,  and they’re a wonderful couple — totally in love.
  • Spending time with the fam: Even though we just barely had the cruise together, it was so much fun to hang out in our element.
  • Picking Coleman up at the ER: Coleman went skiing with his friends, and got clotheslined by a metal cable, which resulted in a pretty nasty cut above his eye. We all went to Emerson Hospital to pick him up and make fun of him. The receptionist complimented us on being a pretty “fun” family. I couldn’t disagree.

Filed Under: entertainment, family