November-ing

November! Came and went and it was all a bit of a blur. But I have memories of it being awesome and fun...here's some proof ;) 

My dad got us tickets to go see the ASU game against Utah, and we had a blast. The game went into overtime, and we ended up pulling out a win so it was great. I'm glad I got to go to the game with some of my favorite men. 

One Sunday after church, Landon was craving fishing so we headed down to the Salt River to grab a bite. No such luck though, the current was nuts and the bait kept getting caught on branches...

                                              Sure was beautiful though. Perfect weather for a picnic.

                                

I need to get better at remember to bring a camera with me everywhere. These phone pictures aren't cutting it, and they add weird editing...NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: bring real camera to capture life.

One of our favorite bands, Manchester Orchestra came into town, and we were lucky enough to get tickets. The concert was a stripped down show to their album, Cope. It was amazing to hear these songs that are usually loud, and screamed and totally rocked out, in a slowed, gentle melody. Such an awesome experience. Landon needed a little convincing that he deserved to go, and it ended up being so worth it. He works so, so hard in school and is always making sure he's studying to get the best grades he can. He tried to make it seem like he didn't really want to go, but I knew better ;) he had a blast. 

Landon planned our date one weekend, and he surprised me and took me to As You Wish to paint ornaments for our Christmas tree. I love this kind of stuff, and I'd been wanting to go to As You Wish for months. So glad he finally got the hint! Haha. We went to Quedoba for dinner beforehand, and that was delicious as always. 

My sister and her family came into town for Thanksgiving and it was so nice having them here. We only get to see them a few times a year, and lucky for them this time the weather was amazing! It was snowing back home for them, so the kiddos were thrilled to be able to play outside. 

Us Riters aren't too fancy, we just come for the food!

Landon and I made the funeral potatoes this year, and they turned out pretty good! My mom had accidentally given us a can of cream of chicken AND cream of celery, which I didn't realize until too late...so they were a little unusual but still delicious.

Thanksgiving selfie. Only missing Davie, Amy Cece and new baby Lettie!

Cheers all around.

I wanted a cute Thanksgiving picture of us, but Lando was too busy stuffing his face. Every picture we took, his mouth was full of food. Haha!

Friday night we ventured to the temple to see the lights. Growing up, we went to see the temple lights every Christmas Eve. We aren't all together on Christmas Eve anymore, so it's nice when we get to visit them during the holidays when we can :)

It really wasn't cold enough to wear jackets and scarves, but dangit it's November and I want to wear layers! Once it's lower than 80 degrees, my "winters" clothes come out.

We ended November with Friendsgiving at Liz's house. Everyone brings a dish and we eat and celebrate Pilgrim and Indian style. I wish I had gotten more pictures. We played Polar Dare and Cards Against Humanity for hours. We're pretty lucky to have such awesome friends to celebrate with.