I'll Be Home for Christmas

We decided that we are going to switch which family we spend Christmas with each year. This year, it was my family's turn and so we packed up our bags and headed to good ole- Missoura.

It was such a fun trip. I loved getting to spend time with my family, catch up with old friends, stuff my face with Panera broccoli cheddar soup, watch Kline sing in my ward choir, visit the City Museum, play with my dog and show off my hometown to Kline.

A Very Salt Lake Christmas

It's no secret that being in Salt Lake City during Christmastime is one of my most favorite things! I just love the beautiful lights and the sweet Spirit I feel as I am reminded of the joy of the Savior's birth.

When Kline asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I told him that the only present that I wanted was a date to eat at The Roof restaurant. So that's what we did. I have never been so stuffed in my entire life. The buffet was full of creme brulee, crab legs, shrimp, chicken cordon bleu, roast and everything you could ever dream of. To top it off, our seats were right by the best view in the house! We were seated right by the giant window and could see the temple perfectly, as well as the lights. Seriously, such a magical night.

We actually headed back up to Salt Lake City the very next night because we had gotten tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. We had gotten 4 tickets and so we decided to take Kline's grandparents with us. We were running super late because of some bad traffic, so we ate a quick meal at McDonalds and then ran to the Conference Center to find our seats. Kline and I had the BEST seats. We were on the floor and could see the stage perfectly. The dancers that danced through the aisles were dancing right next to us and it was just so fun. Sutton Foster was the guest artist and she is one of my very favorite people. She did such an amazing job and we both agreed that this year's Christmas concert was the best one we've ever been to.

Tate Christmas Card 2017

One of the best traditions of the Christmas season, in my opinion, is sending and receiving Christmas cards. I think it's so fun to get a ton of cards in the mail and, now that I have my own little family, I can send out my own to everyone else.

Lucky for us, my cousin Hannah is an amazing photographer and so I asked her if she would do a little winter photoshoot for us. The pictures turned out AMAZING and it was so hard to choose which picture to use for our cards. 

It's Beginning to Look at Lot Like Christmas

Temple Square at Christmastime is one of my most favorite places. The lights and all the decorations just feel so magical. So I was very excited when Kline planned a group date with his friends to walk through the lights and get some dinner.

We went with our friends Briton, Aspen, Jun and Zephra. We spent the first part of the night eating dinner at JB's and then spent the rest of the night walking around the square and taking tons of pictures. It definitely put us in the Christmas spirit.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have always dreamed of having a boy take me on a date to the Temple Square lights. Well, lucky for me, I have the cutest boy ever to take me to see the lights for eternity now! I am the luckiest girl in the world.