Christmas Gifts & Custom Pictures

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Kory and I discovered the coolest thing this last week! Some of you may have seen the beautiful picture of the Salt Lake Temple that we have hanging in our living room, it has "Hjelm Family est. November 2008" inscribed on it. We absolutely love this picture that we got from Cultural Hall.

I'm super excited though because this week we found Framed Legacy, a company that creates more customizable pictures for better prices with really nice frames too! You can send them a picture that you want printed, and to add customized text is only $25 versus Cultural Hall's $40. Not only do the prices start 20%-30% lower than Cultural Hall, right now there is a saving coupon for another 30% off!! The code is TURKEYFRIDAY and expires at 12:00 AM this Saturday the 27th (that's midnight on Black Friday). You're welcome for sharing :), hehe.

We got a picture from our wedding day customized. The other ones we loved were the First Presidency and the Sacred Grove. They add so much to our home.  But there are TONS to choose from including Salt Lake Temple with Christmas lights and other fun things. Check out their website.

Chicago

I got to spend 3 weeks of September in Chicago for work. Sears flew me and8 other National Management Trainees out to work in their flagship store at Woodfield Mall (the 2nd largest in the US) and then attend the holiday conference at Hoffman Estates the last week with the District Managers and Regional Vice Presidents.

I got to see my dearest friend Emily Collins, and made some really great friends too. Kory even got to come out for a weekend! It was such a great time!  I should explain that the "reflection" pictures were actually taken in the box that extends outside of the 103rd floor of the Sears tower. Those pictures were actually taken through the window showing how we're hanging in the air 103 stories over Chicago!