Happy Halloween 2008

Willow, Isabella & I being Silly :)

We have the best of times...

At the Pumpkin Patch with the Preschool Kiddies

Together with Renee we visited the Pumpkin Patch at the Community Church.

It's my Birthday :)

My beautiful Flower surprise from Lance.

Maureen and the twins surprised me with yummy cupcakes at my preschool Class.

I am 29 Today
It was truly a wonderful day, full off lovely surprises by Lance and the Poschman's.
Thank You

Dinner with my bestest friends. The cupcakes were awesome - Thank You Heather.

Expected tax changes.

EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T VOTE, I FEEL THAT MY FUTURE DOES DEPEND ON WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE USA TOO, SO I WANTED TO POST THIS VERY INTERESTING COMPARISON ABOUT TAX CHANGES COMING, BY THE TWO MAIN CANDIDATES. THIS REPORT IN SUNDAY'S PARADE MAGAZINE MADE A LOT OF SENSE TO ME, AND I FEEL OTHERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT TOO.

ENJOY :)

October 12, 2008

How Much Would You Pay in Taxes?

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain both say they’ll cut federal taxes if elected. Here’s what their proposals would mean for you.

	Obama	McCain
If you make...	you'd save...	you'd save...
less than $19,000	$567	$21
$19,000-$37,600	$892	$118
$37,600-$66,400	$1118	$325
$66,400-$111,600	$1264	$994
$111,600-$161,000	$2135	$2584
$161,000-$227,000	$2796	$4437
If you're in the top 5% of earners...	you'd pay an extra...	you'd save...
$227,000-$603,400	$121	$8159
$603,400-$2.87 million	$93,709	$48,862
more than $2.87 million	$542,882	$290,708

*Source: Tax Policy Center. Numbers have been rounded. For complete details, go to TaxPolicyCenter.org.


If your annual salary is less than $112,000, you’d pay less in taxes under Obama’s plan; if your salary is higher, McCain would cut your taxes more. “While the aggregate tax cut is bigger for McCain, a larger number of voters get more money under Obama,” says Alan Viard, a tax-policy expert at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. “Obama is choosing to emphasize tax cuts for the middle class, whereas McCain’s strategy is to keep rates lower at the top as a way to facilitate long-run growth.” For example, a person with an income of $1 million could see his taxes increase under Obama by as much as $94,000, whereas under McCain’s plan he could save about $48,000.

— Rebecca Davis O'Brien

The first Glimpse

of Snow.

It's not much, but the weather has been increasingly getting colder. Lance already had some snow in Salt Lake City. The mountains are covered here, and some fell all the way to the ground last night. I'm rather happy about it, because the sooner it starts snowing, the sooner it will be Winter and my wedding:)

Zigi Passed :(

Last night my dear little Zigi passed away :(. He became ill over the weekend, and without much to do simply laid to rest in his little coconut house. He was a very happy hamster, and I'll miss him dearly.

Ode to Zigi

My Weekend with Lance

This past weekend Lance drove the 403 Miles from Salt Lake City to come and visit me in Aspen. It is just past the peak of Fall, but we thoroughly enjoyed the change of weather, planning the wedding some more and simply enjoying each other's company.

We drove up Buttermilk Mountain an picked beautiful reddish, yellow Aspen leaves to press and dry for our wedding day in December. Lance was very helpful!!!

Driving around Aspen and then Owl Creek Road, to admire the Fall Colors and horses :)

The Happy Couple :)

Love You, Lance. Thank You for driving all that way to visit me at my home.

See Ya Soon!

Poschman Generation

On Friday all the Poschman siblings, and kids were spontaneously together, so I jumped at the opportunity to take some photographs.