Christmas Break Musts

Before the week is up these things need to happen:

1. Read Tisha

2. Finish our family puzzle

3. Sew a skirt

4. Watch a WHOLE movie

It's been a month

November 30th I went to the Killer's concert.  It was so amazing!  Since then I have bought the album and listened to it numerous times.  I love it!  Here's my favorite song right now :)

'Twas the next few days after Christmas...

...and lots of things happened.  

Lots of sledding on good ol' Test Hill.

Lots of time with the best family EVER, including lots of games and gingerbread houses.

Lots of time playing with this happy chunk.

To finish off the week and to kick off the weekend, I went to Madi's reception here in Cokeville.  It was a great time!

This picture was at her wedding.  What a fun day with some fun girls!  I love them all :)

It was a great week with great people!

Some Christmas Cheer :)

It's Christmas Eve people!  So, I can't pick a favorite thing about the Christmas Season, but one of my favorites is just the straight up Christmas Spirit.  There's a video I saw back at the start of December of a flashmob of Christmas Carolers in a mall.  I loved it!  Then yesterday they showed it in Relief Society, and you know what?!  I loved it again!  So, I want to share the video with you.  

There's so many negative things going on in our world right now.  Some of them just make me sick, so I always love when I see something positive, something like this video.  I bet this video has touched a bunch of people and helped them realize the true meaning of Christmas--Our Savior.  

Merry Christmas Everybody!!

Good Times

Today was a fun day with fun friends.  I honestly laughed like the WHOLE day!  My cheeks and stomach still hurt.  What was so fun?  We went to Salt Lake, ate out, saw the lights, came home, went bunny hunting, and watched a movie.  The food was great, the lights were great, but the company was the best!  I heard some of the BEST stories of my whole life and almost peed my pants three times from laughing so hard!  

Also, a big milestone happened bunny hunting.  I've been like a billion times, but this time I finally shot one myself!  I'm actually kinda proud of it :)

(Hopefully nobody hates me for this...)

12.21.12

Maybe this is the reason the calendar ends?

Party with the King Kids

The whole Christmas season is just so great!  I love doing Christmas-y things, and who better to do that with than kids?  So, Tess and I had the King kids over for a little party.  We started out with GREEN spaghetti noodles and RED sauce for lunch.  Then we mixed up two batches of Rice Krispie treats, one green and one plain.  They shaped their blob of Rice Krispie into what ever they wanted.  We had snowmen, turtles, snowflakes and more.  I was so surprised with how creative they were!  See for yourself!

It was a really easy, and super fun activity.  After, to make it a little more meaningful, they wrote a card to someone they thought could use a little "Christmas cheer" and delivered it with one or ALL of their Rice Krispie creations.  It was so fun to see them thinking of others and spreading some cheer.  

After we got back from delivering we watched (well kinda) a movie, ate popcorn, made snowflakes, and painted the girl's nails. I had a blast, and I hope they did too!  

7 a.m.

A 7 a.m. scheduled final means your done at 9 a.m.  That's a pretty good deal.  Plus, it was my last one! That's right, I'm done with my 3rd semester people!  In the last two weeks I've had 8 finals all together.  I feel like that's kinda of a lot, but hey! I'm done with them :)  To celebrate I finally bought this album:

I also ate a kit-kat.  I eat chocolate like everyday, but there was this mini kit-kat on my dresser the other day, and I almost ate it.  Then I was like, oh wait! I'll keep that as a reward for finishing my finals :)

 

Kindness

I've been the recipient of some seemingly small acts of kindness that have made a huge difference in the last few days.  Look at what a difference one small, simple service can make.

Do something nice for someone today. 

Our little Christmas

So here at the White House, we all drew names and bought a gift.  It had to be under $10, and it had to be a secret who you were buying for.  It was so fun, and everyone picked out something perfect for their person.  Janae did exceptionally well for me!  She got me this adorable shirt!  I've been needing a shirt that can be dressed up or down, and this is perfect!  I love it! Plus, I've been wanting something mint!  

I drew Rachel's name and I was actually struggling trying to decide on something she'd really like.  I think I got it though.  She acted excited anyways :)

I thought it'd go well with her sporty, navy blue car.

I was a little sad doing this, cause I don't know if I'll spend another Christmas living with these girls cause they're all leaving on missions. Except Janae :)  So we'll have another one.  I'm just amazed how much you get to know and love the people you live with.  I have the best roommates ever!

Reviews

T.A. reviews are heaven sent.  I just got back from one for my HIST 201 class (it's really hard) and I feel SO much better about things.  I just needed some guidance.  Now I know what to study, I just have to do it!  Happy studying friends!

Oh, and if you need a boost of motivation, here ya go:

Ryan Gosling believes in you :)

The Two Best Classes...

...possibly of my entire life, ended today.  I was actually really sad.  First, Español ended.  I go to that class 5 days a week for an hour.  Because I spend so much time in there I really got to know these people and I really love them.  My teacher is so great too!  I have learned so much!  Way more than I could have hoped for.  Today as our teacher was saying good-bye she started to tear up.  I almost lost it!  I just might have to drop in on her class a few times next semester :)

Then Art ended.  I have learned so much about myself in this class.  It seems so silly, but I gained so much confidence in this class.  My teacher was amazing!  I hope I can be half the teacher she is someday.  I also got this back today.  I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty proud of it!  This started out as a flat slab of clay, and I shaped and molded it, fired it, glazed it, and fired it again, and I love how it turned out!

To finish off the class she showed us a clip from one of my favorite movies, Freedom Writers.  This show had a big impact on my decision to become a teacher.  The clip was when one of the students calls the classroom "home."  Then my teacher told us how our classrooms might be a home for some of these kids.  We aren't going to know what some of these kids live are like and what they're going through, and it might be the only place they feel safe.  Our job is to make school a positive environment where they can feel successful, especially through art.  It was a pretty emotional moment.  This class has had a huge impact on me!  

I'm so thankful for great classes like this!  How many students are truly sad when they leave a class?  I feel so blessed to be here at BYU and to have such amazing professors and to have the opportunity to meet and associate with such great people.  Everyday here is just another confirmation to my decision. 

Paranoid or Smart?

So, I walk by this sign everyday.

Today Brooke and I were like, that sign seems like it belongs at Frightmares or some spook alley or something, not in our real life path to school!  The "..." just makes it that much creepier too.  Don't worry though Mom, I never walk here alone at night. I don't really go anywhere alone at night.  I don't know if I'm paranoid or smart.  What do you think?

Tami

I had a visit from Tami yesterday!  I was so excited to see her!  We only got to chill for a few hours, but it was great fun!  It was just what I needed to help me push through this last week and a half.  It was kind of a surprise because I just knew about it the night before.  We didn't really do anything too big, we just went shopping for a piano, which she decided on one!  It's perfect!  She also got to see my house, so that was fun.  I love showing it off!  So, if you're in the area, give me a call, cause I only get to live in it until April...  

The time with Tami was so fun, not because of the things we did, but just because I love being with her!  My junior and senior years of high school she came to Cokeville quite a bit.  If I didn't see Tami at least every other week, something was wrong!  Her, Tess, and I have had MANY late nights out in the living room or kitchen talking and laughing.  She always had some good advice for us.  Plus, she's pretty fun to tease :)  She's such a great example to me and I look up to her so much!  So, it was fun to just be able to talk for a couple of hours as we shopped around.  She's such a great example to me and I look up to her so much!  Thanks for coming down Tam!!

Now I can't wait for more late night chats over Christmas with ALL of my siblings :)  It's going to be so great!  

Speechless

That concert was amazing!  It's definitely in my top 3 college experiences.  I really can not get over how great it was.  We had great seats, great company, and a great show.  I'm a pretty big fan of The Killers now.  I love Brandon Flowers.  I'm going to buy their album on iTunes.  I loved so many of the songs, but this might have been my favorite.