Love Day!

My Valentines Day was so much better that I expected. Greg bought flowers for a girl for the first time in his life. He also wrote me the most amazing poem I could ever ask for!

After class I cooked him breakfast which was delicious. My roommate Sam decorated the table and kitchen for me while Greg and I were in class. It was perfect.

A couple hours later there was a knock on my door and I got a rose from my dad.

Then last night was girls night! Greg had to work, so I had a valentines party with my roommates. We had dinner together, went to the temple, and then watched a chick flick!

All in all, I think it was a great Valentines and I am glad I got to spend it with all the people I wanted to!

Sam's amazing decorations!!

Our delicious french toast! It was so good!

My beautiful flowers from my amazing man!

My beautiful rose from my Dad! I have the best Dad in the world!

When Chelsie and I are in charge...

(Pretending to be monkeys)

Last night we really wanted to do something more than just watch a movie. So Chelsie and I spent an hour or more trying to come up with a plan. We finally decided to take a trip to the Bean Museum on BYU campus because she had never been. We had a lot of fun doing imitations of the animals. At one point Chelsie and Sam were trying to be polar bears and the guy that worked at the museum was very entertained and kept smiling. After the museum we went to go find a secret spot that Chelsie's sister told her about. Well we succeeded. We found the secret cave! It was a lot of fun! I think Chelsie and I think of some good ideas!

The Girls of B-38

I have the best roommates! They are some of my best friends. I could not ask for 5 better girls to live with. We have such a fun time together no matter what we are doing. Our apartment is definitely full of laughter 90% of the time! It is just a fun environment and I am going to miss all of them when the semester is over and summer starts.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

This Christmas season has been a very fun one. I have enjoyed being around my family and spending time in my hometown of Panguitch. This year especially was fun because Greg came down to Panguitch for a couple days before going home to Denver. He got to experience small town life at its greatest (at least I think so). I gave him the 5 minute tour of the town, yes I think it literally took 5 minutes! When I was in Denver I definitely could not see everything in that short of a time (although I did enjoy what I was able to see!)

Since starting the break I have been able to go ice skating, have an amazing christmas eve and christmas, and enjoy some delicious homemade food!

The whole gang at the Ice Skating rink at Ruby's Inn

Christmas Eve:

My favorite part was when we acted out the nativity scene. It is always fun to take part in the story. It was fun to have Greg with our family, and he made a very good donkey and King Herod! My other favorite part is when we drink our magic hot chocolate. It is a special chocolate that we have to make us tired so we can fall asleep faster. For some reason it always makes us all extremely sleepy so we are definitely ready for bed so Santa can come! All of the kids slept in the same room this year which was a lot of fun! As we were all getting ready for bed we heard Santa's sleigh bells, so we hurried and cuddled up with our blankets and went straight to sleep. Cameron was so excited that he immediately wanted to be asleep.

Drinking our magic hot chocolate

The lovely actors and actresses!

Christmas:

I love Christmas. The excitement and happiness that is around amazes me. It is the one time of year when most of the world is united in celebrating a marvelous event.

Christmas morning we all woke up and could not wait to see what Santa brought us! Cameron especially was trying to hurry everyone downstairs! We enjoyed opening presents and lounging around. This year was extremely special because we got to go to church and enjoy a great Christmas program that helped remind us what this time of year is really about! I am so grateful that my Savior was born so that I have the chance to remember him always and try my best to be like him!

Eating our once a year Christmas Breakfast!

Christmastime is Here!

It is finally time for Christmas music all day long, looking at lights all around, and drinking hot chocolate on a cold night. I love Christmas!! The first thing my roommates and I did after we got back from Thanksgiving break was decorate our apartment. We have lights all around, a cute little 3 foot tree in the corner, three different nativity's, and stockings covering all the walls and our window!! We have even figured out how to have a fireplace! We hook up a computer to the TV and play a video of a fire burning! I think that is my favorite part. It reminds me of home when my mom and I have our nightly hot chocolate in front of the fire.

Another one of my favorite parts of christmas is going to Temple Square. My family goes for a weekend every year to see the lights and then go to Music and the Spoken Word on Sunday. Last weekend I had the chance to go with someone else special in my life! Greg and I went to the First Presidency Devotional and then looked at lights. It was freezing cold, but I enjoyed every moment. It is always nice to be reminded of the true meaning of Christmas. There are so many other ideas of Christmas in the world, I think I get lost in the presents and shopping. Walking around temple square always reminds me that I need to be focusing on my savior and the miracle of his birth.

I love Christmas time! It brings such a great spirit. It is the one time of year when everyone can agree it is a special time. I am excited to spend time with my family and spread the Christmas cheer to everyone I come in contact with!!

Merry Christmas!

The Most Amazing Woman in the World

Lately I have been thinking a lot about my family and how much they mean to me. I have especially been thinking about what an amazing mother I have! My mom is one of my closest best friends. I can call her at any moment and have an hour long conversation with her. She always seems to have the best advice for me no matter what I ask her about.

Some of my favorite memories of my mom are:

1. Making cards and scrap-booking whenever we get the chance

2. Her and her two counselors in the stake YW sang "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" in front of all of the YM/YW (I was completely humiliated and embarrassed, I think I slouched down in my chair so that no one could see me)

3. Playing Wacky Six with my aunt Glennette, my sisters, my cousin Ashley, and I. (My mom and aunt totally cheated and shoved us around...Naughty naughty!)

4. MOST RECENTLY: Waiting in line last week on Black Friday to get into Shopko. My mom was getting into the whole thing. She planned out who was going to go get what and where we would meet up after we found it all. She almost sounded like a coach giving a pep talk to his team! It was pretty awesome!

5. When we were little and living in Brigham City she told me and my sisters that we were going to go to a movie with my Dad. We all got in the car and drove around for a little while and then my dad took us back to our house and told us we were at the movie theater. We were very confused, but when we walked through the front door my mom had set up her own concessions stand on our kitchen table. We each got some candy and a box of cracker jacks (what little kid would not be excited about that? There are prize inside... although the prizes were much cooler then). It was a lot of fun! My mom is very creative!!!

Those are just a few of my favorite!

I love my mother! I am so grateful that she raised me to be who I am today, and set a great example for me to follow.

Where Did Time Go?

Where did the year 2011 go? I can't believe that Halloween is over. I am definitely not ready for the cold. I am wondering what happened to the warm weather and and being able to wear shorts and cute dresses. I have never been a fan of the cold, but I am going to try to do my best to enjoy it while it is here.

There are only two months left in the semester. Time flies so fast. Before I know it finals week, Christmas, and 2012 are going to be here!

I have been thinking a lot about my life lately and how it is so different than I would have guessed it would be. There have been a lot of ups and downs the past month. I go from being extremely happy to sad to stressed to scared back to happy. For some reason life just seems to want to throw a million things at me at once. I feel like an emotional wreck most of the time.

Even though I have had things happen the past little while to bring me down, there have definitely been some amazing moments too! That is what keeps me going from day to day. It makes me so excited to see what exciting things are going to happen in my future! I am enjoying the journey!