Merry Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had as great of a holiday as I did! It was just small, but so nice. I got to hang out with my family and laugh and have tons of fun. And I am fairly certain that Caitlin was high on Christmas Eve, I'm just saying. This is what happens when she gets too hyper...

Yes...I wanted to kill her.

The day after Christmas, we packed up and headed to Idaho for the weekend. I was super excited because I hadn't been up since October. My aunt invited to have dinner and play games with her family. We played partner kick ball. Ever played that? If no, I would keep it that way. I think even the most coordinated people would have a problem with it. And let me just say...it is not easy sliding into a base when you are tied to someone else.

This is how it ended up...she was just slowing me down!

We then headed to Gramp's house. I thought we had lots of snow here...boy was I wrong! There was at least two feet of snow at my Grandpa's house...and it snowed the whole weekend we were there! And Rexburg is TERRIBLE at plowing the roads. Boo.
That Saturday, we had a baby shower for my cousin, Jeanie. It was a nice little family shower, and it was good to be able to catch up. Congrats Loa Jean!
I also got to see my cousin Clint, who I haven't seen in like 4 years. Woot.

It was a nice holiday weekend...now on to the New Year! I'm not sure what I am doing for New Year's...I need some more single friends! Oh well...HAPPY NEW YEAR!

WELCOME HOME BRUDDA!

My brother, JD, has been gone with the Military since August...it is still weird to me that he is old enough to be allowed in! Weird. Lucky for us, he gets 2 weeks home for Christmas...I couldn't be happier! Oh how I have missed him! Friday, he flew in from Texas. His flight was supposed to land at 1:35...oh, don't you worry, he didn't get in until 7:30! We got to know that airport lobby really well. His plane circled the airport for 3 hours, before finally being diverted to Boise to refuel. At one point, we decided to leave and just come back when he was leaving Boise. Well, it took us 45 minutes to go 2 miles...no joke. The snow was INSANE! Obviously, we didn't make it very far. So we headed back and waited some more.This is Mason waiting patiently with the sign he made.

Finally his plane lands! I had those little butterflies in my stomach because I was so excited! When we finally saw him coming down the escalator, I started jumping up and down like I was 5. Of course, Mason is the first to see him.

Mason has missed his Uncle JD!
My momma couldn't stop crying...she was so happy!

Needless to say, it was super exciting and it has been so much fun having home! Oh...I forgot to mention that he has lost 108 POUNDS since he left! Can you even believe it?! I hardly recognized him! Way to go brudda...I am proud of you!

After JD's plane landed, my momma and I headed straight over to the Energy Solutions Arena for the Neil Diamond Concert. Ok...best thing ever! It is quite possible, that I was one of the youngest people there. Let me just say, old Neil Diamond fans are CRAZY. I have never seen so many middle aged men and women acting like complete fools...but it was so great! Although he did not sing my favorite song, I love love loved the concert! GO NEIL!

All in all, it has been a pretty great weekend! Oh ps...MERRY CHRISTMAS! Can you believe it is here already?! Have a great one!

Oh there's no place like Home for the Holidays!

So I am home...for the next 3 1/2 weeks. WOOT! I have only been home a day...and I am already bored out of my mind! I have decided to read some of the Classics...Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby (love love love it!), The Return of the Native, and, if I decide to be ambitious, Wuthering Heights. Hey, if Bella can do it, so can I!
I am also looking for a way to earn some money for Christmas presents...I can only make so many things by hand! What I am wondering is if anyone knows of someone needing some holiday help? I am an excellent babysitter, great candy maker, and stellar salesperson. And I'm also cheap labor. =)
Let me know!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Random Happenings in the 801

This past weekend, Utah State played BYU in basketball. Since Dave Rose and the almighty Cougars are too CHICKEN to come back up to Logan and play in the Spectrum, they played at the Energy Solutions Arena. And, being the awesome Aggie fans that we are, my friends and I decided to make the drive down to the SLC. Highlights of the adventure include--
*Piling 5 people into my little Ford Focus...shoving the 3 boys in the back
*Almost dying in Brigham City because some stupid car can't read the dang speed limit signs and slams on their brakes, forcing the 18 cars behind them to swerve to avoid hitting everyone else...and causing me to say a few expletives in the process
*Jamming out to Chicago's Greatest Hits
*Making sure to stock up on tissues because our seats were WAY up in the nose-bleeds
*Patiently waiting the hour for the game to start

*GO AGGIES!
*YBU? Win or lose, you still live in Provo...'NUFF SAID!

*I love my Aggies

*Watching the game

*Loving Aggie fans and the signs they come up with-"BYU: Keeping ugly girls out of Utah State since 1888" CLASSIC

*Getting seriously frustrated with my Aggies

*Yelling loud for Jared every time he touched the ball...go Jared Quayle!
*Wishing that Stew Morrill would take out Jaxon Myer, especially after the technical

*Still wishing that Stew would take out Jaxon Myer

*Proving my point that Jaxon Myer should have been taken out when he let the ball roll right out of his hands, losing the chance for the tie-breaking shot

*Watching my dear Aggies lose the game...by 5 effing points

*Still hating BYU

*Driving to "the best pizza place ever"...so says David

*Being let down by "the best pizza place ever"-Firehouse is WAY better

*Hoping to not get attacked walking thru ghetto Salt Lake

*Searching for a semi-clean bathroom

*WTF kind of a gas station doesn't have a bathroom?!

*Needing a token to use the bathroom at Wendy's-we're not in Europe, people!

*Finally heading back up to Logan

*Straightening Travis's super curly hair...

*Travis looks like an 80's rocker...and I love it.

*Sarah and I should be professional hair stylists...seriously.*Finally getting to bed...at 2:30 that morning.

*And then having to wake up for church at 8!

*Making it all the way thru church without falling asleep

Oh the adventures of college! How I love thee! And my Aggies...even if they couldn't pull off the game. Maybe next year Dave Rose will grow a pair and come back to Logan...

GO AGGIES!

Just call me Martha...

Gingerbread men. Lots and lots of gingerbread men. That is how I spent my afternoon...and it was great. Lindsey, Sarah, and I were full of Christmas spirit and this is what became of it. The first batch!

Homemaker SarahYUM!

Look how domestic we are!

The final product...best gingerbread cookies ever made.

Frustrations...

I love love love my married friends, I really really do. And I think their husbands are so great. But sometimes it gets so frustrating when they don't understand why I don't like to hang out with all the couples. It just gets awkward when they are all there talking about couple stuff and I am the only single one sitting there uncomfortable. Me not wanting to be there has nothing to do with not wanting to see them. I wish I could see all of them more! But here is the thing...I am not married. My single life doesn't have much in common with married life. I love my girls and it sucks that we are drifting apart...but that is the way it is. I just don't know why they can't see it from my perspective...