BRRRR!!!

WOW...Logan is so freaking cold. Seriously. And even though it is like 3 degress outside (no joke), I have to sleep with my window open every night because the roomies insist on having the heater on ALL THE TIME. That's ok, I love them anyway.

School has started...once again. And besides having to get up ridiculously early every morning (ok, it's really not THAT early), and having to walk to school in the FRIGID winter, I am actually enjoying the semester. Weird, right? I sure am glad that I didn't change my major from Marketing...I actually like it now. My classes are fun, for the most part anyway. I do have a crap load of group projects, which I don't love. On the + side...I got a 91% on my first test. GO ME!

Random thoughts of mine...

*Mamma Mia...never gets old. I could seriously watch it everyday and not get sick of it. And my love for Colin Firth grows everytime I see it.

*Retainers are overrated...I hate wearing mine. And yet, I do. Like three times a week. I am basically awesome.

*Walking in this dang inversion is the WORST. By the time I get to school, I am practically wheezing. People probably think I am so out of shape...but I'm not.

*Welcome back to The Bachelor AND American Idol...I love reality TV!

*And for the most important of all...I have the CUTEST nephew and niece in the whole world. There is just no competition. Sorry if you thought that you did...but you're wrong.

Aren't they freaking adorable?!

Well...that is all. Unless someone can help me find a job in Logan. Seriously...I am getting desperate. And I don't like it.

PRIDE and PREJUDICE

I have been absolutely OBSESSED with Pride and Prejudice this last month. Jane Austen is a GENIUS. Seriously. There has never bee a book that has tugged on my heart strings more (well, except maybe Twilight). Mr. Darcy has got to be the most loving character ever. The love that he feels for Elizabeth Bennett is so beautiful and real and deep...AAH, I just can't get enough of it! Yes, I am aware that it is just a book. Elizabeth's character and wit makes the book SO enjoyable to read. Oh, I just LOVE IT!

For your enjoyment, here are some of my favorite quotes from the book...

*It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

*Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance...it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.

*I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow.

*Those who do not complain are never pitied.

*Stupid men are the only ones oth knowing after all.

*In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings for you will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.

*She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.

*...but to her own more extensive information, he was the person to whom the whole family were indebted for the first of benefits, and whom she regarded herself with an interest, if not quite so tender, at least as reasonable and just, as what Jane felt for Bingley.

*If you will thank me, let it be for yourself alone. That the wish of giving happiness to you might add force to other inducements which led me on, I shall not tempt to deny. But your family owe me nothing. Much as I respect them, I believe I thought only of you.

*You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.

*I do, I do like him. I love him. Indeed he has no improper pride. He is perfectly amiable. You do not know what he really is; then pray do not pain me by speaking of him in such terms.

I honestly cannot get enough of this story...the book and the A&E Pride and Prejudice television movie. Oh, it is AMAZING! I have never seen a movie that is based on a book that sticks so well to the story. Yes, it is 5 hours long (and yes, I did watch it twice in one weekend), but i would recommend it to anyone and everyone! If you want someone to watch it with, you know who it call! =)

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.