The goings on

We are loving our Christmas break so far.

Last Thursday Bella came to visit, and we all had lots of fun. Bella is our niece, and she is the smartest and cutest little girl. We read books, baked, played in the snow, and ate lots of chocolate (a word she can say perfectly!). In fact, we had to hide the chocolate before too long. She was so fun and easy to play with, and I really liked watching Johnny with her. He's going to be such a good Dad!

Tonight we finished up our Christmas shopping. At one point, Johnny needed to shop alone, so I went and got my ears pierced! As many of you know, my earring ripped through my ear like two years ago, and I haven't been able to wear earrings since. Apparently, in order to get it fixed, I would have to go to a plastic surgeon, and Johnny and I aren't really in a position for a "cosmetic" surgery. So I got my ears pierced again tonight, just higher up. I am so excited! Overflowing with joy, really. Yay!! By the way, I had forgotten, getting your ears pierced hurts...I can't see how people make their little babies get their ears pierced.

Anyway, I hope you are all enjoying your Christmas break! In case I don't post again, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

a tribute

The BYU men's basketball team played ASU on Saturday, and it was the most frustrating game I have ever watched. This image pretty much sums it up. The refs literally controlled the game up until the very last second. If you didn't see it, the game ended in us making a winning shot only to have the refs review it and say we did not actually win. Of course, all of this came after the refs called dozens of nonexistant fouls on our boys and none on the other team. One of ASU's players, James Harden (pictured to the right), went to the foul line more times than all of our team combined. I was fuming when the game was over. Pac 10 refs are just unbelievable. Anyway, our team is great this year, and I can't wait to see how the season pans out.

My very first...

Well folks, today was our last day of classes! Neither of us has any finals in the dreaded Testing Center, so we are quite please about that. I am ready for it all to be over so I can start my Christmas baking!
This will be my first Christmas in Utah. My family always makes loads of goodies to eat during the Christmas break, so I have come up with a list of goodies that I am going to make. I was complaining to Johnny that I did not have anyone to bake with and he said something like, "I could help." So, this should be interesting! I can't wait to post pictures.
No, the gingerbread in this post are not my own creation. I know...shocker.

Anyway, here's my list of goodies I plan to bake:

• Gingerbread men
• Sugar cookies
• Peanut butter haystacks
• Pretzel turtles
• Homemade chex mix

I am super excited. I'd love to hear what your favorite Christmas goodies are or what you're planning on baking!

Alabama vs the U

OH MY GOSH. The Sugar Bowl. Could their be a better match-up? Sadly, Alabama lost to Florida yesterday, but that loss set Alabama up to crush the U. After being in Utah these last few years, I have grown to hate the University of Utah football team even more than I hate Auburn. This is going to be great.

Goodbye Football...Hello Basketball

Yesterday, Johnny and I took a trip up to SLC for the BYU/USU basketball game. Their fans totally outdid us, but, in the end, our team outdid theirs! It was such a good game, and I was so glad to beat their white trash fans who flipped us off after we won and who chanted "Dave Rose sucks!" Haha... the only time they were quiet was when they realized that they had lost. Anyway, we had a blast.

























Some of their lovely fans
































The trees outside of the arena

It's no surprise that I love Christmas!

Because I know you're all dying to see what our Christmas tree looks like...

I know, I know

Okay. I know it's been a while. The times when the most things are happening in our lives are the times when I post the least. The picture to the left is from when Johnny went to California a few weeks ago. He's with a friend from high school. Right now I will give a quick update, and then I have lots of stuff I have to work on! Only 8 days left of school! However, we both have TONS to get done until then. I'm scared.

So we went our separate ways for Thanksgiving. Soon I will try to post some pictures of our giving thanks. I had a blast in Alabama. I baked a lot, and there were actually people to eat it! Jill, Hannah, and I all stayed up talking every night until late. My parents took good care of me. It was very relaxing. Johnny, meanwhile, was in California. He would call me while strolling on the beach, and I was so jealous. We missed each other, but it went by really fast. But I have honestly never in my life been so happy to see someone again! Let me give you a quick play-by-play: After spending the day up at my sister's house in Salt Lake and watching Alabama kill Auburn, I drove home as fast as I could. Johnny got home about twenty minutes before I did. When I pulled into our parking lot, I slammed the door to my car and sprinted up the stairs to our apartment. I opened the door, and there he was! Okay... enough. Suffice it to say, I was really, really excited to see Johnny!

Speaking of which, Johnny's L'Oreal competition is this Thursday night! Good Luck!