My Only Wish (This Christmas)

No, it's not for any particular gift; rather, to just be able to get everything done in time!


This year definitely has been one of the busiest! There just has been so much going on - so many christmas get-togethers and parties. And not including my big list of to-do's. But it really has been one of my favorite Christmases, probably because there has been so many fun things going on!


Here's a little recap:

It's started out with the Phoenix Electric Parade. It's my uncle, Jeff's, tradition to go every year.

Then, there was our Annual Christmas Party with my friends. We always do Secret Santa and make a yummy dinner.

Each of us brought stockings and stocking stuffers for each other.

And we also opened each other's gift from their Secret Santa.

One of my gifts from Heather was this Snuggie. I love it!!

These were our yummy bread bowls with soup we had for dinner

It was a really fun night!



My grandpa just had a big get together this past Saturday to go for a bus ride with my whole family around the valley to go look at Christmas lights. Oh, there was also a petting zoo there as well :)

Yes, that's a lama. There were also goats, chickens, a pig, rabbits, and a calf; all of which were completely friendly and would totally let you pick them up.

This is in front of my grandpa's house, right before we all got on the bus to go look at lights. His was pretty decked out too.

A few of my cousins.

These houses were from the ever so popular Cherry Lane in Chandler. The whole street puts up a ton of decorations and lights.

This is my amazing grandpa! :)

We went to some other spots in Gilbert, Queen Creek and Chandler. Our last stop was the Mesa Temple, my favorite.

The three wisemen were always my favorite at the Temple lights.

Kev and I have been spending more time on his new quad lately, now that my semester is over. Here are some pictures from when Kev's brother, Neal, came along with us. He took us to this place in the West Valley that was really fun and overlooked the city.

So, as you can see, it's been a pretty eventful holiday so far, but there is still more to come! I still have soooo many cookies to make for people, present wrapping, some last minute shopping and still have two more family Christmas parties! I love it though. Christmas has been really fun this year. It comes and goes way too fast for my liking. And I'm excited to spend Christmas with Kev this year.


Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas! It's here!!

And Kev surprised me tonight with a Christmas Tree! We originally decided we weren't going to get one this year and just wait to get a good tree after Christmas when they were on really good sale, but knowing I wanted one soo bad, Kev surprised me with this tree tonight! I was so excited when I saw it...he did a really good job!

Christmas time truly is one of the best times of the year. It always goes by too fast for me. Some of my favorite things to do during Christmas are decorating the tree, walking around the Temple lights, drinking hot chocolate, going to Christmas parties (which I'll be putting up pictures soon from last night's Christmas party with my friends), going shopping, giving gifts, and getting together with family. And it's also really fun to experience your first Christmas with your husband/wife.

So, a few things that have been going on lately are:

-Me finshing this semester of school! It was a major overload this semester...too much to handle. It's still sad to think that I'll never be going to ASU again. Oh well, I know I'd being having different (more negative) thoughts if it were midterm week again, wishing it was over already.

-We've been looking at a few houses recently; mostly in Queen Creek. We're not 100% on any of them yet, so we'll see.

-And Kev getting this ridiculous quad over Thanksgiving weekend. He was seriously the most excited I have ever seen him. He told me it would be his Christmas/Birthday present for the next 10 years. We'll see how that goes, being that I already got him something.

So Long, So Long....

Goodbye ASU. It was fun/agonizing/rewarding:

-experiencing college on your campuses

-meeting people

-learning a few {valuable}things

-pulling all-nighters in your libraries and study rooms

-getting a few parking tickets

-surviving the lectures taught by boring professors

-enjoying the awesome ones :)

-getting accused for "cheating" in my psych 101 class (very first semester) when I really wasn't...I just accidentally left my study guide on my lap {haha Heather and Katelyn-good times}

-taking creepy phone pics of attractive Dr. Short

-classes with Kimberly Fontes (how would have I gotten through Anatomy without her!)

-study parties at Heather's with Kim and Kelly (with the company of Kat and Becca to harrass us at times)

-getting to know the amazing institute teachers

-paying for your expensive books

-And being able to take all of the knowledge and experiences with me

So, I may be done with my last semester at ASU, but I still have nursing school to complete at MCC to get that RN license, and then a BSN (bachelor in science of nursing) to pick up at ASU. I still have quite a while until I'm completely done (because of the long waiting list), but I'll no longer be taking classes at ASU, which is sad after 2.5 years being a student there.

It definitely was fun, and I'm sure the nursing program at MCC will be just as great.

Busy Busy

Well, it's been a while since I've posted anything exciting that's been going on in our lives recently...that's because there hasn't been anything going on besides SCHOOL, HOMEWORK, and WORK. 4 weeks left: I'm really counting down the days. This semester has been an overload for me and I cannot wait for it to be over.

So, I felt like I should give an update; and I was just sick of seeing those scary pictures of Kevin and I on Halloween. Even though there hasn't been too much going on in my life as of recently, there are a couple of weddings coming up! Kev's sister, Megan, is getting married on Nov 28th! And one of my best friends, Heather Sproul, just got engaged to Britton Larson (her boy since high school!) Congrats, heather! I'm so happy and excited for you!

My friends and I also went out for Heather and Jaime's birthdays a few weeks ago, decorated some sugar cookies, and watched The Proposal.

Haha, I'm not sure why jaime is looking at me like that...

Other than that, trying to find enough time to study and do homework is all I've been occupied with as of recently. Christmas break couldn't seem further away....