{Today}

Today is Friday and I should have taken care of this...

 

and this...

and cleaned this...

 And accomplish this...

BUT INSTEAD

This was my Friday...

And this...

watched this..

and this...

  

and of COURSE this...

and using this a lot...

Well, tomorrow is another day...

We will see how it goes.

(DISCLAIMER: My house isn't THAT dirty, although the Laundry IS that high.  I didn't look that peaceful sleeping/laying on the couch all day and yes, Cafe Rio was the highlight of my day.)

{School-e-o}

I'm sitting in the PE hall, waiting for my next class to start...in 2 hours. I have a crazy, full semester a head of me. 19 credits. On Monday and Wednesday I start at 9 and leave at 11:40. Tuesday and Thursday class starts at 8:30 (meaning I wake up no later than 7..ugh!) and I get done at 3:45. LONG DAY! But the bright side on Friday I only have one class and i'm done at 9:50. I am actually really excited about this semester! I have loved all my professors so far and the subjects I am learning are awesome. They are all in my major so I actually in enjoy them. Here is what I am taking...

Social Work: Social Welfare Policy's and Services

Math 1010 (not my favorite, but my teacher is awesome)

Abnormal Psychology

Human Sexuality

Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships

Infancy and Childhood development.

Even though I am taking 19 credits..I feel like I am never going to graduate. I see my friends in their last semesters of school, and here I am, with another year left. Right now i'm studying Behavioral Science emphasizing in Social Work. If I emphasize in Family Studies or Sociology...I can graduate faster. I'm kinda to the point that a degree is a degree. Does it really matter what I emphasize in? They are all pretty much related. So I have that decision I have to make. My plan is to take spring/summer classes to help hurry along the process. I just want to be done already!!

I am pretty excited that James will be graduating in April! He will finally be done with his Bachelors! yay! At least by then, we will only be working on my education. Paying for one education is easier than 2 educations.

Other than school, nothing else is going on. I'm still not working! I love it! The holidays were so nice not having to worry about work meetings and having to miss out on everything to go into work. I love being able to focus on school for now.

James want me to have a job by the 20th. If i don't have on he said he was going to sell me car. hum, I'm fine with having him drive me around everywhere! :) I really don't want to get a stressful/high demand job. Just something I can do to make a few hundred bucks a month. So, I guess we will see what happens.

2009 was MINE

A lot of people have said how bad they hated 2009. So I hopped on the bandwagon and said, "me too." But then I actually thought about it...2009 was a GREAT YEAR..and it was mine! There was so much excitement the whole entire year. Here is my year in a nutshell + some pictures.

January

Lived at home and commuted to school

(the living at home was the good part)

Febuary

This happened...

James proposed on the 28th

March
Wedding Plans

April
Wedding Plans
Finished another semester of school

May
Wedding Plans
Ankle surgery

June
Received my endowment
Sister got home from her Mission
GOT MARRIED

June 30th we were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple

July

Puerta Vallarta

August

School Started

Bought me a new car

September
Boating weekend

State Fair

October
St. George Marathon

My Birthday

Pumpkin Patch

Mom's 50th Birthday

Jayci's Birthday
Jake's Birthday
Halloween

November
Thanksgiving

December
Finish yet another semester of school
Our first Christmas married.
(4th one together)
(I'll upload my Christmas photos soon)

2009 was exciting throughout the whole year.
It'll be interesting to see where 2010 takes us.
Happy New Year!

Six Months

Six months ago today, on June 30th, James and I were married!

The weather was suppose to be the hottest day of the year...

it wasn't.

It was PERFECT!

When we walked out of the Temple,

clouds rolled in and shaded us from the heat.

The reception was beautiful.

It was by far the funnest reception i've been to!

The live oldies band was amazing.

The food was divine.

The wedding cakes...

tasted wonderful, looked terrible.

(thanks to the car accident they got into on their way)

The family was looking their best in their black and white.

The flowers were gorgeous.

The dancing was outrageous.

The honeymoon was eventful.

Not like a typical honeymoon that's for sure...

Stomach flu.

The past six months have been wonderful.

There has been good times

Fun times

Hard times

Memorable times

Enjoyable times

Funny times

Sad times

and the best of times.

I cannot believe that it has already been 6 months! We have had some great time together and I cannot wait to continue our journey together!

I love you James!

Leading to Christmas

The Craven Christmas Party.

aka

The Nativity.

This is the big part of our Christmas Party.

 Even though we had amazing food and great company...

it's the Nativity that is the big highlight of the night.

Me and stuff 'lucked' out of being in it...we were

'taking pictures'

Here is the rest of the family and their amazing costumes.

PS..I think the costumes get better and better each year

Check out the Shepherd...

AND the Donkey! (the 2 best costumes!)

And the Sheep!

Samuel (dodging stones...or socks)

The Beautiful Star

She held up the star above her head the whole time!

(that never happens..usually the star gets in trouble)

 

 

 

 My cute Wiseman.

(he was so happy to participate...without me)

Jake should have been kicked out of the Choir of Angels.

iphones are NOT allowed!

 

 My cute Grandparents baring their testimonies

My absolute favorite part of the night!!

After the Nativity the family started to leave.

The boys went down stairs to watch their

ACTION PACKED MOVIE...

While the girls did what girls do best...

TALK!

I made some yummy hot cocoa and did this outside...

so much fun!

I love the babies!

And I love my husband!

(he's getting...better...at pictures

or at least we are getting there )

:)

 

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On Monday for Family Night, we got together with Thomas and Sydney.

We went to see the pretty lights at Temple Square!

It was....

FREEEEZING!

And the air was

NASTY!

But it was, oh, so much fun!