All good things :)

Rocking my new Sorel snow boots :). I wore these to school on Monday thinking it would be cold since it has been extremely low temperatures for the past few weeks. I was excited to show them off, they were a birthday present. I had a registration interview with my professor/advisor mid-day on monday. First thing he says to me, "Why the hell are you wearing those boots, let your feet breathe today woman!" I let him know I was anxious to wear them. I may or may not think of that for the next little while I wear them. 

My little man looking at his life from a different point of view ;) hahaha! He likes to run around when I get ready for school each morning. Man I love him. Eye update, the crusty-ness is wearing off! YAY! Carrots and celery and some T.L.C might have been the perfect medicine.

My dad had a few appointments up here in Logan today so he took me out to eat in between appointments. Texas Roadhouse served me well, 6 rolls might have been pushing it though. After dinner we still had a few hours to kill, we went grocery shopping..then back to my apartment to hang out. It was fun having him in my living headquarters. I ended up going to his second clinic with him. It was so much fun to watch him present the new products to the employees, my dad is loved by so many people! We had a great night.

I snapped this shot at Walmart when we were parking to go grocery shopping. Do you see what I see? My dad and I were shocked  with how LAZY people are. The cart gate is 3 parking stalls away from where someone left it sitting. One parking space is 8 feet wide, walking an extra 24 feet is too much for someone. Aren't they embarrassed if someone see's them pawning the cart off so close to the gate? We wonder why Americans are so obese. This is a slight problem. By putting your cart away its only a win-win situation, shedding a few calories and avoiding karma door dinging your car due to your laziness.

My roommate Elise just got a kitty :) His name is Kofu. I am definitely allergic to cats, but when they are kitties I am willing to put up with the red, itchy eyes and puffed up throat. He is a feisty little guy. He is not allowed in my room, Johnny would hurt him ;)

Look at this little guy! :)

Slice of Life

Well..I had a dang good birthday weekend. :)
Miss came home, went to park city with the family, ran errands with the girls, got new tires, a little bit of shopping, and ended with spaghetti sunday at grandma's! So I just heard on the news, for the past FIVE years October 26th(my big day) has been the first "freeze" in salt lake/davis county. Love that cold weather ha-ha. I got a pair of SOREL BOOTS and a NORTHFACE winter coat, I am ready for the snow to hit hard! 

My life is changing so much every single day, at the end of the day I lay in bed and wonder what the next day will bring. Time is flying, so much is changing, and I am learning so much about myself. I think Missy will get her mission call this Wednesday, I am not sure how to feel about it. Of course I am happy and extremely proud of her, but it is going to be very hard. So much can happen in a year and 1/2. What if I were to meet my husband? My girl won't be by my side. In spirit she will. Never did I think growing up would come with so many challenges. Although, the happy times and blessings definitely out weigh the hard times! I finally feel like I know what I want in life, I feel like I am getting somewhere with school. These feelings of success get me through each day.

I've had a unique experience these past 8 or 9 months getting to know someone important to me on a very different level. He has become an extremely good friend to me and I just get overwhelmed with excitement thinking about the day we meet. He is someone that makes me want to be the best I can be. Keep those letters coming :)

Today at church I was asked the question "Well why are you down here?"...not going to lie, it rubbed me the wrong way. A few people have commented on how I go home every weekend. To be honest, I love Logan! My family just happens to be more important to me and I enjoy being at home on the weekends. I go home a lot...it is because I choose to :) I am the definition of HOME BODY. ha-ha-ha!

Halloween has officially become my LEAST FAVORITE holiday. I will enjoy it again once I have little children of my own to dress up and take trick or treating. The teenage/adult costumes have become ridiculous. I don't know if I am the only one..but going to a big dance party and seeing people I go to class or church with half dressed...could be quite awkward. ha-ha! What happened to dressing as a big M&M? Oh well.

Well here are a few pictures of this weekend :) 

Little Ricky && I :) She is a babe! Love her.

Making our wishes :) Notice the candles? haha. 

   

      She thought letting stitchy dig at johnny's cage was great fun. hahaha. my mom!

Yes, she did indeed fall asleep in this awesome position. She is too cool. haha!

Sisters. Forever. 

My adorable parents in P.C :) Such good examples.

Definitely one of the best parts of my day haha. Ice cream at the Java Cow :)

Park City :) 

Sorbet. 

We didn't pose or anything..hahaha!

How'd we do? I think we match up well.

I'm on cloud 9

Go ahead and push "play"..then scroll down. It sets the mood nicely. ha-ha-ha!

I'm just going to sum up today really quick... I may or may not be bragging ;) It's been THAT good. Here it goes:

• Had a nice COLD swim at the crack of dawn.
• Checked the mail, had a package awaiting me :)
• My good friend Trev sent me a letter.
• Talked to the Newspaper editors @ Utah State, going to start writing!!!
• Aced my midterm.
• Going to Texas Roadhouse tonight with Morg!
• Home tomorrow, which means seeing my baby sis, parental unit, and Miss. YES!

First Snow 2012

Every year before the snow falls, I am MISERABLE. I find myself complaining quite often due to the cold bitter weather. This past week I was driving back up to Logan from home and it had snowed in Logan the night I went home. Driving up the canyon and seeing the white frosted trees and roads made me feel SO HAPPY inside! The "holiday spirit" I guess you could call it was brought back to life ha-ha! Every year I forget how beautiful the trees looked coated with snow. Although the canyon was very pretty, driving up Tanglewood Drive to get home takes the cake. Most beautiful place in Utah after a good snow, I promise! :)I would love to start listening to Christmas music right NOW..but I will wait till the start of November. Just thinking about this holiday season gives me some pretty big butterflies. I'm not sure why, but I have so much anticipation and excitement built up! Last year living in Orem, I hardly experienced ANY snow..it was just far enough south to not get hit too hard..especially with the dry winter. People say "hope your prepared for those Logan winters!" I definitely am ready to take it on and I am EXCITED about it :). If its going to be cold, there might as well be snow! Thats how I look at it.

This week has a lot in store..had one midterm this morning, I feel very confident about it. I have another midterm Friday afternoon, which will be a tough one. School is going good, I am staying on top of my homework and doing the best I can. This Friday I turn the big..19 ha-ha! I am REALLY looking forward to spending the weekend at home. There is the big halloween dance up here in Logan on Satuday, The Howl. I have no desire to go, mainly because every girl will be half naked and a lot of boys will be on the hunt ha-ha. Plus, Nebraska plays Michigan :) can't miss it. I might be the biggest home body I know. 

Had to make a trip to the store last night..as I was carrying a box of hot pockets, milk, and wheaties..for some reason I stopped at the book isle before checking out. Keep in mind, I have never been an avid reader. I will read if its mandatory, not for pleasure. Well, I decided I can make reading a pleasure :) So I bought a Nora Roberts book, total chick flick..but I am going to LOVE IT ha-ha!

This song has been on repeat in my car for the past couple days, I cant get enough of it! Makes me feel good. :)

YeeHaw Montana :)

FALL BREAK 2012. COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER ONE :)

I loved every second of this weekend! From being around cows 24-7 to sharing a bed with a one year old. It was a GREAT fall break. The drive was about 6 hours. Drove up with Charlie and got to know him. Only communication we have ever had was about 2 years ago being the genius I am..locked my keys in my car the first time I met Ben and his fam. Had to make a LASTING first impression ha-ha! Got to Montana at around 10 p.m thursday, hung out with Ben and his family for a bit until Micah and Cosy arrived with the little ones! The Grey is a horrible scary movie, I did NOT like it. Friday was a good day, got to watch Ben play football. He is a stud! Like a huge stud. Then just relaxed some more. I saw the biggest moose EVER. The one I got a picture of is a female and no where near the size of the boy moose we saw! Still cool though :) Like I mentioned earlier, there are cows all over their ranch, I was in love. The weather got pretty dang cold after the sun went down, and on Saturday it actually snowed a bit. Welcome winter! Going to church was quite the experience. There were only OLD PEOPLE and only about 4 couples then Ben and his family. Smallest church house I have ever seen. Church is the same all around the world no matter what the circumstance, I LOVE IT :) After this weekend I am convinced I need to download Netflix...ASAP....and get caught up with t.v. shows. The drive home was an experience in and of itself! Riding between two car seats in a small car when you have broad shoulders and long legs. So much fun. ha-ha-ha! It's a good thing Jonnie is hilarious so the drive went pretty quick.

cows :) EEEEEK!!!

lookin' right at me ;)

after his game :) he is so talented. jeez were cute! And yes, our hair is the same length hahaha.

micah and the kiddo's :)

me & cosy makin big money ;) haha

"my mom has funny kids" she said hahaha! notice the tight fit?

me and little knox chillin' like villains 

she was having fun with my phone haha! goof ball.



I WANT TO GO BACK TO MONTANA. NOW!

Stac is Satisfied :)

Well surprise, surprise!! Weekends with the family never let me down ha-ha. Friday attended class, and made my way home through the POURING RAIN. I have never driven in that crazy of rain before. Spent some time with the little sister, caught up with each others lives! Gall, she is growing up. Miss & little Abby came over and we had a "sisters girl night" :) Watched the Muppets and ate junk food. I don't know if it has hit me that my best friend is going on a mission. I am so proud of her, she has always mentioned that if she wasn't married she would leave. Well, off she goes! I could NOT ask for a better example in my life. Thanks Miss! We watched "Gone" it was a pretty good movie, with a great ending. I recommend it ;) 

She is literally my best friend

So supposedly Stevee didn't have any shirts to wear to school, so me and miss got conned into taking her shopping Saturday. Hit up Layton Hills Mall for half the day. It was a good time! Miss thought it was a good idea to buy 5,000 pairs of socks "I at least know I can take them on the mission" she said. Ha-ha-ha what a idiot. ;) Mom had another photo shoot Saturday night so me and Steve helped her out, it was a success. Not a surprise. :) She is getting better and better each and every day. The coolest and craziest part about her photography is that she has learned the majority on her OWN through tutorials, and just following other photographers around, some classes..but the majority was self-taught. I am so proud of my momma! Incredible example of reaching her dream. UMM.. A BIRD JUST FLEW INTO MY WINDOW! WHAT THE HECK. Ha-ha! Sad. :( 

Better believe she got this outfit :) My sister is so dang stylish!

 Sunday was such a great day! Mom, Stevee and I went to Grandma and Grandpa's ward because Bo was in town and spent the night at their house so we decided to join him with the grandparents :) Dad is out of town for work, YOU ARE MISSED DADDY!! Every time I go to my grandma's ward I leave with the best feeling inside. The people there are so great. We had SPAGHETTI SUNDAY at grandma's later that day. It was fun preparing the meal all together. I sense a new tradition ;). I finally got to see my cousin's beautiful ring. She has been my best friend all growing up..and now she is getting MARRIED! Jeez, I love you so much Myk! Spencer is one lucky man :). They are getting married at the end of December. December is just going to be heck of a good month!!! I'm also going to try and get an on-campus job after December..yes, for selfish reasons ha-ha-ha. I WANT TO SPEND ALL OF DECEMBER AT HOME WITH THE FAMILY. With no conflicts. I'm only young once right? :) 

The beautiful bride-to-be :)

Solid Week!

This week went by quickly & swiftly! Nothing too complicated, although coughing throughout the nights is getting REAL old. Going to the doctor tonight to solve that problem :) Monday we had a volleyball game. QUARTER FINAL GAME to be exact, and we won! :) We were pretty excited about that. The semi-final game is this Monday, wish us luck! I went to the Utah Valley vs. Utah State game on Tuesday, we won the first two sets then let Utah Valley run with it for the last three. BUMMER. Had a girls night Thursday and made some yummy dinner and dessert. I love having good friends up here! Today I am going to class then heading home to hit up the doctor. I don't want to go alone up here ha-ha. Can't go wrong with a weekend at home with the family! I hope to be getting a letter today. Missy will be home this weekend, so it will be a good time :) I have made the decision... I am going to go to summer school. I need to get all my generals and pre-recs knocked out so I can start doing the actual news broadcasting hands on classes! I AM SO EXCITED :) Another positive thing, I called the court to set up a time, she told me I didn't need to come in for the citation I was given...just need to fax a few things and the citation will be removed:) LUCKY GIRL RIGHT HERE!My dad got the new Galaxy phone, and so he texts me at least once a day now...I love it, its makes my days to be completely honest! In cycling this week we did a workout that involved getting off the bike every 5 minutes and doing squats and lunges, you better believe my legs are STILL sore from it. My mom and grandma had to come up to Logan to run a few errands so they surprised me and took me out to lunch :) Kneader's is always a satisfying choice for lunch. Yum!!

Me and my girl Katie before our big victory :) i love this girl!!

Made fettucine broccoli alfredo, and some chocolate chip cookies haha!

WORDS CAN NOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE HER. This was after lunch!

cheeeeeeeeeeese!

Renske and I, she is from the Netherlands. We are in the same group for our Media Smarts class. I have never connected with someone that I have so little in common with before...we honestly just clicked from the beginning. She is beautiful!

Good Weekend :)

We played Ohio State this weekend, big family rivalry. Unfortunately we didn't pull through :( Last year we came back, next year we will stay ahead all 4 quarters. (positive thinking haha)Although, it doesn't stop us from having a good weekend! Started out with helping my mom with a photo shoot in Bear Lake. It was cold. The pictures turned out fabulous though! Football didn't go my way this weekend, my Aggies lost. Most boring game..EVER. B.Y.U...ew. Anyways, Missy slept over, always a good time with the best friend. SHE IS GOING ON A MISSION :) I have such an amazing best friend. Conference was a blessing and privilege to watch this weekend. So many good talks, and prayers answered.

We all got new phones this weekend :) iPhone's are where it is AT!! Even grandma got one. With that being said, they were figuring out how to save pictures and stuff like that! My mom looks like a little girl haha. This picture is PRICELESS.

The boys :) Grandpa wanted to go home at half time and get some blood pressure pills to calm my dad down with. hahaha. Goofy guys! P.S. grandpa was cheering for Nebraska, not the Buckeyes :) 

Who would've thought she would love him so much? hahaha. But really, she does. When she came to pick me up from Logan she said "Stac don't you think we should bring Johnny?" I was told hamsters can survive for a few days with food and water. "No, I think we should bring him Stac." So the little guy came home for the weekend haha!

General Conference with the sis :)