And A Happy New Year

Good times with fun people can pretty much sum up how I celebrated New Year!!

It was also a Christmas celebration because of crazy and conflicting December schedules!

Miranda, Stacy, Magen and I started out at Olive Garden! 

Mmmm!! 

You cant go wrong when Olive Garden is involved, especially when you 

are eating something as delicious as this:

After dinner we went back to Stacy and Miranda's to exchange Christmas 

gifts, play games and watch movies!! 

And we of course had to have our annual New Year fondue!!!!

Let There Be Music

Last year I participated in an Institute choir with my wonderful friend Charmaine!! 

It was a really great experience and I'm so glad I did it!! One of the highlights was

singing at a CES fireside in which President Packer spoke!! 

Another top moment was singing at a local care center! 

And I have to say that I have some of the best grandparents in the world!!

They came to listen to me sing!! I am so grateful for their love and support!! 

Quote Wall Monday

Confession of a Bad Utahan

Have I ever told you how I feel about seeing the lights at Temple Square?

I will probably sound like a horrible Utahan for saying this but.......

It's not my favorite winter time activity!! 

I know, I know..... I'm a horrible person!! I've even said

that if my one day fiance asks me to marry him on Temple Square

during the lights I swear I would say NO! 

Okay.... I probably wouldn't say no..... 

But I would probably hold it against him for awhile!! 

I swear that this same tree is red Every.Single.Year!!!!

My ward decided to go up this year for one of our FHE activities

and for whatever reason, it wasn't as boring as years past! 

Maybe it's because we were only there for about 20 minutes....

Or it could have been that the weather was exceptional mild and I

wasn't freezing to death like normal! 

And I have to admit.......

The lights on the temple are pretty beautiful!! Especially the 

floating lights on the reflecting pool!! 

After the lights my roommates and I gathered around our

Christmas tree to exchange gifts and take pictures!! Hooray

for self timers!!! 

Book 2

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon soon realizes he has stumbled up a legacy nearly as old as the Emipire itself.

Overnight he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil 

knows no bounds.

Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the 

Empire may rest in his hands. 

I really liked this book!! I am putting the next one of hold right now!! 

Flash Back Friday: Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011 was pretty low key. Instead of doing the normal Christmas thing with lots and lots of presents we decided to go on vacation instead. I LOVED it!! It was so nice to not worry about making a list and stress about what to get everyone!! If I had my way we would do a Christmas vacation every year!!! 

It was also really nice that Christmas fell on a Sunday. It was wonderful going to sacrament meeting in the morning to celebrate the birth of Christ. I went to my parents ward and their program was beautiful. Especially when they did Silent Night. My sister actually played the violin and another ward member played his guitar. The cute primary kids sang the first verse and then the congregation got to join in for the last verses. I don't know what it is about that song but I LOVE singing it with a group of people. I always brings the spirit and makes me cry!! It was truly my favorite moment of the day!

We spent the rest of the day with both sides of the family! It was great to see and spend time with family and we also ate lots of yummy food!!

After being with extended family we went back to my parents house to exchange the gifts that we had bought each other. 

It was not your typical Christmas but I loved it!!! 

Insert Your Own Clever Title!!

I'm dying to tell you about my trip to Disney World!! But...... I am waiting on some pictures!! Hopefully I will have them all on Sunday so I can start sharing them with you!! Until then, here is a preview!!