snow snow snow Snow SNOW!!

Aimee and I died getting to church today in the snow. It was the slushy kind of snow today and we got dumped with some overhead. Chris and I made bets when the first snow fall would be... he got it right (it was like Nov 14) and since the last week or two its been non-stop.

Aimee and I in the first snow fall of our Sophomore year two years back

This weekend was so fun. Got to go shopping for goodies, go out for dinner with Chris and see his mom's concert, and hang out with some of his siblings and their wife and kids. So fun hanging out with them!


It was dangerous too coming back to park by my complex. We have underground parking that you go down a ramp for. I was going down and back up to get to the parking lot behind my house and my car wouldn't make it. I let go of the gas and let my car slide backwards and as it did my car spun around and I missed the concrete wall by inches. Phew! I am so grateful me and my car were ok that's such a blessing. I feel really looked out for

I love to see the temple

When we were up in Salt Lake this last weekend we stopped by the temple to see the Christmas lights. To get people to leave they would shut off the lights at 10pm, and of course we got there at that very minute but we still enjoyed some lights and of course the beautiful Salt Lake City Temple.

Just some of the red lights lit up


Chris and I in front of the Salt Lake City Temple


Seeing all of the Christmas lights in front of the Salt Lake Temple

BYU basketball playing at Energy Solutions?

Energy Solutions Arena is the huge indoor basketball arena where the Utah Jazz play. Chris is a huge fan of the Jazz and I love going to his apartment and watching the games. BYU played there yesterday because something else was held at the Marriott Center (where they usually play). We met up with some of his friends and it was so fun to get in for free and watch!!

We were allowed to go back and take pictures where the Jazz announcers talk about the game and later we met Thurl Bailey there and yes I am about 3 feet shorter than him hahah.
He goes "you just a little thing aren't you?" I was about to comment about his size... something about Goliath but I held back :) hahah

Dinner Group

Dinner group is the best thing ever! I've heard some of my friends be a part of dinner group in the past, and this semester my ward pushed for us to try it out. So worth it. There's eight people in each group and we each switch off to cook Monday- Thursday. So every weekday I show up to someone's apartment at 6:30pm (same time every day) and eat a huge homecooked meal, save a lot of food money, cook during the week only once every two weeks. I don't see the downside one bite... or bit :)

I won?!

Wow, so I win like... never. Like never ever ever. This semester I've gotten some awesome free things and many are so random like this one.
During the BYU vs. Utah tailgate last weekend they had a few things you could put your name into. Eh I usually don't but Kim and I had to go around to all of the tailgate booths on Saturday to make sure everyone was doing ok and the Nuskin people asked us to apply for a drawing for this gift basket. Somehow I won! So exciting
I picked it up today and its a BYU duffle bag and its filled with t-shirts, BYU hat and stadium seat, football and a bunch of products from Nuskin and everything. So neat! That is so

Spirit of Thanksgiving

During Thanksgiving day and during the week I've been thinking about the people who have been there for me and for the blessings in my life which make me happy.
I'm so grateful for my family and all that they do. I'm so glad I'm close to them and that my parents have raised me in the gospel and with a firm foundation on the Savior. They have taught me so many great qualities and one of them especially is to be positive and uplifting and to serve others. No matter what time or season we are in our lives, we always can find ways to serve others and to better ourselves, to become more like our Savior.
I'm so grateful for the gospel, for prayer, for the commandments, for the many opportunities I've been given, for the temple, the scriptures, my testimony, for the Lord who is always there for me to guide and direct me no matter what. For a job, to be in school, for family, friends, health, to see to run, serving, and everything from the beauty all around us outside to the electricity, warmth, food we have around us.
My roommate just came in tonight from being in Ukraine for the last week serving in many shelters they have down there. We have so much. We need to be thanking our Heavenly Father every day for what we've been given and always remember Him as we carry on with our day-to-day tasks.
Ahh there is so much beauty around us and these things are just the basics that I've hit on. I have so much to be grateful for this season. My mom would always tell us that you can be bitter or better and focusing on the positives can take you far.



A new Mormon Message from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints on Thanksgiving

Goal #66 Run onto the BYU field

So BYU played Utah this last weekend. So much fun! I couldn't believe it, we were up 20-6 and they somehow tied us by the end of the game. As interns for athletic marketing, we are allowed to be on the field for the last 5 minutes of the game and it was so intense! It ended up being longer while going into overtime and I thought I was going to die because of the cold.

We were allowed to sneak to the end of the field to see the Utes score a field goal... but then BYU score a touchdown!!! Oh it was so awesome I didn't know the rules for overtime, but basically Utah gets a chance, and we get a chance. It can go back and forth for as long as needed till someone wins by having more points.