Utah

I was in Utah for 5 weeks! It was really fun to go back and see everyone. Unfortunately I only have a few pictures from my trip to Utah. No Christmas, New Years, or pictures of my family visiting. Let's just say I am the worst with my camera and I wish I could have someone follow me around with a camera and take pictures of my life because that would be easier...


I did go skiing twice when I was there. It was so fun and it was the only thing that actually made me miss winter in Utah


I also went to a Jazz game with Troy. The game was awful and we got killed but Jazz games are always fun

The last week I was there I watched Graham for Jess and Marty. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work.










I miss my little Buddy!

Utah was fun but I am glad to be back in School and sunny California where its like 80 degrees!

Sleepover and Disneyland

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Ever since I moved to LA Meg's kids have been dying to see my apartment but more importantly SLEEPOVER. Well, their wish came true the day before I flew home. I picked them up and we drove to Culver City. They were HILARIOUS in the car. I wish I had taped the conversation. We picked up In n Out for dinner and then went to my apartment. As I put the key in the door Nick EXCLAIMED, "I can't believe I finally get to see it!" It was pretty dang cute. Then, while we ate dinner they each kept saying Thank you for letting them come. They are pretty great kids. We watched movies and ate snacks and I think it was everything they hoped it would be.



Then....

The next day we went to DISNEYLAND! It was such a great day! I am so glad I have an annual pass and get to go a lot. Rosey Happened to be going that day as well, so it was so fun to be with her and her cute friend Denise, they are pretty much the greatest and Disneyland was so fesive decorated for Christmas!












(I am really glad Rose had her camera to capture some of the pics, I am the worst at that)

Christmas Time in LA

It was really hard for me to get into the Christmas Spirit in LA. It is hard when the sun is shining and its warm. Cry me a river, I know! But they do try to make it feel like Christmas. There is a great shopping center called The Grove, its where they film Extra, they have a HUGE tree (30 feet taller then Rockefeller center in NYC) and they make make fake snow. Anyway, Carin and I went and checked it out and it was pretty cool and make it feel a little like Christmas!




I also made batches and batches of peppermint popcorn, which everyone loved and made me homesick!

Thanksgiving

My parents came to LA for Thanksgiving and we had a great time! I didn't take any pictures of Thanksgiving dinner but I did take some of the day before they left. We had been at Megan and Chris' house with kids but after church we drove back to LA and walked around the LA temple grounds. They try and decorate with Christmas lights, but having seen Temple Square in SLC it is hard to compete. We also spent some time at the visitor center and the church has recently redone the entire center. It is very cool and has lots of different information. It was really fun to have my parents come down and see where I live and go to school for the first time!

Caramel Apples

In November my ward had a service auction and I really wanted to donate something. Meg gave me the idea of Caramel Apples. I had never done this before but how hard could it be... right?

Well it took me all day! and I couldn't have done it without Carin's moral support.



The tool that made it all possible!



The prepped apples



Topping Station



First 1/2



2nd Half




A few of my favorites!

I am glad I made them! They turned out great and I know the people bought them LOVED them!

I LOVE THIS GIRL!

And she's getting MARRIED!!!!!


As you can see we have done ALOT together... these pictures don't even scrap the surface!

I am SO happy for Shellie and Mike and know they are going to be so happy together!

Shellie and I have known each other since kindergarten but it wasn't until 7th grade we realized we were best friend material.

We have had so many adventures together since then! We have gone to Countless concerts, (Rascal Flatts, Tim and Faith x 3, Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, BSB x 2, NSYNC, Brittany Spears, and of course KENNY CHESNEY X like 7!) We have been on several awesome vacations (Chicago, LA x 3, Las Vegas x 4, San francisco, Jackson Hole x 2, Arizona x 2, Fish lake, Lake Powell and probably a million places I am forgetting!

We have spent millions of hours talking. I know that I can tell Shellie anything, she is the best secret keeper. Shellie is the person I call when I just want someone to know what to say. She is really good at celebrating good news with me and making bad news not seem so bad. She has the kindest heart and doesn't hold a grudge. That being said she has the memory of an elephant and never forgets....

I hope Mike knows what a great wife he is going to have and he also knows that when it comes to concerts, especially Kenny Chesney there is no price limit!

Congratulations Shellie, I love you so much!

Do you know?

So I am headed into finals and spent 8 hrs yesterday writing/editing a 20 page paper! Boo!!! Anyway, I promised someone I would post so here it is! I will try to post something else tomorrow too so check back!

So back in October I was in the kitchen at my apartment, minding my own business, when I noticed a pile of brown "dust". I honestly thought my roommate had spilled spices or seasoning on the floor. So I wiped it up and continued with my life.



The next day, the pile was back. As soon as I saw it I got this uneasy feeling of you are not alone, as in... there something making this pile that is unwanted. I went and hid in my bedroom until Carin got home and proceeded to frantically tell her about and show her the pile. She looked at it and calmly said "Oh, looks like termites."

My first thoughts:
Termites? Termites? What?
I am from UTAH, I don't think we have those there.
Houses covered in white tents while they are fumigated.
Being homeless for weeks, etc.
All things dramatic basically.

(I'll leave out the part where someone convinced me it was a mouse not termites, then I really freaked out!)

Fortunately my landlord had the same reaction as Carin and scheduled an exterminator to come. But we were supposed to sign these papers that said we can't be there for 2 hrs after they spray and the chemicals can do who knows what to us if we are.

Well we didn't sign the paper and Carin probably came back 15 min after they sprayed because we don't know when they came. (we are watching her for signs of illness and hoping she doesn't develop cancer)

The termites were not gone after 1 spraying and they came and sprayed again, I hoping this really solves our problem!