I'm a Loser.

I am a loser. No, literally. I am a loser. A chronic loser. I LOSE EVERYTHING!!!!! ALL THE TIME!!! I think it runs in my family though..... I vaguely remember my sister Mandi writing a similar blog post recently... Anyway. I'm not joking though. Since Thanksgiving, I have lost my iPod, my cell phone, and my wallet. THANKFULLY.... They have all been found. (Ps... this definitely isn't the first time this has happened.... it has pretty much happened my whole life.)

First of all... my iPod. I left at church. Someone found it while cleaning the church the next Saturday.

Second... I lost my cell phone. I left it in devotional last Tuesday. I went later that night while they were cleaning, and claimed my iPod from the lost and found.

On Thursday, I lost my wallet. I left it where I was sitting in the Smith building when I was waiting for Bryce to get out of class. I realized I left it about 10 minutes later, but by that time it was already gone, and the lost and found was already closed. Thankfully the next evening, the office in the Smith building called and told me they had my wallet.

When I was telling my mom all of this, she was very concerned. She believes that maybe Heavenly Father is trying to teach me a lesson so that I can maybe screw my head on right before I lose something even more important... aka a child.....

Anyway. I hope this trend doesn't continue.... I am bound and determined to screw my head on right!!!

Christmas Sleep Over

When I was little, I always wanted to sleep next to the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. I always got this warm fuzzy, relaxing, special, holiday feeling when I would see the tree in our living room as a child. There was something magical about having the Christmas tree up. Of course, though, we were never aloud to sleep in the living room next to the tree, because that is where Santa would come, and we had to wait until morning to see what he brought us. Anyway, yesterday I was looking at our tree in our little apartment, and I told Bryce that I wanted to sleep in the living room next to the tree. SO WE DID!!!!!! We took the cushions off the couch, and made a nice bed in the living room (I'm not sure why we didn't think to just bring our mattress out....:) Anyway. We watched the movie Elf and fell asleep next to the lit up Christmas tree. It was just as magical as I always imagined it would be :) haha.... except for the Christmas Eve part.... :)

New Hair Cut!!

So the other day Bryce told me he needed a hair cut. Then I told him I needed a hair cut too. So we both got hair cuts! I cut 3 inches off my hair.... feels much better!

The Funniest Part of My Day!!!!!!

Rag Quilt

As you probably all know, Bryce and I live in possibly the coldest place on earth... Rexburg, Idaho. Knowing this, my wonderful mom made us a rag quilt so that we have a better chance of staying warm this winter. I love it! it is soooo cute!!!!

A New Chapter

Bryce and I have been so blessed to have such an incredible group of friends as we have gone through high school and college together. I have never known such an amazing group of people who can lift each other up the way our group of friends have. Here are a couple pictures of us together in high school. Not everyone is in every picture, and some pictures have extra people, but I think everyone is grabbed in one picture or another!

Prom 2008

Lunch Bunch

Senior Party

Graduation

Senior Ad

Our man-friends were such great examples, as every single one of them served a mission. It was hard for us to see them all go, but an awesome thing knowing that they were sacrificing two years to serve our Heavenly Father and to build up His kingdom. Just a few weeks ago, Gavin and Stuart returned home from their missions. They were the last ones to come home, and we were all extremely excited to have our group back together again! (except for our now sister missionaries, Emily, Sarah, and Kyli).

It is strange to think back to how we were in high school. Honestly, back then, all these things seemed so far away. The day our friends would start going on their missions seemed ridiculously far away. The day our friends would start coming back from their missions seemed like an eternity away. And the day that our friends would start getting married..... That was, like, an eternity and a half away. But here we are. All the guys are home from their missions. We are all in college (or will be starting soon). Some of us are even married!

I am excited to keep adding to this picture!

Anyway. We are all starting a new chapter in our lives.

But I am convinced we will stay friends forever.

Unwritten Lip Sync

Just having some fun on the way home to Boise this weekend!