Goals for 2012

• Save enough money to pay for fall tuition and go on a mission.
• Stop dreaming about the Cougareat.
• Go down at least two dress/pant sizes.
• Learn to speak French.
• Somehow acquire all the Star Wars Movies.
• Decide on a definite major.

And, as always,

• Think of better goals for 2013.

2011: Pictorally

January: 

Round Two of College-Life; 

February:

Jimmermania; Entered the blogging world

March:

Lessons in honor

April:

Lessons in gardening from D. Todd Christofferson

Finals relief in the form of John Schmidt; And the end of freshman year!  Learned a lot, cried a little, and laughed twice as much.  And got a promotion at work.

May:

Operation Mother's Day Surprise Completed

June:

Discovered these guys

Discovered this little slice of Heaven (Bridal Veil Falls)

Met some midgets whom I'm related to

Had my first encounter with a Storm Trooper

Got to see this guy after two years 

August:

Had to leave these beauties and come back to school

Got an RA job here

September:

Became a Student Manager at work and serious reflection on my major; along with new roommates.

October:

More school and lessons in tribulation; this girl turned 22.

November:

I turned 20; and C got engaged to P; work got crazier

And I ate turkey with some fabulously stupendous family

December:

These two got engaged

And I went home <3 First Christmas together in two years

Linking Up!!  2011 Year in Review 

There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays

After finals, I went home to celebrate an early Christmas with my family.  

Christmas shots!!

Siblings: the friends you'll always have, no matter what. <3 

First, we made a gingerbread house!  

Normally, we make gingerbread sleighs 

(My Mom says they're easier)

 so this was a big deal for everyone. :]

Pre-baked gingerbread

Baked; cut; and dried.  Ready for construction!

See Mom, that wasn't hard at all!!

Our gingerbread house- Pre-Snow Storm. 

Then we had "Christmas morning" (which was actually Dec 18 at 1:30pm . . . )

The stocking was lain by the Darth Vader with care.

"The greatest gift of Christmas is not in the presents, but in His presence."

I got E a shirt with the caption 'Chick with Brains.' :]

The recognition on A's face when he realizes what his present is: priceless.

All he wanted for Christmas. 

J's abnormally shaped birthday/Christmas present

My favorite part of his present, which was a Back to School Survival Kit.

What do you give the people who gave you everything?

Foot massager and DVD for some quality relaxation.

After Christmas was "over" we celebrated J's birthday!

The birthday boy!

The cake I made for him- christened Bug Cake.

Then, I had to say good-bye and come back to good ol' Provo, the Land of Engagements.

POF- Prisoner of Finals

First Order of Business, I must apologize for not posting in almost three weeks!!  I have been going crazy studying and doing homework and getting ready for finals and traveling home and congratulating my roommate and basically going crazy.  So forgive me. 

Now that that's out of the way, G is engaged!!!!  At our Girl's Night In, we talked about how C was engaged to P and was G going to get engaged to D.  She concluded that we would probably know it was going to happen before she did.  False.  I would tell the story, but I feel that if you want to know, you already do and if you don't, then G has to tell you herself. :] Let's just say it involved Scrabble and D did a good job picking the ring.

So that was our kick-off to finals-week.  The next morning, I got up super early to go to work and stayed on campus super late to take all three of my unscheduled finals.  Definitely should have studied more, but I just really didn't care and I wanted them to be over with.  They were causing me lots of stress and I hate stress and I wanted it gone.  So there. 

Thursday morning, G and I both left around 6:30am to take a stupid scheduled final (with some extra luck from D).  After I came back, it was time to start packing and cleaning!!  My wonderful visiting teacher drove me to the airport (thanks, Sarah!) and I made it on the flight!  (If you've ever flown standby, you know how nerve racking it can be to try flying around Christmas.)  I touched down in Atlanta at 7:42pm and the temperature outside was 69 degrees :] (I looked a little out of place with my turtleneck sweater and big heavy coat and boots). 

So, I'm home!! And it's rather grand :]