LA and Herbs

Last weekend was a three day weekend thanks to los presidentes so Me and some friends went to LA. It was so much fun and even though the weather was cold for so-cal, it was still like 40 degrees warmer than Utah. I went to Trevor's birthday party (my nephew) and I hung out with my family. It was a good visit but I didn't get any pictures because I learned once I got there that my camera battery was completely dead.

On another note, I realized that since I am about to graduate I should probably find more hobbies. Currently all my free time is spent doing homework, going to class or going to work. Right now I do family history but not as much as I would like to seeing as I don't have much time. Anyways I am trying to expand my horizons so I thought I might as well try gardening. Yes it is true that Utah in the winter time is not prime conditions for gardening but it could work. I decided to start off with herbs because I got them free from my mom. Herbs aren't as difficult to grow as avocados (shout-out to Steph) so it's a good starting point. I just planted it today so hopefully in a few weeks I will see something starting to grow. And when they have have grown I will make something delicious with them. Here is my Thyme, Sage and Basil.

Graduation!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will graduate in approximately 4 months. Yay yay yay! Right now I am looking for jobs so that I will have one waiting for me after I graduate. But still I am almost done with school...so exciting. I have been going to school for 17 years (yes, I do realize some people in my family have had more schooling than that but I'm tired of school right now). Even though I still have a few months left in school, I will use this post to make a list of things I have learned in college:
1. To budget my money so that I can always pay for rent and food.
2. How to make dinners on a limited number of ingredients.
3. One low test score isn't going to ruin the rest of your life
4. If you walk slowly and like a penguin (shout out to my roommate Karen), you won't slip on ice.
5. If you study you will get good grades most of the time.
6. Forever stamps are not for mailing letters internationally.
7. Many things my older siblings told me when I was younger were tricks.
8. Sometimes I can feel lonely even though I am surrounded by people.
9. Some friends have ulterior motives (good thing I get to choose my friends).
10. Some friends are the most amazing people in the world and exactly what you need.
11. Boys and girls can't be friends.
12. Boys can be as dramatic as girls (often even more so).
13. I love working out.
14. Humanities for 2 hours straight is probably the most boring thing there is.
15. It is ok to say no to a second date.
16. Mistakes suck but sometimes they are awesome.
17. Living with strangers isn't difficult if they are clean and you are patient.
18. I can make my own decisions (still working on that one).
19. I am too trusting sometimes.
20. I am a very capable and charming person.

The coldest winter ever!

Not much has happened this month so I will update you guys on my life. That title might be a little dramatic but Utah has been ridiculously cold (sorry Adele, I know it has been colder where you are). Yesterday it was 5 degrees and -7 with wind chill. One good thing is that when the weather is this cold it doesn't really snow. On another note, I am proud to say that this has been my least clumsy winter in Utah. I think I am getting more used to the icy ground because I have only fell on my face once this whole winter! To some this may not seem impressive but last winter I fell at least once a week.
Also, I got a new job...I am a research assistant! I am analyzing some school district data I got in Uganda. I love doing data analysis. It is a little bit frustrating at times but I enjoy the problem solving and logical thinking. I am trying to figure out why some schools have higher scores than other schools in Uganda. So hopefully that will all work out.
Also, here is a picture from a basketball game. We won of course, like almost every other game. The girl next to me is Michelle.

Green and Rainy Christmas

Christmas in LA this year was wonderful, other than the rain but I can't complain too much because in Utah there was a blizzard.

It was so good to see Kiki. She is growing up so beautifully.


The were so many presents Christmas Day, the living room as a mess but it was great.


Falina got lobster for Lutie's birthday dinner. The kids loved playing with them.


Lobster dinner. I loved so many people being here.


We played Nerf wars to celebrate Nick and Lutie getting older and it was a lot of fun.

For Jen

Playing Kinect

New York

I know this is a few weeks late but I went to Rochester, New York over Thanksgiving to visit my sister. It was so good to see her because I haven't seen her in about a year.

This picture of Peter and Eli was just cute. Eli came to wake me up while wearing this pilgrim hat and Peter was representing BYU (5 seconds after this picture was taken, Peter threw the hat on the floor).


This was on Hill Cumorah. It was freezing there. Utah is colder and dryer than Rochester. Rochester is more humid so the cold went straight through my layers. Jen was awesome. She was freezing and she still walked me around to all the different sites in Palmyra.


This is the Palmyra Temple. It is so beautiful. You can't see in this picture but the stained glass is of the Sacred Grove and is awesome.


This is all of us (besides me, taking the picture) on thanksgiving day.


Also a few days ago when me and my roomates were at the grocery store, we saw these cute bottles of Martinelli's for $1 each so we each got them and partied it up like it's 1999.

Fall Fun

A few weeks ago I went to my first corn maze fair. Just a warning to all those who have never gone to a corn maze before, don't wear nice clothes. I went with a friend, Michelle, to a corn maze and I realized that I was over dressed for it. I wore these super cute flats and a nice coat (you can kind of see in the picture below but not as much). Anyways, at a corn maze there is lots of sawdust and dirt so by the end of the night I smelled like dirt and had woodchips stuck in my flats. But it was really fun. Here is a picture of Michelle and me at the end of the maze. We beat the other team.


The fair was lots of fun.


For Halloween I was Lady Gaga. I went to a stake party with my roommate, Karen, and a friend dressed up as my back-up dancers. haha I also realized that for the past 3 years I have been a diva for Halloween.


I just remembered that I never blogged about conference but it was way fun and Albert came up for it. He spent the weekend in Utah and we stayed at our aunt's house near Salt Lake. Albert comes up for almost every Conference and I love his visits so much. I am always really excited for like the whole month before he comes. This is a picture of us in the Conference Center before the second session.