'twas the night before christmas

CHRISTMAS is HERE!! woah. These last weeks have literally flown by! I’ve absolutely loved being back home & spending time with my wonderful family. There’s just something about the sights, scents, sounds, tastes, and overall spirit of Christmas. Today was absolutely blissful. My best friend Maura & I spent the day together decorating cookies, caroling, seeing lights galore, and enjoying christmas movies. We also made a clementine candle, thank you PINTEREST. There are some unique things that Vienna does around Christmastime that I completely forgot about. Tonight, it was such a wonderful surprise to see neighbors putting luminaries all over the sidewalks. It completely brightened up our neighborhood & looked like a winter wonderland. I’m so thankful that we were able to spend this time together, as I’ll be leaving again so soon. 

I hope your Christmas Eve was merry and bright as well. Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night!!!!

two oh wun wun

Happy New Year!

 Its crazy to think 2010 is already over! So many great things have happened & can't help but feel somehow attached to this year. Looking back, these have been some of my favorite things from this year-

Surviving "snowmageddon" & enjoying an extra week off from school without having to make it up. Best senior year ever.

Traveling to Virginia beach, Florida, South Carolina, Ohio, UT, and ID-where I toured my future campus

Embracing the Dark Knight in me, just have to work on the flying part

Helping with Clark's eagle project

Dancing my heart out at mo-prom

Graduating HS, WHOO!

Rexford's graduation from elementary school

Becoming a seminary graduate

Turning the big 18

 MGMT concert

Strengthening great, unforgettable friendships

Began my job at the National Archives

wisdom teeth extraction & fully appreciating laughing gas

I LOVED being involved with Youth Conference & going with daddio

 

Jack Johnson concert

hunter coming home

enjoying a fantastic christmas.

AND in a few days I'll be starting college!

2010 is going to be hard to top, but I'll try anyway.

Sipping delicious martinelli's sparkling apple cider was a fantastic celebration to the new year. Yummy belgium waffles for breakfast right after? Don't mind if I do:)

bring it on 2011!