Muneca's! My favorite tradition!

I had a great New Years Eve. I went to a friends house with a bunch of people from high school and we ate lots of food and caught up on what we are all busy doing. The best part was a tradition from Ecuador that we celebrated. I stuffed some clothes with newspaper. Then you write bad habits that you want to discontinue and you put them in the muneca (doll). Then at midnight you burn it. It symbolizes that you will stop your bad habits. It was such much fun (a little colder that last new years, but still fun). This year we actually put the muneca on the snow, which was not possible in Ecuador. I am so excited for 2008. I have lots to look forward to and so far it’s been a great year.

FHE

FHE (Family Home Evening) is so much better when you are really with your family. I like it at college, but it's just different. Tonight we took pictures for our Christmas card. I honestly can say that we didn't mean to fall that way, but it really happened. Good times!

I'll Be Home For Christmas!

It’s so nice to be home for such a long, fun Christmas break. I’ll be home for 3 ½ weeks. That is the longest that I will be living at home until I am graduated from college and officially move back. I am going to try to have a productive few weeks and not be too lazy. I want to exercise on the elliptical (that I didn’t know my family had). I have lots of parties and friends to see. I have lots of babysitting little Lukester to do. I have to wrap all of Santa’s presents (I’m his/her elf). I have shopping to be done and lots of organizing I want to do. I also want to watch some movies with Stockton and Cabe and maybe Brynlie and Caleb as well. I am so excited to be home. It really feels like Christmas now. I love this time of year and want to spend the rest of the Christmas season with family and friends. It’s good to be home and I’m going to try to live up every moment of it.

When I'm old...

I decided this morning that when I am old and have money I NEED a garage. Okay, I don't really need one, but I really, really want one. This morning I got ready and so five minutes before I was going to drive to class I decided I should go start my car. (Usually I do it before this, but I forgot.) When I went outside it was freezing. (The high today in Rexburg is 16 degrees... brrrr!) I started my car and went out five minutes later. None of the ice had come off my car at all and scraping it wouldn't work either. It was way to frozen. So I took the keys out and began walking to campus. I don't live that far away, but it felt far today. As I was walking, I had my first encounter with "frozen nose hairs" in 2007 (since I began 2007 in Ecuador.) For those of you who haven't experienced "frozen nose hairs" it's quite the experience. See, the liquid in your nose freezes, because it's so cold. Then as soon as you get inside your nose starts running, because it isn't cold anymore. Anyways, cold days are here in Rexburg and I have a feeling it's going to be a long winter! But I am willing to take it for all you skiers and snowboarders... so... bring it on! What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger... right? And I can wait a few years for the garage. I just hope it's sometime in the future!

Finally...

You probably won't believe this, but last night I wrote a blog about our fun, family trip to Cancun! I had just uploaded pictures and my computer shut off. Don't worry, it's been doing this lately. It will just shut off in the middle of whatever I am doing. Since I have discovered it I have been saving everything to my roommates jump drive so I haven't lost any homework, but it's so frustrating. I am taking my computer in to get fixed this weekend and will hopefully have it back by next week. A little ironic that it's during finals week?! I just got a very positive, happy email... so I am going to try to do the same. I can use the schools computers or my roommates (like I'm doing now!) It's really not that bad, but I won't be able to post any pictures. At least I wrote something though! :) I going to try to keep this a habit... but we'll see!

Uno Mas

I forgot to put one more thing on here for tag...

I can fall asleep anywhere. Really, it's true. I get it from my dad. I can sleep in cars (if I'm not driving), I can sleep on planes (I slept all but one hour on the way to Ecuador), and I fall asleep during most rented movies (especially when I fall asleep on Garan's lap). I don't know if this sleeping habit is good or bad, but it's definitely there and I don't really mind.

Tag! I'm it!

I think I must share too much information, because I can't think of things you don't already know, but I'll try really hard... here it goes!

1. I've been a huge BYU fan since 4th grade when a boy and me talked and wasn't very nice about the game... He was a Ute and so it all began. My dad was very happy. I pretty much cry in every BYU vs. Utah game. Either because I'm happy or because I am sad. I'm pathetic, I know. At least I can admit it right?

2. I have talked to my mom everyday of my life except one, it was sad (I forgot to call her). She is amazing and thank heavens for cell phones and family plans.

3. I started dating my best friend on December 27, 2003. Holy cow, that's a long time. (Almost 4 years). I haven't talked to him since Mothers Day or seen him since June 27, 2006 and I'm still crazy about him. I think that is a good sign and I got way lucky!

4. My brother got his mission call today, but we can't go home until tomorrow because he has two tests. I'll let you know where he is going, no worries. Having him here at college with me has been a huge blessing and I am so grateful.

5. My heart is all over the world. It's in Ecuador with my kids, it's in Idaho with everyone I love from college, it's in Texas with Gar, and it's in Utah with my family(ies). I am the luckiest girl in the world. I want to be in every single one of these places.