wallflower review and some misfits

I have taken sometime away from the blogging world for a while, but I’m happy to be back. Thankyou to those who are new followers and who give me comments and send me sweet emails. It makes my heart jump with excitement to see that my blog is taking off and I owe it to you! So thank you :)

Second of all, have you all seen The Perks of Being a Wallflower? Well it's a must see. It just came out on redbox and since John is at work, I decided to pig out on buttered popcorn and cry without caring about the black streaks running down my face. The lovely Emma Watson was in it and was absolutely brilliant. She is incredible. Sometimes I find myself you-tubing talk show interviews with her. Talk about sexy and sophisticated. I will probably watch it again with John tomorrow.

This week has been rather crazy. Midterms are approaching and it's getting to that "all I want to do is sleep" point. I think we will survive though. In the midst of all of it, our refrigerator stopped working. The first sign that it wasn't keeping the food very cold was when the pillsbury biscuits started exploding. Unfortunately we had just gone grocery shopping and all of our food went bad before our owners actually did something about it. But we eventually got a new one that is much larger. However, I will admit that I will miss our little green fridge. It added some taste to our home. Just look at it!

Alright, remember those nike free runs I wanted for my birthday in this post? Well I have just been debating which color to get and I would love some help! So I have decided to do a poll until the end of this month. Tell me which style you like the best. Ready, set, go!

Every time I have to scan or print papers for a project, I always find myself complaining. Well last weekend, John and I went to staples to pick out a printer. I seriously love it. It was a great late birthday present! My husband is wonderful.

I was away from John this weekend, visiting my nieces in West Yellowstone. They were performing in a little show called "Cowpokes and Petticoats." It was really cute and pretty hilarious actually. I had a really great time, but I'm happy to be home, and can't wait for John to come home from work in the morning.

Coming soon I will be doing a guest post on Fashion, Love & Lauren! More to come shortly.

a review of 2012

This new years eve was celebrated differently than ever before! John had to do a 24 hour shift at the fire station so I was just home alone and when 11:30 pm rolled around then I headed over to the fire station to get in my new year's kiss! We had a bowl of ice cream and when midnight hit then we shared a short and sweet kiss, afraid that the other fire fighters would walk in on us. 

We started the new year off just the way I wanted to though. John got us a hotel room and we stayed up snuggling through movies, relaxing in the jacuzzi tub, and check this out, the hotel had a 24 hour sauna and steam room! Have you ever been in a sauna before? Well it kind of freaked me out actually. I was afraid we were going to somehow get locked inside and melt to death. But don't worry, we made it out alright and it was nice and relaxing. It was a short getaway but definitely needed and deserved before the new semester starts up. Yes I think I do have the best husband ever! Sorry girls. 

Well I feel like this year has just flown by! Here are some of my favorite highlights from 2012.

I chopped my hair off!

My brother Michael got home from his mission! I've been looking for photos for that one but I can't find my memory card from that camera... 

Wisdom teeth are out. Hello puffy cheeks...

When I wasn't going to school last winter I got a job as an elementary reading aid and had the wonderful opportunity to work with second and third graders. I loved all of those kids. If I could do everything I loved to do then working with kids would be on my list. 

This is a little message that a few of the kids I worked with wrote me while I was in the other room. So cute.

Got a job at Cold Stone Creamery and still going strong!

 

Cheer Extreme! That's the cheer team I helped coach. Lots of cute little girls and lots of fun!

I also celebrated my birthday... just like everyone else, of course. My birthday is extra special though because it's on Valentine's Day. That's right, be jealous. I'm sure this year's birthday will amazing. I am holding high expectations for John. I don't think he will fail :)

I got a new sister and I love her.

My new niece Savannah! Isn't she the cutest baby? Love this chunkers!

New roomies: Me, Jenny, Lauren

More roomy lovin: me, Marissa, Jenny

Judging dance competitions with this lovely lady. Hello dear :)

Started dating this hottie!

Fell in love and got engaged to the man of my dreams.

Isn't he handsome?

So happy together, forever.

Sealed in the temple to my wonderful John and could not be happier about it.

My new family accepted me with such love.

 

 

 

That's right! We went on a cruise for our honeymoon :)

Sorry ladies, he's taken :)

And this is where the pictures fade. One of my new year's resolutions is to take more photos! So I guess I will just have to recap the rest in words:

We finished yet another semester at BYU-Idaho. John pulled off straight A's!

Once the semester was over, we packed up and drove to Spokane to visit John's family. My favorite part was just getting to know everybody more and enjoying the interaction. 

We drove back to Rexburg, then on to Pocatello to spend Christmas eve with my family. John and I got pajama pants (a tradition we're starting for ourselves). 

Unfortunately John worked on Christmas, but I did go to the fire station and eat Christmas dinner with him and the other fire fighters. 

This year I am very grateful for family, especially John. I am learning every day the importance of family relationships and hope that I can continue to feed my relationships with others so that they may grow. My love for John and appreciation for him grows every day and I know it will continue.

Later this week I'll post some of my new years resolutions I plan on implementing!