One night we all headed up to Temple Square to see the lights. It was like -1938 degrees freezing, but the lights were incredible and I felt a very sweet sprit being on the temple grounds. It was kind of weird but I had this really strong feeling about how grateful I am that I am worthy to be married in the temple and I can't wait for that day...in a few years.
Jeremy got called to the Taichung, Taiwan mission!! We all gathered around to watch him open it and he was so excited-I don't think I've seen him so excited and anxious before. I'm so happy for him obviously, but it was hard to say goodbye to my best friend. It sucks. I am going to miss him a lot and it's going to be different without him around, but I'm thankful for his choices that he can go on a mission and I'm so excited for him to learn the language and be in Taiwan. It's perfect for him and he will be an amazing strong missionary.
President Checketts gave Nate a bunch of free tickets so we all went. Nate, Grant, Madison, Matt, and I drove up and Phoebe, Tyler, and Tanner followed us along with Jannae and her girlfriends, and Jeremy and Mike met us there. I thought it was going to be so much fun, but I was reminded how boring soccer really is when nobody scored till the last 2 minutes of the game which was 90 minutes. The boys were very fast and in shape and had a lot of skill, but the best part of the game I thought was halftime and nachos. Some of us went to Gateway after while others went to dinner nearby and home. We ate at Crown Burger which is a little bit of heaven on earth and then cruised around the stores in Gateway for a bit.
There are so many dance parties in Provo. I sometimes think I am sick of the dances, but when I get there they are boss and they are soo worth going.
My friends and I love this place- $30 of all you can eat meat. A little expensive? Yes, but SOO good.
It was SO nice to be home finally! I am so greatful for my house, my moms cooking, my "big" room, my dogs, my family, my backyard, my friends, sushi25, my ward family, my cute little town, the windy roads, the trees and scenery, NYC, and everything about New Canaan. We went to NYC as a family to see the balloons and to eat dessert at Cafe Lalo. We went to the Turkey bowl and NC won again against Darien. It was so fun to see friends!!!!!! and be back in the bleachers like it was last year and nothing has changed. The Blairs, Angers, Edwards, Sheena and Brian, and Cleo came over for Thanksgiving and it was so nice to be with them. Dad and I went shopping at Westchester on Black Friday which probably was a sight. Even if I was only home for a few days it was so nice to be back and it made me realize how blessed I am.
Ari and I were listening to Colbie and her new CD for a few weeks and then we found out she was having a concert and we quickly got tickets the night before and went the next day with Hannah and Hannah. We were so excited!! She was playing in the venue in SLC and we got to be up so close to the stage. Colbie was so down to earth and her music incredible. I have a big obsession with her new cd Breakthrough. I first got addicted because a certain someone sent me Bubbly and Oxygen and then the whole cd. She just speaks to me and I love love love her.
In October mom came out and we watched General Conference together. Phoebe came up and we planned to do homework all weekend and relax. Instead, Kinney and Jbray came up for the weekend-gottttaaa love them. We dropped them off for priesthood session Saturday night and then they came back up again for Sunday. Tanner, Ricardo, and Justin came up and it was really funny. Mom was caught off guard and didn't know they were sleeping over or coming up. She was a tad upset and rude to them which was pretty embarrassing for me because normally she doesn't act like she did. We played downstairs and then went out and attempted to go cowtipping which was a big fail because the cows would just run away when we tried to come near them. It was a dissapointment but we still had fun. We got home around 3 and the boys I guess stayed up till 5 or so-once again mom wasn't too happy but oh well it was a fun weekend.
Phoebe and I are all caught up and we watch it every Monday with Ari or with our dorm girls in the floor hall. We're obsessed. Who wouldn't want to be them.
Football games have been so much fun this year. I'm so glad I got the all sports pass with my friends. We had rotated seats and each game we sat somewhere different. We usually sat really close to the endzone and had great seats. Sometimes we were up high on the very last row where I felt like I was climbing mountains to get there, but those seats weren't bad either. We won every game but TCU and Florida State but I think we had a pretty good season. We won against Utah 26-23 in overtime so that's a big win. One of the best parts about the games was cheering with thousands of dedicated fans and cheering with my best friends.
