Tis the Season (well, almost)
Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy to your blog and change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then tag whomever you choose......'Tis the Season!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Most definately wrapping paper. I love wrapping them but really enjoy ripping them apart on christmas day.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I liked real trees. They smell really good. I loved going and choosing a tree to put in the living room. Artificial is good though. Not as messy and the lights can remain on the tree. Either is good I guess
3. When do you put up the tree? shortly after thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? The day after christmas
5. Do you like eggnog? Kind of. I think I like to sip on it. I have not tried it again after the first time. We will see if I try it again.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I got a flute for christmas one year. That was a cool one.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Any guy. What do you get guys???
8. Easiest person to buy for? My mom. We usually get her a calendar every year. So, traditions help.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? If I were to do one, it would be by mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I think Tessa was wanting a Ferbi. I thought those were really annoying and I made it clear that I did not want one. As a joke, my parents bought me a stuffed Ferbi. Not as annoying but I got one. It was funny though.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Nativity.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I usually do it two weeks before. It is easy for me. I don't have kids.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Ham and Chips with dip. Yum!!
16. Lights on the tree? Most definaltely.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Have you heard of Christmas Shoes?
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Honestly I cannot.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I vote star.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? This year in Thatcher is really annoying. At walmart, they already a tree out. They have christmas decorations out. They have these red posts in the front of the store and they decorated it with a bow. They did this at the begginning of November. Two months early! That, in my book, is too early.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Color would be the traditional red and green. I don't like the blue. I guess I take ofter my mom. I like all the homemade ornaments. It makes the tree look origional. I don't like the christmas trees that are perfectly decorated. You know what ones I am talking about?
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham, potatoes, rolls, anything.... except the shrimp dip.
25. Favorite family Christmas tradition? Going to see the temple light. We have not done it a couple years and I was sad about that. Opening a present christmas eve. Umm, I cannot think of anymore.
Our Wonderful Life Together
Friday, November 21, 2008
I am Back
I bet you were wondering where I went to. I am back. It has been really really busy lately. Finals are coming up in school. All the projects in school were do this week so I had to get those ready to be turned in. What else has been keeping me busy? Church has been keeping me busy. My bishop issued a challenge to us a ward. He gave this challenge to a while ago but he wants us to read the Book of Mormon by the time we leave for winter break. I am doing it with my roommate/bestfriend Abby. We got really behind and so there was one sunday that we read for 5 straight hours! That is alot to read in one day. We got caught up though. Now it seems this week has gone by so much better.
Now, this may be scary for some, but I would like to announce the number one reason my time has dissappeared. It is because I met a guy named Trevor Hoyt. The first time I talked to him was about 3 weeks ago. Now, three short weeks later, we have decided to make ourselves official. So, I now have a boyfriend. That is what makes time busy. I never realized how much relationships keep you busy! But it is a good busy. I really like Trevor and he is a good guy. He treats me well, he makes me laugh everyday, and the best part is that he does not mind holding my sweaty gross hands. Well, he has not complained yet.
Trevor is teaching me how to play the guitar. I am catching on to it really well. I can now play come thou fount and a song of Aladdin called a whole new world. Guitar hurts your fingers like crazy though and you have to have your fingernails short but other than that it is way fun.
I had my piano recital a little more than a week ago. I kinda forgot how I sounded but I am pretty sure I did really well. It was definately the best performance I did on it. Prior to the recital I kept messing up on the notes and forgetting what I memorized. But I did really well. I was proud of myself for it.
Now, this may be scary for some, but I would like to announce the number one reason my time has dissappeared. It is because I met a guy named Trevor Hoyt. The first time I talked to him was about 3 weeks ago. Now, three short weeks later, we have decided to make ourselves official. So, I now have a boyfriend. That is what makes time busy. I never realized how much relationships keep you busy! But it is a good busy. I really like Trevor and he is a good guy. He treats me well, he makes me laugh everyday, and the best part is that he does not mind holding my sweaty gross hands. Well, he has not complained yet.
Trevor is teaching me how to play the guitar. I am catching on to it really well. I can now play come thou fount and a song of Aladdin called a whole new world. Guitar hurts your fingers like crazy though and you have to have your fingernails short but other than that it is way fun.
I had my piano recital a little more than a week ago. I kinda forgot how I sounded but I am pretty sure I did really well. It was definately the best performance I did on it. Prior to the recital I kept messing up on the notes and forgetting what I memorized. But I did really well. I was proud of myself for it.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Voting Day
Voting is kind of a scary event. To me, it felt like I was going in for a test. I only had to wait in line for fifteen min. It took me about as long to vote. It took me forever! I was just so scared. First I did not know what I was doing. At first I was confused on where I put the line. Then my brain caught up with the process and it was not that difficult. I don't know why I was having a hard time understanding that. Then, I went over every propostion at least twice. I was just scared that I would mark something wrong. So, it took me forever to vote. A person in the ward thought it was funny that I was taking such a long time.
After I got out of the place, I felt a new feeling. I don't even know how that feeling feels. I want to say more responsible. Well, maybe it was just the fact that I was part of the world that day. I put in my vote. I got a sticker and I wore it all day. I was surprised it stayed on that long.
Then the next morning, I woke up and heard that Obama won. There seemed to be a new presence in the air. We no longer have Bush as president. It is now Obama. It is kind of weird for me. Did you think that the presence in the air was different?
After I got out of the place, I felt a new feeling. I don't even know how that feeling feels. I want to say more responsible. Well, maybe it was just the fact that I was part of the world that day. I put in my vote. I got a sticker and I wore it all day. I was surprised it stayed on that long.
Then the next morning, I woke up and heard that Obama won. There seemed to be a new presence in the air. We no longer have Bush as president. It is now Obama. It is kind of weird for me. Did you think that the presence in the air was different?
Jon Schmidt Anyone?
Do you guys want the latest update? So, remember that one guy that I went out with? Well, I am still going out with him. It has been a week and a half if you wanted to know. We have pretty much gotten to know each other and everything like that. We have explored caves, drank some hotchocolate and went to the park, climbed a tree, went to the river. Quite a lot for a week and a half.
I have to tell you about this one thing that he did for me. It was super cute. I went home to gilbert on monday night so I could vote for my first time. So, I went home and enjoyed the family. Then tuesday afternoon I left at 3:30 so that I could get home to go to orchestra. I went to orchestra and then afterward Trevor and I talked for a little bit. Ok. Alot. We talked til 10:45 that night. Then he left and I got ready for bed.
My roommate Abby was being really weird around me for some reason. I was getting suspicious and asked her why she was acting so strangly. No matter how much I asked, she was not going to say anything. So for some reason, I pulled down my covers. I was not ready to get into the covers but I pulled the down anyway. When I pulled down the covers, there all over my bed was starbursts. Then there were two short notes on the bed.
But that was not all of the surprise. I saw an envelope in my pillowcase. I was so bewildered. I opened the envelope and then opened the paper. The paper had the words, ticket, Jon Schmidt Christmas Concert, Gilbert Highschool, December 19th, and Trevor Hoyt. He, Trevor Hoyt, bought me two tickets to that concert. They are not all that cheap either. At least I don't think. I think the cheapest ticket he could have bought was 15 dollars.
Anyway. He gave me both of the tickets. I, of course, want him to go. So I went over in my bunny pajamas (Abby told me I should) and was going to give him the ticket and a huge hug. But, he was not there. Bummer. So I just texted him and told him he could go with me. And that was that.
I have to tell you about this one thing that he did for me. It was super cute. I went home to gilbert on monday night so I could vote for my first time. So, I went home and enjoyed the family. Then tuesday afternoon I left at 3:30 so that I could get home to go to orchestra. I went to orchestra and then afterward Trevor and I talked for a little bit. Ok. Alot. We talked til 10:45 that night. Then he left and I got ready for bed.
My roommate Abby was being really weird around me for some reason. I was getting suspicious and asked her why she was acting so strangly. No matter how much I asked, she was not going to say anything. So for some reason, I pulled down my covers. I was not ready to get into the covers but I pulled the down anyway. When I pulled down the covers, there all over my bed was starbursts. Then there were two short notes on the bed.
But that was not all of the surprise. I saw an envelope in my pillowcase. I was so bewildered. I opened the envelope and then opened the paper. The paper had the words, ticket, Jon Schmidt Christmas Concert, Gilbert Highschool, December 19th, and Trevor Hoyt. He, Trevor Hoyt, bought me two tickets to that concert. They are not all that cheap either. At least I don't think. I think the cheapest ticket he could have bought was 15 dollars.
Anyway. He gave me both of the tickets. I, of course, want him to go. So I went over in my bunny pajamas (Abby told me I should) and was going to give him the ticket and a huge hug. But, he was not there. Bummer. So I just texted him and told him he could go with me. And that was that.
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