Christmas in El Paso....

Its been a wild ride here in good ol' El Paso for Christmas starting off last Friday with an 18 hour car ride that only should of taken 12.... AHHHH, stupid snow!!!! and my family has done a million and one things and its been great I am sad for Monday to come when Kimber and I have to pack her car up and drive back... Its been 50 here and just NICE!!! Anyways---- Santa came to my house and brought me a LAPTOP with a Printer/Scanner/Fax/Copier all in one... I am so LUCKY!!!! Anyways--- I really ate a piece of Humble pie when I went with my little cousins down to the Rescue Mission to make and feed about 160 people..We also made Sugar Cookies, went to Chicos Tacos, Had parties, went and saw Marley and ME ( GO SEE IT). Anyways-- as always enjoy the pictures!!! :)

Life is a changing as I know it......

Well my life is chaning as I know it and although I am SUPER happy about it, its a little scary for me... Its a welcome change that I brought on myself and as I find myself a week away from being out of Logan for good and starting school and work I find myself wondering... SHOULD I REALLY BE DOING THIS?!?!?!? My life was great here and although things may not of always been picture perfect I can't help love this place I learned to call home... So here is a list of things that have changed and or I have learned in about the past month:


1. Got my school schedule planned out.
2. I got a new job at Avenues Midwifery
3. Moved in with my wonderful friend Amber and her family.
4. Moved out of my apartment and have my life in 2 places now.
5. Have learned that its okay to change.
6. Driven through Sardine Canyon WAY to many times.
7. Got the 24 hour bug.
8. Been greateful to have family I can help and who can help me.
9. Not taken enough pictures
10. Given my notice to my AWESOME boss.
11. Trained my replacement.
12. Really thought about what is great about my life.
13. Said goodbye to some great friends.
14. Got a not so good haircut.. :)
15. Colored this not so good haircut.
16. Had a meltdown about this whole CHANGE..
17. Saw the happiness my neices and nephews bring me.
18. Learned my parents always have the best wisdom.
19. Went to the First Presidency Christmas Devotional.
20. Walked around Temple Square to see the lights.
21. Have been/ currently are living out of a suitcase.
22. LEARNED LIFE ALWAYS ISN'T WHAT I WANT OR THINK IT
SHOULD BE BUT ITS PRETTY DARN GOOD!!!!!


I don't know there are some a few of the things that I can think off the top of my head.. Yes I have cried and know that next week will I probably be a bigger emotional reck than I have ever been or would ever want to be.. I am going to miss this place and the wonderful people who I can friends and family. And although its only an hour North I still won't be here everyday. So now before I start to get teary eyed again I am going to end this post... (and for my sister who don't like to read such long post)..... Oh gosh I don't even know what else to say!!! :)

PS.. For those of you that want to know... I updated Weston and Jennise's blog.. and you can thank me later!!! :)

Thanksgiving

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone... and to my suprise... I have come away with little or few pictures... So I now refer you to my sister Kristins blog for pictures and detail of what went on with Brown Family Thanksgiving Extravaganza... We went shopping... ate lots of food... didn't get much sleep.. and had a whole lot of fun... Even the El Paso Santa made his/her way up here for the West and Whites...Oh and the week before we went to Kimberley's friend Amy and Mikes Wedding Reception... She looked so happy so there are some pictures of that in there too!!! :)
Anyways-- hope everyone had a good day!!!

Can somebody do this to their house...

I would sit there for hours and hours just watching... I promise not to look in your windows!

Thanksgiving and Birthday

On Sunday we celebrated Thanksgiving with Kimberley and her kids and then my brother Donalds birthday. So I went down on Saturday and Kimber and I got everything ready. We got out all her China and Crystal glasses and then her silver... It was great and we set the table and made the Turkey, Corn, and Pies.. It was great.. After dinner it turned into a Wii Bowl-a-thon, then Baseball, then some golf. Anyways-- enjoy the pictures!! :)

Crazy....

Well its been a crazy couple of days and its going to be a crazy couple of WEEKS!!! This past weekend I went down to Salt Lake and was able to watch Kennedy and Jack overnight so that Kimber could go to her friend Amy's bridalshower. I had a good time with them even though they went to bed real early so it was only like 20 minutes that I saw them!!! Then Saturday Donald and I met up with Brad and Katie Kuykendall and went to the BYU vs. SDSU game and the Cougs won 41-12.. The last minute or so of the game I started cheering for the other team just so that they would score (they were not going to win anyways) and if looks could kill I would be a couple of feet under ground!!! It was great and we laughed about it...

Now for these days I am just packing and packing... and MORE packing... I am moving out of my apartment next Friday so I don't have to pay another months rent and with Thanksgiving coming AND the U of U vs. BYU game we decided to move on the 21st... Hopefully I will have everything in boxes so that all we have to do is put it all in the U-Haul and away we go!!! Its crazy and I would be telling a story if I said that I wasn't almost going crazy because I really have nothing set up down in Salt Lake. I am still waiting to hear about a job and where to live, the only thing so far that I know is which classes I am taking and when school starts!!! AHHHH, I could go crazy in the next couple of days!!! Anyone have some ideas or girlfriends I could live with!!! :)

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

For this!!! :)

I saw this on Oprah and Had to share!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p05THqLhECI

Sorry if you cry... I DID.....

PS: For all of you that live near or around Maddox in Brigham City.
Most of you know Daryl and Ashley Larsen. For those of you who don't, they are a young couple here in Perry, who just lost their baby to a rare lung disorder. Their loss is truly a tragedy. They are now experiencing the beginnings of what will be a land slide of medical bills. In an effort to aide them, there will be a one day fundraiser at the Maddox Steak House. On November 5, you can call Maddox at 723-2916 and order the Turkey Steak dinner. You can choose the 2 or 4 family meal at the regular price. All proceeds will then be donated to the Larsen family. You do need to remember to mention the Larsen family name when ordering. You can then pick up your meal at the take out window in the back of Maddox. It will be for lunch and dinner.

Update:
Maddox rocks! You will be able to order Any Family Meal at the take out on Nov. 5th and the profit ($10 for family of 4 or $5 for family of 2 meal) will be given to Daryl and Ashley Larsen. Any meal people! Eat Extra! This is an awesome opportunity to help people we love by eating. Please remember to mention the Larsen family name when ordering and/or paying. Keep getting the word out. I can't believe how well the word is spreading, but we have got to keep it up.

Halloween and OLD Pictures

Well my sister Kristin sent me some old pictures yesterday and I just have to share them with you!!! AND here is one picture of me as Beth the Bounty Hunter and Momma Cass from the Mommas and the Pappas!!!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my dear sweet little Olivia-- she just turned 2 and since her mom doesn't keep up with her blog I will blog about her today!!! Oh gosh-- she is the cutest/smartest/funniest girl out there..You will never hear a 2 year old that talks better than her, and her laugh is so cute..
Oh I love her so much-- here are some pictures of the last 2 years..
Love ya Libia I hope you have a great day and a super fun birthday party at Chuck E Cheese-- I wish I could be there!!!

My Parents...

I have the greatest parents in the world... They are so supportive and loving it just blows my mind sometime how great they are... I just thought I would share some reasons that I love them so much..



Reasons I love my mom:
*She is the smartest person I know
*She will do anything for anyone at anytime
*Her love of the gospel
*The way she dresses
*Her hugs
*Her love of her grandkids
*The way she loves Christmas
*Her wish that Santa really is real
*The hope to one day be Mrs. Clause
*She wears her emotions on her sleeve
*The fact that my dad is the LOVE of her life
*Her knowledge that we are a forever family
*Her Cooking
*They way she dealt with my brother dying
*She is my go-to gal




Reasons I love my Dad:
*He knows a little bit about ALOT of things
*They way he worries about me
*His love of the gospel
*When he is coaching out on the football field
*They way my mom is the LOVE of his life
*The advice he gives
*His ways that he is just like my grandpa
*The emotion that shows on his face
*His laugh
*The jokes he comes up with
*How hard he works
*When he squeezes his bum cheeks!
*The bond he has with his grandkids

No its not any special event-- I just wanted them to know how much I love them... There are tons more reasons and these are just a few of them!!!
Love ya!!

Person of the Week...

This video totally made me cry!!! So awesome! :)

Well its a forsure thing... I AM GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.. I got my acceptance this morning and I cant wait! I told my boss today as well and that was scary because I love her dearly, and so we both cried a little but I know this is what I am supposed to do... Anyways-- January 5th is coming fast!!!

Football and Band-aids!

Last night Kristin, Zach and I went to the Mountain Crest vs. Sky View football game... Yes on a WEDNESDAY night-- weird but it was fun none the less!!! MC won in overtime 41-38... It was a great game and we even got out of there before all the traffic!!! Yipee!!! :) Anyways-- they spent the night at my house last night and we ALL slept like rocks-- Zachy didn't even wake up till a little after 8 which according to his mom is GREAT!!!! Too bad I had to come to work, but thanks for coming guys, I always love having you!! :)
When I was getting ready this morning Zach came into the bathroom and I gave him a band-aid to play with.. and it ended up on his forehead!!! He is so cute!!!

ITs to early to SNOW

Well it snowed this weekend... and melted.. and when I woke up this morning it had snowed and covered everything but I didn't get any pictures of it.... BUT here are some pictures from Saturday and Sunday that I took!!!

Last Night Amber and I took another trip up the canyon to take some pictures but it was TOO dark... and we were basically off-roading in her Acura... it made for some laughs!!! BUT anyways here are the 2 Pictures that I took... one is of the river... and the other is the road we were on you can't really see it but thats okay!

Backgrounds and fall and nonsense!

Well I finally change my background... and to my suprise... EVERYONE in the world has it so I finally changed it again!!!

Anyways--- Fall is in full swing here in Logan.... The leaves are already starting to fall off the trees and its getting cool at night and even during the day.. I am really going to miss it up here come January but I know its what I need to be doing... :)

And then here is my Denny Boy... One day, one day... is all I have to say!! Haha (in my wildest dreams!)

Thinks this blogging thing is dumb for not letting me change my background!

Pictures of the Leaves Changing!

Last night my friend Amber and I went up to Tony Grove to take pictures of the leaves changing colors!! It was so pretty and fun!