If only there was more time in the day..

Has it really been a month since I last blogged?
Yes, yes it has.
My life, friends, has been crazy.
Simply insane.
Wonderful, but busy.
Big news though!
Drum roll please...


I got a job!
I know I know, we all thought it would never happen.
But I am officially an employee of Cafe Zupas since two Fridays ago!
It's pretty fun actually!

^^^me trying to have a good attitude.
But really, getting paid for working there isn't too bad.
Come visit me!

We also took Becca up to BYUI. I hope she's having a great time up there.
And NOT planning to get engaged.

Jill, Kenny, Lola, and Jade came down here.
TWICE!
In one month!
I wish that would happen all the time
or even better, going up there to visit them!
I just love all of them.

Christmas was great, gave a little got a little.
We went sledding too and that was fun.

I got called to be the ward chorister in my ward.
Whaaaa?
I know, I was confused too.
Wish me luck with that..

Ryan gave Becca and I a CD for Christmas of all these cool songs,
you know just trying to make us broaden our range of songs from Taylor Swift,
but I looove all the songs on there.
Especially Fiona Apple.

I asked someone to Preference today.
Since it's in two weeks I just walked up to him and asked.
Talk about nerve wracking!
I'm way happy that we ask creatively here or else I would not be able to get up the courage.

A new semester started on Tuesday, and I've been busy trying to switch my schedule around.
Math-- hate it cause I just got my first B in it, but all the people in that class make it too fun to switch out.
Seminary-- actually know people in it and a good teacher. Keeping it.
Yearbook-- yea.. one more semester.
Chemistry-- why do I love this class so much? I just do. And I thought I would never be able to say that about a science class.
English-- Favorite subject.
Government-- what the crap. This class is too hard for me, but I don't know what to take if I switch out.
Choir-- let's be real. Only in it for choir tour. San Fran!
Photo-- don't need to take it, and trying to switch into study hall (a job and super hard classes=either bad grades, no sleep, or no social life) but all of them are full. Why would all the study halls be full!?!

So I don't really know what to do. I'm super stressed. Not to mention my room is a mess but I don't have time to clean it.
I guess I could have been doing that instead of writing this blog post.
Yeah no.

Holiday Cheer

Christmas is in one week!

Can you believe it?

Mother Nature finally got on schedule, so hopefully we will have a white Christmas this year!

Let me get you up to speed on things happening around here.

I've been on a couple dates lately, but this is the only one I got pictures from.

Kaleb, Emilie, Ben, and I.

We made gingerbread houses, then went down to the Riverwoods to roast S'mores!

The next week we had the laurels and priest ward date and I went with Alex.

We made gingerbread houses again!

And I think two weeks ago I went and saw the ODC dance concert with Ethan, Ben, and Rachel.

And this Saturday I'm going to Temple Square on a date.

For Christmas this year we decided to just get everyone in our family matching Christmas sweaters and bag the rest of the gifts.

(Don't worry family, that was a lie.)

My parents and I took pictures to send out a Christmas card.

Sad family of three.

Missing more than half of our numbers.

For choir, we had our concert on Wednesday, then went up to Temple Square on Friday, and another concert on Saturday.

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Exciting news!

When we were singing at Temple Square, after one of our songs someone walked up to where we were singing and told us that we were great.

Guess who that person was!

President Uchtdorf!

It was the coolest thing ever.

And it was his and his wife's 50th anniversary!

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Oh, and that math test I took last week?

Yep.

Failed it.

But the good news is..

yea there is no good news.

I've just been trying not to think about it.

Christmas Break starts in 2 days!

Get ready for hot chocolate, presents, snow, sledding, caroling, service, family time, apple cider, New Year's Eve, and holiday cheer!

(Oh, and the end of the world this Friday. But let's get real, it's not happening people!)

Too much.

Oh my goodness.
Junior year is so hard.
Tomorrow I have an insanely hard math test, and I've been studying all day!
During pride, after school, and then with some friends for 4 hours!
We had a quick break for Chick-fil-a though, and that was the only good part about today.
I might fail my test.
If I do I might have an F in that class.
If I get a F in that class I might have a breakdown because I'll have to take it over again.
I'm so stressed!!!!
I don't even know why I'm taking the time to blog right now when I should be either studying for math, doing chemistry homework, writing my english paper, studying for the chemistry test, or maybe even practicing the songs for our choir concert tomorrow.
(Ha! That last one was a joke. Our choir is gonna sound bad anyways.)
And did I mention that all of this needs to be done by Thursday, while tomorrow I'll be at a choir concert all day after school!
I just... don't know.
I might become a hermit for the next couple of weeks so that I can get all this work done and keep my grades up.
Goodbye, sunlight!
Hello long days of staring at a computer screen while typing as fast as my fingers can go while singing along to Taylor Swift's Red album and Christmas songs in the big black chair in Becca's old room.

Dressember!

So I decided since I don't have any ugly Christmas Sweaters like all my cool friends,

I'm gonna do Dressember!

I will wear a dress every day in December.

And I'll actually go through with it, unlike last year when I stopped after two days.

So far I did it Tuesday, Wednesday, and today.

But since I forgot to take pictures the last two days I'll start now.

this is what happens when you're too lazy to go grab a real camera and decide to use photobooth to try to take a good photo.

and also when you just feel like trying to pose cute, and it fails.

I'll try to do this erryday this month.

Finally..

I feel like things lately have just been going the same, and nothing is changing.

It might be the Christmas spirit thats traveling around, but things are looking up!

Our whole house is decorated for Christmas now, and it just makes me so happy when I walk into my room and see my own little Christmas tree and the paper snowflakes hanging from my ceiling!

Today right after school my mom and I joined my dad going up to Salt Lake and went to City Creek!

Even though it was freezing, it was great to see all the lights and to just shop around a bit.

Probably the best part was that we discovered they have a new cafe at Temple Square with hot chocolate and cookies. There's nothing like a little hot chocolate to warm up your hands and your heart!

We might have a little too much Christmas spirit in our house...

and I might secretly be an elf. 

Shhhh..

Baby names

Today in seminary Brother White asked us what names we want our kids to be named and I realized I totally forgot what mine were! So now to remember them I'm writing them down here.

Boys                                                                                

Wilder True (family name)

Henry James

Iver Magnus (family name)

Girls

Sophia Ann or Sophie Ann

Clara Jane

Eleanor Joy

Ellen Marie

Nettie 

I sort of adore my those first names on both lists. I just hope I marry someone who's last name will go along with anything!

Not to mention a husband who doesn't want any say in the names..

That might be harder

On a snowy day..

Last Saturday it was a winter wonderland outside!

My dad looked out the window and saw tire tracks in the snow that look like hearts, so he went outside and did this.

 Isn't that just the sweetest thing? 

Then Kate and I joined Sam out in the snow!

 Eventually we got all tuckered out.

Guess what!

Becca was here this week!
We didn't actually get a picture together so i tried to bring these two together.
uhh fail.
She was gonna stay longer but it didn't work out.
So now I probably won't ever see her again!