Beautiful Utah!

These are a couple of pictures that I took in my skiing class this week.  Utah is BEAUTIFUL!  Skiing was freezing but so fun this week.  It's so nice to take a break from campus and escape in the beautiful mountains.  I am so happy it's the weekend and I get to take a break for a couple of days!  Life is so crazy.

Also, my little brother T.J. and his basketball team won the championship game this week!! I am SOO proud of him!  It's really hard for me not being able to see him play.  But when I think about how fast January flew by, I'll be home before I know it!

Life is good when it's Friday.

It's a Winter Wonderland!

SNOW SNOW SNOW! The Eddy's came to visit this week and just in time for tons and tons of snow. So my dad and I took them all sledding and we had a ton of fun.  I am really enjoying the camera Marmee gave me over Thanksgiving, so I went a little crazy taking pictures out in the snow.  I took a lot that I really love out there!  These kiddos are gorgeous and so much fun to take pictures of. I think I love being around kids so much because they have such a genuine joy and excitement about things as simple as snow that a lot of us lose as grow up.  Rather than having a fun day laughing and screaming flying down the hill, we tend to grouch about the bitter cold or the bad roads.  I'm so blessed to have happiness and innocence find me again when these cuties come to visit (:

Life is good when I'm playing with kids!

Christmas at Temple Square!

Merry Christmas! So even after decorating our room, I still was pretty sad about not being home this month, but I'm actually loving being in Utah around this time of year.  Our ward went up together to go see the lights on temple square.  Temple Square is so beautiful any time of the year, but with every tree lit up and the snow and the nativity it is seriously amazing.  We got to hear a choir sing and the snow was so pretty. People come from all over to see the lights and hear the choirs sing, but I'm lucky enough to just live 45 minutes away!

Being in Utah really helps me remember the true meaning for the season.  I love going to a school where Christmas can be celebrated without having to worry about being politically correct. It is so cool to see thousands of people all come together and celebrate Christ's birth.  I am so thankful for my Savior and for His life.  I would be nothing without Him, and I hope that I can remember His birth and life as we celebrate Christmas this year.

Life is good at Temple Square at Christmas time!

Merry December!

Yay its December! It snowed a ton here in Provo, so me and Erica put up the Christmas decorations! My mom sent me the old advent calendar that's always been up in my house and Erica brought a tree from home, so now our dorm feels like Christmas! I even have a wallflower that is a Christmas scent (: Also, Marmee gave me her old camera and I'm seriously in love.  Me and Tay went outside today and took pictures in the snow.  I don't think I'm too bad at taking pictures! (; Just 2 weeks until I get to go home and see my family..I am seriously counting the hours I am so excited.  This long without them is really tough.

Also, I am officially started on my mission papers! I have decided to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  I will probably be leaving early next summer. 

Life is good in the Christmas spirit!