And I'm sure I'll think of more throughout the evening...
I've never been big on resolutions :)
I'm off to a big New Years Eve party!
Sayonara, 2011!
Friday, December 30, 2011
To say I've been enjoying my camera is an understatement.
I've had it for under a week and I've taken over 500 photos.
Yep, I'm in love.
I have tons of pictures to choose from for every day since Christmas.
I could easily start another Project 365.
But, I'm still on the fence :)
Sunday, December 25, 2011
My Christmas day was wonderful.
It started with opening presents.
I expected nothing of grandeur, but my parents surprised me (that's an understatement... tears came to my eyes because of the surprise...) with a Canon EOS Rebel T3.
Yay!
I've only been dreaming of a DSLR for nearly three years.
Remember how in my last post I mentioned that I was thinking of doing a Project 365 year 2?
Well now I really just might have to :)
I've spent a lot of time today taking pictures of anything, and everything.
Granted, I have a LOT to learn!
After gift-giving and my mom's delicious Christmas breakfast, we went to church, and later on we had my grandparents over for dinner.
After dinner we headed out to my grandparents to meet up with some other family to celebrate Christmas.
My grandma then began teaching me how to crochet.
Let me tell you, once you get the hang of it, it's addicting.
I've found a new hobby!
It's been a really great day filled with skype calls, Christmas music, photos, yarn, and too much food to even think about.
I'm so thankful for my family, friends, the birth of Christ, my Savior.
"Because He came, death has lost its sting, the grave its victory. We will live again because He came. Because He came and paid for our sins, we have the opportunity to gain eternal life. Because He came, we are gathered together to worship Him, in bonds of brotherhood and love. May His precious spirit be with us, and may He ever be the center of our celebrations and indeed of our very lives."
-Thomas S. Monson
Here are a few of my favorite Christmas songs to enjoy :)
^ This really is one of my favorites... :)
What is your best Christmas memory?
One of my favorites was sleeping in the same room with my sisters on Christmas Eve and coloring until we could fall asleep.
*My sister has corrected me: We used to color in the morning when we woke up, until we could go upstairs to wake mom and dad up. I've apparently been remembering wrong for many many years!*
What was your favorite Christmas present of all time?
I don't think I have one.
What do you really want this year?
Unrealistic: An SLR
Realistic: A whole plethora of things from Deseret Book :)
Hot chocolate or apple cider?
Hot chocolate, for sure.
Cookies or Brownies?
Oooh, tough one. Christmas cookies usually win though.
Candy Canes or Chocolate?
Chocolate.
What is your tree decorated with?
Lights, beads, and ornaments
Favorite Christmas Song?
Last Christmas by Wham!
No joke... I love George Michael ;)
Do you have any family traditions for Christmas?
We have a million. I'm the tradition keeper!
My favorites are watching Christmas Vacation, opening pj's on Christmas eve, and our delicious Christmas breakfast after opening presents.
Favorite Christmas movie?
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
It's a tradition :)
Ice skating or caroling?
I've never really been ice skating, so caroling?
Giving or Getting presents?
I don't care so much about getting presents anymore. I like shopping for my nieces and nephews!
White or colored lights for your house?
White.
White or colored lights for your tree?
White.
A Christmas Carol or How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Is Christmas stressful for you?
Nope. You just have to enjoy whatever your means are, and think about the true meaning of Christmas.
For the past year and a half my motivation was keeping my dear mother up to date on my boring college life.
But now I'm living back at home.
I guess my motivation will have to shift to my sisters :)
So, here's a catch-up post:
1. Finals: I survived and pulled off all A's and a B+
I'm now officially done with my generals, and I will never again have to take a stupid science class, which has ruined my 4.0
2. I moved back home for winter semester (because it's my off track)
3. I'm looking for a job, preferably a live-in nanny job
4. Christmas is just around the corner, but it definitely doesn't feel like it. I was most excited that my mom and dad moved to Utah so I could actually have a white Christmas. I guess it's not happening this year
5. I'm thinking about doing a Project 365, Year Two.
Today started out dreary and it didn't hold much promise.
When your alarm goes off at 7, and just for kicks you check the temperature outside and it's -3 degrees, you know it's bound to be a rough Monday.
Getting out of bed I groaned and rubbed my eyes, realizing that I was the only one in my apartment that was awake.
Then, I remembered this:
So I changed my attitude and decided to make getting out of bed worth it.
Changing your attitude can suck, but it can make a world of difference.
Walking to my first class (which is on the complete opposite side of campus, a nearly twenty minute walk, uphill...) in -3 degree weather with a wind chill on top of that, would not normally be a great start to my day.
But - you're about to think I'm crazy - there's something invigorating about freezing to the degree of numbness.
Getting to class, I was awake and ready for the day.
So thanks, Rexburg, for the wake up call to stop complaining about the things in life that I can't change.
Sometimes, you just have to realize that life is beautiful.
