My favorite things--Day 5

Today I love new releases! Christmastime always brings new releases of books and movies and other things right in time to give as gifts. Prince Caspian, the second Narnia movie, came out today and I went and bought it and watched it this afternoon. I saw it in theaters this summer and I loved it so I knew I wanted it! =)

My favorite things--Day 4

Today I love good company. Christmas always seems to be a season when more people are in your house, parties are happening and everyone is in good spirits. Tonight was family home evening at my apartment. It was fun to sit around and make snowflakes and just laugh and talk with one another.

Back to reality

After a much needed week off, I am back to the reality of school, but only for 2 more weeks and then finals and then HOME!!! I cannot wait for this semester to be over, I have learned a lot but I am just so done with my classes, I've lost interest, and am quickly losing motivation. But the end is most definitely near!

I realized that I forgot to tell everyone, I did not get into the Ecuador study abroad group. I am really okay with it though, I forgot about it right away which is why I probably didn't let everyone know. For some reason, and I not sure why yet, the Veteran's clinical is calling to me. I really feel like that is where I am supposed to be. I just hope the instructors think so too when I interview. I don't think those interviews are going to happen until after Christmas break though, so I'll keep you posted.

My favorite things--Day 3

Today, I love Christmas hymns! We started singing Christmas hymns today at church. They always bring a smile to my face, for multiple reasons. People always sing Christmas hymns louder than they do regular hymns, maybe because we know them so well, maybe because we are excited for the season, maybe because what they are about. Christmas hymns are a favorite part of the season!

My favorite things--Day 2

The Reason for the Season, Greg Olsen


This is a painting that I absolutely LOVE. All the commercial Christmas surrounds the children but they look into the snow globe that shows the real reason for this season. My family has a copy of the painting that we put up in the family room every year, I just love it.

My favorite things--Day 1

During the month of November, my sister Janelle did a "things I am thankful for" each day leading up to Thanksgiving. During the days leading up to Christmas I am going to do "My Favorite Things." These will be all-things-Christmas. The song from The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things has some how found it's way into the Christmas world, which is okay I guess seeing as it is giving me a good title for posts for the next month.

My favorite things today are REAL Christmas trees! I'm sorry if anyone feels differently but it is against my religion to have a fake tree. I need the adventure of going out and finding one, arguing over if it's straight or not and what angle the big ugly hole should be at, smelling pine all season and then burning the crackly pine needles sometime during New Year's. I love CHRISTMAS TREES!!! Today, Breanne and I got a REAL one for the apartment. Tomorrow we will work on decorating and I'll put pictures up.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Playing hookie

Let's just pretend like last week didn't happen. It was one of the hardest weeks I've had since being in college, so let's just ignore it and put it behind us.

Thanksgiving week is going to be pretty awesome though! I have decided to start it early: today. I slept in and didn't go to my class. Probably not a smart idea, but it sure feels good. :) And I have to say, in three years of school this is the first time that I have ever skipped classes just because I felt like it. There have been other times when I forgot to set my alarm, or I HAD to finish a project or a paper, or I was at the hospital doing nursing things. But today I am for real playing hookie for the first time, in three years.

Last night I was over at a friends house and there were a bunch of people there. They had white paper and scissors out and people were cutting out snowflakes. Let me tell you, I have never for the life of me figured out how to do this. My snowflakes always come out terrible! Or in eight pieces, or looking like a hot dog or something. I cannot cut out snowflakes. But I can make the 3D snowflakes, the ones that look like this:
And everyone kept staring at me so I taught people how to make them. It really easy. This is what I tend to do with my time when I want to procrastinate. It is therapeutic too, just doing something with your hands. Here's how you make them. I like to make red and white ones too because it looks like a peppermint. But mostly I'll make white ones, or baby blue. It would probably be cool if you had sparkly scrapbook paper or something then they would glitter. HAVE FUN MAKING THEM!!!