Bath time...

not so happy right now.

Oh he is so gosh darn cute. I have been staying at my moms for the past week just because I cant get enough of this little turd. I am so so excited to have lou and her family close by finally, and I'm sure everyone can agree. What would we do if we weren't able to see little Chase monkey grow up?

saying GOODBYE.

Saying goodbye sometimes isn't the easiest thing to do. I learned that the hard way. Life changes in ways you could never expect, and sometimes in a blink of an eye. Making choices that could effect the rest of your life shouldn't be easy.. but why are they sometimes so hard. Over the past few weeks, I have been posed with some life changing decision making. No, not life or death, but things which could effect my career/schooling. Throughout the past year I have served as Vice President of the Jordan region at SLCC. I have learned so many valuable lessons from the amazing people I have bonded with throughout these crazy semesters. It wasn't hard until I had to say goodbye to those people, and realize that these lessons I have learned will now come into play as I face the next step in my life. I received an amazing job which is paying for all of my schooling, and couldn't pass the opportunity, so I had to say goodbye to Student council a couple weeks early. At first I will admit, I was excited and ready to move on, but after I sat and thought about the memories I created, I realized that the people I was leaving behind had become more like a second family than an activities board. I will never forget the challenges I had to face and overcome, but mostly I will never forget the lessons I learned, and the people who helped me along the way. I love you JAB.

another new car ???

so ... I think its like car buying season, over the past two months almost everyone in the family scored a new car. Well I finally did it. The civic, is no more. In fact, the kid I sold the little trooper to wrecked the week he bought it, so it doesn't even roam the streets of Salt Lake anymore. Although she was hard to let go of, I had moved on.... and here she is, my little subaru. Who needs a camper when you have this road trip JEM? Mount Rushmore... here we come :D

a pleasant visit. :)

Finally we did it. Talking Tia into getting off work to come visit is about the hardest thing to do, especially with gas prices these days, but with the help of Carson and Brady, she finally gave in. It was a short but sweet visit, and seeing them after so long was very refreshing. Good thing we didnt go to "JALE" that night right tia. MWAH love you guys!

the start of a brand new year.

I kinda have to look back on my life, and wonder how the heck it gone by so fast. 2008 came crashing in a little quicker than I expected, but all in all, I would have to agree with Brit by saying this new years, tops them all. We spent it up in park city, and about froze to death in the -15 degree weather, but met some fun people who made it all worth the while. :D