Remember When...

do you wanna know one of my most favorite things to do in this whole world?

i love to look through old pictures

Today i decided to pull out the dusty boxes full of pictures of my family on all our fun trips or birthday parties.  I miss the old film cameras, its not as fun looking at pictures on the computer then having that picture fresh in your hands.  i remember the feeling of opening the envelop that had all our new pictures in it, and laughing if someone had their eyes closed or didnt smile.  Now we quickly look at the camera screen, take another picture, and delete the bad one.  Back then you couldnt just delete it. This resulted in horrific pictures of you with your eyes closed about to sneeze ( even though they look horrible I secretly love those pictures )

Honestly I just love to look at pictures of me ( i know, i know it sounds a little concided but honestly everyone loves looking at themselves).  I love seeing how adorable i was as a baby (spagetti on face is a total classic), then how cute as a child, and then how incredibly awakward as a tween.  i love looking back at all these different time periods and remembering being there.  Without pictures there would be so many memories forgotten.  Pictures help wake up little parts of your brain, one picture can bring up hundreds of memories almost fogotten.

One picture did just that very same thing.  It was a picture of me holding a fishing pole at lake powell.  I got a flash back of my grandpa and i sitting there for an hour trying to get some fish.  i was probably only 5 or 6 and i wanted to show my grandpa i could catch a fish, but i was getting so restless.  i finally gave him my rod, told him i would be back, and went and did something else.  I heard my grandpa yell to me and when i went to him i saw a fish on my hook.  He helped take the hook out and then still gave me all the credit of catching the fish.  I loved that memory, my grandpa loved and i loved catching that fish and then (of course) letting it go afterwards.

I love stumbling across old memories like that. It's like trying on an old coat you don't love anymore, and finding a dollar in the pocket.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for so many things in my life it's hard to know where to start! But I will try.

I am thankful for my supportive family. I don't know Noe where I would be without my great family and I hope I never find out. I am so happy that they will be with me for eternity. I wouldn't change them for the world!

I am thankful for the GOSPEL! I love this church and am so greatful that it's in my life.

I am so thankful for being born in this country. It's not perfect, but it sure is better than alot of other places in this world. I love the education, the respect it provides, the equalality, and for it's freedom.

I could go on for ages counting all my blessings. I love that there is a holiday just to remind you of your blessings! Happy thanksgiving

Rotten Tomatoes

So last night I watched critically acclaimed movie Harry potter. Many know I am big Harry fan, so are you curious of what I thought of it?

Well I thought it was... BLOODY BRILLIANT!!

There were however a few things that were not quite right

1. they should have explained the mirror better
2. Voldemort shows no mercy to Grindelwald.  He was supposed to be dead.
3. Wormtail you are also supposed to be dead!
4. Where did the dance scene come from?
5.  And Ginny needs some new pick up lines, she is getting a little desperate

But other than those minor details it was AMAZING!  this was by far the best Harry Potter movie.  They stuck to the book very well and it was just a great movie.  I love , but hate movies that seem to go by so fast.  I love them because that means i was so it to the movie i didn't notice time, but i hate them because when its over you just want to watch over again.  Well Harry Potter was one of those movies.

i give this movie 9 stars out of 10! 

Tennis

Ok can i just say how much i love tennis. i mean...

1. Its something fun to play with anyone
2. It's an easy way to stay active
3. It's free (once you have rackets)
4. You can be outside and work on a tan :)
5. It's a fun social activity!
6. You get to wear cute tennis dresses and skirts!
7. You don't have to be very good to like it.

I really want to start playing tennis more so then number 7 can be "i am very good at it". To bad its getting so cold...

PEOPLE ARE AWESOME

i am in total awe right now

Overkill... I THINK NOT!

Last night was rough for me.  i hate those nights where you spend the whole night telling yourself to go to sleep.  Finally i was able to force myself to go to sleep with two Advil p.m.:)

  I woke up at about 10, came downstairs to make myself a yummy breakfast burrito, and out of now where i started humming "have yourself a merry little Christmas".  I stopped for a second, thinking to myself "where did that come from", but when i stopped i could still hear it.  IT WAS ON THE RADIO.  I quickly remembered that it was November and even though playing Christmas music in November is overkill to some, it is not overkill to me!  i ran over to the radio, turned it up, and started singing along as well as i could. 

I love Christmas!  I am so happy to be a Christmas baby, it fits me perfectly.  The other day i spent 30 minutes in the Christmas section at home depot while my dad went to find a knob.  I love everything about Christmas!  I love buying presents for people and wondering what they are getting you, i love getting out of school for two weeks, i love all the parties, i love watching the Christmas carol with my family, and i love how beautiful newly fallen snow looks.  I could go on forever how much i love the Christmas season, sadly the worst day is actually Christmas day because you know its all over.  But i am going to soak up all the Christmas spirit i can this year, and that means non stop Christmas music starting today!
i am pumped!  And to get you guys pumped i am going to add some family photos from Christmas last year, ENJOY!

                                       Oh the joys of Christmas morning...

                                   Family pictures, including sandy irepresenting Michael and Brandon and Pongo representing Ann.

                                      Reiske party, Christian was telling me a story.

                                                Roberts family party.