Happy New Year

2010 has come and gone. All I have to say is, so far 2011 is looking great!

I spent New Years Eve in Cedar City with my favorite guys in apartment 9. We had pizza, played a game, has some bubbly and popped poppers in the porch at midnight. It was a lot of fun. I went home for a few days. It was nice to spend time with my family. I got to see my little brother wrestle his heart out at a meet and win his matches. Katy and I got to mess around while Cody wasn't wrestling. I even spent a day in Ephraim visiting Hannah. It was a lot of fun!

As this week came to a close I went to Loa to spend a little bit of time with the Hamilton's. Jared showed me how to have fun in the winter in Loa. We went ice skating on a real pond in Wayne County. We even built a fire on the ice! He even taught me how to cross country ski. I had never been, but it was a blast. We went through powder and even the middle of fish lake, which was frozen. I only fell a few times. Considering it was a first I was very proud of myself. It was a great time. I love these new experiences!

A few pictures to show how much fun I really did have!

I love the snow. This stream was so beautiful with all of the snow covered rocks and trees!

An End To 2010

I am so lucky! I have the best people in my life anyone could ask for. The Holidays are a time of year that sure do help to reinforce that in all of us.

When I finally got some time off of work Jared and I jumped in the car and headed to Nephi for a few days. It snowed a ton so we made a snowman.

This is the five of us in front of our snowman. By the time Jared and I left three hours later the kids down the street had knocked our poor pathetic snowman down. I guess our snowman making skills are a little rusty.

I worked another day. Then Jared and I spent a day at his house. They had no snow at all. While in Loa, Jared taught me how to drive his old standard transmission truck. Unfortunately there is no picture of this great occurrence in my life. Trust me after fours years with a license this was the first good experience.

Merry Christmas! Santa found the Williams House. We were all very spoiled and enjoyed the time we spent together reliving the Christmas traditions we have had since as long as I can remember. I didn't take any pictures because dad was filming everything.

After Christmas I was lucky enough to spend time with the Hamilton's. We took a trip to Temple Square to see the lights. One of my most favorite things to do at Christmas time.

Jared's brother Ben takes a very nice picture. I enjoyed spending time with Jared and his family.

New Years Eve was spent in good old Cedar City. Jared's roommates, Jared and I made our own fun. We went out for pizza after the basketball game, played a board game, and ate treats. We even popped poppers on the steps to the porch right at midnight. It was one of my favorite New Years Eve's.

2010 was good to me. I had a lot of experiences that I was able to learn and grow from in this year. I took a spring break trip, was in a show choir, graduated from Institute, worked hard in school and over the summer, watched my sister graduate from high school, got my dream job, served as the Relief Society President, and lastly met a wonderful man who makes me so happy. All of these things have helped me learn and grow. I am so grateful for each of these experiences and the things I have learned. I look forward to 2011 and the opportunities it will bring!

Whirlwind December

What a crazy month it has been. Visiting family, finals, roommates moving out, and getting home for the holidays it is a miracle I have survived.

The weekend before finals Jared and I went home to his house in Loa. We had a wonderful time. I met pretty much the whole town in two trips to the grocery store. I even got to help cut down a Christmas Tree for the first time. I got to go hooding. It is like sledding, but you sit on an old car hood and the truck pulls you down the road. It was a lot of fun. I giggled the whole time.


Jared is looking at me because it is ridiculous I am laughing so much.


Jessica was our great photographer she was so brave to sit in the bed of the truck. You can see part of the Christmas Tree :)

Surprisingly enough finals were not too bad this year. I spent study day with some dear friends making chocolates for girls in our ward. Then the tests came and went. All the final papers were turned in and now I can say I have three semesters left!!! Hooray!

I made a cake to celebrate finals being over. We ate and enjoyed the feeling of relief that came. Then on Friday Asha, Jared, and I went out to dinner.... Well kinda. Jared's niece Josephine Savannah was born as we got to the restaurant so he left to be with his family. Asha and I continued on with the evening. We had a final girls night just the two of us before she moves to New York to be a nanny. We saw the movie Tangled.

I am really going to miss Asha when she is 2,000 miles away!

When everyone left I spent about two weeks in Cedar working. It was nice for the money, but at times really sad looking at how deserted the town was.

Christmas is a wonderful time of year. I am so grateful for the wonderful meaning behind Christmas. I am also grateful for the time I can spend with friends and family.

I Am Blessed

Whirl wind weeks come and go. By the time they are over it is nice to take a break and relax. Look back on the week and count your blessings.

First, My 20 PAGE research paper had it due date changed giving me four more days to work on. Second, I got my last speech of the semester written. Third, I took a day off of work. Fourth, what did I do on my day off of work? Went to the institute fall formal with Jared. It was a blast and a great way to relieve stress by having fun. Fifth, I had only one meeting on Sunday, which allowed me to get some other things done and catch up on sleep. Sixth, I talked to my sister Hannah on the phone for an hour. It was good to hear how her college experience is coming along. Seventh, I get to see my family tomorrow. Eighth, I was able to have my friend Jenny over for a little while. She abandoned me and went to USU. I love her to death! Ninth, I have had way more motivation this week than I have all semester. Tenth, I realized at church when they announced the angel tree just how spoiled I really am.

Thanksgiving is this week. Hopefully we all take the time to realize what this holiday is for.

The End is Fast Approaching

The end of the semester is about two weeks away. Everyone I know is trying to finish up this group project, write that 20 page paper, or study for the test that comes before the final. Not me... well I should be. Tonight I am taking a break from all of the final garbage. I am enjoying a relaxing night to myself. This is only because my darling boyfriend fits the description above.

So recently we have been up too a lot of fun. But now it is crunch time and the pressure is on. So we relieved it by shooting. Here are some pictures from this very eventful trip to to 2000 Flushes.

This is the whole gang. Complete with guns :)

This is my most favorite picture of the day

There will be more adventures to relieve stress as the semester ends. After all, we are college students with a very limited attention span.

The Hunting Widow: Week 2

This week has been a blast. I got to do a lot of different things. On Tuesday night I went spike elk hunting for the first time. It was more of a nice hike through the forest.



This is our super cute elk hunt picture. Our orange looks great!

On Wednesday we went Tuachan and saw Tarzan the Stage Musical. It was amazing. The costumes were amazing. The actors did an excellent job of portraying the animal they were.

Thursday I had to work at an SUU Women's Soccer game. When the game was over, I went to dinner at the Pizza Factory with Susan, Jessica, and Mrs. Hamilton. I really enjoyed the girls night out with them.

On Friday I was reunited with my dear friends from last year. Jenny came down to visit from Utah State and Shae quit IHop. We went to Chili's just like tradition requires. It was fun to catch up with everything that is going on in each others loves.

Jenny and I posing in the booth


Shae and I are roomies forever! Well almost

It is SUU's homecoming this week. For some reason I am disconnected to the homecoming festivities and besides athletic events I have not attended anything else. I am ok with it though. I enjoy what I am doing and where life is taking me!

The Hunting Widow

It's that time of year again. You know the time of year when men pull out their guns and women become widows every weekend or evening for a short time. Well this is the point I am at in life.

An update for the week. I love fall. It is definitely my favorite season. So Jared and I went for a drive up Cedar Canyon. It had been really cold early in the week. The leaves had changed colors. We even ran into some snow, but it was so much fun!

Fall Colors are the reason fall is my favorite season.

There was something about the fall colors and snow in this picture that I absolutely loved!
This was above the snowy cloud bank. It was so pretty!

It was a great day. We even took our first picture together. Serious business right there!

So while I might be a hunting widow for all the weekends this month, I will be very ahead in my school work. I might even have time to give weekly updates!