The Month of December, Summarized

Hi there. I can't believe how time flies. I haven't been the best at posting pictures and posting about what's going on in our lives. I can blame it on the fact that I lost my camera so i haven't been taking too many pictures. I have however been annoying by asking family members to email me pics and using everyone else's camera to take pictures every chance I get. So, here is this month summarized, the best I can do....

First of all, Kyle and just celebrated our one year anniversary this month!

One year later....we are still going strong and still putting up with each other:) Word.
This pic was taken by my laptop (high quality I know) Kyle's favorite christmas present, his john deere long sleeve shirt and matching hat. Speaking of which we had a great Christmas! Christmas Eve with spent with the Krogh family and I will have to post pictures later when I get them, and then Christmas day with the Emmetts.

We also had another wedding in the family! My little sister, Katie is all grown up and got herself married. It was a beautiful wedding.





All in all it was a merry old time!!

Sub for Santa

Today at work I was able to play "Santa" and deliver presents to families who really needed them. It was awesome. My work also donated a bunch of toys and clothes to the Road Home, which had an amazing turn out. I excpected there to be less donations and sponsors for sub for santa because of the poor economy and all, but so many people were more than willing to share what they could, even if they didn't even have much to give. I love Christmas for this reason, I wish everyone could be so giving all year around. It also makes me grateful for everything I do have and how fortunate I am.

Kyle and I want to wish everyone a very very MERRY CHRISTMAS! We hope it's a good one!

Have You Seen Me?

Nope. Still haven't found my camera. It got lost somewhere when we moved and I'm beginning to think that it is not lost inside our house. I have looked. Gr. I just have to vent about it. But I must say I have learned through this experience how grateful I am for camera's. Whomever it was that invented a device so that we may capture time and remember moments in our lives was absolutely brilliant. I feel lost without it and and sad:( Well, I may have to ask for a new one for Christmas, but I am not giving up hope for now that I'll find it.

Going Private...Last Chance!

I am going to block my blog to anyone that hasn't emailed me yet!! So if you want to keep reading PLEASE give me your email address. I don't have some peoples emails so please send me them:) Thanks!

A Letter To the Cold Sore Virus

Dear Cold sore virus,

I really really really dislike you and I think you should know. You are so annoying. You hang around when you are not welcome, and you make me extremely uncomfortable. You come when I ask you so kindly not to come. You are stubborn as ever, and I think you should take a hike and never ever come back. You embarrass me most of the time and I can't stand to look at you. Boy are you ugly and mean. I have put up with you since I was a child, but now I have had it with you. Please do not respond to this letter. I never want to see you again. Ever.

Sincerely,

Ruth Emmett


Um, do you think that was too harsh? I have used this stuff before for cold sores but nothing else. It works so, so.... does anyone know of anything else that works? (That is if this hate letter doesn't work:)

Just Ridiculous

Last night Kyle and I went to the USU/BYU basketball game with our good friends Cole and Breanne Carling. Sadly, USU lost by 5 with it being a pretty close game the entire time. I admit that I am a pretty competitive person and sitting amongst BYU fans (they were the only seats that were left when the tickets were bought:) doesn't help my competitive behavior. I think the poor old man next to me may have been a little annoyed with my consistent mumbling under my breath, getting up and down from my chair, and pulling at my hair and growling every time USU did something dumb. Despite Kyle's efforts to calm me down, I preceded with this behavior because I thought it was acceptable and after all, I wasn't bothering anyone. Well, expect for maybe the poor old man, but I most definitely was not making a scene.

But let me tell you we did witness a pretty heated fight between a BYU and USU fan toward the end of the game. Although it was just a tiny bit entertaining for me to watch, it was also down right RIDICULOUS. As we all know, BYU lost to the Utes in a football game a few weeks ago due to BYU's Max Hall's many many turn overs. So just a couple rows to our left, a USU fan, and obviously not a BYU fan was holding a sign that said "Max Hall...U of U MVP of the game" So apparently this kind of set off a a die hard BYU fan that was sitting right in front of us. So he got up and started taunting the USU fan, asking for a fight. So, that's what they did. They met in the middle and started pushing each other and fighting. I thought someone was going to roll right over and fall off the edge of the railing we were sitting by. I just kept on saying to the BYU fan ( not directly, more to Kyle, and softly) "Now, What Would Jesus Do?" But apparently he was not thinking such kind thoughts and ripped the sign right our of the guys hands and threw it to the ground. Thankfully, security came to the scene and escorted both men out of the game.

I think it's okay to be competitive and as I have admitted, I get a little riled up when I play and watch sports sometimes. But when people start acting like 3 year olds that is when I draw the line. People, it's just a game and most importantly, it's really just for fun. I even think it's okay to have rivals, but when you stop respecting people and making scenes, then that is just not okay. I was so mad that the USU fan got up and started fighting. He should have just turned the other cheek or just put the sign down and everything would have been fine. And as for the BYU fan, get over it. Max Hall lost the game for BYU, deal with it, and move on.

New Callings

Well, it was only our second Sunday in the new ward and the bishop already gave us callings. We didn't even get a break:) Kyle was called as the Teacher's Qourom Advisor in the Young Men's and I was called to be the Beehive Advisor in the Young Women's. I have never worked in the Young Women's before so I am really looking forward to it. The girls seem great and I am so impressed with the youth of the ward. Today was fast and testimony meeting and more than half of the people that shared their testimonies were the youth.

We are getting settled into our house and we love it. I've been wanting to post some pictures but I am unable to locate my camera. I think it may have gotten lost somewhere in the move. Hopefully, it's somewhere so I'll post some pictures when I find it and when we have everything painted and situated. We have been spending a ton of time doing home improvements and the house is looking great. I never thought that choosing paint colors would be such a difficult decision. Okay, so maybe it is just for me, but we are making progress:)

Other than that, not much else is new. I'll keep everyone posted on how the house is coming a long. Speaking of which, this is the last call for emails. I will be going private this week sometime.