2012 in review

January

I started my last semester at BYU taking 9 classes. What was I thinking?

February

Ryan's brother came home from his Mission so we went home to California to celebrate.

Our friends Britany and Dave Jarman  got married.

March

Ryan bought me a snowboard and we had an adventure snowboarding.

We went and saw Hunger games!

April 

We decided to move. We took the leap and moved from our tiny, adorable loft to an apartment in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

May

Spent the month watching hockey and rooting for all our favorite teams.

June


we hiked Squaw Peak. 6 miles of sheer up and sheer down.

My family came to visit Utah and we spend a week hanging out at the cabin, on the lake and around Salt lake.


July 

Family was still here. Had tons of fun!

Started Teaching 2nd grade!!!!

 Ryan and I went on another hike up to the timp caves. So pretty!

We went to the Llama festival. You heard right, the Llama festival. It was hilarious.







August 
We enjoyed the summer weather by going to a drive in movie with a bunch of our friends.

Ryan went to Tanzania and hiked Mount Kilimanjaro with his brother 
Joe and his dad.


We spent our first anniversary in Vegas soaking up the sun and enjoying a relaxing weekend. We went and saw Blue man Group. It was a great anniversary.

       

September 

I spent this month trying to maintain a classroom of 22 kids. 

We had fun adventures with our friends, like hiking to natural slides made of rock! 


October 
We went down to Zion National park and spent two days hiking through the Narrows. 16 miles. It was a great adventure and although I will probably never do it again, it is fun to say that I have at least done it once. =)

Ry and I spent Halloween with our best friends doing our annual dress- up party with appetizers, pizza and a scary movie.

November 

The month of my birth. We celebrated my 22nd birthday and I got my beautiful Canon Rebel. Still need to learn to use it. lol





Ry's family came for the weekend and we celebrated Melissa's birthday.




We went to California for Thanksgiving and spent the weekend enjoying family time. Ryan got his fix of surfing and I got my fix of girl time and shopping. My little brother Cole had his eagle project while we were home too! 

December

I was able to go home again for a short visit right before the holidays. I had a great time just enjoying hanging with my family.

Ryan's month of birth. We spent it going to his favorite restaurant Buffalo Wild wings.

Christmas! We had christmas up at the cabin. it was so much fun to have a white christmas. We went on a sleigh ride, read the christmas story, went sledding and saw les miserables.  Anne Hathaway was a genius.

Christmas tradition of making stockings =) 

 

Overall this year has been a good one. 2013 has a lot to live up to. 

i am a teacher

It is so scary to be a teacher, teaching in a school knowing that psychos with guns might charge into my classroom and begin killing these precious innocent children. I cannot wrap my head around the terror, the confusion and the damage it would cause. What is wrong with the world? 

Not even elementary students are safe.

 Students who are innocent and so young have to fear death. They have to be afraid that someone will just come into their place of learning, a place that we as teacher facilitate as a safe place, and take away everything. 

How does one shoot a child? 

This shooting in connecticut has shaken me. As I look at my students, I cannot imagine why someone would ever even think about taking away their future. 

What gives them the right to play God like that? 

This world is turning into such a scary place. I fear for my students, for my future children. 

How could someone have so much evil in their heart? 

Christmas party.

Last night we went to a christmas party hosted by the Jarman's. It was a night filled with white elephant gifts, appetizers and Murder. It was so fun to get together with friends and celebrate the holiday. We had fun laughing and testing out our lying skills in Murder. 

The boys and their wonderful holiday sweaters 

The turtleneck bandits 

The girls 

xoxo, A 

I didn't plan it.

I didnt plan on falling in love. Yet, falling in love with him was the best experience I have had so far in my life and I do not regret a single thing. It is the kind of love I always dreamed about. He is my dream come true. 

I kind of like...

I kind of like 

1. popcorn. 

2. Fall weather

3. A good book. Any suggestions?? 

4. Being off track

5. The christmas holiday

6. Date nights with my main squeeze

7. sleeping in

8. having all my christmas shopping done... 

so close to being done! 

9. Visiting family in exactly one week! 

10. Vampire diaries. Why cant they just let Damon and Elena be together?

11. This incredible partner in crime 

Butt-kicked.

Today I got my butt kicked. I have been trying to get back in shape and lose some weight. So naturally, I headed over to Gold's gym and Ryan came with me.  A class was about to start and Ryan's boss was taking the class so we decided to join. 

It was a hard class. 

One hour of suicides, jump ropes, lunges and pushups. I felt my breakfast almost come up on more than one occasion. (sorry for that mental picture) 

I am already sore. 

Tomorrow should be fun. 

On another note, Ryan got new glasses. He is one attractive person. and now it is time for date night, mexican food and a movie theater called the sticky shoes. 

I love our random adventures together. 

Love, A 

p.s. Here is an overly embarrassing picture of me and my siblings. While taking pictures, my mom asked us to run toward the camera, hoping to get a cool action shot... instead this is what we decided needed to be captured. It makes me laugh every time I look at it. Needless to say. My mom was not thrilled with the outcome. Enjoy your weekend.