It has been FOREVER!!

So I haven't posted anything for such a long time! I have been really busy! Last week I finished the semester and I have never felt so good! This last semester has been so hard, time consuming, and stressful, so it was a really good feeling to finish! I have had time to go Christmas shopping, go to Christmas parties, and miss Clint. I didn't think that the holidays would really make that big of a difference, with out Clint.. but it has been much harder then expected.. But time is going quick, and I just need to keep that in mind. Clint's one year mark is on January 2nd, and that almost seems unreal.. Sometimes I feel like it has been years since he left, but it really wasn't that long ago! Today I had the opportunity to go to Elder Bennett's homecoming. He was Clint's trainer when he first got to Hong Kong. It was so great to hear some of his stories, knowing that Clint is out there right now having some of those same experiences! I am so grateful for this time and for Clint being able to serve a FULL time mission! Two weeks ago, he had a little accident and broke his collar bone. He is healing, but he is still in a lot of pain. Luckily he didn't have to come home for surgery and gets so stay in Hong Kong! Lets just hope that nothing else happens to him! I am sending his Christmas/Birthday package tomorrow and I am very excited for him to get his presents! 

Anyway... Onto a more positive note.. Our house is finally all decorated for Christmas! It is always fun to get all of the decorations up, and having the snow has really made it feel more like the Christmas season! It hasn't really felt like it until this last week. My family and I went to the festival of trees the first week of December, and we took a couple of pictures! They aren't very cute.. but they are all I've got! :) I hope everyone has a great holiday!!

The Holidays!! :)

So, if you can't tell by looking at my blog, and listening to my playlist, I am SO excited for the Holidays!! This is my favorite time of year! I just love the feeling, and all the excitement of Christmas shopping and family parties! I know I am getting ahead of myself, because we haven't even had Thanksgiving yet, but I just can't wait! Though, I do love Thanksgiving too! all the eating, family and movies! I have loved Thanksgiving ever since I can remember.. The last few years everyone comes over to our house and we watch the parade while we cook, go to a movie, EAT and just hang out! Being together as a family is the BEST part of this whole season! Another reason I am so excited about this Christmas, is because that will mean Clint has been out for a YEAR!! I can't believe how fast time has gone by! It is crazy to me! Last year at this time, everything was in two's, and now we are down to ONE! One more semester of school, One more birthday, One more summer, and One more Christmas! I know this Christmas will be a little lonely without him, but we have so many fun memories from the past 2 Christmas's that will make me happy! :) It has been so neat to see how much Clint has grown this past year! He has had so many neat experiences, and I am so grateful that I have been able to be apart of that! I feel like I have done a lot of growing up too, and even though I am not out finding new people to teach, I have loved teaching Primary and seeing all of my kids grow! It is so awesome! Those kids have such sweet spirits and know SO much! They amaze me more and more each day! I love my calling!!

 Well I hope everyone has an awesome Thanksgiving this next week, and for everyone in school, good luck making it through Finals in a couple of weeks! It will be so great when the semester is over! :) 

Happy Holidays! 

I will post pictures and more from our family's Thanksgiving!  

Everyone that is going private...

I am going to be like Keri, and just ask if everyone will invite me to view their blogs! And leave me your email's too so that when I go private I can add all of you too! Please Please Please! Help me out! I want to keep updated with everyone, so leave me your email, and invite me to yours!! Thank you!!!

francis.kathryn.m@gmail.com

Thanks Stephanie for the Tag :)

Question and Answer: Answer the following questions with oneword answers and one word only! Then pass it on to seven others. Here are the questions:

1. Where is your cell phone? Floor
2. Where is your significant other? China
3. Your hair color? Dark
4. Your mother? Teacher
5. Your father? Leader
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? Strange
8. Your dream/goal? Mother
9. The room you’re in? Family(room)
10. Your hobby? Dancing
11. Your fear? injuries 
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Married
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you’re not? uptight
15. One of your wish-list items? Sky-Dive
16. Where you grew up? Utah
17. The last thing you did? School
18. What are you wearing? Jacket
19. Your TV? off
20. Your pet? Midnight
21. Your computer? Macbook
22. Your mood? happy
23. Missing someone? yes
24. Your car? Jetta
25. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
26. Favorite store? AmericanEagle
27. Your summer? Random
28. Love someone? Yes
29. Your favorite color? Orange/Purple (its a tie)
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? Thursday

I tag: Alysia, Alisha, Morgan, Tammy, Jennifer, Seth & Heidi, Keri

Nothing New..

So I don't have any pictures this time, but I haven't posted anything for a while, so I decided I would just give everyone an update on my last week. It was pretty much the most stressful week of my life! I thought I was going to die of a heart attack! School has been stressful enough as it is, but this last week, I had a huge project due, and everything seemed to go wrong! I made it through though and hopefully I get a good grade! But to add to that, I had the worst week at work. It was brought to my attention that I had been doing my entire job this whole year, wrong! I had to go back and change everything that I had done and try to stay on top of what I still had to do! I am close to having everything straightened out, but it wasn't a very fun week to get through. The highlight of the week though, was going dancing on thursday night! Me and a couple of friends went to salt lake, had dinner, and then went country dancing! I am not very good, I am still just learning, but it was still so fun! I can't wait for our next dancing adventure! I will for sure take pictures then! Anyway, lets just hope that the next 4 weeks of the semester go a lot better! 

HALLOWEEN!!

This Halloween was so fun! On Thursday, the 30th, we had a fun Halloween party at Nicole and Clint Fulmer's  house! We played games and had lots of food! It was so fun to see everyones costumes! This year, since Clint isn't here, I just had to be something by myself! ha ha.. So I dressed up as a flapper girl! My mom made my costume for Brittany when she was like in 7th grade, so its old, but somehow it still fit me! 

This is me driving to Nicole's party! 

Then on actual Halloween, I dressed up again and went to my wards Trunk or Treat and saw all of my little primary kids! They all looked so cute in their costumes! After that got over I went over to the Waddoups' ward party and then Seth, Heidi and I went to the store and got some IBC rootbeer, apples, and carmel! We went back the Waddoups house and made mini carmel apples ( that didn't work out so well) and drank our root BEER ha ha.. Then we set up the Blow up castle from the ward party, in the backyard and had so much fun!! It was such a fun night!! Here are some pictures of us! 

I was on the phone taking pictures in my car! 

I am wearing Blue contacts.. I looked kind of scary! 

Me and Heidi touching up our lipstick! ha ha

Cheers!

Me and my "white trash" friends..

we were "IBC drunk"

There is also a video that we made... but I wont post that... its a bit too embarrassing! 

Summer Summary!

So since this is brand new, I though I would give everyone an update on my summer, even though we are almost into winter! I can't believe how fast the summer went! My summer was so fun and full of lots of adventures! To start it off, I went to St. George twice, Mesquite, Camping, and to Bear Lake! It was so fun! Once all of my trips were over, I had to go back to work, but I still found some time to have random weekends! Each trip had weird boys and strange stories to go along with them! Here are just a few pictures of my summer!

Me and Tashina at dinner, before going on a midnight hike!

All of us at Elder Carters Farewell!

Me dressed up as Batman in Mesquite! 

Nicole's bridal shower!

Nicole and Clint's wedding day!

Me and Tashina in Bear Lake! 

I have no idea what I am doing!

The title says it all.. I have no idea what I am doing!