Happy New Years!!!

Well all. It's time for a New Year.... Happy 2012!! Year of the..... (looking it up on google)... Dragon. That's the year. The year of the Dragon. Go dragons. :)

So yes. That is the new year. I hope everyone has a good New Year, goals, etc. I don't know that I have many New Years goals. Last year my goal was to keep up this blog. And seeing as I am still doing it, it's going pretty good. I would have to say that my new goal is to do good in school. Since that's the only thing that I am really doing right now school.

My break is almost over. Only a week left, then my new semester. :) I'm nervous, excited, worried, happy, eager and dreading it all at once. So... we'll just have to see how it goes. But, school aside, my break was very good. I enjoyed visiting Colorado a lot. It was nice to be with my brothers and dad. I also enjoyed hanging out with my dear friend, Hotty. It's been a long time since I've seen her and we have had a great time :D Since Hotty has the camera with all our spiffy pictures, you can have a colorful christmas tree. Since it's kind of Christmas.

Also! My little brother, Chris, got baptized. It was amazing. It seriously was. There's been a lot of talk on wether or not he should, but after the experience, I really think that was what was supposed to happen. Even Corey felt the spirit. It was great. I'm unsure if Christian really understood what exactly happened, but I know that the spirit was there. Wesley baptized Chris and my dad confirmed him. He is now an official member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

All right. So that is the sum up of the past week or so. Now, time for the New Years bit. Year 2011... How as it been??? Well... it's definitely had it's ups and downs.... In order of what happened:

• Last New year, I spent with Adam. It was the last time I saw him in person... and it was amazing. 
• I finished up my first year of USU and started my second year.
• I turned 19. My birthday was fun, I enjoyed it. And Adam was a sweetheart. He sent me 2 dozen roses. 
• Did a lot of school work and survived my computer breaking down for weeks on end...
• Got a car. It's still running all right :)
• Adam passed away. May 28th. (I must admit I'm still having a hard time... but, I'm doing a lot better) ((it was also an experience that helped me trust in the lord as well as realize how amazing my good friends are))
• Worked at summer camp. Hard, but good....
• Watched as a lot of my guy friends left to serve LDS missions. They are all doing well. I know people in Argentina, Australia, Sweden, Arizona, Texas.... It's fun to hear from all of them. And it's great that they are serving the lord.
• Started my second semester of school and moved in with my amazingly cool aunt Mindi
• Spent a lot of time with cousins, doing homework, watching tv shows, and earning some money
• Halloween and then Thanksgiving and now Christmas

So yes, that was my year. I'll admit... it was a hard year and definitely not my best. But, there have been things I've learned this year. And I know that I will keep the attitude of "Just because something bad happened, doesn't mean you can't be happy." And I will do that for 2012 as well. My plans this year are simple. Just get through school and then do summer camp as usual. I'll just see how my year goes.

I hope everyone has a good New Years and a very good year. Goodbye 2011 (And for the fun of it, have some Doctor Who)

Holiday Seasons

Wow... it's high time I update this. Crazy that the last time I did was in October. Sorry November, I sorta ignored you.

Well, as to what has been going in my life. It's been sorta busy. Mainly cause I got a job in November and was super busy. It wasn't really the best job, just a way to get christmas money. And then school got super intense and I had a lot of homework and projects and wow.... that month just went by super fast.

So, after Halloween, I did a lot of school and work and earning money and doing projects. Summary of my life right there. I quit my job last weekish, so that I could have no late nights during finals. As far as I know my finals went good. My physics could have gone better, but I got an A in the class, so that's all that matters. I haven't gotten my grade for my History final yet, but that's all good.

Highlight of my whole finals/projects was my Harry Potter essay. Many of you have heard of this essay. Over this semester in my English 2010 class we had this whole write-a-huge-essay-and-work-on-it-through-the-whole-semester sort of thing. So I chose to write my essay on The Positive Effects of Harry Potter in the Classroom. Yes, pretty much my essay was about how great Harry Potter is. I worked pretty hard on this essay, and I am really proud on how it turned out. The best part about it is that USU does this competition called the Voices competition for Essays in the English classes. And so I randomly submitted my essay into that and won $50 and I think it's getting published. I don't know yet. But hey, $50 for working on my homework. I like it. :D So here is a picture of Harry Potter for you guys, cause I need pictures in my blog and all that.

All right on going with my life. So, I finished all my projects and finals and am now on Christmas break, which is really nice. I am liking it. I am super excited for this christmas. Since I got a job and earned enough money to get nicer things for my family. So I spent more than I ever have on family gifts for christmas. Like, my brothers get nice things this year from me instead of cheap $5 things. So I am super excited for them to get their gifts. I got to see my friends, I get to spend time not only with my mom but I also get to go to CO and visit my dad. So things are good.

Also, fun fact. I believe Dec 31 my little brother Chris is getting baptised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Which is really cool. He's autistic and 14 so... it's cool that he gets to. He's super excited. I love him. He's a sweetheart. I got to sit in on a missionary discussion with him and he just was really good. A little goofy, but he did well. He loves the missionaries and I'm sure the missionaries are liking the experience to work with him. They both seem excited. So, here is a picture of me and Chris for your enjoyment. This was taken this past summer. Alas, I am too lazy to upload my more recent ones. 

So, Finals, Christmas Break, Chris's Baptism.... I think that's what's happening. Yes. Most recently I got to spend a day out with my mom. Which was amazing. We needed it. We went christmas shopping for everyone and just talked and goofed around. I also have spent a lot of time hanging out with Wes just goofing around and watching shows and having fun. So things have been good.

Also, just because I do this, I have to update you on how much of a nerd I am. I found this amazing band called Chameleon Circuit. I love them a lot. They are a band based in the UK that sing their own songs based off of Doctor Who. Yes...  But I love them. Also, a boy named Alex Day. He's a part of Chameleon Circuit, but also does his own stuff. So, I've been listening to them a lot. I think I'm gonna need to buy their cds... but that might have to wait a month or so cause I spent a lot of money for Christmas, so I'm going to just cool off on the money buying til after textbooks and other school fees are done. But, anyway... I like them. If you are interested in jumping on my nerd bandwagon, you can find their stuff on youtube. :)

Yes, that is my life. You haven't missed much. And you'll hear from me soon cause I have this goal of posting a review of 2011 for a New Years post. So.... yeah. We'll see if I remember that. And if I do it.Until then farewell. Thanks if you did read this and are now here at the bottom of the page. Good job. :)