I Spell Tree F-R-E-E!!

Koby and I have gotten a lot of our Christmas decorations for free this year! A lady in our parent's ward was getting rid of a tree and we were lucky enough to get it. It also had lights with it, so we didn't have to get those. My dad got some ornaments, lights, and other decorations from work. My mom bought me a fake wreath so that I could decorate it. It is a sort of tradition I guess, when one of my sibs or I got married my parents give us the following before Christmas: all my old ornaments, a tree stand, "our first Christmas" ornament, and an under-the-bed box. My mom collects Nativities, so we also got to chose a nativity sceene to take home. The only decorations we paid for were the star for our tree and some wooden letters that I decorated!!! We are super excited for Christmas and can hardly wait for it to come!!!:)

What we paid for....

What we got for FREE.....

Some Fun Days!

Here is just a little update, well hopefully it will be little!! :) Thursday was the third annual (I think) Forgotten Carols night! Jare, Lind, my parents, and Koby and I went to dinner at the Training Table. I have never been there in my entire life so it was a new experience for me! After that Lind and Jare decided that we needed a little something to munch on while we were at the play, so we stopped at Shopko on our way and picked up a few treats! Ok, it was more than a few. Each person got one! We met up with my friend Amy and her husband Keven and our family friends, Kat and Brian! We had a wonderful time as always! I just LOVE the Forgotten Carols!!! It makes me ready for Christmas. I love the songs and I love the feelings I feel when I hear them! At the end I had a couple people I was thinking of and wishing they were there with me, but could not be that night-Melissa, Tim, and Spence!! I'm SO happy and thankful that I am part of a forever family!! I couldn't live without my family! Thanks mom and dad for taking us!!


Friday was such a fun day!! I didn't have work and I had a few errands to fun in Logan. My mom brought some stuff by for me to take to my grandparents and for a short visit. I went up to Logan and dropped my books off at the bookstore so that I could get paid for them! I was so lucky because my best friend Kristen was at her apartment so I got to go pay a little visit! It was SO good to see her and just sit and talk for a little bit! I miss her so much!! After that I went to my grandparents and picked up some presents and visited a little bit. They helped me figure out where a reception was that I was going to that night and it's a good thing too! I would have been wandering around Logan, when it was in Wellville! My grandparents left to go play cards with their friends so I waited around at their house while my friend was driving up to meet me! One of my good friends from Ecuador got married on Friday and her reception was that night! My friend Kelsey and I got there and went through the line and then waited around for our other friends to come. It was such a wonderful reunion when other familiar faces appeared at the reception! My first roommate in Ecuador came and her older sister who was also a great friend of mine! I also got to see two other really good friends from Ecuador!! It was such an awesome night that I will never forget!! Here are just a few pictures of us togther again!!