Christmas is Coming!

Well I made it home despite the terrible weather that was approaching in Virginia. My whole family came and got me at the airport and then we went straight into D.C. to eat crepes and see the national christmas tree. It was rather large tree, basically just like the one in our house. Here's the whole fam in front of it:

And here's just the kids with the White House in the background (which you can barely see in the picture).

We stopped in to visit Santa and the elves there took this lovely picture of the family.

Santa asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I said I wasn't sure, so Greg chimed in that I wanted a boyfriend. Santa responded "I'm a toy maker," so I guess that means I won't be getting a boyfriend for Christmas after all.

Here's the cutest person in the world with Santa. Notice Santa's socks.

Speaking of socks, here are some socks that Rachelle got me for Christmas. Yes, that is Santa's face on my feet. And yes they have jingle bells on them so everyone knows where I am in the house when I wear them.

The family lovingly waited for me to arrive before decorating the tree. I even got to put the angel on top. They must like me a lot.

A shout out to Twilight with a Christmas ornament.

Here's me and Max before we went out in the snow. It turns out that Max can't handle being in 2 feet of snow, so I had to carry him back (but he does have a styling coat).

Here I am just lounging around in the large amount of snow we got.

Sheer bliss.

Me and my favorite baby girl (who is actually almost as old as me now) playing in the snow.

Mom, Megan, and I making cookies that we had to roll into balls with our hands. They were rather chocolaty.

The finished product:


P.S. only 5 days till Christmas!!!!!

Thoroughly Modern Jessie

Awhile back some friends invited me to their ward's live action clue game. Obviously not wanting to deny myself the opportunity to wear my flapper (it was 20's themed) I went. Not to brag, but I think my outfit turned out pretty well. I could maybe give Julie Andrews a run for her money for the part of Millie (except I can't sing). Here's Alison, Steph, and me all dressed up to go:

The best part of the whole look is the hat, which was inherited by my lovely mother from my grandma.

I can only hope that some other opportunity will unveil itself soon for me to whip out this number again.

Finals are not awesome. But some other things are.

As finals are looming ever nearer I feel it is appropriate to reflect on all things awesome. Well, not all things, but a select few awesome things.

1. This is the cover of my Spanish book. Every time I look at it I am literally blown away by how awesome it is. Just try to not stare at it for several hours.

2. Every night as I fall asleep the Jonas Brothers look down on me in these protective poses:

3. My Physical Science professor is Professor Moody. Yes, he actually has a crazy magical eye with which he can see through anything (ok, that's a lie, but his last name really is Moody, so it's still awesome).

4. Sure it's freezing outside (and inside my house), but at least it's an excuse to legitimately whip out my spandex for everyday wear. Awesome.

5. This picture of Daniel Radcliffe that I have saved on my computer so it comes up randomly as my screen saver is obviously awesome (talk about a dramatic pose and awesome facial hair).

6. The fact that I will be home in 11 days.

7. Christmas is in 17 days.

8. That I have monster cheese

oh, I mean MUNSTER cheese, in my fridge right now, which is the promise of an awesome sandwich tomorrow (teehehe, that one was for my siblings).

9. As of Thursday night at 7:20 pm Mountain Standard Time I will officially be finished with classes this semester.

10. My family. Beyond awesome.