I'm lovin this!

The semester is OVER!!!!! I'm overjoyed by this! No more Statistics! WHOOOOO! And Christmas is just over a week away! I'm so excited to just kick back and relax for a few weeks! I have plans to sleep in, scrapbook, finish my Christmas prrojects, play with Mike and go on adventures, and just simply not worry about homework or being on time to school. I'm also stoked, because I put my two weeks in at work, and I'm so happy to be done there soon!
So I've vistited Temple Square twice this month, and it has been so crowded! But really fun. I love looking at all the lights. On Saturday I went with Mike and Khemia and Jackson. I love going and doing those things with Mike! Date night is the best! I'm so lame, highlights of my life have become weekly date night and the fact that school is over.
I'm excited to enjoy all of the Christmassy things coming up, I'm glad I have time for it too! Time to look at lights, listen to Christmas music, play some of my own, have loads of hot chocolate, wrap presents, etc etc
SO EXCITED!!!!

CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!!!!!!!

It's CHRISTMAS time!!!!! I love the month of December! It just makes me so happy! The Christmas festivities have begun!
On  Friday me and the kids made a gingerbread house and train. It was so much fun! I love decorating gingerbread houses and I'm super excited to make my own! I want it to turn out like the pro ones!
Saturday Mike and I went to the Festival of Trees which was so much fun! I haven't been in years! We saw some incredible gingerbread houses and a lot of fun trees! We decided someday we are going to make and
donate our own and then eventually buy one. We have our ideas and everything! It was fun being in the hustle and bustle with everyone. I love looking at the Christmas decorations and the little kids with all of their
crafts! :) I've enjoyed having the fire on and cuddling up watching movies. I've already watched Elf, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and put the Christmas music in my car. I'll be more excited when the semester is
over and I can really focus on Christmas festivities! I'm so glad I have a great family and boyfriend who will go out and do holiday stuff with me!

Me and Graysen decorating our house!

Our house and train completed. The kids were proud of it!

At the Festival of Trees: it was GREAT! :)

Shopping All Night?

So on Thursday night we went shopping at midnight. We didn't get back until 6...it was SOOOO exhausting! We went to Old Navy, the mall, and Target. Target was definitely the worst. We had to sit in line forever! I felt so bad because I made Mike come with me and he didn't buy anything there so he just sat there in line practically falling asleep.
AHHH! Wednesday for date night we went and saw HARRY POTTER 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED it! I'm so excited for the second part to come out...I have to wait until July! It was by far my favorite HP movie made so far! I want to go see it again!
Thursday we made cool turkey shirts, that was really fun.

So on a different note, I'm starting to stress about school. I have a week and a half and I'm done with SLCC. It's so exciting, but I'm so worried about passing my stats class. I have an A- right now, but if you don't pass the final, you fail the course. I'm so afraid I'm going to fail. Then I'll have to retake the class and I won't graduate this month. It's so much pressure! I've been trying to study, but it's like it's not sticking. I've got everything else in order and that's really helpful. I have a few things to finish up, but it's not too bad.
I'm really trying to just stay positive and do some fun things while studying so I don't go crazy. Tonight I'm going to the festival of trees and I'm way excited for that! Life is a little boring right now...but I'm excited for a break from school for a month where I can live it up for awhile.

Almost Thanksgiving!

I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving already! Time is just flying by so quickly!
Last week was pretty dull unfortunetly. Mike and I went and heard Michael Dowdle perform for our date night. He was so amazing! He played a combination of his personal music with some Christmas music. It made me want to rush home and play the piano! Saturday it snowed like crazy while we were in the concert and Mike was wearing flip flops! So when it was time for him to leave, I raced out and made him a trail and then ushered him into his car while I removed the snow. It was FREEZING! Luckily, he made it home safely!
Also last week I got my schedule figured out for school! I'm really excited to be starting at the U! (assuming I pass stats! I'm pretty nervous for that!) I made a pretty big decision that day too; I'm moving out!...I'm going to go nanny Jaxson. I'm really excited for that! It will mean driving back and forth to Sandy 5 days a week, but I'll be closer to Mike, making a little more money, I'll be closer to school, and I'll get to be around my new nephew. All in all, it should be pretty exciting! :)
On Sunday, Mike's mom invited me to their house for dinner...and early Thanksgiving to be exact. It was delicious and really nice to be able to see Mike on a Sunday. I don't ever feel like I get enough time with him. I love his parents and it's fun spending time with them and their family.
And here we are...a few days prior to Thanksgiving. That means it's almost time to make pumpkin cheesecake, and stay up all hours of the night to go shopping with the thousands of other crazy people. One of my favorite traditions. It's so fun to get all bundled up in pjs, coats, scarves, and mittens to go listen to wonderful Christmas music with all of the hustle and bustle at the mall. Then the insanity hits going to other stores and waiting in their lines for 1 or 2 things. But it's tradition, so what can ya do?
Happy Thanksgiving!

The Happs!

Well.....Mike and Lisa's baby was born on Monday! So I'm officially an aunt! I'm so excited! They named him Jaxson and he is simply adorable! He has dark hair that is softer than imaginable! I'm so excited to be an aunt! He is going to be so spoiled!
The other big news is I got accepted into the U and start in January for the spring semester. I'm double majoring in Human Development/Family Studies and Sociology. I'm really excited! There are so many electives that look great that it's hard to only choose a couple, but I guess that's better than not being interested in anything, right?
Mike and I started having a date night once a week....last night we went to Cafe Rio. It was absolutely delicous! I'm excited to have some fun dates and spend more time with him.
Wellllll.....that's been my week.

And that is Jaxson David Pearson! :)

Halloween!!!

So Halloween was a ton of fun! In all reality, I didn't do a whole lot, but it's Halloween so it's fun in general!
This year Mike and I dressed up as Dora the Explorer and Diego! It was great!
Friday night we carved our pumpkins with my family. Mine was pretty pro this year considering I am not very artistic!
Saturday started off with my family going to Lisa and Mike's to help them set up their.........NURSERY!!! That's right, they're adopting THIS week! The baby is due on Thursday! We are so excited!!! So that was a lot of fun, now I know how to set up a crib and changing table!
After, we went to the ward trunk or treat. It was freezing! But fun! After, Mike and I watched The House on Haunted Hill with my parents (it's tradition) and after we watched Hocus Pocus! We had a great weekend!

Us at the trunk or treat

David went as facebook....haha

And these....are our spectacular pumpkins!

So I officially suck at blogging! Maybe one day, right?
I've decided life flies by way too fast! I had all these plans for the month, and here it is, the last week in October and I haven't finished yet! Where are all of the leaves I wanted to jump into?? I had high hopes of making a huge life pile and jumping into it! Finally, I had decided there were enough leaves on the ground and what should happen? It snowed. Dear snow, you and I are not friends. We never will be friends. Go distrurb someone else and leave my car, house, streets I drive on, and me alone. Sincerely, Beth.
But seriously, Halloween is this week, and I'm so excited! I love dressing up for Halloween and eating candy!
I'm hoping to take even more pictures and add to the already awesome memories I've made this month. I'm also hoping November will move just as swiftly because I'm dying from Stats. Speaking of swiftly, Taylor's cd comes out TODAY! I'm so excited! Minor problem...I had it preorderded from her website, so now rather than having it since midnight, I have to wait until it's shipped. Big downer! I'm going crazy here waiting to listen to it and have every song memorized and embedded into my brain. Yes blogging world, I'm obsessed with Taylor Swift. I have been for what...4 years? Since the beginning.
That being said, I should stop procrastinating and get back to my homework. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the past couple weeks.