Back to the Burg. :)

So last week as I was talkin to my beloved sister about anything and everything, she mentioned that the coming weekend was going to be a 3 day weekend for them. So after many hours of begging and pleading, Emily finally convinced me to drive to Rexburg and visit her. So Friday morning I packed up and headed out in Jade (my new car). I got to Rexburg and charged right into Emily's apartment and gave her the largest bear hug to ever exist because I love her and have missed her so so so much!!! We proceeded to chat for a long titch about anything and everything. :) Then I got to see Kaitlyn! (My best friend from high school. ) I hadn't seen her in ages and that was so fun to see her again! Then me, Emily, Kaitlyn, and her sister Kelsey all went to see Vocal Point (an acapella group full of attractive BYU men) It was so sweet! I could listen to them sing ALL DAY LONG! Then that night I had a girl's night with Kaitlyn which was a blast! :) Love her!! So then on Saturday me and Emily attempted to go to the Idaho Falls temple which happened to be closed for cleaning..sad day! So then we just went to Chiles and had lunch! Where we chatted and chatted and had a blast! We then did some shopping and finished the day off lounging around and having some down time. Sunday we went to Emily's ward where she is the Relief Society pres. and is a wonderful one at that! Then we watched "Little Women" and ate popcorn and drank some serious pop!! Monday was a blast as well! We played some v-ball and then exercised! It felt good do sweat a lil' bit! Okay.....a lot bit. We then got ready for the day then walked around Rexburg laughing and going crazy like we do best! I am so glad that I was able to go and see Emily a.k.a. my bestest friend in the WHOLE wide world!!!! :) I made so many memories that I will never forget! And that's it. I'm out! Peace homes!! This is me! :)

I Got me Some Cute Nieces/Nephews

Well folks, it's time for me to brag. I usually wouldn't do this, but I have to in this case! So here goes. I am the luckiest girl in the world at this very moment! I have 16 nieces and nephews with one more on the way. There are all so cute/handsome, fun, hilarious, and quirky. Lately they have all (except my oldest sister's 4 kids) been over at my home and filling it with laughter and noise which I have learned to love. :) Lately there has been a lot of children hurt or killed leaving their families with silence in their homes. I am so grateful that all of my nieces and nephews and their existence in my life. My family would not be complete without every single one of them to fill in the spaces. :) I love every one of those crazy kids. Bentley William, Bridon Stanley, Emerson Eliza, Ellee Lyn, Seth Samuel, Sarah Jewel, Kathryn Hope, Luke William, Heston Bradley, Henley Rue, Elsie Corinne, Emmett Cash, Ezra Haylee, Katy Lynn, Ryan Christopher, and Grace Lauryn. Here are some pictures of some of them..I just got a new camera so I only have a few pictures to choose from. :(

Emerson holding her new baby sister Ellee. 

Grace and Emerson playin' dollies together. They're gonna be great friends. I just know it! :)

Katy holding one of the twins/newest editions to my big family: Emmett.

With all of my nieces and nephews and their parents, there are now 33 people in my family and that couldn't be a more perfect number. :) And in May when my brother and sister-in-law have their first baby, 34 will be the perfect number. I love my family more than anyone could ever love anyone!! They are my safe haven. I would be so lost and alone because even though friends are great, they can't always be there for you like a family can. So there you have them. All the grandkids in all of their amazing glory! :) I am a lucky lucky lucky aunt. And this is me! :)

Aunt and Niece Date Night!! :) Par-tay!

While I was home for Thanksgiving break, I realized that the Canyon County Honor Choir was performing! I thought to myself, "Hey! I could go and see one of my best friends perform and get a homework assignment done all in one night! Saweet!!" But then I figured that I would have to go by myself since none of my other family members are into choir stuff..but then a great idea came into my brain! I could take my 3 oldest nieces and make it a date out of it!

(From left to Right: Me, Sarah, Kathryn, and Katy) We started it out by going to Red Robin, because a date just wouldn't be a date without the dinner. It was way fun to just sit and chat with these crazy girls and get to know them a little bit better. They're nuts!!! Like me. :) Then we headed off to the concert, which sadly, I got no pictures at...:( It was great to listen to the music and see Jackson again. :) It made me miss choir sooo much though. After the concert, Jackson accompanied us to Sonic to get a frozen treat and just to chat for a lil' bit. The girls LOVED Jackson, and Katy a bit too much. She couldn't stop talking about him all the way home. She even said that she wants to marry him because, "he had a cute face and made her laugh." Oh...if only it was that simple. Haha I had a great time with these girls!  I love them lots and am very proud to be able to see them grow up into beautiful daughters of God. And This is Me. :)

Ellee Lynn McIntyre :)

It was a cold winter's night...haha NOT! It was a cold Fall morning on November 18th, and I was getting ready to go to the Boise Temple dedication when my mom came running down the stairs! "Maria had the baby!!!" She yelled. I was so excited that I completely forgot to finish doing my hair until I looked in the mirror and realized that only half was curled...whoops!! :) So I finished getting ready, went to the temple dedication (which was AMAZING!!! :) I cannot wait to go there some day.), and then went promptly to the hospital to see my new little niece Elle Lynn McIntyre. :)

And there she is! Beautiful right?? :) She weighed in at 8lbs 4oz. Everything went really well except she swallowed a lot of Maria's blood and her little body didn't like it too much. She had to be hospitalized a couple different times, but now she is doing awesome! I love her tons and miss her already. She is the 14th grandchild in my family with 3 more on the way. 2 of them being twins!! :) I love all of my nieces and nephews tons! I am a proud aunt of 14 beautiful/handsome kids and This is Me! :)

Photo Booth and Funny Faces. :)

So to explain..for college I got a macbook pro. And what came with it is a little something called Photo Booth. It has now become my favorite past time as I'm sure you will be able to tell in the following pictures. Whenever I need a laugh or I am bored outta my mind, I just open Photo Booth and go at it! :)

This one was in the MC. I was doing homework while waiting for my study group to show up and this is what happened. I took lots and lotsa pictures and got lots and lotsa weird looks from the people around me that kept seeing me make a weird face and then a flash go off. I'm  just havin fun okay??

This beaut happened while Em and I were all alone in the apartment trying to do homework..we actually had done quite a bit, but then we decided that we were in need of a break. And no, there are no affects to this one, but I just love it so much, I couldn't resist sharing it with all y'all! :) 

Introducing Jacqueline!!! One of the best roommates eva! She is great and I love her and will miss her tons when I go home fer the winter semester. :( But anyways, we took this while we were just sittin in our living room and not doin much. This provided much laughter and a trip to the bathroom..if ya know what I mean... 

Okay. No judgment on this one. I had just woken up and didn't look too stellar. This is from one of my visits home. Ezra and me decided that we wanted a photo shoot and this is what turned out. :) Man....we are gooooood lookin! But, right after this picture, when Ezra saw what she looked like, she burst into tears! I felt really bad, but it was kinda funny at the same time.

And now to end on a good note. This is just one that I took after church on my first Sunday here. I am tryin something out and gonna be nicer to myself. I often look in the mirror and think: I don't like this, and I don't like that. But I need to realize that I am a daughter of God and that he loves me so much and that every time I think somethin negative about myself, it makes Him very sad. So here goes Heavenly Father. This ones for you!! :)

10 Things that I Love About Me:

1. My hair color

2. My straight teeth

3. My ability to make others laugh

4. My love for kids

5. My work ethic

6. My bum

7. My style

8. My feet

9. My pinkies

10. My freckles

And there it is. Laid out for all of you to see. Why don't you give it a try? It might be kinda hard at first, but in the end, it'll be worth it!! And This is Me. :)

Just Some Catchin Up..:)

Man, I really have been slacking and I am sorry!! So this is just a couple of things that have gone on lately or just that have happened during my stay at BYU-Idaho. 

Me and Em have started a fantastic tradition of going to Horkleys as many times as possible and with this nice weather lately, we have started walking there after school is out for the day and our apartment gets crowded and or boring. It is great!! :) Gives us some prime talking time. Cuz we definitely don't get enough....:)

I got to go home for something (which I will post about later) and spend some time with one of my best friends: Jackson. We carved pumpkins and he attempted to teach me to play the guitar, but it didn't work too well..whoops!! But it was still fun to get to catch up with him and make some awesome pumpkins. :)

SNOW!! Tons of it. Rexburg has lived up to what was expected of it. One morning, I woke up to about 3 feet of snow and it was awesome!! I loved it, but then it all melted and it was very sad...:(

Halloween time! Oh yeah!! I dressed up as an 80's chick by puttin' on my goodwill jacket and hooker makeup and I was good to go!! I went to a haunted house with my roommate Jacqueline and my friend Lettie. It was freaky!! :/ But so fun!!

This is just a glimpse of my college life. :) I went bowling the other night with (left to right) Valerie, me, Tommy, Diana, and Zach. I didn't do too well, but I had tons of fun and that's what counts!!

I got to go to Twin Falls this past weekend and visit my sister's family. :) It was way fun to be away from school for a little bit and have fun with them! We went to Sarah's basketball game on Saturday morning and she did awesome!! She was the star of the team. :)

And then Seth had an orchestra concert later that night. :) He played the violin in it and did great! He did much better than I ever could!!  I am a very proud aunt, and This is Me. :)

Jacob Hunter Boyd's Farewell. :)

I know that I have only been at college for 2 weeks, but it's never too early for a visit to my favorite place in the whole entire world...home. :) Especially if it's for one of my best friends farewell! So on Friday, me, Devon(fried from many years ago), Madison(friend for many years), and Kayti (Jacob's cousin) packed up and headed to good ol' Caldwell. Devon stayed at my house and that is the reason for the many adventures that I had while I was at home. They went like this....

 I was able to see this beautiful girl! AKA my niece AKA Ezra Hailey McIntyre. :) She, even though she hadn't seen my in a while, came right up to me and reached her hands way up high for me to hold her so I scooped her right into my arms and hugged her tight. :) I love that little girl and her adorable smile.

Next, me and Devon jumped on the 4-wheelers and rode around the farm to see what we could see then decided to try out cow riding. We weren't too successful since the cows are so intimidating and all (especially when they're staring you down...) but we gave it our all! 

 Then, we cranked out more cookies than have ever been cranked before! 203...203 cookies I tell ya! That's an insane amount of cookies and we didn't double the batch or nothin'! It was ridiculous!!! Devon even broke a spoon in the stirring process...yes...that is how intense it was.

 As I was in the kitchen chillin' with my momma, there was a huge BANG! BANG! 

I about jumped right outta my skin. I thought someone was out to get me, but then I figured out that it was just my big brother shooting one of the many cats that have decided to make my house their home. Yeah! That's what they get for stealing Steve's (my dad's cat) food! 

 And I ended my fantastic day with a ride on my brother's motorcycle. :) It was so fun and brought back tons many memories of my childhood when Ben would take me on lotsa rides just because. :) I love my big brother!!!!!

I was so grateful that I got to end my trip with listening to an amazing guy, that I have known for 17 years, talk about how excited he is to go and serve the Lord for 2 whole years. He did awesome and I know that he will do even better on his mission. He is a great friend, guy, and now missionary. :) I'm gonna miss that goofy kid! 

So all-in-all I had a fantastic trip and I already miss Caldwell and family. I can't wait to go back in a month and visit them again. :) So yeah, I'm a niece lovin', cow ridin', cookie makin', sister of a cat shootin', motorcycle ridin', and friend of a missionary goin' girl! 

And this is me! :)