On the 9th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
So today during church I thought of a really good memory but then I went to write this and completely forgot. I asked my sisters to see if they had any good ideas or if they could maybe trigger what I was thinking about that. I still can't think of the one that I wanted to write about but oh well. Maybe I will remember it for tomorrow.
The rule of the house is that no one is allowed downstairs until permission is granted. When we were younger we used to wake up and just sit at the top of the stairs until our parents woke up. Then Mom and Dad would go downstairs and just chill and set up the cam-recorder and pretty much just taunt us until they said we could come down :) We still have that rule, just minus the cam-recorder part.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
On the 8th day of Christmas...
On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Before I started high school my brothers were, of course, in high school and in their choir they sang this song called Peace, Peace. It is one of my all time favorite choir Christmas songs ever. I was able to sing it my freshman year while I was in choir before we moved. (I knew the song even before I made choir because I had heard/loved it so much.) Anyway, we used to stand all around the audience. We would sign while we sang and then the last verse the audience would sing Silent Night while we still sang Peace, Peace. I really miss doing that.
Then we moved and my new choir had the tradition of singing the Hallelujah Chorus and it became one of my all time favorite songs too. :) There is nothing like singing that on stage with everyone. It's such an adrenaline rush. I hoped to have sang it with Kaleen if I could have made it to her concert but the snow canceled it. Oh well, maybe next year.
Well off topic but Brandon and I made it home today. There is still snow on the ground but not as much as Provo. It's so nice to be home and not have to worry about homework or classes. I have a feeling that these two weeks are going to go by really fast.
Before I started high school my brothers were, of course, in high school and in their choir they sang this song called Peace, Peace. It is one of my all time favorite choir Christmas songs ever. I was able to sing it my freshman year while I was in choir before we moved. (I knew the song even before I made choir because I had heard/loved it so much.) Anyway, we used to stand all around the audience. We would sign while we sang and then the last verse the audience would sing Silent Night while we still sang Peace, Peace. I really miss doing that.
Then we moved and my new choir had the tradition of singing the Hallelujah Chorus and it became one of my all time favorite songs too. :) There is nothing like singing that on stage with everyone. It's such an adrenaline rush. I hoped to have sang it with Kaleen if I could have made it to her concert but the snow canceled it. Oh well, maybe next year.
Well off topic but Brandon and I made it home today. There is still snow on the ground but not as much as Provo. It's so nice to be home and not have to worry about homework or classes. I have a feeling that these two weeks are going to go by really fast.
Friday, December 19, 2008
On the 7th day of Christmas...
On the 7th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
So I remember the Christmas that we got our first annual Disneyland passes. We had opened all the presents and then my dad told me that he had forgotten his watch upstairs. So I went upstairs to his night stand to find an envelop with our names on it. I swear I screamed and rand downstairs. We opened them up to find Disneyland passes.
Along those lines I remember going to Disneyland around Christmas time with the whole family, watching the fireworks and the snow fall after while they play my favorite version of White Christmas ever that I can't find anywhere so I can't listen to it. Anyway, I have had amazing memories at Disneyland.
So I remember the Christmas that we got our first annual Disneyland passes. We had opened all the presents and then my dad told me that he had forgotten his watch upstairs. So I went upstairs to his night stand to find an envelop with our names on it. I swear I screamed and rand downstairs. We opened them up to find Disneyland passes.
Along those lines I remember going to Disneyland around Christmas time with the whole family, watching the fireworks and the snow fall after while they play my favorite version of White Christmas ever that I can't find anywhere so I can't listen to it. Anyway, I have had amazing memories at Disneyland.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
On the 6th day of Christmas...
On the 6th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…
I think we have been using the same Christmas tree decorations for like all the years my parents have been married. Although I think last year mom threw away the silky yarn red ones, may they rest in peace. But y, we still use the same ones after all these years. We have this think that when we decorate the tree we can all help but we get to put on our personal ornaments whatever they may be. We all have a baby one, some from Grandma and then the sweet awesome ones that we made in school/primary that have our pictures. It is pretty amazing that we still have them after all these years. Oh, and my parents first Christmas tree that is like forever old, haha just kidding, is still alive. It is sitting on my fridge in my dorm all decorated. :D
I know this isn’t Christmas related but oh well. I finished finals today and my body like totally shut down. I’m so glad that they are over. I have gotten four hours of sleep every night, well except for one night…I got 3 ;) So not much sleep + stress + finals =…I don’t even know but it can’t be good. I’ve had all day to relax and all day tomorrow which is super sweet.
All of my friends except one left today so we having been hanging out and watching tv (online). I don’t think I have watched this much tv the whole semester. We had a little girls night of pizza and did our nails. Now tonight I’m sleeping over in her dorm because her roommate is gone so what’s the point in both of us being lonely?
It has snowed again today… it has snowed every day this week. I don’t mind, except for the fact that I have just been too busy to play in it. Maybe we’ll do that tomorrow.
I think we have been using the same Christmas tree decorations for like all the years my parents have been married. Although I think last year mom threw away the silky yarn red ones, may they rest in peace. But y, we still use the same ones after all these years. We have this think that when we decorate the tree we can all help but we get to put on our personal ornaments whatever they may be. We all have a baby one, some from Grandma and then the sweet awesome ones that we made in school/primary that have our pictures. It is pretty amazing that we still have them after all these years. Oh, and my parents first Christmas tree that is like forever old, haha just kidding, is still alive. It is sitting on my fridge in my dorm all decorated. :D
I know this isn’t Christmas related but oh well. I finished finals today and my body like totally shut down. I’m so glad that they are over. I have gotten four hours of sleep every night, well except for one night…I got 3 ;) So not much sleep + stress + finals =…I don’t even know but it can’t be good. I’ve had all day to relax and all day tomorrow which is super sweet.
All of my friends except one left today so we having been hanging out and watching tv (online). I don’t think I have watched this much tv the whole semester. We had a little girls night of pizza and did our nails. Now tonight I’m sleeping over in her dorm because her roommate is gone so what’s the point in both of us being lonely?
It has snowed again today… it has snowed every day this week. I don’t mind, except for the fact that I have just been too busy to play in it. Maybe we’ll do that tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
On the 5th day of Christmas...
One the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
I remember going to Grandma Olsen's house and being there will all the cousins and for some reason all I can really remember is the huge tree in the middle of the living room and then a train that went around the base of tree.
I remember going to Grandma Olsen's house and being there will all the cousins and for some reason all I can really remember is the huge tree in the middle of the living room and then a train that went around the base of tree.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
On the 4th day of Christmas...
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
It is tradition in our family to always open our stockings first. We have to wait for everyone to wake up and then someone has to go get them, without going all the way downstairs and then we open then. I think I have used the same stocking my whole life and the same stocking holder. Well...for as long as I can remember. I guess it's also tradition to discuss who gets the rocking horse stalking holder.
It is tradition in our family to always open our stockings first. We have to wait for everyone to wake up and then someone has to go get them, without going all the way downstairs and then we open then. I think I have used the same stocking my whole life and the same stocking holder. Well...for as long as I can remember. I guess it's also tradition to discuss who gets the rocking horse stalking holder.
"Winter Wonderland" - Andrews Sisters
Well I think the weather forecast today was 40% chance of snow?
It snowed saturday and we got maybe 2 inches and so it started to melt away.
When I woke up this morning it had already snowed at least an inch, and it hasn't stopped snowing. It is actually coming down really thick. I think we've gotten maybe like 2 inches since this morning and it doesn't look like it's close to stopping.
It's really hard to study for finals when it's snowing outside [sigh].
It snowed saturday and we got maybe 2 inches and so it started to melt away.
When I woke up this morning it had already snowed at least an inch, and it hasn't stopped snowing. It is actually coming down really thick. I think we've gotten maybe like 2 inches since this morning and it doesn't look like it's close to stopping.
It's really hard to study for finals when it's snowing outside [sigh].
Monday, December 15, 2008
On the 3rd day of Christmas...
On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
I remember one Christmas when we were living in California we had the sister missionaries over. They brought their packages that had been sent home and took turns opening them with us. I don't remember much more than that, but I always thought that it was cool to have the missionaries over to open Christmas presents with.
I remember one Christmas when we were living in California we had the sister missionaries over. They brought their packages that had been sent home and took turns opening them with us. I don't remember much more than that, but I always thought that it was cool to have the missionaries over to open Christmas presents with.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
"Crazy little thing called Love" - Queen
So my RA got engaged this week on her birthday...she is younger than my roommate. Anyway, that makes number 3 for my floor.
On the 2nd day of Christmas...
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Up until we moved we would spend Christmas Eve with my Dad's family. We would switch which houses we went to and we would exchange presents. It was like having 2 days of Christmas! After we moved it was kind of hard to hold up that tradition, but this Christmas we get to go to California and spend a day with them. I'm so excited!
Up until we moved we would spend Christmas Eve with my Dad's family. We would switch which houses we went to and we would exchange presents. It was like having 2 days of Christmas! After we moved it was kind of hard to hold up that tradition, but this Christmas we get to go to California and spend a day with them. I'm so excited!
On the 1st day of Christmas...
So I know I haven't blogged in forever! School has just been crazy and this next week is finals. So I promise to catch up with everything while I'm home over the break when I have the time.
I decided that I would do the 12 days of Christmas and every day share a Christmas memory or tradition. I missed yesterday so I'm doing it today.
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
I don't think that this has been all my life but for most of it, I remember my mom making these amazing sticky buns as we call them for Christmas breakfast. She would start them the night before and then put them in the oven as we were opening presents. Then when they were ready we would take a break and it them. Sometimes they have gone wrong, hahaha, but they are still good. We always anticipate that my mom will make them. Hopefully this Christmas that tradition will stay!
I decided that I would do the 12 days of Christmas and every day share a Christmas memory or tradition. I missed yesterday so I'm doing it today.
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
I don't think that this has been all my life but for most of it, I remember my mom making these amazing sticky buns as we call them for Christmas breakfast. She would start them the night before and then put them in the oven as we were opening presents. Then when they were ready we would take a break and it them. Sometimes they have gone wrong, hahaha, but they are still good. We always anticipate that my mom will make them. Hopefully this Christmas that tradition will stay!
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