Aloha!

Yes I'm back, and yes, I am working on a killer Hawaii post. I'll get there I promise. Until then. You can just enjoy somthing new to look at.

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner.....

I would like to take this opportunity to announce the winner of "The Name my Car" competition. Drum roll please......drrrrrrrrrrr................and her name shall be..................drrrrrrrrrrrrrr................... THE SEDUCTRESS!!!! Rar!!! :) Jacob, congratulations! Expect to see your prize in the mail in 3-4 weeks! (Ok or I'll just give you a really big hug tomorrow.)

My new purchase...

I bought a car today! I'm so so so excited! I was able to qualify all on my own! This car is 100% mine, oh and a little bit DFCU's only because they financed it. Anyways here are the highly anticipated pictures!

Check out the butt on that!

The only thing left to do now is name her. Any suggestions?

Food for thought.....

"A quality life is God's greatest wish for us. Life is to be lived well in whatever circumstances we find ourselves. There should not be a waiting period. "

-Marvin J. Ashton

Happy Birthday Annie!

Today was Annie's birthday. Growing up I always had a Mom who made birthdays very special days. So I guess big birthday celebrations are just in me. My morning started by 7:15, so I could get up before Annie to decorate the kitchen, family room, and bathroom. Annie and Courtney came and got me from work and we went to 25 and Main for lunch, as always, YUMMY! :) For the past couple of days Courtney and I had been working on a surprise party of sorts. It worked out for the most part. About 15 of our friends came over and we got to celebrate Annie's special day. We had pizza and some yummy Spongebob Squar Pants cake. It was so much fun to spend time with our friends and celebrate Annie. I'm so grateful to have her around! Here are my top 10 reasons I love Annie so much:
10. She is the BEST person to eat with.
9. She marches to the beat of her own drum.
8. She totally confident, and doesn't care what others think.
7. She has her head on straight, and knows what's important.
6. She's an AWESOME example.
5. She gets me to stay for all three hours of church.
4. She's always there when I need someone most.
3. The girl is non-stop laughs.
2. She's my best friend down here.
1. She's Annie freaking Salmon! Need I say more?!

So here's to you Miss Salmon! Happy Birthday!!!

Me and the girlies after lunch.
Our decorated kitchen.

Annie's Spongebob Cake.

Make a wish!

Chocolate fight, thank you Tyler.

Me and the birthday girl herself! Annie decided it was a good idea to shove cake in my face, apparently it didn't process that I would get her back! ;)

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Happy Birthday Annie! I hope you had a wonderful day!

Grocery Store....

I don't really have much to say, you can use your imagination. If anyone wants some entertainment while shopping let us know. We would be more then happy to accompany you!

13-0!!!

Does it get any sweeter?!

Christmas Break

I flew home Tuesday night for Christmas break. I had the best time being home and enjoyed every single minute of being with my family! It was the first time since June that we have ALL been together. There was no lack of family time but it was simply wonderful! Tuesday night started with the Jensen Family Christmas Party. It's always good to see cousins and get caught up.

Wednesday brought us Christmas Eve, and Jake. We met at Market Street Grill for breakfast. As always we had so much fun being together.
Christmas Eve night as many siblings that could came out for dinner, and some more family time. After dinner (I wish I had a picture) we went down to Heidi's and played Wii, for those of you who haven't played you really should.
Christmas morning was very different then past Christmas', we didn't get up until eight, which is the first time in my ENTIRE life! (we usually did it at 7 am) We did presents with us single kids, by about 11 the rest of the gang started showing up. We did our Christmas brunch, and then siblings gifts. It was crazy, but it couldn't have been better!
We got cute Maga and Papa Christmas morning. It was so much fun to have them there with us!

Me and Jill Christmas morning, were not really doing anything of consequence, I just really liked this picture.

Opening Presents

I really love this picture!

I don't have a picture for the next event, but Hawkins (Brad my missionaries family) was nice enough to let me go out and talk to him! It was so good to hear from him and get caught up in real time! I hung out with his family for a couple of hours and loved EVERY second of it!

The 26th brought the twins birthdays, we went up to Bountiful to see them and take them to the store to pick out a toy. They found these race tracks, little did we know the effort it would take to assemble these darn things!

Saturday was "Heidi's day" we were at her house by 9:15 and we out to Jordan Landing and did some shopping. At one we met the adults at Pei Wei, and then the girls did some more "necessary" shopping. I just love being with my sisters and enjoyed every minute of it to the MAX!!!!

Saturday night my group of girlfriends from high school got together for a much needed reunion. We decided that our Senior Dinner Dance was the last time we were all together. We went to Market Street Grill for Dinner, and then back to Brooke's house to take a funny, enjoyable, trip down memory lane! I love these girls and consider myself so lucky to have had them!!

Overall I had the perfect trip to Salt Lake! Thanks to everyone who made time to see me! I miss you all already!

I'm ready!

So it's been a fun, but lonely weekend. Annie and Courtney left to go home on Friday morning, so I've been alone all weekend. Ok I shouldn't say alone, Kason has been nice enough to keep me busy by inviting me to attend his family events. Friday night we drove up to Pine Valley and went to a cute little country steak house, it was freezing, it was 6 degrees when we got out of the car! Saturday I went down to the Vegas Bowl with his family. Let me tell you, LONGEST game of my entire life! Not only was I deep in cougar territory (although we did have wonderful seats, 2nd row, 45 yard line) but between 10 minute reviews, commerical time outs, and freezing temperatures, it was one LONG game. We left by the start of the 4th quarter. I would also have to say to Jamie, although Utah fans are far from perfect, I left less then impressed with BYU fans as well. Some stupid guy spilled his liquor, I mean gross strong liquor, all over my sued jacket. (and YES he was a BYU fan! Moron!) Sunday I went to church with Kason's family, I felt like I was in a rest home, I think the average age was at least 75. All in all it was a good weekend, but I've been alone through the nights which isn't my favorite. Tomorrow I'm on my way home and can't wait! I'm so ready to be home taking in the Holiday season with my family! I missed my most favorite Christmas tradition last night of The Johnson Progressive Dinner, it was the first time in my entire life I haven't gone. I had my own little Christmas celebration last night, but it just wasn't the same! Family I'm ready to be home with you guys! Tomorrow I will be! CAN'T WAIT!!!

P.S. Amy I went shopping with Kason the other night and told him the miracle that we both witnessed with the Roxy sweatshrit. Well he went back and bought it for me and gave it to me for Christmas, NOW you can be jealous! I got it and I didn't have to pay for it! :) thanks Kason!

HAPPIEST GIRL IN AMERICA!

Have I told you guys yet that I'm loving this snow!? When I heard the were cancelling schools last night I thought, "Oh that means there will be LOTS in the morning!" Not so, MAYBE two inches. (Work wasn't cancelled, boo!) I'm loving this snow! It's putting me in the best mood ever!

P.S. Amy I would LOVE to go sledding with your boys while I'm home!!! I hope you were being serious! (Heidi I would also love it with your boys!) Let's make it a play date! :)

The Man upstairs DELIVERS!

I tried and I tried to take a picture of the snow, it doesn't work. (Apparently Dixie has spirit snow that doesn't appear in pictures.) It is snowing for the 3rd day in a row down here! YAY!!! It's finally starting to feel like Christmas down here, and I LOVE IT!!! I know I probably shouldn't, but I have been praying for snow, and guess what?! IT'S here!!! All the native St. Georgians aren't very happy with the snow, but this little hombre LOVES it!!!

Things that made me smile...

The past 24 hours have been some of THE most stressful of my life. Despite the stress there were a few things that made me smile! Here they are.....
1. I got this little beauty in the mail today! Yes folks you see that correctly.... THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL soundtrack! A little bit of heaven on earth!
2. My little Annie, every time I see this picture it makes me smile! I just love her, and miss her so much!

3. Annie (my roommate) legit ate this! It's mac and cheese, hamburger, and ketchup! GROSS!

4. My Christmas cards, the best part is everyones reaction! Along with this, I love that Jamie blogged about me!

5. I'm always freezing at work, so Nicole my co-worker, went and bought me a space heater for under my desk! How nice is that?!

6. This guy! I just can't say it enough, I just really love him! We had really good talk yesterday followed up by a very kind e-mail today! Nothing makes my day's quite like a phone call from him! I think he can sense when I'm having a bad day, and know just how to cheer me up!

This just goes to show that even when things ARE crazy, if you slowdown and look around, you can ALWAYS find good!

HAPPY BIRHTDAY AMY!

Amy is always doing posts for everyone else on their special days. Well Amy it's your turn for a special post! Here are the reasons I love Amy.....

-5 kids 3 and younger! Need I say more?!

-She is my most favorite sister-in-law.

-She is PERFECT for Trent!

-She can handle us crazy Jensens!

-She sets an awesome example of Motherhood.

-She is very thoughtful.

-She didn't make Jake and Trent stop being friends.

-She is an AMAZING cook!

-She is quite the little hostess!

-She's game for ANY party to celebrate ANYTHING!

-She's really good with surprises!

-Best present wrapper ever.

-She has a VERY contiguous laugh.

-She is responsible for giving me 5 of my favorite people in the world!!!

I just really like nay LOVE Amy! I'm so glad she married into our family! I love that I got another sister! (Please add anything in the comments that you would like to let people know about Amy!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!!!

Update from St. George

I realize that I didn't blog very much through the month of November. So here is everything (ok not EVERYTHING) you missed....
-Brad comes home in 4 months and 3 days!!! YAY!!!
-Most of my family came down for Thanksgiving, and I loved it.
-It pays to pay your tithing.
-Boys are silly.
-I miss my little buddy, Annie.
-I spoke in church and I feel like I did a really good job.
-I got pretty good at Dodgeball on the WII
-I've seen a million episodes of The Unit.
-I went to the midnight showing of Twilight.
-School
-Work
-I finally met Shannon, the latest edition to the Jensen Family.
-I'm losing one roommate, and hoping we don't get another.
-Sushi with Courtney.
-CHRISTMAS!
-Oh and don't forget SHOPPING!

Jamie, this is payback! This is my lovely sister Jamie enjoying Ross to it's fullest!
Smores on the Arizona Strip. YUMMY!

Twilight premier with the roomies.

I just love this picture! Annie really sat like that for a good ten minutes. She loves Grandpa, and the blanket she's in!!!! :)

Shopping with the Girl's over Thanksgiving weekend! LOTS of that!

Sushi with the always lovely Courtney!

To sum things up, I'm loving life, and I'm loving St. George. I'm looking forward to the Christmas break, some much needed time off school, and away from work. I'm excited for Brad to come on April 11th, and so excited for Hawaii. Life is good!

Yes, I am alive!

So I know I've been seriously lacking in the blog department the last couple of days! I offer a most sincere apology. Life in Dixie is good, in fact it's great! I'm totally happy down here, and feel really good about staying down here for one more semester. I really feel like it's the right thing for me to do!

I've hesitated to blog about this next item of business. I don't want it to seems like I'm unhappy down here in the sightless degree! In fact I have never been happier then I am right now!! (And I mean that!) However it is Christmas time, and I'm really missing home! I miss the family get togethers, a house that FEELS like Christmas, and more then anything..... SNOW! The best part about Christmas is being with family, and that is one thing I'm lacking in St. George. I'm sure it will all work out and it's probably my last Christmas being away from home. So everyone think of me as they enjoy Christmas with their families! I'll be home on the 23rd and will be there until the 28th, so I do have awhile to be home with the family. The only bummer is I come home on the 28th, but no one else comes back until January 4th!! I'm all alone!! Oh well

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!