Tooele Vs Grantsville

Yesterday, my girls played Grantsville's basketball team for the second time.  The first time we played them grantsville controlled the tempo of the game and we ended up losing by 7.  Yesterday our team came out ready to play,  they played with more intensity than I've ever seen them play with and I was very impressed.  The game ended up going into over time and we lost by 1 point.  It was disappointing to lose, but I have never been so proud of them.  They played really hard.  We have a week off for Christmas break and then we will pick things back up next wednesday.

Though we've been busy this week with games and practice, the team has managed to find time for 2 Christmas parties.  The first party was just for the sophomore team, we did it at my house and ate chilli and did a gift exchange.  Then today we had another one at the school with all 4 teams.  This one consisted of breakfast and another gift exchange.  I only participated in one gift exchange but thanks to my sophomores I ended up with a Dora bath kit, lotion, Kitchen towel, Christmas socks, body spray, a gift card to Mcdonalds and a few candy bars.  Thanks girls for making this season so fun this far!

1 down, 3 to go

I took my first final yesterday.  It was for my research and inquiry class and I got.... 100%.  I can't wait until the end of next week when my Christmas break starts!

18 Months

Andrew and I have officially been married 18 months today.  It's hard to believe because it's gone by so fast, but when I look back we have been through so much in our short marriage.  Here are a few of the adventures we've encountered and memories we've made.
2009
1. Honeymoon to Lake Havasu
2. The move to Nebraska
3. Fishing at the Cabin
4. Finding our kitten Elliott
5. Elliotts ringworm fiasco
6. Our giant Christmas tree
7. WICKED in Kansas City
8. Moving back to Utah
2010
1. Andrew getting promoted to Banker
2. Andrew getting his appendix out (Me-"It's just a stomache ache, go back to sleep" OOPS!)
3. Getting jobs at vista
4. Scooter trouble
5. Anniversary trip to Havasu
6. Vegas trip with Mom and Ran

Those are just a few of the many memories we've made and I can't wait to make a million more.  I love you Andrew Kent, thanks for being amazing.

Thanksgiving Break

As you can tell, I'm a little but behind on blogging but today I am attempting to catch up.  So here goes nothing.  Thanksgiving break was fabulous! Ok next topic......JK.  My break from school wasn't suppose to start until Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), but thanks to the "blizzard" School got cancelled Tuesday and Wednesday.  Basketball practice also got cancelled Tuesday night by the district due to the storm so Andrew and I had the night to ourselves.  We played some games, ate, watched glee and after we had about 6 inches of snow we decided to go play in it.
WEDNESDAY- Andrew had to go to work so I stayed home and made Chilli.  It was my first time making it and I must say it was pretty yummy, Andrew even rated it a 10!
THANKSGIVING DAY- Andrew started his day off by playing in a little Turkey Bowl and because of this I had the pleasure of hearing him complain about how sore he was for the next week :).  After the turkey bowl we went to his parents for some food.  It was nice to be around the whole fam,eat lots of food, watch How To Train Your Dragin and of course take a nap.  After the nap we headed over to my parents for another big meal.  Along with eating, we watched some football and played some cards.  It was an overall successful Thankgiving!
BLACK FRIDAY- After last year I am officially a black friday shopper for life.  Some people, including my mom wouldn't be caught dead shopping on black friday.  Some complain you have to get up to early, others dont like the lines but I think all of those things are worth it to feel the holiday spirit I feel on black friday.  This year I went with my mother-in-law, Kristine.  We left at 1:45AM and headed to Kohls, which opened at 3:00AM.  The lines were crazy but we got what we wanted.  We then headed to the mall and got somemore great deals.  We shopped until about 3PM and by that time were pretty exhausted. 

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing, doing nothing and enjoying our time away from school and work and that was fine with me!

Friends

"A Friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are."

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival." ~C.S. Lewis

Today I am thankful for my friends. This weekend I had the opportunity to visit with one of my best friends, Haley.  She came home from college for the Thanksgiving break and was able to take some time to come over to my house.  It was so good to see her and catch up.  I love how now matter what happens we can always turn to eachother.  I'm grateful for all of my friends, those who I am still close with and those who I have lost touch with through time.  Thanks for the influence you've all had in my life.

My Job

Today I am thankful for my job.  I have the unique opportunity to work at a residential treatment center for adolescents.  I LOVE my job and I feel really blessed to be working there.  Like any job, it has it's ups and downs but for the most part my job is great. After living in Utah for the majority of my life, I've gotten used to the Utah culture.  I'm sure everyone in Utah knows what I'm talking about.  But the kids I work with opened my eyes and reminded me that there's more going on out there.  Before working here, I would make judgements about people if I wasn't familiar with their lifestyle and be unaware of it. I believe that it is impossible to make an accurate judgement about someone without knowing everything about them and even then, who are we to judge?  Now, if I make a judgement about someone I try to catch myself and make myself aware that I'm making a judgement and push it out of my head.   I can now do this because of people I've gotten to know through my job and the things they have taught me. 

Concert

Last Saturday, my brother-in-law, Aaron put on a concert his their back yard.  He asked Andrew to sing a couple songs and he also had some friends and their cousin Daniel play.  They did an awesome job and had a really good turn out, I would guess around 40 people.  Andrew sang "Hear You Me" and a song that he wrote.  I will post a some pictures  from that night and intend to post a video later.  Enjoy!

Playing the face game.  My hands look like I'm trying to pull a gang sign.

My Husband

Everyday when I'm trying to decide what to say I'm thankful for, my husband is the first thing that comes to mind. I've been trying to put it off as long as possible because I'm constantly talking about how great he is and I figure people get sick of hearing me be so mushy about it, but I couldn't put it off anymore.  Today and everyday, I am thankful for my husband.  Andrew is such a hard worker and is so caring.  He is everything and more that I ever wanted in my husband.  He's fun, loving and nice.....LOOKING :).  Thanks And for being so great.  I love you!

Caring People

This morning I was running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, trying to get everything in order for school.  I had a test that I wasn't prepared for, due to the fact that I couldn't keep my eyes open to study anymore last night and I also hadn't printed off my investment assignment that was due today.  So I woke up early so I would have time to study and get my assignment printed off, unfortunatly our internet wasn't working this morning so I was unable to access the assignment.  I shot out an email to my classmates to  see if someone could print it out for me and within 5 minutes I had a response saying he had it covered.  I am Thankful that there are caring people out there who are thinking about others and make life a little bit easier and alot more enjoyable.

Harry Potter

The beginning of the end it coming.  Over the past 15 years many people have grown to be fond of the Harry Potter series, some may even be considered obsessed, including myself.  I've played Harry Potter Trivia games, stood in line at midnight to get the books and attended the midnight showing for every movie.  Unfortunately,  I wont be able to attend the midnight show this coming Friday because I will be house sitting for VTL, but I have my tickets to see it on opening day and can't wait to see the Deathly Hallows.

Today I am thankful for Harry Potter and the great memories I have because of Harry Potter activities.

Harry Potter Memories
1. Leatherbys before each midnight show
2. Dancing boy at Gateway midnight show
3. Being the first in line, and making up games that usually ended with a jammed finger and a couple bleeders
4. Cheering.... HARRY POTTER WHOOO