a post about the break.

in no particular order, well i actually wrote them in order, but i uploaded the pictures last and dont want to switch them to the right order.

jazz game. i got a call at 6:30 from my dad saying that brent had tickets to the jazz game, so i called up brent and he picked me, kaydee, and jdahl tickets. we got there and the seats ended up being on the 12th row! it was crazy! they played the trailblazers and we won a very close game. it was heaps of fun!

im a big modern family fan, and ty burrell (aka. phil dumphy) was there! i have acutally met him before at erika's wedding. he is the one, right in the middle, wearing a royal blue jacket and a brown hat.

it's memo! one of his last games playing for the jazz. very sad.

the view of the court from our seats

so the saturday after finals utah state was in the famous idaho potato bowl in boise. my dad, clark, michelle, jdahl and myself all traveled up there to see it. we ate lunch at the old spaghetti factory, then we went to the game. it was freezing, and the end was disappointing to say the least, but it was well worth the experience. i have to say utah state has some very loyal fans. we drove back home right after the game was finished. it was a great day!

the almost full stadium

this is glen, his brother, jdahl and big blue! the thought of getting in the picture and having someone else take the picture didnt occur to me till after. oh well

smurf turf

the potato mascot

jdahl, me, clark and michelle in front of the worlds largest potato

christmas eve started with us going to help pack the moving van for jordan and laura's cross country move. then we had dinner and grandpa parker read Luke 2, then we went to bed.

christmas morning everyone was at the house and santa came! we opened presents and had abelskievers (alligators) for breakfast, then we went to church. the rest of christmas day consisted of an excellent nap and some movie watching. jordan, laura and lucy came and said their goodbyes, which was sad, but fun because they get to start a new chapter of their lives together. christmas was really great this year, i really love celebrating christmas on sunday. sidenote, me and dee got emma and abbi gunea pigs for christmas and were really excited to surprise them with it, there reaction wasnt quite what we expected, but kyle's reaction was well worth it. ha ha.

new years eve i was invited to dinner to be kaydee's date. we went to joy luck, went back to the bairs and played games. i actually watched the ball drop. it was great!

new years day was sunday and i got to speak in church. i thought moving away from home would keep me safe from having to speak in sacrament meeting at the home ward. i was mistaken.

the week after that was very relaxing, spending time with family, kyle and jessica move and catching up with friends. i am really looking forward to the new semester and am excited about the new year!