who knew the importance of a fridge...

this is our lovely new fridge.

we waited from Saturday night until wednesday night to get a new one. I didn't know I depended on the fridge like I do.

These are our neighbors Kwinn and Cody taking the old fridge to the dump.

Ode to the kids in my life...

I went to Georgia and Adam's primary program this morning. One word...SSSOOOO CUTE! oh, that was two words. Oh well. They did such a good job and next year after "the next sleep" Evan will be up there too! Kids are wonderful especially the kids I'm related to. Love you kids! and you KNOW I'm your favorite aunt!

Adam and I...

Ki and I...

Evan and I...

Amelia and I...




Toots and I...

Sisters!!!

I fed the sister missionaries yesterday. I LOVE them! Sister Graves is from California and Sister Wade is from North Carolina. They are wonderful. When I was a missionary I always wanted breakfast when we'd go to dinner appointments but I never got it. So, I made a promise that when I fed the missionaries it would be breakfast, so Wallah...french toast, eggs, and orange juice.

Comparative Cultures

This semester I'm taking a Comparative Culture class. We just finished learning about the French culture and now we are learning about Islam. Call me dumb for not knowing, but one thing that I've learned was that Islam is the religion and a person that practices the religion is called a Muslim. I didn't know that! I love this class a lot actually. The professor is SO entertaining to learn from. She knows her stuff and is super sweet. I really like her. She shared this video with us on Tuesday. We were talking about how a stereotype for Muslims is that they are ALL terrorists. Basically that they are all radicals and there is no such thing as a moderate Muslim. That's what this movie is about, so ENJOY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4P5Mvt0fmc

Fabulous Fall

So, I love love love the fall. It's my favorite. I love the smells, the trees, the colors, the fun sweaters, and I love that it gets cold which gives me the opportunity to bundle up to cute boys! Oh ya! I can't think of fall without thinking of the wonderful fall I spent on my mission in Princeton. New Jersey isn't the garden state for no reason. There are so many trees and they are GORGEOUS! So, as a walk down memory lane, here are some rockin awesome fall pictures.


This was Thanksgiving day. It was in the 70's! This was an old road that we drove past once a week. We were on our way to Thanksgiving dinner when we decided that today was the day we were going to get pictures of our favorite road.

There was one house off to the left, but that's it. Wouldn't it be nice to be away, but not really away from it all? I love this dead end street.

Sister Brown and I were "doubled" into Princeton. That just means that neither one of us had been there before, so we had to learn the area together. We were two little Idaho girls in Princeton trying to find our way around. Needless to say we got lost A LOT! I really didn't mind though becuase look at this....it's GORGEOUS!

These pictures don't do my memory of it justice. Just trust me, you can't help but smile when you see all of the trees different colors.

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Tender Mercies abound!

"Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend." Mosiah 4:9
Yesterday I was walking to my marriage and family relations class in which we had a test. Honestly, I was a little nervous for it. I was just about to the Family Life building, where my class is, when I saw a couple walking across the Quad. They were what I'm assuming was a mom and dad with their baby. I think the baby was a girl. I'm not really sure, she was pretty young. This couple looked like they were struggling with life a bit. They were wearing tattered clothes, the dad hadn't shaved in probably three weeks and the mom was on the phone yelling at whomever she was talking to. My heart hurt for this family. I wanted to take them home, give them a good meal and let them shower. Mostly I just wanted to give the baby some love and attention. I'm sure they love her and pay attention to her but I just felt like she deserved more. When I got closer to them, I looked at the baby and she gave me the sweetest smile I have ever seen. It brought tears to my eyes. I've always known that babies are perfect, but at that moment, this scripture came into my mind. I KNOW that God lives, I KNOW that we are his children and the loves us. The image of her smile is etched on my heart and I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father that loves me enough to let me share in that moment.