2010.

saying goodbye to 2009 for me meant CHOCOLATE.
which was entirely a coincidence but seems appropriate to me now.
On the last day of 2009 I was taken to Cerretta's Candy Co.

:] adorable.

after the tour we made our very own chocolate pizzas!

kasey's cheese-less pizza:]

my pizza:]

:]

this place was seriously adorable.

and my new favorite place for chocolate.

hope everyone had a happy 2009 and may 2010 be ten times better;]!

ps. if you have not already, check out the Norwegian Recycling songs on the playlist:]

they are super neat!

verymerryjollyhappy.

"Smiling's my favorite!"
Christmas has already come and gone.
Of course it was filled to the brim with family, baking, cooking, laughing, food, love, craziness, and matching pjs?
yes this year baking in matching onesie Christmas pjs, happened. and now that it has happened I fear it may never end.

(there are more baking pictures that prove we were in fact actually baking

however those are on Auntie Holly's camera and she has not yet shared.

but for a visual it took five kids and Kasey and I about thirty-five minutes to make one batch of cookies.

and the kids were bored and moved on before we even got to putting the chocolate chips in...)

GINGERBREAD HOUSE. + little people.

this one took about forty minutes before they discovered that the nerf guns were more fun

then trying to get the gingerbread roof to stay on.

(unfortunately I got no pictures on Christmas eve at Grandma Jesser's they are on Bec's camera and again the sharing thing...)

Christmas MORNING!

mom made delicious breakfast. And Troy wore his Reindeer pjs:]

Chubster the Reindeer!

And yes we did eventually get out of our pjs for a lovely

Christmas dinner!

and after all that excitement, we crashed...

hope everyone had a veryMERRYjollyHAPPY Christmas!

give me some merry.

remember how lucky we are to have the opportunity to take finals.

FIVE down THREE to go!
and by this time tomorrow I will be home :]
I am thankful for Thatcher and it's ability to let me take 31 credits and save hundreds of dollars and have fun!
and I am thankful to be able to move forward with the next big step in my life and move cross country.
but right now I am most thankful to be able to go home and enjoy the love of my family and friends!

"Scream and shout and tell everybody that you're gonna leave."
:] see you tomorrow phoenix.

almost done.

What I have learned from and about EAC:
1. you SHOULD use your books...to make a profit.
2.you CAN live with your best friend!
3. no matter how sure you were, thatcher is NOT immune to douches... not even sneaky douches.
4. Casa's and R&R are hidden treasures and you will not find them anywhere else.
5. use the second to last dryer whenever possible.
6. you don't need a boyfriend you just need that guy with the grill...
7. mainstreet will forever and always be cute.
8. my job requires me to take your id...not your room key or phone number.
9. you should triple check before you send "you're adorable." texts.
10. HIDE doudou and seal...always.
11. having a shank in the wall and being shanky are two completely different things.
12. the saying, "ring by spring," isn't a joke for some. ..seriously.
13. planning to only eat soup and what is left in your apartment starting after thanksgiving might not be a diet but you will lose weight.
14. if you paint a sugar skull for Día de los Muertos expect it to get licked. a lot. even after you spray lysol and hairspray on it.
15. and finally always remember EA is like it's own little magical world. and is nothing like real life.

1week+homework+work+three exams+eight finals= one crazy girl.

I think it is time for a study break;]

hummingbird.

"this world has lots to offer
but in time it will go dark,
and if this love is what we see it is
i'm sure we will go far
and with a (boy) as sweet as you
there's not much else I can do
but fall for you..."
-NeverShoutNever.

ditto.

;]

sixteen days and counting.

love like crazy.

sometimes Meigen and Cody go crazy and break a pot with a cactus in it that used to live on our porch.
so I decide we should plant it by the chocolate river.
and we do.
(Ethan also smiles when he is not in pictures but people say, "SMILE!")


sometimes I meet a giant boy.
who is a 6'5" huge football player who has the most interesting life story.
and of course speaks fluent french.
but might be too skeezy..or maybe I was just spoiled.


sometimes boys come into my room and ask my roommate if they can make her bed with no shirts on.
because of course they lost a beat.
sometimes they also take out our trash, which is nice.


sometimes I go to mexico for a day to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.
and eat delicious authentic mexican food.


sometimes my two favorite tempe girls come to visit the little town of thatcher for halloween and homecoming!
and we have soooo much fun.


sometimes when my best friends are all in thatcher we go to watch fireworks, polynesian dancers, and a huge bonfire.



sometimes we go to the EAC homecoming game.
and only last til halftime.
and we only last that long because they gave us free candy and pompoms.


sometimes on halloween our apartments have a huge block party.
we dress up and get our groove on.


sometimes we go to the middle of nowhere with Ashli and Josh.
where boys make us hot chocolate, light a fire, tell us scary stories, show us a scary movie and bring us home at 4am.

It is completely crazy what can happen and who you meet in a simple small town.

every single day Thatcher surprises me more and more.

I heard this song on the radio while writing this..

now I can't find it anywhere but the chorus goes like this..

"tell the truth

and over use i love you

go to work

do your best

dont out smart your common sense

never let your prayin knees get lazy

and love like crazy"