Life is Good

Although posting is CLEARLY my forte, I do have some updating to do. Where to start? Hmm.... Christmas was wonderful! The break was so nice and I loved spending so much time with family and some of my best friends! My parents asked us to do service this year as part of their gift so I was able to read Christmas picture books at the Rest Home and that was so fun. You can never escape that place without lots of great stories. Christmas was also nice- we had the Naylor traditional Christmas Eve party (Santa came this year!) and then all my siblings and I slept downstairs in our new PJ bottoms and the hoodies Mike and Hayley made. Dad's trap was creative, but nothing we couldn't handle-- the fog machine, black lights, and motion detectors were neat, but a cinch to break through. Of course we all needed naps the next day after Mom's amazing breakfast, but it was the perfect day for it. I ended up watching August Rush that night and who doesn't love that? I did.

Naylor Family Christmas Eve Party

My Family with our Holiday get up and our Zoolander Faces

New Year's was great too. Although our house stunk like seafood for days, Dad's "Fisherman Stew" was fun. I always love having so many friends and neighbors over for that. Parker and I had plans with some of his friends that night, but first we went to Mike and Hayley's with Matt and Kaylin to dominate the boys in Family Feud. Then Parker and I went to Jami's house for more games and the first half of "Dark Knight" before midnight came-- it was all a fun way to ring in the New Year!

Now I'm back in school- taking less hours this semester than last, which I hope will be nice, but my classes seem to be more demanding and that still puts me at school from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm on Tuesdays. I'm sure I'll be fine though. Actually, this past weekend, even with school, work, church, and Parker, I've felt like I've had a lot of time-- so that's nice. Apart from my life, my friends' weddings seem to be a huge emphasis currently. Rebecca's wedding (January 2, 2009) was so fun and perfect for her. I'm a bridesmaid for both Sara Whipperman soon-to-be Davis (March 12) and Ashton Monson soon-to-be Jensen (May 8). And I'm so excited for them both! It's interesting to see the differences in the bride stress level because Sara's wedding has been more rushed while Ashton has been engaged forever already, but, regardless of stressors, they're both very happy. I also have my suspicions (confirmed or otherwise) about my brother. But we'll leave it at that for now.

Life is good- really good.