Ward Ball

After a lot of planning and a lot of stress, the Ward Ball has finally come and gone. I'm the co-chair of the activities committee and we were in charge of it. It was a busy day. We were at the church decorating and getting everything ready all afternoon, and then after getting ready very quickly (with Robin and Nikki's help) Cassidy and I hurried to BYU Catering to pick up the food. We had about 135 people that came for dinner, so we were excited about the good turnout. After dinner, we opened up the rest of the gym for a dance.

~Karli

Left picture: Me, Ashlee, Cassidy, Brooke, and Rachel

Right picture (us + Matt) He felt really special

The Dance

Ashlee, Jordan, Matt, Cassidy, Brett, Me, Brandon Palmer

The clean-up crew! They were awesome!

Christmas Party!

We had a Christmas party with some of our friends last weekend. We had pizza and breadsticks. And because there were boys there, of course we finished watching the Jazz game. Then we make chocolate covered pretzels, which was followed by the card game NERTS!

Girls Night

A couple of weeks ago our apartment had a girls night! We were so excited because everyone was able to work out their schedules to come for the first time. First, Brooke introduced us to a new place to eat Gourmindise Bakery in Salt Lake. They had really good soups and sandwiches. Then we went to Temple Square. We probably should have hired a photographer to come with use because we had some much fun taking pictures.

At the bakery: Me, Ursula, Cassidy, Emily, Robin, Ashlee, and Brooke

Our favorite picture!

This was so fun, until in the end we were all left standing except Cassidy who was flat on her back. Her feet had slipped right out from under her.

The good and the bad

One of my favorite things in life is good news. I love hearing good news!! So I guess I'll share mine. I've been really stressed lately about life. I'm at the point in my schooling where I have to take action and make a lot of decisions! I can either do student teaching or an internship, and there are lists of pros and cons for each. I haven't been able to decide which way to go, but I went in and talked with a counselor the other day. As of right now, I need one more semester to finish my generals. That means putting off student teaching a semester and completely eliminating the option of an internship. It's not what I wanted to hear, but now I know exactly which classes I'm taking until I graduate, what is expected of me each semester, and whether or not I student teach. It has made life so much easier since then!

Although life has been on the upside since yesterday, this past weekend was really hard. My Grandpa, Clive Fenton Bybee passed away Nov. 23, 2008. It was a hard time for everyone involved. Grandpa has been living in a care center the past couple years because he was becoming less independent and my grandma couldn't take care of him. He's been struggling with many health issues and finally is at rest. My grandparents love each other so much, and it's hard to see my Grandma hurting! But she knows she'll see him again. I'm glad I got to know my grandpa. He was a good man and a good example. He was a really hard worker and supported and supplied for my grandma for nearly 60 years with 10 kids, 4 foster kids, and 51 grandchildren. He is a great man and I'll miss him a lot! I love you Grandpa!!!

~ash~

Turkey Lurkey

Well it's been forever since I've posted. Here are a few pictures of what I've been up to! Karli and I went with some friends before the weather got yucky and played at a park-so much fun! The next couple pictures are ward FHE's I've been in charge of. The first was a fairytale reinactment type activity. The next one was gingerbread house making! And we posed with our roomie Cassidy. Of course, the next picture is Brett trying to outdue himself yet again. Funny thing is the gum wouldn't come off of his face so we had to use peanut butter! haha And he got some stuck in his eyelashes. Next are the pictures of my Grandpa's funeral. There's my family, his casket, and one with all the kids (including Indian sister Rosie) and my Grandma Bybee.
Then there's Easty boy make his silly smiles! It's the cutest thing, if you tell him "say cheese Easton!" he'll give you the cutest little grin ever! Oh he's a sweetie. Love that baby!