The most wonderful Christmas break I've ever had ended and now it's back to school for me and my love. I had a really hard time accepting that my break was over. I cried like a little baby Sunday night keeping poor Karl up way too late in an attempt to console me. I just loved this break so much and it's all to do with how much time we got to spend with our families.
I completely loved every moment we got to be in Bountiful hanging out with my parents and siblings and getting to enjoy spending time getting to know my little niece Addie a little better. I even loved her when she spit up all over me and cried while I held her because she was helping me learn how to be a better baby-sitter (and I seriously need the practice:).
(Just look at how beautiful she is! Sorry to keep stealing from your blog Nicole!)
I loved staying up late with all of them after both family parties laughing hysterically during a few rousing rounds of Bingo and Uno one night followed by some Seinfeld trivia, boxers and briefs, and other games while drinking five bottles of Martinelli's the next night. I loved seeing how all of our in-law additions to both families fit so perfectly and make our families feel a little more complete. I loved opening presents Christmas morning and again being able to hear my parent's bear testimony of the gospel and give council through each gift they gave. I loved going to my in-law's house and spending another three days laughing while we exchanged thought out gifts, played just dance 3, ate the most delicious food (canoli is amazing), and watched some really fun movies together. I completely loved getting to go back to Bountiful for an FHE my dad put on for us that gave me new eternal perspective into the different roles I have while I'm here on this Earth. I also loved when my amazing mom took the time to come up to Logan to spend time with me while Karl was working a late night. It was all so wonderful!
(See, now you all want canoli to. Look at how amazing those are!)
Now we are back in school and each day I become a little more ok with getting back into the swing of things and not getting to see my families as much(cause I'm lucky enough to have 2 now:). This semester has started off pretty good actually, mostly thanks to Karl for being so patient with me and taking the time to help me slowly get back into reality. I really liked the first day of classes and am so stoked for all the classes I get to take. My shifts for work are pretty awesome even though my desire to hit the hay at 10:30 every night is interrupted by one night of work until midnight followed by an early opening shift at seven the next morning ( I know, I'll stop whining). I'm even excited to start Senior Clinic this semester where I get to work one on one with a client and practice speech therapy (I'm extremely nervous and very excited for this one).So being back has been surprisingly really hard for me, but writing all of this down made me really thankful for the time I got to spend with my families and for the new year that's ahead of me. I even have some awesome, sort of different, new year's resolutions I want to post about sometime to. It's back to the grind for me.
Hope you all are enjoying this lovely winter weather:)
