in honor of Thanksgiving tomorrow....

i am making a list. of things i am grateful for. :)

so Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

*i am grateful for my family.

dad, mom, ashley, alyssa, and blake. i am so glad to know that i will be with you guys forever. that we were sealed an eternal family. i am so grateful for all the lessons each of you have taught me in these 19 years. i most definitely wouldn't be the person i am today if it wasn't for all of you. thanks for all the memories,, namely, "shoop", "big george", "bubble", "awkward sweats halloween costumes..." and many many many more! i love you guys.

*i am grateful for my friends.

i have too many important people to name them all, but you know who you are. again, i wouldn't be the same person without the examples of my friends.

*i am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
i am but one soul among many, but my Father in Heaven knows me by name, and cares about me. i have felt that love, and it is immeasurable. what an honor. i am so grateful for the privilege of being able to communicate with Him through prayer whenever i need, and also to have the scriptures to learn and progress every single day. not to mention the companionship of the Holy Ghost. i am so blessed.

*i am grateful for my home.

the lovely utah.

*i am grateful for my world.

lemme list some of the things in the world that i love.

flowers, trees, wind, rain, snow, buildings, air, rainbows, clouds, colors, leaves, parks, water.
just to name a few.

*i am grateful for food.

first of all, my favs are claussen dill pickles, and cupcakes.

but i really love food. every little bit.

my stomach really appreciates it too. oh, and my tongue.

but mostly my tongue.

*i am grateful for clothes.

i would be really cold without the warmth of clothing, and really fried without the protection it provides.

plus you give me a reason to go shopping.

just sayin.

*i am grateful for anna and ava.

these two little angels have already taught me some of life's most important lessons.

with so many more to go.

can't wait.

*i am grateful for technology.

the newest forms of communication.

and the best ones yet.
i would be awfully lonely and bored without you.

*i am grateful for this country.

god bless the USA. and those who are still loyally fighting for our freedom and liberty.

i am so grateful to have the ability to choose who and what i want to be.

Days 48-53:

Anticipation; Expectation or hope.

48&49:

I gotta be completely honest,,, i don't even remember what went down these days! haha! Thats what i get for not being a faithful blogger! Shoot. Well i will try and do better especially with the holidays coming up! :)

50:

Its Saturday! I wasn't exactly sure what to do in the morning/day time... so Liz suggested walking down to see the town and the cute little shops, AND the weekly farmers market! So i did! I don't think i have ever actually been to a legit farmers market, it was amazing! They sold everything from spices to bizarre vegetables to fresh donuts! Awesome. I totally would've bought a donut if i had cash on me.... haha. So i continued my walk and checked out all the little shops, they are so cute, and friendly, but a little pricey! lol! I even went into the local antique shop, because it reminded me of my mom! :) I didn't realize how far of a walk it actually was... and to get to all those places was allll downhill. So the going back home part was a bit challenging! I definitely got my work-out for the day! haha! When i got home i took a nap and Liz asked if i wanted to join her in going to the Weschester Mall! Of course i accepted because i have been hearing about this mall for forever!!! And it was just as amazing as everyone said it was! It was HUGE, and there were so many designer shops, and cute affordable stores, it seriously was the most high class mall i have seen! After the shopping ended, Liz dropped me off at a movie theater in White Plains to meet up with Spencer, Ciera, Benjamin (Ciera's boyfriend), Dimples, and the whole Anderson crew! :) We went to HARRY POTTER!!! The movie was amazing, like all the others, but i just want to see Part 2 right now!!!! Ugh! haha! After the flick, we went home, and off to bed.

51:

Today was Ciera's last Sunday here. :( In sacrament, her and Graham sang a duet, Amazing Grace! They did a fantastic job!!! It was absolutely beautiful! I could only stay for sacrament, because i was starting to get dizzy, and Liz needed help with a project. After helping, and a much needed nap, i went over to the Anderson's house for dinner! They are the most amazing family! Dinner was so tasty, and afterwards we played some SUPER fun games!!! It was a good evening! :)

52:

School, naps, food, playing, e-mails, and Spongebob Squarepants. That is about all that happened this day. haha!

53:

For some reason, today was harder than most. I have been listening to some of my favorite Christmas songs, and to be honest i just want to be home right now. I imagine that is normal, and really everything here is so amazing, there is just no place like home. Especially for the holidays! And i realized this will be my first Thanksgiving away from home. :( I am so sad. Baaaahhh. But while i am in New York, i am going to make the best of it, and make memories i wouldn't have had! The actual day was long, but good! I missed FHE, cause Lizjosh came home later than expected, but thats just life, right? Hmmm. Smile. :)

special.

i decided i am going to start these new 'special.' posts for my favorite moments, pictures, or memories. starting now....

anna likes to do projects. today i was sitting in my room while ava was sleeping, and she said,, "surprise!!" she brought in a folded piece of paper, that she had colored on, and she told me she made it for me. :) i asked her what it was, and she said,

heaven.

Day 47:

To be completely honest,,, today was so boring! haha! I need to come up with a few new things to spice up the days!! Its so hard though, cause everything i want to do is outside, but the weather is only getting colder, so that doesn't work out!! Dang it all. I need to do some research on how to entertain children. haha! I did run a mile while Ava was sleeping... woot! haha! Anna got a few new toys from her cousins, so she had fun playing with those toys alllll day! haha! Really, i wish i had something thrilling to report,,, but...... i don't! hahaha! I went to bed early.... pahaha! :)

Days 45 & 46:

Personality; The visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others.

Day 45:

Okay, first off i have to tell you the phrase Anna was saying all day, and it cracked me up EVERY time!! She would make her voice all deep and sensual-like and she said, "Ladies, lets change up our night." hahahahaha! I have no clue where she got it from, she said she made i up,,,, i dunno if i believe that, but its funny, huh?? I actually took a video of it,, i'll try and post it! So, anyway, this morning i was sooo stinkin tired! Like every chance i got to close my eyes for a couple seconds was a blessing! But that went away as the day progressed! There was no school again, so Marta and i set up a play-date for Anna and Lizzie! They were over here for a couple hours, so that was a nice time killer! haha! The rest of the day was pretty average! Except for Anna's line,,, seriously, that was the best.

Day 46:

There was school again today! Halellujah! haha! Aparently last night was a tough one for the girls, so they were both a little cranky, and tired, i could tell! Ava slept pretty well for her naps, so that was good! And even Anna took a multiple hour nap! Whew! Poor girls! Liz came home early, because she wasn't feeling well, so we all had a good time talking and playing! Ava is developing a huge personality! She is already pretending to talk on the phone, and she will spit at you, and laugh soooo hard if you make a face! haha! Its sooo cute. Tonight was FHE, karaoke night! But only me, ciera, spencer and dimples showed up... hahaha! We sang a few songs, and decided to pack up and go to spencer's house and watch the movie Grown Ups! Freak, that is a hilarious movie!!! Honestly i love it. But of course i was out too late, and got home around 11:30... poop. haha! So i said my prayers, and went to bed!!

Days 40, 41, 42, 43 & 44:

Ooops. Sorry this post is so late! My bad!

Ooookay, sorry if i don't remember much, its been a doosey. haha!

Day 40;

The longest day of my life so far. And that is not an exaggeration. haha! Yes, it was long, but that doesn't necessarily make it bad! Today Lizjosh had their date night, so i was watching the girls a little later than usual! And really it was only 2 and a half hours extra! Nbd. The day went as ususal, school, play, naps, eating. Ya know, the routine! For dinner Anna got a super kids meal from McD's! Lucky little sucker! haha! jk! I don't miss fast food one bit. Yuck! We picked up a Tinkerbell movie from the Redbox, for Anna to watch after dinner! She just soaked it up!! And she has been talking about fairies ever since! haha! :) I was so tired when they got home, i just went right to bed, and didn't wake up until......

Day 41;

WAAHHHHHH. That is my impression of the foghorn. haha! It went off around 5:15, and woke me up. This wouldn't be a problem if i could've fallen asleep afterwards, but.... it just didn't happen. Poopy. (I know this would've been a perfect opportunity to write on my blog,,, but i was toooo lazy.) haha! Today Josh didn't have work, and Anna didn't have school because it is Veterans day! Holla! So Josh was in and out of the house in the morning, fixing stuff, and all that jazz! Then in the afternoon, he decided he wanted to take Anna into the city and go to the Metropolitan museum! Lucky little stinker, right?? haha! So they left, and it was just me and Ava! I love this little girl! She is the cutest little one year old in the world! She has been so happy and giggly lately! Soooo darling! So Liz, Anna and Josh, all rode the same train home, so they arrived at the same time. And the rest is history! haha!

Day 42;

Another BEAUTIFUL Friday! Seriously, the weather shouldn't be this nice in November! Like low 60's! baaahhh! That is my kind of weather! So, after school, all the mom's of the kids in Anna's class decided to go let the kids play at the park right after school because of the nice weather! Genius idea! So they played and played! I thought this would be an opportune moment to catch up with my sister Ashley... another genius idea! :) haha! That was one of the best chats i have ever had. haha! Oh how i miss our sisterly bonding! After the park we went home and continued the day as usual... i really wish i could remember what we did after that... but i don't! haha! Sorrrrry.

Day 43:

A day for me! And what a glorious day it was!!! :) I went to the store, got a few things, such as gloves and tights, just preparing for the winter! haha! And then i went to Manor Park and layed out on some rocks and soaked in the sun. I probably looked like some homeless gal, but i didn't mind! haha! It felt sooo amazing! When i decided it was time to leave, i went home and fell asleep! haha! Yup, definitely getting sick! I slept for 3 hours!! haha! Then it was dinner time, and Liz made this 'left-over soup'! Ooooooh snap it was tasty! haha! She is soooo good at cooking, its ridic! :)

Day 44;

Basically what i want to say about this day is... 1. I love Sundays. 2. I love the Church. 3. I freaking love Ciera, and i am so sad she is leaving. But so happy for her at the same time! 4. I think the Anderson family is one of the best in the world. And Mrs. Anderson, is right up there in the best cooks as well! 5. I miss my family a lot, and love them with all my heart. Yup, that about wraps it up! haha! :)

Day 39:

Clean; Free from dirt; Unsoiled; Unstained.

Pretty average day. The cleaning lady came today though! Her first time cleaning the house, and she was here for like 5 hours!!! She was extremely thorough, and did a fantastic job! Everything is spotless! I think she is a keeper! And so does Liz i think... haha! The only thing she forgot was the downstairs room.... oops! Honest mistake. I am sure she will do it next time! :) Anna took a 2 hour nap today as well, which is unusual, but it was probably needed! Good for her! haha! Ava has been such a happy little baby these last couple of days! I am loving it! She loves when i get down and roll around the floor with her,, she will laugh for hours about it! haha! Aaaadorable. Anna was snack person at school, which is her FAVORITE thing,, because the snack person gets to stand in line first, and just gets all sorts of privileges, so she likes the attention. :) I learned something new the other day,, i learned what kosher food is, and why its called that! I had no idea! So, the crops are blessed by a jewish leader... Rabbi i think... shoot i dunno,,, but anyway that makes it kosher, and that is the sacred food the jewish eat! Cool, eh?? Anyway,, nothing toooo thrilling happened today, but i have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a loooong day. Its Liz's birthday, and Josh is taking her out to a fancy dinner! So i am babysitting the gals in the night too! I am actually kind of excited! I will try my absolute hardest to make it just a good time! :) We will seee!

Days 37 & 38:

Opposite; Contrary or radically different in some respect common to both.

37-

Its the big BIRTHDAY DAY!!! All morning was spent getting ready for the event! Cleaning, preparing the food, arranging the decorations! It was insane, and Liz did such an incredible job! It was one of the classiest parties i have ever seen! And adorable at the same time! And the food..... THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD! They had these pastas and chicken entrees catered in, and 4 different cakes! Two of which were made by Bubby and GG, the famous Lawlor recipes! The first was sponge cake, which was literally the spongiest (is that a word...?? ha) cake i have ever eaten! Like, it was the mother of all sponge cakes! And also the special pumpkin chocolate chip cake! Really, it was delectable! I can understand why it was Lizjosh's wedding cake!!! haha! So lots of Anna's friends came with their parents! There was socializing, eating, running around, crazy time! But super exciting! They don't throw this kind of party in Utah! It was realllllly classy! I didn't go to church, because church and the party started around the same time.. so i decided i would support Liz in her birthday celebration, and go to the CES fireside later in the night! And thats exactly what i did! The fireside started at 7:30, and it was really good! Those things are really cool, because they are targeted at my age group, and so there is a lot of helpful insight given! :) It was great! haha, there were also refreshments ther,,, like i hadn't had enough sugar for one day... haha! And i think all that sugar got to me,,, and Ciera! We were running around the house like freaks! haha! But it was a good time! I will miss her so much!!! :( After, me, ciera, spencer and dimples decided we wanted to go to Manor Park, and hang out for a bit! So we did, and it was sooooo cold! But fun nonetheless. :) Twas a crazy, good day.

38-

Well.... the house is empty.... and its a rainy, cloudy day..... haha! Talk about a change! Everything went from insane to really dull. lol! But its all good! Turns out is wasn't even a gloomy day at all! Daylight Savings was on Sunday.. so the sun rose really early,,, (not that we could even tell, the clouds were covering it) and set really early as well! Like i swear it was sunset at like 3:30! haha! Weird! But yeah, after school Anna had a play-date with Rachel her friend from her old daycare! So that was way fun, and made time go by sooooo fast! We got home, played around for a while, and then Lizjosh came home, and that was that! lol! :) But i do have to mention,,, I LOVE MODAYS! haha. Because a certain e-mail comes.... haha! And if you know what i am talking about, you will understand, if you don't, don't worry about it! :)

Day 36:

Mesmerized; To be spellbound, to be fascinated.

Saturday November 6th, 2010. A day to remember! I love going into the city!!! Every time, without fail, i am sooooo captivated. Its such a rush! I get so breathless! And i can't help but giggle. I am getting excited just thinking about it now! And now the Rockettes!!! They are perfect!!! They are seriously so flawless. Watching them made me want to dance so bad! haha! I am seriously thinking about enrolling in an adult dance class. Anyway, it was their Christmas Spectacular, and WOW! I want Christmas to happen now! Haha! I was tearing up the whole time! Especially when they did the nativity. Gahhh. It was so amazing. Words can't even explain it! And that was really the biggest part of the day,,, with traveling and all that added, it took about 5 hours! We also picked up some more cupcakes from Crumbs.... mouth-watering. I got the pumpkin one this time,,, and it was freaking good. FREAKING GOOD. We had chinese for dinner, and went to bed. :)

Day 35:

Family; A basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not.

Bbbbaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Whew. What a super exciting day! Basically the actual day was pretty average, everything went as scheduled. Anna was in one of the funniest moods i have ever seen her in all day. She would laugh at everything, and she was running around like a mad-woman! haha! I am pretty sure she was just expressing her inner excitement for the family coming tonight! Again no play-dates were arranged, so we just played around in the house, which is actually really fun! But as the sun went down we were all anxious for everyone to come! Liz's sister Jen and her family got here like 5 minutes befor Lizjosh did, so it went from quiet to insane!!! Introductions were made, and presents were brought in, Liz started dinner, Ava was freaking out, Anna and Emily and Sophie started running around playing games, the adults pulled out the wine,, haha! Definitely crazy. Liz and Jen are the cutest sisters! They just talked and laughed, and exchanged gifts. You can tell they have been really close their whole lives. And seeing all of this made me want to be with my family soooo bad. Glory how i miss all our family gatherings! Even just the small immediate family sunday night get-togethers. But imagine how special Christmas will be!!! :) Anyway, so dinner was phenomenal! She got these turkey breasts from costco that were already seasoned, (and seasoned well.. haha) and she made 'smashed' potatoes (their uncle frank called them that), and garlic green beans, and delicious french bread! It was sooooo stinkin good! After dinner Liz made chocolate/peanut butter fondou,,,, divine. Thats all i have to say about it. hahah! It was a good night! I can't even wait for the show tomorrow! Yay! :)

Days 33 & 34:

Occupy; To engage or employ the mind.

My oh my. How these two days have flown by!

Day 33:

Everyone woke up late again... must be something in the water. haha! Today was just another normal routine day! First school, then lunch and playing around! No play-dates were arranged, so it was just me and the girls and our imaginations! Everyone is feeling the excitement in the air with the big party coming up this weekend! That was about it for today!

Day 34:

Liz is staying home alllll day today! At first i was almost a little nervous, but i know that i am doin what i am supposed to, so no worries! Turns out i LOVED having Liz there! Seriously, she is a hoot! I laughed so hard i had tears like twice! It was awesome! haha! After she dropped Anna off at school we went to costco to get food for this weekend! Holy moley, that costco is HUGE! Two stories. Literally. And it had everything! This thing made the Provo Sams Club look like a Wal-Mart. hahaha! It was crazy! And we got a loooooot of food! Lemme tell you something, Liz surrrrre knows how to throw a party! Wow! She made flower arrangements, she is getting two cakes (plus Bubby is bringing the FAMOUS pumpkin chocolate chip cake that i am dying to try!), and she got mounds of food! Oh, and the dining room looks like it came strait out of a magazine! I mean it too! She is one talented lady! Okay anyway, so after costco (Oh by the way, it was the absolute worst day to go shopping, cause it was not only icy cold, but constantly raining as well! Brrrr.) we were a little late to pick up Anna.. oops! Anna forgave us though, because she was happy that her mom picked her up! So we went back home, had lunch, and Liz started decorating, and i played around with the girls! haha! Funniest thing. So Liz gave Anna a little rose, and i guess Anna was inspired by it and she wanted to play 'wedding'. haha! And guess who be the 'handsome young man'?? Me of course! lol! And she was my 'beautiful bride'! And we danced the night away! :) She was soooo funny when she was dancing, she had this serious look on her face, and she was immitating legit ballroom dancers, oh man, i wish you could have been there! I was cracking up! She even went down for the dip and she said,,, completely serious with her eyes closed... "kiss me." pahahaha! So i kissed her cheek, and we kept dancin! DArling! When Liz was done decorating she decided she needed a few more things and so we all went to Marshalls! Apparently this was a bad idea on my part... because i spent money.... but they had such good brands, and cute things, and amazing prices,,, baaahhhh! Shopping is my drug. lol! But that was still a good time! Anyway... we went back home, and Liz got workin on dinner. We were all pooped, cause shopping will do that to you... lol! But oh well, it was a remarkably fun day! haha! Oh yeah, and Liz has like 4 job interviews tomorrow, crazy eh?? She asked me to blow dry and straighten her hair for them! Sweet huh?? I was so excited! She has gorgeous dark curly hair, and i was so excited to help her with that! Not to mention i was way flattered she would even ask! And oh my glory, her hair is so pretty and healthy, and long!!! I love it curly, (and i am jealous, i wish my hair would naturally curl in ringlets... haha) but it was so fun to see it strait and silky! She looks stunning! :D After that was all taken care of, i went to institute! It was amazing again, of course, i LOVE Brother Anderson, he cares SO much about what he is teaching us! AND he manages to be absolutely hilarious! Just he way he talks cracks me up! haha! So that was awesome! I am realllly learning to love everyone in the ward a lot!! Beautiful! haha! So,, my day was so exhausting, but worth every minute! :)

Day 32:

Darling; Very dear, dearly loved.

The Lawlors have officially turned the heat on in the house! That is probably why i over-slept a bit.... that and i forgot to set my alarm. Oops. hahaha! Oh well, i still was up and ready before Josh came downstairs to make his coffee! The morning routine went as usual, we were rushing to get out the door on time for school,, but of course we made it, no sweat! The people at the WJC are so nice,, and i love talking to Anna's teachers because their New York accents are soooo thick, it is legit. haha! Now, the thing that really kept me going today was what Anna said to me when i picked her up from school. First, she grabbed my hand. She was jumping and skipping the whole time! Then she looked up at me with this big grin on her face and she said,

Sarah, i am so gald i don't have a play-date today.

I asked, "Why??" and she said,

Because i like staying and playing with you better.

My heart did a little skip. How sweet. :) I love litte Anna!!! Suddenly i felt so bad for ever getting somewhat annoyed with her! Man, that was the highlight of my week. Needless to say, we played fun random games... all day! haha! Even at the park, she stuck by me, and we played 'toddler anna, and big girl'! hahaha! Whoop whoop. And that is what it is all about! So, this weekend Liz's sister Jennifer and her daughters Sophie and Emily are coming over for the big party! And on Saturday we are having a girls day out! And today i found out what we are doing...... AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! I AM SO EXCITED. We are going to see the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in NYC!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my glory, i am so stoked. Its ridic. haha! I am doing things i only dreamed about in lil ole Utah! haha! Don't get me wrong, i love Utah, it is home... But i am sooooo grateful to be able to do these things here! How sweet is that!? Mmmhmmmm. :)

Day 31:

Easy; Requiring no great effort or labor.

Monday,,, :) First off, i'd like to give a HUGE shoutout to my boy Scott Alanis! Happy Birthday daddy! Its not every day you turn 46, and still look as good as you do. :) haha! So,, today was a piece of cake! Probably the most laid back day i have had so far! When i dropped Anna off at school, i got talking to Marta, we talked about her son, and my life, and then she asked if Anna had plans today... i said nope, and so we scheduled a play-date! She offered to pick her up from school, have them all day, AND drop her off back at home! Oh, what?? She is an angel, i know! haha! Therefore, it was Ava and me all day. Which is like nothing! haha! Just a diaper change about every 2 hours, food, and playing around with the cutest baby in the world! Yup, today's a good day. :)

*moment* When i was preparing lunch for Ava i noticed she had the hiccups. So i tried to get her to drink some water from her sippy cup,,, didn't work. I gave her a teething biscuit,,, still didn't work. The only thing left i could think of was to scare her... its a risk, i know, but she reallllly didn't like having the hiccups! So i picked her up.... just kinda stood there for a while, when she was really distracted looking out the window..... RAWR!..... she looked at me, with the widest eyes i have ever seen,,, then she busted up laughing!!! Soooo hard! It was the cutest thing ever! haha! Plus the hiccups were nowhere to be found. :)

Marta dropped Anna off, and stayed for about a half an hour, letting them play here for a while! And it was super chill! We talked some more! I love talking to Marta, she is hilarious! The only thing is,, when i am talking to her,, i ALWAYS want to immitate her accent... i don't know why, but it is just so tempting!!! hahaha! So after they left, i gave the girls their snacks and put Ava down for her nap! Anna had to go potty, so she did, but the thing about her and going to the bathroom,, she stays in there and plays around with the sink and shower for like an hour! Literally! So i just cleaned up a bit, and after all that jazz,, Anna and i picked up they play-room, and Lizjosh came home! What a day, right!?

Days 28, 29 & 30:

Remorse; Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing.

3 days behind, i am SO sorrrrry! It was a big weekend, so i hope you enjoy this massive post! haha.

So Day 28, Friday;

Strangest day yet. This morning was Ava's one year doctor's appointment, so Lizjosh stayed home from work to take her there! Anna apparently loves Dr. Ross, so she wanted to go to the doctor's too! They let her because it is flu season, and she needed her shots anyway, so she missed school to go! They left around 9, and were gone for about an hour and a half. I wasn't exactly sure what i was going to do... hmmm..... okay, i will clean up. I cleaned my room spotless, scrubbed my bathroom, and even emptied the dishwasher! All that was accomplished, with time to spare, so i wrote in my journal, and read my scrips! How enjoyable! haha! When they got back home, the parentals were rushing to get ready for work, and off they went! Anna was normal, but Ava was having side-effects from the many shots she got, so he was under the weather pretty much for the rest of the day! :( Fridays are Anna's play-date day with Leon, so around 3:30 we went to the Harbour Island park and they played around! Sibylle (Leon's nanny) always runs around with them too, it's awesome. haha! I would, but i always gotta keep lil Ava company! She fell asleep pretty soon after we got there, so i just pushed her around the park in her stroller. Anna and Leon are so cute when they play. I really do want them to get married some day... hahaha! Really though. Oh, and just a little fyi, it was FREEZING again! Like a high of 54. Blech. And of course it was windy. haha! After the play-date, we just hung around the house like usual, and messed around until Lizjosh got home! I wanted to stay up late, just cause it was Friday night and i could... so i watched t.v. hahaha! i watched like 5 episodes of House Hunters! Holla! lol! :)

Day 29;

Freeeeeeeeeedom! Today i had a list of things to do! Mail off a few letters, deposit my check, find my dad a birthday present, and do something for myself! Mailing the letters was easy, i just went to the post office, bought the stamps, and chucked them in the outgoing mail thingy! Done and done. Also, depositing my check was easy as pie as well! Done and done. Now, finding my dad a birthday present was a little bit more difficult, because he NEVER says what he wants!!! haha! I decided i would go to Trader Joe's and just check it out, because everyone here is obsessed with it. lol! I ended up finding something perfect for my dad, and also i picked up something for my mom and brother! I love getting things for people i decided! haha! So that was also something i did for myself! Love love love. In the middle of all this running around, my best Heather Michelle Rowley called me, and we chatted about life, and i loved it! I love her! So so much! The date today is the 30th of October, so everyone in Utah is celebrating Halloween tonight!! I am soooo bummed i wouldn't be spending Halloween dinner with my girls... but thats life is suppose! We will make up for it in December, i am sure of it! :) Speaking of... tonight is the big YSA Halloween Dance in the city!!! It is in the church building under the temple, and i am soooooo stoked! I have my costume all ready, it will be sick! So i went back home after all my errand runs, and started to get ready! I love getting ready for Halloween! And going as pocahontas didn't even feel like i was getting crazy dressed up! It all came so naturally. I am an indian. Its official. lol! :) I met up at the church with Ciera, it was the ward party, and everyone was supposed to meet there and eat. They were having the annual ward chili cookoff! Yum!!! It was way cute to see all the families dressed up in themes! My favorite by far was the bishop and his family, they were 'Dispicable Me' little people! They were so cute! haha! So anyway, only me, ciera, and spencer actually showed up at the church, the rest of the crew, (all the people that went as alice and wonderland) met up somewere else and got ready together! That realllllly irritated ciera and spencer. Personally, i didn't really care all that much, cause i barely know these people, and don't really care if they exclude me or whatever.... but yeah. So us 3 rode the train into the city, and walked to the building! THE TEMPLE IS SO GORGEOUS!!!! Just sayin. lol! We met up with the rest of the group there, and it was so awkward! hahaah! Wha'er. I had a fun time dancing with everyone! Oh funniest thing. So i guess at these dances, the latins are the majority, so they play latin music like every other song, its so awesome! haha! Everyone knows how to move their hips like maniacs! haha! I love it! We made caramel apples, that were actually way gross... haha! And just danced the night away! The alice and wonderland crew won 2nd place in the costume contest,, way cool eh?? The first place winners were dressed up as Taylor Swift and Kanye West, it was HILARIOUS! haha! In my opinion, they definitely deserved the winners title. :) By the time the dance was over, we were all sooooo exhausted! We hopped on the train and went home! I was tired, but had a way good time! Winner halloween status.

Day 30;

Happy Halloween officially! :) Because i was so tired from the night before, i slept in til a whopping 10:30!!! Woot woot! It was such a good feeling! haha! I got up and hopped in the shower! Mmmmm. I love showers. Best part of the day, i'd say! haha! Jk, but i really do like them a whole lot. I got ready for church, and left for New Rochelle! Again i was a little late, but made it for the sacrament, and that's what is important! I sat in the back like i usually do, but ciera, spencer, spencer's sister and her boyfriend were all sitting on a little bench up front and ushered me to come up by them, so i did! That was nice, huh? :) I am so glad to have friends here! Its way nice! And guess what? I wouldn't have them if it wasn't for the church! Word. All the meetings were way good! After, the Anderson's invited me (and ciera, but she is always there anyway, haha) over for dinner! I guess they have a tradition to have chili every halloween, so that was exciting to be invited to be a part of that! Yay! And, it was reallllllly tasty! DAng. haha! Now here, it isn't like utah, where if a holiday falls on a sunday, we celeberate it the day before... they just gotta go with the flow and celebrate it with the rest of the world! So the two youngest Anderson's got all dressed up and went out! It was sooooo cute! They are absolutely adorable!!! We were going to go with them,, but.... drama came up. Remember how i said it was awkward at the dance, and they like 'excluded' us or whatever? Well, aparently there were some hard feelings still lingering in the air, and it was actually becoming a really big deal to them. (I didn't even know what was going on, cause nobody talks to me about anything,, pahaha) So... they called a little meeting to be held. hahaha. I felt like i was in high school! Oh glory... haha! So... we went to Moni's house, and had this meeting. Blah blah blah, drama drama drama. They argued it out, and in the end, everyone was happy! haha! I personally thought it was a little bit of a waste of my time, but if its what everyone wanted then,, thats cool! :) But after that i just went home and skyped with the fam! I LOVE SUNDAY NIGHT SKYPES! It was so lovely to chat with the fam, and see whats going on! :) I love them all so much!! I was pretty homesick all day, and that was just what i needed! They are all so funny, and i miss joking around with them like that! I EVEN miss playing Canasta! haha! So, after that, i fell asleep WAY fast, don't ask me why, cause i slept in so late! hahah! But that was that. :)