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Christmas Recap

2012-01-04T18:16:00.004-07:00

I can not believe that Christmas has already come and gone so quickly! But during the month of December I was able to do a lot of fun things and enjoy one of my favorite times of the year!

Even though Tim cheers for the Wyoming Cowboys, I did convince him to go to a USU basketball game with m.

Our FANTASTIC gingerbread house that we made.

Emily and I at the Hall Family Christmas Party.

Christmas Day with the Parentals.

Annual Hall Family Nerf War....I dominated of course.

Where has the Time Gone?!!!

2011-12-04T14:35:00.003-07:00

I honestly can not believe that it is already December! I will do my best at catching up on my "exciting" life. Teaching is going great, and I am really enjoying living in Afton other than it is DANG COLD, and everyone tells me that it is going to get colder and the snow is here to stay until May. Yippee.

Over Thanksgiving I got together with two of my bestest friends, Heather and Kenzie, and had a girls night! It was so fun to catch up and spend time with them!

This year we of course continued our Black Friday shopping tradition, but with a twist. Because the stores opened as early as 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night we decided to start them. We went from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m., we were SUPER tired on Friday, but we all agreed that it is easier to just stay up all night then to get up at 3 a.m. and start. We plan on doing it again next year!

Friday night I celebrated my birthday with my family. Boston and Daxton were the best helpers, I didn't even have to blow out my own candles or open my own presents. :)

Lately I have been hanging out with a new friend. Last night he took me to a Christmas Production thing and it was so much fun! He may think I am a bit crazy because I was dancing and singing along.....oh well :)

Donuts, Pumpkins and Golf

2011-10-23T19:07:00.003-06:00

This weekend was my Fall Break so to celebrate I went home to Lewiston for Donut Day! My mom is amazing and did most of the work, however Grandma Hall and I put in our fair share of work too. When all was said and done we made 185 donuts, not bad for a days work.

After the donuts were made I headed to Logan to participate in a pumpkin carving night. This year I decided to take it seriously and purchased a pumpkin carving kit. It took me a while but I finally was able to carve out a figure that resembled a witch.

To top off the weekend I went golfing at the Preston County Club with Roy, Benson, Lyndie and Kevin. It was a beautiful day and we had so much fun!

Top of Utah Marathon

2011-09-18T20:10:00.002-06:00

One of the things on my "bucket list" has been to run a marathon. So after participating in Ragnar this year I decided that I shouldn't put it off any longer. So after some thought and some persuasion from my friend Jamie I signed up.

(Before the race, standing in a tent while it poured rain)

Even though it rained and hailed for about 10 of the 26.2 miles, I survived. I did really well until about mile 20 and then I started to get super tired and was wondering what the heck I was doing. But crossing that finish line in 4 hours, 40 minutes and 20 seconds made it all worth it.

Jamie and I after the race, we could barely stand but we had smiles on our faces.

My proud parents and I after the race.

HELP! I need your ideas.

2011-08-19T21:00:00.002-06:00

Well today was my first day spent in my classroom! Today I mostly "dejunked" the room and brought some things in from home.

So here is my question to all of you, can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me any ideas, suggestions or thoughts of things you would do to this room to make it more inviting. Decorating is not really my area of expertise.

The kitchens.

The sewing portion of the room.

View from the front of the room to the back.

Angle from the front door.

What you see immediately after walking through the door.

DIY Weekend

2011-06-25T17:17:00.004-06:00

Okay so I was recently was introduced to Pinterest and have fallen in love! I found so many cute things that I want to make and so this weekend I decided to try my hand at a couple.

The first one I did was a paint chip garland. I went to Lowe's and grabbed a handful of red, white and blue chips, went home cut them into triangles and strung them on a string. I think that it turned out super cute.

Then I went and got some 4th of July paper at Carolee's Creations, cut it up, folding them up, tapped them together and then hung them with paper clips. So I may be biased, but I think that it turned out pretty cute.

A couple of weekends ago I found a table along side the road in Lewiston with a sign that said "Free", so of course I picked it up. Today I was finally able to fix it up.

I forgot to take a picture of it before I started but it was just a beat up table that was stained from top to bottom. I started out sanding it and then I painted the legs a cream and then to finish I put a dark stain on the top. I think that it turned out super cute and am really pleased!

Tada!

Running the Back of the Wasatch

2011-06-23T17:16:00.004-06:00

This year was my third year running in the Wasatch Back race that goes from Logan to Park City. Out of all the races that I do, this one is by far my favorite.

This year I ran with my cousin Mindy Hall and the Ski Patrol at Beaver Mountain. It was kind of funny that I was on their team because I do not ski or snowboard.

I ran Leg 3, which equaled out to about 19 miles. The hardest one was an 8 mile uphill run that was at 3 a.m.....it was interesting to say the least. But I felt so good once I was finished!

I had so much fun and can not wait to run the race again next summer!

Cruising in the Caribbean

2011-06-09T16:09:00.004-06:00

As a graduation present gift to myself I went on an 8 day cruise with two of my friends to the Western Caribbean. The cruise left from Miami and we made four stops at Cayman Islands, Honduras, Belize and Cozumel Mexico. We left on Sunday May 29 and returned on Sunday June 5.

Monday and Saturday were "fun days at sea" and so we spent those days getting massages, eating soft serve ice cream, laying out, visiting the buffet, going to comedians and eating some more.

For those of you that have been on cruises before know that when you are on the ship there are photographers EVERYWHERE and at first we just annoyed them but then we decided to embrace the camera love and from Tuesday night on out we went to every single photo booth ad by the end of the week they had taken over 200 photos of us, it was pretty great.

The two friends who I went with were Jamie Kidd and Brittny Harris.

So on the ship they had about 12 soft serve ice cream machines, this was not a good discovery. I probably ate my weight in that ice cream. It was so yummy!

When we were in Belize we went on a 'Raiders of the Lost Mayan Cave' tour which included zip lining, rock climbing and belaying. It was awesome!

The beach in Cozumel Mexico

In Mexico we went on a tour of the Mayan Ruins....SOOOO COOL!

This was in the center of the towns square in Cozumel

These are our guides for when we went in the Mayan Caves.

The beautiful beach we went to in Honduras

In the Cayman Islands we went to a turtle farm. At this farm they had a turtle that was over 300 years old and weighed 565 pounds, I had no idea they could get that big.

Also in the Cayman Islands we went swimming with dolphins...this is me with Alma.

I had an absolute blast on my cruise and I can't wait to plan and go on another trip!

I am a Graduate!!!

2011-05-08T22:12:00.002-06:00

Well after five years of college I finally made it. On Saturday I graduated from Utah State University with my Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Science Education and a minor in Family Finance.

This is me with 3 of my professors. Julie Wheeler, Lu Oaks and Lindsey Shirley.

These are the girls in my major.

Kevin and I both graduated on Saturday. It was pretty cool.

My Last Week.

2011-05-04T18:58:00.003-06:00

Well I have officially finished my student teaching. It seems so strange to me that I am finished with this experience and within the next couple of days I will be a graduate of Utah State. Anyway during the last few days at school I took pictures with each of my classes and my cooperating teacher.

This is group of girls was in my "advisory." They were a hoot and always said and did the funnest things.

On my last day my student, Meryl, showed up to school with this shirt on. The caption on the shirt read, "I love Ms. Hall." I tried turning her in for a dress code violation but it didn't work.

This is my cooperating teacher, Lynn Harris. She was amazing and I feel so lucky to have been able to learn from her.

This is a cake that one of my student's made for me. Isn't it awesome?

News Flash!

2011-04-05T14:55:00.002-06:00

Well I am on my way to becoming an official teacher. I accepted a job offer yesterday afternoon and starting this August I will be teaching at Star Valley Middle School. It has 7th and 8th graders and about 400 students. I am slightly nervous but really excited for this new chapter in my life!

Conference Weekend.

2011-04-03T15:55:00.002-06:00

Ever since I can remember the Hall Family has had the tradition to go to dinner after the Priesthood session to the Copper Mill. This time we had 55 us there and were only missing my Aunt Karalee, and cousins Melissa, Stephanie and Jenny. I always look forward to these two nights every year because I love being with my family and seeing all of them!

My Grandma and I at Copper Mill.

The Ladies!

So I am finally graduating this May...Wahoo! So my mother insisted that I snap a couple of quick photos to put in my announcements. My good friends Lindsey and Chelsea helped me with this task on Friday afternoon.

These are my latest bulletin boards that I made at Preston High.

Recently...

2011-03-12T12:24:00.003-07:00

Nothing too exciting has happened recently in my life. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure.

This is the display case that I decorated to promote Family and Consumer Sciences....pretty good I think.

Cyd Gunnell, Lindsey Lawlor and I at our friends wedding at the Logan Temple.

Dress up party!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-13T21:54:00.002-07:00

I hope that you have a fantastic Valentine's Day and that cupid showers you with love!

Student Teaching

2011-01-29T17:25:00.002-07:00

Well my first two weeks of student teaching have come and gone. So far I am really enjoying it! There are a couple of students that I would really like to strangle, but I am sure that there were teachers wanted to strangle me at times too!

This is my desk, pretty messy I know.

One day during my prep I quickly put together this display case so that we could show the rest of the school what we are doing in class right now.

My classroom!

Christmas Joy!

2011-01-01T14:56:00.002-07:00

Christmas this year was grand as usual, even though it was a little different since it was just my parents and I. Santa brought me a filing cabinet, and a set of Paula Dean pots and pans. Now I am so excited to file all of my lesson plans and make something fantastic in the kitchen!

Temporary Residence

2010-12-20T17:01:00.001-07:00

Well today I had back surgery. It went well, at least that's what my mom says. But currently I am living at the hospital and then my mom will be taking me hostage at her home....can't wait!

Christmas Fun

2010-12-13T21:49:00.004-07:00

So this past weekend was pretty grand. The festivities began on Friday night when I went to a ugly Christmas sweater party sporting some of my mother's old sweaters.

Before going to the party. My good friend and I had a little top model photo shoot at my house.

This is the gang at the party.....don't we look good?!!!

Then on Saturday I went down to Salt Lake with my parents, George, Boss and Dax. We went to the lights at Temple Square and then went back to my Aunt Nanette's to spend the night and go to the Forsyth Christmas Party on Sunday Afternoon.

Look at Boss.....he thinks he is a gangster.

The Latest Edition

2010-11-19T17:16:00.002-07:00

So I LOVE to quilt. I am not very good, but I love to just sit down and sew.....its very relaxing. A couple of weeks ago I took two of my quilts to my quilting lady in Smithfield, I got them back today and I couldn't be happier!

Trying to be Domestic

2010-11-18T07:10:00.003-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I watched a segment on Studio 5 on domesticating some old frames and it made me really want to do it. So later that afternoon I drove myself down to the wonderful D.I. and found these treasures. Then with the help of my sister-in-law Melissa I transformed them by first priming, painting and then glazing. I really love how they turned out, but now I just have to figure out what the heck to do with them! Any Suggestions?!!!

Halloween Adventures

2010-11-08T19:33:00.003-07:00

To start off the Halloween festivities, momma Hall decided to throw a halloween party at the house. She had a scary meal planned for us and fun games. It was such a great night and I hope that the tradition continues.

Roy, Melissa and I decided to go as "Sister Wives." As you can see it was a HUGE success.

So Halloween doesn't really start till later so it get things going some friends and I went to the USU basketball game to cheer on our Aggies.

Two of my best friends and I decided to go as Boxers.

Our personalized boxer robes.

Two of my other friends dressed up as the Chilean miners.....it was a great night!

Donut Day!

2010-10-23T21:15:00.004-06:00

Yesterday was the famous Donut Day at the Hall Household! My fantastic mom made doubled the batch and Grandma Hall reported that we made 189 donuts and about 60 donut holes.

We made maple and glazed donuts....they were delicious.

Here is the master mind...isn't she great.

Here are the "helper". I iced the maple donuts, Lyndie handled the glazed donuts, Becca artfully placed the donuts on the plates and Grandma Hall counted the donuts and supervised the entire operation. It was a wonderful afternoon!!!

Yum Yum

2010-10-21T17:00:00.003-06:00

So recently I have become OBSESSED with making yummy treats! Last weekend I made some delicious zucchini bread and then other night I made a fruit pizza for a work party. Anyone got some yummy fall treats that I probably should make.......?

Weekend Randomness

2010-10-10T09:37:00.002-06:00

I am so excited that Fall is finally here, it is my favorite season! So to celebrate Boston and I made caramel apples on Saturday and then drizzled chocolate over the top of them.....SOOO good.

Well at some point during the caramel apple making papa Kimber felt the need to show off his physique and how he can still manage to fit into his USU letterman's jacket, he is a special spirit.

On Friday night some friends and I decided to have a girls night and go and see the movie, "Life as We Know It." I LOVED it. It hasn't gotten rave reviews, but I thought it was super funny and really cute!

Food Storage?......

2010-09-12T20:49:00.004-06:00

On Friday night I went to our Stake Activity at Sports Academy with my roommates and friends. But whoever was in charge of ordering the pizza over estimated a bit because at 10:30 there were literally about 100 pizza's left over so they just told people to take them home. So of course we took 4 pizza's for ourselves. When we got home we decided to wrap all the pieces in tinfoil and put them in our freezer so that we could follow the prophets counsel and have some food storage. What obedient girls we are!

Last 80s Dance

2010-09-12T20:39:00.002-06:00

As you all know I LOVE to go to dress up parties so naturally the 80s dance is a big hit at my house. Last year I found a great dress at D.I. and received so many compliments so I decided to wear it again this year.

This is my friend Lindsey and I before going to the dance.

All the girls being cool standing on the "A."

Labor Day Weekend

2010-09-06T20:15:00.005-06:00

Last Saturday I was able to go with my cute sister in laws to Lion King in Salt Lake. We decided to make a day out of it and left early so that we could eat at PF Chang's before and then we made a quick stop at Tai Pan after.

So Lion King was AMAZING. I loved the costumes and of course the music, cause it's disney.

It was so much fun to spend the day with my sister in laws, they are great!

To celebrate Memorial Day I went with the best cousins in the world to Lagoon. I had not been there since my senior Lagoon day which was over 4 years ago and well lets just say I haven't been back because I may or may not of slobbered on my coach while riding the Sky Coaster. But Becca, Vanessa and Amanda were kind enough to over look this and allow me to spend the day with them and we had so much fun!

All of us dry as a bone before beginning our adventure on Rattlesnake Rapids.

Vanessa and Amanda soaked after the ride.

Becca and I stayed pretty dry, it was awesome.

The gang before going to Wicked. Best ride at Lagoon, no questions.

My Best Friends Wedding

2010-08-23T16:14:00.003-06:00

My very best friend from my days at CWC got married this past weekend in Billings Montana. She asked me to be one of her 9 bridesmaids and so I was able to go and spend a fun weekend with her and her close friends and family.

The weekend was filled with lots of activities and events. I flew in on Thursday afternoon and went straight to the pool which was followed by a BBQ at her future in-laws home.

On Friday their was a bridal shower in the morning and then later that afternoon there was the rehearsal at her church.

After the rehearsal we went over to the country club and ate an amazing dinner.

Saturday we were up bright and early to get our hair and makeup done and get pictures.

It was such a fun weekend and I am so lucky that I got to be a part of Katie and Josh's special day!

Cousins are Great!

2010-08-02T16:16:00.003-06:00

Over the weekend I went down to Orem to spend some time with my fantastic cousins. On Friday night we went over to Jenn and Brandon's House and then we all went out to dinner! We went to a restaurant Johnny Carinos...it was D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S.

On Saturday Becca, Vanessa and I went and spent far too much money at IKEA, but we had a blast so it's fine....right?

It was such a great weekend and I had so much fun. Thanks Becca and Vanessa!

The Great Land of Hanna

2010-07-19T20:48:00.005-06:00

It has now become an annual event for my family to spend a weekend in a little farming town outside of Park City, called Hanna. My mom's parents owned a old house there and when they passed away her brother bought it and he lets us use it for our family outing.

The view from the Hanna House.....the famous Red Rock.

The gang in front of the Hanna House.

Four Wheeling Trip #2.

Four Wheeling Trip #1.

Floating the River: Momma Minnie, Aunt Nanette, Georgana and Me.

Mom, Nanette, Dax and Eric, sitting on our fabulous dam.

Dad went down the river more than any of us and to prove it the back of this legs are cherry red.

Mediation is key to a healthy life.

Boss, Eric, Dax and George.

The gang after climbing Red Rock.

We made it to the top of Red Rock!

The Road That Leads To Cali

2010-07-14T22:07:00.005-06:00

Last weekend my seven of my friends and I went on a little road trip to southern California. We stopped in Vegas, L.A., Anaheim, and went to Huntington Beach, Long Beach and New Port Beach. It was such a fun weekend, but it reminded me of why I prefer to fly!

Me with my lucky machine and winnings in Vegas!

The California Daisy Duke Gals.

At Long Beach.

The gals at Huntington Beach.

We went to the Cubs and Dodgers game on Friday night.

The whole gang at a really yummy Indian Restaurant just down from Dodgers Stadium.

BEST. CONCERT. EVER.

2010-06-28T14:54:00.004-06:00

Last Wednesday night myself and 7 other girls went to the Backstreet Boys concert in Salt Lake. The backstreet Boys were my FAVORITE band when I was little and so I couldn't pass up the chance to see them live. Combined with their coordinating outfits and great moves made this concert one of the best ones that I have ever been too!!!

Backstreet Boys Family Portrait.....

Let me Show you the Shape of My Heart.

We were SO confused as to why the Backstreet Boys didn't have a band....they had a D.J.

The clan.

Ragnar

2010-06-23T14:54:00.003-06:00

This was my second time participating in the Wasatch Back Relay, which is a 12 person relay that starts in Logan and ends in Park City a grand total of 188 miles. I ended up running just under 19 miles. It was such a beautiful weekend and was a lot of fun!

Our teams name was "Project Runaway." So when we crossed the finish line we all had veils and our 12th runner ran the last 6 miles in a wedding dress....everyone loved us!

THe team is split into two vans. I was in Van 1 along and these were my teammates.

The District of Columbia

2010-05-26T22:08:00.007-06:00

My trip to D.C. was such a blast. We spent Friday going to a lot of the museums, seeing the monuments and cruising around the National Mall. Saturday we went on a tour of the White House, went to the D.C. Temple and went to this cool little town in West Virginia called Harpers Ferry where Robert Brown and his sons led a raid during the Civil War. Sunday we went to church then headed over to Arlington, and the National Cathedral. Monday we went on a tour of the Capitol and went to the Library of Congress and Supreme Court Building. It was such a fun trip but now I am so worn out that I need a vacation from my vacation!

Me in front of the Capitol.

Lindsey and I in the Rotunda.

Me with the original cornerstone that George Washington laid for the Capitol Building.

This is the room below the Rotunda and I am standing on the center point of DC, all roads come out of that point.

Lindsey, Me and Amanda in a garden below the National Cathedral.

Arlington

The amphitheater at Arlington, this is where the Presidents give their Memorial Day Speeches.

DC Temple

Harpers Ferry

Above Harper's Ferry

Cool glass dress at the Smithsonian National Galleria.

Oh Hey Obama! So I did meet a member of the first family.....BO the dog! He was just playing fetch with his trainer in the backyard during my tour.

Lincoln....what a gem.

Washington Monument

Went on a walk with the Bush's.

Saw Michelle and Barack, I just gave them a love.

National Cathedral

The whole gang above Harper's Ferry.

The gang at Arlington at Robert E. Lee's House which is at the top of Arlington.

Harper's Ferry.

Wahoo for Jefferson.

The matching tourist group waiting for the metro.

Well I'm Off....

2010-05-19T17:04:00.003-06:00

I am SO excited! Tomorrow I am leaving to go to Washington D.C. One of my friends has a sister who lives there and so we are going to go visit and tour the city since neither one of us has been there....it is going to be great!

Flowrider

2010-05-15T09:36:00.002-06:00

On Tuesday night I went with some friends to Ogden to learn how to surf at a place called Flowrider. I was really nervous since I have absolutely no experience surfing, skateboarding or snowboarding like all of my friends do. But I had SO much fun! It was hard learning how to balance but once I got the hang of it I loved it and I can't wait to go back!

Volleyball Champs

2010-05-10T17:36:00.003-06:00

So for the past few weeks I have been playing in a Rec Volleyball League at Logan High on Wednesday nights. Last Wednesday night was the championship game and we won!! It was really fun to play with some old teammates and friends and of course go home with a new

t-shirt!

Crazy Wind

2010-05-02T21:04:00.003-06:00

So on Tuesday night my parents heard a loud bang while they were having their scripture study and when they looked out the kitchen window they saw their shed blowing across the back yard. They hurried and went outside to move all the stuff that was once under the shed to the garage and then tied down the shed to the back fence. I couldn't resist taking a few photos when I went out to their house on Saturday.....good times.

LIFE....

2010-04-30T14:12:00.002-06:00

So not much has happened in my life in the past couple of weeks but here it goes.....

A group of friends and I ran in a 5K for organ donation in honor of one of my friends sisters who died a couple of years ago in a skiing accident at Beaver.

Attended one of my favorite events of week, Taco Tuesday. I go to this EVERY WEEK cause lets me honest getting a taco for $1.50 is such a great deal.

Got a hole in one while mini golfing with some friends at family night last week so of course I had to have photo shoot in honor of this accomplishment!

SLC Half Marathon

2010-04-20T17:25:00.003-06:00

Last weekend I went with Mindi Hall and Shelly Wardell and together we ran the Salt Lake Half Marathon. This was my second half marathon and I improved on my time by six minutes so I was super happy about that. Saturday was a beautiful day for a run and I am glad that I was able to finish!

Called To Serve

2010-04-11T22:09:00.004-06:00

My best friend's mission farewell was today! Kenzie is going to the Omaha Nebraska Winter Quarters Mission. She is such a great friend and I know that she is going to be an awesome missionary!

Update.....

2010-04-10T10:24:00.003-06:00

So last week for Easter my mom and I got crazy and made fun easter egg cupcakes. They turned out so cute and were really fun to make. Too bad no one in our family really likes cupcakes so we gave most of them away....oh well.

A couple of weekends ago some friends and I made an emergency trip to Lava Hot Springs.......so great!

Lava with Lindsey Lawlor, Cyd Gunnel

Kenzie Lawlor and I on her 21st birthday....Holla!

Slurpee runs are the best!

Spring Break 2010!!

2010-03-17T22:08:00.003-06:00

This year for Spring Break I went with a few of my friends down to St. George and Vegas. We mostly shopped in Vegas and spent as much time as we could laying by the pool at our condo in St. George. It was a short trip but it was really relaxing and fun!

Missions.....

2010-03-03T20:59:00.003-07:00

Within the past month two of my bestest friends have received their mission calls. Shalese is headed to Romania on March 24 and Kenzie is going to Omaha Nebraska Winter Quarters Historical Marker on April 14! I am so excited for both of them and they are going to make great missionaries!!!!

Snow Globe Effect

2010-02-07T22:03:00.003-07:00

So on Friday night a group of friends and I went down to Merlin Olsen Park to go ice skating on the outdoor rink. I hadn't been skating in about 6 years so I was a little shaky at first but eventually I got the hang of it and all was well. After about a half hour of us being there it started to snow and the flakes were huge, it made me feel like I was inside one of those Christmas snow globes! Anyway it was SO much fun and I highly recommend it going!

Lumber Jack Partay!

2010-01-31T00:57:00.003-07:00

After the USU game on Saturday night my friends and I went over to a "Lumber Jack" house party. So of course we put on our flannel shirts and made some mustaches and headed on over.

St. George Half Marathon

2010-01-24T21:47:00.004-07:00

This past weekend I went down to St. George with my cousin Mindy and a family friend Amy to run in the St. George half marathon. It has always been a goal of mine to run in a race like this and so when Mindy asked me to do it with her I knew that I couldn't pass up the opportunity.

This was us in the car ride to the race...Mindy and I were slightly nervous but were excited to accomplish our goal.

We took this after our race when we were back at the house we stayed at. Mindy and I finished about a minute apart and Amy came in about 10 minutes head of us. But it was such a fun experience and as soon as I can move normally again I hope to keep on running!

Cleaning The Sink

2010-01-16T13:47:00.002-07:00

After the USU Basketball game on Monday night my friends and I decided that since non of us and ever gone to Angie's and "Cleaned the Sink" that we should probably do it.

It was SOOOOOO big! And while we did it give it our best effort we weren't able to actually eat it all.

Bring on 2010

2010-01-05T21:19:00.003-07:00

To bring in the new year I went to a party at Juniper Take out. We danced, ate and just had a blast.

We love 2010!

During 2009 I went the entire year without drinking caffeine, so as soon as 12:01 came around I of course had to have a sip of mountain dew....and it was sick!

On the Eve of Christmas

2009-12-30T18:24:00.004-07:00

Christmas Eve was a blast as usual at Grandma Halls!

Santa brought each of the single grandkids a towel with our names embroidered on it.....excellent gift!

Christmas Fun!

2009-12-17T20:23:00.004-07:00

On Tuesday night, a couple of my friends and I drove down to Salt Lake to see the lights at Temple Square. It wasn't too cold and it was a weeknight so there was a million people there either.....great time.

Last Saturday was my room mates, Toni's, bridal shower. After everyone had gone home my room mates and I decided to make a Christmas card. So naturally we borrowed our mother's sweaters and had our own top model Christmas photo shoot, Tyra would of been proud!

Finally....

2009-12-11T09:56:00.005-07:00

Oh my finals are finally over and I can once again breathe! I have a lot to catch up on so here it goes.

Back in November I was able to help out my friend, who was one of the organizers, at the Special Olympics up on USU's campus. It was so much fun to help out with this event, and the athletes were so great!

For my final project in my Sewing class I had to design an outfit. So I had to make my pattern pieces from scratch and then be able to actually make a garment out of them. I didn't think it was going to be that fun, but I actually enjoyed doing it. I decided to call my pattern, Tyra Fierce...inspired by Tyra Banks and America's Next Top Model!

On December 2nd USU played BYU at the Spectrum and of course USU won! But more importantely I stood in line for 6 hours so that I could get into the Spectrum for the game.....it was a long day bur so worth while!

This past Tuesday my IWA chapter had a little Christmas Party at my leaders house and we decided to turn it into an ugly Christmas sweater party...so of course I had to raid my mom's closet, so wasn't impressed.

22nd Year

2009-11-20T12:44:00.004-07:00

This past Wednesday was my birthday and I turned 22. When I went into work, my co-workers had decorated my desk and had bought me a cake!

Later that night some of my friends took me out to one of my favorite restaurants....Bluebird.

My friends Shanna and Lane gave me 22 goldfish.

After dinner my cute room mates threw me a little birthday bash. It was go great and so many of my friends came over to wish me a happy birthday and to eat cake and ice cream!

After everyone had left the party Shalese, Brooke, Derek, Jack, Jordan and I opened the last container of cold stone ice cream and downed it in about 3 minutes while playing cards....it was so yummy.

CWC Reunion

2009-11-07T23:28:00.003-07:00

One of my best friends, Katie St. John, (who was my setter in Wyoming) plays for Carroll College in Helena Montana. On Thursday night she was in Salt Lake playing Westminster. So myself and some of our other team mates got together to go to the game. It was so much fun to be with all of the girls again!

Halloween Fun!

2009-11-07T23:21:00.002-07:00

Halloween this year was kind of a low key event. I hung out in Lewiston for a little bit and went around with Boston and Daxton to the trunk or treat. Then I went with a group of friends to Texas roadhouse and then back to my apartment for a little Halloween Party!

Family Pictures!

2009-10-28T15:58:00.003-06:00

So last weekend we had our family pictures taken by one of Georgana's very talented friends. We had them taken by the old train station in Smithfield by the Blue Sox's Field. Anyway if we want to see them just click on the link below!!!

Family Pics

Fall Break!

2009-10-22T18:44:00.004-06:00

This year for Fall Break a group of friends and I went down to St. George and Vegas. We stayed a condo in St. George and spent out time there lounging by the pool sleeping in, and just relaxing. One of the days we spent in Vegas, of course I had to gamble a little but I learned my lesson since I lost everything I bet. But it was such a great weekend and it was really nice to get away from Cache Valley for the weekend.

Homecoming Week

2009-10-03T19:03:00.003-06:00

Homecoming week just got over and the week was so fun and crazy! I volunteer on the Homeing/Traditions committee so I was able to help out with a lot of the activities. On Sunday we made cool robots....I am still not sure what their purpose was but I had fun making them.

I am also in the FACS club which is the club for my major and so I went and helped paint our clubs logo on the road in front the univeristy.

The Homecoming dance this year was great! There were four different rooms that each had a different theme so according to the room where you wanted to dance you could dress up to match it. I mostly helped out and took tickets all night but it was fun to see all the outfits.

Brad and Dirks

2009-09-27T22:37:00.003-06:00

Some of my friends and I decided to go down to USANA and go to the Brad Paisley and Dirks Bentley concert. We just bought general admission tickets and sat on the grass but it was SO much fun!

Brad at the Temple! The concert was great and there were so many awesome "special effects."

Emma Halla Pollard

2009-09-12T09:28:00.003-06:00

My little Cousin Emily got married yesterday in the Logan Temple to Jason Pollard! It was such a nice day and she looked beautiful!!

Of course I couldn't pass up the opportunity to have a top model photo shoot at the temple so we snapped a few shots....

Blast From the Past

2009-09-05T09:20:00.002-06:00

So last weekend was the annual 80's dance up on campus. My friends and I look forward to this dance all year long! A couple of days before I went to the D.I. and found this beautiful blue dress and all throughout the night people kept commenting on it....it was a hit!

Best of August

2009-08-26T23:12:00.004-06:00

So last week I had my first successful attempt making pizza from scratch. Normally I kill the yeast so it doesn't usually work out but this time it turned out beautifully. Other than I didn't realize that the recipe made two pizzas so the crust was like a loaf of bread.........but brother Kevin liked it so whatever.

The Hall's threw Emily's bridal shower this last weekend and it is tradition that we tie all the bows that are on the gifts in the brides hair.....then we had a photo shoot.
All of the girl Hall Cousins.

Then things got crazy as Alyson and Macey threw the rolls on Karalee's roof.

The Bodily Larsen Family Reunion at Willow Park

Me in my uncle Scott's Wrangers on our annual trip to Hanna. We were going on a four wheeler ride and I forgot to pack pants so I borrow his.......sexy kind of.....

Dad and I roasting marshmallow as the Hanna House.

Kevin, Eric, George and I after climbing to the top of the red rock in Hanna.

Cache County Fair

2009-08-08T14:43:00.002-06:00

For the first time ever I put a quilt that I did this summer in the Cache County Fair and I was so excited that I got a first place blue ribbon! But then I started looking around and almost everything in the room had either a blue or red ribbon....awkward!

Emily's Bridal Shower!

2009-08-08T14:37:00.002-06:00

My little cousin is getting married in September and so my friend Kenzie and I threw her an ABC Bridal Shower. Everyone came up with some great ideas and we had a lot of fun!

I know how my much Emily LOVES chocolate so for the refreshments I decided to do a chocolate fountain and it was big hit!

Weekend in Riverton

2009-08-08T14:25:00.002-06:00

This past weekend I was able to go up to Riverton Wyoming, where I went to Junior College and played volleyball for two years. My team mate Darby met me in Logan and then together we made the trek. This is Brittany, Brenda and Shanda Barlow. This is the part of the family that took care of me while I was there.....I LOVE this family!
Me, Darby and Nicole just chillin in the lake!

Steve Barlow started pulling us all on the tube after we all went cliff jumping...it was intense!

Bloomington Lake

2009-08-08T14:17:00.001-06:00

A couple of weeks ago I went with some friends to Bloomington Lake. We started at Cub River in Idaho and took our four wheelers through the pass to get to the Lake. When we got there the others jumped into the lake off of the rope swing but I preferd to walk to the other side and jump off the cliffs into the Lake. It took us about two hours both ways but it was a blast!

The Sky View Has Beens

2009-08-08T12:12:00.002-06:00

For the past couple of years I have been able to play with some of the Sky View Teachers in the Smithfield softball league. This year we ended up being tied for third place, but had a lot of fun and tons of laughs throughout the season.

Weekend of Fun

2009-07-19T22:36:00.002-06:00

This weekend was the definition of summer fun. On Friday we went "midnight four-wheeling" up Hyde Park canyon. The weather was warm and we rode up on top of one of the mountains to look over the valley and it was so pretty with all the lights.

On the next day, Saturday, Tiera, Casey, Ian and I went and floated down the Oneida Narrows, went out to dinner at the new restaurant Beehive Grill and finished off the night with an intense game of miniature golf. I LOVE summer!!

Harry Potter

2009-07-19T22:28:00.002-06:00

I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan so when the sixth movie came out I bought some tickets so that a group of friends and I could go to the opening showing at midnight on Wednesday July 15. The movie of course was excellent and is my favorite Harry Potter movie thus far!!!!

My friends and I were going to dress up but because of time constraints we didn't. So instead I bought a bunch of the stickers that you wear at family reunions that say "Hi my name is...." and we put the names of the characters that we aspire to be. I of course was Hermonie for the reason that she hooks up with Ron!!!!

H.P.'s Wedding

2009-07-03T09:12:00.002-06:00

My best friend, Heather Petersen, got married on Thursday at the Logan Temple. It was such a beautiful day and she was a gorgeous bride!
We started off the morning just taken regular photos .....Me, Heather and Kenzie Lawlor

Then I decided to get things a little saucier and posed with the groom and his friends.
Jordan Woods, Derrick Mickelson, Dallin Maw and Me.

Then somehow I became the light reflector girl when the bride and groom had to take their pictures.

Then of course Kenzie and I just HAD to have a top model photo shoot of our own!
All in all it was a great day!!!

Wasatch Back

2009-06-25T19:24:00.003-06:00

This past weekend i got to run the Wasatch Back with a bunch of my friends. The race starts at Merlin Olsen Park in Logan and goes through Avon Pass, Ogden Valley, Morgan, Heber City and ends in Park City. I had not been planning on doing this run but one of the girls dropped out and so three days before the race they asked me to do it and I am so glad that I did. My three runs were at 1:30 on Friday afternoon (it was super hot), 11:00 Friday night and then 10:00 on Saturday morning. It took our team 31 hours to do it and we finished 23rd in the women's division. It was so much fun and I hope that I can do it next year!

This is our van during our first runs....notice that we look pretty good cause as the race went on our looks went out the window!

Me runnng my first leg through Avon Pass. Throughout the entire race the only bathrooms available were sick nasty pot-a-potties.........This is of my van while we were waiting for the other van to finish so that we could cross the finish line together. It started to rain and it was really cold while we were waiting but it was worth it.

Southern Hospitality

2009-06-09T16:08:00.002-06:00

My friends had a Southern Belle and Bo party last night and it was quite the event. I dressed up as a Southern Debutante all in white while some of my other friends dressed up as hicks or southern gentlemen. It was such a fun Party!

Playing in the Rain

2009-06-09T15:58:00.002-06:00

So it's been pretty rainy here in the Valley of Cache for the past week and a half and last week during my softball game it just started pouring. But being the dedicated softball players that we are my fellow Impact employees and I welcomed the new challenge and then played in the rain following our victory!!!

Memorial Memories

2009-05-26T18:40:00.002-06:00

Some of my friends and I went hiking up some random mountain on Memorial day to watch the sunset. None of us realized just how big the mountain was in the beginning. So at the top of the mountain we had a little bit of a top model photo shoot and just hung out while watching the sunset, it was so beautiful!

Heather's Shower

2009-05-24T08:48:00.003-06:00

My good friend Heather Petersen is getting married on July 2nd so me and her other friend decided to give her a shower. It was such a perfect day to have it outside cause it wasn't too hot and the sun was behind the clouds, so it was great!

Cinco De Mayo

2009-05-11T06:41:00.002-06:00

Every year on May 5th the Canfield's have a Cinco De Mayo party where they make delicious Mexican food. This year it was a little strange going because Nickole wasn't there since she is in Brazil on her mission but it was still a lot of fun.
Me with a Delcious Margareita!

Kenzie and I having a fiesta!

A couple of nights later was Nickole's sister's wedding and so they had this picture at the signing table..... I just couldn't resist from taking a picture with it.

Catching Up....

2009-05-01T15:25:00.002-06:00

Life has been crazy these past few weeks! But finals are finally over and I am so ready for summer! Here are some random pics of the random things I have been doing....Emily and I taking Kevin's new scooter for a spin.

The Semi-Annual event of the Hall dinner at Copper Mill on conference weekend.

Garr and Karalee's Homecoming dinner.

The last night that all of my roommates and I were together we went to Chili's and had a great time.

Festival of Colors

2009-03-31T18:29:00.002-06:00

This past weekend I went down to Spanish Fork with two of my good friends Kenzie Lawlor and Katie Clyde. The reason was so that we could attend the Festival of Colors, it is a day where the immigrants from India celebrate Spring. They light a huge bom fire, say some chant and then we all throw ground up dyed chalk into the air. We obvisiouly got covered from head to toe with chalk and at some points it was really really hard to breath, but I can't think of a better way to welcome Spring!!!!

Spring Break!

2009-03-19T18:29:00.003-06:00

For Spring Break I decided to not go to Mexico because of all the stuff that is happening down there and instead went to California! We went to Balboa Island, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Disney land, St. George and anywhere else our hearts desired! I had so much fun but my favorite day was when we went to Disneyland since I hadn't been there for about 12 years!In St. George some of my guy friends spent the day with us before heading to Vegas.

In Disneyland I took the "Kissing Test" and apparently my skills are thrilling....

When we were in the Huntington Beach area all of us girls got dressed up and went out to dinner. It was so much fun, people kept looking at us weird though cause we went to a place comparable with the Cheesecake Factory, so we were a little over dressed.

Newport Beach

One night when we stayed at one of the girl's aunt's hour in California we had a camp fire and roasted marshmallows and did fire dances!

Lunch with Grandma Hall

2009-03-06T19:15:00.003-07:00

This afternoon I met up with my Mom and Grandma and went to lunch with them at A&W's in Smithfield. During the meal I brought up that a couple of nights ago my roommates and I got on a website where we all designed our dream wedding ring. I then told my grandma that Emily's ring was really pretty and was about $2300, then I asked her what she thought my dream ring would cost. At first she avoided the question talking about how her first right was only about $400 but I promptly reminded her of my question and she spat out the figure of $4000. Before I told her my mom assured grandma that it was a really pretty ring, it's just a rather large diamond. So I finally told her that it was around $7100 and quicker than a cat my grandma said, and I quote, "You aren't worth it!" Now when my grandma says something that she knows is funny she starts to laugh quietly at first and then her body starts to shake, and she finally will start to burst out in laughter.....and that is just what she did. I am not real sure how I am supposed to take this since she once told me that she loves me, which she doesn't verbalize often. Oh I love my Grandma!!!!

Building a Book Shelf 101

2009-02-22T22:58:00.004-07:00

1. Lay out all the parts so that the letters on them can be seen.

2. Go and ask the neighbor boys for a screwdriver and if you smile nicely they might come build it for you.

3. Bake the neighbor boys cookies for their hard work.

4. Be a top model and show off the newest piece of furniture in the apartment.

Firehouse Birthday

2009-02-22T22:43:00.003-07:00

This past Tuesday was my good friend Heather Petersen's Birthday and so to celebrate we went to Firehouse on Friday. It is always a lot of fun just to sit around, eat good food and just talk with close friends.

Happy Birthday Heather!

Spring Break!

2009-02-20T12:13:00.001-07:00

I just wanted everyone to know that there are only 15 more days until Spring Break. Me and nine other friends are going to a resort called Sonoran Sky in Rocky Point Mexico. I am so excited, and the website makes me want to be there right now.
Sonoran Sky Mexico

Weekend of Randomness

2009-02-03T10:13:00.002-07:00

This past weekend was the Bridal Fair, but since I am not engaged or plan on getting engaged/married in the near future I had no reason to go. So I decided to put on one of my fake diamond rings and go and see all the booths....and of course I made Emily come along.
Then on Saturday morning we woke up to find that our upstairs bathroom toliet had flooded during the night and so were out of a bathroom for half of Saturday. So to make my weekend a little better I decided to make sugar cookies. But I made the decision that I would decorate each cookie differently. This would of been fine other than there were 6 dozen cookies so it ended up taking me about an hour and a half to decorate them, but luckily my aunt Nanette came in the middle and helped me finish.

New Roomies!

2009-01-18T22:18:00.002-07:00

Two of our roommates moved out last semester and two new ones, Alisa and Rachael (the ones in the pink) moved in. We took this right before church and of course we had to incorporate our front door into the pic.

Christmas and New Years

2009-01-12T07:46:00.003-07:00

For Christmas this year I was so lucky and Santa brought me a red Kitchen-Aide!! I had really been wanting one for quite sometime but my mother said I needed a husband to get one of those. So I got a little mad saying that I didn't need a husband to get one. So I finally gave up on the idea and was completely surprised on Christmas morning when I opened it.

This is the nativity from Christmas Eve at Grandma Halls.

For New Year's Eve my friends and I just went to a house party and partied it up. Someone brought hats and masks for us to put on to welcome in the new year so we took a moment to have a top model photo shoot.

Italy Part 2!

2008-12-29T10:21:00.001-07:00

Italy Vacation!

2008-12-29T09:29:00.003-07:00

My trip to Italy was so much fun! We left on December 11th and returned home Christmas Eve at about 5. We were supposed to be home on the 23rd but because Expedia forgot to inform us of a flight change we missed our flight and were lucky to get home for Christmas at all. But the trip was so much fun we went to Milan, Alessandria, Genova, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Rimini. Rome was by far my favorite place just cause there was so much history. Anyway here are a some of the 850 pictures that Court, Emily and I took!!

Italy Here I Come!

2008-12-10T12:13:00.001-07:00

After counting down the days from March, I can't believe that I am finally going to Italy. I am going with two of my cousins Courtney and Emily. We plan on visiting Milan, Alessandra, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Rimini and San Marino. We we only be gone for 12 days so we aren't spending a whole lot of time in each city but non the less it will be dang fun!!

Grandma's Winter Wonderland

2008-12-09T19:45:00.002-07:00

This past weekend I had the chance to decorate my Grandma's house for Christmas. When another family member offered to decorate it, Gramdma politely replied, "don't worry, Lisa and Emily will do it." So to make some time I switched my work schedule around on Friday and decorated the house after classes on Friday afternoon. Emily could not get off work so Grandma and i just had a grand time.

Forsyth Family Christmas Party

2008-12-01T20:46:00.003-07:00

This past weekend we had the Forsyth Family Christmas Party at my Aunt Nanette's House in Salt Lake. It was so fun to see everyone since I don't get to see that side of my family very often.

After we played an exciting game of Christmas Bingo we had a special visitor come. All the little kids enjoyed seeing him, especially Daxton as you can see from the picture. But it was fun to sit on Santa's lap, something that I haven't done in a really long time.

After Santa left the little ones decided to have a little game of WWF.

Adventure 101

2008-11-19T19:21:00.003-07:00

This past Saturday my friends and I went up Hyde Park Canyon and went skeet shooting and jeeping. I wan't very good at the shooting part cause I didn't realize that when you shoot that the gun kind of kicks back so I prefered to just model with my gun. But jeeping was way fun. We went up and around Sky View Hill and then rode up the hills behind it. Here is a picture of the Jeep after we went. I can not count how many times I hit my head on the ceiling in this thing.

Sewing Class

2008-11-17T07:46:00.002-07:00

This semester I am taking a sewing class, cause I have to for my major, and one of our projects is to make a tailored skirt. I finished mine a couple of weeks ago and finally got around to actually wearing it to church.

I've Been Tagged

2008-11-07T23:38:00.002-07:00

you have to type in the first thing that comes to your mind to make it fun:

I am: ready for the semester to be over
I know: I should be studying instead of doing this
I want: an ipod touch
I have: too many puses
I hate: how I have a street lamp outside my bedroom windo
I miss: my volleyball days
I feel: like buying a fake college degree
I hear: a bus outside my window
I smell: the starchy hotel sheets
I crave: ice cream and hot chocolate
I search: through my backpack
I love: my bed
I care: about getting good grades
I always: try to hard and then get stressed
I believe: i will never get caught up
I sing: like a rock-star when I am in my jeep by myself
I write: only for my assignments
I lose: my keys and cell phone about 3 times everyday
I win: the drawing at Georgana's Boutique
I never: watch TV anymore.....sad.
I listen: the Christmas Station
I am scared: of snakes.....SICK
I need: a back rub and a cuddle buddie
I am happy about: my rapidly approaching trip to Italy!

And I'm tagging Lacy Ballard, Georgana Hall, Melissa Hall, Krista Payne, and anyone else who feels the need to waste a little bit of time!!!

Spud Nut Saturday

2008-11-02T22:06:00.003-07:00

We have a tradition that once a year we make my mother's delicious homemade spud nuts. It gets really messy but once we are done, we all have stomach aches from eating way too much and burning eyes from the hot oil but it's worth it cause they are so amazingly yummy!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-02T21:51:00.003-07:00

For Halloween This Year I started out by going to Lewiston to see my nephews in their costumes and then to get my fortune told by my mom and aunt Nanette at the Lewiston City Carnival.

Later that night I went with a bunch of my friends to the famous USU Howl Party. Here are a few pics from the crazy night!

This is Emily and I at the pumpkin walk a couple of days before Halloween! Precious!!!!

Roomies

2008-11-02T21:28:00.002-07:00

Last Sunday before Stake Conference my roomies and I decided to take a "family picture!"

This was our first picture that was taken and after reviewing it we noticed that we resembled the Cingular phone tower commercials, so we moved around on the next ones.

Me, Emily Hall, Jessica Andrus, Talor Figgins, Alyssa Andrus and McKail Hamilton

The Paint Dance

2008-10-22T20:46:00.002-06:00

Well it's homecoming week and on Monday night USU held the second annual Paint Dance. Naturally my friends and I could not turn down on opportunity to throw paint at one another so we went!

This picture was taken right before the dance started, we wanted to document just how clean we were .....in the beginning. We got dirty quite fastThen we

Then we really started fighting and got really really "painted".After it was all said and done, I had paint everywhere. It took me 40 minutes to shower that night and I had to wash my hair 3 times. Even now three days later I still have paint on my toenails. But it was such a fun night and I would for sure do it again!!

Fall Break

2008-10-19T20:53:00.003-06:00

For fall break a bunch of my friends and I rented a condo in Bear Lake and spent Thursday night there. We played games, rock band, ate lots and lots of junk food and even jumped in Bear Lake. All in all we didn't go to bed till about 6 in the morning and it made of a very long Friday at work but it was worth it!

This was taken just as we were leaving to go and jump into the lake!
On our way over to Bear Lake the moon was so big and beautiful that we stopped and took a pic at the rest stop right as you come out of the canyon. Then as we were driving down the moon was so pretty cause it was reflecting off of the lake, but because it was so dark we couldn't get a picture.

We are cool!

Kenzie Lawlor, Heather Petersen and me getting prepared to play Extreme Mafia.

General Conference Weekend

2008-10-11T17:47:00.002-06:00

Over General Conference Weekend I was able to go and watch my best friend, Katie St. John, play at Westiminister College in Salt Lake. I had not seen her in 6 months and it was so much fun to watch her play and spend the afternoon with her.

This is a picture taken after the game with some of my other "Wyoming" Friends who came to watch Katie as well. Me, Mele, Darby, Katie, and Trish.

Katie and I

After the priesthood session the Halls have a tradition to go to the Copper Mill and eat. And we can never not eat a meal all together where a couple of picture are not taken.

Emily and I. The Sunday of Conference was also Eric's Birthday so in between sessions we had a birthday dinner.
Eric received a zucchini from Roy for his gift.