Christmas Of Love.

Despite my best efforts I feel overwhelmed by the blogging scene again. I simply don't have time these days. 

Snowshoeing is my new favorite thing and I have been blown away by the beauty of the snow. Last time when we were coming back we saw this man on the side of the road riding a cool bike and so we pulled over. Through a series of events and friendly conversation I ended up taking the thing for a little stroll. It was far too big for me and quite hard to ride so the nice fellow was running  behind me like a parent teaching a kid how to ride without training wheels. You can only imagine how great that looked. Mind you this all took place on University Avenue one of the busiest roads in Provo.What a delight. 

I was able to go home for five days! Which was nothing shy of a Christmas miracle. I had such a good time. Especially hanging out with my family. My sister was sick which ended up working in my favor because then she was home to hang out with me a lot. The fact that she ended up giving me the black lung and I now feel like I'm going to die is no biggy. It was totally worth it.  

The rents kicked my butt on both a bike ride & a trail run while I was there. I'll tell you what those kids are pretty awesome. 

On multiple occasions I hiked around Dixie & enjoyed some hot cocoa from this thermos which I think is amazing because it keeps things hot/cold for 24 hours. I understand that's the function of the thermos but this one seems especially cool to me. 

Mostly we just had a good time and Christmas was as delightful as ever.The doll in the video below was freaking me out. Especially when it would say "Please help flip me over on my back." Toys these days. 

I don't know why but when Rory sent this picture to me I about lost my mind. It cracks me up. 

I listened to this Christmas song everyday during the month of December.

Driving home from St. George was incredibly sketchy. Lucky for me Bekah pep talked me through the whole thing. 

It is SO cold here. The other day when Bekah & I were leaving Les Miserables [Which you should definitely see because its amazing. I don't even like musicals but this one is exceptional.] it was 8 degrees outside. We simply screamed bloody murder the whole entire way home. But on the bright side the icicles outside my door are pretty. 

Lastly I'm digging this song lately & doing the Carlton dance. Its impossible to be unhappy while doing it. 

Happy Sick Sunday! 

And There You Have It Folks.

Its that time again. [Four in the morning to be precise.] When I grace you guys with one of those thrilling catch up posts. I will try to be brief but here goes nothing..

-I went to St. George & my mom made sure that our Christmas decorations were up just so that I could get a taste of the holidays. So cute of her. 

-I went to a wedding & I liked the dress I was wearing

-We carried out our usual family tradition and made gingerbread houses. Even though it was before Thanksgiving. 

-Twenty five mains hot chocolate is to die for and I have not lost my love for their banana cupcakes either.

-David & I went to Pine Valley. He took me to a perfect spot, then we gathered a plethora of firewood, then we ate a picnic that he made for us (he even included water from first water springs which I thought was neat), then he played the guitar & sang me some songs, then we laid in the hammock while it rained like mad. It was real fun.

-I spent my first Thanksgiving in nineteen years away from my family, it was tough but still a good one.

-I got a new toy.

-I couldn't stop listening to that old American Pie song. Reminds me of road trips with the family when I was a kid. 

-I was really sad when David left on his mission. I especially miss snapchating him twenty four seven. He sent me these two pictures right before he left and told me to look at them everyday. He also said "Remember Alexa, when you reach the top of the mountain, keep climbing. I read that in a geocache logbook once." How wise.  It's funny because we did not even become good friends until just recently but he is still missed. To my surprise he sent me a letter last week and I was really excited! 

-I went & saw Isaac Russel & Joshua James again. Joshua is the smallest man in the world. But they never disappoint. Oh and I was in the company of Rory Mellor's twin. I wish the pictures did him justice.

-I went to The Killers & Tegan & Sara. They were both super good! I was wayyyyy excited when Tegan & Sara played Living Room because its one of my favorites and not a very popular one.

-Christmas spirit crept into the air and I've loved every minute of it. I've gone up to Salt Lake many a times and done all sorts of Christmas activities. On one occasion Casey & I went to Zoo lights and we got evacuated. I'm pretty sure that wild animals were escaping and it was awesome. 

-Every time I go to the Nickelcade I get a fake tattoo without fail.This last time we decided to take a picture of our classiness. People started tripping thinking we actually got tats. Silly rabbits. 

-Casey & Jeremy left sweet notes on my car while I was at work. I thought that was very nice of them. 

- I got in some good last minute biking and hiking while the weather was still decent. 

-Lately I really love the snow. 

-I was really sad when Casey moved & slipped into a 24 hour slump. Things are looking up though don't worry. 

-There was this day where Jessica & I went to a buffet & then played video games. We were shortly put into a food coma. Also look how cute my parents are. 

-Bangkok grill is one of my new favorite places & snow art is super cool! 

-I'm homeless, so that should be pretty interesting. 

I'm loosing my enthusiasm for this post so I must bid you a do. Except a much more punctual Alexa when it comes to blogging. Later days!