- after Fall Conference, my Life group and I continued to dig into the book of Ephesians and find applications from it for our own lives which was super encouraging and awesome. It's so much fun to learn from the Bible together and see all the different ways God speaks to us!
- went on annual Disneyland trip during finals week with a few students, Rebekah from my Life group and then 2 other girls I know and it was a blast!! (but really, how could it not be?? it's *Disneyland**! plus, we all got in for free, so that's always a plus :)
chilling with Pooh Bear (although, have to say, this year we didn't get a photo with Eeyore OR Tigger, who also happens to be my personal favorite)- huge Christmas party given by Christian Challenge at my boss' house, which is ALWAYS a huge hit and tons of fun with loads of new people to meet and food to taste!
This is all members of my Life group (Top from L to R: Lensa, Rebekah, myself & Charlene, Bottom row: Alex, Megan, Vanessa & Lauren) can you spot which ones are identical twins? :)
what can I say? We like to have fun together!- annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Party thrown by a friend of mine and yours truly and her sister won a prize!! so exciting, and Mom, if you're reading this, I actually *liked* that sweater! I swear I don't think your Christmas sweaters are ugly, they are just colorful and I love them :)
Courtney-friend along with Kourtney-sister :)- I went to the USC press conference with two of my friends (who are also USC alumnae) and we watched as Matt Barkley announced he was going to stay for his senior year!! (yes, I realize this makes me a crazy fan, but hey, I wasn't the only one, not by a long shot! the venue was *packed* with fans and sportswriters and it was awesome)
Barkley is STAYING!!! watch out world, USC hopes to lead the PAC and the nation in 2012!- got to see my sister and bro-in-law from Hawaii for a week
hanging with my siblings the day after Christmas, and yes, we are posing with random mannequins in a store...- saw Wicked for the second time and it. was. AMAZING!! I think I liked this time better than the first time I saw it because I was pretty far away last time so this time we were pretty close which was pretty darn cool, I mean, we could see the detail in all the costumes and it was awesome! The detail the people went to to make them was crazy! (Plus, and it must be said, the guy playing Fiyero was super handsome, so it was pretty nice to be close to him :)
what a wicked good show- went shopping and got some much-needed tops with my sisters and mom
- saw Sherlock Holmes 2 (very good and entertaining, although, I think the music was better in the first one) and also saw The Artist which was a truly great film that I plan on seeing again and again! It is a black and white silent film, but it is amazing, seriously, and the Oscars agree with me because it is nominated for TEN awards! All in the big categories too! (best director, best actor, best supporting actress, best original score, best original screenplay, best editing, etc.) I saw it with my movie buddy Katelin and I have to say, we have good taste. The last movie we saw together before this one was Midnight in Paris, and both are nominated for Best Picture this year! Danh we have good taste :)
jolly good show!!
you. need. to. see. this. movie!!!- woke up sick on new year's day (no, not from a crazy night before) but I had been fighting a stuffy nose all the previous week but ignoring it and it finally caught up with me. I literally spent two whole days in my pajamas! I also forgot that with my rheumatoid arthritis, with all the drugs I'm taking, that any time I get sick I stay sick for a longer time period b/c my drugs suppress my immune system so it just takes longer to get over even a common cold. That was great.
- had my 10 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION!!! Yes, I realize that makes me old, but it was pretty awesome actually!
one of my dear friends Katelin and I (she is also my aforementioned movie buddy, between the two of us we know everything about Hollywood and movies, it's pretty awesome)WHEW!! sorry that was such a long jump, next time it won't be so bad :)
