Temple Night

Friday night was our Relief Society's temple night and Ejona and I decided we didn't want to be excluded, so we tagged along and joined a group to do some baptisms for the dead. We had a great time and it was so nice to go to the temple, I haven't been in so long! The Manhattan Temple is pretty inside and out, it's easy to miss it in the middle of all the tall buildings but we all know it's there. I can't wait to be able to do other work in the temple!!


It was too dark windy to get a good picture of more of the temple so we settle for a close-up for now.

Valentine's Day

I just love Valentine's Day..... NOT!!!! I came to the conclusion that I have been and probably always will be Anti-Valentine's Day. Even when I have had someone to spoil me I still was never a big fan, I'm just not a sappy romantic person, but everyone that knows me is already well aware of that. Maybe one day I will change my mind but i highly doubt it :) I was brave enough to go out for the night though. Ejona and I decided it would be a good excuse to buy ourselves something so we went shopping and got ice cream. It was fun!! Of course we were surrounded by couples to remind us that we were alone but it was totally worth the new stuff I got! Here is just a pic of the awesome time we had :)

Snowy night in Central Park

Ejona and I decided to go into the city after church on Sunday. We headed to Central Park and just walked around. It was so cold but it was gorgeous!! It started snowing while we were there which made it even better! Central Park is way pretty when its green but it is just as pretty covered in snow.

Home for the Holidays!

My trip home for Christmas and New Year's was so much fun! I got together with all of my friends and spent lots of time with my family. I got to do so much while I was home and time flew by. It was a crazy 2 weeks but it was also a blast!!


For New Year's Eve we went to Brianne and Brad's house to play games and eat food. We had tons of fun! Here are all the girls, Danielle, Brianne, Kyrsten, Chelsie, and me.


Brianne and me.


This is Jay, I told him I wouldn't show this pic but I had to, sorry Jay! :)


Newlyweds Spencer and Danielle.


We played Catch Phrase and had some good laughs.


Kyrsten and Derrick.


Newlyweds Brad and Brianne.

Derrick gave me a quick glance during his intense wii baseball game against Brad.

Jay swears by the stance, he says it works for hittting. I just think he looks goofy doing it :)

Chels and me waiting for Marley and Me to start.

For Christmas I got Chels a jazz ticket. We went to the game against Dallas and our seats were awesome. We took tons of pictures while we were there but this is the only one we both liked.

Freezing night at the boardwalk

Sunday night I got together with some friends from my ward, Ejona, Teo, and Lorenzo. It was Lorenzo's birthday so we decided we would celebrate even though he didn't want to. We started by showing up at his house unannounced, he loved that :) then we took him to the boardwalk just to hang out. Our options were limited since it was a Sunday night. Well to say the least we froze but it was still way fun!


Ejona and I took so many pictures on the ride there, we weren't pleased with any of them but here it is.


Lorenzo, me, and Ejona.

Teo and Lorenzo after wrestling in the freezing sand, they are nuts!

I was smart enough to forget my coat, go figure, so Ejona let me borrow hers at her expensive of freezing, what a good friend :)

We gave up after about 45 minutes, we were all numb and frozen, but the short time we were there was a blast. Thanks guys for inviting me!

weekend with my fam

My parents came to visit me this past weekend and we had a blast! It was so good to see them, we got to see quite a bit. I took them to some my favorite places to eat (Max Brenner, Rice to Riches, and Bubba Gumps) and showed them around the city. This was the perfect time for them to come so they could see all the awesome Christmas displays and decorations. We went and saw Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, which in my opinion is a must see during this time of year, it is such a fun show and it really gets you in the Christmas spirit. Thanks mom, dad, and Kyle for coming to visit!!


I saw these guys in Time Square and I couldn't resist :) Brianna thought it was so cool that I got to see them in person.

The Macy's window displays.

Rockefeller Christmas tree

This chandelier was massive! It was gorgeous!

Central Park

I showed my parents around Central Park while they were here, there are so many things going on in Central Park this time of year, its awesome! It was really cold when we went but it was totally worth it! Here are just some of the cool things we saw while we walked around.







I love the skating rink they have during this time, I hope to get back there to actually ice skate on it.

When Kyle came and I first saw him I didnt even recongize him, he towers over me! He already did before i left but i swear he has grown a foot in the 3 months I have been gone, he isn't my little brother anymore! :(