time to give thanks. part 2

when i finally had to leave home to come back to utah i left at 7am, (yes i was up at 4:30am quite a rude awakening) and was back in utah for one of the more intense days in utah, the Holy War (aka. BYU vs. Utah football game) totally worth the lack of sleep!

BYU won! in overtime 26-23 it wasn't the best played game at all, but it was so intense to have the score so close throughout the entire game and it was a proud day to be a cougar.
jan ash and ash jan <3 - we love cougar football

loved the throw-back royal blue jerseys they were amazing

final score!

storming the field

on the field after our victory :)

time to give thanks.

Oh my goodness it has been a while since i've updated this. let's see, we'll hit the highlights in two different posts:

HOME!! the best highlight of them all. After sitting in the airport forever! my flight was delayed, by 2 1/2 hours and i was 2 hours early for my flight (at least i had people's sexiest men alive and peppermint hot chocolate :)) i finally made it back home to my wonderful family who i love more than anything in this world. we didn't do anything incredibly exciting. my mom and i went shopping, i got my nails done, we bought band hero and rocked out for days, oh, we saw New Moon with my best friend, her mom, and both of my sister's best friends. it was so great! alex and i loved it...what more can i say?

Thanksgiving was low key this year it was just my family and then my grandma and grandpa. we watched up after we ate and just hung out all day - i wanted it low key though, all i wanted was to just hang out with family.

i didn't take many pictures but here are a few...
the best friend and i at new moon

the four of us kids on thanksgiving, yes i know they're all getting taller then me :*(
momma and i at new moon


dad and i on thanksgiving

love from provo,

j

today's the day

somehow i survived this week and all the many tests and things that have come my way, i'm not quite sure how i did and i still can't believe i'm getting ready to fly home, i don't feel like i am, but i'm so excited. 3 1/2 hours till i take off for danville, the best place in the world! and home to the best family.

2 days and counting

so only two more days till i fly home for the week!

but i have three tests to take and it feels like eternity till i'll get there. i'm currently trying to study for my rock test tomorrow morning, and i'm at a loss at how to study, i feel like i've done everything i can think of, now there's just review tomorrow before and prayer. and then i need to take stats tomorrow sometime, geography early friday, be at the airport by at least 5:30 and be on my flight at 7. craziness!

but in exciting news, I sat FRONT ROW, COURTSIDE to the BYU men's basketball game last night! i had no idea i was going to, it was pure luck! i was with karissa going to the game and her dad's friend had two extra seats and next thing we knew there we were, courtside to jimmer fredette, jackson emery and all the AMAZING players! it was so much fun and of course a cougar victory! it was awesome, i took pictures on my phone, but i'm not sure how to get those on to my computer...still working on it. but hopefully i'll be able to.

can't wait to go home, even though it doesn't even seem like i am. last year i was counting down every day, and i mean i am this time, but there are just so many other things on my mind right now.

but 2 days yeah!

j

5 days

happy sunday!

sundays are always my favorite. the only bad thing about them is the next day is monday :) but what can you do? nothing too exciting going on, just counting down the days till i get to go home for a week and trying to get ready for my three tests this coming week.

one exciting thing: i'm drawing again. for anyone who knows me, they know that i love to draw, its my thing, its a talent i've been blessed with and it helps to de-stress my life. i've been feeling all over the place so its been so great to just draw and get all that emotion out. i've finished two drawings in about three days (a couple hours a day) which is probably the fastest i've ever done, but they turned out great which makes me happy.

so i found yet another michael buble song that defines my life. look it up, love it

5 more days till california sunshine!

Haven't Met You Yet

I'm Not Surprised
Not Everything Lasts
I've Broken My Heart So Many Times,
I Stop Keeping Track.
Talk Myself In
I Talk Myself Out
I Get All Worked Up
And Then I Let Myself Down.

I Tried So Very Hard Not To Loose It
I Came Up With A Million Excuses
I Thought I Thought Of Every Possibility

And I Know Someday That It'll All Turn Out
You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid That I'll Give So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

Mmmmm ....

I Might Have To Wait
I'll Never Give Up
I Guess It's Half Timing
And The Other Half's Luck
Wherever You Are
Whenever It's Right
You Come Out Of Nowhere And Into My Life

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Baby Your Love Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Possibility

Mmmmm ......

And Somehow I Know That It Will All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid I'll Give So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

They Say All's Fair
And In Love And War
But I Won't Need To Fight It
We'll Get It Right
And We'll Be United

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Being In Your Life Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Single Possibility

Mmmm .....

And Someday I Know It'll All Turn Out
And I'll Work To Work It Out
Promise You Kid I'll Give More Than I Get
Than I Get Than I Get Than I Get

Oh You Know It'll All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid To Give So Much More Than I Get
Yeah I Just Haven't Met You Yet

I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Oh Promise You Kid
To Give So Much More Than I Get

I Said Love Love Love Love Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

9 days

So i just have a few minutes between my study time (i've been studying biology for the last hour and a half, and i already had class for five hours today) and my physical science review (i'm in this lab and my final, which is 50% of my grade is a test on identifying rocks, to me a rock is a rock so to say i need this review would be an understatement haha) and i thought i'd just write a little about life. I'm doing well, i cannot believe the semester is nearing a close, this one flew by, i feel like i just got back to provo. It has been really stressful, i found out i have three tests next week not one like i thought and i have to take a test tomorrrow, but i've been able to see the fruits of my labors (high test scores and good grades in my classes) so its all worth it.

only 9 days till i get to go back to danville and i cannot wait, i love my family so much and cannot wait to spend time with them over thanksgiving.

so amid all the craziness of school i have been reading the Conference addition of the Ensign which has been amazing. i have been told multiple times that the conference talks should be our walk and our talk for the next six months and that they should be treated like scripture and i've taken the challenge to really put that into action. i've been reading one a night and trying to remember the principles i've learned and focus on them. its amazing how they can have the answers or just the comfort i need waiting for me to find. that's the power of the church.

time to go learn some more, 9 days, can't wait

love,

j

13 days

after a week of three stressful exams and the craziness of life to say i'm a little tired would be an understantment. But its ok, because the weather is beautiful, i have amazing friends, and in 13 days i get to play with this crazy kid.


(this was taken a couple years ago, yes he's a pilgram - i thought it would be good in honor of thanksgiving!)

love from provo,

j