It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas...

Hmm, I wonder how many blogs use that post title just after Thanksgiving!?! We finally got our Christmas decor out yesterday and it just makes me all the more excited for this holiday season! I'm always excited for Christmas but it just seems like there's something particularly special about this one!

Anyway, I decided to try something new on my Blog. Every month I am gonna choose a theme, like things that I love, and every Sunday I am gonna post a few things that go with that theme. Since it is Christmas season, my theme is gonna be "My Favorite Holiday Traditions/Memories, ect." Even though it isn't quite December yet, I am so excited for the season I'll start today! So.. My first few holiday memories, ect:

*Music. I love Christmas music. It makes everyone so happy, and when everyone is singing and humming Christmas tunes, the World just seems a little brighter.

*The City Lights. One thing I am definitely gonna miss this Christmas is the lights in St. George. I always loved looking at all the beautiful lights in the middle of each round-a-bout. Even before the round-a-bouts were there I distinctly remember the giant Lit-up Christmas tree. I remember when I was little I would always stare at it and imagine how in the world they got that star all the way up there!

*Hot Chocolate. Nothing heals a broken heart like hot chocolate. But then again, who can have a broken heart during Christmas?!? I love Hot Chocolate! What could be better than drinkable chocolate? It's even better with whipped cream and a candy cane.

*The Parties. I am really gonna miss the Christmas Eve's in Grandma and Grandpa Phillips' basement. I remember their little white cowboy tree in the basement and the big green and gold one in their front room. I always looked forward to the food on Christmas Eve as well. The Virgin Margaritas were to die for!

*Family. This also goes back to the Christmas Eves in the Basswood Basement. All of my crazy family stuffed in the basement. The chaos, the trash everywhere, and the excitement of all the little cousins opening their presents. It was all part of the fun. We were always so excited to open our fun little toys and we'd stay up as long as possible playing with our cars and barbie dolls. We were always sad to leave our cousins, but we were excited to go to sleep waiting for Santa, and we always knew we'd see our cousins in the morning at my house for crepes! :) *

*PJ's. I love getting cute pj's on Christmas eve! I was thinking of some of my favorite ones and I remembered my pink nightgown. I used to love that! I also loved my long sleeved, fuzzy purple nightgown with the silver princess lettering and the matching scrunchy! IN 3rd grade I remember loving my little shirt and pants that said Cheer all over them. Those were the days when I wanted to be a cheerleader! lol Hmm, maybe this year I'll get some Volleyball ones!

My First Black Friday!

My Thanksgiving turned out to be pretty fun. We went to a place called Madeline's and they did a big Thanksgiving Buffet. I had lots of fun, especially with the Chocolate Fountain included with my dessert. :) Yesterday, I finally filled the need I had for more school clothes. Aeropostale had a big sale for Black Friday and I decided I couldn't miss the only chance I'd have to get some cute, name brand clothes for way cheap. I bought a navy blue sweater, another white polo, some really cute khaki pants, and a blue henley. The lady at the checkout automatically asked if my school had uniforms. Oh well, next year I will have freedom to wear whatever I want! I went to a place called vanity and bought a really cute heart-chain necklace. I thought it was pretty fun to go to the mall on Black Friday. The place was totally crowded, the lines for the dressing rooms were forever long, and there were things thrown all over the place in clothing stores. But, Christmas music was playing the whole time, the competitive shopping made the whole thing more exciting, and I saved over $76 on my clothes! I am so excited for Christmas! I am totally looking forward to this year, I am even excited for the snow! After my shopping spree, Lauren and Lauren came over to my house again and we went to Blockbuster to rent a movie. We came back to my house and watched it on my TV then just hung out for a few hours. Today I have some homework and violin practicing to catch up on, and then I'll probably just relax for the last time before Church tomorrow and back to school the next day!
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A Lot to Catch Up On!

I haven't posted in forever! I guess I have just been pretty busy with life in Layton lol. On Friday, Me, Lauren, and Lauren went over to Travis' house and hung out with him Scoot and Parker. We just kinda hung out in his basement and played Apples to Apples. Saturday I watched the big Holy War, it didn't make me too happy but the Cougs beat those dang Utes 3 times in a row in the past 3 years so I guess losing to them once isn't too bad, but I was still disappointed. After the game, Me, Lauren and Lauren went to Candace's house with her and Allison. We made "Team Edward" shirts then we went to the dollar store. We spent $25 on candy. We stuffed it all into our over sized purses and headed over to the movie theater. We saw Twilight. It was SO SO SO SO SO good!!!!! After the movie, we all went over to Scooter's house with Travis, Chloe, and Grant. We were totally stuffed from all that candy but Scoot's sister and mom insisted we have some sherbet floats. After we scarfed those down we played Catch Phrase. That was WAY fun lol. Anyway, we headed home later that night and I was so tired from the long weekend I went right asleep...kinda. We didn't have school today (Wednesday) so at 5:30 this morning we walked down to the new Maverick for its grand opening at 6 am. We saw like seven deer on the walk! That never would've happened in SG. Anyway, it was fun we were the first ones to use the soda fountain and to sit at the bench outside lol Our parents thought we were weird but we had fun! Today I had volleyball and all I can say is I love my new team and am SO stoked for the season!

I've Been Tagged

Hmm, I guess I have to play this game too. Okay...

8 Shows I watch Regularly:

1.Secret Life of the American Teenager
2. What I like about you
3. The Office
4. GEORGE LOPEZ!!!
5.Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
6.My Super Sweet Sixteen
7. College Football
8. Simpson's

8 Things that Happened Yesterday:

1.I went to Wal-Mart with Lauren A.
2.I hung out at my house with both Laurens.
3.I watched Zoolander.
4.I played Volleyball in PE
5.I went to Target.
6.I ate tons of candy.
7.I sorted through old pictures.
8. Lauren A. put on a pirate costume.

8 Favorite Places to Eat:

1. Panda Express
2. Costa Vita
3. Fong's Garden
4. Bajio
5. Olive Garden
6. Chili's
7. Wienger's
8. Apple Bee's

8 Things I am Looking Forward To:

1.Christmas!
2.The BYU Vs. U of U Football Game
3. Trying Skiing/snowboarding
4. Getting my braces off
5. Volleyball Starting Again!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Twilight Movie
7. Turning 16
8.High School

8 Things On my Wish List:

1. The new iPod nano chromatic in shiny blue!
2. David Archuleta's new CD
3. Taylor Swift's new CD
4. Bath and Body Works Lip Gloss
5. Jewelry
6. My School to abolish the Uniform Policy
7. A great volleyball season
8. A haircut

Thanksgiving!!!!

I think I am going to do the same sort of thing as my mom, who decided to post things she is grateful for every week. I think I will try to do 10 each week! Here are my first twenty (These are in no particular order)

*Volleyball. Do I really need to say anything else? Pass, Set, Hit. I don't really care for setting, but Passing, Hitting, and Serving are amazing!!!! Not to mention Diving, Running, Falling, Blocking, Saving, Tipping, and winning an amazing rally!!!! That's not even half of it, but still, I love volleyball more than almost anything!

*Hiking. I mostly like the climbing. It feels so great to climb. It's like a giant puzzle that you use your body to solve. And, once you find the best way to get up, going into action feels great and it is a fun way to stay in shape!

*Running. Lots of people groan when they have to run, but I love it! When I go for long distances, I just go into my own little zone and it feels like I am flying. I don't notice anything other than the great feeling of being in action!

*Dirt Biking. It took me awhile to pick up on it, but I love the feeling of going fast and trying to keep your balance.

*My Friends. Friends are the best! You have someone to talk to that's your age and people that you can just goof off with. My friends know I am a big dork and they like it!

*Boys. Don't freak out Dad, not like that. I love hanging out with boys because it's always a drama free environment. You can just joke around and no one gets offended. It's always fun because they'll always do more fun things than sitting around and gossiping. All but two of the friends that I have made are guys, but I like it like that!

*Football. It may sound strange, but I love football. I have been a very devoted BYU fan, I've only missed one game this season! It's probably pretty weird that I am into football, I can get pretty into it sometimes!!! Did anyone watch the CSU game yesterday?!? I got way into it when it got intense in that last minute, I think I scared Jakob with my yelling lol

*My Huge Family. It's hard to explain to people what the Luau's are like. I don't think that any other family reunions include the Ex-wives and the son in law's entire extended family, the friends from far away, or anyone else that we seem to have around every year!

*Texting. I may sound like a typical teenager saying that, but it's true. I have gotten to know a lot of people better through texting, as strange as it may sound.

*Free Writing. I've always liked writing poems and stories. I think it's just so fun to mix and match different words!

Back on the Court

Thursday night I had try outs for a club team called Digzz. It felt SO good to be back on the court after two or three weeks off. My arm still hurt, the sprain hasn't completely healed, but I am glad I still went and tried out. I was pretty nervous about try outs, but last night they called and announced that I made the team. I was SO excited and I can't wait for practice!


Last night was Halloween, and it couldn't have been better! I dressed as a pirate, Travis dressed up as a Jamaican guy, Lauren was an fairy, and the other Lauren was kind of a cross between an angel and a fairy. We went trick or treating for a few hours (There's no such thing as too old), then met up with a bunch of our friends and played games at Lauren's house.