The Neglected and the New!

The Neglected (a few things that were not blogged about in the past few weeks)

-Matt's Party: It was Matt's birthday on December 12th and so to celebrate, I told him that we were going to go on a birthday date, just the two of us. The only thing was that about 20 other people were going to be waiting for us at Montage, a very nice restaurant in Cedar Falls, which Matt knew nothing about. So as we were escorted to our table, people began cheering and Matt figured it all out. It was a wonderful night and so much fun to see Matt surrounded by so many of his friends and people who have greatly influenced who he is today. Happy Birthday Matt!!!

In the car on our way to our 'date.'

Matt with his birthday truffle!

-Finals: I had a total of 9 various types of finals this semester, so although it was quite the crazy week, I loved almost every minute. Besides the time spent studying, I was able to get some sweet friend time in... like "studying"/talking in the union, practicing for our vocal juries with other music majors in a computer lab, having a sledding party, having dinner at Kristin's, and many other sweet things. It was a really good end to the semester!

The New (a few things that need to be blogged about from the past few days)

-Family Pictures: Sam Kantak took some family pictures this past week and they turned out SOOO good! They were just really informal and quite goofy and some turned out so good! Here's a few fun ones...












-Henna: Nicole brought back henna from India but we never were able to play with it. So last night (the last night she was here) I decided that it had to be done. So, my legs were thoroughly 'henna-ed.' It was fun to see Nicole play around and try to decide what to do next and see how her exciting designs turned out in the end.

Nicole working on my legs!

The first attempt.

The GOOD one!

-The Airport: We dropped Matthew, Nicole, and Chris off at the Minneapolis airport this afternoon, which was very sad. Matthew had a very successful travel to Atlanta, while Nicole and Chris still continue their travels to India and then Hong Kong. It is very quiet and lonely in our house now and being the youngest isn't quite as cool as it is made out to be at times like this... BUT... I do get GREAT times with my parents and my grandpa which is well worth it! So... the 'all-together' family time may be over for at least 7 months but, at least I have been greatly blessed with a wonderful family, the ability to call or skype whenever, and loving parents with more love than they know what to do with!