So, basically I am a terrible person. I didn't take one single picture over the holidays... yes, i repeat... not one single picture. It was so nice though. After an incredibly stressful finals week, it was so nice to not worry about anything but togetherness. Although this is true, I will never let it happen again. So, I will not feel bad if you tune out now since I have no visually appealing information.

*** Can we pause for a minute? I just saw a Kid's Bop commercial. Seriously, we're at 21. I think we've all had enough.

Anyway, the holidays were spent in Enumclaw with Chase's wonderful family. We got to attend Perry's basketball games, eat lots of wonderful food, and spend lots of time with everyone we love! Chase and I were very excited to give all of our handmade gifts. We made quite a few pairs of slippers, candycane sugar scrub, a blanket, and a painting of the Rockwood home. We got to spend New Year's eve with Tom and Jennifer eating at Cheesecake Factory and going to the movies. It was such a wonderful trip.

We came home and life started again right away. We got home and check-ins were the next morning. Check-ins aren't very fun so I won't really go into that haha. We started school about a week and a half ago and are loving it so far. We are extremely busy, but we love our classes. I am taking head drawing, digital photography, art history II, psychology of culture and gender, book making, studio light photography, and art seminar. Chase is taking more education and Spanish classes in which he actually gets to go and teach at a middle school in St. Anthony. He's also taking his final seminary class to get ready for student teaching. Chase is also the Area Director of Life Skills this semester. We love this semester so far, even though we leave at 8 am and sometimes don't finish with classes until 9 pm.

Can i just tell you how wonderful Chase is? Actually I can't... words can't describe it! ;)

(oh, snap.)

P.S. I just read the Hunger Games... I liked it a lot! I'm just getting into Catching Fire and thoroughly enjoying no class Fridays. :)

Final Series

So, the last week or so has been incredibly stressful. I may not pull out with a 4.0 this semester.. but i'm over it. This is the most credits i've ever taken.. so i count that as an accomplishment haha. Anyway, here is my final series for photography. It is about people and their ways to cope with the world, get away, think, etc. The final four are the ones i printed to turn in hard copies of.

DAYS 5-13

DAY 5: For two dollar Tuesday, we went to the movies. Movies are a big part of mine and Chase's life. Growing up our families were huge movie lovers. There really is something magical about going to the theater. I can't even begin to say just how many songs alone are about that magic. We saw the movie Warrior, which though the language was a bit rough, the story was absolutely amazing.
DAY 6: We are blessed to have the Knecht's in our ward. It was Hannah's birthday, and they wanted some new pictures as they have been married about 2 1/2 years now. I was happy to do it, especially to build up my portfolio. The weather was awesome, and even a bit warm.
DAY 7: To be honest, Thanksgiving day was so busy and fast that by the time I realized I hadn't taken a photo yet, we were crawling into bed. The feast was over, and we decided to venture out into the Black Friday midnight madness. We got back at about 3:30 am, and this is simply a small detail of the shirt Chase bought for me. Lovely.
DAY 8: After Thanksgiving there was a surprising amount of Christmas lights up already. We took the extra leisure time to take a drive around to take a look. This is one of my favorite activities of the Christmas season.
DAY 9: Many families have the rule that no Christmas paraphernalia may go up until after Thanksgiving. We hold true to that belief. So, after the feasting was over, we decided to put up our humble tree. To some it may seem a "Charlie Brown" tree, standing at 3 feet tall, but to us it is perfect for now.
DAY 10: Over Thanksgiving, we took the liberty of having a Lord of the Rings Marathon with the Kunz's. We watched all three extended versions, and finally finished the last one. It was bittersweet, i must admit.
DAY 11: For Family Home Evening this week we invited over two couples from our ward that we didn't know very well. We had a wonderful lesson, great conversation, delicious snacks, and our favorite game: Ripple. The game stats were surprisingly close, and we played for a lot longer than we should have.
DAY 12: I went out to photograph for class, and little did I know this would end up being the one I printed. It had snowed a bit previously, and unbeknownst to me the ground was quite moist... more moist than i expected. It was just one of those days.
DAY 13: After a long day at school, and straight to "The Drowsy Chaperone", the skies were completely dark, and the traffic lights made beautiful patterns with a bit longer exposure.

DAY 4

After a year of marriage, the ring was placed in a shoe at a flag football game. Upon returning home, the ring was no longer in the shoe and nowhere to be found. Six months and an E-bay ring later, while searching under the car seats it was found. A miracle, considering that the said car has been vacuumed many times since the fateful day. Needless to say... I cried.

DAY 3

Pie cook-off. 5 pies and only scraps, full tummies, and dirty dishes left.

DAY 2

Now this may not be a beauty to behold by many, but simply take a moment to view the perfect draining of this bathroom sink. Chase was kind (and incredibly manly) enough to take apart and clean all of the piping out. A blessing in my life to have a clean, draining sink, and a reminder of the loving husband of mine.

DAY 1

For photography class we have a little assignment for the next two weeks to post a picture a day on our blogs. The picture is not suppose to be anything fancy, but simply a small moment from our day. So, my first day of this assignment was a Friday night at home.

Nothing better than a homemade pizza braid to wind down after an incredibly stressful week, because if there is one thing you should know it is that i love cooking. There was an extra amount of gratification from making this though, because this one turned out beautiful and not to mention incredibly delicious!

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I couldn't resist posting a few others of what it looked like pre and post baking

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