It is so random that I found this b/c I think in a way, I was meant to. I have a hard time doing this. I am a very logical person. I am realistic and I always expect the worst. I know that may seem pessimistic, but I just have learned to be that way. I hope to be pleasantly surprised along the way, but I rarely get my hopes up.
But I will be graduating soon and it is already stressing me out in a way. Don't get me wrong. I am excited of course but at the same time, I am realizing I really have to grow up and get a "real" job. Well at least for a year before I do graduate school. So big decisions lie ahead and I have been thinking a lot about moving back east. Possibly Boston, Maryland, Virginia or wherever the wind takes me:) I just can't stop thinking about it. What a cool and amazing experience that would be! Or I could just move to Salt Lake and work in a school district there. Logically, it makes more sense to just move to Salt Lake. It would be closer to all my friends and family. It would be less expensive. The church is extremely strong here. I could find a job closer to the University of Utah where I want to do grad school. But somewhere inside of me, yearns for a real life adventure. It makes me so excited to think about what else is out there. What kind of experiences I could have. I will have to follow my heart on this one instead of listening to what logic is trying to scream at me. But isn't that how most things are in life? Finding someone to marry(everyone has found my husband for me and I have already tried convincing myself to marry someone), choosing a major, a place to live, a job to apply for, and ect. This is an interesting stage of life b/c I feel every decision I make can be life altering which is why I just need to keep following my heart and stop listening to everyone else around me and what logic is trying to tell me. Logic is a good thing, but sometimes what our hearts and what the spirit is trying to tell us are two totally different things. Anyways, maybe I can get Kelli to move to Boston with me:)
Kaden and his new tricycle from Grandma and Grandpa.
Rachel got a new phone which she wasn't expecting so nice surprise Alan!!
Kaden and his new race track. The kid has about a million little cars.
Kaden was pretty tired of opening presents by this point so I helped him out a little.
And don't you worry...Dallin still loves Michael Phelps. I still think he kind of looks like him so he loves that and he did get "swimmer of the year" at Mesa High, so Michael Phelps is his swimming role model.
And here are me and Danny and Dallin are at the temple Christmas Eve. It's a tradition that we always go see the lights and I just love that tradition. I just love the temple and especially around the holidays. The spirit is so sweet and I am so grateful that we live so close to the Mesa Temple. It has always been such a blessing in my life.
I am obviously a little blog happy right now. This is 3 posts in one day. Kind of pathetic if you think about it. Anyways, Spencer has now been gone 3 months and it feels like it has been longer then that. When I went home to Mesa, I really missed him b/c it's home and there is no Spencer and I got so emotional when I prayed for him one night as a family. It's hard but....he is exactly where he needs to be and where the Lord wants him to be. He told us he is grateful for beds since he has been sleeping on tile, AC because they don't have air conditioning in Guam and Spencer is a sweating machine so looks like he will need new church shirts soon. And he is grateful for couches and food that doesn't involve pasta. But he is doing GREAT and has really immersed himself in the work and you can tell that he is just putting his whole heart into it. Here is super cute picture of a family they are teaching. 
I know this isn't a very good picture of the stage, but I went to the Coldplay concert last Wednesday at the arena in Glendale and it was simply amazing. I just didn't want them to stop playing and Chris Martin sounds incredible even live. It was kind of last minute but Danny was able to talk me into going and the picture below is the pretty cool group I went with. And Danny's girlfriend Katie is just adorable. He better marry her:) I took some videos of a few songs but I will post that later. It isn't working right now for some reason but they are definetly worth posting.
And I am the first to admit that I think my nephews are just about the cutest things ever. And Kaden can say my name perfectly so he is always like, "Bekah, Bekah, Bekah" and I think it is fun for him to say. But I just love it. He has the cutest smile and Jack is so calm probably since Kaden is always bouncing off the walls. He talks non stop and even when he is speaking his jibberish, you feel like you should understand him b/c he acts so serious. It's adorable. 
