FRAMED

Our Temple Sealing: 30 July 2011photos by: http://hickersonphotography.com/

The most sound of all feelings exists starting this day. We will be together as eternity allows.

 

WIND RUNNER

Graduation has past, and so has job searching. What is next? What haunts my mind each day at work is the small increment I will make will gradually pay off my loans, how many more hours I have to complete my license, how many appointments I can make now that I have insurance, and how many minutes I have left until I can be released so that I may trot the 5 blocks home. My obsession with these numbers keeps me from having a genuine moment without thought. I still seem to be the cheeriest person of the office, and I am surprised at how much information I've retained, yet am learning at a significant pace. However, I'm afraid that my ambition exceeds the hours in a day and I wish to accomplish the priority as well as the pleasure markings on my list. In conclusion, a 18-hour day and a 6-hour nap.

I'm starting to feel the confinement of the city. I've extended my spirit to a hike last friday evening, yet I only crept to the edge of the wilderness. I need to set my being into the wind and venture on. As the country girl I once was, it's beside my nature to be confined to a downtown mortuary with no windows. To think I owned and often visited my canoe. I miss that small adventure. The float. I am in need once again to have some lone moments and indulge in a lyrical mess.

DIMICK CHRISTMAS

WINTER IN AUSTIN

GINGERBREAD HOUSES




PEAR CREPES

ENGLISH TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DINNER

FAMILY PHOTOSHOOT

CRAFT TIME!







GINGERBREAD HOUSE + FIREWORKS

WINTER EXTRAVAGANZA

Stay at the Montage Resort:

Philip was awarded through his job a weekend stay at the resort he has been working on so diligently since August. He was an independent contractor up there (Deer Valley) and would have to drive to the mountains an hour every day. We were thankful for the job, but it was a temporary job and as of Dec. 20th we are looking for a new job. Hopefully a much closer one! They had a dart wall down in their pub and we ordered chicken pot pie and barbecue chicken pizza that was absolutely expensive and delicious. Then for desert we had the largest root beer floats ever! They also had a bowling alley in which we paid $55 per hour. This place is absolutely insane. I cannot believe that people live like this. Our dinner at the Apex restaurant was over $100 each time, and we ran up a bill for the entire stay over $3000. We were so lucky and blessed to have been able to stay here! It was in good timing because it was right before my stressful finals week! Playing in the snow. I love these photos of Philip. I think he looks like a stud. :) That's the new jacket I bought him for Christmas and gave it to him early so we could look fancy.

Halloween: Helping Philip at Work

We did a 10 hour work-day each at Philip's job on Saturday before Halloween to make some extra money. Face-plates galore--these rooms are huge! We were greeted at the end of the day with a beautiful snow! 

Philip's Birthday included his favorite meal and a  BYU football game.

Then, we went to a Utah football game---tickets I got for being a student! Now I'm starting to feel some loyalty. I haven't really felt that excited about this Alma Matter's sports because I'm still attached to U of I. There were so many great memories and I really felt a part of the excitement there. Of course we were very lucky to be a part of the riots of the Finals in Basketball, and were able to break into our Football stadium and do cartwheels... :) Good memories Jessie and Phil Street.

They won vs. BYU, and rushed the field. This is when I could sympathize with BYU. I really think I will cheer for them in the future. Their teammates and fans are so much more polite and encouraging. I'll also be supporting Philip's all-time favorite team, so I suppose that is alright.