Hidden Blessings

It's days like this where you just want to go on a nice long walk and listen to some Norah Jones and maybe even have a good cry.

FINALS. ARE. AWFUL.

Pretty sure I am just preaching to the choir. But what you may not know is that as a comm major, you have about 4 tests and 15 projects to complete the semester. As a result, my computer usually looks like this. No lie.

But as I was walking to class to take a final (which was moved by the way so now I get to go back and take it later), snow was falling all over my frozen wet hair and eyes, and I was so cold and all I could think about was how I am sooo close to being done and then I get to have the BEST break in the world! I get to FINALLY see my sisters, hang out with my awesome parents, play with my cute nephews, take care of my pregnant sister, and best of all, I get to marry the best person I've ever met in my whole life and start our life together!! And then it hit me: I whine way too much!! Things could be so much worse! I could have slipped on the snow or gotten hit by a car or have no idea or no way to get home. It's never as bad as it seems in the moment. Now, I get extra time to study and take my other (LAST) final and then I can go home and pack and clean and get ready to go home! Plus, it is so nice outside right now, I have great music to keep me busy, and it's nice and warm in the buildings. So. There you go. Blessings are hidden even in what seems like the WORST of days!

On another note, James and I got our very first wedding gift yesterday from the Buckleys! We were so excited! They gave us this gorgeous picture of Christ in such a nice frame! It was beautiful and their card was so sweet. We are so thankful to have such loving, caring people around us who send us all these good wishes. We couldn't ask for a better support group of friends and family and it just becomes so obvious how lucky we are every single day. I am so excited to marry James sooo soon!!! It's going to be a fun, great life and I'm so excited to be right by his side every step of the way.

One more test! Come on people! You've got this! Whoooo!!

Rexburg Showers

My sweet little friends decided to throw me a bridal shower while we were here in Rexburg! My hilarious friend Katie had it at her apartment and her & Ashlynn made dinner and dessert! It was really awesome to just get to relax and I had SO much fun just hanging out with girls!! We just talked and talked. I also got some really awesome gifts! It doesn't get much better than that! SUCH a great night, best I have had in a while and I love my girls so much! Thank you guys for an awesome bridal shower!

Abby and Carina came! I was sucking the cookies out of my teeth. Please excuse me.

We had Hawaiian Haystacks for dinner and then decorated bridal-ly sugar cookies!

Alexsa, Katie, and Ashylnn. So cute. Thank you Andrea Olson who took the picture.

I can't wait until we are all reunited one day after Alexsa is back from her mission, Katie will have had her little baby, and I will be a married woman! It's going to be awesome!