One Month

Hello my blogging peeps! I've sucked it up lately on blogging. It's not that I forget about it, I just always say to myself 'you can do a post after your test' or 'blog after your paper is done'....but my never-ending list of things to accomplish is holding me back! I decided to title this post One Month because a lot has happened in the last month since I've blogged, and there is a lot I'm looking forward to in the next month.

Things I've done in the last month:

- Enjoyed a MUCH needed Fall Break (the one day off of school is kind of a pathetic break, but still nice)

- Went to Palisades State Park with my Saunders extended family

- Received a 100% on the paper that has been the hardest to write of my college career (spent about 12 hours looking through 50 years of the U.S. Census. Barf.)

- Tyler and Jennie moved back to Logan, so we've had some family/couple together-ness :)

- Enjoyed a scrapbooking get-a-way with my amazing Mom (I LOVE HER!!!)

- Dressed up like a princess for Halloween. I had little kids getting pictures with me at work, and had little girls freak out because I was a princess. So cute!

- Watched USU BEAT BYU in basketball. There is nothing I love more than beating some Cougar butt. Seriously people. I was beaming with happiness (sorry cougar lovers :) )

Things I'm looking forward to in the next month:

- Thanksgiving! I need some good food, and lots of it! Pies, potatoes, turkey, rolls, B.R.I.N.G. I.T. O.N.!!! (With my work schedule I may not get Thanksgiving day or any part of the weekend off, which will epic-ly suck...I find out my schedule on Friday. Either way though I'll have a few days off of school.)

- GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE!!!!!!! Yep, that's right folks. I graduate from Utah State University in less than a month!!! I'm freaking out. I'm so sick of homework, but I'm also scared of being let loose into the 'real world.' We'll see what happens....

- Christmas!! It's more like 6 weeks away, but whatevs I'm still wayyyyyyy excited! (What should I get Petey?!!! I need ideas!)

- My little brother Tanner is about to start his senior season of basketball for Payson High School and I'm so stocked for him. Love you little brother!

- My last finals week!!!

- I'll be quitting the USU Bookstore in December. It will be bitter-sweet since I've been working there forever, but it will be good at the same time. It's been a great job and I love the people I've worked with!

Fall Break

Fall break was so nice for Petey and I. We were both so burned out so it was good to have a few days off of school/work to go on a much needed vaca. Over the break we went with my family down to Palisades State Park for 2 days. My dad had to leave Palisades to announce a BYU football game, so that was a bummer. But he then came back down and was able to enjoy the rest of our stay! All of my mom's brothers and sisters were there and most of my cousins were there. It was so nice to spend some good quality time with my extended family!!! Here are some pictures of our Palisades weekend:

Finally being able to use our camp chairs!

On a walk around the lake

Petey decided to take a picture of me

doing the 'I'm happy I caught the football

dance!' So attractive.

On the dock

Petey insisted on giving me a piggyback

on the walk down this giant hill

haha.

The world's largest pizza couldn't

keep the Saunders clan full

This was part of the wood inside our

cabin. Doesn't it look like Sid the

Sloth from Ice Age? Anyone...??

Our cute cabin

I had to post this. After Palisades we

stopped at my house for a break and

I was able to capture this precious moment.

2 of my loves!!I love my

husband and my cat,

and they love each other :)

ha ha

USU vs. BYU Basketball Game

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE basketball. I love my Aggies and I'm so happy that my brother was able to play 4 years of college basketball for them. The USU vs. BYU basketball game was last Friday and it was nuts! People started camping out for the Friday game on TUESDAY morning! Petey and I didn't really want to camp out....so we decided to get up at 5am on Friday morning to go and sit. I had to work at the bookstore all day, so my awesome husband sat outside the arena ALL DAY so we could get good-ish seats at the game. Our friends Jason, Mallori, and Nate sat with us at the game too. Petey even helped me make a sign for the game. It was awesome :) I think one of the reasons that I dislike BYU so much is because I'm from Utah County. I never wanted to attend BYU, never applied (even though I would've gotten half tuition...just sayin') , and I wanted to go to Utah State and I've loved every minute of it. Most of the people from my high school either went to BYU or UVU....but I'm so glad that I made the choice to go to USU.

Anyways...the basketball game was crazy and so much fun to be a part of. There were some signs that were on the inappropriate side, but for the most part they were funny. I'm sure most of you have heard the issue with Brandon Davies on the BYU b-ball team (if you haven't, google him). There were many signs directed toward him, some sketchy & some funny. I think my favorite was 'hey Davies, welcome back from your fornication probation.' So funny. After the awesome win Petey, Tyler, Jennie, & I went to Zeppe's to get some Italian ice. That place is legit.

Petey has a Calculus test on Friday that he's been studying extremly hard for. I can't wait for him to be done with that EVIL class! Christmas break will be really nice because we'll actually be able to spend some quality time together. Our schedules both suck right now. Like tonight for instance, I got off at 4 from the Bookstore and didn't have to work at Lee's. So I had the night off, but Petey has been really busy with a school project tonight from 6pm-8pm, and then he works from 8:30-midnight tonight. Like I said, Christmas break will be nice to have some time to just hang out :)

Well I think I might end this post since it's super long and I'm rambling on about a bajillion things. I'm going to try and get better at blogging, soon I won't have school as an excuse for me not keeping up! Yay for graduation!!!!! Then what....yikes?! Love you all! Xoxo!