Finals Week

This ridiculously classy ring (not really) is all mine! Thanks to the spandex-clad man who proposed to me in the Wilk... sweet. 

I can't seem to get enough of Hemingway right now. I read this one, then I read the Paris Wife, which is about him, and now i'm reading the Sun Also Rises. I'm in love guys.

Also, this is me in a clock dress, probably right after reading. It's my favorite dress, and I hate to waste it on people who aren't worth it. So it's extra-special :)

so anyway. Finals are going on right about now. So basically the last few weeks of my life have been crazy enough for me to feel like never going to school again. I kid you not, it's really that bad right now. I'm just tired, and wanting to sleep all the time. Oh! Fun fact about me--when I get nervous/anxious/stressed, or any combination of those adjectives, I am a wreck, and I can't eat. So basically, that means I realized about halfway through my day that I actually had not eaten a single thing today. Now how's that for super-messed up? awesome...

But also, I would like to point out a few really great things. I have noticed the Lord's hand in my life so often lately. Everything about my life has been stressful, and crazy. But somehow, it all has managed to work out quite nicely. I really think that anyone who is not relying on the Lord is missing out on how wonderful is feels to know that someone is there, watching over me, directing my path, creating new ones for me when old ones get destroyed. For example. Work is a stressful mess sometimes, but somehow I have two great jobs, and I'm excelling quite nicely at both.

Or with school. I was actually pretty worried about my grades, but through the tender mercies of understanding professors, things have been falling into place. Not without a lot of hard work on my end, but still.

And love. I'm not in a place to speak about my love life in depth. But that sweet musician I had a crush on? I think he's altogether bad news. And thankfully, I came to understand that before things got heavy. Now I'm just going on some great dates :)

So anyway, I just hope that we can all take a moment to open our eyes and our hearts and remember that we're not doing it alone :)

Love,  Sarai

PS:

So excited for this to come out...

Christmas Newsletter

With the year coming to a close, and so much coming to an end, we thought we'd respost these wonderful Christmas photos for you and your loved ones, along with a sort of "year in review" for those who maybe aren't quite as caught up on our daily lives.

Seth:

This year Seth decided on his future career, namely being a hunter gatherer. If that doesn't work out then he is going to work at In-'N-Out instead. And if that fails then he applied to medical school as a last resort. He also vastly improved his hand-eye coordination, multi-tasking, and strategy skills... yeah.

Joel:

Joel Christensen spent the first half of this year partying it up in Beijing on the government's dime. He is pleased to report that these were well-spent tax payers dollars. Taking a break from the constant partying, he returned in the U.S. in June, welcomed his brother home from his mission and was an instrumental part of his sister's wedding. This last semester, facing an 18 credit class load Joel spent several months whimpering under his bed but recently emerged in the hope that all those horrible teachers and assignments have gone away.

Michael:

Michael finished his first semester as a grad student and a calculus teacher. He had a lot of fun teaching his students and found that grading isn't so bad. Michael also started dating Caroline Faulkner, who is a fantastic person. Caroline studies Teaching Social Sciences, and is planning on teaching History, Geography and Economics at a high school when she graduates.

Stephen:

This past year, Stephen failed all of his classes one semester in a misguided attempt to work in a semi useful major, namely Information Technology. He now has settled with the English major because he "can kind of speak English good." He also watched a lot of Law and Order re-runs.

Ben:

After outsourcing himself to China last year, working for half of minimum wage at a programming sweat shop, Ben was glad to return to the US in 2012. Ben is still attending BYU and looking forward to all his friends graduating without him.

Diana:

During the year 2012, Diana, became pregnant with twins* who she plans to name Justin Bieber and Nedbert. They might be due in April. Something like that. She also became engaged multiple times*, but broke them all off because she "just wasn't feelin' it". She is now preparing to serve a mission in Ukraine. She reports in March. She also became addicted to the popular primetime TV show "Grey's Anatomy" (this may be Sarai's fault).

Sarai:

Just before quitting her job at Icing (where she made little girls cry daily by stabbing holes into their ears), Sarai got hired at Victoria's Secret where she currently makes her daily wages by selling white bras to the women of Utah.  She also made friends with all these boys in these pictures, although she's sometimes not sure why. As soon as the New Year starts, she will be living with her very best friend, and having adventures galore, such as Unicorn hunting.

{not pictured}

Matt: 

Matt Wise is also pregnant with twins*, although no one is quite sure what he plans on naming them. Nothing else of importance happened to him this year.

Except he did kinda get a huge job offer in Texas. Which he took. Because he rocks the professional world and whatnot.

So there ya have it folks. A year in review from these wonderful people who all chose to live in the same complex, and thus became best friends.

Merry Christmas to all!

Love, 

Sarai, Diana, Matt, Ben, Stephen, Michael, Joel, & Seth

*may or may not be completely made up

{And another great picture, for kicks and giggles}

PS:

Video quality is way awkward/awful, but this was a great spontaneous musical effort. Enjoy!

why hello there...

Over the break I went to Utah with Celestial and stayed with her older sister Haley and her adorable family. I forgot my bag with my camera and all of my shoes so my pictures are limited. But it was so wonderful to have a break from school, stay in a real house, eat real food that I didn't have to make, make Easter cupcakes, snuggle with the babies, and go to Gateway(!!).

Now i'm back in good old Idaho. July please come faster so I can go home to Washington! 

We just had to get a picture at the border ;)

~Nancy

My Mom splashed spaghetti sauce on me today, and my english teacher said I'm connected

Hello Lovelies!

Today was such a wonderful day, despite the aforementioned spaghetti incident...

she claims it was an accident, yet she was laughing, so I remain suspicious...

Anyways, today was good. Nothing crazy happened, it was just a good day :D

Plus, I carried a camera around today to take pictures of fashion things that I liked today

Oh but something funny that happened today:

My english teacher, Mrs. Hanson, is kinda crazy...not in a bad way, just kinda insane...

when Dan mentioned energies, and how in the book he had read the people talk about energies and the crazy things that happen, and how they can see each others' energies, and Mrs. Hanson is apparently an EXPERT on the subject! She read my energy and said that I am very connected, and grounded, and all that jazz. She said I had good energy :) I was pleased with myself, even though I don't know how she knew that hahahaha

OH, and this is my outfit for today...and this picture accidentally turned out really cool...I like it :)

Blazer-Nancy's; Western shirt-Target; Jeans-Thrifted; Pearl necklace-Thrifted; Coin necklace-Forever 21; Moccasins-Wal-mart

And all of these lovely pictures are from my day today-I took pictures of people at school wearing things that I loved fashion-wise :)

Left to Right, Top to Bottom:

Kimmy in her amazing ensemble! So classic

Elizabeth's lion tee...I have a thing for animal shirts...

Jessica and her formerly purple, now pink hair ;)

Kira's PERFECT pearl necklace! Jealous!

Ava in a lovely lace outfit...you know how I am about lace!

Hannah's handmade necklace

Kira's outfit! Cute!
Hannah's lime shoes

Clarissa's headband that I covet

And my crazy english teacher's classy pearl necklace ;)

 

XOXO Sarai