November

Can you believe that tomorrow is December 1! Wow where did November go? Well there were some highlights, and low-lights to this Nov of 09:) Some high points! My sister Tara calls me and says, "hey linds do you want to go on disney on ice?" i kind of hesitate but secretly i totally wanted to go:) haha Really it was way fun, totally something I enjoyed being with my niece Cala at. Not so much for the adults:) haha but I still had a great time! Thanks Tara

Another highlight Tara again calls me and says, "linds we have an extra ticket to Twilight New Moon want to come?" Of course I said yes but I didn't know what kind of deal Tara had! We went on opening night, except being there for the midnight showing we got into a special showing at 9:30! I had a blast and am sure glad Tara is down here to hook me up:) haha

Cha came down for a mens volleyball game and well how could you pass that up! haha no really it was so cool to watch and we snapped a picture of a cute player... mmm

I got my school pictures this month as well, and I must say that these have to be my favorite school pictures ever!

We got over 200 pictures from kyle in Paraguay! he is so awesome and he was upset because they don't celebrate Halloween there, so Kyle and his companion carved and gutted a watermelon, what a halloween!

I went home for thanksgiving and it was well needed! I love my brothers and sisters, aunts uncles, cousins and friends! It is such a blast. Thanks Kate for driving down and back with me to Idaho, it was so much fun!
We went early morning shopping, starting at 10pm Thanksgiving night, yes ToysRUs was open at midnight, I guess I payed Tara back for my tickets by going early morning shopping for her:) I was so glad that my sister courtney was around to play with me! she is the best and so is sara our cousin who was a total trooper for thanksgiving shopping! haha
I was able to meet my new little niece Raigen, she is so beautiful, I love my nieces and nephews so so much!!

I also was able to cut down my own Christmas tree! ya that's right I am totally a mountain woman haha!

So now some of the low-lights. My roommate chels was heading to Logan when she spun out and totaled her car... lame right don't worry she is just fine. So I take her out to ice cream a couple days later and we laugh because when I was in high school chels was with me when I got into my wreck and we happened to be eating ice cream from arctic circle, so we have vowed not to eat ice cream from there:) well i guess we can't eat any ice cream ever because the next day a lady lane changed into the side of my car! So lame, I am good and the car is just a little banged up but all is well. Until on Tuesday i get a call from my brother Eric saying that my mom and dad were in a wreck! a kid ran into the back of them and lucky they came out OK, dad has a carpet burn on his forehead and mom has bad whiplash but other than that they are doing well.

well that is November in a nut shell, can't wait to find out what is in store for December! Bring it:) haha

It is Time for an Update:)

Changes, changes, changes! I have moved! So crazy, I have moved from Murray to... Holladay, which is about two miles North of where I was living:)I moved in with two fine ladies, Chelsea and Sydney aka Sydnew:) I love our apartment with all of its space and cable.. yes cable I have lived a year without it, I am so happy!



I am sad to not live with Steph and Shellie anymore, they were great roommates, but like I said before, Change, change, change:)

School has been going really great, Halloween was a blast! That week was also Red Ribbon Week and we got to dress up everyday! I think I enjoyed it more than the students... Monday was crazy hat/sock day ( I wore my white ski hat and slippers:)) Tuesday was backwards day, and usually I hate this one, what can you really do backwards! This all until I discovered how to french braid!!!! I totally wore my hair in upside down french braided pig tails! I looked awesome, complete with my backwards dress and earrings. Don't you all wish you taught third grade! That is until a cute guy comes in your room to check the sound system and looks at you and then around to see if the "teacher" is in the room... oh well:)
Wednesday was red day and Thursday was costume day. I love dress up week, I always have! Those who went to high school with me know this! I seriously was the only teacher to dress up all week!

Aside from moving and school live is pretty normal! I do enjoy being in utah and going to Cammon and Creyton's football games. Also I get to go to my favorite restaurant Texas Roadhouse on their birthdays! Whoop Whoop!

FAIR!

September is one of my favorite months, a big reason is because it is time for the Idaho State Fair! I wanted to hit up some of my favorite spots, The Bread Barn, Funnel Cakes, Foot long corn dog, do I need to go on, I love the food! Plus it brings backs lots of memories when my grandpa would show his Clydesdales! I love it!! My roommates and good friend Nancey came down to scope it out, we had a blast, and ate lots of food:)

When I was driving home from Idaho I noticed a sign in Utah saying that there was a Utah Fair. Well of course I had to hit that one up as well! It was great, but doesn't compare to my good ol Idaho Fair. We did get to go to the rodeo and well, that was a blast!

White Water Rafting!

I was able to go on an extreme white water trip down the cataract canyon this summer! it was such a blast! the other kindergarten teacher Vicki's brother owns tag-a-long expeditions and she invited me to join her and her family:) I was so excited, but at first it was only going to be me going, then someone dropped out and my dad decided to come with me:) I am so glad I have a dad who will do random and weird things with me! I love him so much and am grateful for the standards and lifestyles that we live!
We were on the Colorado River for 4 days and went over 29 rapids! I almost fell off, the very first rapid and well was a bit nervous for the 30 foot drop:) No worries we are all still alive and happy!
It was the most beautiful trip ever, I was in awe the entire time, we were able to stop at Indian ruins and take a hike up "Mt. We Did It" which well we named:) Dad was such a trooper and came up the mountain with me! I had such a great time and I would do it again in a heart beat! here are some of the pictures:) good times Vicki was so wonderful to let me and my dad join her family on their adventure!

Miscellaneous Summer 09

I spent a lot of time in Idaho this summer, and these are some of the events I haven't posted yet:)

JUNE:
Nicole Baxter's Farwell, sad day, I shouldn't say that but I miss her like crazy! I can't believe she's been out since JUNE!


JULY:
Operation, MTC raid! Haha, funny but slightly true, we were in Provo for the 4th of July and did a drive by the MTC. Well as we were driving by we see a pack of missionaries walking to the MTC, and all of a sudden my sister Tara says, "Oh my heck, that's KYLE!!" We all were flipping out! Tara is laying on the horn, missionaries are looking at us like we are crazy, and Kyle is waving! Here is the drive by picture! See if you can spot him!


Every summer the grandkids all spend a week at grandma's, so I got to hang out with all 7 of my nieces and nephews, I sure love them! We hit up the zoo, went to a Chuckars baseball game, and made our annual hike up R mountain!



August:
Coming Soon, I went to Cataract Canyon in Moab, I am just waiting for the rest of the pictures:)

The Nield Reunion

I love my family, in fact I love them so much that when my mom told me we'd be riding to the Nield family reunion in Clayton, Idaho, in an RV I was willing to go, until of course I saw the thing, then I asked if I could ride up with Eric and Kacey:)
No it was the funniest thing ever when we went to pick up our borrowed RV... it belonged to a little old lady and her and her dog traveled around the country in this "thing" We decided to name this family vacation, The Nield (Griswold) Family Reunion. if you don't know who the Griswold's are then, well this isn't very funny... here are some sweet pictures of the RV:) haha good times

Court and I didn't think that mom and dad could fit on the itty bed in the back so we brought a tent. We set it up next to the RV and our neighbors (Hunter and Ridge) came over to check the place out. It was fun, but cold, really cold, so the next night Courtney and I slept in the camper, much warmer:)

This is a picture of my grandma and grandpa Nield! I sure love them! They are two extraordinary people, who have been married 60 years!!! Also my Grandpa Nield is turning 80 this year~ how time flies. I have always thought my dad and kyle were twins, well my grandpa is their triplet:)

Saturday was full of fun things for us to do, thanks to Eric and Kacey. We went fishing in the morning, Court caught her first fish, then we went up to the Salmon Hatchery.. It was so cool! There were millions of fish, all raised there! And they come back to the same place, incredible. We also discovered a cool place in Stanley Idaho, Redfish Lake! It was beautiful! Oh and the last thing we did was become rich... yes we went to an old mining town and panned for gold! I found a speck.. I am in the money now! haha Thanks to Eric and Kacey for letting me and Court tag along!

Nicole and Jeremy made it up on Saturday afternoon and when we got back from panning gold the kids went up and down and up and down the water slide, it was hilarious! We missed Tara and her family, and the missionary Kyle, they just didn't want to be seen in the Motor home:)

French Braid

Yes after a long 23 years without knowing how to do my hair, I have now discovered how to french braid. People have tried to teach me, but I just didn't get it. I really couldn't put my head around using 4 pieces of hair... So I just sat back and saw the amazing wonders of french braids, wishing one day I would know how! We'll that day is today! haha or I guess the other day:)
We were sitting at the house, my sister in law and I and I say, "Man one day I want to learn how to french braid," and she says "I know how, I will teach you, it's easy, all you do is start braiding your hair and just add hair to the piece you are going to cross over." This may make no sense to anyone, but to me it was like thepuzzle piece finally fit, I got it and was able to french braid my own hair!
Well if you know me, I can't just stop their, thanks to some guinea pigs, my sister court, my mom, my nieces taylor and cala, and of course myself, I am a french braiding queen. I wish i had a picture of my mom's french braid, ya i did pig tails, it was so cute... she tells everyone to run or i will french braid their hair, man or woman... which is true sad day:)
Here are some pictures of the success... I only had one of tayor's braid, but I got some of cala, so I guess you get the idea:) I also did a itty bitty one on my little niece sadie, she wasn't impressed...