Suns vs. Jazz

The good news:
There was a one-armed juggler at half time.

The bad news: We lost. booo

Yes, I bought a twelve-year-old boy's jersey off ebay and made a matching head band.

Guatemala

I was looking through Jacob's mission pictures the other day, and I came to two conclusions:
1. Jacob has secret photography skills
2. I'd really like to go climb trees in Guatemala.
We're hoping to go as a graduation gift to our selves, but that will be a year or two.

Hey! Listen.

I guess all we do these days is go to school, study, and play Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Nerd Alert!

We did go to a party last night..oh wait. We played/watched people play Super Smash Brothers the whole time. That's when Jacob and I realized that we're drawn to video games at parties, because we're socially awkward.
I can accept that.

New Years Eve Party

We did a 1920s murder mystery for New Years. While it was too long/detailed to hold our Smith-ADD attention spans, it was still entertaining. We got to dress up, try to use Chicago accents, and eat.
Since it only lasted about an hour, we had to find other ways to entertain ourselves until midnight. Jacob played the Wii, and I played dress-up with the nieces.
This girl has the wildest imagination. I love it!

Resolutions

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"We should remember that saying “I love you” is only a beginning. We need to say it, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to show it. We need to both express and demonstrate love."--Elder David A. Bednar

“The goal of gospel teaching . . . is not to ‘pour information’ into the minds of class members. . . . The aim is to inspire the individual to think about, feel about, and then do something about living gospel principles”-- President Monson


"Cultivate a diligent desire to know that God lives."-- Elder Robert D. Hales

"...One who is humble and full of love—is also a person of increased spiritual strength. With increased spiritual strength, we are able to develop self-mastery and to live with moderation. We learn to control our anger, vanity, and pride. With increased spiritual strength, we can protect ourselves from the dangerous excesses and destructive addictions of today’s world."
Elder Kent D. Watson

"Were we to step back, however, and take a good look at what we’re doing, we may find that we have immersed ourselves in the “thick of thin things.” In other words, too often we spend most of our time taking care of the things which do not really matter much at all in the grand scheme of things, neglecting those more important causes." --President Monson

{taken from October 2009 General Conference talks}

Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve with Jacob's family. We went out to eat and to his grandparents house where we sang Christmas songs and told about our most memorable Christmases.
On the way home, we graded Christmas lights with Heather and Emily. (This was one of the "A" houses)
We slept over at Jacob's family's house.
He woke up at least three times to check his phone and see if it was time to wake up.
It was a little strange to wake up at a different house on Christmas morning and have all new traditions, but still exciting.

Santa brought us something we've been dreaming of (along with every 10-year-old boy), and many other surprises.


Then it was off to the Smith home for Eggseronious and round 2 of gift opening. We spent the day there eating, playing, and napping.