The Quickest 2 Weeks of My LIfe

Well here I am. It's Tuesday, January 7th at 3:45 p.m. I'm back in my old haunt*, the Jesse Knight Building (JKB) on BYU campus. I'm back in the swing of another semester, sitting on my favorite bench while waiting for my next class to start.

*Seriously I used to live in the building. Summer term 2012, I had all of my classes and church in this building. I rarely went anywhere else. i didn't even know where the testing center was until October 2012. Embarrassing. 

While I love having a regular schedule again, I'm really missing Christmas break. For whatever reason, I had 3 weeks of break last year (I'm told this was a fluke... BYU usually only has 2), and I'm really feeling the absence of that third week. I cannot believe that I'm already back to school, when it feels as though I finished Finals yesterday.

Break was wonderful. Even though we were all sick for the majority of it it, I still had a blast and loved getting to hang out with the whole family, and it was so nice to have Hayden home for his first Christmas after his mission.

Christmas Eve pajamas. Cute face, Hayd. 

Because we're unable to take a picture where we all look nice. 

Nice. All hail the ugly  fabulous Christmas sweater. 

The only "good" picture from Christmas day. Dinner with some of my favorite people

We were coordinating quite well. We had to take a sibs picture, of course. 

And the crown jewel of pictures form break. The reenactment photo from Christmas 1997. Clearly not much has changed.  Also I've apparently I've been cross-eyed my whole life. 

Anyway, Christmas break was wonderful. Getting home was terrible. We almost didn't make our flight and I almost got an ulcer from it. Actually I think I did get a stress induced canker sore. Stupid airport. Stupid weather.* But I'm back in Provo! Getting ready to go into my Art for Elementary Teachers class**. I'm pumped. Bring it on, Winter 2014.***

*It was -44 (with windchill) at one point when I checked the weather for home. That storm was just hitting right as Hayden and I were trying to leave. Actually pretty thankful I'm not there right now. Way too cold. 
** How awesome does that sound? My supplies are seriously a sketchbook, colored pencils, watercolors, 2 pencils and an eraser, and a sharpie. No book. I cannot wait. 
***And by "bring it on" I actually mean please be easy. Please.