Christmas Break

Here are some of the things I did over the break, in no particular order. It's a long post.

• Drove to Kaysville and then went to the airport to go to Washington.
• Finally got to eat Evelyn's Favorite Pasta at The Cheesecake Factory.
• Went shopping. (My mom and I did  a lot of this.)
• Slept!
• Ate yummy food.
• Went running a couple of times around Chambers Bay.

• Listened to the rain at night. 
• Had a great Christmas. 
• Spoke in church.
• Helped paint the tile backsplash of the kitchen.

• Set-up a wireless printer.
• Worked from home.
• Cleaned the office.
• Watched movies. 17 Miracles is a tear jerker, but it is a good one.
• Read books (The Hunger Games series again, The Power of Six {I Am Number Four sequel}, City of Bones, and some other random books I found at the house).
• Pretended that the forest near the house was where the first Hunger Games took place. (NERD ALERT!)
• Did laundry.
• Skyped with family.
• Enjoyed the New Year.
• Helped my mom with various projects.
• Took naps.
• Broke the same piñata for Christmas and for New Year's in the backyard instead of the garage. It took Tony and I three rounds on Christmas Eve to break it and it took Tony three swings to break it on New Year's Eve. I will post a video when I have a chance.

• Had interesting dreams.
• Enjoyed being away from real life for a while.
• Took Photo Booth pictures.

I hope everyone had a great Holiday season! Have a great 2012!

Other News

Oh, I got my hair cut and colored finally (it's a medium golden brown if you can't tell). I guess it was a celebration of sorts for myself for getting through this semester. But honestly, I just needed a hair cut. 

Tony helped out in the kitchen the other night. I sure do love my brother. He keeps me laughing, especially when he's helping in the kitchen.

This situation made me think about Disney's Sleeping Beauty and when the Fairies are making Aurora gifts without magic. The part that what Tony did starts at 1:50 if you don't want to watch the whole clip.

Birthdays!

Happy Birthday to Grandpa Dave and Leslie Boy! And Daniel!

It's pretty neat that my family has three generations of birthdays on the same day.

Love you all!

Here is a short (very short) list of why they are fantastic!

Grandpa is caring, happy, loving, sings, gives great hugs, etc.
Leslie is a great sister, friend, style icon, aunt, lover of all things Disney etc.
Daniel is a pretty awesome little man!

Raise Your Hand...

My nephew likes to play the "Raise your hand if you like..." game. Below is the video of him playing a special game of it.


Raise Your Hand... from Alli Brown on Vimeo.


Be sure to read the post below entitled, "I'm Getting Old," it has pictures. Thanks!


Oh, and if you don't understand him, he is saying "raise your hand if you like Jesus! And raise your hand if you like Joseph Smith!"

I'm Getting Old

Man, I am getting old. I have a hard time staying up past midnight now! And if I do stay up past midnight, I get sick or am grumpy. I spent the weekend hanging out with my younger cousins and brother. They have much more energy than I do. They are only a few years younger, and I did keep up with them, but I am utterly exhausted and I can't shake this cold I came down with. 


Let's start with Friday afternoon (11-11-11). I got done with my reading guide group thingy and met up with Emily and Caitlin to get bracelets for the BYU vs. USU basketball game that night. After we got our bracelets, we bought shirts that say "Y don't U kiss my A." 

Then we went to Rumbi for lunch. And following lunch we went to the mall. Caitlin, Emily, and I went in the Hurricane simulator, and came out feeling dizzy and sick to our stomachs. Such a weird feeling. Then we went back to Grandma Pat's for a little bit before heading to the Spectrum to wait in line for the game! We waited for a little less than two hours in line, but it got cold and we started playing all sorts of games. The game was loud and crazy and Utah State came away with a win! WOO HOO! Below are some photos of the cemetery we walked through to get to the Spectrum.

We went to Fredrico's for an after game snack and just had a grand ol' time. Finally, I couldn't take staying awake any longer so Tony and I went home. 


Saturday (11-12-11) was Tony's birthday! It was a fun day. It snowed (not so fun) and Tony went to the football game in it. He sported a garbage bag poncho. 


Later on, we went shopping so Caitlin could buy the shoes she found at the mall on Friday. After the mall, we headed over to Texas Roadhouse for a cousin party for Tony's birthday! It was fun and we made Tony get on the saddle. (I stole the photo from Caitlin since my camera died right when he saddled up).

After dinner, we went over to Grandma Pat's for cake. Then Emily decided she really wanted to go to the Fun Park to play laser tag. Me, being old and exhausted, didn't want to go, but luckily I did and I had a great time! Laser tag is really fun when you are play with people you know. I spent a lot of time laughing and screaming. We played boys versus girls. The guy told us not to run, but once you get in there, you can't help but run. Tony ran into the wall pretty hard. After we played for ten minutes (in boots I might add), we were all tired and sweaty. (Again, I stole the photo from Caitlin).

It was a fun night. Oh yeah, Caitlin won 40 tickets playing Deal or No Deal and used them to get those neon friendship bracelets. We went to Snow Hall and talked for a while and then Tony and I went home. It was so fun to hang out with my cousins, but I am just getting old because I am always exhausted.

On Sunday (11-13-11) we went to church and then ate a great Sunday dinner. Tony and I headed down to Kaysville for a sibling birthday party. I am so grateful for having my siblings in Utah and it's a good thing we just love each other. Overall, last weekend was busy, fun, and insane. And now it's almost Thanksgiving! I cannot believe it. Crazy!

Happy Birthday Tony!

Today is my brother's birthday. 


Here are ten reasons why I love him (although there are MANY other reasons besides the ones listed below)...

• He is witty.
• He is funny and reminds me of Jim Halpert from The Office.
• He comes and picks me up from campus almost every day.
• He sleeps over on campus to get a good seat for Aggie basketball games. (Well, he did for the USU vs. BYU game).
• He looks after me.
• He loves his family (even if we bug him all the time).
• He is a great uncle.
• He has great one-liners and is very skilled with sport-type activities (see photo below).
• He puts up with my endless questioning.
• He is my little brother and will always be my little brother, even if he towers over me and looks like he's my older brother. I will always love him no matter what.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER! I hope your day is great, and it should be since Utah State beat BYU last night in the Spectrum! GO AGGIES!

Happy 30th Anniversary!

Today is my parent's 30th wedding anniversary. I am glad they got married because then they had an AWESOME family. Someday I hope to get married and have as many adventures as they do. They are great examples to me and my siblings. I just love my parents. So here's to you Mom and Dad!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD! I hope you have more adventures and continue to love one another! Thanks for everything you do. Don't you just love this photo? I sure do!