Meaning

I found this cool website that told me what mine and Jesse's name means. I thought it actually really hit the nail on the head for both of us.

Brittney

You are an inspirational individual and seem to lead a charmed existence. Material success is no more than your versatility, optimism and courage deserve. You are creative and resourceful and can develop your ideas into tangible form which brings you great satisfaction. You attract friends, love and happiness in abundance because of your warm and enthusiastic nature. Life is much better with you around.

Jesse

God`s gift, or wealth"Hebrew" You are idealistic and intelligent and very much an all or nothing person.Tending to experience constant change in life security is found in your real and abiding values. With great organisational ability, industry and creative prowess you love to build tangible results and are especially gifted at transforming lost causes. Your intelligence is marked with keen perception and analytical ability. A secure home life and relationship are important for you

Coming Up . . .

Well this week is going to start the beginning of business that goes as follows...

Wednesday my mom, dad, and Travis fly into town in the morning so we can all say our last goodbyes to Travis and take him to the MTC. My parents will be here the rest of the week/weekend. Jesse's parents get into town that weekend also.

Friday/ Saturday I graduate from BYU Idaho and my family and Jesse's family are driving to Rexburg for those festivities.

Saturday night we are racing back to Provo to attend my cousin's wedding.

Sunday we take my parents back to airport so they can fly home.

Tuesday Jesse and I ride home to California with his parents to spend the Christmas break in Temecula with the family.

I can't forget to mention that this whole week is finals week for Jesse and the poor thing is really sick and struggling. So hopefully he can pull a rabbit out of the hat and keep a clear mind while taking the tests. Wish him luck with finals and me luck with graduating and entering into the REAL world. I can't wait (sarcastic).

Book Reviews

This book honestly was so hard to get through. I took me forever! Obviously you can conclude that it isn't a page turner then. It is supposed to be a classic so I thought I'd read it. I decided I'm not reading classics anymore just for the sake of saying I read a classic because half of the time they are so boring and I can't get through them. So I would not recommend this book.

The Help on the other hand was a page turner and inspiring and enlightening. I loved this book and got through it quickly. I think everyone should read it.
I just finished reading this book and I'm dying to read the second and third book the series. It was amazing. I had been postponing reading it because I hate reading series because they take over my life because you can't just read one and take a break. I end up reading all through the night every night just to see what happens next. Well I'm going through that again with this series, but I'm ok with it because it is so amazing! Love it!!!
Pope Joan is a book that many people have recommended to me lately and I am putting on my list to read right after I finish the Hunger Games series. I'll let you know how it goes. I hear that is a marathon read not a sprint read though...so we'll see.

About Me

I thought this was a cute personal survey I've seen on other people's blogs. Jesse suggest I edit this post and make it about him... quote: "you should make it 4 things I love about my husband, 4 things my husband is good at, etc." Really pathetic I know, but also really funny. He always keeps me laughing at his expense.

4 shows I watch:

1) Modern Family: it's like a modern day Friends to me. Makes me laugh almost as hard. I love every character.

2) Friends: always have and always will be my go to show. I have all of the seasons and watch them almost everyday. I'm seriously contemplating naming my children after each character.

3)Bachelor: can't wait for the new season January 3rd! I love seeing girls or guys fight for one person and make a fool out of themselves. Really entertaining.

4) Keeping up with the Kardasians: I know this show is trashy, don't judge me, but I honestly think Khloe, Kim, and Kourtney are hilarious. I love watching their relationships with each other.

4 things I'm passionate about:

1) Food: I'm not afraid to say I'm a garbage disposal and my day definitely revolves around when and what I'm going to eat.

2) Reading: I love reading especially while I'm taking a bubble bath. I love reading great books about other countries and their cultures. I'm obsessed with historical fiction and fascinated with the holocaust.

3) Family: everyone that knows me knows I love hanging out with my family 24/7. If given the choice I will hang out with my family over my friends any day. Everyone also knows my family is abnormally close and I love it that way. My mom, sister, aunts, cousins, and grandmas are my best friends hands down.

4) Traveling: I can't say I have traveled much, so I guess I'm passionate about the dream of traveling to foreign countries. I definitely dream of going to Greece, Jerusalem, and an Asian country.

4 phrases I say alot:

1) totally

2) stop it

3) oh my gosh

4) seriously?

4 things I have learned from the past:

1) What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger....I repeatedly have to tell myself that to get through trials

2) Everything will work out the way it is supposed to.... things always end up better in the end then we think they will

3) Enjoy every minute of being young because life is hard and being an adult is hard

4) Keep an eternal perspective it makes marriage a little easier

4 things I did yesterday:

1) took a bath

2) bought a new book

3) cooked an amazing dinner

4) had a girls night with Kira

4 places I would love to visit:

1) England.... we are in the process of planning a trip either this summer or next Christmas break

2) Greece... Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants made me fall in love with this place and have wanted to go ever since

3) Jerusalem... have always been interested in the culture over there and would love to see the church sites

4) Thailand... love the food and have loved reading about the culture. It looks beautiful there.

4 things I'm looking forward to:

1) Graduating from BYU Idaho next weekend! finally!

2) Christmas break and spending lots of time with the family

3) My brother going to serve his mission in Chile next week

4) Finishing the Hunger Games series over the break...so addicting

4 things I love about winter:

1) scarves... I love them and think they can add so much to a simple outfit

2) caramel apple cider...either home-made or from Starbucks

3) staying inside and keeping warm and reading a good book

4) Christmas and everything that goes along with it....movies, food, candles, decor

A Taste of My Own Medicine

I was not going to post this, but it has given me a big laugh today so I thought I'd share. Today I ran errands and while I was out I bought new windshield wipers for our car. Later that day Jesse and I were going out to run another errand and we brought the windshield wipers out to the car to quickly attach them before we left. So I was sitting inside the car watching Jesse try REALLY, REALLY to attach the new wipers. I was giggling inside the car thinking "what is going on? why does he not know how to do this? It's a skill I thought boys were born with!" So I snapped a picture from inside the car of his failed effort. He gave up and got back in the car and I showed him the picture and jokingly said I was going to blog about how he couldn't figure out how to replace the windshield wipers. Still in my head I thought I was smart enough to finish the task, so I took the blades and went back outside the car and tried to attach them myself. Jesse was inside the car and obviously wanted to give me a taste of my own medicine because as I was loading the pictures from my camera onto the computer tonight I saw the second picture below of myself, which reveals my failed attempt to solve our problem while showing up my husband. Thank you Jesse for always making me laugh even if it's at my own expense. He always knows how to keep me grounded and expose my ridiculousness.

Jesse's attempt

My attempt

P.S. Just to relieve everyone's fears we do know how to attach these now. They aren't the slide in kind. We have to remove a screw first to get them in.

A Touch of Christmas

Like I said... Jesse and I decorated for Christmas this week and this is how it turned out.

Jesse is so proud of the tree he got for us

Our first tree as a married couple all decorated

Our first stockings

My Christmas table decor

Temple Lights

This weekend Jesse and I officially threw ourselves into the Christmas spirit. Friday night we went and walked around Temple Square to see all the Christmas lights. Then we went to Jesse's cousin's wedding, which was fun because we were able to see his grandparents and aunts and uncles. Saturday we went and got Christmas decorations and started decorating the apartment. We got our first Christmas tree and I'm loving how "Christmasy" our apartment looks and smells. We had a ward party Saturday night and that was fun to get together with friends in the ward and enjoy a good meal. Today we had church and then the first presidency's Christmas message was broad-casted. I love the Christmas devotional. Now I'm counting down the days until Christmas break when we get to spend time with our families again.

We went into a store and saw these awesome hats that have the Chile flag on it. We thought we'd take a pic and represent Trav