lately

alright, alright, fine.

i will admit that im terrible at being diligent on this thing, and in the past i've promised to be better, but it's so hard for me to find the time.

although, since it is the 26th of December, today seems to be the first day of break where i am not doing last minute shopping, sleeping in, or having plans made from sunrise to sundown.

 so yeah, i definitely have some time on my hands so i figured i'd keep my readers out of the dark (for now) and update you on what you've missed. i promise there isnt much, but i'll just fill you in because my patient readers deserve it.

i've survived finals, passed my classes, guys...i have finished yet another semester at UVU.

FREAK. YEAH.

and guess what, i changed my major! 

again...

lets see is that 3 times in the past year and a half? yep, pretty sure.

im back to exercise science, and i intend to stay there. hopefully, well the goal is to become a personal trainer, and a damn good one at that.

i know im far from being where i want to be, but that's sort of exciting to me, i finally have an idea of what i want to do and i intend to work hard to get there. 

woo woo! maybe this girl will be your personal trainer in the future! 

i know everyone's big question for me is about this hunk who has taken over my instagram posts...trust me, i've been asked about him a lot this break by family and friends everywhere. 

yes, wow, "desi he seems to be the first one in a while that lasts longer than a week" is what my close friends would say. 

what can i say? dating is dating, and i havent struck gold with the past few guys i've dated, even though they are all so great. but if they arent for you then that's that and no need to stay with someone that you dont feel 100% on.
*okay, stepping off my dating soap box now*

all im sayin is everybody deserves a little Mike in their life, and i KNOW anyone who knows this guy would be quick to agree.

what's not to like about someone who is always down for those late night munchies and who gets me off my butt to get to the gym. he's the best to watch movies with and also the greatest motivator.
also he's funnier than i am, and dang, that's saying a lot ;)

funniest thing:

we wanted a picture at the top of Park City after boarding ALL DAY.

and this lady we asked literally gave us a photo shoot and had us take so many pictures in so many different poses. so we basically killed it with pictures for the day.

of course i was pumped because if you know me, you know i LOVE getting dope pictures.

also another [not so] fun fact:

mike lost his car keys within an hour of being on the slopes. 

note to everybody (and self)...definitely zip your pockets up when they have important items in them such as the ticket to your transportation. yeah. 

but no worries, we were saved by a spare key and his willing dad who drove an hour to bring us the spare. 

points for papa Fogt. 

if you have not yet see this Tree of Life at Draper Park in Draper, you should do it soon.

yeah the Christmas season is technically over, but pretty lights are enjoyable all year. but hurry and see these one's while you can, i bet they will take them down by the new year...

definitely make a date out of it, bundle up, see the tree, grab some cocoa and watch a movie after.

ps im here all year if you want date ideas, im usually good at that. 

also check out this AMAZING sunset from my house. 

we went to see the Zoo Lights in Salt Lake City.

well we walked into the zoo and the first thing Mike said was "wait, do we actually get to see animals or just animal lights?"
yeah, mostly just animal lights...
every animal was asleep besides the reptile house, that place is poppin.
but other than that you get to see a bunch of Christmas light animals! also, we got to see how a lot of animals sleep, so i mean, that's way cool too!

okay Hobbit fans, we all know the most recent Hobbit came out and it was awesome. but i mean, awesome compared to the last 2? not so much.

i was sort of disappointed, and i love the Hobbit, as you can see in this picture i was stoked (mike not so stoked). i'd have to say that it's a good movie to see if you're into that type of stuff, but i definitely am a fan of The Lord of the Rings more. still though, go watch it, what's not to love about hairy hobbit feet and Legolas? also, why can't i have perfect waves in my hair like Thorin?

Christmas was SO dope. 

i could sit here and tell you how great it was to open my gifts and love the snow.

but my absolute favorite part was having my little 6 year old brother wake me up with the most stoked face i've ever seen and yell "SANTA CAME" repeatedly in my ear. at one point my little 4 year old brother was so stoked about his gifts that he started singing and shaking and speaking nonsense all at once.

the absolute best part of Christmas was being with my family and having us all together, and also having Mike over for Christmas dinner (which was so good by the way, thanks momma G) as i get older i realize how insignificant the gifts are and i just feel grateful for the fact that my family is together and healthy. another year conquered as a pretty sick family.

and to round up this post...

long story short.

this guy is so great. and so far, Christmas break has been one to remember.  

i would eat food with this one any day. also babe, i hope you know that i love watching sports with you, i promise im never bored. i've taken a liking to Sports Center as well (that should earn me major points).

hope i didnt embarrass him too much with this post.

just huge shout outs to him for making this break and the past few months most dope.