A bit of jealousy

Now I know being jealous is not a good thing or something necessarily to "blog" about but I was just thinking and realized that I am! I am jealous of my sister Emily. Not because she is not is beautiful, talented, genuine, sporty, crafty, etc., but because she has such a fun degree! Don't get me wrong, I adore mine because it is my passion and so applicable. But hers is something that I wish I could do too. She originally started out at MCC doing Interior Design, but their program was iffy. So she applied to BYU, got a scholarship to boot & is now doing the "Family, Home & Personal Enrichment" degree(can't remember the exact name) with an emphasis in Interior Design. Last semester she took this awesome sewing class and made a fabulous skirt. Yes, I learned to sew from my mom but I haven't put those skills to use for some time & really don't know what I am doing a lot of the time. Secondly, she is taking this wonderful cooking class this year & is learning all these fantastic culinary skills! Well, I LOVE to cook and wish soooo badly I could go to culinary school if I: A. had the money & B. it was like 5 years ago. So I really am not jealous, I love that Emily is able to experience so much right now, I am just wishing that I could do those things right now too. But anyways, I just can't wait for the day that I am able to work on projects, sew blankets for my kids and bake non-stop!

I also am just impressed with BYU because many of their programs focus on the family. There is a lack of support when it comes to families in the world, at least that is what I see already for being out with many different health professionals. For many of them, their focus in life is their career and making a name for themselves. Having a career is the goal for so many, but I just feel like they don't realize the true joy of families!

So here's to BYU for making wonderful future mothers, wives & for focusing on developing such beneficial talents in women!
And here's to Emily! My best friend & sister whom I love so much!
Happy Birthday Em:) You are so amazin' -

Holiday Recap

So it has been forever since I have blogged, or so I feel! There is so much that has gone on and I just feel the need to express myself and all that has gone on!

So right now I am at the hospital and it has been great! It isn't at scary as I thought and I am loving applying what I learned in school. It is really eye opening though too. Today there was a man who was only 43 years old who has pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver & kidneys. Pretty much, once it spreads to your pancreas alone you have a 4% chance of survival because it is the organ that produces all the enzymes for your digestion. It was really sad seeing him and just thinking, wow, he is only 43 and his life is over. I mean he did smoke for 30 years... but there are lots of incidences like that that just make me so grateful for good health & amazing medical discoveries. It is also neat to see how nutrition plays such a huge part in their health. I must say though, things are getting really busy and I am work all day, come home make dinner and only have a couple hours to do something, and then I have to hurry and go to bed. It gets old not having very much time & I am feeling very behind:) But all is well!

So Craig is thinking about podiatry school now! Pretty exciting. He has still applied to MD & DO schools but he is thinking more seriously about podiatry. I actually really like the idea and think it would fit his personality great! But we will see & know we will be guided to what is best. He is going to be shadowing a couple different doctors and podiatrists in the upcoming weeks. He is also back to school and working like 3 jobs! Wow, he is such a hard worker and I am so grateful to him for all he does to provide for us and without one complaint. I hope I can return the favor and help him out once I am done so he doesn't have to be so overloaded.

So here are some pics from Christmas to New Years!



Please notice my most adorable niece!! I am such a proud auntie. I will have to show some even cuter pics of her later.


Random pic, I know, but I won when we went bowling!! I was so proud it was by best game ever!



A NAU roommate reunion - It was so great to see my girls! Thanks Raquel for the most amazing waffles...


Look at this cutie!




So for New Years day the Freemans always go out to the desert. It was great this year, lots of mule riding, games, shooting guns & good food. Here is me & Craig, we are pretty much born killers... j/k I was having fun trying to be hardcore.

Christmas Party Palooza

This year we had so many different family Christmas parties! I was so grateful and they were a lot of fun but at the same time it was a very busy time! Here are some fun pictures that summarize the days up until Christmas but these don't even show them all!

Our yearly gingerbread house!



The Udall Christmas Party

They played this funny game where you break up into teams and the point is to see what team can get the most cotton balls in the bowl across the yard. So you rub Vaseline all over your face & stuff your face in a bowl of cotton balls and run across the yard and pull them off. It was really funny.







A little too close for comfort...

The donut game - even the kids gave it a try


Maricopa County Christmas Party - Tacky Sweaters!



The Millett Christmas Party - with the traditional hay ride while singing Christmas carols & progressive dinner.








The Freeman Christmas Party - with good food, another hay ride & the blessed nativity! I love it!







These little cousins were just too cute!