Oh the Christmas Holiday

This year, Christmas was a bit different for me. Bradley and I went to his family's house up in Rupert, Idaho. I must admit, I was a little sad to not be spending any time with my family, and also sad that I wouldn't be visiting Virginia at all. But Brad's family definitely made me feel welcome, and we had a really fun break.

Before break started, however, life was pretty hectic! We had a week full of finals, studying, and tying up all loose ends. I had a heck of a time trying to get all my studying in...just look at all of the notecards I made!!


I was definitely super excited when my last final was over, even though it was at 7:00 IN THE MORNING!!! That definitely made it more tough. However, finishing finals made the excitement for break that much bigger!


Right before Christmas Break, Brad and I even found time to have a small Christmas party with our friends at our apartment. We had a few treats, a few Christmas decorations, and a few good friends to celebrate. Even in busy times, Brad and I find time to party and have good times with friends!

Brad playing the Wii with Karee and Josh.

Our very first Christmas Tree! It is snowflake themed! Thanks Mamma Bell :)

Some nice decorations from Target; you can't go wrong with decor from Target! Erin will back me up on this :)

Some of the yummy Christmas treats!

Haha I had to add this picture of Bradley. This was after Sunday dinner with Jeff and Kathy. Brad is doing a rather awesome impression of a monkey with symbols! DANCE MONKEY DANCE! (Zoolander)

After we had our party and our finals, Brad and I spent good quality time with his family in Rupert. We had fun playing Hand and Foot, Dominos and a million other card games! We also saw Avatar in 3D! It was AWESOME! I was actually thinking that the movie was really stupid looking, but I was definitely proven wrong. We also had fun times playing basketball and stuff with the family. Kevin even shattered the backboard!! I have a picture of it, but for some reason its not working so I will try to add it later. I had fun getting to know Brad's older siblings a little better, and also playing with our nephews and playing in the snow. Here are some pics. Enjoy :)

Alyssa, Cory and Joshy on Christmas :)
Tate and Beau opening presents!

The Montgomery cousins visiting Grandpa at the hospital on Christmas Eve

Brad and our newest nephew, Baby Beau!

Kevin and Joshy taking a nap

Finally, Brad, Kevin and I had some fun playing in the snow on New Years Day. It was sad to leave Rupert and go back to school, but we are excited that Bradley is graduating this semester!

This is the same field that was a beautiful green color where we took pictures for our wedding. What a special day we will never forget, and I love Bradley even more after six whole months!

Happy New Year to all! :)

Good ol'... Brad?

Just a quick video post before I take the time to make my Christmas post! Hope all is well with everyone.

I love my Bradley :)

Weddings, Football and Family- What Else Do You Need? :)

What a crazy two weeks this has been!! Brad and I have been driving to and fro for the past two weeks going to a wedding in Vegas, spending time with the Jurgensmeier siblings in St. George, driving back to Provo, going to and from Midway and Alpine, then all the activities inbetween. Whew! However, it really has been fun. We don't get to see the whole Bell Clan very often, so when we do, it really is special and super fun, but also super hard for me to say goodbye :( (yea, I'm kinda a whimp when it comes to stuff like that...) Anywho, here are some pics that we documented from our adventures!

Spending some time on the strip :)

LoveBirds in Vegas :)

Brad with a Sweet Motorcycle in Treasure Island

Had to 'pretend' play the slots! haha

One of my good friends Elise- what a beautiful bride! We are so happy for her and her husband Dustin. They are so cute together, and have always been awesome people. Elise and I were in the same Freshman ward, then roomed together at Spy Glas Apartments in Provo :)

Okay, I have to pause and digress momentarily...but I feel you won't be disappointed. As many of you know, Brad is not lacking in the 'hairy' department. Its not bad, but he definitely has a good amount of that stuff. Well, while we were unsuspectingly playing cards with Josh and Karee in St. George, Bradley made an amazing discovery-- An arm hair three times as long as his others. Now, at first we thought it was perhaps a hair fallen from his head--but no, this long, flowing hair was CONNECTED to his arm. As he pulled it, his skin even came up a bit! I tried to capture the beauty of the Super Hair, so I hope you can catch a glimpse of its rare amazingness. :)


Anywho, back to Thanksgiving break. My whole family was able to come out for Thanksgiving this year! It was really fun because I haven't had to the chance to eat Thanksgiving dinner with them since I have been in college. We all got together at Aunt Pam's house in Alpine for a fabulous dinner! It was fun to see all of my siblings and sisters in law, and of course my nephews!

Grandma with Weston

Bradley and I with our hott 'matching' plaid shirts, haha; and of course, Brad and his 'signature' smile, if you will.

Me and Ashton just playing around after dinner!

Me and Westie bear, the cutest little tot ever! Maybe I am biased, but my nephews are the CUTEST little boys on the planet! Thank goodness Tommy married Shayna to bring in the good genes :)

Then, of course, we were all excited for the huge game, BYU vs. UTAH!!! Before the big game, we got to eat lunch in the Varsity Club since Papa Bell was such a football stud back in the day :). Then, we got to go to the Cougar Club and listen to Dad give a quick speech about his reign as a Coug football captain and the awesomeness that BYU is. It was so fun, and we took a pic in front of the podium.


For the game, Bradley and I were quite comfortable on our second row, forty yard line seats. Good thing the cougs defeated the utes!! It was a great game, and of course we rushed the field at the end! GO COUGS, especially #58 :)






All in all, it was a fun but exhausting vacation. I wouldn't have changed it a bit though, expect to have made it longer so we could be with everyone more. Now I can't wait for these next two weeks of school to be over so we can party with the Jurgensmeiers for Christmas!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween had two parts this year. First, I dressed as Hermoine from Harry Potter (it can't be stopped, I have all of the tools to be a completely convincing Hermoine). It was my at work costume, much easier to wear in front of your boss.

My friend Alicia was flapper, Karen was a jelly belly (with her pregnant belly) and Laura just wanted to join in the pictures. So much fun with my fellow school of music workers! haha.



Then, for the real Halloween Festivities! Bradley came up with our costumes this year. He was a Tool from Tool Academy and I was a girl from Charm School. (Both shows on MTV). I thought Bradley's was a little cooler than mine, but it worked out just fine. We had a good time.




First, we went to a small party with Jeff and Kathy (who made a great Barney and Betty Rubble) with her friends from California. Then, we went to a big outdoor dance party with Haunted House included. It was a good time. Later, we watched The Sixth Sense at Chase's apartment. Even though I have seen that movie a million times, it still manages to creep me out!!! It was a fun end to Halloween though! I loved looking at everyone else's cute Halloween Pics! :)

Blog Update: Football and Food!

Because it has been awhile since I have updated the blog, I have a lot of pics to put on here. Even though I woke up early to study for my test...I just want to finally post!! Brad and I have been feeling sick all weekend, and today is no different. We are supposed to take care of each other in sickness right?? Even if we look bad? haha

I think we will just be lounging around today while I study for one more test, two quizzes and a paper I have to have done by tomorrow!! I already took two other tests this weekend (darn that testing center!). It has not been the most enjoyable weekend of all time, but the football game and conference helped boost it up.

First Football game: BYU vs Oklahoma

Excited for the game?

What an amazing win! There was a huge party in the Wilkinson Center were thousands of people came to watch the big game!! The Wilk was PACKED, with people filling the ballroom, the terrace and the Varsity Theatre. It was so exciting to watch us win such a huge game with so many people around.

One of the best parts of the game was Max Hall's SHOCKED face at the end!

1st Home Football Game: BYU vs. Florida State
Here are pics of us at the very first home BYU Football game!!
Although we lost...it was still the first home game! We have seats on the 2nd row, right behind the team, which is AMAZING. Talk about superfans huh? :) We got a few shots of Jeff and the team on the sidelines.


2nd Home Football game vs. Colorado
Although not the most beautiful game, at least we pulled off a large margin win!Here are the captains on the field. I just want Max Hall to stop with those interceptions!! We had fun though. After wins, the team comes around and gives high fives to all the people along the first row (anyone can run up there after the game) Luckily I was able to snag a pic with Jeffy! (even though my body looks weirdly contorted.


Finally, we round off this weekend with the BYU vs. Utah State Game
It was the first cold game of the season! I think thats why Brad and I started feeling so crappy that night. We were out in the cold for four hours! Although I had a coat, a sweatshirt, a blanket, warm boots, a hat and gloves, I still got sick. But what is a diehard fan to do? Recover during the week! Even though Max Hall is now leading the country in interceptions....still love the Cougs!

Lastly, I just had to document my very first crockpot dinner! Brad and I both work from about 12:30- 5:00, so we have the half hour from 12:00-12:30 t0 eat lunch in between class and work. The other day, I spent that time making this dinner so it would be ready when we got home! It worked out great! I can't wait to try out more recipes on it!

Sorry that so many of my pics are of me smiling and Brad looking awkward. For some reason, he HATES taking pictures and tries to just be goofy in all of them...what a weird kid I married... :) Gotta love him though!

Whew! Well that's it for now! I'll try to be better on keeping the blog updated from now on!