12 days of thanks!

so, in an effort to maintain some perspective in my life, i have decided to post 12 things that i am grateful for each of the 12 days leading up to thanksgiving. i call it the 12 days of thanks.

day 1:

(in no particular order)

1. my testimony

2. my life

3. the Atonement of Jesus Christ

4. my family

5. my mission

6. my education

7. good friends

8. Sunday mornings

9. the United States of America

10. my ancestors

11. the temple

12. prayer

the first of the last!

reality check: i attended my last home byu football game as a student last night. sad day! i also took my last test on campus yesterday morning (not so sad day). i can't believe that the firsts of the lasts have begun already!

some of the group--jeff, aaron, me, katie, greg, matt, katie, terrell, jake, jill, and andrea

the cougs destroyed the idaho vandals 42-7 last night...3rd string qb james lark even got some playing time...have i mentioned that i love byu football?? it sure has been good to me!

wedding weekend!

on friday, one of my very bestest friends heather got married to her love jay. i was happy to be able to go to her sealing in the salt lake temple on friday and her receptions in tabiona and antimony. her is some photo documentation of the fun weekend...

me and the beautiful bride

jay and heather coming out of the temple

heather and her bridesmaids...courtney, lacey, ashley, aubry, and me

the silly bridal party

the bridal party

tabiona!

the tabiona reception was friday night in tabiona...

me and heather

decorating the car in the negative degree weather

leaving the reception

antimony!

on saturday, wes, tyler, hayley, and i drove down to antimony for the antimony reception. (thanks for a super fun weekend, guys!)

tyler, wes, jay, heather, hayley, me

me and heather

me, heather, hayley

i love this cake!

me and tyler

pick me! pick me!

decorating the car

h+j+e+h+t+w=bffes

the car...

(Congrats, Heather and Jay! Love you both!)

halloween y mas!

so this year for halloween, i was on my way to a halloween party and got caught in a wind storm... :)

the roomies...raylee, jessica, me

oh, and btw, a couple of weeks ago, presidente and hermana duvall came down from salt lake to take our spanish friend yolanda and me to dinner...it was so good to see them! (thanks again, presidente y hermana!) and for those of you here in utah, we went to milagros, a mexican restaurant off 8th north in orem...i highly recommend it!

me, yolanda, hermana duvall, presidente duvall

spencer!

spencer is 12 days old today, which means that i have officially been a redd aunt for almost 2 weeks. i am seriously obsessed with this kid! i mean, isn't he the most adorable baby ever?? i can't wait to meet him at thanksgiving!

scary spencer on halloween

big yawners

i'm obsessed

how cute is this?

the little man is born!

after months of anticipation, baby redd was born tonight! you may now call me auntie em! i am so excited!! he is pretty much the most adorable nephew ever!! (photographic proof coming soon...)

heather's bridal shower!

tonight hayley and i threw a bridal shower for our friend heather. we are so happy for her!

the spread (minus the crepes that were not photographed)

aubry and me

hayley and me

me and the bride-to-be (congrats, heather!)