Year of change.

I'm always amazed at how fast a year goes. When I was a kid once christmas was over I'd start thinking about next christmas and that it was going to take FOR-EV-ER to get here, and as a kid it did. But now that I'm older I still have that mind set but it comes so much faster! Also in the time it takes for next christmas to come my life will have have changed so much, AGAIN!

Change has always been a little hard for me, this year has probably been one of the hardest years for change. During the changes life seemed horrible, but now looking back in retrospect I wouldn't have it any other way. Things worked out perfectly. For the last 2 years I don't think I was really the Chanel I wanted to be. I had this idea of how my life would be out of high school and when it didn't turn out that way, I tuned people out and lived in my own little world. Getting out of that mindset has been the greatest change of this year. With leaving that mindset I've set myself to get hurt, but that's okay. That's life and it's all about learning and growing.

I'm excited and nervous for this coming year. It holds the possibility for a lot of change. Perhaps more then this last year. Maybe that's what happens as you get older. You don't ever see less change, you just see more. Whatever the case I can't wait to find out what this year and the years to come will bring.

This chart sums up my resolutions for the year, probably even my life. I'm going to start changing me so I can make a change in the world. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!

christmas hysterics

Every christmas eve we go to my aunts house and have some finger food and play games. We always do white elephants gifts and there are always a few gifts that are really...interesting.

Then we played charades, balderdash, telephone pictionary and golf. My grandma beazer is quite the actress. She had to act out "grandma got ran over by a reindeer" (how fitting) and all she did was lay on the floor and move her hand in a waving motion over her body. I'm so surprised no one could guess what she was doing. It was very obvious.

I just love my family. it doesn't matter what we are doing but we always find something to laugh about. I love the holidays and spending them with family.

not a christmas post... it'll come

The other day I was making a collage and I had cut out a letter from a page. And when I turned the page it lined up perfectly with this model's mouth and the models teeth in the page before. So it ended up looking like this. (the picture doesn't quite do it justice but...)

I laugh every time I see it.

What else makes me laugh is this girl. She didn't want to pack as you can tell.

Sweet smell of success.

Finals are over! I survived. I feel amazing. I got all A's except for one lousy B (apparently I'm not very good at making decisions) I worked hard, I believe I have a scholarship looming in my near future. I'm driving home tomorrow and get to be with my family for christmas. Today I get to go to a building dedication and hear from the Lord's prophets. I get to spend one last fun filled night with my room mates. Watch christmas movies, eat everything bad, stay up all night, and have fun. I can't wait. Yup this semester has ended pretty ideally. 3 cheers. Hip Hip Horay.

Also this picture makes me pretty happy

These sweaters saw a lot of love this year.

Christmas spirit hits Apt 333

The other night my room mates and I really got into the christmas spirit. We watched 3 claymation movies. the year without a santa, the miser brothers, and st. nicholas or something like that. It was rather enjoyable. While watching them we made paper chains and snowflakes to hang in our apt. We ended the night with a sleepover watching The christmas movie, Meet me in St. Louis.