don't read unless you have a good amount of time! it's huge!! :)

Not much has been happening, i guess i could tell you a bunch of stuff though! :)
For thanksgiving i went to Arizona to visit Aaron and his family. They were even nice enough to let me stay in their guest bedroom! I got to sit around and watch movies most of the time which i really enjoyed since i really needed a break from the same routine of sleep school work. Me and Aaron went to the air museum they have down in Tuscon, and usually when i go to these types of things i get bored really quick and don't enjoy myself, but this time it was a little different. I had fun watching Aaron get all excited about the different planes and tell me things about them. and i even found a hole in one that was shot and went to the other side and found it's exit point! Some of the planes were interesting and others funny!












Entry hole


Exit hole


exit and entry hole together! :) you can figure it out! :)



I got to help out their family set up for christmas, and my goodness the amount of decorations were amazing! there were tons of boxes and so much i kinda found it overwhelming a bit, but once everything was put in their spot i found it was really nice and it did feel like christmas. The only problem i found was that their family was very concerned about how things were put out, they have to be just so. and a lot of bickering went on. i'm thinking it's nice to have all that, but i could do without it. just put the stuff wherever and call it good! :) Sister Cope gave me my own window sill to place specific decorations in specific spots and i just put them down and called it good. she came in a looked at it and almost got teary eyed! :) guess she didn't have to change anything about that! :)



This is some i helped set up!









This is the window sill i set up!




I met some more of Aaron's family, Auntie Ellen and Uncle George. They were really nice and even though they aren't members they were willing to talk with Sis Cope about church related things and they were completely understanding and supportive of their sister! :) i thought that was very cool! I had met other relatives of Aaron's when he was living up here in Colorado, another aunt and uncle who live in Castle Rock. They were just as fun!

Their dog bungee really didn't like me. I think he was abused when he was younger and so he is very cautious around people he doesn't know. So it's a good thing that they adopted him! poor guy! i was left at their home one day for a few hours so i could do a little homework, i worked on it for a little while and gave up, and as soon as they all left he started to bark at me. So i got one of his favorite treats and gave it to him. he left me alone the rest of the day but watched me like a hawk! :)










Their dog bungee and Aaron, who doesn't really like his picture taken, but i did it anyway!





They set up their thanksgiving dinner super fancy! 3 plates, 2 cups, silverware, napkins, placemates, and really cute tiny salts and peppers for each place. it was fun to see how another family celebrates thanksgiving! :)

Supposedly Aaron will be turning in his mission papers this month, which i'm going yay at! he is going to turn 20 next week and i'm totally thinking wow! i'm going to be 20 this year! when i was little i never really thought i was ever going to get to 20, i thought i was going to stay little for the rest of my life! :)

For school i passed both of my classes, english was a B and Math was an A. i only got credit for my english class though since my math class was considered a high school class. i was unhappy when they put in that class since i have already taken it high school, but i figured i could do with a refresher! next semester i'm taking another english and math class and my schedule is going to be crazy! i have to get up extra early, get to the bus station at 6 in the morning and my first class is at 7. but i'm excited though! i really do like the mornings, but i just never really give myself enough time to get some sleep. so now i'm going to work on good sleeping habits and times. and i only have to go to campus 2 times a week now! last semester i had to go down there 4 times a week and sometimes my class would be cancelled when i got there.

I am also starting to give Flute lessons to this really nice little girl in our ward, and the parents are going to pay me double an hour that i usually get at work which totally surprised me! it's only a couple of lessons during the week in the morning, but i'm excited because this will be a great learning experience and i'll be able to pick up my flute again! now i just have to reteach myself some of the notes like the really high ones like D and E! :)

Lets see, work is going well. they seem to really appreciate me a little more ever since i went on my thanksgiving vacation. My supervisor calls me her right arm and we get along great! I worked the past 2 holidays and got double pay so i'm going to have a lot of money in my savings account for school and maybe a few fun things here and there! :)

That's pretty much it! :) thanks for reading!! :)