Merry Christmas

I dont want to be a blog scrooge, so Merry belated Christmas! Jess and I went up to my parent's house in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. We flew in on Christmas Eve and had a fun Christmas Eve party with our family and friends.



Me and my cousin Elle


Being serenaded by some cute 6 yr olds :-)

Christmas morning was great! My dad had to work that morning, so we got up early and groggily opened gifts.



Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love getting together with our families to celebrate the birth and life of our Savior Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for Him. It is because of Him that I am so happy. Only 361 days to go until next Christmas :-)

Oh ya...

And we saw a MOOSE.


Jess was determined that he was going to see a moose while we were out in Coeur d' Alene. Although it is not uncommon to see them, the odds of you seeing one when you want to see one are slim to none. However, when we were driving home from a movie one night, Jess noticed some type of animal tracks by the mailbox. The rest of the family went inside thinking it was a deer or something, but a couple minutes later Jess came sprinting in the house exclaiming that he found a moose! Let me just tell you that that animal was HUGE HUGE HUGE! It was dark ouside so we couldn't get a good picture, but the moose looked similar to the one in the picture I posted. So, a check off the list while on vacation: 1) to see a moose :-)

Snow Snow and more Snow

I knew I didn't like the snow in June, July, and August...The thought of it made me so happy to be sweating in 90 degree weather. I knew I didn't like the snow in October and Novemeber...the weather man was still forecasting clear, warm days back then. I KNOW I don't like the snow in December because here I am trapped inside with cabin fever while 48 inches of it is right outside my parent's back door. Ya, ya, ya...snow is beautiful, but really really overrated. We did more snow shoveling this week than in my whole entire life. We even had to get the 3 1/2 feet of snow off of my parent's roof before it collapsed! Ahh...(sigh)...I love snow. But seriously, what would Christmas be like with no snow?? Definetly not as cold or dangerous, but also not as beautiful...take a look at these pictures we got while up visiting my family for Christmas up in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.


My parent's back yard...the snow is literally almost 4.5 ft deep!



The treachery of driving into town


My sil Melissa and Jess digging the car out of the driveway


Me watching them..haha jk I helped too!

ABC's

MY ABC'S

A = Age: 24

B = Bed size: Queen

C = Chore(s) you hate: cleaning the bathroom and mopping


D = Dessert you love: Anything with chocolate


E = Essential start your day item: umm....showering?


F = Favorite actor(s): Rachel McAdams, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Martin


G = Gold or Silver: Silver

H = Height: 5'3"

I = Instruments you play: flute and piano


J = Job title: I dont work...haha (expect once a month at the BYU bookstore as a cashier).


K = Kitchen color(s): Since we live with my inlaws...I dont have kitchen colors because I dont have a kitchen :-(


L = Living arrangements: See above question..haha


M = My name is: Lacy Jean (Sparks) Baldwin


N = Nicknames: lace, babe, laloo, lacy lu


O = Overnight hospital stay(s): two


P = Pets: none... I am not really an animal person.


Q = Favorite quote: things take time


R = Right or left handed: Right

S = Siblings: 2 Sisters and 1 brother

T = Time you woke up today: 8:30 am


U= Unique about you: I go to two universities


V = Vegetable you love: Green Beans...YUM

W = Worst habit: Scarfing candy...haha


X = X-Rays you've had: wrist, arm, abdomen


Y = Yummy food you make: potato casserole


Z = Zodiac Sign: Sometimes I'm and aquarius sometimes its a pisces...it depends on the magazine :-)

Now I know my ABC's next time won't you answer me:

Sami Jones, Lyndsey Payzant, Crystal Lowe

FREEDOM

I have survived my first semester of nursing school, and I am so happy to have a break! I had a great time learning all this stuff that I absolutely love! I have learned so much and I am so grateful that I have this wonderful opportunity. Jess got to take his finals early, so he has just been working. We leave for Idaho to visit my family on Christmas Eve...so that means that I have FIVE whole days to do nothing...such bliss. I will probably be occupying all of my free time watching What not to Wear, John and Kate Plus 8, Clean House, etc...while packing for our trip of course. I love Christmas Break!

p.s It has snowed sooo much these past two days...I am still not used to Utah winters even though I have lived here for 6 yrs. I am such a pansy...i make jess drive me everywhere.

Any Ideas

Tomorrow (Sunday) is our first time teaching sunday school in our new ward. Any one have any "get to know you game" ideas for fifteen-year-olds?

The Chritmas Tree is Up!

We are so lucky to have this big chirstmas tree! We got this puppy for free from Jess's rich roomate(he left it behind)...haha. So mooching or not, I love it and we managed to get it up the day after Thanksgiving! Sadly, we don't have a star to go on top and now a lot of the lights have burned out, so it doesn't look so pretty anymore, but what's Christmas without a Chirstmas tree right?