christmas

this post is a few days late, but better late then never.

christmas was a little different this year.

i had to work christmas eve.

jenna and tayten weren't there.

this was the first year i had my boyfriend over.

we had brinley.

and it was also my first christmas i have spent with my brothers.

even with all the changes it was one of the best ones yet.

christmas eve:

i got off work about 4 

it was snowing really hard so i made my brothers come pick me up and of course they hadn't gotten anyone presents yet so we ran to wal mart to get their gifts.

after that we went up to my moms.

if anyone knows my mom, than you know she does everything over and beyond

her house is amazing at christmas (picture below)

we had brinley this year and it was so fun

we ate dinner

and then it was time to open gifts.

brinley was so cute.

she now has an excited face so she would open something, make her face, and giggle.

we were spoiled of course.

dar got me an amazing new stereo for my car

(much needed)

mom went all out and got me lots of cute new clothes

it was so fun to spend time with the people who mean the most to me.

after presents we played a few games, and by a few i mean we were up till 230 playing games.

christmas:

my mom woke me up at 7 to help her make the traditional casserole

i wasn't having it

so i played sleep and didn't get up

but then the excitement of christmas kicked in and i couldn't sleep

i went and woke up dar who had to sleep in taytens toddler bed (such a good sport)

then we went downstairs to finish helping my mom.

while we were sitting there we heard the door open and a voice yell "surprise"

we turned and tayten was standing there

he was so ready for presents.

he ran down and woke up his uncles

and attached his presents.

after we saw what santa brought us we enjoyed a wonderful breakfast

and just spent a little bit of time being lazy.

we then headed out to my dads&tiffs

opened up our gifts, and just spent time together.

and had another amazing meal.

over all it was such a great few days.

i hope everyone had a great holiday!

Tay&Brin with santa$mrs.clause at their school  carnival

brinner got a cell phone

brinners new 4-wheeler

christmas morning

my moms house is so pretty

iphone dump

long posts are always lame.

pictures however are awesome.

so here is a catch up on my life through the lens of my phone.

This guy is amazing! :)

Last weekend we spend the day in Salt Lake doing some Christmas shopping, and ended the night
looking at the temple square lights. So beautiful!

This little guy is turning into quite a handsome kid!

Adorable right?! In the top picture we matched so of  course we needed to document it . And the bottom
one was Sunday, I was trying to wrap presents and she thought they were for her.
So she sat down and I pulled out my phone and thats the face I got. Love her!!

Watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" with Dars nieces&nephews

Date night last week!
Mine-left Dars-right...and needs some serious  help

this has to be the funnest time of year.

and i've been soaking it all up

now that most of the christmas shopping is done it allows me to enjoy it that much more.

poor dar i've made him do every christmas activity with me

and we still have more to come.

he is such a great sport.

i can't wait till christmas this year for everyone to open their gifts.

its fun to get old and be the one giving out the gifts rather than receiving.

especially with the little ones 

its so fun to do all the santa activities with them.

to-dos

is there anyone else who feels like the list of to-dos

just keeps growing?

goodness.

lately it seems like i get one thing done and 5 get added.

i've always been the type of person who makes a list of everything.

i love being able to see what i need to do and getting it done,

but now...

its just a reminder that i haven't done anything.

there are things on there that have been there for about 2 weeks now.

failure?

little bit.

theres just so many other things i would rather be doing than

-cleaning the bathroom

-doing the dishes

-vacuuming the apartment

-dusting

i mean come on..who wants to do that when you can

-go on a motorcycle ride

-play with the niece&nephew

-go shopping

-or hey how about just doing nothing

i guess this week i will buckle down and finally get some of my things done.

heres to having a productive week!

happy monday!

to soon?

is it to soon to be as excited as i am for christmas?

cause i am past excited.

i feel like i might be more excited than my 5 year old nephew.

i think the countdown on my phone may be just a bit much but hey i dont care.

my favorite part of the holidays is all of the traditions.

a few of my favorite traditions are:

-white christmas & decorating my moms tree

-sugar cookie decorating at my dads

-the nativity scene about the fireplace

-temple square lights

-a new christmas book to read on christmas eve

-christmas even pajamas

-gingerbread houses

-driving around looking at lights

-the tables my mom sets up with her different snowman&trees

-listening to christmas music

i am excited to do a few new things this year:

-going to idaho with dar to cut down a tree

-decorating my apartment

-movie night & treats

-making lots and lots and lots of christmas treats

-angel tree with the family

-holiday crafts

-sharing traditions with brin and tay

there will be many posts in the next month about all of these things

so i hope you're ready for some christmas cheer

m.i.a

yes i went m.i.a 

again

seems to be a reoccurring problem with me & this blog

i sit here and think of all the things i should post

and then

life happens and before you know it its a new day

i will try and be better

smallish update:

the day before thanksgiving my brother trae had brain surgery

talk about nervous.

about a month ago he broke his nose in a soccer game which jammed everything up into his face

causing a lot of infection

well, for the next 2 weeks he had a constant headache, was blacking out, couldn't remember converstations he was having with people, how he got home or anything

so my mom had him go see a doctor

within 2 hours he had a ct scan, mri, and was meeting with a neurosurgant

they were worried that he had a brain tumor and had triggered with the face trama

he was put on steroids in hopes to drain all the infection in his face.

didnt work.

so then it was surgery

all day i was worried about him

then my mom called me and said everything was great.

no tumor.

that was the biggest relief.

he went home that night and was feeling lots better the next day

thanksgiving:

after the surgery the allison family had a lot to be thankful for

i woke up to a message from my mom saying she made breakfast casserole (tradition)

i picked up bryce and we headed to my moms

after a little breakfast

we got trae and headed to my dads for dinner

it was so fun to just be with family without the worry of trae

we ate lots.

and lots..and lots.

after a few hours there we headed back to my moms

there we had pie, and played some games.

i had a lot to be thankful for this year and it was to go reflect on it all

my friend janece came home for a short little visit

to surprise her family

she told me a few weeks earlier that she was going to be coming

it was the hardest time keeping it off facebook

but i did it.

it was good to see her and catch up

on sunday it was my roommates jenzus farewell

talk about an amazing girl

i haven't known her that long

in fact we didnt become friends till i moved in 

but i am glad to call her on of my good friends now

i know this isn't a super fun post but now that we are all caught up let the fun begin! 

its here again..

monday.

blah right?

it sure seems like the week goes by super slow

and the weekend just flys by.

i think we should only work 2 days

and have a 5 day weekend.

anyone else wanna jump on the bandwagon with me?

my weekend was AMAZING

it involved:

-a broken closet

-building a dresser

-4 trips to lows&home depot 

remember: measure twice, cut once ;)

-deep cleaning

-roomie bonding

-meeting new people

( if you follow me on twitter then you saw the messages.. :) )

-staying up all night

-spending time with my baby brin

-enjoying life

for the first time in a long time i am loving life

(lots of love word being thrown around in the next few lines) 

i have a great job, that i love

amazing parents&brothers

i am loving living on my own again

my roomates are the sweetest, most caring, fun, crazy girls there are and i love it

i realized who is really there for me and who isn't

and those that aren't, are no longer in my life

which creates a nice change

bye bye haters

my home girl whit is having a baby and i can't wait

who doesn't love babies? 

especially when its your best friends 

i am so happy for you whit&cory

i am just loving everything

there are so many great things that are happening

and im so excited to accept them

i hope everyone has a good day even thought it is a monday

:)

update

oh boy i have once again failed at staying on top of this blog of mine

so be ready for lots of random bits&pieces of life

1. new place

thats right i have moved out. 

and i love it.

it all happened so fast and kinda random but i couldn't be happier

i now live in legacy village

my awesome roomies are: mckenzi (jenzu), taylor, tonya, teniele, kaylee(murl)

its so nice to live with roommates who are fun and not always locked away in their rooms.

i can't wait till i have all the boxes unpacked

decorations on the wall

and finally make it my little home

(pictures will come when i get it setup)

2.brinley turned 1

my baby isn't a baby anymore

sniff sniff

last week was brinleys first birthday

and i can't even believe it

the way brinley came into our lives was a bit.. unexpected

but i knew from the moment i saw her picture she was an Allison

she has forever changed&blessed our lives

love you brinner.

first picture of brinely

love this little girl

i guess you can say we are little bit obsessed

3. i won!

okay i dont ever win anything.

and i mean anything

but a couple days ago i was reading one of my favorite blogs:

http://cleverlyours.blogspot.com/

and saw a giveaway.

so i figured why not.

and what do you know.

i won!! 

i am now the owner (as soon as it comes)

of a super cute cheerfully charmed orange adorned bib necklace

4. this isn't an update but more of thoughts/questions

okay, i dont even know if people read this, and if they do, i dont know if they care

but whoever is out there i need some help

my hair is in need of some serious tlc

i wake up to my hair looking&feeling like straw

when i brush it i feel like im going to go bald

i just want some healthy hair that will start to grow

what is a good:

 shampoo/conditioner

leave in conditioner

or just good hair products?

next:

spray tans.

yay or nah?

i am already loosing my tan

the joys of an office job.

i want some color back 

but without the damage of the tanning bed.

once again any suggestions?

anyone had one?

eyelashes&eyebrows.

anyone in logan know of a great place to get 

fake eyelashes

or 

eyebrows waxed?
i don't want to get the fake lashes that look well fake.

i want the more natural look

and my eyebrows.

okay i am super picky about them

my sister always did them

untill about a year ago

i then went to my friend who was in beauty school

but now i dont know where to go

any good salons? 

sorry this is so long

and super random. 

hope everyone is having a good week

&

happy halloween