...LOST...

The final season of LOST starts tonight! Although LOST has gotten crazy at times, it still keeps me completely entertained. I truly get so lost about what is going on because there are so many plots and characters (no pun intended). I don't know how its going to all come together but I am excited to see how its done.

Plus... Did anyone else know that Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) are married?

Does anyone else watch LOST?? Tell me your favorite character if you do!

Exercise!!

As a nurse, I see so many people with health problems because of inactivity. Being active is so important for your health. It is recommend that people exercise for 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes. So this year I have made a goal to exercise and run more. I am a pretty active person, but with school I sometimes get lazy (due to too much homework). But I feel good when I make time to exercise and really do love the was I feel after it. It helps me to listen to books on my ipod at the same time. Anyways, I hope everyone will stay active this year! Enjoys these... they are really funny and I am sure we all can relate to at least one of them!

New Year... 2010!

I know... I haven't posted any Christmas pictures yet, but thats coming soon. Instead I will skip to New Years! On New Years Eve we did some of the things that Andrew's dad liked. We went bowling and out to Hires for burgers and then hung out till midnight! We had so much fun playing games and hanging out with the Petersons!

Along with the New Year comes goals. I have heard that writing them down and sharing them, help people to stick to them. So here they are... I hope that this helps me stick to them!

The Book Thief

This was one of the highlights of my Christmas break. I LOVE reading but don’t get to nearly enough during the school year. I blame school! Anyways, I know this book came out awhile ago but it has taken me a long time to finally read it. So this story is about a girl named Liesel and her life living in Germany during Hitler’s reign. The writer is brilliant and keeps you interested the whole time. It really is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. (P.S. Thanks for letting me borrow it Nat!)

If you have read it- I would love to hear what you thought :)

Herrmann Christmas Letter

As many of you may know, my family sends out a Christmas card each year. Here is the letter part of it for 2009. We hope your year was great as well. Enjoy!!

Merry Christmas 2009!

The Procrastinator Family

Sorry…the dog ate it.

Chase (11)

Ø A walking, talking, sports junkie. Every team, every player, every stat, and every fact from LeBron’s birthday to LaDanian’s shoe size.

Ø Fashioned his bedroom into a shrine to BYU sports. A True Blue Cougar!

Ø Adores his guinea pigs Neo & Squirrel, and runs his dog Moki every day since the vet said “she doesn’t have arthritis, she’s just fat.”

Ø (Brag Alert!) Top student, diligent pianist, shifty point-guard, MVP footballer, speedy striker and snappy dresser (so say the ladies)

Ø Enjoys being a student-body officer but says “it’s too easy because the girls do everything.” (just get used to it son…)

Tessa (14)

Ø Thinks that her 7,391 text messages last month are something to be proud of.

Ø Likes to eat. Can pound down more meat than all the Herrmann men combined? World’s fastest metabolism.

Ø Parents wonder who this grown-up woman is walking around their house.

Ø Loves Twilight. Says she is going to marry Taylor Lautner, you know, Jacob…the werewolf guy with the airbrushed abs.

Ø (Brag Alert!) Excellent student, sweet babysitter, aggressive soccer & basketball player, fearless cliff jumper, crappy room-cleaner

Spencer (16)

Ø Persistent job hunter wonders why all the minimum wage jobs at In-n-Out Burger went to unemployed stockbrokers

Ø High school soccer dude and basketballer. After every game he declares that he’s “on fire”

Ø Extreme snowboarder can do a “sick” 720. Did a “sick” 710 and cracked his board L

Ø (Brag Alert!) Great driver. Excellent student. Amazing dater (according to “the ladies”). Needs to lose the Zac Efron hair.

Ø Defies gravity doing Le Parkour, a “sport” where you run through town like a crazed acrobatic monkey. Google it!

Rachel (19)

Ø Experience of a lifetime studying in Israel (BYU Jerusalem) for 4 months. (of course with her hair dyed dark for paranoid Dad)

Ø In Israel a rat ate all her underwear and an Arab man offered to take her as a bride for 1000 camels and a goat!

Ø Accepted into the BYU Nursing School. Whew!

Ø Bought her first car with her own hard-earned dollars. Painful check to write, but it’s “so cute”

Ø Serial dater, talented piano teacher, sneaky fridge raider, friend to people all over the world (literally)

Ø (Brag Alert!) Amazing daughter. Cool person. (Proud, parents)

Caitlin (21) and Andrew (22) (http://andrewandcaitlinpeterson.blogspot.com/)

Ø Two “Type-A”s tied the knot. Honeymooned in Mexico. Came home a day early to get going on their lives. Too much “lying around!”

Ø Set a new world’s record in the category of “married couples getting speeding tickets.” Like we said, two kids in a hurry!

Ø Living in an apartment intended for Hobbits. Dirt floors and round doors. Charming.

Ø Caitlin got Lasik eye surgery. Finally able to see the real Andrew…and still likes him! jk

Ø (Brag Alert!) A stellar nursing student (2^nd yr), skilled professional photographer (http://www.caitlinnicolephotography.com/main.html), loyal and loving wife, beautiful bride, ridiculously good multi-tasker, merciless foosballer, disciplined diabetic, devoted primary teacher, and… a pantry thief.

Ø Andrew: Continues to be a loyal fan of the “hated” and “classless” Utah Utes

Ø (Brag Alert!) Hinckley Scholar, works 30hrs/week , US National Speed-Scrabble Champ, great all-around Wii and Xbox athlete, patient and thoughtful husband, talented singer /songwriter, basically…Captain Awesome.

Keri

Ø Likes to power-walk (whatever that is) 25 miles/week!

Ø At this rate she will have walked around the world before it ends in December of 2012. But hey… she “got ‘er done!”

Ø Likes to lounge at Lake Powell. (yes, she is capable of lounging)

Ø (Brag Alert!) Speaking of “git ‘er done” Keri was a fabulous first-time wedding planner; efficient home manager; compassionate youth leader; a prolific producer of golf-ball sized berries; a tireless basement remodeler, and of course, loving and devoted mother, wife, sister and friend.

Ø By the way, in case you need to bribe her, she does have a weakness...Fudge!

Kurt

Ø Hangin’ up the ole controller. Xbox Tiger Woods career is officially over (for obvious reasons.)

Ø Mountain bike crash resulted in a 90 degree pinky finger.

Ø Colon screening sure was fun. Can’t wait for next time.

Ø Five undefeated seasons coaching youth sports. Time to move on. Heard Florida may be hiring.

Ø (Brag Alert!) Submitted by Moki the dog…”um, he feeds me under the table, lets me ride in the car, and says he’s getting rid of me but never does. I’ll keep him.”

Peace and blessings to all…

"Night in Bethlehem"

My family attend an event in Provo called "Night in Bethlehem". Basically it is a live reenactment of the nativity. People who attend dress up as part of the people in the city at the time of the Nativity. First you go into a big tent that was turned into the "INN" at Bethlehem. Inside were activities and things to see- authentic soup, roman soldiers, sheep, hebrew writing school, beggars, people selling things for shekels, etc. During all the commotion, Mary and Joseph ask to come into the inn/tent. We followed them to a nearby stable and watched the rest of the program. It was fun to dress up and be apart of the nativity in a unique way.

Their reenactment of Bethlehem brought back many memories of being in the real Bethlehem 2 years ago. I love the Holy Land and think about my experiences abroad almost everyday. Im so grateful for the time I spent in that marvelous place and the connection it has with Jesus Christ. I hope to go back someday!

Viva Las Vegas!!

For Andrew's Christmas present, I surprised him and took him to Las Vegas. Here are some things we got to do!

Andrew's sister lives in Las Vegas, so we got to stay with them and spend some time with them. I also took some pictures of their family while we were there. 

(See more at my photography blog HERE)

One of the main reasons for going, was to see Andrew's favorite band: Relient K. The concert was alot of fun and we got to see a few other bands preform too. 

After the concert, we went bowling (He won) and got shakes from Johnny Rockets. Yummy!!

Andrew has never been to the Strip in Las Vegas, so we walked down the street just to show him what it is like. 

Andrew's favorite resturant is BJ's. It has the best pizza and pizookies! Natalie and Scott came with us too. Its too bad they don't have any of these in Utah!!

We had a GREAT time and loved our little getaway! Thanks to Natalie, Scott, and Lincoln for letting us hangout with them all weekend!