AB Highlights

ONE

Large cousin gatherings where I get to see in real life my favorite people to blog stalk

TWO
Mormon Fight Club. Nuff said.

 THREE

Daddy Daughter Runs.

Even tho it only 

happened once.

FOUR

Family

FIVE

Being an awesome finder of things lost.

SIX

Bonnie's winter hair.

Its magically delicious.

SEVEN

Remembering that time when Cody was always straddling Bonnie.

I still laugh about it.

EIGHT

Secrets

NINE

The Leishmans.

Monday Bachelor with Scott.

February gym with Bonnie.

TEN

These three girls.

I hated New Years. But I loved these three.

ELEVEN

The epic snow cave.

TWELVE

Tea with the girls.

THIRTEEN

Mini golf in the Leishman Picture Butte home.

FOURTEEN

Celebrating holiday cheer in style.

FIFTEEN

These little slave drivers.

SIXTEEN

An epic date with a boy that liked me.

SEVENTEEN

Ben's love.

I dont know how else to describe it, but being 

home allowed me to witness Ben.

I love how he was with Ryder, or the cousins.

Its a shame not many people see him for who he really is.

They cant seem to get past his defensive bluster.

But he's brilliant and so very loyal.

EIGHTEEN

Being brave.

NINETEEN

Calgary Shenanigans

TWENTY

Welcoming Baby Girl.

TWENTY-ONE

Music

TWENTY-TWO

Annual Snowboard Trip

TWENTY-THREE

Funerals.

Maybe I'm awful, but for me funerals are never sad.

They're a time when everyone gathers to be together.

You spend time with each other and laugh and drink in being family.

And there's nothing sad about it.

TWENTY-FOUR

Roast off.

Everyone wins in a roast off.

TWENTY-FIVE

Reading parties.

My father 

(brothers, aunts and uncles) 

may mock me for this

but I loved this.

TWENTY-SIX

Iohane.

This here is a solid kid.

TWENTY-SEVEN

Trifle.

Nobody beats the younger generation trifle.

And I dont usually even like trifle.

TWENTY-EIGHT

Dear Katie.

When she loves me the world feels right.

But when she doesnt... Dont even get me started.

TWENTY-NINE

Dance Parties.

These children are ridiculous.

Ridiculously hardcore dancers.

THIRTY

Last but definitely not least...

Alaya

She made going to work everyday fun.

I laughed alot. Seriously a ton.

And even though I'm ridiculous, she ran with it.

We ate lunch together everyday.

We hid out in GA.

I adore so much about Alaya.

Feeling Friday

Today I've walked through the rain/snow, been cut and cauterized and slept.

Tomorrow I will try to be productive.

TGL Part I

(Tia, Ylanna, Mysha, Jesse, Lindsay)

(Edward & James)                                       (Ben & Jesse)

(Nathaniel, Jesse, Mysha)

(Emma & Makea's Baby, Aunt Margaret & Jessica, Kat, Nim)

                                 (Mysha & Helam)        .

(Shenoa, Tima, Rebecca)

(Lindsay, Maikal, Jesse, Nathaniel, Kyle, Brittany, Ali)

(Ali & Kyle)

(Mysha, Emily, Moroni)

(Teina, Minoa)

(William & Ali)

(Me & Edward)

(Elisha & Neiomi)

(Nim, Edward, Elisha)  .     .     .        .

A few things:
First - Aunt Margaret's younger children have always liked me more than other little children their same age. I'm not sure what it is, but it wins them to me instantly. People like to be liked. As such, I love her children. I used to win over the little ones with food bribery. Little Edward doesnt even need that.
Second - Maikal tells great stories... stories that have us being barely able to contain our laughter. But mostly I love how much Ali and Brit laugh. I'll be laughing along and then I'll look their way and they are killing themselves. I like it alot.
Third - Elisha... is a silly boy. Having Neiomi carry him to and fro... then trying to convince me Edward could pick him up and throw him. But he's rather darling.
Fourth - Anthony's son William has a mean mohawk... au naturel... It is awesome.
Fifth - its crazy how a picture slide show of my father's siblings during various ages shows a lot of repeat genetics in the current generations. We look like those before us.
Sixth - I officially think that strangers should not force hugs on people. If you dont know my name - we arent on a hugging basis. I'll be caught off guard once and will oblige, but I will dodge you every other time with skill and cunning.

AB Accomplishments

Books
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
Lucky - Alice Sebold
Far World (Book 1 &2)
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Hunger Games
The Time Travelers' Wife
The Peacegiver

Movies
Law Abiding Citizen
Alien 3
Land of the Lost
Post Grad
Slumdog Millionaire
Dorian Gray
Invictus
The Wolfman
Sherlock Holmes
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Youth in Revolt
Fame
Obsessed
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
The Brothers Bloom
Lakeview Terrace
Avatar
Dear John
Fast & Furious
When In Rome
Inkheart
An Education
The Hurt Locker
9 movie
Angels & Demons
Australia
The Break-Up Artist
Apocalypto
Surrogates
The Escapist
Transformers 2
The Last Word

As I'm going through the lists I'm realizing two things. First, that almost all the reading and movie watching occurred in the month of February. Apparently I was more inclined to sit down and entertain myself than to go out and entertain in Feb. My favorites you ask? Law Abiding Citizen (seriously it was so Kick A - super glad Dave illegally downloaded it and then I bailed on a super awkward YSA dance to watch it... good decisions) and all the book club books (aka all the books that Maikal and Jesse hooked me on when they'd read out loud... Far World, Percy Jackson... good times). And secondly, I'm realizing how many movies I wanted to see but didnt get a chance to watch. Drat.

3/1

Back to school my friends.

Turns out I kinda forgot how tiring school can be. 

And therefore took a nap during my lunch break.

I might make that a daily ritual.

And I'm beat.

But look forward to...

A list of movies/books enjoyed in AB

And the family time/Grandpa's funeral recap