...Lately...

We haven't been up to much lately. . . I am feeling very worthless right now. I never thought that I wouldn't be just completely thrilled to be done with school. I am hardly working and have "nothing" to do. I mean, yes, there is dinner to be made, laundry to be folded, floors to be vacuumed, but come on... that stuff gets old! I am still teaching ballet and working at the bridal shop, but not very much and I hate it! Andrew is going to school and working SO much and I am SO grateful for him, but feel guilty everyday because I have such an easy life... I know that I just need to relax and enjoy my little break, but still, it sucks... Anyways, now that I am done venting, here is what I have been up to...

...We got to take Chloe and Coleman to the Jazz vs. Cavs game! AWESOME game and I am still laughing at those poor losers who left the game early when we were down by like 7 with 40 seconds left! BEST GAME EVER!...

...Cavs...

...This is me and my 2 besties, Cole and Chloe, trying on some pretty sweet glasses...

...MoRe SillY GlaSsEs...

...On Tuesday night Emily had their Region Drill Competition...

...Military...

...Dance, cutest costumes ever!...

...Kick...

...Hillcrest Drill...

...Classic Emily...

We are so proud of Emily and how hard she has worked at Drill these past 3 year! I CAN NOT believe that she is going to graduate in June and has truly made the best decision... drum roll... TO COME TO UTAH STATE! She's my new little Aggie and I CAN NOT WAIT to have her up here! I've got a feeling we'll have two cute little visitors up here a lot named Meggie and Chloe!

LOVE YA!

McKay Hardman Hyde

Yesterday we were blessed to add baby McKay Hardman Hyde to our family! Amy and Tyson had their baby!!! We are SO excited and love him SO much already! He is so precious and you forget how little babies are when they are just born! He has cute little hair, tiny little eyelashes, long skinny legs and the cutest face on the block!

...7 lbs.1 oz. and 19.5 inches long...

...Aunt Ali...

...Uncle Andrew...

...Proud Parents...

Amy and Tyson have the cutest kids in the world and I love both of them so much! We are SO lucky that they live SO close! I am so happy that I am done with school and can hopefully come over and help Amy more often!

Let's Play...

CATCH UP! Seriously I have SO much to post about! Because a picture is worth a thousand words I am mostly going to do this post in pictures, but some description is necessary...

We'll start with the most monumental...
MY GRADUATION!!!

...Getting my Diploma...

...Andrew and Me...

...Siegfried Family...

...Parents and Me...

...Hyde Family...

...Grandma and Grandpa Siegfried and Me...

...Cutest Sister EVER! For my graduation present Chloe MADE me this apron! She made it in school and told her teacher that she was giving it to her older sister... Her teacher asked her what size I was and how much bigger we needed to make it cause she told her i was 22... Chloe's response was, "Well, I will make her the same size as me cause we are about the same size!" HA HA HA! Gotta Love ChloBug!...

...Momma and Me...

...My graduation presents from Andrew! Everytime that we see these Aggie License Plates I tell him that we should get one! I never thought that he would really do it! And, my heating blanket is the best thing in my LIFE! I am using it right now!...

...ALUMNI...

Next, Andrew got Jazz tickets from work a few weeks ago. I got one of the
new Green Retro Jerseys!

Next, we had an awesome Ugly Sweater Party with all of our friends...
It was way fun!

...Ugly Sweater Hydes...

...The Boys...

...The Ladies...

Next, my little sister Emily had her first Drill competition of the season!
Look at her Fabulous Make Up!

...Emily and Me...

...If those trophies don't speak for themselves... THEY SWEPT!!!...

...GO HILLCREST!!!...

...Siegfried Kids after the Competition...

Next, CHRISTMAS! We had such a good Christmas and are SO spoiled! We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with the Hyde's this year and it was SO much fun! Here are a few
pictures of Christmas at our house...

...Andrew SO excited to open his Presents...

...Me opening presents...

...Andrew opening presents...

...I got him the Redi, Set, Go Skillet thing that you see those commercials for! Everytime he sees that commercial he wants one SO bad! He was SO excited I got him one!...

...Ali's Presents...

...Andrew's Presents......Some of our Favorites...

...This Year...

...Last Year...

Lastly, New Years Eve we spent at our friend Cam and Val's house and I forgot to take pictures, but it was way fun playing games and eating lots of yummy treats! Not only is New Years a holiday, but it was our 2 Year Engagement Anniversary! YAY ME... and Andrew! Ha Ha! Yes, I did feel like it was my special day like Monica off Friends...

...I DO I DO I DO...

...Me crying...

...Happy Couple...

We really are so blessed and are so luck y to have such great families that we love spending time with. It is different with each family, but we love both of them so much! I love the beginning of a new year, it is so good to set goals and better yourself as an individual and as a couple. I hope that everyone can commit to keep the new years resolutions and I pray that I can too! Ha Ha!

Lists... And Clark Griswold!

I have heard many times that if you can't sleep, it is because you are thinking of too many things that you have to do the next day. So, my new habit is to sleep with a pad of paper and bed next to me so that I can write stuff down that I don't want to forget the next day. Man, it is the greatest thing in the world! I am a list maker, always have been, always will be. I seriously feel like writing lists is a drug to me because I can feel it instantly calm me down and relax me. I LOVE LOVE LOVE making lists of things to do, or things that I would like to do. Sometimes, I write lists of nothing just because... like a list of every room room in my house and every cabinet and every drawer that I need to re-organize and something in those drawers that I can throw away in each drawer. I do not get it how some people live without lists of things to do or lists of things to remind them what is going on in their lives. Thanks to my list, I had a very productive day... That always makes you feel good!

Here is my list for tomorrow...
-Choreograph for our Ward Talent Show (anyone who reads this that is in my ward better be at our Ward Christmas Party on Sat. at 5:00- obviously there will be a great show there thanks to the RS Presidency)
-Work on my lesson for Sunday (pray for me, I need it)
-Work on Stewardship Report
-Call clients from internship
-Wrap presents from my Black Friday shopping (I miss all my money that I spent...)
-Clean out Fridge
-Buy White Elephant Gifts
-Buy Ugly Sweaters


So, I thought that I had no pictures to share, but just remember that I do!

A week or so ago my very favorite nephew Dylan turned 2! He is seriously SO stinking cute! You can ask him what sound any animal makes and he can do it- it is SO cute! My favorite is...

Bird--- Tweet Tweet
Horse--- Nahhhhh Nahhhhh
Monkey--- Eeee Eeee Eeee

He is seriously So cute and I love him SO much!

...Blowing out his 2 candles...

...Look at his HUGE stack of Presents and Cute Pregnant Amy...

...Playing swords with Andrew...

...He's adorable even with bows on his head...

This picture of me and my sisters is from Thanksgiving- Yes, I am very thankful for them!



And this next beauty is from this last Friday when we put our tree up. If any of you don't remember our tree experience last year, let me refresh your memories...

We got a nice tree from Andrew's parents because they got a new one that is a nice pre-lit one. Me, being like I am wanted the biggest tree that we could so we used their old one that really is huge. You have to put on each branch by it self and it really does take a long time. THEN, put the lights on... Last year we had about 800 lights or so and ran out, so we went to Walmart got like 300 more and went home to finish, THEN, we got to the top of the tree and ran out of lights- SO, we went to Walmart for a second time, bought more lights and finally finihsed.

This year we used the same tree again, but didn't think it would be as bad because we still had all of our lights from last year AND, Grandma Hyde gave us 300 more because she was getting rid of some of her Christmas stuff, so we thought that we'd have like 1800 lights or so and we'd be Golden this year. This is how our tree ended up...


ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Did we REALLY have to go back and buy MORE LIGHTS!!! Yes, we did! So, now we have like 2000 lights on our tree! I can't believe it myself and if we burn our town homes down I am SO super sorry, but Andrew is to blame- he put the lights on it... Ha Ha! I give everyone permission to call Andrew Clark Griswold!

...The Finished Product...
(You can kinda tell in this picture where Andrew realized he was going to be out of lights and tried to thin them out... It's totally noticeable in this picture, but not when you are just looking at it... Ha Ha!)

...This is what our future house will look like when Andrew's finished...

The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear!
-Buddy the Elf