2008 Rememberies

So I am 100% swiping this post idea from my friend Aubrey. Thanks Muffin! Hope you don't mind! I just loved the idea so much, I had to do one of my own.

MY SUMMARY OF 2008:
Funnest Event:Hosting our first party (my birthday) in our new house, Antelope Island, Girl's Days, Camping with friends, The Tim McGraw concert, Seeing my sister get married, Watching the little screen go from blank to "pregnant".

Biggest Purchase:
My new jaw.

Favorite Movie(s) of 2008:

This one technically came out in December 2007,
but I saw it in 2008 and loved it so much I just had to include it on my list!

Least Favorite Movies of 2008 (or biggest disappointments):

Again, this one technically came out in December 2007, but I remember it as a 2008 movie and a HUGE disappointment.

Favorite Celebrity of 2008:

I just think Amy Adams is so cute! And I love her in every role I've seen.

Props to Heith on his ultra-creepy performance as the Joker! (May he rest in peace)

Least Favorite Celebrity of 2008:

I really don't follow celebrity lives and we don't even have a TV, but there was no getting away from Brittany this year! Every radio station was talking about her and she was starring back at you from every magazine cover in the grocery store. Brittany is psycho, she shaved her head, she lost her kids, she's getting better, no wait, she's a crackhead.

Someone please explain to me how she got famous? Her daddy has money, I get it. But since when was that enough?

Guilty Pleasure:

Best show ever! I truly became addicted.

Saddest Moment of 2008:
My best friend's mom, a truly amazing woman, died; Finding out my dad had cancer; Watching my grandpa die; Seeing my sister suffer through the pains of divorce.

Sickest Moment of 2008:
So much puke! But puking so hard it came out my nose was probably the worst.

Favorite Song of 2008:
"Dance Floor Anthem" by Good Charlotte, "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz, "Angel" by Jack Johnson, "It Won't be like this For Long" by Darius Rucker, and everything by Taylor Swift.

Least Favorite Song of 2008:
"I Kissed a Girl and I Liked it". It's even worse than when "Stacy's Mom" came out! And all you have to do is hear the obnoxious song for a second and its in your head forever! And David Archuleta's "Crush". I understand he's from Utah and that's cool and all but holy cow can you say over-played??

Achievements of 2008:
Getting in the habit of blogging, so people can keep up with our lives! Getting further on writing a book than I ever have before. Getting pregnant (with some teamwork on Matt's part).

Things I've Learned:
Insurance companies are stupid, needless middle-men. I can't always do everything on my own. I've needed a lot of help from family, friends, and even neighbors this last year with things I normally can do on my own. I learned I still need my mommy! This one isn't new, but I re-learned how unbelievably lucky I am to have such an incredible husband!

In One Word 2008 was:
Adventurous?

In One Word 2009 will be:
Exciting!

Favorite Pictures of 2008:

I am Looking Forward to:
Becoming a mom, baby showers (hint hint), getting the nursery ready, getting Matt through another semester of school, working less.

My Hopes for 2009 are:
A healthy family, finishing my first novel, being the best wife and mom that I can be.

Feel Goods

Matt and I have had a blast teaching the Valiant 11 class this last year! Our class is a ton of fun and our kids are brilliant (sometimes obnoxiously so). Well, this last Sunday was our last class together since they will all be moving on to Valiant 12 and then mutual. Matt and I have been a little nervous about getting our new class next year because we have gotten comfortable with the kids we have and will be getting a couple new kids with some behavioral problems. Well, last week a member of the presidency pulled us aside and asked if we would be okay if they combined the Valiant 10 class with ours next year since the class is only two kids. One of the kids is only there every other weekend since his parents are divorced, so its basically been a little girl by herself most of the year. The little boy who comes every other week is autistic, so even though we're only tacking on two kids to our class, it will still be a handful. Good thing he adores Matt!

Anyway, on Sunday they gave us our new manuals and, much to our surprise, we are teaching the Valiant 9 and 10 class next year instead of the 10 and 11 year-olds like we thought. So we are getting the kids fresh from junior primary who just got baptized this last year. We were looking over the roll (since these kids are from junior primary we don't know any of them at all!) and four of our kids next year are younger sisters of the kids we had this last year. Funny, huh? I mentioned this to a couple of the girls sitting next to me during closing exercises and two of the boys sitting in front of me overheard. Their response was "Oh man, we wanted to be in your class next year!" Talk about making you feel good! I guess Matt and I have a reputation in the primary for being the coolest teachers ever. I can't say I blame them all for wanting to be in our class, we do have a lot of fun! It will be interesting to see what the new year brings and its always fun to see the changes that come with a new age group. Starting next week, we will have taught in Nursery, Sunbeams, CTR 5, Valiant 11, Valiant 10, and now Valiant 9.