From the monthly archives: December 2009

Get A Sparkly Dress

By On December 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment

2009 is on its way out – tonight in fact. (Just like me! I will be dancing it away in a black sparkly dress. I love sparkles. I think everyone should have at least one sparkly dress in their life. At least if they’re a woman. For men, just get a woman with a sparkly [...]

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Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

By On December 25, 2009 · 1 Comment

And snow. And snow. And snow.

Merry Christmas! We have an official blizzard warning in effect until Saturday morning. Cool, huh? Much different from Christmas in Vegas. (I think it was mostly cool because we didn’t have to go anywhere – if we’d needed to go anywhere, it would have been a total [...]

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It Takes A Village

By On December 22, 2009 · 3 Comments

Or it just takes the Christensens. We built a village last evening, after all. Take a look at the action:

Let me explain: every Monday night we have what’s called “Family Home Evening,” or “FHE” for short.  FHE is a weekly get-together with our family where we discuss gospel teachings [...]

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Man Boots

By On December 21, 2009 · 1 Comment

We went shooting this weekend. “We” is a misnomer.  I did not actually fire a gun. I took pictures.

For some reason, firing a gun seems to ignite total masculinity. Trust me. Take a look at the pictures.

At our house, when someone’s extra masculine, we say they’ve got their “man boots” on. Well this [...]

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Sleepless in…

By On December 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

No, not Seattle. I’ve never been to Seattle. Sleepless in MISSOURI. That’s where it’s at. Trust me.  My little bro got home from serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Antofagasta, Chile this weekend, and for the first time in over 2 years, all of us were together again. [...]

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You Think This Happens Every Day?

By On December 10, 2009 · 1 Comment

My parents have a quote up on their wall. They say it’s from the Princess Bride, but it’s been awhile since I watched the movie (a shame, I know!), so when I see the quote, I really only think of them.  Before I tell you the quote, take a look at this picture from the [...]

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Oh YES

By On December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I saw a quote today. I don’t know who said it and the site I got it from said it was paraphrased anyway. It says:

I DON’T TAKE DIRECTION FROM MY FEARS.

It had particular significance for me today – these past few months have been a definite time of transition for me. [...]

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

By On December 4, 2009 · 1 Comment

Nothing, right?  WRONG!!!  That is a picture of my space heater. IN my apartment. And that is the temperature in FAHRENHEIT. I was frozen. (And yes, technically I know that’s not quite freezing. Work with me here!)

Now, I know that I made a choice to move to Missouri. I am also making a choice to [...]

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