New Jackets!

Jon and I both got new jackets for Christmas! He got a UTAH jacket, his favorite team ever! And I got a new cute Harley Davidson jacket! I love it! His dad gave it to me, and I have already worn it a lot! Yesterday we went and saw the movie "Marley and Me" with his parents. It was a sad movie-but I liked it. The last picture is of Jon playing the arcade games at the theater and I snuck in for a picture! I have pictures from Christmas day on Jon's camara and need to get them onto my computer, so I will be posting Christmas a little late!

Date Night at Temple Square

We've been having fun here in Utah for our Christmas vacation! On Tuesday night we went out with our wonderful friends Mike and Ashley. We ate at Tucanos at the Gateway, shopped around a bit, and then headed to temple square. It was freezing outside! I didnt bring gloves or a scarf so I was really cold! It was so much fun to be with our friends! We had fun looking at the lights, and Jon the photographer that he is, enjoyed taking a lot of photos. (Notice in the photo with our friends, how MUCH taller they are than Jon and I! I was wearing my tallest heels, and Ashley was wearing flat shoes. She is in the Harley Davidson catalog for fall/winter this year as a model! WOW!)

My vacation in Utah so far....

We made it to Utah! And just barely too....the weather was AWFUL coming out. We made it in last friday evening. We had to travel through Donner pass from California to Nevada and it was a blizzard through the mountains. VERY scary!! We drove for 80 miles with chains on our tires going 20-30 miles per hour the whole way. Thus, we are glad we made it safely.

I posted a picture of my hair! (from a few posts ago) I got it done on Saturday, and I really like it. I decided not to cut it. I dyed it dark with some carmel colored highlights.

On Monday Jon and I ate lunch at my old work, Cafe El Lago. My sister was working and was our waitress. I took a few pictures while we were there. It was fun to visit and the food was yummy as always!!! Notice the last picture of silly Jon wearing my purse!

Español !!!!

Just wanted to update on my spanish course! It is coming along great, I am just about half way done with my class. I got my GPA for this first semester and I recieved a 3.8 GPA! That is an A-! I was SO very proud of myself. My counselor told me that I am a very hard working student and she wishes more students could be like me :) I dont say this to brag, just to show that I really am working very hard in my class. I truely enjoy it everyday. I could not be more grateful to have this opportunity! I have my semester test, before Christmas break (break starts thurs afternoon). I am VERY excited to go home and practice spanish with my co-workers from Cafe El Lago, the mexican restaurant I worked at before moving to California. They will be surprised to see how much I have learned in only 3 months! I love my class, love the language, and feel so much pride everytime I speak it!

On a side note, Jon is doing great also in his Persian Farsi class. Getting great grades!! Love him!

Oakland Temple Trip, and lunch in San Fran

Oakland Temple

This is a stake center located on the temple grounds, this is where we babysat the kids.

Temple Grounds. I love the trees. Don't let them fool ya, it was freezing outside.

San Fransisco

Jon and I in an Italian restaurant for lunch (recognize this pose from our "date night mexican dinner" post, we attempt to take our own photos, so Jon is holding the camera and we try to squish in to fit. ha ha)

Part of the Italian Sector in San Fran

Jon and I had a very eventful day today! About a month ago, we were asked by our bishop to help watch the children in our ward so their parents could attend the temple for ward temple day. We arrived to the Oakland temple(which is about an hour and a half away from our home) around 9:00 this morning and were there until about 1:30 in the afternoon. There were a lof of wild children, and a big mess to clean up after! But it was a good experience. Oakland is close to San Fransisco, so we decided to go and get some lunch. Jon took me to lunch at an Italian restaurant in the Italian sector of the city. It was fun to walk around and eat some good food! (even though it was cold outside!) We were glad we were able to spend the whole day together, as well as do some service for our ward.

Opinions anyone?? (PLEASE!!)

Very Short and lighter color....




Dark.......



Platinum Blonde (yea I dont think this is an option, dont mind my huge nose!! I stopped doing the kissy face after I saw what my nose looked like ha ha)





Not too short, but not long......





Lots of bangs...........

Longer, darker, and lots of bangs

Short, less bangs and light brown??

I need help! I am going to get my hair done when I go home for Christmas. I cant just walk into any salon and get it done and thats why I have not gotten it done here in California. I have had many different hair styles and colors, as you can see. I hate my hair right now, it has faded into a redish color and Im not sure that I like the length. I always try to grow it out and end up cutting it. And as far as color, I dont like it too dark because it does not match my eyebrows and I end up penciling them in which does not look so natural all the time. So........I need opinions! I found some pictures from over the last two years and tried to show the various things I am looking for input on, length, color, and bangs. PLEASE leave me some feedback. I need lots of opinions, and Jon just tells me to grow it out. I think guys say they like long hair, but they dont realize that it may not look good on the girl. So please leave an opinion...Or else I will be lost! I have to get it done right, when I go home, because I wont be back for a while! (I sound like this is such a big deal. Well, it is! Hair is a big deal. LOL)