Ho-ho-ho! k that sounds bad, ha FA-LA-LA!

Hey stranger! Alright, alright. I know I am not the best at keeping up with this whole blog thing, but hey at least that means I am staying busy and I have a life, right? Wellllllllll, I don't really know if you can classify it as a "life." My days weeks consist of school, school school, work work WORK, WORK, school. I guess that's what life as a "grown-up" turns into though huh. Not so much fun, that's for sure.

Well lets see, nothing is really new here.  Except its almost CHRISTMAS, definitely my favorite time of the year. I love all the lights, the hot chocolate, the happiness, the snow (except when I am driving), and the time spent with family.  Even though the customers here at work become super rude, and freak out because we have no "holiday" deals going on.  I guess that's what I get for working with the cheap trashy customers of Pocatello, that reek of nasty smoke and come in all sorts of cracked out I swear! Ha but once I get that pay check it reminds me, hey Kourt, those nasty people aren't so bad after all!

I have kept myself super busy getting everyones Christmas presents together too. I had so many people to get gifts for, and I made everyone's to, so there extra special! I will post pictures of the stuff I made, but not til after Christmas of course, because I don't want people getting a sneak peak of there gifts :)

I spent the last weekend at my mom's and it was so much fun. I forgot how much I missed my mama, and sissy! There the best.  My mom came and picked me up because she didn't want me driving on "bad roads" but I should have known that what she considered bad roads to be are my road for what I like to call, preparing for the INDY 500's. Ha I have a speeding problem for those of you that don't know, and two weekends ago on my way to the traditional Schow family Christmas party, I took my speeding a little to far, and ended up with a nice $150 dollar speeding ticket :( not so fun haha I ALMOST talked my way of it too, just like I have done the past 26 times I have gotten pulled over, but this time I wasn't as lucky.  It was on the interstate and I was going 102 ha I know, crazy that my piece of crap car can even go that fast, which I tried explaining to the cop, but he wasn't convinced..

Anywho, back to my weekend.  My mom isn't so crazy after all and the roads actually were pretty bad, due to fog we could barely even see the cars in front of us, so it was a good thing my mom drove to get me or I probably would have end up hitting Bambi, when she ran across the interstate, in hopes to find food.

We had a great bonding weekend though.  We went to dinner, and SHOPPING, which hello, is always a pleasure when other people are paying haha I met my sisters boyfriend, whom is a total brat, and I let her know it too.  I hate boys, that think they are hotter then the Sahara desert, and that's exactly how he came across.  He didn't even bother to ask if we needed help carrying in the groceries, which my mother and I (Gavin take notes haha) found VERY impolite. We watched the Christmas movies, even though I was the only one strong enough to stay awake the whole time, while the other two dorks fell asleep and left me all alone singing "where are you Christmas & your a mean one Mr. Grinch" :( haha it was so nice sleeping in MY bed, that I had missed so much.  I snuggled right into those cozy, CLEAN, clean  and I mean CLEAN, (for those of you that know my mother) sheets!

Sunday, we put up my mom's Christmas tree and decorated her house, and I'll tell you that was a task all in itself.  For those of you that know my mother, you know she is a clean maniac, perfectionist, OCD freak! Okay, not a freak, but she just likes stuff neat, and tidy, tip top shape. I love it though, it feels so good coming home to a spotless house.  

Anyways, everything had to be in the perfect place, dusted and cleaned before being able to be seen by the human eye.  I spent a good 10+ minutes on the stair rail, grasping for dear life rearranging things to both our likings.  For those of you that know me, I love to design, pretty sure that is my passion/calling in life. I am very creative, I like things to be different, and I love changing things up.  Complete opposite of my mom, again orderly, mannerly. Finally, she stepped back and let me do what I wanted, and I think, surprisingly she liked what I did with the place!

Next came the tree, my mom let me and Kennedy take charge of it, and oh was that a blast.. we had this brilliant idea to purposely make it ugly so she would freak out and sure enough, that is exactly what she did.  Its always fun to get a rise out of her specially when its two against one. I'm sure I sound like a complete brat but my mom knows I love her! Haha when we finally finished the tree it ended up pretty cool.  My mom hasn't taken the time to branch out into the new millennium and invest in some new tree decorations, so I didn't have as much fun with it as I would have liked... haha love you mom.

My sister also is having me re-decorate her room for her for Christmas and I am sooo excited! I start a dental class this semester, along with 14 other credits including, sociology, statistics, chemistry and the mind rigorous pilates ha heavy load, but I can do it, I always have been one that loves a challenge. I think for some odd reason I like strive to be stressed out, haha or else I am 100% BORED with my life.. geeze I need to stop talking, I just keep making myself sound crazier by the minute ha  but anyways, if I don't like the whole hands in peoples mouths all the time scenario, then I am going to take on a whole new aspect of my college life, and study... interior design! Ha Gavin keeps telling me, "Holy crap Kourt make a decision and go for it stop being so back and forth about things" he is so right. But he should know me better for now, I just kind of go with the flow and make crazy decisions with my life as it goes, but hey look where thats got me to now right :)

Unfortunately, there is no school close to Rupert (aka Gavin haha) soo I will have to move back to Logan and go to Utah State because they have an awesome program there! I don't know what I would do though being so far away from Gavin though.  It would be tough but were strong enough to make it work.  Things are great between us and he makes me so happy! I couldn't ask to be more blessed with such amazing people that surround me :)  

I also really want to do cosmetology, still, so based on how this semester goes, will pave the way for where I end up next year! Plus, the money I save if I move back and go to school at USU will be good. I won't have to pay for food, living, groceries, etc. Things I never even thought about having to pay for once I moved out.  It would be fun to be there for my sister too as she goes through high school and I can be there to keep her on the straight and narrow and avoid making the same mistakes I did at that age! But we will see how this semester goes and where my life takes me! Six months is a long time from now and everyone just tells me I am too smart to not do something that uses my brain, and although I am flattered, I have to do what makes me happy! 

Well there's my life in a nutshell for now!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!