Two for my favorite things put together

As we all know Thanksgiving was yesterday. What you may not know is that I believe Thanksgiving is the most underrated holiday ever! After Halloween everyone just gets jumps over Thanksgiving and straight to Christmas. Which I understand Christmas is so amazing, but Thanksgiving is super great too!
How can you overlook this holiday filled with family, food and being grateful.... You just can't!
So in true Madsen style we headed to Irvine for Billy's soccer tournament which is also my moms sneaky way of getting out of cooking!
So to celebrate one of my favorite holidays we headed to one of my favorite places.... DISNEYLAND!!!!
This day was filled with so much fun family time, laughs, and most of all...Disney magic!
So I went a little picture crazy, but I'm not apologizing for it, we are all so photogenic and my family LOVES when I make them take pictures... So here they are... Hope you enjoy! And that you all had such a fantastic thanksgiving.

A little dad time, followed by a little mom time, while we waited in line for toy story! Always worth the wait!




Then we hit up the new ride, The Little Mermaid!! Ahhh! It was so cute and fun! Needless to say I loved it!

Family fun!





We think we are so funny! I tried on that fox hat, these are all the rage here, cause everyone was wearing these.... I was dying and almost bought it!

So pretty at night!! And after we ate such an amazing dinner. Then we all could really get excited about Christmas!

We all loved Disneyland decorated for Christmas! Needless to say we had such a great day the only thing that was an issue was that it was FREEZING! But it was totally worth it! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Love you all
-E

P.S- Sorry you couldn't see these pics for a bit, thats what you get when uploading with your phone....

Rough Times At The U of U Counseling Center

Ok so since I have declared my major I have gone into the counseling center every semester! 

This is just a precaution to make sure I am staying on track with all my classes, in order to walk this spring and really finish up the last two classes in my major in the summer to get my degree.

So I made my semester appointment per usual and was notified that my counselor had changed, but she had talked with my older counselor and knew my story and exactly what I needed. 

So I was feeling pretty excited about this appointment because I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm almost done!

As I sit down and she pulls up my dars report and my excel class schedule worksheet.

As I am looking at my last two semesters I cant help but notice it has me taking 20+ credits these last two semesters.

This cant be right or even real…. 

It must be someone else’s file.

As I start talking to her she begins to tell me that my last counselor forgot a few classes that I had to take to graduate….

Um yeah I would say just a few!!!

 Are you kidding me?!

In addition to those few classes she forgot. She also failed to mention that I have to take a huge test to get into the Teacher Licensing program by December 5…

I was not aware of this… People study for this test for months- you have to get a 173 out of 200.

And on top of all that I would need to write a paper about “Why I would be a great teacher” and 5 letters of recommendation.

AND I also would have to take the master test and get a 4.5 or higher out of 6 in the writing section.

OH OK…. Sure, Yeah I got this…..

So the fact that I am not Wonder Woman... 

my original plan won’t be able to happen.

I won’t be walking this Spring or really be graduating this Summer…..

S
o now I am going to have to either kick my butt to finish this December, or just graduate Spring 13.

To say that I am depressed about it…. yeah that would be an understatement.

I have to say I did not see this coming, but it's going to be ok….

Getting Older

So while my little brother was taking his drivers test he almost did not pass because he was super close to failing the eye exam. 

So my parents decided to make him an eye appointment...naturally. 

So at Sunday dinner before his appointment we got to talking...

And while I was making fun of him my parents decided that I need to get an exam too, because we couldn't remember the last time I had one.... 

So I went in on Monday and found out that my right eye is super awesome 20/20! 

But my left eye- not so much.... I mean it's not super bad...It's just a few corrections in the left eye.

And one little correction in the right.

This means I had (or got to) to get glasses. 

I don't have to wear them all the time, just when needed.

And since I have never had contacts or glasses before, picking out glasses was a nightmare! 

At first nothing looks good, because your not used to seeing yourself in glasses...

But I ended up getting two pairs. 

I got a pair of solid red... Super fun and cute ones!

Then I am getting a normal-ish pair too. 

The red ones where ready today, and the others will take a bit longer.... 

but here is a pic of me in the cute red ones!

-E

If you know me at all.... 

you would know my love for Disney! 

Here is just a little somethin' somethin' I started during class.....

Lets all thank the U of U for this work of art!

                                           

From the day we arrive on the planet, and blinking step into the sun, there’s more to see than can ever be seen…

And at last I see the light, and its like the sky is new, and its warm and real and bright…. 

A whole new world! A new fantastic point of view, no one to tell us no or where to go, or say were only dreaming…

In dreams you’ll lose your heartaches, whatever you wish for you’ll keep…

All you gotta do is rub that lamp…hold it tight… 

And I’ll be your candle on the water, my love for you will always burn…

I will protect you from all around you, I will be here don’t you cry…

You’re the saddest bunch I ever met, but you can bet before we’re through, Mr. I’ll make a man out of you…

I wanna be a man, mancub, and stroll right into town, and be just like the other men, I’m tired of monkeying around…

But still I cannot see, if the savage one is me, how can there be so much that you don’t know…

I wanna know, can you show me, I wanna know about these strangers like me…

I would go most anywhere to feel like I belong…

Look at me, I will never pass for a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter…

Look at this trove, treasures untold, how many wonders can one cavern hold, looking around here you’d think, sure she’s got everything…

With a dreamy, far-off look and her nose stuck in a book…

I feel her I see her, the sun caught in her raven hair…

We know how your feeling, who you’re thinking of… 

Everyone wants to know their true love is true…

So this is love, the key to our heaven is love…

Now tell me princess…. 

Can you feel the love tonight?

-E

OOHHhh Halloween!

We started of this Halloween with a great FHE carving pumpkins- 

Which I can't even remember the last time I did that- 

Then the next night I had the pleasure of carving again with Julie and Britney and some boys- which we ended the night with a great game of catch phrase -(Inside joke: WHORE)

 such a fun fun night!!

PS- I now know why I don't really remember carving pumpkins- 

It's because it is hard and kills my hand! 

But it was worth it when the designs come out right!

Since Halloween fell on a Monday this year.....

 in Utah that means we get to party for four days!

Woe that can be a little bit of an overload!

 And since I had no idea of what I was going to be until Friday morning it was a tab bit stressful!

And as Mean girls States:

 "In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress up like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it."

Well my dear friends, Julie and I decided to get away from the slutty girl costumes...

We headed straight for innocent and oh so cute!

Julie and I decided to be insects- Julie is the sweetest honeybee ever, and I am the most adorable Lady Bug you ever did see! 

As we went to some fun parties we ran into some friends! 

And we danced all the nights away! And had a BLAST!

And after all the parties we were starving and had to make a pit-stop.

best decision we ever made!

And of course My parents had the day of Halloween had some people start putting up our Christmas lights.... Jumping the gun parents... maybe, but I have to say this year instead of being angry about hearing Christmas music, decorating, ect... until the day after thanksgiving.

 Not this year! I am cheerful and already listening to Justin Bieber new Christmas album.... AMAZING!

-E