St. Patrick's Day?

So I was going to be festive and do a Valentines Day blog... but unfortunately as some of you may know I don't really like heart decorations, and my favorite color is not pink. In the end I couldn't bring myself to it, so St. Patrick's Day it is.

Plus this means I won't have to change my layout until the end of March!

Family Reunion!

So about 2 weeks ago we had the excitement of Ethan (My older Brother) coming to visit! He has never visited Columbia Missouri and since he no longer had the excuse that he couldn't get off work my parents insisted! So Ethan stayed for a week! It was awesome... there was never a quiet moment and everyone was laughing or at least Ethan was. Since Ethan was coming we decided how cool would it be if Katie could come while he was here. Since we usually cover three separate times zones now, it had over four years since we had all been in the same place at the same time. Ethan hadn't seen my nephew Stephan since he was 7 months old (now almost 5) and he had never met my other nephew David who is nearly 3.
So for 3 days the entire Holman family was located in Columbia, Missouri. We ate lots of Ethan's favorite Asian dishes, went bowling, swimming, and the boys had a Star Trek marathon. So I have a few pictures but none of all of us at the same time. Mind you we had to wake Ethan up when we took his... so he really is still alseep.

Nana and her Boys


The Samuels (Stephan, Michael, Katie, & David)


Mountain Man (aka. Ethan) Stephan, Katie & David


Katie and David


Unfortunately there were three very sad people left in New Hampshire(Kelly, Rebecca, and Matthew) , and Ethan says he will never be able to come visit without them again... they were very upset. Just a little side note, Kelly and the baby are doing well! It is a girl and she is due March 16th. So we are all very excited. My mom and I passed baby clothes in the store a while back and got excited because now we get to buy girl clothes!

~A Bientot!

A Smorgasbord of Events!

So it was recently brought to my attention that I have not posted on my blog in a long time. I apologize, I have been keeping myself busy reorganizing myself in my new location of Columbia, MO! My Parents bought a house here and so in the new house there was a room for me. So I decided for my semester off I would move home and add Missouri to the list of states I've lived in. Today I started my new job at a preschool and for this week I will be working in the infant room! It was a lot of fun despite being spit up on at least three times, and the babies were all really cute. The place seems really well organized and the people were friendly and nice.

So for updates... lots has happened recently. I had my last few days in Rexburg and Christmas with my roommates who I was very sad to leave.

All of our Stockings!



After bidding farewell to Rexburg I spent a few days in Utah before flying to Missouri. When I got home I spent my time Decorating and shopping for Christmas, filling out job applications, and moving into my new room.

The Decorated Living Room!

My New Room and New Bed!

Christmas Cookies!


For New Years my dad and I flew to Kentucky and spent time with my sister Katie and her family. They boys were so cute and David is really talking now. They are non-stop all the time and always entertaining!

David...2 1/2 Years old!

Stephan 4 1/2 Years old... with his glasses!


So I had a fun filled Holiday, still working on finding people to hang out with here in Columbia but so far it has been pretty good! I'll try and be better at posting more often!
A bientot!

Some Updates

So life is really crazy and quite stressful! I'm sorry that I have not blogged in a long time, I have several really cute pictures and exciting things I have done but I have not had the time to blog about them. Right now I have 6 days of school left. I will be done on the 12th of December, so naturally I'm completely overwhelmed and stressed about finishing everything in time. So after all of this I will do a real update with pictures and all.
I just thought I would tell everyone about the conclusion I have come to about winter semester. I am going home to Missouri for the semester. I am going to spend time with my family which will be fun since I haven't lived with them since I graduated high school. Tonight I was able to sell my contract (well she said she would, but she has not signed her contract yet so it is not official) So although I am really sad about leaving my roommates, my ward, and friends, I will be escaping the Rexburg winter. When I go home I am going to Substitute teach for a job. So that is all that is new with me! Wish me luck on all my tests!!!
A Bientot!

Roommates!!!

So last weekend we decided to take some pictures as an apartment! So here are our little family pictures!




A Bientot!