My life in 2011

It is time to say goodbye to 2011, it’s been an interesting year. I say that about every year. It’s the best way to describe the ups and downs of the years.

January- Started of the year 2011 with my first real New Year’s Party. We made breakfast, played games, watched movies, and were out until 2:30am. I started off the year with fun parties and a positive attitude. I tried another workout schedule in the mornings. Spencer and I started to become really good friends. Then started up on winter semester at LDS Business College. I am still working at The Lion House as a banquet server. I met a new friend, Mariah (the red head). Have an interview as a receptionist at

Conner Sport Court

. Spencer and I went on our first date to Hot Dog on a stick. I ended up getting the job at

Conner Sport Court

. Went to the Car Expo with my dad, Mariah, Stephanie, and Jerimiah. Spencer and I started dating January 16^th. I ride a bike to 

Conner Sport Court

job, it was faster in the snowy weather than walking. Once again stopped my workout. And stayed busy with my service committee calling. Then also met Bonnie. =]

February- Spencer proposed to me on Valentine’s Day! =] We first aimed for August 6^th. It was a beautiful simple ring and I will never forget how I felt in that moment. We went on a 4 day weekend trip to Idaho with his parents and sister and her husband to see his younger sister at BYU- Idaho. We also made a quick trip to Yellowstone. I blogged a lot on deep thoughts in February, maybe because I was growing up and learning more and more about life. I went to David’s Bridal to get my wedding dress with my mom and Suki. Summer, Channelle, Suki, and I would hang out occasionally and kidnap each other. =]

March- I tell you what more and more of what I blogged/wrote about was thoughts I had instead of what I did that month. For example here is a quote I wrote, “You never know what you truly want until you’re at where you thought you wanted to be.” – Holly Nielsen or poems I just randomly wrote. (I will include these at the bottom of the page) I had my 20^th birthday this year! =]

April- I went to my first stand up concert with Stephanie; some of the bands were, the ready set, downtown fiction, and allstar weekend. I read the book “The five love languages”, I believe my language is Quality time. I went to my kinesiologist this month; I love going there and learning more about myself. I passed my Accounting class thanks to Spencer. I bruised my ankle really bad at the Lion House, it took about a month or two to fully recover. Spencer and I got our first, Honda Civic 1991 from my parents!! We signed a lease at Seasons of City Creek apartments. I received Turbo Fire workout DVD’s. I moved back in with my parents in Tooele. I’ve been taking the bus into work and back to Tooele every day. Suki took our engagement pictures. My parents left to Iowa for a week or so and while they were gone I was hit with a sharp pain that lasted for about 3 days, to this day I’m not really sure what it was exactly.

May- I fell in love with the TV show Doctor Who! Andrew, Spencer, and I flew to California to surprise Spencer’s mom for her birthday. It was a much needed vacation. I got to meet a lot of new people from California and Jessica (Spencer’s sister) threw me a bridal shower. We also took family pictures as well. I started birth control for the first time. We moved up our wedding date to June 18^th.

June- I’ve decided to open my own bookstore someday. We sold our lease at Seasons of City Creek and went out to look for a new place. I got Spencer’s ring. I had my first garage sale to get rid of things I didn’t need anymore. I got my endowments out. We found our first apartment together, it’s by Trolley square. Spencer and I were married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple on the 18^th! I am now Holly Jean Peacock. Our first grocery shopping trip was fun and we bought our first play station 3 and TV for a pretty good deal! =] I started another work out plan at the end of this month. We also moved into a family ward, the 1^st ward!

July- Spent 4^th of July in Tooele with my side of the family. We went to the Zoo with the nephews. Spencer and I would work out on and off together and he’d make me laugh and enjoy my workout. We went camping on Pioneer Weekend with Dianne and the in-laws to Antelope Island.

August- We had our wedding reception in Tooele on the 6^th. Not a lot of people showed up but it was still nice and relaxing. Then off to our late honeymoon to Sunset Beach, California. Halfway there we got to stay at a Marriott Hotel thanks to a good friend of mine. When we got to California our condo was RIGHT by the beach =] we went to Disneyland for a day, then off to Hollywood and got to go on a tour and see the Hollywood sign! Then off we went to Palmdale to see The Peacock family and my parents! We got a group together to go to six flags. Then we had our other reception in Palmdale, California. We received our first flat tire.

September- Started my last semester of College, only two classes left. My classes are a 40 hour internship and IT 201 class. I quit my job at the Lion House. I received a calling as a compassionate service person in the relief society.

October- I’ve learned to organize our house more and more. I still struggle occasionally with keeping up with dishing and other things. Spencer and I have made a goal to go out occasionally and try new places and see new things. We had a Halloween party at our ward and invited Jessica and J.

November- Spencer finished his internship and started work with Family services with the church at the West office building. My sister Stephanie got her endowments out at the Draper temple. I put a lot of things together for Christmas and we had Thanksgiving in Tooele with my family. We also did Christmas because a lot of our family won’t be here for Christmas.

December- I graduated college at LDS Business College with an Administrative Assistant Certificate. YAY! Spencer has about 3 more semesters left at this college. I’ve lost about 20 pounds since June. On the 17^th my sister Stephanie got married to Rick. On the 22^nd Andrew, Spencer, and I drove down to Palmdale, CA to spend Christmas with Spencer’s side of the family. It was my first Christmas not with my side of the family but it all turned out great.

Through 2011 there were LOTS of weddings/engagements but I won’t list them all because I don’t want to forget someone. Then next there were a lot of pregnancies and cute babies born. There were some good websites that became addictive; one being pinterest.com. We had a lot of sicknesses on and off but got through them all. Being a newly wed I have learned lots being married. Spencer and I have gone through good and bad times in these 6 months we’ve been married but it’s made us stronger as a couple. And it seems by the end of every year I’ve forgotten what’s happened at the beginning of the year. It’s always nice to go back and look on what has happened; for example the poems at the bottom that I’ve written in 2011. I’ve been blessed so much this year and I’m very grateful for every trial and happy endings in my life. I’ve grown up and become a different person, a better person. Let’s toast to new beginnings, a new year!

Resolutions-

Be a better wife every day

Be better at keeping the house clean

Keep my credit card for emergencies only

Be better at saving money

Be healthy; exercise (that’s every year)

Find a full time job that I enjoy and that pays well

Say my personal prayers

And have personal scripture study

Go on lots of dates with my husband

Meet new people

Try new things

Poems I wrote:

They’ve met their match

Their light as feather but as fast as the wind

Spinning around and around like a roller coaster

Making you dizzy as you try to watch

Their delicate movement

The cool air chilling you to the bone

Within a blink of an eye

The white fluffy mess disappears one by one

Their no match for the cements warmth

Once they hit they’ve melted away

Leaving puddles in their graves

Soaking my shoes

While walking towards the station

As the train comes speeding by

The snows graceful dance

Is interrupted

Making chaos in the sky

The white attaches to me

As I step on the train

Excited to escape the chill

Once aboard

The warmth engulfs me

Drip drip drip

The snowflakes once again

Have met their match

Dreamland

Lying there slipping in and out of consciousness; I am numb to the world.

My brain is shutting down and I am entering dreamland

The place where anything can happen

As a dream starts up

I am in aw by all the colors.

Then it turns dark, black

No more warmth or happiness

But this dreamland is the place everyone talks about

It’s the place everyone wants to go to

This land can change in an instant

Without warning

The only happiness it contains

Is the option to awake and realize

It was all a dream

You can leave that land

All the fears that may come

But the real world is inescapable

Make your choices wisely.

Decemeber ongoings

It is December already!

Time sure flies by.

I’ve decided to make a countdown for Spencer for Christmas.

Day 1- Make our redneck Christmas tree

Day 2- Play any game he wants to play

Day 3- Spencer time or guy’s time and I can go out with some friends.

And that’s all so far I can’t give away too much or he will figure it all out.

But it will be really fun and I’m excited to do all I’ve come up with.

Other than that life is pretty much the same. I will be done with college in about a week in a half or like 4 classes.

He will have 2-3 semesters left then he will probably go to The U.

And he works at a different job now instead of an internship.

He does accounting stuff with the church.

I’m still working at

Conner Sport Court

as a receptionist. Which I hope to find a full time job next year but if not I don’t mind this job too much.

Just the normal boringness of it all.

Not a lot of employees come up to talk to me (which makes sense because I hope they are working) but I can’t leave my desk so I crave to talk to people face to face. There are days that are harder than others.

I talk to my good friend Channelle and hang out with her when I can.

I’ve lost about 20 pounds total this year but I think mostly muscle and not fat.
But a lot of people have noticed and compliment me, which makes me feel good. =]

But someday I WILL do even a little workout everyday. I’m so lazy in the morning. I don’t have to be to work until 1130 so why get ready for the day before 1030. I like my down time.

I’m slowly better at cleaning the house; I’ve learned a few things here and there. Occasionally I slip up and it will get messy. =[

Our Thanksgiving was fantastic with my family and we did Christmas as well since no one will really be around this year. We had a lot of laughs and full stomachs =]

Spencer and I are growing closer each day. It’s crazy how different you feel about someone after you spend so much time together. A good feeling is what I’m talking about. You start knowing what each other are thinking and just know what they will do or say. He is the most wonderful man, and I’m glad he is my eternal partner =]

This Christmas we will be driving with Andrew to California to see that side of the family. That will be nice since Spencer hasn’t had Christmas with them in about 4 years. It will be my first Christmas away from my family so it will be interesting. But we will make it a fun road trip.

Then on March 20, 2012 I am going to Kelly Clarkson’s concert!!! I am so very excited and hopefully Mallorie will go with me but if not I will try to find someone else. She is a really good singer and I LOVE her new CD so it will be fantastic.  =]

Thank heavens it’s Friday! I am finally slowly getting over this cold I’ve had since Thanksgiving break. =] Stephanie’s getting married in 15 days, crazy!

The time seems like its flying by but at the same time it seems like it going very slow. Especially when you’re waiting for a certain date like a concert or a birthday or whatever.

I want to go Karaoke singing sometime, I don’t think I’d have the courage to do it but I’ve always wanted to and hoped my voice would work.