Christmas Time = School's Out!

I took my last final on Friday and got a good grade on it! If that wasn't awesome enough, as I was walking home the "Party in the USA" song by Miley Cyrus came on and I knew right then life didn't get much better, but nay, I was wrong! Saturday morning I woke up (too early) to my buddy Ben convincing me to go half day at Snowbird! My answer was obviously "yes" so I hopped out of bed and headed to the local board shop. One pair of goggles and one jacket later I was on my way to the slopes! It felt good to shred my first day of the season, and then I figured life couldn't get better again, wrong! I went on a "hot" date (except we froze our aces off) with a cute girl named Jessie. We went to a restaurant called "The Dodo" and had some amazing food and shared a yummy slice of pie! Then we went and saw the Christmas lights at the Hogle Zoo... It was soooo cool! Then we went to this house that has these Christmas lights that dance to the music on a radio station! We ended the night with watching Elf, one of the most hilarious movies ever... All in all the entire weekend has been nothing but excellent, bordering perfection if it wasn't for my aching muscles and sore butt from boarding. Lessons of the Day: first day of the season = sore body, I'm thankful for those who spend WAY too much time on Christmas lights for my entertainment, and even dates in the freezing cold can be hot ;)


New goggles!


New jacket!


Zoo fun!

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Turkey and Such!

Ohhhh Thanksgiving weekend!!

It was quite eventful! First off I drove a black VW bug home, and because of this every girl I drove by laughed and pointed for five and a half hours... I looked bitchin. Once your with the Russ Garrett clan the laughs start, and they don't stop until the last aunt, uncle, cousin, or grandparent walks out the door. I got an ab workout and now have a six pack (ok fine I have less of a keg). Little Cal was my pick for stud of the week. He has an obsession with computers and iPhones and he knows how to use them! I watched as he navigated around mine like a pro, and I thought I was on my phone too much haha. He tricked me into thinking he was excited that I was showing up but then the question came, "ummm Kyle do you have your iPhone? I wanna play on it." He's a cute kid. It was really good to see everyone, we missed out on the Grant Garrett family though. I usually end with lessons of the day but this time I'll end with what I'm thankful for in light of the holiday, ready for the sappy Kyle side?! I'm thankful for: parents who love and guide me and work harder than anyone else to make a better life for me and my siblings, extended family that I love as strongly as immediate family, and is just as fun, and for friends who influence who I've become today...



Cal and KG (sounds like a sitcom)


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News Team Assemble!!

So Halloween has come and went... And it's already November! So first off I wanna mention my amazing costume. I decided to borrow one of great grandpa's suits and get a fake mustache and be the legendary Ron Burgundy! I had my friend Ryan be Brick, and cousin Brady was Champ, to top it all off Bethany McCullough (Chelsea's older sister) was the lovely Veronica Corningstone! It was a hit everywhere we went!! School is kicking my butt and work keeps me busy but I love working with these boys and trying to be a good example to them... Lessons of the Day: great grandpa is a stylish man, group costumes are more fun, and I look damn good with a mustache!









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New Found Hobby (Maybe)

Sooo I've had a crazy week. I got a new job that I feel like I'm going to love! I'm a mentor at a boys home called Discovery Ranch. It's a good way to help others out and is going to be a great job that fits into my schedule. Also I had some heavy tets this weekend (O Chem and Genetics). I didn't do so hot on the O Chem and was feeling pretty ticked about all the studying I did. A random series of events led me, Erik; and Derrin to the driving range. I felt my stress melt away as I smashed the little golf ball (sometimes even straight!!). Anyway long story short it was fun and I ended up doing really well on genetics so we're all good!! Lessons of the Day: golf is therapeutic, o chem is evil, and genetics and me are cool for now.






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Babies Everywhere (Kind of)

So I went home this weekend for baby Chase's blessing (cousin of mine brought to existence by Adam and Michelle Garrett, ask your mom if you wanna know exactly how). I hadn't seen him or the rest of my family since I moved back up to school. Chase definitely looks like his dad. It was fun to see everyone and get some great bonding time with the cousins, especially Maggie and Matt. Saturday was all football all day, just the way we like it. Saturday night we saw Imagine Dragons perform (for the thousandth time, not complaining) at Mandalay Bay and met up with great friends from St. George, Megan and Jess. The blessing went well, not that I've been to a blessing that didn't, I mean what could go wrong besides like dropping the baby?? Their ward chorister about killed me with how over the top he was... I sang "Onward Christian Soldiers" half the time in a powerful man voice and the other half in my can't stop laughing voice. All in all it was a good weekend away, which started with doing pretty well on an O Chem test (at least the multiple choice part). I slapped some pics of the cute babies running, or rather crawling, around the Garrett family. Lessons of the Day: football is a bonding experience, Imagine Dragons never get old, and my real singing voice isn't much better than my laughing-while-singing voice.








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What a Deal!

So school has started back up and it's already stressing me out. I have all 300 level science classes (that's what I get for being a biology major). I'm actually having a really good time once I'm out of class haha. I have great friends up here and our favorite thing to do is eat! Arby's has been a hotspot lately for us ruggidly handsome men since they now have the 5 for $5 deal! Below is a pic of mine, Derrin's, and Ryan's roast beefs in a lovely tower. As most unruly gangs of single men do, we cause havoc on a nightly basis and hope one day we'll meet a group of unruly women who would love not only us but to cause havoc with us on a nightly basis. Lessons of the Day: none of us can finish all five roast beefs, women don't magically appear, and water balloons + launcher + drive-thru = funny reactions!



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Late Night Games and Munchies

Soooo I'm back in Provo now, and as crazy as this sounds I'm actually loving it!! Right now I'm job hunting by day and partying by night! I've actually met some cool people in the short time I've been here already... Me and Erik are always having a good time, like last night: we met up with some girls named Jessie and Bre Rutledge (sisters) and their cousin, we played some board games, laughed until we were all sore in the throat and abs... Here's a pick of our late night munchies from Wal-Mart! Lessons of the Day: it's good to be back in Provo, most board games can be funny with the right people, and wal-mart passed midnight is a poppin place to be!



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