Whew! Finals are finished here at the Geary house! Haha it has been quite the week with both of us staying up late studying and working- which the staying up late is typical for the two of us, however this was a bit later :) I was done studying at about 2:30 a.m last night (excusing myself by saying I will get up at five thirty the next morning to study more, since I have to work tonight until midnight :) and poor Oli basically pulled an all- nighter staying up until 5:00 a.m. studying, then going straight to work at 7:30a.m, then he went straight to finals, and tonight he will finish by working until 9:30. It's funny the things you do to get that good grade! :)

To be honest, I really love this time in our life. (Well, I wouldn't want to be studying for finals all the time :) Last night, I found myself laughing harder than I think I ever have. I don't know if this happens to anyone else, but once I got to about two a.m, everything just seemed a lot more funny. My cheeks were hurting from smiling and laughing so much. Life is good, really good. Nothing is ever perfect, but i truly love that through imperfection we can grow more. It makes life so much better when you strive for happiness and with that comes seeing the good, simple things that matter most in life. I have found myself everyday counting the blessings that I have so graciously been given. Really though. This stage of life has been better than I ever could have imagined. I absolutely love being married to my best friend. I love having such a supportive family, calling and texting, simply to see how we are doing, being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ that has brought truth, light, and happiness into my life, and of course, Christmas! It's by far my favorite season :)

Well, now it's time to party. Finals are over- and our list of things to do while we get a break from school is calling our names!

I might update my blog, well most likely not, so I just want to wish everyone an early Merry Christmas, and I hope you have a splendid time!

I will leave with these photos of our crazy study session last night :)

Got the food (well there was food, I promise), drinks, and papers everywhere. This would qualify as a legit study session. :)

(This is when 2 a.m. started rolling around- remember how I told you everything was funny to us? :)

Have a great day!