*The Christmas Season*

Our Family Room Tree

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care"

Our Living Room Tree


The pretty garland around the banister




The "Willow Tree" nativity set that my sister gave to my mom.

*What Christmas is all about*

I am FINALLY home! After 3 months of living in Idaho and being homesick, I am back in my hometown. I was so excited to be able to just be home with the ones I love, and feel the Christmas spirit which was HIGHLY lacking in Idaho. With no decorations or any Christmas feel in Idaho, I was so caught up in the lights, the tree's, the shopping, and all of the decorations that I was literally THRIVING in the Christmas Spirit. But today when I went to church I came to the realization that yes all of those things make Christmas what it is, but it is not what Christmas is all about. And, if I had been smart, I could have been feeling the Christmas spirit the entire time I was up in Idaho reguardless of decorations. You see, Christmas is about serving, family, and love. It's not about the gifts that are wrapped under the tree, or the milk and cookies left out for Santa Christmas Eve. It's about helping and elderly person with their groceries, shovelling someones sidewalk, cleaning a room for your parents without being asked(which I still need to do), doing something for a neighbor, calling people you miss, spending time with those that mean most to you, telling people you love them, and most importantly becoming like Christ.

I am not perfect but today I decided, in this last week before Christmas, I am going to make sure to do at LEAST, TWO random acts of service every day and try to spread the Christmas cheer so that EVERYONE can feel special this holiday season. I want this to be an unforgettable Christmas and I feel that if we all do this, we can all participate in one of the most giving Christmas' of all time. Maybe it's not doing two things for someone every day, or even once a day, but I challenge you to at least find ONE way that YOU can make this Christmas more Christ like, and an all around unforgettable Christmas for you, your friends, and most importantly, your family. For that is what Christmas is all about.... and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!

Fight the Frown :)

(I was trying to find a frowny picture... this is the best I could get. Just try and go along with it ;) )

As many of you know, I have been studying up at BYU-Idaho this semester. With the stress of finals and being homesick, the student government up here has started a campaign, "Fight the Frown". When I heard about this I kind of laughed to myself at how silly it was to be doing something like this. I immediately thought of the primary song, "No one like a frowny face...." Ha ha. I had thought that BYU-Idaho was always a smiley and happy place. With the spirit being so strong here, how can you not help but smile!? Well, too my amazement, I was wrong. Our campus COULD be happier! With all of these posters everywhere, it seems as though campus has become an even HAPPIER environment! I find myself smiling and saying hello to complete strangers every few seconds! It's helping these last 3 days to not seem as long as they actually are. Ha ha. So today, I challenge you to smile at at least 5 people you don't know. You'll be surprised how much it helps change not only their day, but yours as well..... and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

Here it is!

Oooookkkayy... After MONTHS of me not posting anything I've decided to take my blog in a new direction. Don't worry, I will still be sharing lemonade, it will just be lemonade moments in my daily life. I realized that while having this blog I was focusing on the negatives to turn them into positives, or "Lemonade" so to speak. So now, I will be focusing on everything positive. Because really, our everyday life is FILLED with lemonade moments that we need to write down somewhere to save our memories. Some have journals, some have computers, but for me, it will be this blog. This will mean more pictures as well instead of the googled images. Ha ha. :) So I hope you all will understand as I make this change. It will still be lemonade filled, it will just be easier things to write about which include more posts! :) From here on out it will be nothing but my life's lemonade moments... :)...... and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!