I know I am way behind on blogging so I thought, as I sit at the airport, that I could at least post some pictures from graduation!

We had a wonderful family filled weekend and were so grateful for everyone who sacrificed so much to be with us on our special day!

Michael and Jason

 Jason and Fam!

Saying goodbye to the Y-serve office!

 The Graduates!

 Don & Mom!

 Jedd and Karen

 With Uncle John & Jay! Dad and Carol were there too but not pictured!

 The big brother. I love you :)

We had a blast! Off to Europe now ! Talk soon!

Antsy

I am antsy!
I am antsy to be done with school stuff so Jason and I can do all the fun things we have on our list left to do in Provo!


Upcoming plans:
-downtown Springville/Spanish Fork date [sounds lame but it will be great]
-Conference with Mom & Don [includes organizing old pictures which is always entertaining.]
-Girls night during conference. Happy Sumo?! yum!
-Sammy's date [groupon half off!]
-Spark. I will get there before I leave no matter what. 
-Graduation Party, Texas themed. Can't wait to show my friends the joys of Texas favorites.
-Dance showcase with Mom 


and that's just the half of it! 


We did have a good weekend with family up in Idaho. I took only 3 pictures all of which included our darling niece, Shay. We enjoyed lounging, Mexican food and entertaining baby time. Good times. 

 Matching uncle & niece

Tell me she isn't so adorable? 

We call her a cabbage patch doll because she is so cute when she moves it doesn't seem real!

We also had an In & Out date the other night. Here's the proof. 

 Jason wore this shirt when we were first dating and it always gives me butterflies 

since it goes so well with his blue eyes. sigh. 

Enjoy your week! 

Grown Ups

I can't help but talk about graduation every day these days. All of our current and future plans revolve around that one day.


April 22



The day that my husband and I graduate from college.
The day we become grown ups.

Honestly, we have been pretty grown up for awhile now: bills, major life decisions, trials etc.

But I know that this is the mark of a new chapter, usually considered the transition to being a grown up out there in the big scary world.

Now, you and I know differently.
That no one can make you grow up.
No one can prevent you from staying up all night watching Psych. No one can prevent you from getting frozen yogurt every other day. No one can make you stop giggling or tickling or being ridiculous just because you are becoming a so called "grown up."

And I am glad of that. I am glad that although we are quickly approaching this new chapter, that Jason is still Jason and I am still me.

Sure, lots of new adventures, trials and discoveries are nearing on the horizon but I am still trying to enjoy the here and now.

I am still soaking up seeing the gorgeous mountains as I walk around campus. I will miss those.
I am still soaking up every possible girls' night because I will miss those ladies.
I am still soaking up:

my job
my friends
my education
my memories in the place that brought me:

best friends
the love of my life
a knowledge of who i am
desires for the future in the world & in the home
finally appreciating my parents and family
fears about all the things in the world I can't change
but hope for all the things that I can change.

I am ready for the next step.
But I am not ready to leave behind all that I have found here.
No moving, no graduation and no "being a grown up" can take all this away from me.

Thanks BYU for bringing me all this joy in my life. My time here will never be forgotten.