Lovell's Celebration......

The Mustang Days celebration was a lot of fun this year. We got to do all the fun things all week long & also spend time with family!!

Monday & Tuesday we didn't do too much.... just worked, cleaned the house, & sat around relaxing. Tuesday night Emilee & her friend Jessi went to the follies by themselves. Wednesday night we all (mom, dad, me, Dani, Emi, & Jessi) went to the follies. The follies were pretty good this year... different from how they've been in the past but it's always nice to mix it up a bit! I didn't have to work Thursday, Friday, or Saturday this week, so it was nice just to relax for a few days. :) On Thursday, the entire clan (Kara & her family came with us too) went to the follies again! It was a full house there in the HyArt, but it was lots of fun, and Kate & Jake thought it was the coolest thing....

Friday we spent the day cleaning the yard, relaxing, & visiting with my Aunt Lori & Aunt Phyllis. Later that afternoon while Kara was at her class reunion, I took Katelyn & Jacob to the Family Fun Fair. It was really hot there with no shade, but they both had fun to it was worth it! :D We all headed down to Minchow's Food Court where the Cowley Boys were playing. That is one of my favorite things about Lovell's Days (besides the fireworks). I got to visit with a bunch of my friends that I haven't seen for a while down there.

Saturday morning at 10:00 was the Kiddie Parade. Jacob rode his scooter & Emi walked with him. He looked so cute, but it was pretty cold because of the wind & rain that we got, so he wore Emi's jacket! Katelyn didn't want to do it this year so she hung out with us at the drug store & watch Jake go by.

After the Kiddie parade, we hung out at the drug store until the parade started. We watched in front the the drug store (like always)... It was a long parade this year, mostly because it's time for elections & everyone that's running had something in the parade. Once the parade was over, we waited at the drug store until 1:00 because my dad closed the store then. The rest of the afternoon, we spent hanging out at the house, eating BBQ sandwiches, visiting, relaxing, & making some yummy treats for later in the night.

Around 8:30 we had a caravan going on the way out to Horseshoe Bend for the fireworks. We had a pretty good spot & had a great view of the fireworks. Jake still isn't a huge fan of them, so he sat in the car when they started & plugged his ears. At least this year he watched them, instead of hiding under the blanket the whole time. We got back into town around 11:30, & I spent the last bit of the night hanging out with Michael until I went to sleep.

This week has been so fun, & I can't believe it's already over... Summer is just flying by & with all the cool weather we've been having, it feels like it's barely beginning!!

Fun Time With Friends.....

This summer has been a lot of fun so far. I've gotten to hang out with a bunch of my friends already. Mostly I've been hanging out with Michael Bernard or Michael Montanez. Michael Bernard & I always have so much fun together: we going to the skate park, listen to music, watch basketball, goof around & do random things, hang out with Wendy & Jordan, and we always talk about anything & everything. The majority of the time with Michael Montanez we: drive around, talk, go to lunch together, and once in a while we'll will do something else like wash my car or go to the park!

I also went to Kari's baby shower & it was so good to see her again, it's been way too long! I also got to see a lot of my other friends too: Chelsey, Kasi, Kjirstyn, & Karren. Since then Kari & I went to lunch together at Blimpies during my lunch break!

I also watched a movie with Kristen Scheffler a few weeks ago... it's been weird not hanging out with her more because we always did so many things together down at Laramie, but we're definitely going to hang more once her back gets feeling better!!

One afternoon I also got to spend time to catch up with Katie! We spent hours talking & it was a lot of fun to get to see her because I miss her tons when I'm down in Laramie!!

Of course I've been spending lots of time with my parents, sisters, niece & nephews, & Jase. I'm so glad that I have a family where we're all so close & have a lot of fun together. My sisters are my best friends and it's been so nice to get to be around them all summer long!

The things I've done with my friends may not seem like anything too exciting, but I love it! Spending time with people I love & care about and just being happy doing it! It's way better then sitting at home all by myself, studying, or doing homework. It's been a great start to my summer, & I can't wait for more fun things to come!!

Routine.....

I'm finally getting into a routine for the summer. I started work on Tuesday. I've missed working (is that weird?!), and I'm so excited to be doing it again. At least I know that when I graduate from pharmacy school I'm going to love what I do.

This week has been a weird since Monday was Memorial Day. We didn't do anything special, just worked in the yard and cleaned the house, so it felt like a Saturday, which made my days all messed up this entire week. There's been a lot going on this week as well. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Katelyn had T-ball games right after work. I also spent all night after work on Wednesday helping my mom get ready for Youth Conference that started Wednesday night and is still going until this afternoon.

With all the craziness that's been going on this week, it still isn't the normal routine that will be going on all summer long, but it's getting closer & closer to it. Next week I'll finally be into the routine that I'll have all summer & I can't wait until I know exactly what to expect and have a schedule every day. It's been great having a little relaxation time, but I'm the type of person that needs a schedule and know what I have to do. It finally is starting to feel like summer vacation!!

Presenting......

The LHS Graduate of the Class of 2010.....Congratulations Dani-Lyn, I Love You So Much!!

Dani's graduation was last night, and she looked beautiful! I can't believe she's already graduated, time has just flown by! She shouldn't be this old yet, and I'm not too sure I like it..... I was so proud of and excited for Dani last night. She's so beautiful & is the sweetest girl! I'm so glad she had so many good friends that made high school so fun for her!!

We spent the day getting ready for Dani's big night: cooking dinner, decorating, and wrapping presents. My dad had the day off, so Dani opened her presents around 3:00 after Emi got home from school. After that she headed to a graduation party for one of her friends, and then around 5:30 the entire family was up at the house and we ate steak for dinner before graduation!

The ceremony was filled with music, speeches by the valedictorian (Evan Frost) & salutatorian (Ben Long), 2 speakers (Caleb & Josh Sanders), presenting of diplomas, and finally the presentation of the Class of 2010. It went by so fast (sometimes it feels like the ceremony should be a little longer due to the amount of work that the students had to put in throughout all of high school) and I couldn't believe when it ended!

After snapping some pictures and passing out graduation cards to people, we all headed back to our house for chocolate pie & cherry cheese cake. Amanda & Kaia came up to join in the fun before Dani, Emi, Amanda, & Kaia headed to Grad Night Out! I haven't seen Dani yet this morning because she's still sleeping, but it looks like she won a Wii from the fun night last night!

It's so crazy that it's already over. I'm so excited for her to be down in Laramie with me next semester, and I can't wait to see how at what she achieves in her life! I've been waiting for her to join me since I've been down in Laramie & I know Dani has been waiting for this day to come for a long time. Congratulations Dani-Lyn.... You Did It!!!!

Summer Vacation.....

It has officially started for me! I was going to take some summer classes because I thought I needed to get one more credit to meet all of the requirements for pharmacy school. So Sunday afternoon, after coming home to Lovell for a week after finals, I headed back to Laramie because summer classes started on Monday. I went to my first class, P.E. activity and then the lecture portion, with full intentions of being there for the four week duration of the class.

For some reason I got onto my WyoWeb account to look at my transcripts (I think it was to look at what my GPA was after this semester, but I really don't remember why exactly!) and discovered that I actually had the correct number of credits that were required. I still went to my other class to check it out, and if it was going to be less work then during the semester I was going to stay and complete the classes.

Well it turns out that both of the classes weren't shortened or simplified, they were exactly the same as during the semester only crammed into 4 weeks instead of an entire semester. It was totally not worth it, and I don't need the credits, so I dropped all my classes last night, packed up all my stuff, and I'm now back in Lovell for the rest of the summer!

I'm very excited to actually have the entire summer off and to be done with school for 3 months! After this past semester, it is time for a break & I totally wasn't looking forward to another month of school. Everything worked out for the best & even though it consisted of a totally unnecessary 12 hour round trip (Lovell-Laramie-Lovell again) I'm alright with it because I won't be making that trip again for a few months! YAY for summer vacation, a much needed break, & actually getting to work!!

Put This One In The Books.....

I'm done with another semester of school! It's hard to believe that I've already been through 2 full years of college, and that I've been out of high school for that long already, boy how time flies!! My finals week wasn't too bad, there was just a lot of studying that had to be done!!

I had my O.Chem final today at 7:30 and finished it at 9:15. My car was all packed up and ready so I could leave as soon as I was free from my final school related thing. I had to do some small things before I left Laramie and ended up leaving town around 10:00. The weather and roads were perfect, and I got into Lovell at 4:00. The rest of the day I spent talking with my family, going to see Kara & her family, riding around, and watching a movie! It's a good way to start my break.

I'm so relieved that this semester is finally over! It's been full of stress and tons of work, it couldn't have ended soon enough, but I survived & now upon getting my official final grades, I'll officially have my Pharmacy spot for the next semester (which means only 4 more years of school until I'm done forever)! I'm so ready for summer vacation & couldn't be happier that it's finally here.

Ward Activity.....

Today we had a ward activity at 11:30 this morning. We wanted to do one last thing as a ward before the end of the semester and since next week is finals, it would be difficult to do one then.

We met at the Stake Center (we were going to have it at the park but the weather is just not being cooperative). It wasn't anything too special, we just ate lunch and played some games. There was lots of food: hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, tons of salads, & lots of different desserts. I brought a dessert: Melt in Your Mouth Dessert.

Even though it wasn't anything too extraordinary, it was so much fun. I absolutely love my ward. We have an awesome bishopric and I have so many friends in my ward. It's great and also sad being in a student ward because there's always changes each semester: some people leave and others new people come. It's sad to lose people out of the ward that you've grown close to, either because of marriage or because they've changed wards because they moved out of the ward boundaries.

I'm convinced that I have the best ward EVER, it's just so amazing. The people in my ward are so awesome, they participate so well in each lesson and makes it so great. I'm going to miss the student ward when I go home, & I can't wait to come back to the ward next semester. They've become my family down here!!