118 days & counting...

Well, it's been forever :)... I made it through last semester barely, and tomorrow starts a new and last semester! I will be so glad for school to be over & new adventures in my life to begin. 118 days is the number of days until graduation! A lot has happened since the last post, so I will just update on a few things! I have taken quite a few pictures which has been a lot of fun. A new year has also arrived... time to start out fresh. I would not like to repeat 2009, even though some good things came of it. In 2009, I bought a house, saw the ocean, & had a new niece just to name a few things good! I have learned a lot from the past year & hope that 2010 will be even better! I will post pictures soon... but my new theme for 2010 is embrace! I need to embrace what is happening in life! 2010 is going to be a great year....graduation just to name something BIG!

I'm an aunt again!!

I have been extremely busy lately with work, school & picture taking!! Life is never dull for me!! I did want to post on here real quick to let everyone know I am an aunt again! Pyper Rose was born on November 2~ Here are some of the pictures I took & put together a couple different announcements.... which is your favorite?? Leave me a comment to let me know! Hope everyone else is doing well!! Can't wait to see some of you at Thanksgiving time!!! WAY EXCITED!!!

Pictures!! More......

These are a few of the resent posts I put on my picture blog.... Check them out here

Life is crazy busy for me & hopefully one day I will get caught up... Just an update... the semester started in August, so that is about all I have time for.... pictures & school & work.... I am taking 18 credits working full time & in the beginning of September I ended up in the hospital (not a great way to start off the semester) I had cysts on each of my ovaries, so I have been dealing with the pain & hassle of doctors ect... I just got put in the primary in my new ward, so I am teaching the CTR6 class-- there are 11 kids in my class so it will definitely be interesting.... Well I have to get back to my many projects & homework going on! LOTS TO DO!!

Pictures!!

I am so glad that Kaylie was in town & we were able to hang out! Love you Kaylie! She has the cutest family & we got some awesome family pictures, which you can check them all out HERE 

These are just a few~~

Thanks Kaylie for letting me take them!!(Still more to come of Drake)

The Oregon Coast~

It has taken me a while to post my trip to the Oregon coast, but I have been busy putting together my house :) (and taking lots of pictures :) )

The Oregon Coast is beautiful! I loved it... the fog was a little annoying for picture taking, but other than that I had an awesome time! It was a great family trip to take with my parents & little sister. LOTS OF PIX BELOW!!

One of our stops along the way was a lavender field, it smelled so awesome! It was up on a hill and there were rows & rows of lavender very pretty!

We also followed the Columbia River a long ways & there were many bridges along the way...

We also stopped at the Tillamook Cheese house~ Very interesting & Yummy!

We were then able to stop at the Aquarium! Very cool! Lots of very neat exhibits! 

These are just a few of the pictures from the Aquarium... I was able to touch a shark & a stingray so that was different!

Some of the towns that we went to were very cute towns! They are definitely for tourists :) My first site of the Ocean, was a bit crazy... I had to walk clear down to the edge of the water just to see it because of all of the fog. Also seeing all of the boats in the dock was pretty neat. (I have to say it is probably because this was my first seeing the ocean and being near the coast)

We also got to see these on the rocks! Notice the fog! Very obnoxious. 

But, it was well worth the trip to get to see these lighthouses! I am doing my downstairs bathroom in lighthouses, so I am getting these printed up & framed to put in my bathroom :) Very exciting! 

  

The white lighthouse in the above ocean picture is the same as the lighthouse next to it just farther away... I love the picture, but there again the fog was in the way! (Oh well I still love it!)

And last but not least....

The Ocean~~~~

The picture below is my very favorite picture & I am so excited that I was able to get this picture! It is by far one of my favorites! I actually already have it hanging in my house! 

So the trip was awesome! And I finally got it posted... More posts will come later of all of the photos I have been taking~ VERY EXCITING! And hopefully some of my house! I have pretty much got the living room decorated, so I will post that soon! And school starts Tuesday......AHHH!!! So many things going on & so much to do!! 

Home Sweet Home....

Well as many of you have probably guessed.... I bought a house! One of the best & scariest things I have done in my life! I am still trying to get settled in after moving & vacation! I will have to post pictures soon... So all in one month I crossed off see the ocean & buy a house on my list of things to do! Exciting but scary & in less than a year I will be able to cross off getting a bachelors degree in accounting! Now if only I could find the perfect mate..... time will tell! I also got done with my summer class & I got an A (YEAH!!) Two semesters to go! Next semester wil be the worst with 15 credits and full time work, but after that it will be smooth sailing! 

Here is a picture of my house!    

And this is cute little Drake that I took pictures of! (Sorry its not turned). Well I will post pictures of vacation soon! & definitely more of Drake!

Busy Busy Month

Ok... I have been so busy with everything! I have a final next week for my summer class & I am so far behind on posting! First My little sister graduated on May 28th Here are some pictures from graduation that I did for my nieces video... Which I finished! (YEAH! Just a few late nights) She turned 2 on June 11th.. I will post pictures later, I can't believe how fast the two years have gone by!

And some other exciting news... I am going to be an aunt again! (Doesn't she look so excited :) )

I did find out a couple of weeks ago that it is A GIRL! They are excited I was thinking it might be a boy, but surprise it's a girl! The little niece is due right near my birthday! End of October early November! The name that they are thinking about is Piper... cute, but they haven't decided yet, so if anyone knows of cute girl name, leave me a comment! I better get to bed since I have to get up early! I will update again soon!