It's On!

So last night I pull into my driveway only to discover that IT SNOWED!! but only in my yard. 30 feet away in my landlords yard there was not a drop. Awesome. I decided to clean most of it up last night just so I didn't have to worry about it this morning, but I took some pictures for all your enjoyments. I don't know exactly who did it, but I have my suspicions. I saved all the toilet paper, so once I find out for sure....IT'S ON!!! hahaha, they have no idea they just messed with the toilet papering Queen! Oh, it brings back lots of good memories!!!!

Little Bit of This, and a Little Bit of That

Ok Missy...this is for you!! I'm not going to update you all on my entire summer, that would take way too long. Suffice it to say that my summer and early fall has consisted of work, playing, working more and lots of playing!! with sleeping and eating occasionally thrown in there. I have made friends with a great group of kids from my singles branch, and we just have a blast. Throwing parties, having sunday dinners together, milkshake parties, bonfires, ultimate frisbee, glow-in-the-dark hide-n-seek at the caves, chasing the kamima lights, shaving cream or whipcream fights....basically LiViN the LiFe!

Work is great also, I get to see so much stuff that I just think is fascinating! I love being able to continually learn, and see the benefits that come from modern medicine. I have recently gotten to see a few c-section surgeries....and I just love it!! It is just another testament to the miracle of life and creation. It just warms my heart watching their little bodies coming to life! So much fun!! Not to mention I love that I get to play with the puppies afterwards.

Speaking of C-sections though...I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for Carissa. I just can't wait to welcome baby Koyle into our family, and to see how he's going to grow up. What his personality is going to be like, his likes and dislikes, how handsome he will be, and most of all I can't wait to be his FAVORITE aunt!

All-in-all, life is just fantastic. It has its speed bumps here and there, but as a whole I can't complain one bit. I'm so grateful for my grandparents and Rick and Amber, for all the help they give me. I have loved living so close to them and getting to know my cousins better; even though I look at them more like nieces and nephews than cousins.

Here are some pictures to highlight the fun I have been having lately.

Buddy the dog...he's only 6 months old!

The 10 puppies we had left on our doorstep one night. They were so adorable!!! but talk about holy pooping machines!

Playing with Eli and Becca while I babysit them every Tuesday

I love her smiles!

Trying to decide whether or not she should go down the slide....

Who needs snow for sledding??

The product of one of our c-sections...the puppy is about 20 minutes old.

Me with baby Nahrii, one of Tahj and Dane's nieces. She is so sweet :)

Baby Koyle!!!! Look at that big head and red hair! I can't wait to meet him!!!!

Sam and I in Rexburg last weekend, after we got done playing frisbee.

The quilt I made for Koyle!! Tahj spent 2 hours at Walmart with me picking out fabric for my quilt, and then her mom helped me all along the way to make it. She let me use her big quilting machine to put patterns all over it, it looks wonderful! All I have left to do is bind it. I guess I better get going on that!

One of the above mentioned whip cream fights....lets just say it didn't end well for me :)

Tahj, Eliza, and myself worked so hard on the presentation for this milkshake party! it turned out fantastic. A lot of people showed up, and we had a great time eating everything!

Life as I know it is about to CHANGE!

I can't believe that after 3 years of blood, sweat, and tears it is finally coming to an end!! Though I will be more than glad to be done with school in one week, I am definitely going to miss all the friendships I have made here. The things I will miss the most: spending the night at Juliana's apartment just cuz I feel like it - taking naps on the couch in the lobby - getting to spend time with all our different animals here - the inside jokes, and laughing at all of Dr. Rockett's random sayings - and last hanging out in the lobby with my classmates, watching youtube videos, laughing, studying, joking, or venting. So many good memories were made in this last two years, I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to spend it with. Hardly a class or lab went by that we weren't laughing over some joke or another. All of the silly ways we came up with to memorize things often have me laughing to myself at work. Us girls have gotten along so well, we never had any major drama issues! And that's saying a lot for 13 girls having all the same classes and spending nearly every day of the last two school years together!! No, I will not miss the homework, nor the tests, nor the stress that came from both. But yes, I will dearly miss the classtime and companionship that I have found here. What a wonderful adventure this has been!

On a lighter note however, I am more than ready to embrace the next phase in my life. I have a good job lined up at the clinic I have been working at this past year. The vet there has been so good to me, working with my school schedule and really letting me learn and practice different things. I really look forward to staying there this next year. What is going to happen after that year….I don’t know yet. Maybe I will stay here, maybe I will be ready for a change. I have thought about a couple of different options, and working at a research facility is top of the list right now. But that will be a huge commitment and also a huge move, because there aren’t any that interest me in Idaho. I’m not quite ready for a commitment that big yet, so I’m just gonna think on that one for a while longer. I have found a little one bedroom house here that I am going to be renting from one of my stake's high councilmen. It is a cute little house right on their property, and I will be able to stay in my ward. That's a big plus. They offered to let me use their yard and their fire-pit with my friends on occasion when I wanted. Double plus! But the biggest PLUS that I am so excited for is they said that I could have a dog! And how convenient that one of our program dogs still needed a home! I know that most of you reading this will probably roll your eyes, but I have wanted a dog for so long. Pretty much ever since I moved out after high school and didn’t have Zeke around anymore. His name is Scotch and here are a couple pictures of him. He’s such a good boy, I am so tickled to bring him home!!!

Me and Julie - Easter Sunday

Me and all of Julie's roomates. They all thought it was pretty funny

that i couldn't reach the rafters.....

I had to have at least one picture to prove I really was at college.... :D

CHECK OUT MY SHOES!! Aren't those things the coolest? Neon

green jellies, I got them at D.I. for $1.00. Doesn't get any better than that!

Helping Tahj and Dane dig post holes for their new fence. This picture

was taken right before I realized I was stuck in the hole. Dane had to rescue me :)

This is one of those days that I really, truly LOVE my job!