Summer Lovin, Havin a Blast

Jen and I finished our cake decorating class (level one). We are TOTALLY doing level two! It was so much fun!

My flower cake

Jen's mastepieceOur old apartment's ceilings were too short for comfort. :) I had to take a picture on moving day.

Landon's new job-he's working landscaping this summer and gets to wear this lovely ensemble since they're near construction. Cracks me completely up!

I graduated from college

...without ever missing a reading assignment
...without ever ditching class
...without ever pulling an all-nighter (Well, for studying purposes)
...without ever calling in sick to work
...I might be a nerd.

Weekend Getaway

We went to Arches National Park for the weekend!It was gorgeous!There are over 2000 arches here! CRAZY!
Landon totally blended in with the red rock :)

Gorgeous flower on a cactusI was slightly terrified when we went on hikes with drop-offs. I would have taken a picture to prove I made it to the top, but I was too excited to get back on the ground!

Hey look! It's an arch!
Delicate archBattling the sand storms-pretty sure there will be sand in my ears from a month!

In other news, I'm taking a cake decorating class
And this week was cupcake week!

Ministering Couple

Landon and I were called to be the ministering couple on Sunday! We're pretty excited. It's basically the young single adult rep-married couple style. We're supposed to keep track of and fellowship the thirty 18-30-year-olds in the ward. I've interpreted it as: Throw a lot of parties and make new friends, which is pretty much the coolest calling in the world, right? It should be fun!

Summer Goals

Graduated life is awesome, and I've gotten a lot of my summer goals done!

-Watched Harry Potter 1-4 (I read them years ago and needed to remember)
-Began reading Harry Potter 5 (Loving it)
-Started my cake decorating class (Someday I will become a domestic diva :))
-Planted pretty flowers (Hoping they'll survive the cold spell)
-Landon and I started P90X! (OW)
-Getting our LOST on (It's my passion)

I HEART SUMMER!

Ode to College

What I'll Miss:
-The beautiful and inspiring campus
-Feeling like there's so much to learn
-Feeling very accomplished at the end of each day
-Professors
-Friends
-The getting a good grade feeling
-Devotionals
-Being a student

What I Won't Miss:
-Feeling like an epic failure when I don't do well
-Boring professors
-Feeling completely overscheduled
-Homework
-The testing center

I'll always love Landon for the way he has encouraged me in getting my degree. We met my second semester here, so it has been a team effort for sure. A lot of people are against getting married in school (and I used to be one of them), but being married to Landon through school has been such a blessing. Having him to rely on when I'm sick, having him bring me things from home I've forgotten, and having him there cheer me on at choir events or ad competitions has made all the difference-not to mention just being awesome. I'm grateful for the blessing of my education, for the things I learned that have helped me grow, and I'm grateful for the man who helped make it possible. (He only has a year left for his bachelors and then it's grad school time)!

I'm grateful for my parents who made me believe I could do anything. They are the most incredible people (Even those who aren't related to them agree). If I had a nickel for every time I had someone say, "I wish my dad was more nice/sweet/thoughtful/kind like yours" or "I wish I could talk/laugh/hang with my mom like you do with yours." I've heard it my whole life, and I'll forever love them for being the perfect example of what parents should be.

Graduated!

My guy

Fellow ad majors

My fam

Landon's fam

My madre

Epic moment

Grandparents