Back to Real Life

So I know that it's been a really long time since I blogged (like all summer), but I'm back!  Summer is always great, getting a break from school, going on vacations, staying up late and sleeping in, etc etc....  But I've learned that summer isn't nearly as fun when you're old.  All Jackson and I really did is work.  Ugh.  However, we did have some highlights!  Here they are:

Mexico, obviously, but you already knew that!

We celebrated our 1 year anniversary!  Can you believe it???  We have been married one whole year!  So weird.  It feels like we've always been married.  I couldn't have asked for a better eternal companion.  He is seriously the best!  I've never been happier, and I can't wait to see what happens next!  Anyways, we went to the temple and did sealings and had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate!

We took a trip to Idaho Falls, Idaho for Jackson's friend's wedding!  It was such a beautiful day.  Congrats to Jordan and Nicole!  They make a beautiful couple :)

We took ANOTHER trip to Twin Falls, Idaho for my good friend's wedding!  It was such a happy day!  I loved how Jordan couldn't take his eyes off Erika all day.  So cute!

We also spent some time with my family in Meridian, Idaho.  We rode bikes around Boise's Greenbelt, visited Starlight Mountain Theater and saw Big River, and even got our family pictures taken!  It's always fun to go home and get spoiled!

We got to go camping a few times over the summer!  It's amazing how nice an overnight trip can be.  I built my first fire (with tips and pointers from Jackson) and we had hot dogs and potato salad.  Can't get better than that!

I took the PRAXIS test!  It's a test I have to take before I can student teach.  It was super stressful even though all the content is basically stuff you learn in elementary school.  Turns out I passed!  Jackson, being the wonderful husband that he is, took me to Red Robin to celebrate!

Jackson worked for the MTC all summer in the referral center, as well as started a job as a Research Assistant for Aid Data.  He is well on his way to get his foot in the door for future plans.


I worked all summer as a nanny for two adorable kids, Lucy (4) and Andre (7 months).  They filled my summer with laughs, hilarious comments, and a better appreciation for my own parents.  Kids are the future my friends, cherish them.


Jackson and I started our last first day of school here at BYU on Tuesday!  I can't even explain to you how excited I was for school to start.  Like beyond excited.  Jackson was a little more reluctant, something about lots of work and dumb papers or something, but he too was so ready to finish our last year at BYU.  Right now we are looking at Graduate School for Jackson for a degree in Business Analytics.  We are so excited to get out of Provo and move on to the next step of our lives!  I see good things up ahead :)

Anyways, while the point of this post was to catch up on everything summer, it also serves a homework purpose.  In my Literacy Methods class, I was challenged to read and write something every day.  As a teacher, it is important for my students to understand that I practice what I preach: If I want them to read and write every day, then I need to read and write every day!  My goal now is to post to my blog at least five times a week.  Please don't roll your eyes!  I promise to try to make it interesting, just humor me.

So there you have it, you are now my homework!  I'm not complaining :)