Catching Up

A lot has happened since the last time we blogged.  The week of April 11th was my spring break so I was able to relax and enjoy my time away from school.  Unfortunately, I was sick most of the week, but I still enjoyed being able to sleep in and do pretty much whatever I wanted during the day.  My birthday was that Monday and I was very grateful for all that I received.  We had some friends over Sunday night to celebrate and they took me out to lunch on Monday.  My brother also took me out for dinner.  Grant was so great to me and I really appreciate all of the gifts and sweet things I received in the mail!

we realized we didn't have matches or a lighter so I pretended to blow out the candles (the balloons are from my class... they were so great to me for my birthday)

Grant made yummy breakfast in bed for my birthday :)

Granty's sweet gifts (and thanks to Grant's mommy for the wonderful vase)

Last week Grant was able to finish up his finals so I feel like I finally have my husband back.  It's been so nice getting to spend some real time together and not worry about all of the things we have to get done.

This week has been extra fun because I had family in for my graduation!!  It feels like I graduated a long time ago since I haven't been to any classes in the past year, but it's nice to finally make it official.  And it also means I don't have to do any more assignments or get observed anymore for BYU.  Woot woot!!  Here are some pics from the exciting event.

After graduation it was fun to take some time off and spend it with my family.  My mom and I were able to find some cute things to help add some fun to our apartment.  We'll post more pictures of everything soon, but here's a sneak peek:

I love having a husband who wants to be involved in the decorating process!

We were also able to visit Thanksgiving Point while my family was in town and see the annual tulip festival.  It was a little bit disappointing because not all of the tulips have bloomed yet, but they were still beautiful and we really enjoyed ourselves.

Thanks Parker family for a wonderful weekend!  

Sorry for the long post, but it's been a packed weekend and we wanted to let everyone else in on the fun we've had.  We hope you all have a wonderful Easter and remember the incredible things the Lord has blessed you with.

Going Short

So I've been needing a haircut for a long time and just haven't gotten around to making an appointment.  My hair has been driving me crazy, but I just kept putting it off and putting it off.  Finally this weekend I decided that I couldn't stand it anymore so I finally got it cut.  Grant's a fan of shorter hair so I decided to go for a pretty drastic change and I got several inches cut off.  I was shocked when I saw the end result and it took me awhile to decide that I like it.  I'm still getting used to it, but here are the end results.

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Big difference, huh?  It's amazing how much healthier it feels and how much faster I get through styling it.  I'm having a lot of fun experimenting with different styles.  Here's a picture with part of my hair up:

The only concern I have right now is what I'm going to look like with a graduation cap on.  Only two more weeks until I'm a college graduate!!