Maiden Voyage

We took the boat out for the first time a couple of weekends ago and it was amazing! It did take us a lot of work to get the boat and tubes, etc. ready, but "That Dam Boat" worked like a beauty! The weather could have been a bit warmer, a fact we knew before we went, but I was determined to get in the water anyway. And I am glad that I jumped out of the boat without allowing myself to think about it beforehand however, because man, it was chilly! Can't breathe I am immediately shaking kind of chilly. But Brad and I did a whole lot more than just jump in though! We tubed, he tubed, and I face-planted wakeboarding, we jumped off the rocks, and it was so much fun! I love vacationing in St. G, and am so happy that it is so easy to get Brad to come with me! Oh and also, I should mention that those matching sweatshirts are not ours, but my parents. We put them on to be funny :)

Graduation

If you can spot me, I'm by the flag.



Its been ridiculously long since I have posted on this thing. I usually don't update when nothing is happening, but this time there have been a lot of changes in my life and for some reason, I have not had the urge to write about any of them. I am thinking that is because I am not sure I want to face the reality of all of this change. But I will at least start by posting about graduation.
I will receive my diploma from BYU in August (though I'm done going to school on campus) with a B.S. in Business Management: Global Supply Chain Management, and a Minor in Art History. As you can see above, the Marriott center was packed! Elder Christoffersen spoke.
The picture above is a view of the beautiful Tanner Building which houses the Marriott School. This has been my domain for the past two years. I will miss it! I really loved my major and all the people I worked with to get it.
My whole family came to be with me during my graduation. Sorry to use all caps, but I LOVED LOVED LOVED having them with me! They are the best, and we had a wonderful time together. The majority of these people had to fly long distances just to see me. Thank you so much for being there everyone! Muah!
Also, this gem was in attendance helping my family by toting around bags and chauffeuring people around. And I think that some of them (cough, Jessica) liked him more than they like me! :)
Also, we went and met Cecil O. Samuelson (the President of BYU) and his wife at an open house they had. It was fun because I have always really like Cecil. Everyone seems to. At football games when they show him on the big screen everyone just screams "Cecil!" I think it is mostly because his name is funny and fun to say.I love Lauren and the many pictures that we have taken just like this one. Minus the ugly cap and gown I'm drowning in. Also, I LOVE this girl! I am more sad about not rooming with her than like anything else right now. On her blog she recently wrote about how neither of us know what to do without our nightly hour long chats, and afterward a question was sarcastically posed, "Well why don't you just marry each other?!" To that I say I would if I could! Ha ha ha. Audrey and I live very independent lives, but somehow manage to still be super close. She is the best!This photo is a sneek peek of Andrea's baby showers that happened that weekend as well! More later.

12:52 p.m.

The title of this post is the time that I woke up today. Am I ashamed you might ask? Maybe a little. But mostly I just enjoyed it!
I stayed up late (not a surprise) and it was the first time I have been able to sleep in as late as I wanted since I don't know when, but definitely well before I graduated. And since I have been going to school for the past year and a half sleeping in like this doesn't happen often. But because I am currently living as a vagabond, I can get away with sleeping into the afternoon. I have very little in my life right now that needs to get done. Its disconcerting, but also super fun!
The reason I was up late was typical: I was talking to Audrey. This is practically the story of my entire college career and the reason that I desperately do NOT want to move to Salt Lake for my new job. I know that people make fun of the fact that girl roommates become obsessed with each other and completely co-dependent, but I just can't help that it is so fun to talk to her! And we really do lead very independent lives, for the most part but we just like to discuss things at the end of the day for at least an hour. And when its already 12:45 a.m. because you have just finished watching Pretty in Pink, that means with the hour plus of talking and giggling, you don't get to bed until 2:10.
I love college life!

FHE Music Video

Our ward had a Grammy's event for an FHE activity. Each group submitted an original music video. And I totally think ours was the best! This is one of the greatest accomplishments of my life! Not that I did all the work or even most of it, but I was so excited to be a part of this. Watch and enjoy! Or, since I can't get the video to be small enough, for my blog, visit the link here.

Family Reunion

Yes these pictures are like nine months old. But I miss my family today and particularly my sisters so I wanted to post them again. But I AM SO EXCITED that my family will all be with me next week!! You have no idea how excited I am. It has been forever! These pictures are from one of the last get-togethers that we had. You can tell that it has been awhile. I wish that we could see each other more often. Those ladies living far away really need to either move closer or get really rich really quick so they can fly out here more often. Seriously. Also, since everyone is coming out for my graduation, I am thinking to myself, "hey, I should graduate more often!" I am still working out the details on how I could make that happen....

Cute

There is a reason I have been so MIA lately on my blog... This is him :)

Hallelujah!

I just got an offer for an internship with Goldman Sachs! I am so excited!!! The position I would be hired for is "Summer Analyst" for their 10-week program in their SLC division. Its pretty much perfect, and it pays really well :)

It came at such an amazing time too! I was seriously so upset about my after-graduation prospects a mere fifteen minutes before they called. I was like discouraged to the point of tears and walking home in the rain/snow without a coat (I felt like Eeyore with this little rain cloud following me), I got home and prayed and read my scriptures just to let it go, and then they called!

Today is a wonderful day!