Slippin and Slidin

So about a week ago, T.J. and Annaliese called me. Conversation:

Annaliese: Whatcha doing?

Me: Nothin

Annaliese: Do you have plans for this afternoon?

Me: No, what'd you have in mind?

Annaliese: We were thinking we should have a slip n slide 

Me: Definitely!

And so the wonderful plan was hatched. 50 feet of plastic was purchased, dish soap was used (1/2 a bottle to be exact), water was sprayed, fun was had by all. See for yourself. 

The Slide

Annaliese creaming Me

T.J. creaming Dad

Our attentive watchdog Milo

Who needs a hot tub when you've got this contraption?

All in all, very successful day of slippin and slidin. 

Never Alone

I absolutely love this song. The lyrics are so beautiful.  And it makes me cry. I want to dedicate this song to the Sullenger family who tragically lost their year and 1/2 old daughter Preslee in a drounding accident. To read more about their story CLICK HERE. To view the music video to "Never Alone" by Jim Brick featuring Lady Antebellum click here

The Rock of Our Redeemer

"Hope, Happiness, and Joy are not products of circumstance but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ." 
I definitely needed this reminder today as I was studying/writing an essay for German, trying to finish my Modern Art class, trying to prepare singing time for Primary, and missing my husband terribly. I was feeling overwhelmed and stressed, and then I read Elder Wilford W. Andersen's April 2010 Conference address entitled, "The Rock of Our Redeemer." I was reminded of the Savior's infinite love for me when he sacrificed Himself to atone for my sins, and that he has felt every pain, every stress and every heartache I have ever felt. I know that through faith in Jesus Christ we can find peace in our everyday lives, and that no situation is too insignificant for the Savior to care about.

Highest of the Highs and Lowest of the Lows

This past week has been full of ups and downs. First the Ups: Michael surprised me with Carrie Underwood tickets for the 4th of July! Do I not have the best husband ever? We went to the concert and it was absolutely amazing. Carrie sounds just like she does on her recordings, and I was loving every second of it. We left the concert nearly deaf because we were on the 9th row on the east side with a huge speaker system right in front of us, but it was definitely worth it! On Monday July 5 we went boating with my family and we had a great time. We all got sunburned but it felt wonderful to get out of the classroom and get some vitamin D! I've been needing that for a very long time. After boating we went to G&G Denning's house for a 4th of July well really 5th of July bbq. It was so much fun. We love hangin' out with the family! Classes have been going really well for me, I'm nearly done with Modern Art and I'm doing well in German. I'm so close to graduation I can just feel the freedom coming! :D Michael took the GMAT this past week and he did really well! I'm so proud of him and all of his accomplishments. He really is the best husband in the entire world and I can't believe he's mine! Now for the Downs: Michael left on Friday morning. He moved to New York and I won't see him until I finish my class at BYU and move on August 15. Dropping Michael off at the airport was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. He's my best friend, the one I go to for everything, the one I laugh with over the stupid things I say (and let's face it, that definitely happens a lot). He's the one who supports me in every goal I've made, and the one whose smile just carries me to cloud 9. He's my best friend and my everything. When he left (granted it's only 5 1/2 weeks, but that's the longest we've ever been separated)  I felt so sad and hopeless. I'm doing a lot better now, I have a lot of new goals and I've just been called as the Primary Chorister for the month that I'm here, so I definitely have things to keep me plenty busy. Michael started his job with Citigroup today and he had a great first day! It's kind of weird that I'm almost graduated and Michael and I are starting "real-life." I'm excited for everything the future has in store, especially to see my incredible husband again!

Carrie Underwood! 

Dad waterskiing

Michael getting ready to wakeboard

Chelsee and her friend Kelsie getting ready to double wakeboard

Grandpa and Michael all tuckered out. 

Just a close up :)

My adorable Grandma!

A picture is worth a thousand words...

This is my new toy.....

What else can i say but.... 

Happiness. 

(Expect some photos of the Carrie Underwood concert this weekend! If I can figure out all the buttons ...hahaha lots of reading in the manual!)

Modern Art Midterm

Done and Done. And I definitely just showed that test who's boss. YES! 

Oh Life...the last couple of months

It's happened again. It seems like I always do really well at keeping up with the blog for about 3 months, and then inevitably life happens and then it gets neglected. Well, such is life. These past couple months have been great. Graduation hasn't offered as much freedom as I thought it would, I'm guessing that's mostly because I'm not officially graduated yet. But I have significantly more time on my hands as right now I'm just working on my Modern Art class and completing an internship at Springville Museum of Art. I start my final class at BYU on June 21. Michael's preparing to take the GMAT the first week of July. Between that and working on his golf swing he's keeping pretty busy. :D We're doing really well,  just loving life and keeping kind of busy. We're really looking forward to our big move to New York and I'm really really looking forward to officially being doing with school! :D