a quarter of a century...

That's how old I am now (although I realize it's still young!)

Here are a few pictures from our dinner out a P.F.Changs!








My Yummy cake that Grandma O (Nan) made for me!!!!

I am done with school!!!!!

I graduated with my second master's degree the beginning of May and I was never so happy. I know Jim was just as happy. He was so supportive through my classes. He encouraged me when I needed it and understood when I just wanted to "grab something to eat" because fixing supper was not what I felt like doing...mainly because I was doing homework :o( Here are some pictures from the ceremony!

Women of Joy Conference

Mom and I were able to go to the Women of Joy Conference that was held here in Louisville this year. Jim was out of town, so it was a perfect way to fill the weekend!

We were able to hear Sarah Palin speak (she was awesome!) and also go to the Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W Smith concert!







These are the best I could get of Mrs. Sarah :o( not too great, but she is there none the less.

Tiffani's Baby Shower

Sorry I have been MIA, but summer is now here and school is out, so maybe I will be a little better at blogging!??! We will see!

I had the privelage of helping throw a baby shower for my good friend Tiffani. She and Jacob are adopting a little Boy who was actually born yesterday (June 2nd)! He is precious!!!!

Here are some pictures from the shower (that are from....April. I know it's sad I am just now getting around to these...)



I made these letters for Jase's room and used them as decoration on one of the tables!



Here is Jacob's mom Karen, Tiffani, and Tiff's mom Tami.



Here are the hostesses with Tiffani

and....

...Here is sweet baby Jase!!! I can not wait to get my hands on him! Hurry home from Utah you guys!!!!

The Last Song

While Jim was out of town with business this past weekend, I found myself captured in a wonderful book... The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks.

I read the whole book this weekend! I thought it was a great book! I must have perfect timing too, because the movie comes out tomorrow...(side note: do all movies release on Wednesdays? I thought this was an odd day to release...)

Anyway, now that the book is read, I am on a mission to see the movie. With Spring Break next week I am sure I can find time to squeeze it in!

(photo taken from google images)

Let it Snow!!

We had a snow storm push through Louisville last night into this morning. As always, I love a good snow day, but especially today since I had been feeling under the weather I was thankful for a day off. It was a great day to stay in and curl up under the blankets. While Jim and I LOVE sledding, we didn't get to go today. Jim was busy with work stuff and I was... well, you know, curled up under a blanket!

Jim did get out for a while to shovel the driveway...probably not his idea of playing in the snow!! :o) Champ also got out for a little while and he sure loved it. I snapped a quick video of him outside. I am convinced he would stay out there and eat the snow all day! ha! I wonder why he likes it so much?!?

**You might want to turn down the volume on you computer... Jim is shoveling in the background and it is SUPER loud... who knew shoveling could be so noisy?!?**



By the way, that yellow blob next to Champ is his tennis ball, which he absolutely LOVES...but as you can see he LOVES the snow much more!

Word on the streets (whatever that means, since streets can't talk) is that all the snow/slush will freeze into ice tonight and through tomorrow morning, so we will see if one snow day turns into two!

Christmas in North Carolina

We had an awesome visit in North Carolina with Jim's family. We love spending time with them and can't wait to see them all again!!! We had fun shopping, visiting, playing Balderdash (if you haven't played it, you should!) and of course loving on our nephew Drew!



**the guys hanging out**



**Drew trying on my Uggs (haha)**



**playing with some toys**