Junior Year...

...has started! I'm taking 18 credits this semester which is way more than I've ever taken before in my life, but I think it will be a good semester! I'm really excited for my sewing class, I get to make four apparel items and use the sewing lab whenever I want! ...If I have any time for it. But even with 18 credit hours, I only have one or two classes that seem very difficult, so I'm not worried.Also, I auditioned for Women's chorus! FINALLY! And not only did the director tell me right off the bat that I have a callback, she also approved me for a concert choir audition! I don't know if i have a callback for that choir yet, I find out tomorrow. But section callbacks are today and tomorrow and I'm pretty confident I'll get in to Women's chorus. WOOHOO! I'm excited to be in school again. :)

Empty Nesters

My awesome youngest sister Bonnie just went off to college at EAC. That means my parents are EMPTY NESTERS. And now all they do is miss us all the time. :)
I went down to Arizona a few weeks ago for a few different reasons:1) My best friend LAUREN NIELSEN got married!

It was so good to see her in the temple FINALLY being sealed to the man she loves! My grandpa was coincidentally the sealer. How cool! I am so happy for her!
2) Bonnie's Birthday
3) To see her off to college.
It sounds like she is doing great! I got to help her shop and set up her apartment. It was fun. And now she is all on her own! I love her!

9 Monthiversary!

Yes, I know monthiversary is not in the dictionary, but it should be.

Yesterday was our 9 monthiversary. We could have had a baby by now. But we don't. And that's on purpose. Anyway it's just weird to think about.
To celebrate we went to the temple, then we had a fiesta! Minus the music and decorations. I made homemade chicken taquitos, mexican rice, tortilla chips, and guacamole. IT WAS SO GOOD! I ate so much I had a stomach ache afterward! But it was worth it! Especially the guacamole.Then we had a game night and played this weird game with some of the Andreason's (They live in the rest of the house our apartment is in). It was a good day. :)

That Famous Preston Night Rodeo

So last weekend we went to the Rodeo. Myles was super excited because he hadn't been to the rodeo in 3 years! He was so excited he bought our tickets back in March! Needless to say, we got really sweet seats. My favorite event was probably the mutton busting. Those kids really hang on! So cute. After the rodeo Myles told me how much he misses country life and working with horses. One day we will own a ranch and he will be the happiest man in the world. :)

I got new sunglasses at one of the booths by the parade. :)

Yellowstone

...Was awesome! It was a little cold at night but Myles and I survived in our 2-person sleeping bag. :) We saw so many cool animals I'd never seen before, and some I had seen before, just not that close.

We saw BEARS!

And Elk!

And Deer!

And Yellow Bellied Marmots!

And Pelicans!

And Big Horned Sheep!

And LOTS of Buffalo!

and otters,my new favoite animal! They were so playful and fun!

We also saw WOLVES, Moose(okay not really but I really wanted to!), and many more interesting creatures! And it was so good to get to know the family better. We made some great memories. Yellowstone is so beautiful! I vow to go back one day. And see a moose.