Graduation Day!

No, not for me. At least, not for another few years until my Master's Degree graduation. I'm talking about my sweet little monkeys!

Max at his Kindergarten promotion ceremony. He led the audience in the pledge of allegiance and a rendition of "You're a Grand Old Flag."

My little Kindergarten Graduate!

And my little Pre-school Graduate as well!

I love these little guys, I took the whole afternoon off so that I could be there for them on this special day. I can't wait until next year when Kate finishes Kindergarten. It was so special for me to share this fun memory with them, I'm so glad I was able to :)

Institute Class

I finally went to my institute class for the summer, so technically I only missed the first class because I was otherwise dying from my severe allergic reaction to the high pollen-count trees.

The lesson was about setting goals and time-management. Here are my notes:

"Be faithful, spiritual, and confident."

"A goal not written is just a wish."

"We must consciously select our goals, or they may not be of our own choosing."

"Success doesn't come by accident."

"No goals = No direction."

"There is a difference between being busy and being productive."


I really looked at these notes and decided that as organized and goal-oriented as I am, there are certain areas of my life that seriously need some goals assigned, both the short-term and the long-term.

Basically, I'm fashioning my short term goals in a similar style of my piano lessons. A weekly goal and a yearly goal. The two areas  I'm working on are dating and fitness. I will power walk 10 miles a week until the end of June to help me get ready for my 5k in July. I will also attempt to go on 2 dates a month. I'm not quite sure what long-term goal, other than eventually getting married.

Anyway, way to go Institute!

Keep Moving Forward

I've never been very gung ho about Institute classes.

However, after being so miserably sick with allergies last week, I seriously considered whether or not to attend this evening. I had been hesitant to sign up for a class that wasn't my main interest list, and sure enough, I found an excuse not to go. Until, I saw that the class I'd always wanted to take was being taught the same night at the same time.

Anyway, I went to class tonight, and practiced piano afterward. I think I always knew it was good for me to do this, but just never wanted to give it a chance. I don't plan on this being a very spiritual post, those who know me know why; but I'm glad I went, and I plan on going all summer.

What a Week!

What a crazy week it has been! Not only was it graduation week at the U, but Tyler is officially out of the MTC in Madrid! His new mission president sent us this photo, 

and we found this video of the missionaries in Madrid on Youtube.

In other news, my cooking endeavors are getting more and more fun to try! I made sweet potatoes fries for the first time.

And paired them with some grilled salmon.

And today (May 4), I had the chance to see my sweet little friend Clare Filmore get baptized. She is such a sweet and beautiful girl, I was so happy to be able to share her special day with her!

Later, I got to go to my friends Jessa and Ian's wedding reception. It was such a great night filled with friends and socializing and good cheesecake!