Graduation!

There are no words to describe how happy I am about graduating! Grad school has been a tough three years for me. It has been really hard trying to balance work, school, and life so I am ready for it to get back to "normal."

Here are the best parents in the world! I don't think I would have made it through grad school without their support and encouragement!

No celebration is complete without a trip to the Melrose! Thankful for great friends in Nashville!

This is my friend Stephanie who also graduated from the counseling program with me! So happy to have made such a great friend in school.

We spent forever trying to get this hood thing to look normal. I don't have a clue how it goes but still so proud of it!! haha

Yay Graduation!! Yay no more school!! Yay for amazing friends and family!!

Transition

Transition - Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another.

So, I moved yet again. I wish I was joking, but this marks the sixth time I have moved since I moved to Nashville. We all know that moving is not fun. But, I am so thankful to have wonderful family here in Tennessee to take me in until I can figure out a plan for my life.

While I am living with my aunt and uncle, I put all my stuff in storage. It kinda made me sad to see all of my "things" in one little 10 x 10 storage unit.

It also made me a little sad to be in the process of moving and sleeping on an air mattress at my old apartment! haha

But now I am settled in my new, temporary living situation. Very thankful indeed.

Happy Birthday to my favorite Brother-in-law

I have been waiting to post this picture all year! I am so happy to share it with everyone!

Happy 30th Birthday Kory!

BA Prom

I don't have any kids, but sometimes I feel like my young life girls are like my children! I have been with this group of girls for 4 years. My first year as a volunteer Young Life leader, these girls were freshmen. We have all been through so much together, and I love them so much. At their school, they have a senior presentation at Prom. Basically, its a chance for parents and grandparents (and me!) to be like paparazzi.

I love all the bright colors!

I noticed a few things from looking at these pictures. 1- I have totally masted the hand on hip pose. 2 - I have bad posture in pictures 3 - I could post a million pictures from Prom so I am trying to only a pick a few. I just love them :)

Catch up

Here it is, middle of April, and I feel like I have missed most of Spring. I felt like March was the longest month of my life. School was overwhelming and I just had a ton going on. Some would describe my March as, "when it rains, it pours." But now we are halfway through April, and it has flown by! I stayed locked in the library and coffee shops studying for comps, so now I am trying catch up on everything. Catching up on tv shows, blogs, other school work, and somewhat of my social life.

Kaitlin is 2!

Two years ago.....

Happy Birthday Kaitlin Grace! Wish I was there to celebrate with everyone(you know how much I love birthdays)! She is a lucky girl to have so many people love her and celebrate her life!

Adult Spring Break

I didn't actually get a Spring Break this year. I know most people don't get a spring break, but it makes me sad that I work in a school AND I am in grad school, and still don't get a spring break.

This is how I spent most of my spring break. Studying for comps, reading, and doing case notes. Bleh. Cant wait till graduation.

I did get to have some fun! I pretended this past week was my spring break since it was beautiful weather and I got to pull out my flip flops for the first time this year! We celebrated St. Patricks Day, which I learned is apparently more like Halloween in the sense that people really dress up.

I don't remember why we wanted our bracelets in the picture... ha.

They had a little photo booth and we had fun dressing up! Please notice the lucky charms!