...And a Happy New Year!

We celebrated on New Year's Eve at our house with my cousin Sarah and her husband Daniel, who live right down the road from us. It's the best ever. She helps me out a lot in life and it is so nice having her there. So anyway, we played Monopoly (worst game ever-- whose idea was that!?) and ate a bunch of junk while watching the countdown on T.V. We always have a good time with Sarah and Daniel. 

Ummm? So when I told the men to pose for a picture, this is the best we get?

OHHH And I decided that Devin and I should do a huge ol' puzzle over the break and it was a great time! It has probably been a hundred years since I've done a puzzle like this, but it was so fantastic that I went out and bought six more shortly after this one was finished. :)

This is the part where I am supposed to tell you my New Year's Resolutions. I really only have one: Be a better person and become closer to who my Heavenly Father wants me to be.

Whew!! All caught up in the knick of time. I start my last semester of school tomorrow and I cannot wait. Not to go to school, but to get it over with. The countdown is on!

It's Official

Yep, Yep. I busted out my favorite title of all time.

While I am still a committed  BYU fan, I AM going to be starting school at the University of Utah in May. I got word right after Christmas that I got into their advanced standing master's of social work program. Wahoo! Best Christmas present ever. Thanks to all my co-workers who helped me write my essays...I am pretty sure that's what got me in. :) I knew it was competitive (about 1 in 3 get in) so I was really trying to prepare myself for let down, just in case. But....good news is always welcome!!

I have thought about doing my master's degree for sometime now and this year is the year. It is always interesting to see the path that our lives have taken. So far, it hasn't quite been what I expected, but I have the knowledge that Heavenly Father is in charge and that we have followed the path that He would have us do. When Devin and I were first married, we were both in school. I graduated in 2008 and went right to work. He finished in 2011 and we dedicated ourselves to our adoption process. We all know how much that consumed us...but I started thinking about going back to school on my end after we had been home with Flor for some months. I think because it has been a big goal of mine and I am always preparing and planning for my next goal, it just felt right to start considering it more seriously.

I love that Devin and I have an equal relationship in that both of our goals and needs are considered when we make big decisions. I know Devin would love to move on from his current job, but he is willing to sacrifice and stay there another year so that I can go to school. The big reason that I chose the U's program is that it is only a year....I think I can do anything for a year, right?! He will be home during the day with our kids, so we will continue to not need outside childcare. I am grateful that he is so supportive of my desire to further my career and talents. Before you judge me (cause I have heard it already), know that this is something we have prayed about considerably and something we feel really good about. My primary role in life is that of a mother, but I also feel that I have been given specific talents that I need to develop in my personal/professional life. We feel so good about this decision.

I attended the orientation today and left feeling so excited. I am really passionate about social work and have the desire to learn as much as I can in order to help in whichever areas I may find myself in the future. I really enjoy working-- it is so fulfilling for me-- so in reality, I probably will continue working, even when it is not "necessary" for our family. I love part-time work like I have now and hope to continue to work in fields that are flexible in schedule. With my Master's, I will have many more opportunities than I have now. I could do part-time therapy once or twice a week in the evenings after Devin gets home once he goes to a regular 9-5 job. I just get really excited thinking about all the different possibilities. So...here we start!

It will be interesting to see how the schedule pans out, but I do know that the summer will be for "bridge courses" held M-Th for 2 1/2 months, and then the fall will consist of 3 days a week at an internship and 2 days in classes (Thursday and Friday.) Since we just got the FrontRunner (high speed train) here, I will take it to SLC and back for class days and then get an internship somewhere right here close to home.

One part of the process is to choose a "concentration"- one area where my studies will be focused. There are seven choices and I really find them all so interesting, but I think I will put mental health as my first choice. The other choices are child welfare in social work, forensic social work, substance abuse social work, global social work, aging in social work, and health in social work. I need to put down a second and third choice in case the first doesn't work out. I haven't decided on that yet...the only one that doesn't really interest me is the aging one.

So, wish me luck in the next year. It's gonna be a crazy one for sure!

And, I will end with a cute, completely non-related story:

My cousin Cortney called me today to report that her daughter Avery (age 7) came home from school and told her mom that they had talked about Martin Luther King, Jr. and diversity/being nice to those who are different in class that day. She proudly told Cortney that she raised her hand and told her class that she has a cousin named Flor who is brown and we are just as nice to her as we are to everyone else. She also said that she would let Flor sit next to her on the bus because she is no different (they must have talked about Rosa Parks too). Cortney was happy to report that we are a fully accepting family and that bus trips will not be a worry for us. Haha...so cute. High five, Aves, for being so awesome!


And...don't worry, for the one of you who asked-- the Disneyland pictures are coming!

Welcome 2013!

Another year is upon us. (Oh, you didn't know that? Glad I could help.) 

 2012 was a year to remember, for sure. The biggest thing was of course our trip to Ecuador and the addition of Flor to our family. Our baby also turned one and we basically have a full fledged adult in Hallie (when did she get so old?) We have been blessed in many, many ways.

2012 was also somewhat of a difficult year for me personally. I think I have grown and stretched in ways that I never have before. I am still learning and I still need to improve in a lot of areas, but Heavenly Father knows the challenges we need in order to become the people He wants us to be, and I think he definitely has me pinpointed.

I am really not one for setting New Year's resolutions because I kind of think it is silly to just set goals once a year. I try to keep track of what I am doing and what I need to improve throughout the year. However, I am going to go on record and add two things that I want to work on this coming year.

1) Attend the temple more frequently. Devin and I had a conversation today about the importance of this. We used to do so much better when we were first married (and childless). Adding children obviously makes it a bit more difficult to attend as frequently, but we DO have the time. It may be a sacrifice sometimes, but a worthy one.  We likely will not attend together much of the time,but that doesn't matter. I notice such a difference in my life when I am attending the temple regularly versus when I am not. It is easy to forget the peace, hope, and help that can come with temple attendance. Just today, we went to Carlie and Tim's sealing (Congrats to two of my most favorite people by the way..so, so, so happy for them). It was incredible and reminded me why I love to be in the temple so much. If any of you have any thoughts or tidbits about how you make temple attendance a priority, I am all ears. :) I think this goal will help me with my second goal to...

2) ...Be a more patient mom. I have never been the most patient person. I come from a family of yellers and I find myself increasingly becoming a yeller. I don't want to be the kind that is constantly yelling at my kids, but I do slip into that sometimes and I don't like it. I want to be one of those sweet, soft spoken moms who just overflows with love even when her kids are acting like terrorists (no, you don't see it in me? Me neither. Oh, well...one can wish, right?) I really do want to improve in this area, though, so there it is.

The best part about setting goals like this is that I have a really fabulous husband to help and support me. I woke up the other day and looked at him and had the realization that I love him more each day. I thought I had reached the peak of my love for him on the day we were married, but in reality, it is a much deeper and much more real love now. I can't wait to see what it is like in 70 years (ha!). I do feel like he is the best motivation and motivator for me to be better and I want to be the kind of spouse to him that he is to me.

So with that....bring on 2013!!

Run, Kim, Run!

"In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that." -Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder

I can definitely say I will never come first in running. My question is...how do people enjoy this so much!?

I am up to running 2 miles at a time. Now, I know that most of you are probably scoffing at that, but let me tell you- I finish beet red, panting, and feeling as if I am going to die. Not pretty sight, for sure.

I am starting to like running a little bit better, but that's usually only after I am done. While I am running is a different story. While I run, I am usually cursing Camille and Kylee with everything I have. :) Just kidding...sort of.

I have a handy dandy app on my phone that tells me how far I am going, shows the gps map, tells my speed, and counts calories. That has been fun because it motivates me to do better than I did the last time. However, I am still not good by any means. One mile usually takes me 10-11 minutes. Maybe one day I will get faster, but right now I am just concentrating on the achievement of making it!

I also just got my first pair of running shoes, EVER. Yeah, they are a big help. I was just running in my old tennis shoes before and I could certainly feel it. These make it a lot easier to run. Funny how that works, right?

Well, if anything, at least these two look cute when we go for runs....

So- you runners out there, how do you do it!? What keeps you motivated? What do you think about/do when you run? Music? I haven't tried that yet, though maybe I will!

Send your help my way! Heaven knows I certainly need it!

A Decade Of...

Growth?

I guess that is what I would like to think! As we enter this new decade, I have thought back to the turn of the last one, which doesn't seem all that long ago to me. I really remember the Y2K hype so maybe that is why it stands out. However. I went back and read part of my journal from around the 1999-2000 turn and whoa, I was a tad bit crazy back then. (Maybe I still am?). Let's be honest, I was 14 years old then, so that might explain a lot of it. Following are a few examples of my ten years younger self:

*I was an out of control Savage Garden, NSYNC, and Atlanta Braves freak. My journal is covered in every magazine picture that I could get my hands on of the bands and at the time I was also a proud subscriber to the Choptalk Magazine (the official Braves publication), so I had plenty of photos of the Braves pasted in as well.

*The bane of my existance was my orchestra teacher, who continually made me write sentances 100 times, such as "I will not talk while in the tuning line." I never failed to mention how much she bugged me, nearly every day, in my trusty journal. Perhaps I was a bit hard to deal with??

*My four best friends and I had started a club that we called the "YWIA" club. I can't hardly type this without laughing, it is so funny to me now. The YWIA stood for "Young Women in Action". We basically took it upon ourselves to find service projects to do, which included making Valentines for people and visiting nursing homes. We met each week and contributed dues that were put into a wrapped box. After that, we had a lesson, which was always like a Family Home Evening lesson basically. Each of us was given an assignment, such as President, Treasurer, Historian, etc. I noted in my journal that as Haylee was the club counselor, I turned to her when I was having a particularly rough time with life and she always solved my problems. We took this club VERY seriously. Man, we were awesome. But, we were definitely good girls and for that I am grateful.

*My friends and I also took it upon ourselves to be missionaries, which we were. After taking the discussions with one of our friends, she was baptized.

*My sister and two cousins and I had our annual Christmas program at my Grandma's house. That generally consisted of us wearing whatever costumes we could scrounge up (red longjohns anyone?) and singing (yeah, I don't sing) Christmas songs on the top of our lungs. Oh, this might have been the year that I played Cortney's trumpet to accompany everyone (although I had never picked up a trumpet in my life until that day, so that tells you how beautiful it was!) Everyone in the family dreaded this blessed event except our dear Grandma and Uncle Charlie, who pretended it was the best thing they had ever heard.

*I used phrases like "he is so fine." Enough said.

*I made sure to mention when the first person ever on "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" won a million dollars. By mention I mean it took up the 2 page entry. No, I didn't know the person, I was just excited, okay?

*I mastered the manipulation tactic with my piano teacher. Whenever she told me to improve (and she was very very nice about it), I would cry and tell her that I was doing my best. Then she would feel bad and pass the songs off for me anyway. This is why I am such an excellent piano player today (sarcasm). On the other hand, I got along excellently with my violin teacher, who yelled at me constantly and told me how awful my playing was. I guess she was just more my style.

*I had several very serious crushes. I am sure that not one boy that I liked every really paid attention to me because I noted things like "he touched my binder today!" Yikes. I also memorized and wrote down each of their schedules so I knew exactly where they were at all times.

*Overalls were my outfit of choice. Yes, please!

Alright, I think that is enough embarrassing confessions.

Now, for the next ten years, here is what I hope for myself:

*I want first and foremost, to be a good wife and mother. I have an amazing husband who makes my life so much better and who makes me so happy. I hope that our marriage just continues to grow stronger and that we continue to love each other more as time passes. (I really should give him a big fat THANK YOU for even marrying me. For why this is necessary, see above.) I also want to be the kind of mother who is involved in her children's lives. I want my kids to know that I love them and that they are important to me. I want to be patient with them and help them learn to make good choices on their own.

*I want to grow stronger in the Gospel. I need to make scripture study, prayer, and temple attendance a constant priority. I know that my life is better and my marriage is better when I do and when we also do the simple things as a couple.

*I want to expand my skills and abilities in my professional life. I don't know that I will always be working, but even if I am not, I want to seek out opportunities to use the things that I have learned to better other people's lives. I have a passion for social work and I hope that it can continue to grow.

*I want to make memories with my family. Whether that is home, traveling, around where we live, or whatever. I have very fond memories of my growing up years and I want my children to have the same.

*I want to be a good friend. This has always been important to me, but as I get older, I hope that I can continue the relationships with friends that I have had for years. I want to be there to celebrate happy times with them, be there for them through hard times (and vice versa) and just make sure that they know I care about them.

*I want to be charitable. This is something that is important to me. I don't foresee Devin and I ever being really wealthy, but I want to make sure that helping is a priority for us.

Perhaps in 10 years if this blog is still up and running I can come back and check to see how I did. I think I have grown up a bit in the past 10 years (I don't know, you be the judge!) and I hope that I can continue to grow in the next 10!

Check, Check, Check

Two posts in a day, you all must be very lucky! (kidding, of course.)
I am going to town on my list as evidenced by the following photographs.
#51: Go to a taping of Good Things Utah. Che' and I did this a few Mondays ago and despite the mishap of being a tad bit late for taping, we had a most fabulous time. The audience was much smaller than we anticipated and everything was very low key. It was a great time. We even got a few prizes for just showing up: The Forgotten Carols DVD, candied nuts, and a berry trifle. Mmmmmm. We will definitely be doing that again.


#7: Get a picture of Hallie on Santa's lap. Accomplished, but not without a fight, as you can see! We went with the whole fam to a a Christmas play by Pickleville playhouse in Logan a few weekends ago. We had the time of our lives. Uncle Lynn won an ipod, we had a feast of a meal, we got to see our old friend, Eli (who happened to be a performing missionary in Nauvoo 4 years ago when my Grandma was on a mission there. We got really into his performances because he was just so hilarious, so we went every single night to the same play while we were there and then got a picture with him after each and every performance. Pretty sure he was quite alarmed to see us again....), and to top it all off, the roads were terrible for the drive home, so a good number of us crashed at my Aunt Linda's house. There were bodies everywhere. I got the couch and the combination of the flannel pajamas that Linda loaned me and the couch material caused me to sweat bullets all night long while everyone else woke up claiming to have frozen. Too much information. Suffice it to say, we had a great time at Pickleville. Moving on... (Thanks Che, for the pics!)
#67: Go to "Music and the Spoken Word." I got to go to this last weekend, when it was also the mini performance of the Mormon Tabernacle's Christmas Concert. It was FABULOUS. I loved it. Devin stayed home with Hallie, but I went with my mom, Dave, and Dave's son Jesse and his wife Adrienne. It's amazing how much goes into one of those productions. I am grateful though, because it helped put me right into the Christmas spirit.Also, had to throw in this picture since it goes sort of along with the theme of performances that we have been to. It's not on the list, but still a good thing. Devin and I got to go to the "Forgotten Carols" for the first time ever! It is something that I have wanted to see for years, but have never done for whatever reason. We didn't buy tickets this year either, but Che' and Landon had some and had a conflicting event that night, so we got to go instead. I can definitely see what the hype is about, now that I have been. Good thing I got the DVD from the Good Things Utah show; I have already watched it twice since then. Loved it. Of course you can't tell where we are, but just trust me, that's where we were!

That concludes this edition of "Let's See What Kim Has Crossed Off Her List." Stay tuned for future installments!

101 Things in 1001 Days

I am sure some of you have seen this on other blogs, but I thought I would do it too. I am not good at keeping New Year's Resolutions, but I like this method, because usually it is just a one-time something to accomplish. And hey, no better way to make good use of my time! I am determined to accomplish everything on this list. I will keep you all posted on how it goes! Start Date: January 7th, 2009 End Date: October 5, 2011
1.Read every conference Ensign from cover to cover between now and then, including this past November's. (6/6) 9/21/11
2. Attend a Jazz game 2/11/11
3. Have five different couples over for dinner (5/5) 7/6/09
4. Make my own crossword puzzle with clues (it has to be solvable too) 6/21/09
5. Clean out my closet and send all unused clothes to the DI 1/14/09
6. Visit St. George (never been, pathetic huh?) 8/1/10
7. Get a picture of Hallie on Santa's lap 12/4/09
8. Walk around the Greenbelt in I.F. with Devin and Hallie
9. Track all spending for three months straight (3/3) 3/7/09
10. Attend all the adoption training classes in a cycle (5/5) 5/4/09 
11. Give blood 3/25/09
12. Go to a BYU football game 11/20/10
13. Finish Hallie's baby calendar 12/13/09
14. Participate in an intramural sport Softball, May 2009
15. Vote in a local election 11/3/09 
16. Index 10,000 names (10,000/10,000) 12/22/09
17. Pay off my student loan 2/24/10
18. Go to Five Guys to try their fries 5/22/09
19. Go to see the tulips at Thanksgiving Point 6/5/10
20. Have Family pictures taken 11/7/09
21. Donate money to charity 1/29/09
22. Take Hallie to the zoo 7/11/09
23. Send a letter to someone who has inspired me 3/9/10
24. Dress the whole family up for Halloween 10/30/10
25. Visit the Grand Canyon
26. Eat a traditional Portuguese meal that Devin cooks 7/5/09  
27. Compliment a complete stranger 10 times (4/10) 8/5/11 
28. Transfer childhood movies to DVD
29. Get a medium sized saucepan 12/24/09
30. Beat Devin at chess once 7/2/09
31. Make cinnamon rolls that actually taste good 5/20/09
32. Complete a book of Sodoku 3/2/09
33. Try 5 new Restaurants (5/5) Gormandise Bakery, Bombay House, Five Guys, Paradise Bakery, HuHot 7/25/09
34. Take Hallie sledding 12/24/09
35. Go for a drive up the canyon in the fall 9/3/10
36. Try 3 new flavors of drinks at Sonic (3/3) 4/20/09
37. Take Devin to Tucanos 10/3/09
38. Make Hallie a 72 hour kit 5/21/09
39. Finish current journal and start a new one 2/17/09
40. Move out of Provo! (Okay, so we didn't actually move out of Provo, but we moved out of student housing and we don't plan on moving again until this list is complete, so it will have to do!) 7/18/09
41. Watch "Split Infinity" 2/18/09
42. Obtain my medical records 6/19/09
43. Make homemade eggrolls 8/19/09
44. Hike the Y (Devin's idea. I hate hiking!!) 9/7/09
45. Go ice skating as a family
46. Ride the Front Runner into Salt Lake
47. Complete 2008 Photo albums 3/7/09
48. Sell old textbooks on Ebay 8/10/09
49. Approve 20 couples to adopt (20/20) 5/5/10
50. Attend a family reunion 7/22/09
51. Go to a taping of "Good Things Utah" 12/7/09
52. Watch Devin graduate!! 4/22/11
53. Make our wedding album 2/25/09
54. Attend all the temples in Utah that we have not been to (Logan, Ogden, Bountiful, Draper, Vernal, Monticello, St. George, Manti, Oquirrh Mountain) (5/9)
55. Get a will for Devin and I
56. Go to Lagoon
57. Fill up Hallie's piggy bank 11/5/09
58. Make our bed everyday for 3 months straight(3/3) 3/7/09
59. Go visit a nursing home
60. Finish 3 full coloring books (3/3) 6/1/10  
61. Do something different to my hair 4/21/09
62. Finish Hallie's baby book 5/6/10
63. Visit Las Vegas (also never been there...)
64. Make the overnight rice pudding that we have had sitting in our cupboard for forever 1/25/08 65. Plant a garden 5/7/09
66. Work at a soup kitchen
67. Go to "Music and the Spoken Word" 12/13/09
68. Go to a BYU basketball game 1/31/09
69. Load Christmas and Church music onto the IPOD 1/15/09
70. Float the Snake River 7/23/09
71. Write my life history thus far (I'm halfway!)
72. Bake 10 new desserts (10/10) 7/5/09
73. Write Devin a love note 2/17/09  
74. See 10 movies at the dollar theater (10/10) 7/14/11
75. Play tennis with Devin  
76. Shop at the DI in American Fork for clothes for Hallie 2/18/09
77. Own a washer and a dryer 7/18/09  
78. Give Hallie a sibling 3/1/11
79. Rent a tandem bike and ride it with Devin
80. Do 100 sealings (100/100) 10/23/10
81. Take Hallie to ride the Heber Creeper
82. Try 5 new recipes involving wheat (5/5) 10/2/09
83. Go on a family picnic in the park 5/21/09
84. Own the game "Ticket to Ride" 5/27/09
85. Send messages to 2 important people in my life telling them what they mean to me 5/10/09
86. Make gingerbread houses 12/14/10
87. Attend a Relief Society General Broadcast 9/26/09
88. Read Devin's mission journal 3/6/09
89. Add 20 recipes to the recipe blog (20/20) 11/7/09  
90. Use the popcorn maker we got for our wedding 6/14/10
91. Read from the manual before Relief Society 15 times (10/15)
92. Have a bonfire to roast marshmallows, etc. 7/23/09
93. Have a reunion with high school friends 1/13/09
94. Take Hallie and Sadie to McDonalds to eat fries and play (okay how about Wendy's and swimming?) 5/3/10 95. Visit the 4 corners
96. Go to a play at the Desert Star Theater 3/11/09
97. Take Hallie swimming 4/18/09
98. Reach 250 blogposts 1/4/10
99. Go to Witchapalooza at least once more 10/17/09
100. Read 50 books (50/50) 3/16/10
101. Make an avacado milkshake 5/7/09 


 Feel free to do it too, if you want!

Send your ideas my way!

It is pretty funny that the only two callings I have had in my entire college career are activities committees and RS presidencies. So, this past Sunday I was called to be the 2nd counselor in my ward's Relief Society Presidency...and I will be leaving the activities committee for the new call! Well, that's all fine and dandy, except that means that I am the enrichment counselor. I think the Lord is trying to send me a message because I have NOT been to enrichment the entire time I have been in this ward. I can say I have good excuses, being busy with school and work and such, but could I have made more effort to be there? YEP, SURE COULD HAVE. So here I am! I am actually excited for the challenge ahead, but if any of you have had experience in enrichment or have brilliant ideas, I need them!!!!

Looking back...

My cousin Shawna did this on her blog and I thought it was so fun that I wanted to do it too! It is fun to reflect back on your life and see where you have come from and where you are going. So here goes

20 years ago:

• I was a unruly 2 1/2 year old terror. My parents called me the "corkscrew" because I never sat still. My Grandpa Ed would hold me during Sacrament Meeting to try to keep me contained during prayers, but inevitably I would end up on the stand waving at the family.
  
• It was probably about this time that I was receiving my first or second surgery for my kidney/bladder.
• I was also probably receiving my very first mushroom cut, which was the staple haircut that I would have for the next 5 years. Haha...gotta love it.

10 years ago:

• I was a 6th grader going through the awkward stages of bangs and purple glasses. We all loved our bangs so much in fact, that it was probably around this time that Haylee, Anneka, Camille, and I signed a pact that we would never get rid of our bangs. Well...that sure didn't last.
• The boundaries changed so I had a choice to stay at Sunnyside Elementary or go to Longfellow Elementary. Haylee and I chose to go to Longfellow and we never regretted it! That is when the two of us hooked up with Anneka and Camille and we became best friends through the rest of our school years.
• My rebellious nature had not yet subsided...this was the year that I cut a boy's hair in class, wiped dog poop on another during recess, and left books under my desk at night on purpose so I could fill out a "refocus" form in the next classroom.
  
• Hay, Anneka, Camille and I played YMCA basketball, started calling boys, took group counseling to get out of class, and rode our bikes to McDonalds for lunch from time to time.
  
  5 years ago:

• I was 17 years old and a junior in high school. I hated junior year because I took a lot of hard classes, including honors English, chemistry, and trig. I loved sophomore year and I loved senior year, but junior year? UGH.


• By this time we had expanded our group of friends a lot and we had all sorts of fun together.


• I moved to Rigby with my mom. That was really hard for me, but needless to say, I started "living" at my friends' houses instead.
  
• I was working at "Options Inc" where I worked with developmentally delayed children. I started doing a "home base" assignment that year with a sweet girl named Amy who had downs syndrome. I went to her house in the morning and got her ready for school and then I went back after school and worked with her until 6 pm when her dad came home from work. I learned so much from that job and I miss Amy like crazy.

1 year ago:

• I was engaged to Devin and we were going to school and preparing for our wedding


• I was taking the bulk of my social work classes and a marriage and family class with Devin


• I was living with Kylee, Camille, and Steffy...my favorite set of roommates. We had a great time together


• I was about to be promoted at work (finally!) after our manager transferred to another center.

So far this year:

• I have been as busy as ever, getting ready to graduate in April.
• I have been loving my internship at Wasatch Mental Health. It has been a really good learning experience
• I have enjoyed spending time with Devin and our friends and family

Yesterday:

• I went to my internship from 8-2
• Went to look for new housing with Devin at 2
• Did some homework
• Went to class from 4-7
• Came home and got ready for Valentine's Day
• Spent the evening with Devin eating dinner and relaxing

Today:

• Going to one Loooong class from 11-2:30.
• Calling my best friend Haylee to wish her a happy birthday!
• Going to work from 3-7
• Take Devin to dinner to finish off our Valentine's Celebration

Tomorrow:

• What a boring life I lead. I work from 8-1
• Go to my internship from 2-6
• Write a paper
• That's all I have planned! Whoopee!!!

In the next year:

• Hopefully Devin and I will move to a larger apartment where we actually have storage space
• I will finally graduate!
• Maybe I will get a new job
• Maybe I will get pregnant
• The rest of the future is a mystery!

I also tag whoever is reading this. I would like to learn more about EVERYONE! I think this is an interesting way to do it.