PItiful Excuse for a Blogger

 Oh my goodness! I almost forgot how to do this. So, its been an awfully long time since I blogged and there is no decent excuse for this besides the fact that my senior year has happened. And what an amazing first three months of a senior year it has been! Here is a photo gallery of the last couple months and I promise with all my might I will become a regular blogger once again!

King Dylan and Queen Sanna

I am my best friend's successor!

My Love

We are the Augie Homecoming Queens 50 years apart!

Dylan and I being bowed to!

The Vikettes!

This lady now lives in Alaska!

Beautiful flowers from Adam the morning of Coronation!

Camille Erin is 6!!!

Family

My life often goes through phases of various themes. The current one is of family. Not simply the family I was born into but all the self-created families I have been so blessed to find myself in mostly since coming to Augie.

My grandparents recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Neither of them are ever very giddy. That is definitely not a prominent emotion for them but on September 8 of this year and from what I have heard of the same day in '62 they were thrilled beyond belief. When I talked to my grandpa after quite the lengthy conversation with my grandma, he said in his typical grandpa-like manner, "It's been good. It was a beautiful fall day just like it was 50 years ago. I am glad I had your grandma all these years." Lovely.

One of my many Augie families is the Vikettes. My lovely group of dancers. There are only nine of us but we truly love that we get to practice and perform together, but more importantly we have become a unit and know how to be there for each other. Whether we are jumping up and down in excitement for each other or eating wallowing waffles (or wings) we know how to be a family.

Once In College, Always In College

The good people at bestcollegesonline.com that have been contacting me to comment on their articles for several months now, seem to know me pretty well. Especially since they sent me this article. In less than a year I will be starting what I hope will be a long career of working for colleges and truly being a glorified PA with a few (maybe more than a few eventually) initials after my name. This article is titled, "The 10 Best Colleges to Work For" and should be a good guide for anyone looking to go into Student Affairs.

1. College of Saint Rose
This college's claim to fame is that they support college employees in lending them a down payment to buy a house near campus and if that employee stays in the house for five years they don't have to pay back the loan.

2. Southern New Hampshire University
I am very interested in eventually moving to the East Coast and New England area and thus this college is particularly intriguing. This school offers professional and personal-development grants to all employees. The grants can be used to travel, conduct research and even delve further into a hobby. The college boasts a very low turnover rate of under 4% of all employees leaving to work at other institutions.

3. Texas Christian University
This college awards a faculty or staff member each year with a $5,000 award for exemplary service or leadership qualities. This year a groundskeeper was given the award because of the program he created to help ready children of university employees for their college experience.

4. Gettysburg College
This college is quite proud of their benefits package for their employees and the strides they have made to keep their employees happy and healthy. As a result they have a very low turnover rate for employees with 3% for faculty and 5.5% for other staff members.

5. Panola College
This small two-year college has made great efforts to eliminate crime on the campus and has installed over 150 security cameras in all areas of the school.

6. California State University, Channel Islands
This campus is quite new and the current staff has all been hired within the past 10 years. Every employee is treated on an equal level and hierarchies are discouraged.

7. Blue Ridge Community College
What I liked most about this school is that employees receive a 100% tuition remission benefit for up to six units per semester. I feel like professionals in a higher education setting should always want to be students themselves and it seems as though this school strongly encourages that mindset. Like other schools on the list, this college has a stunningly low turnover rate of 0% for faculty and only 2.5% for other staff members.

Oh and its gorgeous!

8. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
This large institution has integrated a program called, "Voice of the Staff" in which volunteers discuss how the university can be improved and those discussions are recounted with members of upper administration, including the president of the university.

9. Baylor University
This college has an extensive benefits package as well as incentives for various events on campus that can be enjoyed by faculty and staff members and their families.

10. New York Chiropractic College
This is a very small, specialized college with only 1,000 students. It is community-oriented and each year throws a "Unity Day" picnic.

Stocking Up on Pencils

Back to school shopping is upon us. Whether you are like my cousin, Camille and entering Kindergarten or like me and entering your senior year in college you need a whole lot of stuff. I have always loved buying school supplies and picking out the best pencils or notebooks with the best designs. And when gel pens came out when I was in elementary, I was done for!

This article was sent to me from thebestcolleges.org and is titled, "60 Best Money-Saving Tips for this Back-to-School Season."

Number 15 on the list is "Make a beeline for the sales rack." Excellent idea and I love the wording.

Another one on the list is to pool with friends. This is such a great idea! Hit up Sam's Club and buy a pack of about a ba-jillion pens and divide them up throughout your friends.

"Do a clothing swap" is also a highlight of the list. Siblings tend to do this at the start of every school year but friends might as well get in on the act as well!

There is a section devoted to furnishing your dorm room as well. The list encourages looking at alternative ideas for inexpensive furniture like at IKEA or on Craigslist.

How Pinteresting

It was only a matter of time before I was asked to comment on an article about Pinterest. This article was sent to me by oedb.org and is titled, "100 Inspiring Pinterest Pins for Back to School." There are some B-rilliant with a capital "B" ideas included in this list.

This pin has great ideas for how parents can help their college-bound students feel prepared and less anxious for the big transition and is from collegetipsforparents.org
http://pinterest.com/pin/253116441527200535/

A week ago I took my cousins to Barnes and Noble and we read books about going back to school, among other things. Sam will be in second grade and Camille will be in kindergarten. Here is a pin that has other great books about kids going back to school in the fall
http://pinterest.com/pin/208502657718950210/

Oh hey fellow college students! Here is a great pin on how to make a personalized message and marker board!
http://pinterest.com/pin/99219998010960931/

Sunshine and Learning

Since about first grade, I have been that persistent student that tends to demand that my classes be held outside. Not so surprising since sunshine is basically my favorite thing ever. I have been successful in this mission about two, maybe three times. Once in college during a literature class and a couple times in my high school German class. I am a firm believer that students of any age can learn better when they can look up and see blue skies rather than popcorn-tiled ceilings and feel plush, green grass around them rather than cold, hard desks and carpet that may or may not strongly resemble vomit. And hearing birds and wind rippling through trees is far superior than the annoying hum of an air conditioner.

I found this article sent to me by bachelorsdegreeonline.com very pertinent to my stance on learning in an outdoor setting. The article highlights the positive results of learning outside and is titled, "11 Proven Benefits of Outdoor Learning." All the reasons indicated could be translated into why people should simply spend more time outside even without your nose buried in a book.

I have favorites on the list however. Number 9 is "Increases self reliance." Delving into the outdoors usually means you don't have all the regular amenities of the indoors readily available, thus you not only have to be patient in others, but in yourself. Developing patience in oneself simultaneously develops self reliance.

Number 10 is my ultimate goal in any setting I find myself in; "Community improvement." For example, the four days I spent with a group kayaking down the Missouri River definitely bonded us. And because of that mutual respect we had developed for our group members we were able to successfully find other means of shelter when a terrific storm unexpectedly blew up and destroyed three of our tents.

My Favorite Abode

This article was sent to me by bachelorsdegreeonline.com and is right up my alley especially since I am moving back into a dorm room (my home away from home going on four years) next week. Even though other 21-year-olds would feel like living in a dorm room puts a cramp in your style, I love it. I love being surrounded by people on the same life track and also learning how to make the most of our 12' 1/2" x 15' 9" space. This article is aptly titled, "48 Ways to Make Dorm Life Worth Living”.

The very first suggestion struck me as highly ironic. My mother is basically a pro gardener and loving guardian to plants. Thus, you would think those genes would pass themselves down but they haven't so much. However, this spring I was able to successfully grow a plant I don't know the name of in my "hot girl" coffee mug.

Another suggestion is to "Get Creative." For those of you privileged people that have seen my lovely dorm room, you realize this is my motto for my dorm room. I must also give my mom credit because otherwise the green vintage rocking chair, the creaky turquoise book shelf, the red and turquoise end table, the green owl lamp and the garland made of horses cut out of French magazines would all be blatantly missing from my dorm room.

Number 15 on the list is (drum roll please): "Run for office or apply to be an RA." You can guess how I feel about that.

Number 40 on the list encourages harmless pranks. If Jackie Miles had written this list that suggestion would have been much closer to the top.

The Gifts of the Gifted

In the last couple years a proud moment for the entire family was when my cousin Sam had a reading level of 12 and he only needed a 3 to finish Kindergarten. The kid is a little bit brilliant. I thought of him when oedb.com sent me this article, "50 Essential Links for the Parents of Gifted Children."

The article divides the list of 50 suggestions into helpful organizations, Twitter feeds, blogs, designated resources, and note-worthy articles. I went through and picked my favorites from each section.

My favorite organization included in this list is Mensa for Kids. This organization develops monthly themes to get kids reading and learning at an advanced level. Their website can be accessed here.

The Twitter feed I was most impressed with is a non-profit that offers advocacy and resources for gifted kids and the people that want to see them continue to exceed. Follow @JeffcoGifted here.

The Prufrock Blog supplies resources and support in encouraging not only gifted and advanced students but also special needs students. The blog can be found here.

Obviously all these links supply resources for the people involved in a gifted student's young life and education but this resource seemed pretty stellar. Gifted Child Today is an open-access journal for parents. Students of any intellectual capability need a strong support system of people that have taken a vested interest in making sure they have the most successful education possible. Find it here.

The article included in the list that jumped out at me the most is titled "Gifted Students Go Dumb to Fit In." Let me tell you, intelligent students at any age do this which never ceases to befuddle me. Read the article here.

Mu-lah

I may have at one point in my life joked that I would be pleased to be paid in grapes or ballet shoes. I have in fact, been paid in coffee and school pictures of my cousins for my exceptional babysitting skills. So when I was sent this article, "10 Most Innovative Ways to Pay Teachers" by bestcollegesonline.com I was eager to comment on all the creative ways they had developed to suitably pay teachers.

I know all my future teacher friends would be happy to be paid in alternative means, at least once in awhile. Rachel, a high school chemistry teacher this fall, would gladly be paid in beads or flowers, I am sure. Maybe even in Qdoba. Katie, a future special ed teacher would be absolutely thrilled to be paid in Hobby Lobby gift cards. And Jenny, a future elementary teacher would be paid in random things like trips to Rhode Island, more coffee (probably drank with me) and beautiful photographs.

But I guess this list makes more sense and teachers would probably appreciate these forms of payment a little more..

Be Smarter on Your Smartphones

Two articles were recently sent to me discussing apps for smartphones that are pertinent to students. The first one, "Top 25 Smartphone Apps for Spanish Language Learners" was sent by onlinecolleges.net and can be found here. The second one cracked me up and was sent by onlinebusinessdegree.org. "8 Surprisingly Counterproductive Productivity Apps" can be found here.

The most humorous of these misleading productivity apps is iNap@Work. The app includes sounds of typing, stapling, and mouse clicks. Snooze away.

Business Incubators

In the last couple months I have received several requests to comment on articles written by websites that cater to college students and young adults looking to reach their life's fulfillment in a successful and happy manner. This article sent to me from bestcollegesonline.com is titled, "10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About" and can be found here.

The sites mentioned in the article all encourage students to get very acquainted with the world of business they are hoping to enter.

The one I was most impressed with is the Rochester Institute of Technology's Simone Center. This center has instituted a residential community in which its student can bond in a community setting with common interests and become a part of co-ops, mentoring, similar courses and have constant access to the all-too-important incubator.

To Be An Adult, Or Not To Be An Adult

For the past couple weeks, I have delved into my graduate school quest a little each day. And it is a tad overwhelming. Starting from the time we are about 17 to well into our 20's if not later, we are searching for the thing or things we want to spend the rest of our lives doing. This search can seem like a fairly daunting task. Parents are very important in this whole process, hence why I readily agreed when my mom told me I should go on and get my doctorate... why not?

This article titled, "12 Ways to Make Sure Your Teen Doesn’t Boomerang Back" was sent to me by bachelorsdegreesonline.com and can be read here: http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2012/12-ways-to-make-sure-your-teen-doesnt-boomerang-back/#.UAgXEhwvlX8

Yes, parents want us out of their houses and to be fully independent but they want to make sure we get to that point successfully and of course, happily. This article discusses the importance of parents sharing with their children at an early age the multitude of steps it takes to becoming a successful individual. So I guess when I bring my 7 and 5-year-old cousins to hang out at Augie and subtlety tell them to go to Augie in oh, a few years, that's not a bad thing?

Starting early

One for the Team

I love early Saturday mornings during football season, being out there in the middle of the field in a silent stadium. Its just me and my teammates doing what we do best. There is the occasional glare of sunlight off the glass press box or the eager longtime fan waiting outside the entrance gate with his foam finger and body paint meticulously applied. Our coach lovingly barks drills and we mentally prepare ourselves to perform to our best abilities later that afternoon.

And then we take off our dance shoes, shake out the turf pebbles from our worn pompoms and apply our Ole tattoos on our cheek and spritz our hair one last time with a coat of hairspray.

Ok so it may only seem like I am at football games for the dance team but I do appreciate the camaraderie that a college football team ignites.

This article, "10 Colleges with the Most Powerful Coaches" was sent to me by onlinecolleges.net and can be found here: http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/07/17/10-colleges-with-the-most-powerful-coaches/. It is quite intriguing. Coaches take on a different persona than anyone else involved on a college campus and what makes the good ones, good is inspiring and hopefully can mirror the values of the college.

Ramen-doomed No More!

The words "poor" and "college kid" have been glued together for generations. Its practically inevitable that once you give yourself the title of being a college kid, the word "poor" will also become part of your identity. Such is life.

Onlinecolleges.net sent me an article that every media-savy, poor college kid should read. "50 Best Twitter Feeds for the Frugal Student" can be found here: http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/07/16/50-best-twitter-feeds-for-the-frugal-student/

Many of these twitter feeds offer suggestions on how to budget a minimal income and many also promote deals and coupons that college students would benefit from.

While we are working on our education we should also be better educating ourselves on how to live thrift-ly well beyond our college years. Check out these feeds for some excellent suggestions!

Here are my favorites from the list:

@poorstudents

@FrugalFeeding

@thefrugalista

@Green Panda

@collegebudget

@frugaltraveler 

Pastiche

Upon the many occasions in which I have to somehow put into words how wonderful my mother is, I often describe how she doesn't care what either me or my sister do with our lives or study at school, just so long as we do something that is fulfilling and makes us joyously happy. Brytten and I have both looked at our college experiences as a time to try out our plethora of interests and both of us have an idea of what we would ideally like to do for the rest of our lives but those things don't necessarily exist as a solidified career just yet. 

If I could somehow combine working in Student Affairs with freelance writing, creating pottery, dancing, hiking, running, swimming, roadtripping, have school spirit and creating artistic masterpieces I would be all over it. Well I will probably end up doing exactly that...

This article, "7 Tips for Creating Your Own Degree Program" was sent to me from top10onlineuniversities.org and encourages college students to pursue a modified career path that perfectly fits their interests and isn't necessarily a set major or area of study. The article details specific ideas on how to enter into a hand-created career that will best suit you and enhance your already rockin' talents! 

Check out the article here: http://www.top10onlineuniversities.org/7-tips-for-creating-your-own-degree-program.html

On a separate but somewhat related note, when I was looking for words to use as the title for this post I was looking for something that described the hodge podge of abilities, interests, and ideas that combine for an awesome career. I "thesaurused" hodge podge and found these lovely new words. 

Pastiche: work of art formed from disparate sources

Farrago: mess

Olio: miscellany 

Stuck in School?

Another article I was asked to blog about doesn't exactly hit home for me during this lazy-of-all-laziness summer but it definitely does for a lot of my friends that are taking summer classes to get ahead. And on a side note I am once again grateful for my major and minors that overlap one another with several classes. This article titled, "8 Ways to Make Summer School Feel Like a Vacation" was presented to me by onlinedegreeprograms.com and can be found here: http://www.onlinedegreeprograms.com/blog/2012/8-ways-to-make-summer-school-feel-like-a-vacation/

Because its me and I live the 9 months of the year that aren't technically classified as summer like its summer -which is hard to do when you live in South Dakota- I think this list could apply all year round.

1. Study by the pool
I definitely agree that alternative study places are necessary especially when you can soak up some Vitamin D

2. Take mini vacations
These could be anything... a quick weekend road trip, a bike ride in the middle of the day, a pedicure...

3. Read for pleasure
This should absolutely be done all year! As college students we have to read a lengthy list of books as a requirement. Reading books that we choose to find intriguing keeps your interests sparked, thus making you a better learner.

4. Reward yourself
I would suggest the same things as the mini vacations

5. Explore your college town
This is proving to be more and more important! I wasn't really aware of this since I went to a college in my hometown but when my sister went to school 6 hours away I saw how important it is to not only invest yourself in your campus but in the town you will spend more of the next four years, if not many after that, in.

6. Go out and have fun
Duh! You will exhaust yourself basically immediately if you are in school mode all the time

7. Take classes in subjects you love
... Hence why I will graduate with an art minor

8. Sleep in
Definitely. You need it. One of the most relaxing things is going to sleep without an alarm set.

Augie (Dis)Advantage

For all of us Augie Vikings we are well aware of what the few men on campus refer to as the Augie Advantage and what the far greater number of women on campus refer to as the Augie Disadvantage. The shocking ratio of 6 female students to 1 male student has been a wee bit depressing during my last three years at Augie. The men obviously love it and it always cracks me up when tour guides from our Admissions department explain the ratio and the male prospective students who are merely Juniors and Seniors in High School get really excited and then their moms roll their eyes and ask about the all-important topic of academics.

One of my residents once asked me, upon hearing for the thousandth time how much I love Augie, if I would change anything about this place. At first I said no, then I said that I would plant more flowers around campus. She appallingly asked if I would change the whole 6:1 thing. She brought up a good point...

Well after being asked by Onlinedegrees.org to comment about their recent blog post about gender gaps at colleges and universities I realized this problem was not just at Augie. Thank god! In their article "10 Coed Colleges with the Biggest Gender Gap" they explain the reasons for a large gender gap on college campuses. Surprise! Liberal Arts schools like Augustana attract far more women than men. Other reasons for gender gaps include the fact that technical and engineering programs draw more men while fashion programs draw more women.

Check out the full article here and read up on the 10 schools highlighted in this article
http://www.onlinedegrees.org/10-coed-colleges-with-the-biggest-gender-gap/

Onlinedegrees.org highlights ten colleges with notable gender gaps. I was kind of surprised Augustana wasn't listed...

To Summer School or Not to Summer School?

A new website geared for college students, hattoss.com, contacted me to post about their recent blog post discussing the benefits of college students taking summer classes. I am not the expert on summer classes because I was able to avoid taking any during my entire college career. However, practically all of my friends at Augie and other schools have taken several during their college careers.

My friend, Chris is taking Econ this summer to get ahead and not have to worry about taking it in conjunction with three science classes during a normal semester. I am super helpful and text him ridiculous pick-up lines to help pass the time and distract him while learning about supply and demand.

Here's my fave:

Are you a parking ticket because you have FINE written all over you!

So for those of you that are more diligent with your studies during the school year check out this new article here http://www.hattoss.com/education/2012/06/13/8-reasons-to-go-to-summer-school/

I poked around the website and there are a plethora of other beneficial articles for college students and young adults looking to the next stage in life to check out!

Should You Take a Gap Year?

I have once again been contacted by Onlinecolleges.com to comment on one of their blog posts "7 Things You Can Do During a Gap Year", which thrills me. This particular one was especially intriguing to me because earlier last week, my hall director turned best friend, Adam and I were discussing how he spent his "gap year."

Taking a gap year between undergraduate school and graduate school is a common option for many young adults. Adam spent a month living in St. Paul with his friend Paul (he didn't see the correlation there until I pointed it out), working odd jobs including acting as a substitute teacher for a middle school sex ed course, and traveling around Europe for two weeks.

In less than a year I will have to figure out exactly how I want my life, or at least the next year or so, to look after graduation. This article details the plethora of options college students can look into during their gap year, or even their gap summer which will probably be the case for me before I start my graduate work.


Here is what I think of their list:

1. Travel
    Oh hells yes! As a PA I haven't had the chance to leave Augie's campus and explore all the nooks and crannies of the world that I know I will. My gap summer will definitely be spent exploring and seeing different versions of myself around the world. I know that me in Ireland or China or New Zealand would be different than the me at Augie.

2. Work
     Obviously the least exciting option but quite necessary. So many of my friends that graduated just a couple weeks ago are on the job hunt. Do what you love and enjoy being wherever you are, even if it is work.

3. Volunteer
     I really like this option and I think a lot of us young adults forget this very excellent way to spend our time. I was really impressed when my friend Jackie said she was going to volunteer while she is completely pharmacy school.

4. Study
    So many of my friends and I consider ourselves lifetime learners and we haven't even lived that much of our lives. Studying doesn't necessarily mean sitting by artificial lighting forcing information into our brains. However I think reading a good book, people watching, and going for nature walks can all be considered studying. Or that just might be the hippie in me...

5. Meditate
    Oh goodness yes. After a grueling, non-stop four years take some time to breathe and feel yourself touch the ground. Feel yourself centered and experiencing things as they happen not as they fly past you.

6. Get Healthy
    College can often make us less healthy than we would prefer. Take the opportunity and ability to make grownup decisions and plan and cook your own meals and develop exercise plans that you enjoy. I think even maintaining your friendships makes you a healthier you. Healthy is a very broad term so determine what kind of healthy you want to be and what works for you.

7. Be Creative
    I firmly believe that doing something creative even once a week makes us feel like a better version of ourselves. Get paint on your hands, push your intellect to write, make your own baubles and jewelry. Even updating our wardrobes and wearing outfits that are thoughtfully put together is an expression of creativity.

I try to stress this to as many people as possible and especially to anyone that really needs to hear it: As young adults we are in our prime. There is nothing we can't do and we truly can determine what we want our lives to look like. Decide what kind of person you want to be and utilize many different outlets to do so. Enjoy your four years and look forward to the next stage of cultivating the person you became in college to the person you will be for the next chapter and for the rest of the world.

One Year

I have now been writing "Good at Summer" for one year and two days. June 6th - the actual anniversary of this blog - was a crazy busy (not!) day spent at the DMV, drinking wine and catching some sun, coffee with Adam, and enjoying Mama Ladas complete with sangria with Kaycee. Obviously no time for blogging.

Before I start talking about this last year I must share my DMV experience. I finally went to get my official grown-up, super legal, 21-year-old license on Wednesday (five days after my birthday). I was there for an hour and half and while I was enjoying that long waiting period I was watching the videos about both families involved in an organ donation and of course, being me, I started to cry. Yes, I cried at the DMV! Thus the ONLY picture I have ever taken in which I am not smiling while showing all my teeth is on my license. The license that I don't renew until 2017...

I am ridiculously proud of the fact that I have written this blog for an entire year. I originally started writing it for a variety of reasons. I knew at the beginning of last summer that I was going to have three months of memorable experiences while living with my grandparents in Spearfish, working at a fish hatchery and not doing anything with fish, exploring other parts of the country with my aunt and uncle, and growing into being a grownup. It only made sense to continue writing it when I was back at Augie.

As I approach another summer of what can only be memorable experiences and my senior year that will be accompanied by a staggering list of bittersweet "lasts", I can only imagine what the posts I write in the next year will look like and how they will define another incredible year in my life. Here's to another year of being good at summer year round and two a second year of blogging.

The first picture ever uploaded to this blog. A Blueberry Pomegranate Fruit Tea Blast at Green Bean

My "Grandpa" Mug

Enjoying the rodeo on the Fourth of July before we started checking out cowboy butts with binoculars

Camille and Grandpa on Duck Day

I am the awesome cousin that taught them how to make s'mores

Sam the S'more Pro

I am also the awesome cousin that took them to a water park for the first time

My summer uniform 

Three friends about to go to another friend's wedding

Solberg ladies at Nick's wedding

My first married friend

Molly Olly and I dancing at Nick's wedding

My best friend

The first occasion in which Matt wore my shorts

The Men of Solberg

Solberg Women at Laura's 22nd birthday

The first reunion for my 1N girls

Four friends at Touch of Europe

Pre-Queenship

My best friend was Homecoming Queen

Gaga-ified 

The second time Matt wore my shorts

Palisades on November 1st!

Three Cousins

Holidays in Solberg

Holidays in Solberg

Holidays in Solberg 

Sol-idays

My 1N girls who became PA's

That one time I cut 14 inches off my hair!

Such a beauty!

Spearfish Canyon with my sister! 

Jackie and I in Spearfish Canyon

Goofballs

Who else visits Mt.Rushmore during spring break?

My favorite person

Campaigning

Dance Team Captains!

Sara Bareillis Concert!

Sara Bareillis Concert!

Rachel and I at the PA Benefit

Dressing as our boss

The Man. The Legend. 

I adore her 

Preschool Graduation is a big deal

First 5K!

5K runners!

Reunion with Becca!

He is a stud

My 2N girls 

New Years Eve

Cow. Crap.

21!!!!!

My best friend in the entire world would of course jump off a dock fully clothed with me 

A year of being good at summer