They the Builders of the Nation (Hymn #36)

(Family's view)


(My view)

Grand total of 1,466 graduates! Thank goodness we have this beautiful spacious new auditorium! I know we wouldn't have been able to fit in the tiny gym.


Look who graduated too! Mr. Colin McKay in accounting I think.

After commencement, we split into our different colleges to receive our fancy diploma (covers). Funniest thing i heard in commencement, "you will receive your diploma's in the mail after verifying your final semester..." Bahaha! makes sense but how sad would it be to fail your final semester? They even listed off the number of A's and F's earned by the graduating class, can't remember the numbers but it was a good laugh.

After meeting in the Taylor Chapel for convocation with the College of Education and Human Development, we were pleasantly surprised to see President Clark and the guest speaker, a member of the Seventy visit our college. We assumed we were here simply to hear a few words and then pass out our diploma's, but were "treated" with an additional 6-7+ speakers, including the two we had already heard from in commencement. Yikes, it was long (commencement was a good hour and a half), we were all eager when they announced it was time to line up.
Truthfully though, i about lost it though as they read my name and degree as i walk up. I just though about all the constant stress over the last 3 years, all the hard work put into this little paper with my name on it that now made me eligible to continue onward in my education to one day be a certified behavioral neurobiologist. It was an emotional moment. And I'm so proud to have made this accomplishment.

Afterwards we ran over to Pizza Pie Cafe (aka Craigos) and stuffed our hungry bellies (it was almost nine when we got out- we started at 5, well, me at 4). Packed up the next day, said my goodbyes, and tearfully left my college home. I didn't realize just how attached i'd become to my school, my little town, my ward family, and family of professors. They have all blessed me so much and i'm sure grateful for the time i was able to spend there.
Thank you Rexburg!

Tetris Battle

Playing Tetris Battle while Jacob coaches me is both amusing and ridiculously fun! Happy fingers, happy fingers....

Like brother, like sister

My wonderful, not one, but 2 photographers!

I asked my wonderful, beautiful, (*single* wink. wink.) old roommate and close friend/ neighbor (110 baby!) Jerica Jackman if she would be willing to help me get a few photos in my cap and gown and maybe some mission pics as well.
I lucked out in that not only did Jerica say yes, but her roommate Maddi came along as well!
It was so fun having two cameras- allowed us to get cool shots like this!

It also proved essential when trying to get capture the jump shots. When Jerica's would miss it, Maddi's would get it, and vice versa.

Turned out to be a lot of fun for the three of us.
Went and grabbed some peach Creamies afterwards (froyo on a stick!)
I sure owed them! They did an awesome job and the pictures turned out great.
A million thanks girls!

Change

Storage boxes and stuffed luggage is crowding my apartment, flooding the halls and kitchen.
Serious, stressed, yet studious faces are on all my roommates and friends faces.
The walls are blank and white.

Nothing new of course, i've seen this site MANY many times.
But this time it's a little different

This time i'm not coming back.
I'm packing up for reals, and not just to a new complex but to home.

Home.

Am i going there or leaving it?

Mission Photos

"Tengo un mensaje para ti"
I have a message fo you!

Graduation Pictures