apologies

i know i haven't been updating like i should, or at all for that matter. i just got back from spending a week in California with Greg, Karen, and Kaleb. we had a great time and i will post pictures and write about it as soon as i can get them on the computer!

[post] grad stuff

well it's been a month now since graduation, and since the last time i updated! i feel like this month has flown by, but at the same time, lasted so long? weird.

i am still in search of a job. a few weeks ago i went to salt lake and stayed with my sister, jill. while i was there i called some places to see if they were hiring. i was able to get an interview and even a job offer out of it. however, the job did not pay near what i should get paid... especially for having a college degree. so i turned the offer down after thinking about it for a few days. i feel good about the decision. now i am back to square one, with pretty much nothing. that is the downside of things. after a month of living at home and not having a job, i am feeling so ready to start working and move into my own apartment. i love my parents and they make living at home easier, however, my social life is not what i would like it to be, and i am just ready to have my OWN place. i am facing the dilemma of when to move and where to move. since i don't have a job yet i'm not sure where to move because of location. i am just feeling ready to start my life and having a hard time with patience right now. big test for me, that's for sure.

when i haven't been looking for a job i've been trying to stay busy with other things. last weekend i spontaneously decided to go to rexburg to visit. my weekend trip ended up lasting until wednesday. i loved being back! just being around my friends again, in such a social, comfortable setting. that's what i've known for four years, so i like it. but, by wednesday i was ready to come home. as much as i loved being there i need to move on from rexburg. the time spent there was so great and i love thinking about all the memories! but now it is time to make new memories in a new place! just gotta find out where that place is going to be... haha.

{some pictures from my rexburg visit}

{i even got to see lauren and dayna! love them!}

and finally...

on my way home the car hit

66,666 miles!!

eeek!

So long BYU-Idaho!

It is official- I am a COLLEGE GRADUATE. Woot!! Now I guess that means it is time for me to grow up and get a real job. Oh dang. Actually I probably won't really grow up for a while. This is a weird feeling. I don't feel old enough to be a college graduate, but turns out, I am. Who would'a thought?!

Graduation was awesome! Started out Friday morning at Commencement, with all the graduates. We got to hear from President Clark (Pres. of BYU-I) and from Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve. They both had great words of advice and hope for the graduates. After that we made our way up to the Taylor Building for my College's Convocation. It was actually pretty awesome because President Clark and Elder Andersen came to my convocation too. So, I got to hear from them twice. Then, President Clark awarded me with my diploma (cover) and Elder Andersen was right behind him shaking hands with all the graduates. It was just an awesome day! Dad had my camera and wasn't quite sure if he got any pictures or not, but luckily he snagged a great one with me shaking Elder Andersen's hand! [see picture]. So cool! The day just ended up being great. After Convocation I took Mom and Dad to the Admissions Office and introduced them to my supervisors, past and present. Then we went to the new Bookstore and I got some sweatpants [which i absolutely LOVE]. After that I took them to the Clarke Building, where I spent most of my time because that's where the Child Development Department is located. I had to pick up a handbook for one of my classes, then I introduced them to a few of my teachers. I think they liked seeing where I spent my days and who I associated with. Finally, we went and took some pictures in the Hart Building. I spent a lot of my time in there too, either watching basketball, playing dodgeball, or working out! I sure am going to miss having access to a FREE GYM. Sigh. I hope the weather warms up enough so I can be able to run outside regularly! I am definitely going to miss a lot about living in Rexburg and attending BYU-Idaho! But, I think I'm ready for a new adventure in my life. The last four years sure have been great and I have some great memories that I'll never forget. But it is time to move on to bigger and better things [so they say at least].

Thanks for all the memories BYU-I!! It's been fun!!

countdown.

in 35 minutes i will be done working for the BYU-Idaho Admissions Office. it's realy starting to hit me. i have worked here throughout my entire four years and have loved it. i couldn't have asked for a better job with better people than the admissions team. (jessica has given us the name, "team admissions"). i have met some wonderful people and formed great relationships that i will never forget.

i have one last paper to finish and my last final tomorrow morning at 8:00 am. if i finish my paper today, i will be done with college tomorrow by 9:30. (if i procrastinate, i'll probably be done by 1:00 pm). :) after finishing these final assignments all that is left for me to do, which i am dreading and putting off on purpose, is to pack up my stuff and clean. i have not even started packing and don't really plan on starting until tomorrow afternoon. yes, i am a procrastinator, but like i said, i'm good at it.

Graduation is Friday morning at 9:00 am. The newly called Apostle, Elder Neil L. Andersen will be speaking at Commencement. i don't know about you guys, but i think that is pretty neat. then, i will be walking at convocation at 11:00 am. then, i will be a BYU-Idaho College Graduate. weird. i don't know where the last four years have gone. i feel like i just started college not that long ago. definitely not long enough to already be graduating from it.

what now you ask? well, that is still up in the air. after graduation i plan on driving back to logan and moving home for the time being. i am looking for jobs down in the salt lake valley, more specifically the sandy/draper area. (but really i'll take anything). i have applied to a few different job openings within a few preschools. we'll see what happens with them. this is a scary thing, mainly because of the unknown that is out there. not knowing where i'll work, where i'll live, etc, etc. but, after a long journey of being in school, i am really excited to be DONE.

to my sister

[we're a little sun-kissed after a beautiful day for a wedding]

today is my biggest sister's birthday.

we are 10 years, 1 day, and 1 minute apart.

she is awesome and amazing and i love her very much.

because we have our birthdays right next to each other

we have always celebrated them together for years.

now that she has her family and i'm in college,

we aren't always able to celebrate together,

and let me just tell you, it's weird.

i liked always celebrating and sharing parties.

{happy birthday Jill, i love you!!}

[i am currently at work and these are the only photos i had of jill]

i'm avoiding my homework

i'm working on an assignment for one of my classes and i'm really just getting annoyed with it. so i am taking a break to do another quick post. :) i am really good at procrastinating, in case you were wondering. BUT, i am also very good at getting things done last minute. it's usually when i do my best... haha, well maybe?

just a few things that have been happening up here in rexburg... a few weeks ago my roommates and i made a turkey feast. yes, a feast. it didn't matter to us that it was march not november. britt got a free turkey from work, so we had to have a feast and eat the deliciousness of it. and of course you can't have turkey without potatoes, stuffing, rolls, and salad!! so, after church we got to work peeling potatoes, making dough. mmmm, it was yummy!!

this is the finished product with everything on the table

(and my good lookin' roomies)

after we had finished eating and felt like we were going to pop, we had a brilliant idea... :) brittany started pulling off some meat from one of the turkey legs. after some joking around about throwing it at people or leaving it on their car, we decided it would be a funny idea to actually DO it. so we did.

this is us on our way to be sneaky, bwahaha.

we used rubber bands to hook the leg to the door knob.

(we did this while the boys were at church so nobody was home. and we still haven't told them it was us. i'm deciding whether or not i want to tell them before or after i graduate?? it could be more fun if i told them before. prank wars always make for a good time, right?!)

st. patrick's day was pretty fun at our apartment. i woke up to the smell of yummy waffles. but these weren't just any waffles. they were GREEN waffles!! and boy were they tasty! lindsey sure is going to make a great wife. (haha)

green waffles are a great way to start your day!

later that night we had our bowling tournament. we played in the semi-finals and won, then went on to the championship game right after. let me just tell you, i have never bowled so bad in my life, (well, when it counted at least)! i did awful and completely let my team down. we lost in the championship game. that means, no t-shirt for kami. all four years i have been on intramural teams, hoping to win a championship game and get a t-shirt. every bowling team i have been on has gone as far as either semi-finals or even the championship, and LOST. i guess i just wasn't meant to get one of those t-shirts. oh well, i'll just go buy a new one instead.

linds, britt, and i bowling

this is our team for winter 09. our name was SWIT, which i guess stands for "sick with it." i don't know, rob (not pictured) was the captain and the boys came up with the name. go figure.

this could be bad

i'm sitting at work

thinking about how much

i have to do within the next two weeks,

and i don't want to do

any

of it.

this is going to be a tough two weeks.