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I'm one of those bloggers that really appreciates pictures to go along with everything, but since my camera is broken and my family stole back the camera I was borrowing from them, pictures will have to wait! Well I had my graduation and it was spectacular! It was so wonderful to have everything done! As a student rep I did most of the planning and it all seemed to have gone well! And Blake (with a little outside encouragement) suprised me with a bouqet of orange roses, they were beautiful!! It is such a relief to have it all over!! Not really sure if it was worth a massive episode of GERD and gastritis from all the stress... but hey alls well that ends well!! After graduation we had our lovely and much needed vacation to DisneyLand, and now we are back at the roost. I have been doing some job hunting, and luckily I'm in an area where I can be very picky. So far I have narrowed down to two jobs, one is at a medical research facility where physicians do research on things like insomnia, pain and diabetes. The other job is working with handicapped and special needs children, where I will be assisting them with their medical needs and either staying at home with them or helping them in school. But before I can get my hands on either of these jobs, I need to take my NCLEX which I am taking tomorrow! Please say a little prayer that I will survive!! And in the meantime, Blake has been running his satellite business. We feel so blessed because the economy hasn't seemed to bother our business volume, and I thank heaven that I dont have to worry about Blake and his work. Thanks everyone! Pictures to come!

Fun in Disneyland!!!

My parents took all the kids and Blake and I for a week in Cali, visiting the Happiest Place on Earth, Cali adventure, Magic Mountain and a night in Las Vegas! Woo hoo! We were all so excited to go on this trip because this was the first trip where all the kids were old enough to go on the same rides (but we still did the teacups!!!) and since Callie leaves for college next year, this was probably the last trip with all of us together for a long time! Thanks mom and dad! You are the best!!!

Ahhh.... beautiful 100 degree fall weather....
Had some long lines waiting for Indiana Jones, but baby its worth it!!!
On the way to Cali we grabbed a bite at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas!
My family....?

Me and Brennen right before the matterhorn!
Me Madi and Dad on California screamin'

Perfectly happy... in the happiest place on earth!

Before the water ride...
After the water ride...
so... pretty?

We all had such a great time!!! Didn't get any pictures of Magic Mountain, but we wish we could have gotten pictures of all our faces when we rode the new X2 rollercoaster!! It was pure terror and for some crazy reason they let my little bro on...and right in the middle his sneaker flew off! I was so terrified that when I saw that I started laughing and couldn't stop! And afterwards we all talked about how that was the scariest rollercoaster we had ever ridden, but all Brennen cared about was his lost shoe! Family... what can ya do?

Graduation is Almost Here!!!

I just had my last day of real school!!!! Now I'm only left with finals next week!!! I've just applied to take my NCLEX, the Nursing Exam... wish me luck! I'll need it!!! Its certainly been a LONG year and I can't wait to get out there and work. But over the course of the year I've made some great friends and I will miss them. And of course, through it all, I've had Blake to love and support me all the way, good grades and bad grades! Yes, this is the college with the annoying commercials....

Our clinical group at Idaho Elks...hence the giant elk in the background.

For our graduation ceremony, me and my best buds Kim and Nikki are singing This is Home by Switchfoot. We dont have a lot of time to practice so we brought our cd player and went at it after class.

Brennen's Baptism

This year Brennen turned 8 years old and was baptised by my dad. We are so proud of Brennen and all the joy he has brought to our family! Brennen, Blake and I are so proud of you and we love you so much!!!

We had several family members come for the baptism, and we had fun pulling the kids along for a walk. Madison is holding our youngest cousin baby Jace.
Me, Makenzie and Callie

Jace is such a happy baby... Madison couldn't get enough of him.

A Day at the Fair!!!

Yay! Another year of the Western Idaho Fair! It's not a fraction of the size of the Blackfoot fair, but its got Fair food and thats what matters... to Blake anyways! We braved the 102 degree weather and had our share of Fair food, the expo, and went broke playing a game where all you do is throw a ball in a bucket. We saw some shows, and somehow I found myself on stage for the hypnotism show... not sure what all went down there! Overall a days worth of fun! A yearly tradition! Couldn't be happier!
Since I started nursing, I've become a huge germaphobe... the animals only get a pat on the head this year.
goochie goochie goo
Blake always has to win me a toy! Its tradition!
This year the chinese acrobats didn't come, but instead they had African Acrobats. It was certainly different and even though the show was less than 5 minutes long, they did some awesome stuff!

Our Fur Baby!

I havent mentioned the third member of our family, our cat Charlie! Last winter Blake was doing a lot of out-of-town work and just coming home for the weekends, (and if you know my family, we cant seem to escape this curse!) So Blake bought me this little black kitty so I wouldn't feel so lonely! He's a little upset that I havent't mentioned him in our blog yet...
His favorite spot... not sure how that is comfortable...

Welcome to Treasure Valley Satellite!

Here is our new store! Located on Fairview and Eagle suite 150! You can even see Krispey Kreme reflected in the mirrors... how beautiful!
We are still working on some construction, looking good so far!
Oh yeah, Cheri is working that nail gun, ow ow!