Hawaii in pictures!

Most delicious coconut shrimp ever!! (Shrimp Station on Kauai...go there. Now.)

We rode horses and then hiked to this waterfall. Breathtaking.

On Tyson's flight lesson. Apparently Mom only let me go because she thought he was going to propose in the air. He didn't.

It was so gorgeous. Dad took this while we were boogie boarding.

Tyson buried himself in the sand. I was taller for once!

Right after we got engaged! :o)

Lazy Sundays are the best! I went home Thursday night for the weekend to celebrate Father's Day and see friends who finally came back to Texas, which was super nice. I had to drive back this morning though, because I was teaching children's church at Central. It's been quiet and I like it! I made brownies but have been scared to try them...I've heard instead of oil, eggs, and water you can just put a can of black beans in and that makes them better for you. Maybe I won't tell Tyson anything and see what he says! Haha...

Speaking of Ty Ty, yesterday was our year and a half anniversary! Yay us! :o) I didn't get to see him this weekend, so I think tonight we're going to Outback, the location of our first date! I'm watching reruns of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and I think he should note Teresa's husband when he said, "Happy wife, happy life!" Of course, he was talking about his wife's implants... so perhaps not.

I always wanted a Captain Planet ring when I was growing up. So today I pretended my ring was one that could call upon Captain Planet. I don't know what my power is though, so I couldn't say it out loud. I need to ponder that more.

Greetings from my couch!

Things are moving along... I found my dream photographer, only to find out that her son is graduating on June 5th :o( I'm still meeting with her though, as her associate photographers are available...we'll see! I was talking to Mom on the phone and she told me that it wasn't meant to be and my retort was "yes it was, she went to A&M!!!!!" which made her laugh.

I was driving home from work today and turning left at the light at Holleman and Texas. The light turned yellow while I was entering the intersection and I kid you not, the car in front of me slowed down so that I was still turning when it turned red. I know this because the space between this car and the car in front of them increased right when the light switched. Rude. If I get a ticket mailed to me, I will do everything in my power to fight it.

That's all for now, I think I am going to make some Father's Day cards!

My carbon footprint is the same as my age.

I love lunch time. Seriously, it's so fun. Usually everyone at work leaves to go home or out so Janie and I get to sit in quiet. Also, the food is awesome. I love sandwiches, whether they are toasted and cheesy in the form of a panini or a crisp sub from Subway. I can't believe panini isn't in Firefox's spellchecker. That is insane to me.

I got a new cookbook and it is pretty sweet. It's from the tv show "Cook Yourself Thin" and is based on the premise that you should eat a specific number of calories per day (your target weight x10). But all of the recipes are super filling and full of flavor, so it's fun. The only bad part is that I love juices and such and I never realized how many empty calories they had in them! It's pretty sad. Speaking of delicious juices, I must share that my favorite right now is an old concoction I had forgotten about: it's half raspberry tea, half pink lemonade. So great!

So apparently my carbon footprint is 22, and the average American's is 27. The world average per person is 5.5!! How crazy is that? I thought I was doing pretty well, but apparently not. But I won't give up meat just to reduce my footprint by 3.2.

We picked the location of our reception! I'm pretty excited. We only visited 2 places, but I really like what we chose. Hopefully it's a place everyone will enjoy and have a great time! :o)

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I've got a few minutes at work before I leave, and I wanted to post a quick update. Hawaii was amazing--we rode horses, hiked to a waterfall, snorkeled, kayaked, flew in an airplane, got engaged...I think that's it. :o) I've also moved into my new apartment all by myself. Maybe I'll post pictures if I remember to. It was so much fun though! And Tyson was so sneaky :o) The only bad part is that now we are back and he is at his ranch a lot working on building a barn. So I won't get to really see him a whole bunch like I would prefer :o(

I promise I'll post vacation and some apartment pictures soon, but now it's Taco Tuesday!!

The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a ridiculous show...and I can't stop watching it.

My most used applications on my start menu are Firefox, Cricut DesignStudio, Word, iTunes, PowerPoint, and Notebook. I feel like this probably says a lot about me...

I have been dog sitting for my parents' friends for the past week and a half, and they return from their vacation tomorrow night. It's been pretty sweet, because I've had a legitimate excuse for going to bed before 11 (except tonight haha...) and waking up at a reasonable hour (8:30ish--those who know me are impressed), so that has been a good routine for me. One of the puppies has diabetes and has to have insulin injections twice a day, so I'm glad I only have to give 2 more for awhile. But on Friday we are leaving for Hawaii!! Hip hip hooray!

I've been living out of suitcases for the past 2 weeks and have another week of it left... the majority of my stuff is in storage, and there are a few items I need to locate still. :o(

That's really all I've got going on right now...it's so nice not having work or school! Even though I only work part time, it's still nice to have some time off :o) Definitely soaking up the next year, times like these won't last long!

Such a pretty day, and I'm stuck inside...

It's officially summertime for me because as of 12:59pm this afternoon I turned in my last assignment! It was actually really sweet, because it happened to be a project worth half of my overall grade and it was very ambiguous. The assignment was to demonstrate your understanding of training and development by teaching yourself to do something over the course of the semester. My natural inclination was to freak out (I love guidelines and a rubric to make sure I'm tracking), but I really enjoyed the assignment and getting to express my creativity. Plus it was way better than the 15 page paper I had to write or pretty much any other assignment ever. I learned Photoshop (something I've always wanted to learn) and made a slide show of my different creations. My professor emailed me back to say he received it, and then again 5 minutes later to say that he loved my project!! My love language is words of affirmation, so that totally made my day. I also just looked at my grade (he already graded it, wow!) and I got an A. Honestly, I was more excited about his feedback than my grade. Is that a sign of maturity?

It's really weird to think that I'm going to be graduating and out in the real world this time next year. I move out of my apartment that I've lived in for 4 years on Saturday, so I've been packing up my belongings. Pretty sad. This week I'm working 40 hours, which is interesting only because it's still the slow part of the year. So I feel awful, but honestly I haven't done too much today. Especially for a Monday, which is usually my busiest day. I should find a project or something for the rest of the week.

That's all for now. I'm really looking forward to dogsitting, Hawaii, and moving in to my new place! But also trying not to wish my lazy days away, because I'm pretty sure it's only going to get crazier.