So Proud

See how proud I am of my graduating wife?
I love her so much and appreciate her hard workin' brains.

BIG week

I have pretty big week ahead of me. It'll go a little like this:

The big week started last Saturday really. Adam watched a huge boxing match with his family. I hung out with some of my besties. Not a bad night, really.

Monday (today)
I have my last final exam tonight. Have I studied? No. It's still noteworthy though.

Tuesday.
I'll be spending the morning of my 24th birthday presenting my final project. You may be thinking, "final on your birthday, bleh!" ...and you'd be right. But it is kind of a nice little birthday gift to never have to take a final again (trying to see the glass half full). I imagine AK will buy be dinner and give me presents which will be lovely.

Wednesday.
Glory day. I'm done! I shall relish. I work this day and have to pick up my cap and gown as well as sell back some books (and maybe each lunch with Brit...?). It'll be a great day. Then AK's mom and step dad are taking me out for my birthday (are you beginning to see a trend?).

Thursday.
The big G day. Thursday is my convocation. I get to sit in a crowded auditorium bored out of my mind (and force my loved ones to watch...while bored out of their minds). Then I will be handed a fake diploma and pictures will be taken in my silly getup. Then I imagine there will be some more free dinner involved.

Friday.
Friday is the commencement. Not so sure I'm going. It depends entirely on if my mom makes me go or not. Regardless, it'll be sweet because me and AK are gonna spend the day together celebrating. I'm hoping this day involves a gyro...we'll see.

Saturday.
AK's dad is moving and we're helping (and will thus, likely, get more free food for being so nice).

Sunday.
Mother's day...I got my mom a great gift. She's a great lady. Hardest worker out there. I think we'll either eat with my mom or Adam's (also a great lady). Either way...more free din.

So, we'll be really happy...possible really fat...and likely with some spare dollars in our pockets. Stoked!

Ballerina Dress

We watched this little gem this weekend. Whenever we watch her we ask her what she wants to do. I've been on a sewing kick lately and asked if she wanted to make something. She wanted to make a Cinderella dress, and Aurora...and Belle...etc. I said she could pick one. So she changed directions and said she wanted a ballerina dress that was pink with purple polka dots. Lately everything is pink with purple polka dots. We went to the fabric store and let her pick some extremely sparkly (seriously there are still sparkles EVERYWHERE) fabrics. She was a little confused..."Uh, Jen, this isn't a ballerina dress pink and purple polka dots." I explained we were gonna make it together...I don't think she quite got it until it was done.

I let her cut the pink tulle herself (not the greatest idea but she would have been bored if I did the whole thing) as well as iron some creases. She also traced all the circles and thought she was running the sewing machine (I couldn't give that one to her). It turned out super cute. I wasn't so sure the polka dots would work out but they ended up being way cute.

She loved dancing in front of the big mirror in the guest room (which she thinks is her room). It belongs on the wall in the guest bathroom...we just haven't gotten around to hanging it. We also painted some wooden beads and made a necklace, played at the park, played games, and watched bits of "Ariel" (the only Disney princess movie we own...thanks to Aliese).

It was nice to get a little break from making curtains and make something a little more fun. Poor AK had to work on his paper most the day so he only joined us for painting fun and helped me attempt to de-sparkle the house. Lyv called them sprinkles and loved that they were all over the place. Now her parents can deal with all the sparkles!

TODAY is my first morning off...I don't go to the senior center anymore. I got a lot done...although our house is still a bit of a disaster (seriously, it's amazing that all you moms manage to keep your houses clean...one day and ours is a wreck). I got to do a little blogging while eating some amazing Cinnamon Life and I get to fold some laundry (I really like doing laundry). I miss the olds but it sure was awesome to have a few hours to myself.

My Little Olds

I've been hanging out at a senior center for the past four months. At first it was a school assignment...four of us taught an exercise class. But we ended up hanging out more than we taught. Today was our last day and the seniors decorated the center with thank you balloons and made us cards. We even managed to squeeze in one last game of balloon volleyball.We ended up growing quite fond of our little olds and they were not at all thrilled at the prospect of us leaving. Two of the girls in our group are from Ireland so they're pretty much leaving for good. I think I'll visit a bit though. On our last day they gave us all hugs and kisses and were a bit weepy. It was harder to leave them than I thought it would be.
I was surprised to find how attached we grew to this group after only four months. Last night, one of our elderly ladies passed away. They all knew she had terminal cancer but nobody told us. She gave us little ceramics to paint with her. She was adorable. It kind of put a damper on things but also helped put life in perspective.
I'm gonna miss these guys. This was such an awesome experience. I recommend volunteering with seniors in your area. They really need people to talk to and are rather hilarious.

A whole year!

...not us, our house. We closed on our house a year ago yesterday. I can't believe we've owned and lived in this house for a whole year (okay, so we didn't move in until June, but still, it was ours). I never thought we'd buy a home in EM but we did and I'm glad we did. I love it here. And I love our house. I have been knee deep in little projects to homey it up but they have been in competition with school and AK and other priorities. Once finals are done I'll find some time to post pics of our li'l house to celebrate our one year of ownership. Hurrah!

Yesterday was great fun (besides the realization that we can be responsible adults for one whole year). We started the day with a 3 mile jaunt around EM. There are tons of awesome paths/trails around these parts. Then we got some mega Spring cleaning done. Not as fun but definitely an accomplishment. After some lovely lunch, we met up with Stumanchu and his buddies for some raucous ultimate frisbee. I love frisbee. I have been craving some frisbee fun. I am so psyched that Stuart made it happen. It was rad. I was the only girl (not often a good thing...boys don't throw to girls if they can help it) and they didn't think I was playing at first. I showed them. After some frisbee fun we mixed it up with a little kickball. Yup, kickball. When is the last time you played that? It's been a while for me. It was SO fun! After all this plus some shopping, craft time, homework, and hanging with B and M we had a long, rad, tiring day.

Seriously, I'm gonna post some great pics soon. Finals are just a week away.