And I'm out

Well I am finished with my summer semester. YIPPEE! I had my last two clients today at school and turned in all of my paperwork so I am officially out! I have two more days at work......Thursday I will be there 8 hours and Friday only 4. I have some clothes shopping to do before we leave for vacation as well as packing. We will be gone for a week on vacation and then I will have two more weeks before I have to go back to school for the fall. I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their summer.......mine is just beginning. Hello Freedom!!!!!

I think I can, I think I can.......

Well I only have three more days left of summer school. Yippee!!!! Summer school in my world does not consist of going to an hour long class, listening to a teacher, taking some notes, and a few quizzes or tests here and there. Those were the easier days! These days summer school or should I say grad school, consists of seeing three clients twice a week and doing a ridiculous amount of paperwork such as session plans, soap notes about what occurred in the sessions, and treatment summaries. On a side note, these long and tiring days of doing paperwork are done in a room that has about 20 computers and no windows! It makes me depressed some days knowing that I have to be couped up in this building, when I know most people are enjoying their summer laying by the pool and being outdoors. The past six summers I was a lifeguard at a neighborhood pool in Springfield. Oh how I miss those days and miss those kiddos and families. I still haven't gotten by to visit any of my old lifeguards or kids. Although this post seems quite depressing, I really am excited because my summer is about to begin (although it is almost August). I have clinic two days this coming week and three days of work......then I am finished until the end of August. Only two more semesters and I am finished with school........FOREVER!

My twin sister and her boyfriend along with my fiance and I are going on vacation to Clearwater Beach Florida. We leave Monday August 4th and will be gone until the following Monday. I cannot wait! We have a hotel right on the water and plan on spending time at the beach, playing some sand volleyball, and enjoying the local food and drinks. I am sure it will be very relaxing and enjoyable!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful and relaxing summer with family and friends. Take care!

Reception Hall Booked

Well the wedding is still a way off but Jerm and I have decided to go ahead and book our reception hall. We decided to go with Knights of Columbus in Springfield. Its very nice inside and has a wide variety of food options. An in-house caterer does all of the food. We are very excited and looking forward to our destination wedding in Jamaica at the beginning of June.

Birthday and Anniversary

For our 24th birthday, Jessie and I decided we wanted to go eat on the landing. We ended up choosing Garfields which was a wonderful choice. Everyone loved their food. Mom, Dad, Jess, Brandon, Jerm, and I all went to dinner and then back to the cabin for the night. The weekend was filled with a boat ride and a little rain and then some fun in the water. It was a relaxing weekend.

Jerm and I are celebrating our 4 year anniversary today. I cannot believe how the time flies. We are excitedly waiting till our wedding in June 2009. We have decided on a destination wedding in Jamaica and will be having a reception for family and friends when we return. I love Jerm will all my heart and soul and have finally found my soulmate for life. I cannot wait to start our lives together and have a family.

Pray that I can get through the next two weeks without too much stress. Seeing clients is about the most stress I have ever had to face in my life. I have three little ones between the ages of 5 and 10.

On August 4th, my sister, Brandon, Jerm, and I are all headed to Tampa (Clearwater Beach) Florida. BOY I CANT WAIT. We will be there for a week. It will be a relaxing time for me because I will be done with summer school.

I hope everyone is doing good. Take care!

Memorial Weekend

We went to the lake for the holiday. It was fun and relaxing like it always is at the lake. Besides loosing our power for 5 hours on Saturday from a storm things were great. The lake is still really high and we have to kayak out to our boat dock so that we can use our boat and waverunners. We got to take our first boat ride on Saturday and it was awesome. We love the boat and Jerm is the pro at driving and pulling in the boat onto the lift. Jerm and I did a little fishing but the fish didn't seem to be biting. We are looking for many more times at the lake this summer with our family and friends.

A few pics of my favorite things!!!

Going to the lake for Memorial Weekend

Well this is the time of year to go to the lake. I am super excited, because I have not been down to our cabin yet this year. Jerm and I are planning on leaving tomorrow and stopping by Walmart to get our fishing licenses. We love to fish and crawdad trap at the boat dock.

This year we have a boat which is really exciting because, I have had one on and off my whole life. Dad is going to take us out on lots of boat rides and get us familiar with pulling the boat onto the lift. He installed lots of pads so we don't scrap up the boat. Lets just say we have had a few people run our waverunners into the dock while pulling them in. We all know how to drive the boat, it's just pulling it up on the lift that will be tricky.

I am also interested to see how Addie does on the boat. She loves walking down to the water.....she pretty much throws herself into the waves. She also loves taking walks around the neighborhood, but this year we are going to get her on the boat and see how she does. Her dog mommy Sophie (my mom's dog that use to be Jessie's) does very well down there on the boat. My mom said that last weekend she laid down on a towel and slept the whole boat ride. We will have to wait and see. I am planning on taking some pictures this weekend that hopefully I can post on here.

Mom and Dad are headed down today (Friday) and will be at the cabin through Monday. Jess and Brandon will be down on Monday, but we will only have one day of fun with them because Jerm has to be back to work on Tuesday. Brandon is off so they may stay down till Tuesday night. It is going to be a fun weekend in the sun. We are hoping for no rain!!! I hope all of you have a safe and relaxing Memorial Weekend.