Almost there...

Well, the week is inching closer to being over! I'm very anxious to get done with school and fly back home to Michigan! This is the middle of "dead week" as they call it....aka finals. Today I had a presentation, and tomorrow I have a terrifying 3 finals in a row. I'm actually not sure how I will pull this off but it needs to be done. Thursday will be a bit easier...only one final, and getting started on my presentation for Friday afternoon. Wow....its really tough being a senior! If only I were graduating this semester.....

Well as you can see, Maisy is ready to fly! I got our her carry -on baggie 2 nights ago to allow her time to get used to it again. (after all she will be in that thing for about 10 hours!) She has warmed up to it pretty nicely, yet again. Yesterday she slept in it for a couple hours while I studied. I think she will be just fine on the plane. Shes well traveled and such a good girl when it comes to transporting her! I picked up the certificate of vaccinations from the Vet yesterday (and oops she was due for shots today...which I wasn't aware of! I'm a horrible mommy) But she isn't high maintenance when it comes to flying...I'll get people who want to know ALL about her in the airports, or ask, "whats in there?", and many other little kids who want to hold her.....sorry kids! Anyway, she will be just fine on Saturday when we leave. I'm just ready to go right now!!!

Throughout all the stress this week, I'm allowing myself plenty of sleep and making myself see the "light at the end of the tunnel". I know it's there, its just hard to believe it will still be there come Saturday. I'm easily discouraged I guess...and i need not be! I have 4 finals to go! On a side-note I hope you all received your Christmas cards Justin and I sent out last week! We love (well i do maybe a little more than he) doing them, and hope you all are having a good holiday so far. In 3 days I will be rejoicing...and maybe having a big glass of wine :)

It's December!

Happy December 1st everyone! I can't believe it's finally here. There are 24 more shopping days left...and I won't even begin until the 18th or 19th! Yikes, I have a ton to do. I've just finished another week of school...thank god! 2 more whole weeks left until I come home!! I hear the weather is getting snowy and blowy back in Michigan- thats what ive wanted to hear! I hope the snow sticks for another month :) Here in montana the temperature finally is above zero. Today it's about 24* and gray. I'm (of course) listening to christmas music and enjoying a Boca Burgr as I sit and type. This will be my only down-time all weekend. I have a 10 page paper awaiting me....not too thrilled about that. But the countdown has begun officially now that it is December! The above pictures are the poinsettia my mom got me while she was out visiting (it may need water!) and Maisy sleeping the day away in our room. She has a love for the space heater...she sits by it whenever it's on! Crazy Maisy. I hope you all have a great start to December and get out shopping! 24 more days left!

Thanksgiving Weekend

The Moms in all their laughing glory!

Justin & I mastering our pie!
This is my very first "graduated" blog! I've decided Livejournal is a little jouvenile for me now...im 23 and need a better way to let people know what i'm doing. Plus thos of you who are not livejournal subscrivers can see what i'm upto.

Thanksgiving weekend came and went so fast! Justin, my mom and i drove 7 hours to Moscow, Idaho for the holiday. My mom flew in last week, and we hit the road! It was such a memorable weekend. Justin's parents are just a riot. We always have so much fun together! As soon as we stepped in the door, 2 bottles of wine were opened and we looked at every one of Lindsey's wedding pictures (738!). We stayed up late, and drank....alot! Thanksgiving morning, Justin and I made an apple pie (see the picture!) Hes a pro at making crusts, and i do the filling. Then his mom and i made 2 pumpkin pies. They were delicious! The food was all amazing...we snagged a few recipes for our family! Friday us ladies went shopping all day- it was alot of fun. We scored some good deals too!

The weekend wound down and it came to an end all too fast. We drove 9 hours back....what was supposed to be 7. The passes in Butte were awful. Icy, and snopacked all the way home. Not to mention many car accidents along the way- thankfully we werent in any. My little saturn got us safely home with the thanks of justins good driving skills :) What a guy. Now it's back to reality. Time to face the nect 18 days left here before Christmas break. I have alot to do...and not much time/motivation to put into it! Im ready for this semester to end. Its time!