The Start of Something Beautiful...

Today has been a day of excitement, sadness, overwhelming accomplishment, and gratitude.

Today I graduated with a double Bachelor's Degree from Weber State University.

As I sat in the bleachers of the Dee Events Center listening to Jon Huntsman, Jr. speak about doing our best but always listening to our hearts and Fan-Ya Lin, the student graduate speaker, talk about the late nights she spent practicing the piano even with blistered fingers, it was all I could do to keep the tears at bay.

Today is an incredible day - and the amount of time, effort, sweat, and tears that have gotten me to this moment make it all the more incredible. 

As I walked back into my apartment after the commencement exercises, I paused for a moment to just reflect on where I am and how I've gotten here. I felt that I needed to write my feelings down, so here I am... yet I am at lose for words.

How does one describe so many different emotions?

Am I sad?

Ya, I'm sad to leave this behind.

Am I excited?

I had spontaneous fits of dancing throughout the day yesterday because I couldn't contain the excitement.

Am I nervous?

Sooo nervous.

But most of all, I feel like I have accomplished something great - something that will affect the course of my life for the better...

The Genius of Kraft...

I love love love that my man does not feel the need to eat meat and potatoes every meal to prove his manliness. Jake is a very health conscious person - sometimes more than me, which is surprising. I love this about him. He's not afraid to eat a salad as the main entree. And because of this, we had this delicious southwest chicken salad for dinner last night.

(okay, this isn't actually a picture of our salad, it's from the internet. But it did look that good, I promise)

This great salad recipe came from a genius creation by Kraft. It's called a Sizzling Salad Dinner Kit and it has been the the catalyst for a few great meals.

The kit comes with a sauce for your meat, dressing for your salad, and a recipe on the back with recommended ingredients/toppings for your salad. It also has alternative ideas for changing the recipe into a wrap or substituting the meat. Although it is a bit pricier than I would like, it is sooo much better than eating the same old chicken salad where all I know how to do is change the dressing. I have enjoyed some great salads from these with some delicious meat!

If you're feeling stuck in a salad rut this is a fantastic option to spice up your collection :-)

Jackson Trip...

Jake took me on a surprise trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week! He called me Tuesday morning and told me to get work off because we were flying to Jackson in a few hours. As a girl that likes to have a plan and follow a schedule, I was a bit stressed thinking I couldn't missing class (I only have 3 weeks left!) and how on earth was I going to get work off so last minute?? But Jake did I very good job convincing me that this is the time in life that I need to be spontaneous and that college is a time that I need to have fun. He was right, and I'm glad that I was able to go.

Here are just a few sneak peak pictures of our trip.... more to come later if Jake ever gets them to me...

We took a 6 seater Beachcraft Bonanza. Jake was even able to get a few more flight hours on his record.

It was a nice, short flight and we even enjoyed the sunset after we took off.

I've never been to Jackson Hole and boy is it beautiful! We spent all day Wednesday on the mountain. I ski and Jake snowboards. Jake's brother James was in town from Hong Kong set up the entire trip. His girlfriend Jane has never seen snow before so it was fun to be with her for her first experience.

This was our view for lunch! How incredible is that?!

Jake rocked the GoPro most of the day so we have some fun action shots and more pictures of the trip. Hopefully I'll be able to post those soon!