Happy End of July!

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy end of July! 

July is my favorite month of the year, so I'm kind of sad it's over but I can't wait for August to come!

In exactly a month from today I'll be moving into my new apartment downtown and I couldn't be any more excited :) 

I definitely think this may be one of the best months of July I've ever had: to recap, here's whats happened to me.. 

1. I moved out of Winona, and came back home

2. I got to see my favorite families I used to nanny and babysit for

3. I bought most of the things I need for my new apartment 

4. I turned 19 and had possibly one of the best birthdays ever, and the best presents ;) 

5. I ran in the happiest 5K on the planet :) 

6. I biked 13 miles in one day 

7. I registered for all of my classes at the U! 

and thats all I can think of right now, but I know more has happened :) Looking back on this past month, I realize I truly am blessed with everything in my life and it makes me realize, even more, how great God really is! 

I hope you all had a great month too! :) 

  "Live life to the fullest."-Ernest Hemingway 

Hunter Boots!

For my birthday, my parents got me a Vera Bradley lunchbox and a pair of hunter boots. I got to pick out the design I wanted for my lunchbox and this is what I chose: 

Then, much to my excitement, the lovely UPS truck came today with my new boots! 

I've wanted Hunter Boots for SO long and I was absolutely ecstatic when I found out I was getting them! I wanted the green ones really bad, but I figured the black ones would get more use. I can't wait to wear them! 

My sisters got me an Erin Condrin planner, which hasn't come in the mail yet. I should be getting it either tomorrow or the next day (hopefully)..but the moment it does there will be tons of pictures added on here! :) 

"Love is always better than hate." 

Birthday Month!

Hello! I've been super busy these past couple weeks! 

First, I'm finally 19!  I celebrated by having a girls dinner at PF Changs, then had a small party at my house after. :) 

I had a complete blast on my birthday! 

Then, a couple days later Michelle, Laurel, Heather and I ran in the "Happiest 5K on the planet" the Color Run. 

It was literally the most colorful day of my life, and the most colorful shower of my life ;) 

A couple days after that I had my transfer student orientation at the UofM. I registered for my classes, and got to walk around campus a little! I absolutely cannot wait to move in to my apartment on the 31st of August. 

Finally, the last exciting thing to happen to me this month so far, is today my parents, my sister, and I, along with some family friends decided to bike from Wayzata to St. Boni Bistro. It was about 13 miles each way. I made it about 8 miles before getting extremely dehydrated and blacking out, which would of been a lot scarier if that hadn't happened to me before. Oops. :/ But I was able to finish the 13 miles and ended up getting a ride back to Wayzata after we ate lunch. 

It's been a crazy month but I'm really going to try to blog more often! 

"I can do all things through Him who gives me strength" - Philippians 4:13 

happy and home!

These past few days have been absolutely CRAZY!

 I finally moved out of Winona on Monday with the help of my best friend Brooke and I've just been enjoying being home! This was taken on my last day at Winona. 

On the 4th I spent the day with my sister out on Lake Minnetonka, then I met up with some of my high school friends and watched the fireworks in Excelsior! It was so much fun!! I LOVE the 4th of July! 

I finally got to babysit my favorite family again and Celia has gotten so old! I had an absolute blast seeing them again :) 

I'm currently looking for a steady job, but for now I'm just babysitting. 

Things coming up during this crazy month: 

My Birthday

My Mom's Birthday

The Color Run 

Orientation for the U 

"He has made everything beautiful in it's time" - Ecclesiastes 3:11 

happy weekend everyone!

Hello everyone!
I hope you all are having a good weekend so far!

I'm thrilled because one of my best friends from my first year at Winona is here for the weekend! :) here's a picture from the end of the school year. 

 Every time we hang out we have a blast and it's always so much fun and it's really nice to get a chance to see her before I leave Winona for good!

It's crazy to me because I'm leaving in 9 days and everything is just happening so fast! I just have a couple more days of work before I'm moving on in my life!

I'll post more later! :)

"happiness depends on ourselves" 

finding my way

So it has been a while since my last post, so here's what's been happening..

First of all, I found out I was accepted into the University of Minnesota and I am officially now a gopher!

 I couldn't be happier and I have found my apartment in the cities and I cannot wait to move out of Winona! My apartment is only 4 blocks from campus and it's right off the freeway, it comes fully furnished with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, which are in each of the bedrooms which will be extremely convenient. I'm moving home in the beginning of July and I move into my new place on August 31st. During that time I will be looking for a job near my place in the cities and just figuring my life out while enjoying being home! :)

Secondly, I went camping in Wisconsin with some friends where we had some fun with a 'Merica themed night! :)

Afterwords we came back to Winona and I can finally say that I hiked up Sugarloaf, and climbed part of the rock! :)

Then we went kayaking and paddle boarding on the lake..

It was so much fun trying out new things and actually do some of the activities offered in Winona before I leave.

This past month has gone by really fast and I've had an absolute blast! I'll post some more blogs and photos once I start buying fun things for my apartment!

Finally, today is father's day and I must say somethings about my dad. I miss him so much and I cannot wait until I'm home and back with my family! Today is a day when we all need to acknowledge (even though we should EVERY DAY!) how much we love and appreciate our dads! I for one couldn't ever ask for a better dad then the one that I've got! I will forever be a daddy's girl <3

There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream- Unknown

Summer!

Happy Summer everyone! 

These past couple of weeks have been absolutely insane! I'm officially done with my freshman year of college and I cannot believe how FAST the year went! I had finals, work, and it was finally time to move out of the dorms for good! I am officially living in my sisters house this summer, and come August I have NO idea where I will be! Now that it's summertime for this now sophomore in college (I love saying that!) I'm working now more than ever!  Now that summer has started I am now working constantly! I am a waitress at Bub's, I work at the daycare on campus, and I just got a job at a bar as a shot girl. I haven't worked there yet but I'm hoping I love it! I don't enjoy putting in all this time to work, but I surely do like those paychecks :) Once all the craziness of my summer job schedule and moving in/unpacking settles down I'm hoping I have time for the summer activities I love! I need to start running again before the color run in July! 

I'm excited to be able to post a picture of Michelle, Laurel, Heather, and myself after we complete the run! I'm SO excited! 

"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul" - Hebrews 6:19