SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER!!!

Just call us Captain JP and Master Brittany!
JP graduated from Utah Valley University with a Bachelor's degree in aviation science/professional pilot, and I graduated from the University of Utah with a Master's degree in speech-language pathology! JP was too cool for school and decided not to walk, but I did. I posted enough pictures so that those of you who couldn't make it could actually feel like you were there, but you didn't have to sit through a long, painful graduation:) Thanks for all the support, encouragement, calls, and emails and thanks to my family members who could make it and made me feel like a rock star with your awesome cheering! I love you guys!












We ate dinner at Biaggi's after graduation, and it was delicious as usual (if you haven't been you should definitely go)! JP gave me 10 pounds of Haribo gummi bears for my graduation gift...any bets on how long it will last?

These are some of the pictures we used and wished we used for our announcements. They were next to each other and formatted so perfectly and now they're messed up?

March: Easter, 5 birthdays, a mission call, and more!

I think most of you know this by now, but my FAVORITE little brother got his mission call to WEST VIRGINIA! We are trying to get as much playing time in as possible before he leaves. YAY Josh! We are so proud of you. I know the formatting is all screwy, but I don't know how to fix it, so this is what you get!

Look at those tough guys!

Skiin' bikin' and pole, pedal, paddlin'! Our camera was missing since last Easter, but I found it this Easter hidden in a pile of plastic eggs! YAY! Some of these pictures are from last year (the pole, pedal, paddle- race we did in Jackson Hole which involved a downhill ski, run, bike, and kayak down the freezing cold river), and the rest are just more pictures of skiing and biking in the snow.

If my sister and sisters-in-law did not have their own blogs (with pictures and graphics that beat mine to the ground) I think my whole blog would be dedicated to the nieces and nephews. We had a busy month...with the majority of both families in Utah we have lots to celebrate! It was Easter, Grandma's 88th birthday, Rylee's and Tristan's 4th, Chase's 7th, and if Ady was here, we would have celebrated hers too! I can't wait til May...that is the REAL birthday month.

Tagged by Hollie...20 reasons I suck.

First, a little disclaimer: I am a little nervous to post this because Hollie is funny and I am not. People laughed when Hollie made her list and I'm pretty sure people will just feel pity for me and try to convince me that I don't suck. This is just fun and games because we were kind of sick of hearing about perfection and needed a reality check. I can laugh about everything I wrote and I hope you can too!!

1. I lose everything. Just yesterday, I was pretty sure I lost $80. I found it in my wallet, right where it should be?!
2. I am messy messy messy. I think it would be hard for anyone else to make the messes I do-let alone, clean them up.
3. I have REALLY good intentions, but REALLY poor follow-through."The pathway to hell was paved with good intentions." Is that right? I have thank you cards, letters, and presents from years ago. Sorry potential recipients.
4. I am lazy. I can sleep all day and still not feel rested. Contrary to what most of you might believe, I would rather stay in bed like Hollie wants to, but JP won't allow it. JP might kill me for saying this, but I fell asleep kissing him when we were dating!
5. I procrastinate like crazy. I justify myself by saying I work well under pressure. Too bad it only works sometimes.
6. I'm the worst commenter on blogs. I really like seeing what everyone is doing, but I just don't comment very often.
7. Okay, I'm copying Hollie again, but our suckiness must be genetic. I can't buy anything full price, but LOVE a good sale. Luckily, I have a husband who LOVES the opposite.
8. I'm indecisive. My dad always asked me if I wanted an opinion for Christmas. Maybe I will get one this year.
9."I'm always late, but worth the wait!" I don't know if that last part is true, but I do have a reputation of being late. Somehow the on-time family gene slipped passed me.
10. I wear "inappropriate shoes" to my internship. Ha ha.
11. My idea of cooking dinner is throwing frozen foods in the toaster oven.
12. I can't rock climb. JP agrees. Kelene told me to try a "really easy" route, her "warm-up" and said I could "walk up it." She was pretty embarrassed when I couldn't do it! Don't worry, I think it's funny.
13. I get weird ailments/injuries all the time. I need knee replacements and I'm 23.
14. I don't call my family and friends nearly enough.
15. I eat WAY more junk food than fruits and veggies.
16. I just learned a new one! Apparently, I'm incapable of replacing empty toilet paper rolls. Another genetic trait.
17. I take pictures of everyone and say I will email them, but never do. Maybe I will start tomorrow.
18. I sometimes laugh or make a face when I lead the music in sacrament because I still don't know what I'm doing and I can't sing (is that 3 reasons?)
19. I don't cross train and I'm always sore (this reason is kind of a joke for JP).
20. I'm known as queenie or #1 by my family cause I really don't suck, and I do everything right!!!! Just kidding, this brings me to my last point...I cried every time a sibling would say that until I was about 18. I still might be a LITTLE sensitive-OK a LOT.

I tag Alison, Liz, and JP and anybody else who wants to do it.

Our Motto: Work Hard...Play Hard!

SAINT GEORGE WEEKEND GETAWAY
WE ARE SUPER CHEESY!!

On Top of the World!

JP is displaying his macho "wing." He kept referring to his arms as wings, and said the girls were under them (meaning he would take care of us if anything went wrong!) We (the girls) like to think that we can take care of ourselves- and we are slowly learning-but when chains, brakes, and shocks malfunction ...sometimes(I might get in trouble for saying this)... we just need a guy!

MOAB WEEKEND GETAWAY

This is a picture of me teaching Tiffany how to hug. It's been a process, but she actually initiated this hug, so I thought I had to document and share it. She was pretty proud of herself and it was ALMOST natural. How do you feel about an occasional girl hug?

Ok, I am not attempting the impossible (winning the best aunt/uncle award) by posting this picture because there is no contest. Josh wins. Hands down. To be completely honest, I didn't even take Chase snowboarding, I just saw him there with his dad and buddies. I just wanted to show you a picture of this hardcore little dude.

I finished my internship at the hospital last Friday. It is a HUGE relief to be finished, but leaving was surprisingly bittersweet. Don't get me wrong, most of you know that is was pretty challenging for me (especially when JPs schedule was so flexible and I couldn't do too much), but I really LOVE the patients that I got to work with. Their strength and family support was incredible. It made me realize how lucky I am in so many different ways. I learned a TON and hopefully I can retain some of that information until I get a job. I just started another internship with a charter school (K-8) and I think it will be fun. The kids are really cute. Two more months and I am done with school FOREVER!

The last couple of weeks in a nutshell

THE MONSTER TRUCK RALLY!!!

I LOVE REBELS. My shirt says so. I was looking forward to dressing up super white trashy for the monster rally all week, but Saturday rolled around and I was too busy taking a nap to get trashed up. I woke up to find JP got some rad tats all the way up his arm (or an arm sleeve, but it looked pretty convincing). JP will probably post some sweet videos from the rally on his blog, so check it out if you're really bored!
We won an ice fishing trip at a ward auction over a year ago from our neighbor, Drew. Drew, Josh (my little bro), JP, and I woke up bright and early on Saturday morning and went to Yuba lake for the trip. We all caught fish (some of us caught more than others...I only caught one with help) and then some men cooked the fish right there and we got to eat it. I was wearing three coats, a hoodie, and a thermals to keep warm. Josh kept telling me that I looked like a little kid. Che and Bode LOVED it! Che ate five raw fish and Bode was repulsed. He wouldn't even touch the raw fish!







Thanks to JP's parents we got to go to the Jazz game with Kecia and Jake last week. We went to Macaroni Grill before the game and used a ton of $5.00 gift cards. It was kind of funny because the server had to run them one at a time (not very nice I know, but she had it coming to her)! The Jazz won!
Last night we got to go to the Jazz game with Scott and Des. It was tons of fun and the Jazz won again!! P.S. I know I have a giraffe neck in this picture (that's for you Hollie).
Snowmobiling and sledding behind the snowmobile at Tiffany's cabin. Take note of our helmets...you should all wear one!


JP and I skiing on a beautiful day!

Josh was in town for the weekend and we had time to take a total of four runs skiing as fast as we could at Sundance.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELLE! JP's mom turned ...29 on Sunday. His whole family got together (we missed you Heidi and Sam) to celebrate.
Hollie, Kelene, and I made sugar cookies with Hollie and Chari's kids. The cookie cutters were very festive...bells, gingerbread men, dinosaurs, cars, and a heart! It was pretty crazy and a lot of fun! Happy Valentines everyone! (I have a habit of celebrating holidays after the date).