We're Halfway There

To finals week. Not exciting.

Seriously, Andrew feels panicked anytime we get there in the morning and there's already someone there. It happens at night when I pick him up, too. ("But I can't go home, people are still in there STUDYING!")

I am so proud of him! Also, I miss him.

Report on Graduation

We actually held Andrew's graduation party before finals, since most friends would be leaving right after graduation. We had a great party with grand friends, and 7 graduates were there!

Andrew, Seth, and Michael: Junior year roommates!
Thanks, Natalie for the necklaces.

We used the awesome Hawaiian-themed decorations Sarah sent us, drank Italian Sodas, and made some Pinterest cupcakes. Have you seen this image? Thought I'd replicate it with my personal experience:

And that counts as my "graph" for the week. 

The rest of graduation was wonderful. Andrew did very well on his finals. John, Jill, and Sammi came to visit us and attend graduation. Thanks, guys! We loved having them here. We got to go to a graduation dinner at the Hinckley Center catered by Brick Oven. Heaven. We took more pictures, but I'm not really sure where they are (that would be a job for MyCabinet! I'll get right on that...). 

Congrats again, Andrew! Can't wait for Law School!

The Graduate

Hooray, he did it!

Natalie had the genius idea to take pictures ahead of time, so we took pictures in sunny weather with no one else around trying to get all up in our pictures. And thanks to the Other Beans' new camera, we got these great shots. Yes, there on the left the boys are pointing at the stadium, wherein lies their next life goal: obtaining Cougar Club seats. 

Now we're off to the ceremony! I even ironed Andrew's robe for him (since no one did it for me when I graduated. I'm not mad, I just want you to pity me). 

(Images added through Natalie via MyCabinet. Go get it.)

End of an Era

Today is Andrew's last day of school. Wow. He will be a college graduate so soon! Technically, he could stop here and get a job like me if he wanted.

But, we chose to continue his education, and he only really has 4 months off until LAW SCHOOL starts.

Here are some iPhone pics I took this year. The first one is his first day of senior year, the second is his last day of senior year, and incidentally, his last day of undergraduate studies. I'm so proud.

Official Announcement #2

Drum roll, please!

It's official. Next year, Andrew will be attending BYU Law School.

Image via Law2.byu.edu

That means so many wonderful things for us. We will be staying here in Provo for three more years, and we will be cheering on our Cougars in both football and basketball without having to fly across the country to do it (phew).

FYI, close runners-up were George Mason in DC (we would have loved being close to Emily&Jon and Matt&Chrissy!), University of Georgia, and Florida State. (At least, those were my runners-up.)

So proud of Andrew for all of his hard work and focus this year, and we're both really excited for our future! Thanks for all of your love and support as we made this crucial decision. We feel really blessed for all of the opportunities in our lives right now!

Great News

We have been so fortunate this year. Andrew has gotten into his first and second choices for law school next year! (and his LAST choice, too!) He worked so hard, and both the schools and I know he will keep working hard next year. But now we may be faced with a dilemma.

Thanks, Chrissy, for the inspiration.

We'll keep you posted about any further acceptances and our decision concerning next year.

It's over

The wait is. Both Andrew's LSAT score and my new job have arrived in our lives!

We have TONS to be grateful for this November!

Waiting for Superman

I think you can see why we've had a nerve-wracking transition back to America. Andrew did a great job studying, and now we're just waiting for his LSAT score. We also went and talked to representatives from our top ten law schools last week, and I feel really good about our options! I'm excited to start planning for where we will be next year.

Jimmer'd

BYU beat SDSU last night, and boy was it a great game! (I'm so relieved since Andrew put in tons of hours waiting in lines so he could actually get IN to the Marriott Center. I like a happy husband.) I was looking at Andrew's facebook today, and this is what I discovered:



And if we break down the largest category, we discover we can be more specific:



My husband is SO Jimmer'd.