MAY

Is it just me or did May feel like it didn't even exist? I can't even believe it's June already! Summer time, slow down!

May was quite the month for us over here. We both had lots of work things and I finished my online class! I'm taking another online class through the summer and so is Zach but we are hoping if we both have an online class we will actually get it done.. so far it hasn't worked out for us too well. Ha! Too good.

I was asked to take pictures for the Miss Orem pageant this year. Two years ago (2013) I ran myself and ended up getting 1st attendant. I had never done anything like that but learned so much! It was fun being on the other side of things this time and just worrying about getting good pictures instead of trying to walk in heals. :) After each girl did their talent I was blown away! Seriously I don't know how those judges decide on things, I would be a wreck. But it turned out great!

We also decided we won't be going to Africa anymore.. As we were filling out the Visa information to get into Nigeria they asked for identification marks on our bodies in case we... what? DIED?! Got TAKEN?! Ha it was pretty interesting filling out the whole thing. We got to the end of it and tried to pay and found out you can only use a Master Card and the card has to have your FIRST and LAST name. So Zach and I would have to both get a Master Card. After a million phone calls back and forth to my aunt Natty she finally said "That's it. I can't go there. By the time I get a Master Card it would be too late!" So we aren't going. HOWEVER. She then told us about another trip she needed to take in August that we could tag along with. Let's just say we are SO excited about it. I'll wait this time to share the location until those plane tickets are booked. :)

I also got to help out at the clogging Nationals and do all the music. I was VERY a little bit nervous because if one thing goes wrong not only do I get the stares from everyone watching but also the directions shoot fire out of their stares. Thankfully the only thing that went wrong was a speaker died. Anyways, it was really fun and hard. I told myself over and over driving up there that I would be okay and not cry and every time I drove back home those tears would come. You see, the past 12? (maybe even more) years I've been at Nationals competing and this time I couldn't dance. It was pretty hard but it also reminded me of how hard I would work for Nationals because really that's where all the hard work payed off. It reminded me of what dancing taught me. Besides the footwork, the bloody toes, the sore feet, the amazing friends, and the feeling of actually pulling off what you wanted to accomplish, clogging taught me that a dream can never be too big but you have to be willing to work hard enough to get there. And for that I will forever be grateful. On the plus side my feet are doing a little better. After what feels like millions of different things I think they are finally starting to come along. As long as I go to yoga twice a week and stretch my muscles I usually have pretty good days! There is a light at the end of this crazy long tunnel!

To end off the month (technically it may have been the first few days in June but still), we went to Kyle's show. They are moving to Nashville and had a few goodbye shows in Provo. They did a ton of their older songs so it was the best! We also took family pictures up the canyon using a tripod. It was actually hilarious. Every time we would be ready and wait for the count down a HUGE gust of wind would come. Haha! Most of the pictures are probably just the girls trying to hold their hair down. It was pretty classic. Also, by some small (huge) miracle, Lex, Han, Tiff, Marc, and I were able to get together for the first time in almost 3 years. Can you believe that!? It was SO fun catching up with everyone. We could have probably sat and talked for 24 hours but the few hours we did have were so special. I owe quite a bit to those girls for how great my senior year was, so thank you, you sweeties.

Last, but not least, Zach got a new job! He is so excited and I'm so so happy for him! He will be a mechanic at John Deere working (at first) on small engines, like lawnmowers and such. He's been working at UVU in their One Stop center (aka answering phone calls of angry students and their mother's) for almost 2 years and was really hoping to make a change. This is a great change because this new job also will help him get his foot in the door for what he thinks he wants to do! Plus it's full time which is what he was wanting. Blessings!

Other than that we are very excited for June. Summer time is here!