The Bar, etc.

Nate takes the Bar exam this coming Tuesday and Wednesday. Things are getting tense and he is studying like mad. Once he passes he will finally be a real live lawyer! It has been a long road and we will both be glad to be done with this last major part.

I recently went, somewhat against my will, to Boise State orientation. It was good to see the campus and I was excited to get signed up for my classes. After I went through the whole "don't steal, don't walk around campus alone at night, make sure you study" spiel I tried to register for classes. They informed me that I had been discontinued and that I was not actually a student at Boise State. I yelled and waved my brand new student ID in their faces and said "I beg to differ!" enough times that they finally called the deans office and had someone with special clearance re-enroll me. Of course I had to wait until the next day to register for my classes so everything I need is long gone and I am showing late enrollment so I am not eligible for financial aid. Needless to say the day was not fun and I still have an endless list of people to yell at before everything is fixed. For example, even though I took AP English Lit in HS, Honors English Composition and Advanced Persuasive writing at BYU, I apparently have not filled the English 101 requirement at BSU. BS-U is right so far. I am trying to stay positive and take my mom's advice that yelling gets you nowhere, but it makes me feel better to yell. Finally, after all this, I did get some fun classes--not ones I really need, but fun all the same. I am excited to get back in the swing of things, and I'm sure things will look up any time now. Rant over... well, paused. I'm sure I will have more to say in the future. I can just tell.

Hawaii

We recently took a trip to Hawaii with my family for graduation. I graduated, Amanda graduated and Daniel graduated so it seemed like a good time to go. It was a fantastic trip and we all had a lot of fun. We spent a week on the North Shore of Oahu and spent a lot of time lying on the beach, golfing and seeing the sights around the Island. The Polynesian Cultural Center was definitely a highlight. Visiting the various exhibits about the islands was a lot of fun and very educational. We recommend it to anyone who is considering going. Here are some pictures from our trip:

Here we are at an overlook in the mountains. It was pretty.This you can almost tell is us at the sunset on Turtle Bay. It was awesome.

Here are all my siblings at Pearl Harbour. It was powerful.

Here we are in front of the Hawaii Temple. It was Beautiful.

Nauvoo

On our move from Indiana to Idaho we made a little stop in Nauvoo. I had never been there and Nate hadn't since he was little. We stopped by Carthage and then stayed in a cute little motel. I was surprised at how tiny the town was. The first night we grabbed some burgers at a little "family" diner full of drunks that scared me a little but the trip was uphill from there. The historic town was really cool. We loved the blacksmith and the brick maker. We also went to the show that the senior missionaries put on that was really cute. It was so great to see part of the history of our church. It made me a little sad but it was good to see. We got to go to the temple and we went to the Nauvoo hotel buffet which was delicious. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't been.

Graduation

Here are some pictures from graduation. This was over a month ago but that is how I blog. We are already moved and settled in Boise but for those of you who wanted to share the moment of Nate's graduation here you go. It was pretty spectacular. The robes were ridiculously cool and I was so proud of my little graduate. He is now working hard to live up to that fancy diploma by studying for and passing (fingers crossed) the Bar.

The Proud Moment.

Here's me and Nate with our great friends Kasey and Skyler from Law School and our ward. We miss them!

This is me taking Nate's diploma and telling him that it is half mine and he can have it back when he passes the Bar. I'm not worried. He's a smart fella.