my craftiness

I finished all my homework and had absolutely nothing to do while Jared was at work last week so I decided to go down to Michael's and find something fun. I have become obsessed with all the fall foliage in that store and had to do something to spruce up the apartment. Plus I had 50% off coupons thanks to my mom. These were my projects and I made them BOTH for under $10. Bargain crafter? I think so.

the start of another academic year

School started last week and it came as quite a shock to me. I was not ready for the intensity. I am on the second semester of my master's work and it is time consuming. I'm working as a graduate teaching assistant, teaching the biomechanics' labs and I get to work on research with the faculty. Not to mention the 10 credits of class I'm taking. (which is a full load for a grad student) I also work at the wellness center getting hours for my internship. I am very blessed to get paid for this work. But after sitting in classrooms all day it is hard to sit behind a desk at a gym or think of good workouts for clients. The worst part is definitely not getting to see Jared as much as I am used to. His schedule is twice as full as mine. I don't know how we'll make it through school but I know we will.
Here are our back to school pictures. I wanted to take it back to elementary school when my mom would make me pose with my full backpack.

long overdue

It took a while to finally get this photo off Jared's phone. It is from my dad's birthday dinner at Chili's. I just thought they were super cute because Keegan was more than happy to share Grandpa's molten chocolate cake. Now I know just what to have on hand to bribe him.