My Chester Dog

Hello all! Yeah, I know its been awhile.  This month has been quite a downer! I know that's probably not the first thing you like to see as you begin reading a new post, but its just a fact.  On April 7th we had to put my beloved Chester dog to sleep.  He had been diagnosed with lymphatic cancer just three weeks previous and it was time to let him succumb to his obvious discomfort.  Chester had been with our family since 2004.  We adopted him from an agency that collected dogs who had been dropped from the schools where they tain animals to help the disabled.  From the moment we saw him, my family knew that this would be the animal who would fill the empty space our previous dog had left.  The rest is history!  He was literally the best dog we could have asked for.  Not only did he bring joy into our home, but helped heal our hearts from my mom's recent brain surgery.   From walks, to baths, and playing out in the yard, Chester was our ever faithful companion.  Now that he is gone, the space he once filled is twice as large.  I'm not sure it will ever be filled to capacity once again.  Here's to my best secret keeper, personal trainer, and lifelong friend.  I love you buddy! You are greatly missed.

Bat Dog!!! Duh nuh nuh nuh 

Our First Camping Trip Together

Typical Laundry Day

My Sweet Boy

*Message Forwarded to Doggie Heaven

Spring Breakage

Today starts my 10 day long SPRING BREAK!!! Yeah!! I know you're all probably wondering what crazy, stupid, amazing things I will be accomplishing over this vacation so let me tell you! First I will be spending my Saturday reading and reviewing my materials for an online nutrition exam that's due by midnight......... blah blah blah

~and then Tarah got distracted and forgot to finish this post~

Sorry about that.  However, I figured I'd catch you up on my Spring Break!  For the most part it was just as I predicted.  My dad just got a knee replacement, so I had to spend most of my days watching him while my mom was at work, I slept a lot, ate a bit, went running each day, and hung out with friends.  I also went to one of my best friend's farewell (the one on the left)!  It was like a freakin' jr. high reunion! haha.  It was nice to be with all of my old friends though.  I will tell you more about it in my next post :)  

Harry, me, and Jake 

Lazy Dayz

Let's just say that today has been completely unproductive.  Since I don't have classes on Fridays and it's snowing like crazy outside, I decided to sleep in until 11:30, do some blog housekeeping, eat some food, check Facebook about 100 times, and spend the remainder of the day on the couch.  I think sometimes you just need one of those days where you tell yourself that you don't need to accomplish anything.  So, here I am.  Not accomplishing squat. 

And I like it :)

Blizzard Tales

Ever since I got accepted to Utah State, people have been telling me about how bad the snow gets in the winter.  For the last couple of months, however, we have hardly received any snow or even very bad weather.  I was beginning to think that none of the stories were true....

Okay, okay.  I'll admit I was wrong.
Very, very wrong.



I guess we will just have to make the best of it and take some pictures!

I have no idea what the heck I'm doing....

Today marks the start of a new blogging beginning!  I'm new at this whole thing, so forgive me.  However, with the help of my best friend Sara Harris (you should check out her cute blog HERE), I have put together my page and will attempt to entertain you with the boring, stupid, hilarious, and simple events that shape my life.  Onward!!!