Moving in day is finally here. The memories are still fresh of my child eyes gazing upon my cousins as they go to college and thinking, ill never be there, ill never be grown up. College wont ever come... i have so much of my life to live. Well its here and its been a fun ride and i realize that im not grown up and i dont have to be. Yeah my parents arent going to ground me for coming home 10 min late or yell at me for not having my room clean but we will connect in different ways and im not gone from them, their love is still the same and mine for them remains just as true. I realize that although im "on my own" thats not being grown up still... its just being a kid in a bigger playground, more things to explore, more big kid toys, and more challenges that are my size.

KU here i come. Hashinger is my new home.

The arrival, inbetween and departure

This last month has been crazy, sisters were reunited after a year apart then shortly torn apart again, friends were also reunited after a year and torn apart again also. The month has had various ups and downs but a good solid month at  that. I'll let pictures tell the story from here...

 Laura oh so overwhelmed... and tay in the background being a dork

 The gang that waited for Laura's flight until 1am.... why are airplanes always late?

 a pillow fight that got quite out of hand... im killing tay and brendan is killing matt... good times good times... Jordan is also in the background completely oblivious to everything

 the boys arrive and we have a little bit of fun getting all dressed up and going to a wedding

 Brendy and Lydia turn 19 together... and i think in that picture lydia was turning into a ghost... she seems to be disappearing. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 we all became one big family and i found out what it was like to have more then 1 sibling constantly around... it was fun

 killing time because someone's flight left at 3 and not 10..... its okay we still love you and were glad we got to spend even more time with you then we thought!

 good byes are always hard but gradually getting easier... until we see eachother again!  i  love you guys!

I've been learning a lot that sometimes things suck.. sometimes things hurt... but when your there laying on your back, hot tears rolling down your cheeks, someone is holding out their hand waiting for you to grab on and hold you tight. A pearl is a precious and unique item but how is it formed? A little piece of dirt gets wedged into the clam's shell... this hurts the clam very very badly. Im pretty sure it cries alot and thinks its the worst pain of their life.. Well for a defense mechinism it starts spinning a white substance around that piece of dirt. It adds more and more and smooths it out to perfection until that piece of dirt becomes a beautiful pearl. When you are at your weakest point in life and hurt real bad God comes in and begins to create that pearl. he steps in and uses your weakness and stamps his strength in that weak spot to form something beautiful. "For in weakness, you are strong" 2 corinthians 12. God is amazing and worthy of praise... even when it seems like you are in the pits.. he is moving and creating something wonderful... our minds just might not be able to comprehend it at the time!

The most productive day of the summer

Gymnastics... first time in 3 months from 8am-11am

Go home have lunch read Harry Potter

Go to Brendy's and beat up Cory... then apologize

Go to the pool for 2 and a half hours and chill... loving the day off work

Go back to Brendy's and eat enchillada's

Bring Brittany dinner at work

Go buy a disk and learn how to play disk golf and hit par on all but like 3 holes

Wash a car

Go on a quest with Brittany and Brendy to find glow in the dark chalk

Finding finger paints instead

painting a huge mural at prarie center school at 10 at night

having the wind destroy the mural

making a huge mess

cleaning up the mess

crashing from the long day

...... gotta love days when you dont have to follow a routine

High school ended on May 21st 2006!!!!!!

 There we are caped, gowned, and tassled

 The woman who brought me to this point in my life my lovely mommy and me!

 We do everything together, why not a picture at graduation together (eventhough it took us 15-20 min to find eachother at graduation and many phone calls)

After graduation... a lil tough waking up...

 who could ask to wake up to a more fun girl?! The lovely lydia

Now off to the Royals for our first summer night!!!!

 matty and tay cheering the good ol boys on.

 Brendy and i doing the same... we were pretty much sitting on the field by the way... like 5 rows back behind the dugout.. pretty sweet seats.

 Friends... amazed at the hot dog gun.... how does Slugger shoot those hot dogs so far?

I've always been a fan of temporary tattoos.......

decided in honor of graduation.... temporary will turn into perminate

 That face is a little apprehensive, i will admit it, i was scared to death and sweating bullets

 there it is all said and done... this one will be a lot harder to wash off!

 Tay got her cartlidge peirced

 Dave's turn was next!

 Jessica was last! and the guy was hitting on her the whole time... Oh jessica.. we cant take you and your good looks anywhere.

Only been off for a week and it seems like a month... its gonna be a great summer!

Last Band concert EVER, last jazz band concert EVER, last season softball game EVER last highschool physics test EVER, last few days in highschool EVER, last 4 freakin hour long awards ceremony EVER, last  few times i get to see some of these kids ive gone to school with EVER.

As im winding down my school year and highschool activities is it a time to think of the ends or the beginnings?? Its sad but happy. Bitter sweet it will remain for a while.

This little bird is going to fly soon and take with her everything she has learned and experienced with her but dont worry, she will be back to say hello!

GRADUATION PARTY MAY 13TH from 4-7 pm cedar creek club house call the cell if you need directions 620-5870