I can see clearly now the rain is gone..

Let me rephrase that: I can see clearly now that FINALS are gone!

HOLY CRAP, it is so beautiful here in Orem, Utah today! I'm going on a walk with Jen and baby Jersey in about fifteen minutes and I thought I'd do a little blogging before I left. Today started out wonderful except that one of my good friends from my class is having a rough day. That's a bummer because she is always so happy and there's seriously something about when a happy person gets sad and yet they're still happy. Why can't I be like that!? Still, I need to think of something to do to cheer her up :) Think, Katelyn. Think...

So yesterday one of my professors told us that we will be blogging for the rest of the year and a half we are at UVU because that'll be how we do assignments/reflect on classes or presentations/etc. So, ignore any other blogs you see on my profile page because they are about education psych and technology and blah blah blah.

But hooray, I applied for Utah residency today! So good-bye out of state tuition! Which is perfect timing because the talk of the final this morning was that tuition went up this year.. for in state it's now $2500 instead of $1700. HAHAHAHAHA that made me laugh so hard inside when I heard them crying about how "expensive" tuition is out here. Go back east, or actually, anywhere outside of Utah, and then see how tuition is! Am I right people? Huh? Huh? Well, maybe I shouldn't say that because most of my friends out here are paying for college themselves. And if that were the case for me I'd be cryign right along with them. Thank you Mom&Dad for paying for my education :) I love you!

They call them finals? Seriously?!

So far I've taken 4 finals and I have 2 to go, and honestly, it's been a joke. I miss wanting to do dental hygiene because I was actually being challenged. This, this is not a challenge. Maybe that's just how the elementary major is, I don't know. But, I do know that I hate waking up at 7 a.m. to do group worksheets about classroom management and sing songs about the Solar System. I guess I really shouldn't be complaining, at least I'm understanding the stuff and it's something I'm actually good at. This is just my killer headache talking right now.

I miss home. Gramma's way sick and I hope she gets better soon because her, me and margie gots to get our partayyyy on when I come home :) It's hard being away from where everything is (everything except my hubby of course) but like my friends, family, memories, etc. I guess I'm becoming much more independent (even though I was pretty independent in my pre-Utah days). Bev's graduating in May and I won't be able to see it :( and that makes me sad! But, I'm lucky to have such an amazing best friend, so that makes me happy :)

I can feel my head pounding, no joke, in my temples right now. Advil+bedtime=what I need right now.

So I thought maybe I'd share my final project for media with you! I presented it today, and here it is..

SPRING IS HERE!

I took these the other day... Enjoy!

I thought I'd give it a try...

So since I don't get service at Bear Lake, I thought I'd do a blog for my family/friends to follow! However, since my blogging skills are a bit sub-par right now, I figured I'd start now so by the time I'm at Bear Lake, I'll actually be an interesting and experienced blogger! Okay, I'm going to try this out. How do I do this? I talk about what's going on with me and Ryan? I've always said I don't want a blog until I have a kid (ummm which won't be for like 6 plus years.. as long as it's up to us and no "mistakes" happen..) but this will give me something to do instead of bite my nails haha ya you all know what I'm talking about!

Soooo Ryan and Buddy went to the Lakers-Jazz game the other night. "Best money ever spent!" he says. They are loved and well-known by everyone around them by the end of the game. Luckily, the Jazz won. Otherwise he would have been very sad/angry/moody/must I go on? Oooh I love him :) Okay, so maybe now I talk about what's going to happen this week? I really don't know how to do this whole blog thing. I'm sure I'll get used to it so it isn't so painful to read. I have finals till Thursday (Dean's List again for me!) and Ry is done. BUTTTTT he starts up again with his summer classes Wednesday. Then (dun dun dun) dreaded LaBeau's in July! Eh, maybe I'll write again when I actually have something to say haha so far, I like facebook better. Right Tamara? p.s. everyone pray for margie!