It's been a long time, no?

So, it's been a while. A lot has happened.

For one, I graduated. It's a blur. My advice would be: try and hold onto those moments as you cross the stage. One moment you're worried about tripping, and the next you've hip checked a chair, and the friend that went before you is dying of laughter. Awesome. I talked about graduation on my other blog. So I'm going to skip leaving a huge, rambling lecture about graduation. It was fun though.

Let's see. I also feel like I haven't appreciated the sun yet this summer. But I'm curing that tomorrow. HOORAY DAYS OFF. I don't tan, but it would be nice to stop reflecting light and blinding other people. :)

I got a job! I nanny. The girl I nanny is going to be a sixth grader. It's a wonderful experience to watch her ask questions about the next level that she's stepping into. I like the fact that we're both stepping up at the same time. She's a lovely girl, and has so much energy. I am wiped out clean when I come home. Welcome to the good ol' 9-5.

Seriously though. I work nine - five. :) It's quality stuff. I've also watched more episodes of "Baby Story" than I'd like to admit. I think it should become part of the sexual education program at the high school. It's making me not want to be pregnant. Ouch. The babies are cute though. I think the grandmothers have the best part on those shows. Cute child, no pain. The fathers always look helpless, and are all pretty awkward. It's the doctors that add humor. There was one that was half singing to the woman mid-birth. The girl I nanny just looked at me and called the doctor a nutcase.

I visited Wisconsin not even a week ago. My family is wonderful, and it really is bittersweet crawling back into the car to come home. The night before coming home isn't bittersweet. It's just bitter, and we're all ready to come home. I saw a lot of farmland, slept through Wyoming going east, and laughed my heart out. My grandma and I sang jazz together; I sang a lot of everything else on my own. I slept a lot. I choreographed a zumba number that is actually pretty decent. And it's too Maroon 5. How can you not feel great when Adam Levine is crooning about how sexy you are in the background?

Yes, I zumba'd in regular shorts. Ahaha, it was fun times. 

Here's a few more pictures of my adventure to Wisconsin and back!

On the way there. I didn't look like this on the way back. Humidity kills this kid.

Grandma, the woman with the best comeback lines. 

We be dorks. 

No name. That's the cats name. We we're friends.

Badlands, SD. <3

Awkward is what we go for. 

Awesome. 

One of the boys closest in my heart left Wednesday morning for the el-mission. I miss him. He's off to do brilliant things, but I'm selfish and I want the ability to talk to him all the time. He's a wonderful guy.  Two years really isn't that long. He'll be home in no time. 

Last piece of news? 

I will have blonde in my hair after monday. I am going ombre. And I couldn't be more excited. I ay have a problem with how often I change my hair, but at this rate, I can't say that I care all that much. I LOVELOVELOVE my hairdresser. She's like a sister; we're so similar. 

Life is crazy, but I'm so thankful that I've been able to handle it with a sort of grace. 

Happy FRIDAY. 

:)

This is what I'm loosely aiming for. Just shorter.

With love,
Jess