Finding Joy in the Journey

I.AM.ALMOST.DONE

2011-04-05T18:49:00.000-07:00

So I have pretty much come to the conclusion that I am the worst blogger. I often find myself hopping from blog to blog until I end up being a creeper and reading about peoples' lives that I don't even know. Then I get sad because my blog hasn't been updated in ... months.... So here we go :) This semester seems like it has been flying by. In less than 1 month I will kiss ASU goodbye and not see it again until I am walking across the stage to get my beautiful maroon and gold diploma. If you can't tell I am quite excited. You may be wondering why I wont be seeing ASU until then. I am moving back to Safford to student teach. Now this decision has a good side and bad side. Good side: I will be saving money. Bad side: the social life.. ehh whatev. I am really excited to be going home. I can't wait to be out of the fast paced city life and back to the calm-enjoying every moment- life of a small town even though I will miss all my friends in the valley. But no one said I can't visit right?

Senior Year

2011-01-19T10:13:00.000-08:00

Hello Senior Year!

This is my last semester at ASU. I have mixed feelings about it but I know that I am ready to finish school. I will be student teaching in the fall probably back at home. My first day of classes was yesterday. I had a teacher tell us that we should not plan on having a social life this semester. Goodbye friends see you in 110 days.. yes I counted. I am so excited for these next few months. It is going to be a lot of work but so worth it. Here's to a great year and a great education.

Halloween 2

2010-10-31T20:28:00.000-07:00

Halloween 1

2010-10-31T20:24:00.001-07:00

IM AN AUNT!

2010-09-17T20:15:00.000-07:00

Everson Michael McHugh

Born: September 14, 2010
8lbs 1oz

Congrats Michael and Jocelyn! :)

This is what I learned in class...

2010-04-07T20:46:00.000-07:00

yayyy

Roommate Pictures

2010-01-31T20:31:00.001-08:00

These were taken today after church. Me and Santana haven't really taken any pictures this year. She is a great roommate. I <3 her.

Goodbye Daelun... uh I mean Elder McRae

2009-11-22T20:07:00.001-08:00

Daelun is reporting to the MTC tomorrow! YAY GO HIM! :) See ya in two years my friend.

I LOVE TEMPLES!

2009-11-15T21:40:00.001-08:00

I love to see the temple. I'm going there someday! :)

Michael is Married?!?

2009-11-12T15:13:00.000-08:00

Well as you can see Michael is married! It is so crazy how fast everything has gone! I love Jocelyn and am excited that she is part of our family. Hope you all enjoyed the pictures and that all is well! :)

4 Months in 1 Paragraph

2009-09-27T13:39:00.000-07:00

So I know it has been quite some time since I have posted. . This means you guys get a lot of information at once. Lucky! This summer was a blast. I moved back home and met tons of new people. I went on my annual trip to Pennsylvania! Oh how I love my family. :) Over the summer a lot of my friends left on their missions. It is so great to see them serving and to hear from them. I miss them a lot but I know they are where they need to be. I decided to move out of the place I was living in and move into a a townhouse with my friend Santana. Can I say that I absolutely love it! Because I moved, that meant I moved into a new ward. I love my ward. They are so welcoming and it has been great so far. I am a little over a month into the semester and my classes are going great. I just applied for the teaching program for next semseter. Hopefully I get in. Over labor day weekend my family and I went to San Diego. Yes I celebrated my 20th Birthday at the beach! It was amazing. While in San Diego Michael got engaged to Jocelyn Pease. Crazy I know but Michael is ENGAGED! I assume most of you already know though. That is about all that is happening. Just getting ready for the wedding and trying to get through the semester.

IT'S ABOUT TIME!

2009-05-02T14:38:00.000-07:00

So I am finally updating my blog! I think its about time! SCHOOL IS OFFICIALLY OVER FOR THE SUMMER!! Ah! I cant belive that it has already been a year. It is crazy how fast time flies.

Here are some pictures of me and my two roommates Emily and Jeanie! We were having fun with my camera. I promise my head is not that freaky looking.

A week ago I went to lunch with Nicole! She was my first friend at ASU. We met at orientation last June. I am going to miss her!

I couple weeks ago. We hiked Camelback Mountain. It was a ton of fun! That is one thing I want to do more often next year is hike. :D

So I am adding this for Mandy! She insisted that she be put on my blog. Here ya go! I was in Coolidge about a month ago for the weekend and Safford was playing. It was fun to see old friends. It was a really windy day!

Thursday Afternoons

2009-02-05T19:40:00.000-08:00

Christmas Break

2009-01-29T22:56:00.000-08:00

Well this break went by fast. I am already in the swing of things this semester. Over break I met a way cool guy named nathan from Australia! We went on a huge group date. Bowling, smores, and games. While at my house having a bonfire my dad thought it would be funny to call the cops and report "illegal burning and illegal alien". Lets just say the cops had some fun with it!

After moving back up to Tempe, I went to Jimmy and Christi's wedding! It has been so nice living close to family! They have been such a great support and help at school! Not to mention they sometimes feed me! Jim makes some good mac and cheese!

A few years ago I went to EFY in Flagstaff. It is crazy how many life long friends such an amazing program can bring together. One young man who was in my group is Marcus Johnson. Ever since I moved to Tempe, he has been a great friend. He has recently left on his Mission to Taiwan!! He's gonna do great! This picture is from our last time hanging out! We went shopping for missionary stuff. :D

FINALS WEEK!!!

2008-12-11T16:40:00.000-08:00

Well I have made it through finals! What a week it has been. Not to mention how fast the semester has gone! Here are some pictures of what happend during our study time.

Temple Lights

2008-12-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

So for FHE this week we all went to the Mesa Temple Lights! It was a ton of fun to just walk around and feel the spirit. It has been so nice living so close to the temple.

Family Home Evening!!

2008-10-03T12:56:00.000-07:00

So this past monday for FHE we went goofy golfing and went to the temple. It was a lot of fun!

ASU GAME!!

2008-09-18T16:02:00.000-07:00

So the other night, Shanna Mary and Myself went to a football game. It was a ton of fun. Unfortunatly we lost in overtime. But atleast we got some good pictures out of it! :D

Fun Times

2008-09-10T20:58:00.000-07:00

Here is just a few pictures!

Stake Dance

2008-09-07T18:18:00.001-07:00

We all went to a YSA dance last night!! IT was so much fun!

Long Delayed Post

2008-09-06T14:12:00.000-07:00

Well it is about time a make a post. A lot has happened since I moved to tempe! My classes have started. Wow it is so much better than H.S.! Institute is great! It had rained for a few days so one Monday night we all went out and played in it!

The Journey Begins!

2008-08-19T20:13:00.000-07:00

I am now moved! I live with 4 other girls in a 3 story house, and it rocks! You can come visit, family! Or other people, preferrably boys in the age category of 18-24. Returned missionaries welcome! ... ok ok now for the real deal! I am now beginning my journey as a college student at Arizona State University! YAY!