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 This last week was a fun one! Our annual Lake Powell trip has taken place in July the last couple of years, but everyone was kind enough to grant Seth his wish of coming home and heading to the lake. SO all of us waited until august this year and I kinda hope it stays in august because the lake was DEAD! Going to Lake Powell in July, especially over the 4th or the 24th is honestly sketch. There are so many dang boats and people and I guess that's how I thought the lake was all summer long, but nope aug 14 aka the first week of school... prime time to go. No one was there. Anyways... here is a conglomeration of a bunch of pics from the trip in no particular order...

Oddly enough Friday morning it was cold and rainy... I didn't know Lake Powell was capable of being cold and rainy. That didn't stop most people from surfing (It stopped me)

Seth and Miller in their iconic bucket hats

Dad trying to wash away the "new" shoe look

Quadruple stuffed Oreo

Like I said - icons

These cliffs were beautiful. This whole cove was beautiful and probably my favorite part of the trip. 

Caught three fish and Kyle quickly became Eisley's best friend because of it. 

I'll admit it - Lake Powell is more fun with Jack and Evan. They were missed. But it was still a party. I tubed way too hard this year and wrecked my body for days - worth it. Grateful to the M wells family for continuing to make this happen every summer. It really is good bonding time with the cousins and as we get older we really aren't together that often anymore, so it's fun to catch up. 

Other pictures from the week - took grandma out for some milkshakes. We had a good time on the black hill and even took a little walk. Love you grandma. 

I like this picture. 

School started this week for all the kiddos and all the teachers aka Madi. Crazy how fast summer flies by. We celebrated her last night of summer with peach shakes and an apple cider glacier for me. This summer has been a pretty wild one. Lots of busyness - trying to find balance between trips and fun and school and work and self care and chores and trying to stay happy and everything in between. I love summer, but I'm ready to settle in to my last four months of school and finish this freaking grind. Then No more school and I can travel whenever the freak I want - which I plan on doing next year to celebrate. Anyways - I still think it's crazy that I started my graduate degree on a whim because I was bored. For the longest time I was just doing school work because that's what Ive done my whole life and I didn't really realize what I was doing. Now that Im four months from graduating it's all becoming real. Im getting more and more excited to graduate, but I'm not quite sure if that excitement is coming from wanting to be an NP or just being done with school. IDK what my plans are for after I graduate, but I am thinking of just chilling as an RN for a few months and not worrying about school or finding a new job or anything else. Im just ready to have some fun and not be stressed. BUT in good news of this week (as in today) I got my grade back for my final paper... I freaking aced it. This is impressive for multiple reasons. 1. My professor hasn't given me 100% on anything this term. She's the type of professor that will find anything wrong to not give full credit. For instance, all my discussions this class have gotten grades like 19.2/20 or 18.6/20. Also this paper was hella long. The paper, plus all the references I used and the Appendices I created all equaled out to be a 17 page paper. I had calculated the percentage I needed on this paper to pass the class and I think I needed 30% so honestly I BS'ed it (a little, I can never fully allow myself to BS anything in school) and still got 165/165 sheesh. I was pretty stoked this morning. But mostly just stoked to have it done haha. Now I get a one week break then the grind begins for four months straight till December 22nd. 

Lastly - Pday with Jackie. We talked for an hour and 15 minutes. I still think he's a little homesick because he wouldn't let me hang up, but I don't blame him. We talked about his adventures in Africa, Lake Powell (I let him know its more fun when he is there) and he even saw something about grey's anatomy out in Africa so we started talking about that. haha it seems like forever ago that I got jack obsessed with that show. He's doing better and better each week, but doesn't mean I don't still miss him like crazy. I think that wraps up the last week and a halfish. Im not ready for summer to be over. I just know the snow will be here before I know it and that means the winter blues. BOOO