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We arrived safely.  Emily enjoyed the flight.  Her eyes got really big as we took off and she exclaimed, "Wow!" as we looked down on the ground beneath us.  We've just been hanging out here.  Our apartments are really nice and we get to hang out at the pool everyday.  Emily will be an olympic swimmer by the end of the summer.  This is the life!

Some of you have experienced first hand Emily's obsession with Chris Brown's new song "With You." I caught her performance on camera and thought I'd share. Yes she is using a flashlight for a microphone, and I apologize if my videography makes you nauseous.

Our soon-to-be Brother-in-law and Uncle, Ben invited us to go out and visit the baby animals at his parents farm. Emily loved the animals and hanging out on the farm. She made friends with Walt (Ben's dad) and before leaving tugged on his shirt and said, "Can I come back tomorrow?" Emily holding a baby kitten This little colt liked her, maybe he found her size less intimidating She's a little nervous about the horse eating out of her hand Emily holding a baby chick

I finally did it! While I am so excited to be done with school, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do now. I'm sure I'll figure it out. I'd like to go on to get my Master's degree either sooner or later. I figure someone else has a plan and who am I to say what's going to happen next. Last Friday was graduation and what a wonderful day it was. My little sister and I graduated together. This made it a very special day and a lot funner with her by my side. I have to admit that during parts of the commencement I got a little emotional because of what it's taken to get to this point. As a mother going to school, I often felt overwhelmed because I was spread so thin and felt I couldn't be a great mother and a great student at the same time. There have been so many blessings in the past couple of years that have allowed me to do this and to know that this is what I was supposed to be working towards. While listening to the speeches I thought of the countles...