What I've been up to

It was Homecoming around here this weekend and I was able to do a few updos at school on Friday, which are my favorite to do! This cutie had hair down to her lower back so it was quite the challenge, but had fun doing it non the less.

Dustin Gets Political

Dustin went to a big career fair in DC and was able to squeeze in some time for sightseeing. Just wish I could have gone with him.

Okay I know I haven't blogged in over three weeks....

I think it has something to do with us leaving the luxurious life of New York and traveling, then being dropped back into real life where school is all we know.

Dustin and I pretty much only see each other in passing these days. What can you do!? I'll try not to let another 3 weeks go by.

Labor Day Weekend

We took advantage of the holiday and made a trip to New York to see Niagra Falls and visit Palmyra as well. We are really glad we went and had a great time, excluding Labor Day traffic of course. The weather was sunny and perfect, Niagra Falls was even bigger than we imagined and going to Palmyra and seeing the Sacred Grove and Hill Cumorah was a very cool experience.

Now we have to accept the fact that summer is pretty much over and there is nothing that we can do about it. I have to say this has been the best summer of our lives, and I'm not quite sure how happy we are that it is coming to a close. We have had so may wonderful memories like our time in New York City, visiting family, my trip to Hawaii and then all our sightseeing. If I added right, Dustin and I have been in 13 states and 2 countries combined this summer. It was truly a summer to remember.

After we left New York and spent a few days in Missouri with family we made a little detour on our drive home to Nauvoo, IL and also made a trip over to Carthage jail. It was really cool being in these places because their history and significance.

Outside Carthage Jail

Beautiful scenery in Nauvoo After a summer of traveling and play we are back to Michigan AND real life. Dustin starts up his second and final year at MSU next week and I started Cosmetology school this last week. (I had all my school hours transferred from Idaho so I only have about six months left). Life is busy and will get busier as the semester goes on. But I think we are starting to see what looks like a small glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

So long, farwell...

We didn't think it would come so soon, but we are leaving Manhattan for good tomorrow morning. Dustin finished his internship on Friday and learned a lot from his experience at Pfizer. It finally sank in today while packing that we are really leaving and we got pretty bummed out. This has been a once in lifetime experience and we wouldn't trade it for anything. We were just feeling like we were starting to "fit in" here and now we have to leave. We were to the point where tourist asked us for directions. We loved when this happened because that meant we looked like locals and knew what we were doing!

We are going to miss:

- The food! Champs blueberry muffins and peach smoothies, great Cuban food at Cafe Habanas in SoHo, Shake Shack, Pinkberry, and a good hot dog is never too far away.

- The endless possibilities of entertainment and things to do. Broadway shows, concerts, going to new restaurants, going to the park or just walking around somewhere new.

- Our great apartment. Dustin's work definitely treated us well with a fully furnished, great place downtown

- Our maid, again another perk. We got used to that pretty fast. She will truly be missed.

- The overall excitement of this great city. The people who live here love it and the people that visit love it just as much.

- The great people we have met at work or church and being able to meet a lot of interesting people.

Goodbye Manhattan!

Finally Home...for now

I'm baaaack. It's been a busy and fun two and half weeks of traveling. I went to Seattle to spend a few days with my family and went to my cousins wedding, and then off to Hawaii with my sister and her two friends. I was sent as the "adult supervision" but I'm pretty sure I had just as much fun as they did. Maui was beautiful, warm and relaxing. Highlights of the trip included parasailing 800 feet in the air, flying over to Honolulu and staying overnight in Waikiki, multiple spa treatments, laying on the beach everyday and shopping entirely way too much. Only downsides - a few sunburns, being away from Dustin way too long, and getting seasick twice and throwing up overboard (too much information?). Anyways, it's great to be back in New York and Dustin even had pink roses waiting for me when I got home. Now all we have to do is sit back and enjoy our last week in New York City. Sad!