Peace Out College

Like I said in my last post A LOT has happened lately. Although finding out about Baby V was by far the most exciting news it does not trump my biggest accomplishment as today. I finally got to say good by to UCF!! I am now officially an educated woman ready to take on the world, for like 6 more months then I will be tackling a whole NEW world.

Graduation week was a CRAZY blur filled with family, friends and a lot of packing (more on this in another post). Jon's family flew in from Vegas  and it was fabulous. I even got to have a last minuet party to celebrate and say good bye to everyone. My parents are pretty much the most amazing parents ever because they bought me a a brand new Nikon D5200 with 2 new lenses for graduation and I am pretty much as excited as  is humanly possible to own it. Jon loves it almost as much as me and took the job of graduation photographer so here are some pictures from my artsy hubby...

Why I Will NEVER Play a April Fools Joke Again

Well it has been a little over a month since my last post and even longer since the one before that. Usually that would mean that everything is normal aka quite and kind of boring but for once that is not the case!
Quite a few things have happened since and it was just too soon to write about them but the time has come!!! Ill start with the biggest development...

The story goes a little something like this...

One fateful April Fools Day a young wife set out to trick her husband like she never had before...
Basically I had a huge break between classes and a friend and I were talking about the best pranks we had done. Which is when I realized I have never pranked my sweet hubby, who happens to LOVE teasing me. So I came up with the most brilliant plan. I would convince him I was pregnant! We had just had a "scare"  a couple months before which actually was me forgetting to keep track and getting nervous which is fairly normal but after that we had a serious talk about waiting for little nuggets for about a year. So I thought it was a GREAT idea to trick him.

My friend and I came up with a great plan and all day I prepared him with little hints like I am two to three days late ( which I would know because my tracker has been my BEST friend since the scare), my stomach felt gross, I was sooo tired...which at the time was all true but I KNEW I was about to start...all the signs were there cramping, grumpiness and even my monthly headache. So on we went....  we found the perfect picture of a positive test, it was to be the last piece to our evil plan. So after my next class I called the hubby and started on the rehearsed "I just took a pregnancy test" talk.  Turns out he had been so stressed that instead of freaking out he went to the movies by himself  so he didn't have to think about it...I don't know why he was so on board with believing me because usually his first reaction to every thing is "its all in your head!"  So I continued with my story and he was being so supportive even though I could tell he was FREAKING out, So at this I couldn't lie any more so I ruined my own joke. I started laughing and it was over. We had a good laugh the rest of the week ant then we realized my period never came....

AND THIS HAPPENED...

So what if I thought the first test was broken and we had to go buy 2 more just to check...
It's normal right?

 And I cried and then I laughed and then I cried again all the while Jon laughed and smiled because he had already worked through his shock the week before. After the initial shock wore off though I was happy as can be and now we will have a sweet little nugget of our own just in time for Christmas. Baby V will be here (hopefully) December 8, 2013 and I will NEVER again play an April Fools Joke!

Want to Save Some Money Next Semester?

I was just introduced to a life changing company... not even an exaggeration. If I have known about this program from the start of my college career I would have saved SO MUCH MONEY... thinking about it right now actually kind of hurts! Since this is my last semester in school I thought that I would share Campus Book Rentals with all of my readers who can still benefit from the good news. I don't know how many times I have spent over $100 for a book that I opened ONCE for a class and then went to sell it back to the school to get about a fourth of what I spent on it. Well, no more! Campus Book Rentals takes a some power away from expensive book companies and puts it back with the students. The have two different programs that work with students to save you money. The first is their rental program. I used to think that renting a text book was a waste of money but look at all of the benefits you get.

Save 40-90% off of bookstore prices 
Free shipping both ways

 ( you def don't get ANYTHING free when you buy through the book store)
can highlight in the textbooks

flexible renting periods

Here is a video that can explain it a lot better than I can....

The second program they offer is awesome  If you did get tricked into buying on of those expensive  text book they got ya covered. They just rolled out a new program that is seriously brilliant. It will allow you to make money off your text books. Baicially it lets YOU rent YOUR books out to others which lets you make money instead of just spending it! 

To learn more about either program head on over to their website!

Wedding Wednesday

Last time I did this my excuse was my sister is getting married, now its that my sister, brother-in-law and 2 friends are getting married.... apparently St Patrick's day weekend is real romantic with all these rings getting passed around! I think my hubby missed the memo because I did home work while he worked all day... opposite of romantic! Any ways here are my obessions....

Balloons

Bar

Confetti Programs

Flowers

Yes No Invites

Cake

Deserts Table

Fairytale Lies

The past couple of days I have read some really great perspectives on marriage and love. When I was little I always thought I would get whisked away from my life my some charming prince. He would be rich, handsome and preferably actual royalty. Although my husband is pretty dang handsome we are the opposite of rich and he is definitely not a royal. I think people these days go in to marriage with the wrong expectations and when they are not met they give up. Marriage is hard, it is rough and not for the faint of heart. It is a journey and an adventure and at many times it is far from perfect but it is worth it. When you look at marriage through Gods eyes you see that it is not meant to be perfect but to perfect us.

I need a party to plan!!

 Any takers? I am in the planning mood but have no friends to party with here (we are a sad, sad little married couple)... I just spend my time searching the internet and lusting over party after party. I want this lady and these ladies jobs. One day this will be me but I figure I should finish school for now.... Until then I will just lust over all the amazing things I see online....

Every party needs a pinata

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And garlands galore.....



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And table settings....

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And don't forget the invites!!!

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So I guess if anyone wants to let me plan a party for them just le me know and I will use all this inspiration to get it done! 

Try a Little Harder to Be a Little Better

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“Try a little harder to be a little better.” 

“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. 

Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.”

“It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.” 

“Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.” 

“Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference 

we can make in the lives of others” 

“Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.” 

 Thank you President Gordon B. Hinckley.

You are the man of the hour.