Hi everyone! I hope you guys haven't given up on me, although I would have if I were you. I fail as a blogger! Oh well. Just thought I'd catch you all up on the past three months, in a somewhat chronological order...
-I had my non-required Master's recital which went well! It was a lot of fun and a "last hurrah" before I left BYU.
-We played our last concert with the BYU phil (Beethoven 5). SAD SAD SAD. Not sure what the future will hold at Michigan, but I know I will miss all the friends I made over the years, but most of all I will miss Kory! No one can replace him!
-Joe graduated! Here's a stunning visual with him and the K-Man:
Fun Fact: Joe's wearing my cap and gown...never mind that the tassel says '09, right?
-After the semester ended, Joe worked full-time at the performance library for two weeks while I enjoyed life as a stay-at-home-wife (way cooler/easier than being a stay-at-home-mom).
-THE BIG MOVE!!! I got deathly ill a few days before we drove cross-country to Virginia. Perfect timing, I know. The doctors said it was a virus that could last 10-14 days and, of course, they couldn't give me any medication to make it go away faster. Awesome! So Joe did the brunt of the heavy lifting and moving, while I sat on the couch with my Ibuprofen, Kleenex box, Vitamin C drops, and ten blankets. It was fabulous. After a couple days though, I was able to muster and help a lot more/clean stuff. With the help of family, friends, and guys from the ward, we got our butts out of our apartment!
-Carol threw us a going-away party and a lot of our friends came. It was a lot of fun but made me realize how much I will miss all of the awesome people I pay to pretend they like me.
-ROAD TRIP. We packed our little red Solara full of all our earthly possessions and drove to Virginia! It took us three days , driving around 11-13 hours each day. Highlights of the trip included listening to copious amounts of Flight of the Conchords and Muse, and me narrating the first two books in the Chronicles of Narnia. I think I have a future in recording books on tape. Did I mention Joe drove THE WHOLE WAY? Yes, that's right. I still don't know how he did it.
-Which pretty much brings us to now. We've been having a lot of fun in Virginia with the fam. Joe and I have been looking for jobs for the last two weeks, to no avail. It is so hard to just get a job for the summer! But we'll keep trying...on the other hand, being jobless really helps fuel my WoW addiction.
-My sister Sarah suffered a traumatic bike accident a few days ago. Her and my dad are into cycling, and they were on a long 50-mile bike ride when it happened. She was going downhill really fast, hit some turns and lost control. The end result was that she knocked out 3 1/2 of her top front teeth, got stitches on the bottom of her chin, has a fractured jaw, and some major road rash on her legs and arms. It was traumatic, to say the least, and I wasn't even there! She spent two days in the hospital, and thank goodness the doctors found no injuries to her head or spine. Now she's at home recovering on an all-liquid diet. On the plus side, she has an awesome lisp from her missing teeth! Anyway, it has been a crazy week for the Smith fam, but it has made me realize how wonderful it is to have a strong, supportive, loving family and ward. It has been difficult, but we are grateful that all of her injuries will heal over time and that she didn't sustain any life-threatening/long-term injuries.
Welp, that is everything. Hopefully I won't wait three months to post again!
2 comments:
I want to see some pictures of Sarah. (is that creepy?) Tell her we are praying for her every day. :)
Haha! Ya know, Sarah's been dying to put some pictures up on facebook, but Mom and Dad won't let her. But I'm sure she'd email some to you/Dave for your viewing pleasure!
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