Closer to Colorado!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to catch up with a friend of mine (Jaclyn) who is living in Colorado! Before she moved out there she had invited Lucas and I to go out and visit anytime. So... we are going! I may have mentioned this before but we are heading out there the third week or so of August and planning to stay the whole WEEK! It's our first "long" trip together and after over four and a half years I think it's about time! :) I'm very excited to make the trip out there and back with Lucas and will enjoy every minute of it! Jaclyn's boyfriend's name is Andy, and he also lives out there so Lucas will have a golfing buddy for the week. :)

Currently, we are debating between flying and driving. Originally we were going to drive because we couldn't find plane tickets cheaper than $300 but now that we are looking a little deeper (or, my mom is! :) ) we may have found a reasonable deal. Lucas and I have decided that if we find tickets for anything $200 or under we will fly. It will be Lucas' first flight and my second! If we have to drive though, we will do that and have just as much fun. :)

Getting Fit

These are three of my tools for getting fit this summer.

• My green and blue asics. :) I like them a lot.
• My resistance tube. I just got this the other day and have been enjoying it. It's main purpose is for toning.
  
• My pedometer. My roommate and friend and I have been walking often and were never too sure how far we were going, so the other day Lucas and I went to Shopko and I got this nice little pedometer for $7.99. It was the cheapest one but is working very well and I like that it is so little (the littlest one available).

Finally

Summer is finally here!

Studying for final exams last week kept me away from my blog unfortunately, but I got my grades the other day and the studying most definitely paid off!

So, what's on the agenda for the summer you ask?

The more appropriate question seems to be what isn't on the summer agenda?!

I'm working quite a bit... sorting mail in Towers Tuesday-Thursday, working the Chancellors Front Desk on Thursdays, Towers Front Desk on Fridays and every other Saturday, and watching Teddy Monday - Friday and Julia and Jackson Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In the middle of June through the beginning of August I'll also be working 20 hours a week in the Housing Office on campus.

Babysitting has been a lot of fun so far... I've been to the park 4 times in the last three days and am getting a good suntan! :)

Other summer plans include

• Getting fit with one of my roommates (Emily) - so far we have managed to work out everyday this week!
• Go on a canoe trip with my practicum group - this is a two day trip and is scheduled at the end of July
• Float down the river -- we all are equipped with our floating devices and are ready to go now we just need the weather to stay nice so it can heat up the water!
• Go to Colorado with Lucas to visit Jaclyn! :) We are doing this the middle of August and are very excited!
  

Smile!

In case you need something to smile about... smile at this cutie! :) He makes me smile every single day. This is Teddy, a 2 year-old I babysit. He is one of the brightest two-year-old's you will meet. He knows and can identify all the ABCs, colors and numbers. He can also sing along to almost every Beatles song there is. He is just precious. :)

This picture was taken last week on a beautiful 80 degree day. Teddy demanded we take his coat, hat and mittens outside. I managed to keep the coat and mittens off of him but he wore the hat most of the time. :) Two-year-old's are so much fun because they are starting to become their own little person. This two-year-old has me wrapped around his little fingers!

Little Sibs Weekend

Well, the troop headed out this afternoon and I think it's safe to say they had a good time. :) I forgot how busy 3 "kids" can be though... I think Holly did as well. On the first day of the trip, early on she was requesting a "stiff drink". :)

But, a good time was definitely had by all. We had fun menu planning, went for a walk around campus and made Ky experience the "hill". We also did some shopping and went bowling (which we even managed to get Josh to come out!!), watched a movie and even did a little scrapbooking.

Pictured above are three of the four attendees: Ky, Leah and Hannah. Missing from the picture is Holly. :( I wanted to get a group shot of all five of us but ended up forgetting.

Thanks for coming out to visit me ladies!!! :)

Anticipation

For what you ask?

• Little Sibs Weekend @ UWEC this weekend. :) Holly, Hannah, Leah and Ky are coming on Saturday to spend the weekend with me.
  
• Beautiful weather. Today is supposed to be really nice, but this weekend is supposed to be rainy and stormy so I'm excited for having a stretch of really nice days in the near future!
• This semester to be over! This is my fourth year at the University and although it doesn't really seem like it's been that long, I'm getting sick of going to class! I'm very much looking forward to starting my practicum in late August where I will still have course work but it will be a lot lighter and more focused on getting into the field and being put to work!
  

My Mosaic

Here is my picture mosaic. :) I thought it was kind of fun. The questions and my answers are as follows:
Name: Heidi
Favorite Food: Chocolate
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Drink: Sweet Tea
Dream Vacation: Alaska
Favorite Hobby: Cooking
What do you want to be when you grow up: A Mother
What do you love most: Lucas
One word to describe you: Push-over

If you would like to try it yourself, here are the instructions:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search(http://www.flickr.com/)b. Using only the first page, pick an image.

c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s Mosaic Maker (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php)

d. Save the image and post it on this note!