More Summer Fun and birthday parties!

WOW- Okay, so I uploaded these pictures like a month ago, but lost my energy to write anything about them. So, here are a few pics from the end of summer. Keli and I made apricot and raspberry jam, and applesauce, and Deegan loved helping!

Helping water our sad little garden.

Loving the "burbries" (raspberries)

I got to go visit my best friends from high school (Tiffany and Brittany). We went to Ikea with the kiddos.

Cullen and Mom's birthday party

Our friends Garrett and Emily-

We had an Elder's Quorum party at the Beaver Creek Lodge (one of the guys in the ward owns it).

We went horseback riding, and it was lots of fun. Since we arrived late the 4 of us got a private tour! It was pretty much a new experience to all of us because those of us who had ridden before, did so a very long time ago. My horse's name was Pegasus, he was nice. Emily's horse was very not nice. He kept trying to run and didn't want to behave, but we made it okay, and will probably go back next year!

The times they are a changing

Well, life is about to get a little bit more hectic at the Powell house! Last week (on the last possible day for registration) I decided to go back to school to become a nurse. Since I have been going to school for ever and have completed my Associate's Degree, I have all of the prerequisites except for the anatomy and physiology courses and a nutrition course. So I had to make a quick decision since those classes have to be taken over 2 semesters, and the nursing program starts each fall: Do I hurry and start today (a week late) or hold off and add another year to the time it will take to complete the program? Of course, the faster the better, so I decided to jump right in! It was a bit chaotic last week, but I am finally almost caught up to where I should be. I took my first test today and got an 86%. Not bad for last minute cramming! Even though I have only been out of school for a year and a half, it is SO weird to go back. I walked the campus today, and the kids there all looked SO YOUNG! I'm not that old!! I feel like I've been out of it forever! Oh well, I guess that's ok. Assuming I go straight through the program with no stops, I will be finished with my RN in 3 years. I'm so excited!