Long time, no talk.

Man oh man, has it ever been a long time, where to begin...

My trip to Texas:

Well, as you may have guessed I made it to Texas and back without any freak accidents after the one mentioned in my last post. It was so nice to spend time with my boyfriend after him being gone for what seemed like forever but it was just a month in a half. Being in Big Bend was so refreshing because I didn't have cell phone service so I was completely disconnected and I loved it! Ryan and I went hiking on some really cool trails and we even spent the night up in the Chisos mountains for his birthday! 

We also got to go to Mexico for lunch one of the days I was there because Big Bend is on the border of the USA and Mexico! 

Ryan had to go back to work while I was down there, so I got to have alone time to hike and enjoy nature all by myself. I'll tell you what, hiking is one of the most relaxing things I have ever done. 

Oh, and while I was down there Iowa was experiencing the polar vortex, which was something like -40 degree temperatures and I was living the dream in 40-60 degree weather! 

School:

I'm taking some pretty neat classes this semester, I don't really want to bore you with the details. But, something super exciting is happening in Dec. 2014. 

I GRADUATE, with a degree in anthropology and a minor in biology...6 years later! 

Work: 

I'm still working for the city as a lifeguard and swim instructor, which I love! I am teaching 2 classes of 5-6 year olds, 3 private lessons and a class of adults ranging in age from 29-44. I've been teaching lessons since last summer which is a grand total of something like 7 sessions of swim lessons, each session 2 days a week for 4 weeks (M/W or T/TH). I am telling you what though, the adult class is by far the most challenging class I've taught. I was given this class because I was the only one my lesson coordinator could trust teaching them, so I guess I deserve a nice pat on the back. This session is by far the craziest though because I teach M-TH and then immediately following my T/TH lessons at 8pm I have to guard special Olympic practice til 9pm, but starting tomorrow, from 9-10:30pm, I get to participate in a scuba diving class! 

Fridays, I lifeguard and then Sundays, I teach a private lesson to a 7 year old boy! The only day I have off is Saturday, so you can bet I have myself a little fun:)

Hmmm what else....OH

SPRING BREAK:

Because it's been since January since I've seen my boyfriend and I miss the kid like crazy, I wanted to go back to Texas for spring break. Bonus is the weather down there, of course. But, I miss my 16 year old brother as well. Hmm. so I came up with the perfect solution. Since his high school spring break and my spring break are the same week I proposed to my parents that they should let Garrett come with me to Texas. THEY SAID YES! 

So now I'll have someone accompany me down to Texas, plus my brother and Ryan have a cute little bromance thing going on. 

So there ya have it folks, a very brief recap on my life the past 2 months. 

#TitterstoTexas2

ALSO, my best friend Nick is moving to MN from NM so that's really awesome too!