A Walk Down Memory Lane

So after moving back into my mom's house, one of the first things that needed to be done after unpacking ~6 suitcases, and six medium sized boxes (that contained everything material in my life), was to find space for all the stuff!!!

This resulted in two large rubbermaid containers with stuff I would not need immediately, and a whole lot of cleaning of the million boxes and piles of random stuff from long ago that for some reason I once thought I should keep (broken sunglasses, really?). While most of this stuff was easily parted with, some I felt were worth keeping. My favorites follow!!

This is a drawing by my brother, or actually a small part of a very long series of drawings that involved Mr. Invisible and various associated characters if I remember right. Apparently seeing this literally made my brother laugh out loud in the library, and considering he is beginning a very stressful week with five different final exams (he's in med school!!), this is clearly some priceless artwork!

This is a Valentine from a secret admirer!! Just kidding, it's from my friend Skippy, haha. It may be from middle school, but that girl can always make me smile! 

Look at that perspective!! The color!! The shading!! But not the shrubs. And not the parts where the perspective is off. Still, I worked so hard on this in my high school art class that I just can't bring myself to get rid of it! Seriously, I put a lot of hours in this drawing! But then kind of gave up on the shrubs...you would think an Environmental Studies major like myself would be better at drawing plants. 

Of course, there is still half a closet full of barbies and Molly doll stuff. Gotta save it for my future daughter right?! But let's not share a picture of all that...

Back to Blogging!

Hello Everyone!! You may remember me from such blogs as A Cheesehead Among the Kiwis, and now I'm back, sharing my adventures again!

This adventure is a little different though, it's about returning home to Wisconsin after being away for a long time. Yes I did come back to visit, but I'm sure we can all agree that visiting a place and living in a place yield very different results. I lived in Denver for two years, and then studied abroad in New Zealand for one, before returning for my final year of school in Denver. My senior year was interesting to say the least, and while it was awesome in some respects, in many others it was pretty rough. So after travelling and living about as far from home as I could get in New Zealand, returning to the states made me realize that it wasn't so much about where in the world I was, but who I was with that made my best memories. So I started to think, maybe Wisconsin isn't all that bad, maybe coming back home would actually be pretty nice! And then I met an amazing guy, and it was about that time that I decided my next adventure needed to be going back home. My freshman self would have been horrified, but now I realize that coming home is not a step backwards, but a step in a different direction (or maybe just a step towards tastier cheese). 

But don't worry!! I don't plan on settling down quite yet, I've still got a whole world to see! However, my adventurous side is craving someplace just a little more comfortable at the moment. 

So now let me tell me about the last week or so of my life:

Thursday, May 2nd: Took my last final of my undergraduate career!! 

Saturday, May 4th: My family arrived in Denver to help me celebrate four years of hard work  at Regis with lots of delicious food, and a few drinks here and there.

Sunday, May 5th: Graduation ceremony!!! It's official, I'm a college graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, and a Business Administration minor with an emphasis in Marketing! I even managed to graduate magna cum laude! 

"I'm a college grad?! When did that happen?!

I may miss my tiny house on Hooker Street, my roomie, and Spartacus, the world's cutest dog, but I am happy to be home! 

After the ceremony and a quick lunch before people had to jet off back to their homes, my mom and I spent the afternoon and evening packing up alllllllllll of my stuff. 

Monday, May 6th: We woke up early and finished packing before heading to the airport, and finally at 7:30 pm central time, I was back in Wisconsin, for good!!

Since then, I've been running all sorts of errands (including getting some snazzy new glasses), spending time with my wonderful boyfriend and awesome family, and even sneaking in a job interview yesterday! I've still got lots of unpacking to do, but why do that when I could be blogging?!

As you can see, I've had quite the week! But I am looking forward to many more busy weeks to come! And on the radar for this summer so far, I've already got getting a job, a trip to the boundary waters, and so much more that I'll be sure to tell you all about!!