I'm back! For all my faithful blog readers, I had to take a sabbatical while frantically cramming for exams. Actually, I wasn't really cramming, nor was I overly frantic, but I was very busy! My last week consisted of being in the library from 8am til 10 pm, breaking only to eat and to write exams. I have never written 4 exams in 4 days with classes ending monday and exams starting tuesday! It was crazy but it's over now and I'm relaxing! I'll give a very quick re-cap of what I've been able to enjoy since finishing exams:

-a mini birthday party for ME! 2 weeks early! Jo and Becky and Hannah had a surprise birthday celebration for me the day exams finished because Jo and Becky are both gone now and we won't see each other for 2 months. It was awesome, I was so suprised and it involved cheesecake..my ultimate favorite dessert!
These are my beautiful birthday tulips--I can't wait for them to bloom!





-hmm, I've done some shopping for "professional" clothing for my placement. I'm not very good at this yet, I'm too used to looking like a student and wearing the same thing day after day!
-I've also been just hanging out at home with Hannah and cute little Ava. here's a picture to show just how cute she is: I love just spending time with her. It's very fun! I've also been doing some biking and running and realizing how out of shape I've gotten from this semester. BRUTAL! Anyway, I'm off to meet Krista for dinner so thanks for checking in...more to come!