who knew payless had such amazing shoes?

Source: payless.com via Marissa on Pinterest

thanks bhldn

cats out of the bag, so i bought this:

Source: bhldn.com via Marissa on Pinterest

here's to friendship that runs deep

here's to the bucket list

here's to ikea trips and sara groves

here's to lil' cuties and silly emails

here's to bad tv and even worse Internet {perezhilton}

here's to friends that are family

here's to a journey that doesn't end just because of state lines.

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five years ago, sam and i were an unlikely match.  we were acquaintances both needing a roommate.  what has developed is something for the history books. its something that i treasure. its something worth celebration. and celebrate we will.

i'm a glass case of emotion...

so august is quickly approaching and my life, as we know it, will be thrust into the great wide oregon outdoors. we've known about this transition for a while, but the countdown has begun. i'm having a hard time believing that it's actually happening.

as my time at my job is coming to the end, i'm becoming more emotional about this process than i care to be. i have started saying good bye to students, redistributing my work load, and i wasn't prepared for this to happen so soon. i was convinced i would wait until june 16, pack up my things in a small box, and it would just be over. boy was i wrong.

so, in order for my processing to continue i thought i'd document the top 10 things that i will miss about my job (one bad day and it's all downhill)

10. the flaky pastries at staff break every friday at 10am

9. having fridays off during the summer and almost 2 weeks at christmas

8. higher education

7. working in the admissions office - i wouldn't work anywhere else on campus

6. having my cell phone paid for

5. being a part of a family's journey

4. working with my student workers

3. my co-workers

2. working in THE125 & with one of my best friends (she has the cutest babies)

1. working at a place that strives to honor the Lord

so that's that. the countdown continues and soon enough i'll be starting a new adventure in a new place.