October!

Wow! Can you believe that it is October already?? This year is just flying!! 
Well, I am 22 now! My birthday was a good one. I worked and had math class; however, I received a wonderful delivery as well as had dinner that night @ AppleBee's.

Birthday flowers from my Nate! <3

Nate came up to SLC this last weekend. We went up to Park City on Saturday and enjoyed walking around and shopping!

We did some more shopping on Sunday around town.

My dad was in town the weekend of the 18th. We went to Planet Play and enjoyed hanging out.

SCHOOL UPDATE:

I turned in my graduation application for Spring! I will be graduating with my Associates of Science on May 9th! I absolutely cannot wait!! All of the homework, late night cram sessions, and stress are about to finally pay off!! 

I am not quite sure yet what October has to bring, but I am eager to find out! 

August Update!

Hello hello. Once again, it has been awhile since I have last posted. 
Updates:
- The summer has been fun! I attended a few country concerts : Josh Gracin and Kix Brooks. I have yet to go to Sugarland on 9/1 and Lonestar on 9/11.

- I also went camping/hunting in Cedar City with the Atwoods!! That was definitely an exciting and new experience for me. I didn't get to shoot the deer this year, but I sure participated in the skinning! 

 - Fall Semester has officially started as of last week. I am taking Natural Disasters, College Algebra II, and Conflict Management. With my dad's phenomenal math skills, I plan to finish this semester strong. I should be obtaining my Associates of Science at the end of spring semester. 
- I am still working at the U of U and enjoying working with the Maternity patients. I plan to move to Cedar City after Spring Semester and attend the BSN program at Southern Utah University. The goal is neonatal nursing. :) Yay for finally settling on a career to pursue. 
- I was able to spend a lot of time with family this summer. My mom was in town last weekend for a Broderick get together. It was so great to see her!

- My birthday is next month! I will officially be 22 on the 26th! Time has really flown by! It's so crazy how quickly it goes by after 18. I am looking forward to being 22, I imagine it to be the perfect age to freeze time and eternally be. Haha. :P 

- It was Julia's four year anniversary last week. August 22. I can't even describe what it feels like to have her missing from my life. It's been like a memory that, with time, almost doesn't feel real anymore. I miss her an indescribable amount. I find myself often wondering what her life would like if she were with us still. Would she be attending school along with me? Would she be traveling the world and leading African Safaris? She always had a great love for animals. Would she be married and have children? Would I be an active part in their life to remind them how phenomenal their mother is? I suppose it doesn't really do any good to wonder.. but I am positive that she would be doing something fantastic with her life. Most of all, I just hope that she found the happiness that she was looking for. Apparently, she didn't believe that she could find that here. I really hope that she smiles everyday and laughs along with all of the silly things that I do. Love you Jewel! R.I.P.

More Photos!

Here are some more of my recent photos. 

Bring on the Heat!

Woo! Middle of June and it only gets hotter from here. As my previous post stated, Nate lives in STG. I've been making quite a few trips down that way. The heat there is thick and brutal. I thought SLC was warm.. boy was I wrong! Luckily, I kinda like Nate ;) so I'll bear the heat. 

Not a whole lot is new since I wrote last month. I did get new computer monitors at work, however, we have been upgrading. They're each 22" of massiveness. They're super nice, but it definitely takes some adjusting. 

I also got my fabulous Nikon D3100 camera and have been playing with it. Here are some of my photos so far. (Keep in mind, it has been awhile since I have been shooting and am still re-brushing up on the skill.) 

I've been having a lot of fun with my camera and hope to continue expanding my skills.

Last weekend I attended the David Williams Family Reunion! We went up to Hood Park in Washington. It was tons of fun!!

We spent some time at the lake, roasted marshmallows, told family stories, and proved that the Williams family has amazing team work skills! ;) 

The reunion was a total blast! It was great to see everyone and spend some quality time! I look forward to the next reunion!!