Happy Graduation Keith!!!!

My sweet husband graduated on Saturday and was awarded outstanding academic achievement in the Graduate School of Theology! It was a fun weekend celebrating with family and friends. He has worked so hard in grad school and has really loved it, but is very excited to be finished! Over the past three and half years he has:

completed 84 hours of class

written numerous 20+ page research papers

read lots and lots of very thick books

taken many extensive tests

engaged in lots of great conversation

spent countless hours in the library

even spent a night in the library

studied under and developed relationships with wonderful professors

been challenged spiritually, mentally, and physically

maintained a top notch GPA

made friends with fellow students

mentored freshmen and sophomores as a teaching assistant

ordered, sold, and organized music for the campus store

ministered to the sweet people at Maryneal Church of Christ

and all the while continued to be a loving husband

My heart is full! I could not be more thankful for and proud of him. This has been an amazing chapter of our lives. He's looking forward to having some time to rest over the next few weeks until we see what the future holds.

Celebrating with the fam!

Thanks to our friend and fellow blogger Lauren for taking this fun picture for us!

Remeber Jenny, the sweet and talented girl who made my blog look cute, fun, and hip? Well, guess what?!!!

As a kickoff to celebrate her new business, she is generously giving away FREE blog makeovers!!

All you have to do is go to her blog and comment to enter. For every 10 people that enter she will give away another makeover. So if your blog needs a new look, go here. Or click on the Pink Armchair on the right side of my blog. The contest ends on Saturday, so hurry over before it's too late!

flip flops...your feet's best friend!

Since flip flops are most definitely in my top five favorite things in the whole wide world, I had to share this fun flip flop test that I found on on my friend Sarah's blog. Interestingly, she is not a fellow flip flop fan (how's that for alliteration:)I know you're all so impressed!)...I'll have to try and convince her to embrace that little strap between the toes. Believe it or not that used to bug me too....but I've worn them almost everyday since I overcame the whole toe separation thing about nine years ago:) There really isn't much that makes me smile more that a cute/comfy pair of flips. I just got three new pair for my birthday, but don't worry they were all under $10! If you need some new flippys for summer I recommend these! A couple summers ago I decided not to fork over the $7.99 for a very similar pair, then I saw everyone else's cute feet sporting them and searched Targets in three states until I found them. So this year, when I saw they had stripes and plaid, I bought them both!
Anyway, on with the test. I wonder where I can find these cute green polka dot ones?! I guess the test is partly accurate for me...I can be pretty goofy, but I'm not sure I treat every day like a vacation and I'd choose the beach over Disney World! Give it a try, what do your flip flops say about you? Thanks for the fun idea Sarah, and try some flip flops, you know you want to:)

What Your Flip Flops Say About You

You live to have fun, and your sense of humor is downright goofy. You are a big kid on the inside, and you have a very open heart. You try to make every day feel like a vacation, even if you have other responsibilities. Each day, you make a little bit of time to play and let loose. Your ideal warm weather place: Disney World

The Flip Flop Test