my school year in pictures...

Midnight Bowling

First all nighter of the year 

Arbor games

Although we were opponents, we are still the best of friends

Roomies

That t-shirt is the best birthday present I have ever gotten

Double birthday party

I'm getting old seems like just yesterday I was 93

Homecoming

City and Colour

Great concert at the best venue

A Thanksgiving treat, Matt comes home!

The Tubbs

Tessa decided to join the family at Thanksgiving

We hardly even planned this

The best, most comfortable grandpa sweaters

80's skate

Karol and the likes

State game woooh

New Years

You know it's a party when there's a balloon

and crowd surfing

Ski season

The day we met Charlie

Yeah that's right, Christmas morn in our onesies, be jealous

Because we don't have enough family pictures

Dress up poker

Just Dance, j-term's favorite pastime 


Getting ready to take a road trip

An epic night of sledding

Some of my favorite people on Sunday night game night


When Andi stuffed a pancake in her cheeks

The night I became part of sisterhood

The dogs

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Band pictures

These are a few of my favorite things

Shopping for Adam's birthday present

In our own birthday presents

Because we both have an obsession with tye dye

Her first Dorito taco

In Pigeon

Chris Brown played bass like a boss

Because we can

Colorado

Lip Sync

Real Smiles

Because our faces were on the big screen

The Rocket Summer. I touched his shoe

Ahh Dennys

I whip my cat back and forth

Easter Break with Alyssa's family

Random trip to Lansing

The Team

What a stunning gal

The Gang minus Grant... again

Our first picture 
C-H-I-C-A-G-O
Bubble tea in China Town



The Crew

The last night at Denny's and our new waitress Samm

Trying to win at Jeopardy 

The people who overtook my home


and that's about it.

life lessons this year: part two

34. Never buy fat free fig newtons
35. Sushi is always worth the money
36. Denny's holds the power to bonding and laughter
37. Homework never gets done as early as you hoped it would.
38. Great risks make for great outcomes
39. Set goals, and work at them, no matter how little they are
40. Friendships, or any relationships, if it's going to be good, takes hard work
41. Never forget how great sleepovers are
42. Try to meet at least a person a week, minimum, even if you'll never talk to them again
43. If you dress like a slob you'll feel like one. Dress better than your bad mood!
44. Any trip to get food is a good one
45. Time goes by much faster than you think, never wish it away
46. Weekend trips with people you don't know can change your life
47. It doesn't matter what a person's age is, don't judge their personality by it, give them a chance to show you who they are
48. You can sleep when you're dead
49. Friendship bracelets.
50. Share your wisdom
51. Listen to other's share their wisdom
52. Don't rely on others, be your own hero
53. Write down what you don't want to forget
54. A planner is a must
55. On a nice day go outside!
56. Do your homework before you go do fun things, otherwise the fun will be cut short
57. Naps are always a good thing
58. Unpacking > nothing
59. Have adventures, even if it's scary
60. Laugh often
61. Experience something new often
62. Experiment with life
63. If you don't feel at home where you live, change that!
64. Don't let someone's expectations of you change who you really are
65. Pulling pranks is bad and immature; people's feelings will get hurt
66. The money you spend on gas is worth the trips you make.
67. Get out there and live!



Do what you say you're going to do even if it's hard. Keep your word, otherwise don't say you're going to do it.
Thomas: Describe yourself in ten years, well I will have five teenagers.
Me: ...
Thomas: I better get working on that three years ago