{ pre-school round two... }

rowan went to her first day of pre-school (second time around) this morning! although we will miss kids village, we are super excited about this new one. \\ and momma is excited to drive 4 minutes to school instead of 34 minutes ;) // rowan was nervous last night about going to a new school, a new teacher, and new friends... but daddy gave her the sweetest blessing about being brave and all the new friends she would make because of what a special girl she was! we went and met mrs. monson before school started this morning and we feel pretty darn good about this school year. when i was saying goodbye to rowan, her eyes slowly filled up with tears and i instantly started welling up myself (i'm extra hormonal these days). in that moment, i saw so much of myself in her- we are so similar, rowan and me. the anxiety, the fears, the emotions..... i know it all too well. i gave her the biggest hug and told her that i prayed to Heavenly Father and asked him to help her be so brave at school. and she wiped up those few tears and said "k mom, i love you." i mean, that girl..... she knows how to get me. i totally felt myself hesitating to leave the building. there is just something (and i remember feeling the exact same last year) about turning your child over and just praying they'll be okay. that they'll be treated nice, that they will treat other kids nicely. just ALL OF IT! ahhhh! i'm turning crazy. anyways... she was smiling from ear to ear when i picked her up and i know she'll do great this year!

 you're gonna kill it, girlfriend!

{ pre-school }

i just get a little teary-eyed thinking about rowan starting pre-school this week. i know, i know, it's only pre-school, i'm not sending her into the depths of hell that is junior high school. but i think i'm having a hard time with it cause this is the beginning of the end, of sending her to school on her own just hoping that she will make good decisions. and maybe i watched this video that the church came out with on anti-bullying and it just makes me so anxious thinking about how she will be treated, or how she will treat other people. you always want your kid to be the one that see's a lonely little girl and goes up and makes friends with her. and i guess along with that, i feel such a responsibility as a parent to teach her that! it's such a hard thing to not be able to control everything that she does, because i'm not around with her at school. blah blah blah... long story short, i'm having a hard time letting go a little bit ;) i think she'll do great- i just hate seeing my little girlie grow up and become independent.

i signed rowan up at the kids village months and months ago. and then we decided to move to eagle mountain, and it wasn't going to be around the corner anymore. but since kids village has such a good reputation (and i had to put a deposit down, and didn't want to lose it) we decided to keep her there. i'm really excited about all the things she will learn this year! the night before pre-school started, i said "rowan! what are you most excited for, for school?" and she said " i dunno.... play, have fun, and talk wiff jessie." ha ha, i laughed so hard. her teacher's name is miss jessie, but apparently her and rowan are on a first name basis already.

 she was absolutely beaming when i picked her up! i got a note from her teacher saying that she made some new friends, and that she had a great first day. i think she'll be okay, and i think i will too ;)

and i think she'll have a great year. 

graduated...

i walked out of my final final last night.
and since utah state did away with december graduation ceremonies,
im graduated.
i honestly dont know how to explain how i feel....

5.5 years of really hard work. 
in a really hard major. (im 2 classes shy of applying to med school....)
really good and really bad teachers,
watching all my friends and youngins' graduate before me.
a couple of changes of the major,
some really hard classes,
some really hard semesters,
a last semester full of barfing and an unbelievable amount of stress,
and a teacher who told me he would do anything to keep me from graduating (honestly, who says that?)

i did it. and it feels dang good.

finals are ova!

just finished my last final...

and since you've heard me complain about how hard of a semester i had,
{sorry, im sure the rest of you did too.}
it just made the "finals are over" feeling that much better.

i get a whole month of jord.
and cleaning/organizing my house.
and lots of movie watching.
and lots of family time.
and lots of project finishing.
and lots of crafts.

oh, and did i mention santa came early this year? cause he did.
and he brought me what i've been wanting for years....





nikon D3000.
i cannot wait to shoot with it.
{somebody wont let me touch it til christmas... we will see how long that lasts.}

let the parties begin.

catch-up

lets play catch-up for a minute.


relief society lesson- taught.
180 question anatomical kinesiology test- taken. {possibly the hardest test of my life}
100 question motor learning test-taken.
anatomy quiz- taken.
7 minute persuasive speech on why you should never talk on the cell phone while driving- done.
got my schedule figured out and registered for next semester- done.

this was what i had to accomplish the last four days of last week. im sooo glad its over.
doesn't it feel good to get a list of things done and checked off??
although i didn't love my major, as much, the last few days.......
{when did tests become over 50 questions long? i swear that has to be illegal!}
i am also quite appreciate that everyone studies what they are interested in.
because i love my major. {exercise science}
and this is why;

last thursday, i was in a cadaver lab. (where i am every thursday)
and i was holding somebodies brain. and somebodies heart.
to some of you, that may be absolutely disgusting.
but i was enthralled by it.
our bodies are absolutely amazing. a masterpiece.

and last friday, i was in our new athletic training center.
and like i try to do before every lab on friday, i go to the gym and run on the treadmill.
but last friday i was running on a treadmill that was UNDER WATER.
the coolest thing i've ever seen? uh... yes.

*these girls went right before me. it doesnt look like it, but they were running so hard and fast. the trainer said that they were running the same as if it were a 6 minute mile on land. there are videos under water so you can watch your self run.

you could walk on it, or run. and she would also put the jets on you so you were running against
alot of resistance. its supposed to be soo much better than running on hard pavement.
i will save my money so i can have one of these in my house one day. seriously. it was awesome.

VEGAS with the fam.
a few weeks ago, (okay, about a month)
and my dad was reffing the byu vs. unlv game.

the unlv fans looooved the fact that there were 15 of us,
and they threw out about every mormon joke at us that they could.
oh the influence of alcohol :)

HALLOWEEN.
our halloween was fun this year. but i have to admit how boring we were.
we have been so crammed that we honestly had no time to come up with anything creative.
{i was at the library for 8 hours on halloween....}

but luckily, we have some creative, and awesome neighbors that invited us to a clue party.
we had such a good time, thanks ryan & leah!

we went as the lovely mrs. peacock and colonel mustard.

and then halloween, we headed over to our friends heidi and jason's and partied all night.
{dressed as the same thing... lame, i know.}

PROJECTS.
stay tuned a little bit longer... there was a little delay in the last few steps of our big projects. but our house is finally turning into a home. i love it.

BLUEBUTTON.
if you are in orem, or live close.. come to our boutique this weekend! (november 21)
click here for more details.

RELEASED.
i got released from the relief society presidency last week, and although we had anticipated it, and i thought it would be such a relief.... i was quite sad. i have enjoyed my calling so much, and especially loved the girls that i served with.

1.5 years..
me and jord have been married a year and a half today!
cant believe it.
who knew life could be so good.


love you babe.

and to save the best for last....
ITS NEW MOON WEEK!!!


the countdown is on,
the tickets have been purchased,
and i can hardly sleep anymore because of the anticipation.
TWO DAYS.

time for an update...

whats been happening at the staples household...

1. we are quite the dedicated ( or overloaded) students this semester.

image via google

MY SCHEDULE...
anatomy + a lab
antomical kinesiology
biology
arts symposium
public speaking + a lab
motor learning + a lab

= 17 credits. aka 9 classes.

JORDS SCHEDULE...
marketing research
management of HR
retail management
business calculus
art symposium
promotion management

= 15 credits. aka 6 classes.


2. me being SICK of being sick.
the stomach flu hit me for a day, while we were camping over labor day weekend.
(throwing up in a tent was as awesome as it comes)...
then i gave it to my little sister, who gave it to my little brother, who gave it to my mom..... etc.

then i was fine for four days. and in the middle of the four days...

3. my cousin blair got married. (so excited you guys are aggies so we can play!)



congratulations you guys! we're sooo happy for you.

4. we went camping a billion times.

image via google

family reunion at crystal hot springs.
& ward camp out (where we learned alot about our neighbors :)

5. we bought a car.

2005 chevy equinox entered our lives on monday, sept 14 2009
me and jord couldn't be more proud to have her.
{such a big purchase for us!}
but this little beauty is mine to drive! and i loooooove it.
we've been in the market for awhile... trying to share one car was getting rough.
and i didn't want to go through another logan winter with our little mazda.

what a world of difference having two cars makes.

picture taken via paige's cell phone= bad quality.

oh, and then JUST IN TIME for the week from HE** last week,
6. i got sick again. with the swine flu.
had an anatomy test, a speech and a biology test last week. my darling teachers took no pity.
YEP... saw a doctor. the swine flu. lovely. i was in bed for 5 days, its as bad as they say it is. i was as sick as a dog.

*** if you came to my house and saw that i was laying on the couch watching a show and didn't get up to get the door, now you know why. i wasnt allowed to let anyone in my house, or leave the house (without a mask on).***

so as you can see, i got really sick of being sick.
my sweet husband was such a doll. he deserves a trophy.
i really appreciate a healthy body now.

6. last, but certainly not least.....new moon.
i've been preparing myself. and i can hardly wait.



56 days people.

{proud to be an aggie...}

top 10 reasons why i love utah state.

#1 REASON: of course.. met the love of my life here

2. during finals week, i was cramming/stressing/freaking out and students took it upon themselves to walk around the library with a bowl of candy and wish everyone luck on their tests

3. i was walking down the sidewalk and some random girl stopped me and told me she loved my red high heels

4. because we have THE NUMBER ONE FANS in utah!

(and nobody can deny that... BYU wouldn't even play us in our own spectrum- we had to play them in salt lake,

and also because i look at the opposing fans, and they have their ears plugged the entire game cause our fans are sooo loud.

sometimes ruthless, but quite comical)

5. because utah state pride is like no other

you drive down main street and almost every business has "GO AGGIES!" or "UTAH STATE PRIDE" on their marquee

6. because logan is the perfect distance to be "away", but not really that far..

7. because we can put im proud of my "A" on our aggie shirts

8. because i have had two of the best campus jobs for three years

9. because our library has the most incredible interior design.. i LOVE it!

10. and last, because i have met some of the most amazing people here that have become my best friends.

oh ya, and did i mention that we are ranked #17 in the nation right now?!?!?!

we are {23-1}

BOO YA! GO AGGIES!

<---------------these guys are pretty fun to

watch too :)------------->

ps. i actually love byu, but not when it comes to my aggies....

its final..

i just walked out of my last final..
and besides my wedding day, i have never felt more joy in my life.