Curses

On Thanksgiving we played a hilarious game called Curses! You have to do all kinds of dumb stuff. Artie had to have his wrist on his chest almost the whole game.

Chris had to do a dance move every time he spoke. Shawn had to act like a monkey when she spoke and Stevie had to mimic everything Shawn did. There were many more curses and we were laughing the whole game!

The Ranch

So my favorite part about school is going to the ranch

and playing with the horses. It was cold this last time

I went up there but still fun.

Luckily my new boots kept my feet warm!

After the ranch I went to a workshop in Phoenix to learn about facilitating business workshops using equine assisted learning.

One night after the workshop we went to a

resturant called Saddle Ranch. That night they had a bull ridding contest, which of course we had to participate in. One of my friends ended up winning and got $100. It was pretty fun, I would definitely recommend trying it! I'd do it again even though I was sore for days.

Look What I Made!

So I wanted to show everyone what I made! Well, I got the patterns from Stevie. She made my sisters and I all dresses for Christmas. So I took one of the patterns and shortened it to make shirts! Aren't they cute. I must say I am a little proud of my work :-)

So you don't get the best view of the the shirt but the picture was better with Karly in it!

This is the dress Steive made me. Isn't it cute!

So I know it has been awhile. But things are going well. School has been good, a lot of research and writing. It's nice not having to go to a scheduled class, but I think I might actually like that.





Anyway, I get to go back up to Prescott this weekend for school and another trip to the ranch. I'm very excited about the ranch part! I even got new boots!




Other than that I went to Idaho and Utah for about 3 weeks in Sept. Which was overall very fun. I love seeing Stevie! And since then I have been working on making new friends. I started going to the university ward here in Tucson, which has been fun.

I have been going to a bunch of activities like FHE, institute class and whatever else comes along.




I also found some guys to play golf with a couple times!
I just played last Saturday and had a blast. I'm not very good, but I think that is what makes it fun, no pressure!

Lake Powell

This year was amazing. We could not have asked for a better trip. The weather was perfect, the water was great and the company was the best. We only missed having the Schagel crew:(

We had so much fun. With everything from wake boarding, skiing, hiking, jet skiing, treasure hunt and pirate night, fireworks (the good ones), good food, card and dice games, ect, ect, ect.... who wouldn't have fun!!!

School

So for all of you that don't know, I have decided to go back to school. I am attending Prescott College (but still living in Tucson). I origanally was going to get my Masters in Counseling and Psychology with a concentration in Equine Assisted Mental Health, but when I went to my orientation and registration last week I discovered that I really dont want to be a counselor. So I did some research and found that the Master's in Education with a consentration in Equine Assisted Learning is a much better fit. I'm really excited about the program and had a great time in Prescott. Here are some pictures from last week.

I started out at the campus for 3 1/2 days. We had registration and workshops to attend. The weather was wonderful and the town was beautiful. Then I spent 3 1/2 days on a Ranch.

This is my firend Meredith. She is also attending Prescott College.

We had giant Banana Splits in the Town Square. Yum, Yum!

The Ranch and horses were amazing. It was hard to leave. I can't wait to go back in November.

Shawn's B-day

We celebrated Shawn's birthday last week. The best part was being able to get all the family together. That seems harder and harder to do as we seem to grow larger in numbers almost every year. This year Stevie made Shawn's cake. It didn't come out exactly as she planned, but I thought it was awesome. It was a Mad Hatter cake with edible pictures covering the layers (how creative is that). Stevie has made amazing cakes this last year. If you want to see more check out her blog http://teeanngiggles.blogspot.com/

Silver Medal

A good friend of my family, Lacey Nymeyer, won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics in the 4x100 freestyle swimming event. Lacey has had a every successful career so far and we are very proud of her.

A bunch of friends and family gathered to watch the race and celebrate her victory. We had such a blast. I love watching the Olympics, but when you know some one participating in an event makes it even better.

Camping

Camping with the Schagels is always fun. We played cards, hide-n-go seek in the dark, gatorade top racing, dirt bike riding, hiking and much more. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

My most recent adventures

Well I just got back from my most recent adventure. The past 3 weeks I have been in Salt Lake at the Genealogy Library, in Rexburg visiting Stevie, in Sacramento with Larisa and then near Oakland visiting my Aunt Shelley and her family.

The Library was great, I met Shelia in SLC so we could spend as many hours as possible in the Library only breaking to eat. This past year I have really become interested in family history work. I love finding new names and doing the work for them. It is so fascinating! I also love using the New Family Search site.

I had a blast with Stevie. We went to movies, ate a bunch of junk and went to the ice caves. We got muddy and a little banged up, but had fun doing it.

It was really fun to see Larisa and her brand new baby boy. I also got to play with her older son Kyser, we became pretty close buds.

My visits with Aunt Shelley are always a blast. She said she felt like she was on vacation all week too. She kept us busy from start to finish. The week started with floating on a raft down the American River and ended with a tour of Alcatraz. In between included a pedicure, massages, Great America, Yoga, eating out, movies at night, Fisherman's Wharf and the Aquarium of the Bay. I had a great time and there is still more to do the next time I visit.
Thanks everyone for all the awesome adventures!

House in Pinetop

Some of my most exciting news is that I bought a house in Pinetop, AZ. And if you're wondering, no I'm not moving there permantly, but I love to be there as much as possible. So if any of you want to visit let me know.

My family is going up for the 4th of July. It will be nice to get out of the 100+ weather.

Here, There and Everywhere

This year has been filled with all kinds of trips. Since the beginning of the year I have been on a cruise to the Caribbean. I have gone to visit Stevie in Idaho (twice). Once for the Rexburg Temple Dedication.

And I just got back from visiting her again during her summer session.

I have been scuba diving in Cozumel. Where I was able to use my new underwater camera. Check out some of the pictures I think they came out pretty good.

In April My Whole Family went to Disneyland. We had a blast and the kids were surprisingly good the whole time.

Then there have been trips to Pinetop, AZ; Helping as a cooks at Girls Camp, Spending time at the Genealogy library in Salt Lake, Camping with Shawn and Chris, and occasionally just hangin' at home in Tucson. So far it has been a very busy year.

Finally!!!!

So all my sisters have cute blogs and I'm feeling a little left out. I guess I'm jumping on the band wagon. I will try to keep this updated so whoever is interested can know what's new with me.