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.