last day of freedom.

today was it.
i gotta be back at school tomorrow morning.
and i have mixed feelings about this. :) haha.

still being crafty w the girls, yesterday we decorated frames from the 100 yen store (our dollar stores) using scrapbook paper, stamps, and embellishments. i think they turned out super cute - here, take a look!

been a little while...

since i posted! sorry about that.
i went away for a few days last week and got to ride on ben's ship actually! that was fun and we had a nice time together hanging out... (i don't have the pictures, though - they are on the camera he still has with him).
since getting back i have been trying to get ready for school - teachers have to be there on wednesday! but it is kind of hard to get ready because i still am not sure exactly what job i have! haha. thankfully the LORD knows, but i'll certainly be glad when i know too!
yesterday i went and explored w some girls i have been hanging out w lately. they are very sweet, and we had a nice day - even though we got soaked from the rain! we didn't get to see as much of this temple as we wanted because of the rain, but i did get a few pictures of the sites, and the girls.






after wards we watched movies, made cards, and ate chicken salad sandwiches :)



hope you all are enjoying the last days of summer! its hard to believe that school is almost back in swing. i am looking forward to being busy again as ben is not here, and i am really missing him! i am not looking forward to a long fall away from my hubby, that's for sure. if you think of it, please pray for us - we are getting weary of being apart and being here. thanks, friends. we miss and love you all!

on a card-making kick...

after being asked last week by a sweet friend if i've made many cards lately, i realized i really hadn't! and after complaining of being bored this week while ben was at work, i decided i needed to do just that! :)
so i did!

here are a few that i really liked
(the pictures aren't that great... but you get the idea anyway i think). :)







and you know i've been making a lot of this kind lately,


especially since we have more than 12 friends right now who are having babies between now and feb. (isn't that nuts?) - one friend who's having a baby today!! angie, we are excited to see pictures of brady and praying all goes smoothly!

that's all for now. hope you all have a great weekend! can't believe it's already august, can you? :)

2 of my favorite....

... people! on either side of me! what a blessing. :)



thanks for posting your pictures, charissa. miss you!!