One proud sister!

   I am so proud of my little brother. On Thursday, Rusty graduated from college! It has been a long and tedious road, but he did not give up! Rusty graduated Cum Laude, with a degree in Business Administration, majoring in Infrastructure Assurance and Information Systems. He's one of those computer genius people. It took Rusty a little longer than maybe your average college student, but he worked the entire time he was in school, often juggling two jobs and school. He also supported himself, living on his own while he was in school and volunteered his time as a firefighter.
 
  It also took me longer than your typical four years to finish college, but for the past several years I've offered Rusty the same advice that I always told myself, over and over again. It doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as you keep going. Education is something that no one can ever take away from you. They can take away the degree you hang on your wall, but they can't remove the knowledge that you hold within you.
 
  Rusty has already begun a job in his career field that he's really enjoying. We are all so proud of him for his accomplishments and know that his future looks very bright!

Rusty and I at my college graduation, December 20, 2008

 

 

 

Rusty and I at his college graduation, exactly four years later, December 20, 2012

Motivational Monday

This is such a beautiful Bible verse and such a beautiful reminder. I need to be reminded of this on a daily basis. It brings such a sense of peace and strength.

Motivational Monday

Remember....be yourself!!

Tickle me pink...and purple, and blue, and green, and yellow.....

   Several months ago, before the craziness of moving and T traveling for business for the next two weeks popped up, we had signed up to run a 5k that was scheduled for this morning. We've had to change a few of our other plans, but I'm too frugal (cheap) to not do something that I've already paid for. Plus...this was not your typical 5k race. This was the Color Me Rad race.

  Here's our before picture.

   The Color Me Rad is basically a 5k where at various stations throughout the races you run through a little area where people throw colored corn starch all over you! By the time you get to the finish line you look like you've been swimming in a pool filled with melted Skittles. You can also get Color Packs and throw extra color all other each other.

  We got some extra packs, and went a little crazy. Here's T before the race even got started.

 

  I'm usually super competitive when it comes to running in a race, but not today. This was just for fun, and it was a blast!

  Here's a picture of the finish line. No, it wasn't raining.....that's colored corn starch flying around everywhere!

   My friend Callie and I at the finish line! I must say, Callie definitely had the best tie-dyed face out of all of us! It was awesome!

  T and I at the finish line. Definitely a different look from the clean picture at the beginning of this post!