A minute to de-stress!

I should be studying for my state tests that I have tonight and Wednesday, but I think I need to get away from my notes for a minute so I dont go insane! This last week has been a busy, fun, yet stressful one!

I started out helping my little sister by being a back stage mom for her Junior Miss program this week. I was so proud of her and the progress that she has made in the last couple of weeks! She did amazing! I am sorry that you will have to listen to me on my soap box for a minute, but I just think this is an amazing program. I remember when I first decided to do Junior Miss, I was really hesitant, and did not want to be a "beauty pageant contestant"...I learned that it was about a lot more than being the prettiest! When I did it, I ended up learning a lot about myself as a person, and being able to build a lot of very strong relationships with girls my age. Junior Miss teaches girls about how to act, but it also helps them develop a stronger sense of self esteem and it teaches them responsibility. Good Job Ali! I am so proud of the hard work and effort you put in to the program!

FINALS...in my book, that word is a cuss word. I tend to get myself too worked up about them, but my grades are so improtant to me! This semester has been a little more stresseful because I have to take 2 state literacy tests the week of finals. I am hoping that my efforts in class will show through in my grades!

Along with finals, we decided to go to conference this year with David and Heather to celebrate Destry's birthday. I was worried that I wouldnt be able to go because of finals, but I decided that i needed to take this opportunity. I am really glad that I did, because I learned so much from conference! A BIG thanks to Nichole and Brad for letting us stay at her house for the night! It was fun to be able to see you guys! On Saturday, we went to the gateway and met up with Rozalyn and Mitch with David and Heather. We then went to the old spaghetti factory to eat. We had so much fun laughing and talking. The people probably thought we were crazy, or felt bad for my special needs husband...the pictures explain it all. After we had dinner, we went back to Nichole's, and it was back to studying for my test on monday :( I was happy to get it done on Saturday so that I could visit and have a relaxing Sunday.

Last but not least ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY DESTRY!!! I love you and I hope that Sunday was fun.
I will have to post the pictures when I get them developed sometime this week...my camera is broken!