Yikes!

It has been way too long since I have updated my blog, sorry about that! Life has been a bit crazy to say the least. There have been good days and bad days but overall, I am just surviving right now! :)

As many of you have heard, my Grammy passed away suddenly a little over 3 weeks ago. This has been a hard reality for me. It was great to be able to go home for 10 days and just be with my family as we prepared for the service and just had some sweet family time. There are days where Grammy being gone is a huge reality and there are days that it just doesn't seem real. Grammy was not perfect, but who really is? She was such a sweet and caring lady and that was shown in many ways during her memorial service. I found myself walking away from that service proud of who my Grammy was and all of the lives she had impacted. I also walked away determined to live my life in such a way that I leave a beautiful legacy such as hers. Her death has transformed my life in many ways, putting things into perspective and having this feeling that she is looking down on me from Heaven and watching as I live my life out.

Besides that, I have been super busy and overwhelmed with my schooling. Working a full-time job, taking 3 classes (each require 10 hours a week) and coaching volleyball has just drained me. I am trying my best to stay on top of things but it is hard at times. I never see my roommates, which is such a bummer since I love them so. I am trying to prioritize my life and make time for some small things that bring me joy, I need that. Spending a whole weekend in the library is not necessarily my idea of fun or that great for my mental stability! :) Thankfully the quarter is over halfway over and I am on the homestretch...I just hope I can make it through with decent grades and my sanity still intact!

Thankfully, volleyball is over. I loved coaching the girls this season as especially coaching with my friend Angela but the complaining parents made it a full time job for me and I was ready to be done. I thought for sure that once volleyball was over, I would have so much more time on my hands but that has proved to be wrong! Where does the time go?

I will leave you with a few pictures from my time in California...

Mom, Auntie Brenda and Grampy...precious!

I love this picture for so many reasons.

Grandpa Jim is so popular! :)

Grampy meeting Levi for the first time.

This was where we first started our journey: at the airport. For the first five minutes of seeing each other, Micah and Sydney held hands, giggled and just kept staring at each other. They love each other so much and it is priceless!