Haley and the Chocolate Factory...

So last Christmas my mom put this chocolate lava cake mix in my stocking and I've really been itching to try it. BUT-- i needed 3 things, 1. ramekins 2. an occasion worth its excellence, and 3. the perfect people to share it with! Of course those people were none other than our great friends Josh and Laura Hawkins, but Josh has been gone on an internship all summer. So we waited and then the occasion was just right, a welcome home dinner!
I'll be the first to admit, Laura and I were a little skeptical of the whole "lava flow" business, but we live to tell. It tasted great too!!!

Much to Andrew's dismay-- i had to have a picture 'cause we're soo glad to have the Hawkins reunited (and baby Hawkins too!)

Thanks Josh and Lar for a fun night! We're glad your back!

OREGON!

A bit to our dismay, we're back from our WONDERFUL vacation to visit my family in Portland. It was so much fun and we were so grateful to be able to take some time away from our little life and be with family! Here's some pictures from our adventure:
This is the beautiful place I grew up in:

We did lots of playing with very ADORABLE children!:




We went to the beach to welcome in sister Mandy who walked in the Portland to Coast Relay!:


And we went on the Wilamette River on Jeff and Jyl's boat: we hit up the wakeboarding and the rope swing:






On this vacation I realized just how bad we are at taking pictures! We'll have to work on that.

THANKS SILLIMAN CLAN FOR AN AMAZING TIME~! WE LOVE YOU ALL!

TAA-DAAAAA

I did it! I got through my Law final...and actually did quite well!!! Now the only thing standing between me and Oregon is a couple lousy shifts at work!

Today I Feel....

- so EXCITED because I found out yesterday at the Urologist that my kidney stones have disintegrated! I can stay off my medication and don't have to worry about them passing! WOO-HOO for modern medicine and for miracles!
- Slightly UNMOTIVATED...real unfortunate since I have a final tomorrow
- ANXIOUS to go home to Oregon on Friday for a whole week!!!
- GRATEFUL that I'm almost done working at Tucanos and smelling like smoke + sour floor on a daily basis.
- Now that I'm sitting here, I'm starting to feel a little LAZY because I should be running at the indoor track.
- GIDDY about the Summer Olympics. I just can't get enough!
- JUBILANT at the thought of football starting up again soon.
- NERVOUS that Andrew will come home from work today and see that I didn't do much!