It is Earth Day!!! and some randoms... and the end of the school year!

Hello Everyone!

First off, Happy Earth Day! I love Earth Day, and while I haven't done anything "earthy" yet, it has been a great day, cold, but fun. Everyone is moving out of my apartment, so we have just been having a party throwing everything imaginable away (kind of contradictory to Earth Day...)

Well, I thought I would update you all on a little bit of my happenings that have been going on the last crazy month of my life.

1. Goodbye party at the MOA. I can't believe that after 2 years, I am saying goodbye to the museum. I have really come to know my inner artsy-ness. I came to love paintings and be able to talk to people about how they were painted, their meaning, etc. I have LOVED all of the girls that I have worked with and become great friends with. I will miss them all SO much, and while I am still working a little helping train my replacement {kelly}, I feel like I am quickly fading from the MOA.
me, laura, and Natalie

{Love these girls}

2. The end of the semester just happened, which also meant the end of floral design. I loved this class... except the tests... this was my last arrangement that I made. I loved the color combo that surprisingly came together. I loved taking this class with my roommate Rachel. Go School!

3. I had my last Art Exhibit opening at the Museum, Matter of Words. We had a casual opening with pretty flowers, a jazz guitarist, and lots and lots of brownies and lemon bars... and by lots, I mean like oh, about 1,000 left over!!! Needless to say, my roommates and ward ate plenty of them over the next week.

4. Craft day happened at my house on a cold, snowy, April Saturday. It was so much fun to just relax and be creative and forget about school for a little bit. Here are some of the cute headbands that the girls created! Love it.

Life is so great right now! I am trying to take a stay-cation in my own apartment before school starts again on Tuesday... go Spring Term. This has been such a hard school year, but probably one of the best school years that I have ever had at the same time.

I have really learned that Heavenly Father knows who we are and exactly who and what we need in our lives at the perfect time. I love all of the people who I have met this year, and all of the relationships I have been able to build and strengthen old relationships even more.

My motto for this winter semester has been "I can do hard things." and guess what, I totally can. Life is hard sometimes, but that is what makes us stronger, and better. Change is constant.

Kates