Thursday, July 24, 2014

Summer Family Visit

In June, Mom, Dad, and Chanelle came to visit! Well, Mom and Dad had a sibling reunion for part of the time so only Chanelle stayed with us during that time, but then afterwards they all stayed a few more days before leaving. It was definitely the highlight of my summer. And it was really nice being in our bigger, two-bedroom apartment so that it was easier for us to accommodate having them stay. Here's some highlights from the visit!

We took a tour of the BYU Broadcasting building (where Josh works), and saw some pretty neat stuff. Including some work-in-progress sets for the upcoming season of Studio C (if you've never watched it, you should. It's really funny.) as well as the BYU Sports Nation set.




The four girls (Mom, Chanelle, Kim, and myself) got pedicures together, which has become one of my favorite traditions whenever I get together with my mom. :) It's so fun to feel pampered sometimes.




And we all wrapped up the week by going to a hotel swimming pool (where Mom and Dad stayed for a couple of nights). Who doesn't love swimming? That's definitely one thing I miss about my Texas home!

After swimming!

And of course, it wouldn't be a Jacobson get-together without playing some games! Including 7 Wonders and Catch Phrase, playing games with my family is ALWAYS a blast.

Now for any additional updates. I recently decided that in addition to finishing my Nutritional Science degree at BYU (next year baby!), I want to become a Certified Lactation Consultant. This will take a little extra online schooling (hopefully only about a year or so) that isn't cheap, as well as a certification exam at the end (yuck), but I'm excited to go forward with this. I plan to start some of the online classes in the near future, and will hopefully start volunteering at Utah County WIC in Provo soon (it's a work in progress, I'll keep you posted)!

As for Josh, he will be leaving for Indiana next week for a close friend's wedding, as well as just spending some time with his family. I'll stay here and work while he's gone. I know it'll be really fun for him to be in Indiana for a bit and to see his family, but it'll be hard (at least for me!) because it'll be the first time that we're apart since we got married (I know, sob story right?).

And that's us lately! We've been enjoying summer, and love life. Hope everyone is enjoying their summers as well!



~ Ashley