The Aggie Update....

Last week was Homecoming week at USU.

PreShie found lots of fun activities to participate in. There were dances...A Chalk Dance... Concerts...more concerts...and most important...

 the opportunity to become a "True Aggie."

 

 

Groups of students gathered at "the A" She said the line was really really long...

but she and her friends decided it was worth the wait!

 

 

She is now a card carrying "True Aggie!!"

 and we couldn't be more proud! ;)

 

 

 

Another fun announcement from our little Aggie...

She is beginning the process of becoming a Missionary....

Yay!!!!

She's An Aggie Now!

 

Our beautiful Precious left Sunday for college.

It was a very full weekend for us. As we welcomed home The Missionary Boy,

we said good-bye to our PreShie.

 It was too much emotion for me!!

 

 

 

She packed and packed, until he had everything ready to go.

 

 

I hope it all fits in her new home;)

 

 

 

Her brothers and a very dear friend packed her car.

 And because of their amazing packing skills...everything fit!!;)

 

 

 

Then came time to say good-bye...there were lot of tears...

a few laughs, but mostly tears;)

 

 

 

Saying good-bye to The Rooster was especially tender. She cried...he cried...

 These two have been a great team for the last few years.

 She loves him very very much!

 

 

 

Saying good-bye to a brother who just got home, was prety sad too!

 

 

 

 But...saying good-bye to The Farmer was the saddest of all!

He was sad...she was sad...after she climbed into her car and drove away, he said..

."she was just here... and now she is gone!"

He has been very sad since she left.

Those two have a special connection!

 

 

 

Although sad to see her go, I know that she is ready to emabark on this next chapter of her life.

She is not only beautiful, she is strong.

And she is prepared!

Go Aggies!!

Visiting USU....(Summer Catch-Up...)

While in Utah, we decided that some college campus visits would be a good thing. Thanks to some great family...PreShie got the VIP treatment at a couple of college options. The morning that The Farmer and Rooster took off on the "Harley Ride," PreShie and I headed to Logan. Although many members of my family have graduated from Utah State University, it had never occurred to me that my kids would possibly attend that school. Somehow The Missionary Boy got the idea that USU would be the perfect school for him...before he left for his mission...and soon that idea spread with some of the friends and cousins. PreShie didn't know what to think. So off we went...to check out Utah State University! Uncle Ben and family just happened to be in the area on a family vacation, so they came to Logan to meet up with us and the Logan Cousins!

It was so much fun to spend time with so much family!

The drive was beautiful! Logan is just a beautiful place. PreShie kept commenting along the way, about how beautiful it was and how fun it would be to live there. We met cousin Nikkel at the school...also a USU graduate...and began the campus tour. The more we toured...the more PreShie love it! Beautiful campus...not an overly big campus...family close by...it began to look like a place she would love! We learned what it meant to be a "True Aggie," and PreShie made sure to call her Grandpa Charles to see if he was a "True Aggie,"...which he confirmed;)

Our campus tour guide happened to be the Student Body President for this year...he was excited and fun...he made life at USU look pretty great!

The campus is very, very beautiful!

By the end of the tour...she was pretty determined that USU was for her! One of the funnest part of the trip to Logan was meeting one of Grandpa Charles' childhood friends who is a recruiter there. He told us some fun stories and made us laugh!

After the tour, we met Uncle Steve...and family...for some Aggie Ice Cream...which was very tasty! PreShie really enjoyed getting to know more cousins...and although she was pretty certain that USU would be a great option for her...Uncle Steve's "hard sell" made her even more excited to move to Logan. She said "it has everything!"..."school, small town...and lots of family to take care of me!;)" I wonder if the Logan cousins know what is headed their way! It really was a great day, it was so great of Cousin Nikkel to spend so much time with us and make sure that PreShie...and her Mom...knew the ins and outs of USU. I think it would be a place that both PreShie and The Missionary Boy would be very happy! Who knows...maybe a few other friends and cousins will join them in Logan;)