Howdy Ladies

Hey ladies,

I just wanted to send an update and respond to all the GREAT ideas and such that have been recently posted by all of you.

I leave in 6 days for my 6 week long trip to SE ASIA!!! I'm super excited and can't wait for everything to be done here in Omaha so I can go! I have a final Thursday, my dad arrives, we pack up my house and move on Friday, we clean my apartment on Saturday, I scramble to get everything together for my trip Sunday and I leave Monday!!!! It's going to be a hectic few days! :) But come Monday, I'll be jetting off, all of this mayhem behind me. Whew!

My post-trip schedule is just now being finalized and I am really exited to tell you all that it includes a few weeks in PORTLAND!!! I will come back from SE Asia on the 3rd of July, spend a couple of weeks at home in California and then come up to Portland (around the 14th ish). Kim has so graciously offered Katie's room/her couch for me to stay, so I'll be staying there until she moves out at the end of July. Yeah! I LOVE the idea of a baby shower/reunion in July and was hoping that we could make it work for a different weekend so me and Jessie could come... thoughts?

Taren, I totally love you for putting your very story-like blog posts and your pictures on FB. They are so fun to read/see. I know it's already been 21 weeks, but I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE PREGO! You are so brave and I'm so so so so so excited for you!

Ash, you probably won't read this, but if you do, GOOD LUCK with boards!!!! You are so smart I am certain that you will rock it!

Anywho, that's all for now. Back to studying for finals.

Loves and misses,
Em