the things my camera has seen

well, the last few weeks have been crazybusy. moving is a stressful undertaking. i'm still battling the boxes in the extra room. but i have managed to make the other rooms entirely my own. i like that every single thing i put in the place is of my choosing. so its exactly me. nothing more. nothing less. [i have been going through some of the boxes and unpacking and such, i promise.]

also. i got a job. i'm not sure there was doubt that i would, but anyway i did. i'll be working at an elementary school as an aide for a little boy in kindergarten. i'm pretty excited about it. [but really, i could use a second one from about 20 hours a week. because 3 w2s are not going to be enough for me.]

and on completely happy notes, i've spent the last two weekends in peoria with some of my favorite people. one of my roommates from college [julieface] got married this weekend. last weekend, jes and i [and julie's sister janna] went to peoria to surprise julie with a fun bachelorette weekend! it was superfun.



first we went to a shower of sorts.









and then we got the whole wedding party [well, almost] together for some fun times bowling!

















julie's sister, janna








molly, another sister













and another sister- madison










after bowling, we did fun bachelorette party-type things. i dont have any pictures of this time. but even if i did, i would never want to post any evidence or anything.

i went home on sunday. i got to see leslie and jamin, mom and daddy, kim and andy, and several members of the youth group. it was a quick visit, but well worth it.

so this weekend was the actual wedding. i left jackson at 4:45 friday morning to get to peoria in time for the bridesmaid luncheon. friday was a busy day, as most pre-wedding friday's are. and then saturday started really early....




getting our hair done at 6:30 in the morning.







but it was a beautiful wedding. absolutely wonderful. congratulations and best wishes, jed and julie!




jes and i in what were arguably the least obnoxious bridesmaid dresses in the history of bridesmaid dresses.









then after the wedding it was time for some fun with old union friends plus one groomsman and the maid of honor. we went to eat at a little pizza place and then we walked by the riverfront.




me on some train tracks.











fred was there!









and dustin!








and kendal!








and then i began my long journey home. this was the first time i had ever been the one to travel the furthest for a group event. anyway. my legs and backside started to get tired a few hours in, so i planned to stop in st. louis and walk around to visit the arch for a while [since we're old friends, you know]. but alas, there was some kind of parkpalooza thing happening so the only parking i could find was several blocks away and i didnt feel ok with the whole walking that far by myself thing. so here are some drive-bys.


























well, there you have it. a brief update on the last few weeks. i'm incredibly talkative, i know.

right

so, a lot of things have happened in the last few weeks.
after a week at home, jes came to town and we went to myrtle beach with my grandmother and her friend mary [aunt mary]. we had so much fun. we did some pretty great things. it was nice to spend time with her.









then i got to spend some time with this sweet boy. he came and spent the night with me and the whole next day. it was wonderful.













and then i moved. to jackson. to start my masters. i meant to take some pictures of the whole moving process, but i really did not have a chance to. [sorry kim.] so here are some pictures of my new apartment. sorry things look messy. i'm still in that unpacking/living out of boxes faze.


living room.











bathroom.















cool shelf thing in the hall.














kitchen.













second bedroom. which i currently call the crap room.










my bedroom. this is my bed. isnt it pretty? soon there will be pictures on the wall.









across from my bed. i love that those two pieces of furniture sit side by side.








i had my first class tonight. i really enjoyed it. i think i'm going to really love getting my masters.

i dont know much else to tell right now. but i will try to come up with something deeply interesting later.

oh! i have an address here now. just in case you wanted it.

UU 431
Emily Orten
1050 Union University Dr.
Jackson, TN 38305


love.