The past five or six moths...

We have had a pretty awesome year so far, I wish I would have been better about writing about it.

Since I last wrote, we had two new nephews join us!  One on each side of the family.

Scott finished up his schooling in May, graduation was a wonderful day!  I am so proud of him.

He got the wave when they called his name!

Just a few days after graduation, Scott started an internship at an awesome ad agency.  He has loved it and has done really well!

Over Memorial Day weekend, Scott and I got to make the beautiful drive to the Oregon coast!  It was an impromptu trip (to go pick something up for his dad), and we were so excited to get to go!  It was over Scott's birthday weekend, what a fun way to spend a birthday! We LOVE road trips. 

 This quaint little restaurant in Hood River Oregon had the best fish tacos!

I have always wanted to see "that beach with the big rock"...this was a dream come true! 

In June, my siblings Luke, Ash and I played in a concert together, we had a great time. It is always a privilege to perform together! My dad even joined us for a song on the guitar! 

In June I got to go to California with my parents, sister, and little brother.  We went to Disneyland and had a blast! 

By the look of it, I was the MOST terrified person on the Tower of Terror...

Cars Land had just opened and we loved it!

After getting home from Disneyland, I started to get sad because I knew that being back home meant that my little brother would be leaving on his mission in a few weeks. 

He is very close to Scott and I- he was only about ten years old when I brought Scott home for the first time.  He's pretty much grown up hanging out with the two of us. We see him a lot, so I was pretty darn sad about the prospect of him leaving. 

It was very tough, but the day came and we all said goodbye to him.  I have written him more times than I'll admit so far, and every time I hear any sort of news from him it makes my day!  He is going to Montreal, where he'll speak French. 

 It's been a busy couple of months, and we don't plan to slow down any time soon!  I'm so happy to have Scott by my side during the happy times, sad times, and everything in between.  So blessed.

Pursuing the Dream...

Heather has been a busy girl pursuing her dream.

Upon graduation last Spring Heather landed a job with Shadow Mountain Records | Excel Entertainment | Deseret Book as their Music and Film Publicist.  

pub·li·cist/ˈpəbləsist/

Noun:

A person responsible for publicizing a product, person, or company.

She works with an amazing team and is having the time of her life.  A little known fact about Heather - she is stubborn.  This is one of her best qualities!  When she has a dream she finds a way to achieve it.  As a little girl she dreamed of being a news broadcaster.  She became a great people person and learned how to write well.  Once in college she realized that she wanted to take a behind the scenes jobs and work with people on a daily basis.  So she decided to pursue the public relations route.  

Now her dream is realized and she is making a splash.  Again, as part of a great team, she helped put the first Mormon artist on the Christian Billboard chart - charting at #6.  She helped get votes for their artist who's hoping for her first Grammy nomination.  She gets to help plan and work events like CD release concerts and music video shoots.  Heather has the opportunity to send press releases and mingle with Utah's TV and Radio conglomeration as new products come out.      

Today she told me about standing off camera while one of the artists was featured on a morning show.  She got to see and feel the vibe of the place that was the catalyst for getting her where she is standing today.  I could tell that just being in the news room was a cool experience for her as she got to reminisce about her childhood dream.     

What is the opposite of the bread-winner?  Well that's been me.  But I am keeping busy.  I have enjoyed this semester. I have learned a ton about Public Relations and have been able to improve my writing and crisis management skills.  It has been a big boost to watch Heather having so much fun in the same field.  

I have really enjoyed learning more about social media.  My favorite platform is Twitter - the micro-blogging site.  I am working on understanding Google+ because it seems more family friendly than other sites.  So follow me on Twitter (@hendrixscott) and make a Google+ page so we can "hangout."    

Meet the Graduates

Ready to feel old?  Those of you who grew up with me won't be able to believe this, I still have a hard time myself!  In the last five weeks my side of the family has had three graduations.  Mine in April, my SISTER's in May, and my BROTHER's high school graduation today.  Where does time go?! 

My beautiful sister received her Bachelors Degree at the ripe old age of 21.  She went to Snow College for a year and finished up at Utah State.  We are so happy for her and are completely proud (and in awe) of what she was able to achieve so quickly!  We sure love this girl and are happy to have her back home.

photo by Heather's cell phone

The baby of our family graduated from high school today!  Our last LHS graduate, all four of us went there.  It seems like not much has changed, I saw a lot of my high school teachers today, and the kids seem like they have an awesome tight-knit class.

photo by Ellie Cutler photography

I'm also in awe of this guy.  He is talented in many ways and has so much to offer.  My parents finally get a cougar, he'll be attending BYU in the fall!  He is such a good brother and friend, we all love this kid so much.  So proud of both of them! 

Graduation

Well, I ranked it.  Friday was my third best day ever!  I'm so thrilled to be done with school.  My degree is in public relations and advertising, over the years I have found it really is a great fit for me.  I was excited to have Scott, my family, and my mother-in-law come support me at graduation!  They are wonderful.

My brother took this video of me walking, and I love it because it caught what Scott shouted to me from the stands (10 seconds in).  I heard him from on stage and it cracked me up. (Sorry it's so long, I don't know how to edit it).

Ha ha, yes...graduation is partly all about the shoes! Thank you Jessica Simpson for designing 5 inch heels that are actually possible to walk in!  

I love these...

 I love him...

 And them...

 

And her...

I met Scott my 5th day of college, so he has literally been along for the whole ride.  He wrote me a beautiful poem for graduation, all about the ups and downs and miracles I experienced along the way.  I'm especially grateful for him being supportive and patient this last crazy semester.  We have come out on the other side closer than ever, and I'm so happy!

April So far

My birthday came just in time, I was craving two things: spending time with Scott and having a day free from homework!

I'm a fire hazard!

We bought a car that day, so I guess that's probably one of the biggest  presents I'll ever get.  Unfortunately, the reason we had to buy a car was I totaled my beloved little red one in an accident a few weeks ago :(  It was scary, I'm thankful I wasn't hurt.  Scott picked us out a fantastic new ride and negotiated the price like a pro.

This week I have a few more projects to turn in, and then I graduate on Friday! I'm completely excited.  I don't recommend taking 7 classes at once if it can be avoided; I am running on empty, very drained.  At least I'll be done though!

It was a long month.

We're still alive and well! It has been very very very busy here. We're getting ready for some upcoming changes!

Both Scott and I are back in school.  Hallelujah it is my LAST semester! The downside?  In order to finish up this spring I'm taking seven classes.  That's not even really allowed, I had to get permission.  I am crazy, but very motivated and excited.   

Along with me graduating, I have also decided to leave my job at the arts council in the spring.  It's extremely bittersweet; I have been there over five years!  Scott and I still plan on volunteering, we LOVE the people we have become connected with there.

Some board members and our staff at a recent event

If you know Scott and I, you know we don't let ourselves get so busy that we don't spend some time doing fun things!  Probably too much fun.  Actually, is there even such a thing?

Just this past weekend, we got to 'cash in' on the Christmas present my siblings and I gave my mom.

We all went to see 'Anything Goes'.  It was long overdue!  Growing up, we heard the story of how mom was in that play in high school.  After all these years, none of us had ever seen the show!  When we (the kids) heard it was being put on by WSU in January, we jumped on it and bought 9 tickets for Christmas. Mom was so surprised!  Yesterday was the day, so all the kids, mom and dad, and Nana went.

All bias aside, my mom had the BEST role in the show!  She played Bonnie/Erma who is a hysterical flapper (the play takes place in the 20's).  Tonight after Sunday dinner, dad pulled out his old 8mm projector and we watched some actual footage of my mom in the play!  He and mom were high school sweethearts so he had taped her in the show. What a treasure!    

Bear with me in the coming months...with so much school on the brain I might end up blogging a thesis.  At least that way you could all proof read it for me.  Ha ha, don't worry.  I'll keep things straight. I hope.

Recently:

We're still here, let's just say the first two weeks of December could be summed up in one word...FINALS.  Gross!  I'm glad to have some quality time with Scott now that doesn't include words like "quantitative research" and "AP Style".

My little brother snapped some backyard shots of us all geared up for winter (for Christmas cards). I like this one (and we like our X mugs from Pier 1).

Other non-homework happenings:
We have been updating a journal we keep- it was a Christmas gift from Scott last year:

We write down quick one-liners about what went on during the month.  It is fun to go back and remember funny inside jokes and things.  We fell behind so we have been working to get it up to date.

My view for the last five nights:

My fingers are tender but it has been good.


We have also been able to see a lot of family recently- can't beat that.  Merry Christmas to all of you! Hope you have a wonderful week!