OK, So we've had a lot on our plate recently and this is the first chance I've had to catch you all up on what's been going on recently. That last time i posted it was Easter and since then we've had two graduations, a wedding, 3 Birthday parties, and we are now selling our home ourselves and moving to Colorado Springs. I know pretty darn ridiculous to cram all that into two months. In upcoming events we have two moves we have to do (ours, and my parents), another Wedding (in Tuscon), and Ryan starts his new job. So about September things should be calming down.
Alright well lets get this ball rolling. In May i graduated with my Associate of Arts degree from Laramie County Community College. I am so glad to never have to take a general class again! We only had a few family and friends come because i wanted to save the large party with everyone for when i get my Bachelors Degree, hopefully in two years. It was a nice ceremony because i didn't have to sit by some stranger that i barley knew. Some good family friends (basically our family here in Cheyenne), were also graduating with me. I was able to sit with Hannah and babble through most of the boringness. It was a night ceremony so the next day was when we got to celebrate with all three of us graduates (Melissa, Hannah, and myself).
The next weekend in May Shawn (Ryan's little brother) graduated from High School. Shawn is the youngest of four and Debbie's last to graduated High School. It was lots of fun. We had Shawn's party the day before graduation because Riverton is weird and has their graduation on Sunday, which is the same day we all had to head back home for work on Monday. Anyways it was fun and we had a lot of family drop by to congratulate him. Unfortunately I'm waiting on my lap top to be fixed before i can post any pictures of Shawn's graduation. :(
The weekend of June 11th we were in Riverton again for Levi and Maria's Wedding (Levi is Ryan's cousin). They had a beautiful Wedding at St. Margret's church. It was my first Catholic wedding, but it was much shorter than i anticipated. Afterward we went to the reception where we ate yummy meats balls and cheese and crackers. It was really neat instead of an Alcoholic bar they had a candy bar since neither of them were old enough to drink. Ryan and i had mom and dad watch Rylee that night and I'm so glad we did. After watching everyone one else with young kids either leave early or struggle to keep them happy, we were really glad we didn't bring Rylee with us! We were able to dance and eat and take pictures to our hearts content knowing Rylee was fast asleep at mom and dads and we'd have a happy baby in the morning. We had a great time at the wedding and i hope you enjoy a few of the pictures i got there.
The day after the Wedding there were two birthday parties. First Lesley Grace had planned Allie's first birthday in the morning. They had a great breakfast there and all the girls had fun playing with the toys that Allie got, and loved the beach balls that someone was smart to bring to entertain the kids. Ryan and Chad decided to go golfing in the morning instead of going to the party, but i think they needed some guy time since we out number them when we're all together.
After Allie's birthday Grandma Treese had planned a surprise 80th birthday party for Grandpa Treese. Grandpa was unable to attend the wedding the night before so it was nice to go to Hudson and see him. He was so happy to see the whole family there to support him. We had a large BBQ where Dee Dee made some delicious wings, and Reg and Gwen cooked the burgers and hot dogs which were also really good. I love BBQ food so I'm in heaven whenever we all get together.
When he first saw all of us standing in his living room!
The next day we celebrated Marshall's birthday with a BBQ (yet again in heaven!), and some cake, and presents. All the kids played on the new swing set that Chad and Jenni spent two days putting together about a week before. They all loved to swing and go down the slide. It was a great weekend with the family. :)
Alright last but not least is the story about us moving. When Ryan accepted the job here in Cheyenne last year we knew that it was only a one year contract, meaning he'd have to find another job this year. Well we took a gamble that we would be able to get another job here in Cheyenne since everyone always says that the hardest part about getting a job here is getting into the district. We had done that so we were hoping that Ryan would get hired for a more permanent job this year. He applied for the only two secondary math openings in the district. He was interviewed for both, and he missed them only because the other applicants had more experience. That was a hard pill to swallow because we love where we are right now. Well we had to find a job somewhere so we started applying places where we had family and could stay with them if we needed to. Mid May Ryan got a call from Colorado Springs and a school there wanted to interview him, so we went down. About a week later we found out that he got one of the positions there. So for now we at least had a job if nothing turning up closer to Cheyenne. Also at the end of May Riverton called, and wanted to interview Ryan for a one year contract they had up there. Initially that sounded great because it was more money, but in the long run we would be living apart nine months, and we would be guaranteed to be in this same situation next year. But if we lived in Colorado Springs i would eventually take over my brothers job when he got a better one and the two incomes together would be a good chunk more than if he took the Riverton job, we wouldn't have to live apart, and there is a possibility that Ryan would have this same position next year. That being said we made a large pro's and con's list, and decided we'd take the risk and move to Colorado Springs. Just to clarify we do intend to move back here someday. We will just have to keep applying for jobs here in Cheyenne each year until we can come back to Wyoming. I'M SO NOT A COLORADO PERSON, I LOVE ME SOME WYOMING!
Well that should catch you up for now, and hopefully i don't wait another two months to post, but like i said we'll be busy. Don't worry I'll post eventually. Oh and P.S. this was way too long for me to want to spell/grammar check so if i completely screwed up on spelling or said something wrong please forgive me for being lazy and not wanted to go back through it all. :)
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