Relieved

"Relieved" is the word that best describes my afternoon and evening. This has been one of the longest and hardest weeks the past two years. On Tuesday I had my comprehensive written exams.... 4 essay questions, 2 hours, pass or fail.... it was the worst!!! Let me just say that I had anxiety issues within the first 45 minutes which threw me off for the rest of the test. I hated it!!!!!! Somehow I finished and praying I passed. This morning I took my Praxis exam for Speech-Language Pathology. You have to get a 65% to pass, and you have to pass to get your state and national license... kind of a big deal. I studied for 3 to 4 months and it was easier than I thought! Tonight we went to my favorite Mexican restaurant to celebrate. I am so thankful God gave me the strength and energy to get through this semester!! I do have my last final exam on Tuesday but the worst is over with.


I took off all day Friday to study.
Instead of studying last night Cal and I played with sidewalk chalk.... fun Mommy and Cal time! Cal tried to trace me after I traced him.

Daddy rigged Cal's new bike with his awesome Handy Manny tools.

I have one more semester to go and I will be DONE with school. I walk May 14th and will be having a small family graduation celebration. This morning Cal and I had some time to kill so we went to the party store. He helped me decorate.... notice the crooked sign. Am I crazy or just excited? Probably a little bit of both :)

Brown Easter

Brown family fun... Easter dinner, egg hunt, and running around crazy with Liam! Calvin had to inspect all of his eggs before putting them in his basket... too funy!

Shaw Easter

Easter weekend was a fun filled family weekend!
Here are some fun Shaw moments.... new bike, Easter egg hunt, attempted family pictures.

Bunny Calvin

Today Calvin had his Easter party at school. He was so excited about his basket and bunny ears!

Denton

On Monday we decided to take a break from our normal routine and drive up to Denton. I mainly suggested it to pick up my graduation tickets. Once I mentioned it, Jared couldn't pass up Recycled Books and Mr. Chopsticks. Cal had never been to Denton and it was fun taking him to where Jared and I met. We walked around the square, ate at Mr. Chopsticks, looked at books (more Jared than Cal and me), and had ice cream at the famous Beth Marie's. It was a fun family trip!

Spring

We've been a little busy the semester... only 3 more weeks to go!! Here are some random pictures from the past month or so..... Cal is eating salt... yes, straight salt. He gets that from his PopPop This is Cal's idea of a picnic.

Cal's first experience with the ice cream man...... a shreksicle

Pics

Brown Boys