wow, so summer's been really really hectic. work and class have me quite busy. outside of that, i've been reading LOTS..... and yeah, that's about it. haha. it really sucks cause i barely get to see tommy, craig, or nicole. i haven't seen the guys in 2 week and i only saw nicole ONCE in the past week.. boo adulthood. oh yeah, i turned 20 this past weekend. went and saw Batman in the IMAX.. what an amazing experience. i think ellen and i and a few others are going to go back to see charlie and the chocolate factory in the IMAX. good stuff.

photo class has been going well. i'm learning a lot of stuff and i'm really enjoying looking at the world through a camera. it's different... and it's beautiful =). mishi and i went to the beach yesterday during our lunch break and strolled around along the water. got so many beautiful shots... it's hard not to take nature's beauty for granted sometimes..... too many people don't really notice what's around them. stop, look, and listen! =)


jeff and i at the graduation banquet




my baby, tiffany =)


virginia and i.. sad how much taller she is than me! look at how much she's bending... at one point i was A LOT taller than her. i swear.


mama and nancy signing "2006" in anticipation for jeff and sam's grad banquet next year. i swear, this took them forever to figure out how to do this. silly ladies =)


the kids and i hanging out outside... look at how big they've all grown


sean and tiff bet me i couldn't.. i proved to them i could!


applebee's with the seniors. fun kids! =)


the awesome cake ellen and serena baked for me. thanks girls! you guys know me too well! a hot pink cake! no wayyy


derk and ellen, cuties!


cute brothers


beautiful mama =)

some awesome street art i've seen lately:










how amazing is that?