Law School Graduation

Nate graduated from the University of Idaho Law School on May 1st.

I could not be more proud of him.

These past 3 years have flown by.  It seems like yesterday we moved to Moscow to start this journey and now we have been in Boise a year and have a 5 month old.  It is crazy how fast time goes and home much changes in a couple of years.  As fun as it was to move far from home and meet some of our dearest friends, I am glad to be done.  I know Nate is really excited to be finished and to begin his career.  We are ready to settle down in a permanent place.  Nate doesn't have a job lined up right now but he is waiting to hear back about a couple of jobs.  We are optimistic something will work out!  I know wherever he gets a job he will do a great job and they will be lucky to have him.
 

 

Since graduation was on a Wednesday night it wasn't easy for family to come celebrate Nate's accomplishment.  We were lucky to have Nate's mom, my parents and Grandma Carlson come for dinner and the commencement. 

Nate had some great friends in law school.  It was even better that his friends had great wives!  We have had some good times with the friends we met through law school.  I will miss the game nights, dinners, frisbee golf, girls nights, intramural football and basketball, shopping trips, the husbands wrestling, walks, workout groups and all the laughing.

A couple of the families also came to Boise for their 3rd year.  It was fun to have friends in Boise to do things with.  Wherever we end up we will miss our law school friends.  I hope wherever we move we meet as great as people to be our friends as we had in law school.  We will not forget the friends we met and we hope to have many reunions with them!

 The weekend before graduation we got together with law school friends to have a party. 

It was fun to get together with the friends we have come to love through law school.

As you can see Kate was having one of her episodes and was not so excited about being at the party.

For the next two months, Nate will study for the deathly bar.  Kate and I hope these next two months go fast because I don't think we will be seeing much of daddy.  We love Nate and are so proud of all the hard work he has put into school for our family. 
See you in two months daddy!

Friends, Family, Graduation

After I finished student teaching I went to Pocatello to finish up and submit my Teacher Works Sample and to graduate! I was also able to play tennis a couple of times and watch Tanner play a few baseball games. He had an amazing diving catch and some great hits! I was wishing for some warmer weather down south but as we all know Pocatello likes to be cold, windy and rainy.

When I went to Provo to hand in my TWS I met up with two of my old roommates for lunch.

It was so fun catching up and to see what fun, new adventures they are looking forward too! Hopefully next time all 7 of us will be able to have lunch!

The following week, on April 21st and 22nd, Ashley Marie Nielson Cuoio Graduated from BYU!

I graduated from the School of Family Life with a degree in Family and Consumer Science Education (a fancy name for Home Economics). It was fun to see friends from my major and professors who have changed my life.

Brother Cole also graduated with a degree in Exercise Science!

Thanks mom and dad for supporting me through college. I don't know if
I would have been able to do it without you.

Grandpa Nielson also came for the festivities.

My parents have 2 graduates down and 2 to go! Next week Ryan graduates from Dental School and in June Tanner graduates from high school! Way to go Nielson Family!

After bring apart for a little more than 2 weeks the best part of the week was seeing this guy! I thought Nate would have no problem with me being away since he was so independent before we got married but he missed me after only being gone a few days! It is always nice to be missed, especially by your husband.

We are now back in Moscow! Nate has taken 1 final and has 4 more to go. Next Friday we will head to Pocatello for the summer! Things I am looking forward to this summer:

*Warm weather (hopefully it comes soon, I need a tan before...)
*Hawaii with the family!
*Tennis
*Reading Books
*Sewing (clothes and bags and maybe a quilt)
*Running and working out (I have been doing really good this spring
so lets just hope I stay motivated)
*My best friends wedding! Ya Jem!
*My 1st Nephew!
*Friends and
*Family