Summer is flying by... it's almost time for Sarah to come home from Bahrain.... I'm soooooooo excited!!!! So far my summer has consisted of work, pool duty, and subsequent sunburns . I've also spent a lot of time hanging out with the fam..... and I have two handsome little nephews to cuddle now... so that's pretty awesome.   And I just found out that I've got another niece or nephew on the way.... and.... as much as I love little boys..... I really want this one to be a girl so I can actually buy some of the cute little dresses I've been seeing here lately.  Besides.... Logan and Barrett need a cute little sister/cousin to grow up with and protect. I've also found a new church to go to.... one with an actual youth group, lol. I'm still going to go with my mom sometimes.... but it's kind of tough when my mom and I are the two youngest people there, lol.

So.... summer hasn't been too bad so far.... and I know it'll get even better when Sarah comes back.... I think we're going to be going on a camping/float trip on the Buffalo... I'm trying to get a group together to go.... anyone interested???? It's going to be super fun!!!! The end of summer is going to be soooo much more fun than all this work I've been having to do... lol. Not that I'll get to quit working.... there'll still be plenty of that to keep me busy!!! I'm actually enjoying it a lot more this summer though.... I have a younger group so I don't have as many problem children to deal with....  I'm actually kind of looking foward to going back to school though.... I have so much more down time there... lol. I realize it should be the other way around.... but so far college is soooo much less work than being at home. It may be different this year though.... it being my senior year and all, lol. I only have 4 classes.... but I also have to complete a 600 hour internship!!!!  I'm really excited and completely terrified all at the same time. I can't believe that I'll be graduating in less than a year! Next summer I'll have a real job... something that actually has to do with Public Administration... lol. It just doesn't seem like it should be here already.... College used to seem like such a big deal... and now it's kind of like... "that's it???" Don't tell my mom I said that though.... she's still kind of disappointed that I didn't take the scholarship from Baylor. But I'm glad that I took the path I did... I love UCA and to be completely honest.... I've enjoyed the break.... lol. I've also made some lifelong friends along the way... . Which is the most important part of the college experience anyways.  God has blessed me tremendously!!! Anyways.... I think I've completely forgotten the original topic of this blog... but that's ok.... if you know me you know I'm kind of scatter brained like that sometimes.  It's just one of those things that makes Jackie..... Jackie! lol. Love ya'll! I hope you're all having an awesome summer!!!

So I've only been back at school for a week and a half and it's already proving to be an extremely interesting year... 

My classes are ok so far... I'm a little worried about my non-profit/governmental accounting class... but I'm sure it'll be okay once  I start getting back into the swing of things... at least that's what I'm hoping. I'm just going to have to work extra hard since I haven't had accounting in awhile... it's not that I think accounting is all that hard... I did well in both accounting I and II... it's just that all the other people in the class are business and/or accounting majors whereas I'm more used to political science and public administration courses. 

Logan (my nephew) will be a month old on Monday... it's only been a week and a half since I last saw him and I already miss him so much I can hardly stand it... I have a feeling I'll be going home a lot more this semester... lol. It's still a little hard to believe that my little sister is a mom now... I always knew she'd be the first to get married and have kids... I just can't believe how fast it all happened.... I guess that just goes to prove how fast life can change...

I just found out that my other sister is also having a little boy... so I'll have two nephews to spoil rotten... one in Hot Springs and one in Conway... I guess that makes me a full time aunt huh?

Raelyn, David, and I went ice skating last weekend... they both did great... I, on the other hand, got beat up by the ice, lol. By the time it was all said and done I had a blister, a bruised/swollen knee, a bruised/bleeding hip, two bruised hands.... and a bruised elbow... lol. I have absolutely no idea how I managed to injure myself so much... I've been before and survived without a scratch... I guess it was just my not-so-lucky day...  

That's all I've got for now... I hope everyone has a good weekend!!!