Weekend Update

There is not much to report over here! Now that it is officially summer time I've just been taking it easy. There are 64 days until school starts and I cannot wait! It's safe to say I'm more excited for the fall than for the summer. 


I've been saving up money for my very own laptop and this should be the one:

Other than that, I have been watching lots of Gilmore Girls (I'm on season 6). I also have a stack of books to read and just finished To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time and I watched the movie. I've also been working out a lot and I'm doing the 5-Factor Fitness program again. With that, I have been eating lots of food which includes a daily smoothie made by my momma. I wish I had more to report but that's all you get for a lazy summer week!


Love,
Megan Marie

Graduation!

      Today, I wrote my last final (called diplomas) and thus I, Megan Marie Allen, have completed 13 years of schooling. It was anti-climatic since I simply walked out of the school gym alone, but there is peace of mind and a feeling of relief. This was the longest homestretch ever!

  My mom and I took some photos in celebration in my graduand garb.



The ceremonial cap throw

and with that I say farewell Senior year.
Sayonara Canadian school. It's been quite the 6 years of learning!

For good measure-

Love,
the free Megan Marie

Sunday Best and Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to the greatest Dad around!

I love you Daddy!

Now, I decided to have my sister take some Sunday Best photos for me. I got a new skirt this week and I was excited to style it.

Thanks sister! Happy Sunday one and all, and happy Pa Day.


Blouse: Jason Wu for Target
Skirt: Forever 21
Underskirt: AE
Belt: Anthropologie
Shoes: Aldo


Love,
Meggie Mo

Happy Birthday Dear Mother!

Hey Erryone, it's my momma's birthday!

I love her so much. My mom is one of my best friends. She's been in Utah all week and I miss her so! Here are a few photos that have her or the both of us in it from the past 6 months. I love you mommy!

Happy birthday from one of your favorite daughters!

Love,

Your Megan Marie

Quiet

Things have been very quiet over here, which is something I'm not used to. It's actually been kind of rough. I went from juggling 20 things at once to having very little to do. The last day of classes was on Monday. Tuesday I wrote my first English diploma (final or exam) and then the first Social Studies diploma was on Wednesday. After Tuesday, I will be finished with high school forever! 

Since things have been so quiet and boring over here, I thought I'd share a little recipe with you all.

Fancy Salsa

{source}

2 cans rinsed black beans

1 can cooked corn

1 red pepper

1 avocado

freshly cut cilantro (eyeball it)

5 TBS extra virgin olive oil 

zest and juice of one lime

1 TBS salt

>1 TBS sugar

garlic (I sprinkled on some freeze dried)

Combine everything in a bowl. Eat with some Tostitos Scoops. 

So feel free to follow the actual recipe. I experimented a bit to make it just the way I like it. Enjoy!

Love,

Megan Marie

Post-weekend Update {June 8-10}

First of all,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY B-I-L RANDY!

This was the last weekend that Matt and Kate were visiting, and we packed it with hometown fun.

M&K thoroughly enjoyed Matt's box of memories and photos (one of many boxes actually. He and I are alike in that way).

 We all took a day trip destined for Banff and Lake Louise, but ended up snowed-in in Canmore. We ate at the Grizzly Paw. I had a bun-less hamburger and fries and in-store made cream soda. The hit of the night was Kate's pizza. The Grizzly Paw provided us with the root beer keg we used for after grad and my 18th birthday party as well.


Candids-

  mystical shirts

 headless Kate!

 gift shop 

art gallery

 Good Earth

wet hat, wet shoes

And then we came home to make pancakes for dinner.

On Sunday night, I graduated from seminary! Four years of hard work and (two years of) early mornings paid off. Thank you to Brother Stonehocker and Brother Matthews for being such fun and dedicated teachers!

some fun-lovin' crazies took some selfies

(it's the best we got.)

nice one Daddio

Matt matches Dad in off-centered eye-ness. Where y'all lookin?

work that updo!

 Complete!

one final note:

and can I say that I have finished all of my high school classes as of today, but I'm not finished until I write all four of my huge tests. I cannot wait until June 19th!


Love,
Megan Marie