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

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

Giraffes and tigers and bears, oh my!

On Thursday, I went with the visiting Matt and Kate and my mom and Melissa to the Calgary Zoo. Fun ensued. 

 PENGUINS!

This exhibit was full of aborable apes.  

I love the zoo! For years I said I wanted to be a zookeeper that specializes in primates when I grow up. Kate has been here since May 30th, and Matt June 2nd. They leave on Monday and I am dreading it! I love having more siblings around. 


Happy Saturday Night!
Love,
MM