This week will begin the end of school and the beginning of summer. I am on break yesterday and today and will go on duty tonight to cover a day for my friend Hannah who is in Ohio with her family. So yesterday was awesome my friend Caitlain and I went to Lincoln to go thrifting, have pedicures done and go to Starbucks so she could work on homework and I could just hangout. It was a glorious day! I had my first pedicure ever and let me tell you it was amazing! My feet felt wonderful and we decided we were gonna try and get one done once at least every month. It was a great way to relax and unwind, plus the chair was a massage chair so a massage plus a pedicure was amazing! I found some great deals while thrifting and it was great to get out of the town and just spend a day away, especially considering summer is now here. So I am going on duty tonight and tomorrow will begin summer. It is crazy to believe that 1.) Summer is here already and it is only the end of May and 2.) that tomorrow marks my 5 months of being here! It seems like time is flying so fast here and yet some days it seems like it is going so slow! Not to mention in two weeks from Thursday my mom and step dad will be coming down for a visit for my birthday weekend! Holy crap! I will be 24 on the 5th of June and it is hard to come to terms that another birthday is here again, or the fact that my family is coming down to visit! I haven't seen my mom and step dad in 5 months! I am super excited but at the same time I am super nervous. It will be nice to have some family down here though to show them what I do and where I am living! I love my new life down here in Henderson and I cannot wait to share that. I am also excited and nervous as to what the summer will bring. I know a few things it will bring with new experiences...learning how to water ski every Monday in June and to ride a 64 mile bike ride! Two things I am super excited for! Scared to death to learn to water ski but also excited...we shall see what is in store for me next! I will keep ya posted on my first week of summer and how we survive! Love you all and thank you for following me along with this journey! I love you all!

Love,

Ashley