STEPHANIE ELLSWORTH MARCUM GRADUATED FROM BYU APRIL 24, 2009!!!

It finally happened. It felt like it never would. But now I am so happy. I don't have to come home at night and do homework anymore. I actually have time to start working out again and to start cooking actual meals for my husband! I can't wait for summer to begin.

So I discovered this past week that with a degree comes a raise and full-time status! I am very excited because I will make my New Years Resolution to make more than $9,000 a year. haha. BY FAR!! It is true. And Brandon is also working full-time this summer. So life is good.

Below are a ton of pictures from graduation. I couldn't decide which ones to put up, so I put them all up! So prepare yourselves.
It was so good to have my family here as well as my friend April and her Mom Sue. April taught English and Yoga in Asia so I haven't seen her in 9 months, so her and her Mom decided to make a road trip to Utah. It was such a blessing to have quality time with the two of them. I also haven't seen my Dad since Christmas and he is making so much progress. He walked all over with us with his cane. What a trooper.

Getting my "Diploma Cover"
Play I-SPY Stephanie.Dallin H. Oaks spoke at convocation
My name is in the program! It is official.

YAY!The family

My awesome husbandProud parentsMy cute Daddy.My adorable Mom.

My older sister Lindsey. She went to BYU for one semester then transferred to CU (but met her husband Mike at BYU!). I was kind of the opposite. I went to CSU for 2 1/2 years then transferred to BYU. My parents are WAY happy that one of us graduated from BYU.Little sister BrittneyGma and Gpa MossSue and April got me awesome glasses!

My teacher Jeff Sheets.Rachel and Paul.. fellow Communications Graduates!Stephanie and Dave were there! The Cougar

My friend Morgan and I at the cougar

Morgan

We had a family graduation party.

Cinderella was at the door to greet everyone

Some of the cousins.. and cousins' kids

The kids love Brandon

The Marcum FamilyMy Mom

I got to take the family and friends to all our favorite places here in Utah.
We went to Sub Zero...

We went to Bombay House and had the best Indian Curry ever...We went to Happy Sumo. This was Sue's first time eating sushi! Spoon Me..And finally we went to Iceberg!

We also went to Temple Square...

And we hiked the Y...

And we went to the Nicklecade!

My Dad was super exhausted.

Brit and I were concentrating so hard on dance dance! And my Mom was practicing in the background.Thanks family and friends for the most perfect weekend.

Now I just have 4 finals left. Then I will never have to go to school ever again.

Monthly Sunday dinner with the Marcum clan. We love them! I caught Sariah and Isaac wearing me and Brandon's shoes!

Everyone loves to wrestle Brandon.

We got to see my family last weekend! We met in Glenwood Springs in celebration of Brian's 21st birthday. It is crazy how time flies by. I can't believe he would be 21. Anyways, it was a great weekend. We enjoyed good food, a free hotel, playing games, and of course the amazing hot springs! It was so fun to hang out in 104 degree water while it was snowing outside!

The whole family out to dinner!

Getting ready to go to the hot springs!


Sisters in our tiny towels!

Hot springs!


The "therapy" pool!

The whole family in the cold hot tub at the hotel!

We discovered that the jets made waterfalls!My dad is acting innocent while he makes a waterfall behind him!

Brian's 21st birthday ice cream cake!

My Mom blowing out the candles!

We released 21 balloons for Brian on his birthday.

We love you Brian.

This weekend we had the opportunity to go to the temple with a big group of friends. It was so cool to experience the temple with so many close friends. We also got the pleasure of Mom and Dad Marcum coming to visit us! They took us to lunch and then to the BYU Ballroom Dance show. It was so cool! Below is a picture of one of the routines they performed.

Saturday was my good friend Mark's reception. He was my next door neighbor while I lived in Florida. He now works for Disneyland in California and met the perfect girl! Here is a big group of the BYU College Program Cast Members!

The 4 of us were crazy in Florida! This is what we call the Doobie face! (It's hideous I know.)
The 3 stooges. Kelsi, in the middle, is getting married on May 23rd in the Idaho Falls temple!!
This was us a year and a half ago in Florida on Thanksgiving. Man did we get bored. Once again, the doobie face.We went to Cafe Rio afterward Mark's reception and got the biggest salad I have ever seen!
We also got to spend Easter with my Grandma and Grandpa here in Provo! I called them on Saturday to wish them a Happy Easter and they told me they didn't have any plans on Easter. So Brandon and I made them dinner and celebrated with them. They provided the infamous Ellsworth ice cream bar after dinner! Yum!

This is how I feel. My head has so much congestion and pressure in it that I feel like it's going to fly away like a balloon. I have been sick now for almost a week. And it is awful. Instead of getting better, I am getting worse. WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?! Today is definitely one of those days that I want to curl up in bed with a hot cup of tea and never leave my bed. Instead, I worked from 8 am to 1 and now I am in class from 1 until 9 pm tonight. So nasty.

Don't you hate when all your muscles ache? And you can't sleep because you can't get comfortable? How about when you are always so cold that even the toilet seat is FREEZING on your bum?! Don't judge.. you all know what I am talking about.