Jeremy moved to Rexburg in September 2007 to start his education at BYU-Idaho. It seems so unreal that only five years later he has finished his bachelors degree! We have both been waiting for this day for a long time and have been counting down the days. Not only does this day coming closer mean he is graduated, but it also means that we are moving away from Rexburg! We couldn't be more excited; however, as the days creep closer, a feeling of miss starts to take over. Jeremy and I have both done a lot of growing up in this place. This was Jeremy's first home away from home. We spent my first semester here together. Our first home together is here. So much history in our lives took place in this little town and it's starting to sink in how much I am truly going to miss the memories that we have created here. As I drove around town doing errands this last week, I started to get a little teary-eyed thinking about when I first moved here and would get so lost. Now his place seems just as familiar to me as the town I grew up in. But this is all part of life. This adventure is coming to an end, but another one is just beginning.
Last Day of School at BYU-Idaho
Jeremy ripping off the last link before the day of graduation. (Graduation was represented with the gold link!)
I had to throw in this cute picture of our sweet neighbor kids that came to say goodbye to us. We had the best neighbors and I loved having Sean and Emma be my buddies the last few months of being out of school. I will totally miss them!
Even though the last few days of living in Rexburg were so hectic with finishing projects, tests, packing, cleaning, etc., I couldn't miss out on a little photo shoot right before Jeremy had to be at the school for commencement. At my graduation we had to do these weeks later because there was no time but we didn't have that luxury this time around.
The Graduate!
I had to borrow a cap and gown so we could capture this...two BYU-Idaho alumni!
Thank you Brigham Young University-Idaho!
We are all so proud of Jeremy and all the hard work that he has put into school, especially to graduate so quickly! It was the best feeling to hear his name read and watch him walk across that huge stage! Proud moment!
Family picture
(The baby bump is just barely showing in this picture but the baby made it in at least!)
There was one picture that we didn't get to show all Jeremy accomplished at BYU-I...totally forgot. But Jeremy achieved the cliche at BYU-I...he will be leaving with a degree, a wife, and a baby on the way! WOOT!
Proud Family
We were so happy the Jeremy's parents and one set of Grandparents could drive in for his graduation. It meant so much to have them here with us to help celebrate this moment. We also can't thank them enough for all their help with the move. We don't know what we would have done without them!
This was the longest ceremony EVER because the College of Agriculture & Life Science is so huge. And of course Jeremy was at the very end! But watching him walk across the stage made the wait worth it! Plus Costa Vida was waiting for us after! :)
Waiting...forever!
Jeremy on the Jumbo-tron!
The Procession
Jeremy: So happy to be done!
After the graduation and dinner at Costa Vida, we ran home and finished last minute cleaning. Mom and Dad Evans graciously offered to drive the moving van since Jer and I are under 24 and would have been charged to drive it ourselves. They were planning to leave at 3 am to try and get a head start since they would have to drive slower and they were pulling the corolla behind. (Seriously I don't think we will have be able to repay them for this service to us!) So we had them go to bed in our clean and empty bedroom while we finished cleaning. By about 1am Grandma, Grandpa, Jeremy and I were in bed in the family room. We woke up just a few hours later to pack the remaining things into our cars, take out the trash, and hit the road by 5am. Of course not before snapping a couple goodbye pictures.
Looking at these pictures brings tears to my eyes. I will totally miss this place...our first home together.
After a short moment of sadness, we jumped in the car ready to start the drive. (Those are Grandma and Grandpa's headlights in the back window so they made this picture too!) Little did we know what lay ahead for us on this drive. Of course because this would be our last time (at least for a very long time) making this drive, it had to be the worst experience!
It started out great with no problems. We even stopped for a nice lunch with Grandma and Grandpa on our way. Then we hit Truckee. We had gotten a little separated from the van by this point. We hadn't seen any signs saying chains were mandatory but when we tried to go through the checkpoint they told us to put them on. Totally bugged we puilled over and tried putting hem on, only to find the chains that we had (which we originally bought for the Corolla) were one size too small for the Hyundai. I was about to loose it. So we had to turn around, go back into Truckee to buy chains that were too expensive and put them on in the parking lot while it's snowing and freezing before we could get back on the road. On top of it all my phone is dying and Jer's is dead, we're exhausted, and I'm hormonal. Awesome! We finally got back on the road, drove with the chains way longer than necessary (again lack of signs), got stuck in crazy traffic due to accidents, and arrived in Brentwood 16 hours after leaving Rexburg completely covered in mud, tired, and hungry. I should just reiterate that we will not be making that drive again anytime in the near future.
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