Hey friends!

My lovely parents, Jeff and Dorothy Trieb, came over this weekend for Sam's and my graduation from North Central University!

More on that later, first I am super excited to share this amazing and simple recipe for orange smoothies with you!

ingredients :D
1 can of orange juice concentrate
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1 or 2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
about 10 ice cubes

Put it all in the blender and there you go!!!  IT TASTES LIKE ORANGE JULIUS. so yummy :)

As I was saying, Sam and I graduated!!!  Yay!!!

(I made this picture look just a little cooler on picnik.com, but i don't think it saved.  Oh well, I don't have time for this) :P

I now have a B.A. in media communications, and Sam has a B.S. in music :)  He will become a pastor in April!!!

This Friday we will be moving to my parents' house in Missouri.  It's best to look for jobs in person, so we will be living with them as a landing spot until we have solid jobs and a place to live.  Pray that will take no time at all!

I love my parents, they are awesome!  We had such a great time spending a few days exploring Minneapolis.  Besides graduation, we also saw the parade, the Macy's Christmas display, went to some lovely restaurants, played board games....it was fun.  Sam's mom was unable to come, but his dad came for graduation and so did my aunt and uncle.  We were blessed to have them!

Am I happy to be done with school finally?  YES.  Am I also scared and unsure about what to do now?  YES.  But the Lord has always lead me in every area of my life, Sam's as well, and we are positive that He will not fail us.

Jeremiah 29:11!

It's my last day of my job at the hospital.  Yay!!!

The Lord has been soo good to me to give me this job.  Although working in food service did absolutely nothing to add to my communications portfolio or learning, it was still a blessing from the Lord.  It is only three blocks away from our apartment, it's the highest paying job I've ever had, the hours were perfect, and the people are awesome -- I will continue to pray for them.  Having the opportunity to also just take time to be nice and smile to patients was also a happiness in my heart.

In other news, graduation is THIS friday!!!!!!  In only six days from now, Samuel John and myself will be FINALLY walking across the stage of graduation success.  It's been a long road since graduating high school in 2006 and going to 3 different colleges and 1 Christian program, but I would never trade the years for anything.

Because now I am going to graduate as Jaclyn Luthi, with my husband by my side :)

And the Lord has taught me so much through all of the different experiences I've had.  He stretched me so much in so many different areas that lead to my deeper relationship with Him, my family, my friends, and a better understanding of who and Whose I am.

Man, I really need more Jesus time.  I have been so distracted this whole semester with mostly school, work, and trying to be a good new wife.  But Jesus is my first and greatest love, I must not ever forget.  I live for Him because He is GOD! :)

I can't WAIT to see my family again!!!!!  My parents are coming for graduation, then Sam and I moving to St. Louis, MO to live near my family!!!  I haven't seen any of them since the wedding, which is sad because they are the best family ever.  But now we will be there with them and will stay for as long as the Lord wants us to. :)  Praise Jesus!

Come, let's shout praises to God, raise the roof for the Rock who saved us!  Let's march into His presence singing praises, lifting the rafters with our hymns! - Psalm 95:1-2 (lol, the Message version gets kinda silly with their "contemporary phrases") But I still like this and feel like marching and singing right now!!! 

Love you all!!