A Weekend in KC!

It was a great first weekend in Kansas City! On Friday night we went to our first Royals game in almost a year and it was also Buck Night and Firework Friday! The Royals didn't pull out the win but the hot dogs, peanuts, and fireworks were awesome! 

On Saturday morning we ran in the second annual Kansas City Temple 5K with Taylor's parents and 1300 other people from the KC area. Taylor finished first in the family (and 20th overall!) in just over 20 minutes. Gregory got eighth in his age group and finished in 25 minutes, and I ran with Keri and walked/ran the race. Keri finished third in her age group and earned a medal!! 

On Saturday we went to Anna Marie Cunningham's wedding. She was the "Crew mom" during high school and it was great seeing her so happy during the ceremony. She married Doug Head, a great guy that treated us all to the Hereford House after the ceremony. The actual ceremony was short and sweet but was a great experience for everyone. We were very thankful to be a part of the small wedding! 

Taylor and I just outside the church before the wedding

At Hereford House!! 

Goodbye Utah

Well, we have officially moved out of Utah! We left on Sunday morning around 4:45 am and set out on a 17-hour journey across country to Kansas City. For the next few weeks we will hang out with Taylor's family, attend two weddings, and then will head for Dallas to start looking for a place to live!

Last Saturday we packed up our U-Box with everything we own and then jammed our car full of the clothes and other accessories we will need before we get to Texas. We had tons of help from our friends Brett and Haley and their baby Madeline, along with my sister Lauren. We also ate at the Art City Trolly, a restaurant a mile from our house, for the first time. It was delicious. Taylor is extremely distraught that we did not try it a few years ago.

Taylor and I before seeing The Avengers.. Good movie!

We had one final family dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobson before we left. There was pizza and chocolate cake, and it made us remember how thankful we are to have lived with them for 2 years and how much we will miss them now that we're gone. I doubt we will ever have better landlords!

Just before we left we also got a great bit of news. Although Taylor was already accepted to Teach for America and we knew he would be teaching in Dallas, we didn't know exactly where. Well, he had his first official interview last Tuesday and spoke with the Principal and two assistant principals over the phone  and, long story short, he got hired to teach Astronomy at Sunset High School!! It is located just SW of Dallas and we are so excited to immerse ourselves in the community. Go Bison!

Sunset High School

Taylor's diploma he received in the mail today!

Graduation!!!

The first step to our new lives together came on April 20, when Taylor graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree from BYU. He graduated Cum Laude, meaning he finished in the top 10% of his graduating class. I'm so proud of him! We had a delicious dinner at Legends afterwards with his whole family. Then on Saturday morning everyone went and hiked the Y, including Taylor's Grandpa Dayton (He's 80!!), while I stayed home and studied for the finals I had to take that Monday. We had a great time with Taylor's parents and grandparents, along with Krisopher and baby Kendrick and Samantha. Kendrick even slept through the entire night on Friday!

I finished my finals on Monday and Tuesday the next week and my daddy came on in town on Wednesday. I decided not to participate in commencement on Thursday night, so the whole family went to see Sherlock Holmes at the $3 theatre while Taylor stayed home to watch the NFL Draft. While we were gone, Taylor was cute enough to bake me a cake, his first attempt at baking in his entire life! It was a double layered chocolate cake, covered in M&Ms. But, by the time we got home from the movie, the cake had collapsed in the middle .... Taylor forgot to add water! Oops! We all had a (small) piece anyway and then picked the candy off the frosting. 

On Friday I had convocation and walked across the stage. I finished with an Associate's in Accounting and am planning on finishing up a Bachelor's degree sometime in the future. I spent the entire ceremony searching for the family in the crowd, but didn't find them until near the end. We took pictures afterwards then went to Brick Oven for a celebratory lunch. 

Now that both our graduations are over, we have a few weeks to relax and prepare for the move! I have been packing nonstop. Taylor studies a few hours a day for his science TExES exam that he has to take the first week of June and also complains that I am packing too much of our stuff too early (he likes his oatmeal bowls). Anyway, we are excited for the next couple of weeks and can't wait to hit the road on May 13! 

(We don't have very much stuff)