Ryan and Kali Jo Finn: One Year Down, 9 More To Go!!!!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

One Year Down, 9 More To Go!!!!

   Yay! I can't believe that Ryan has finished his first year of medical school! It went by super fast/slow looking back at this past year....Ryan even said that it went by fast. There were definitely some slow times when I didn't think he could study anymore then he already was or another long week of work working 6 nights out of a week. There were some months that were hard to get through but it has been a great first year! I am so proud of Ryan for how well he did his first year! This last finals week was a bruiser!!!! He had 2 finals the week before finals week and then 6 FINALS the week of finals!!! He is a trooper....he even pulled out a freakin' 100% on one of the biggest finals! Who does that, right?

   So to celebrate, the wives of our lil' group planned a big dinner on the night they finished. It was so nice to be able to get together and just relax. There was no rushing home after dinner to study. The wives made some awesome Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Reese's on them....AMAZING!

The Whole Gang

It was such a great time. We have been so fortunate to be able to make friendships with these people! After a fun night on Friday, it was time to head to IDAHO for a 10 day vacation. We missed our families and were ready for a change of weather. We love the sun in AZ but boy do we miss seasons and the cold. I was so ready to see the nieces and nephews and to RIDE HORSES!!!! Everyday I went riding by myself, with Ryan, friends, and family.

Ashley and I! The best pharmacy friend ever!

You may wonder why I am in sweaters? It may look nice but the temperature was only like 50 degrees! I was freezing all the time, even if it was sunny.

Just ignore my cheesy smile

Harper Jo wasn't to sure about riding

Gunner loved rding

One of my goals since I knew I was marrying a city boy was to convert Ryan to be a cowboy....and I am pretty sure I am on my way!

Over Memorial weekend, my whole family was able to get together on Saturday. It was so much fun! Jami rode with Harper for a little bit.

Kodi rode with Gunner....

Ryan's little nephew came out to ride with Ryan and I, but I didn't get any pictures of the ride. It was a very cold and windy day, but we had a lot of fun. We enjoyed hot chocolate and swiss rolls afterwards. I love Ryan's and Tanner's wind blown hair in this picture.

Idaho received a lot of moisture this past winter and a lot of rain/slow in the spring so canals, rivers, and anywhere else is flooding. The falls where I live are usually not impressive and hardly have water coming out of the flood gates, but this year is an exception. We we went with Tiffany, Jon, and Tanner to go and see the American Falls below the damn. It was very windy and cold as you can see in the pictures.

Tiff, Tanner, Jon

My sister Kodi, is a cosmetologist and I have been wanting to learn how to cut Ryan's hair so the time finally came to learn. It is something that is doable but I don't mind giving Ryan $15 to go and have him get it professionally cut now.

Trying to cut with scissors

Kodi finishing the final cut, I gave up

We had a lot of fun with family and friends. We went on a triple date with some of Ryan's friends. I hooked up one of my friends with Ryan's buddy. We went four wheeling, had a campfire, and got poured on. In my book, it was a hit! haha This is why I love Idaho. It is so green and you can do anything and everything in your own back yard.

It was cold, as you can see with Ryan's beanie

Still snow in the mountains and its the beginning of June!

Unfortunately, the fun came to an end and Ryan and I had to return to Arizona to become responsible adults again. I had orientation that I had to be back for and Ryan needed to start working in the research lab for his professor. On our drive down to SLC to fly out, the mountains were amazing and we left Idaho with it looking like this....in June!