Hot and Humid

(By Jen)

It's hot and humid here in Arkansas, but I am LOVING it! Call me crazy, but I love the heat and humidity. For a person who is cold 99% of the time, this kind of weather bodes well for me. ;) Like I've told Greg, the only time I get cold around here is when I go into the stores (yup, we've been shopping already!) around here and they feel the need to blast you with the A/C - it feels like I'm walking into a freezer! I can't stand it!

Anyways, I flew in early Saturday with my Mom, and we had a great flight. Greg and Brian will drive the 15+ hour trip to get here bright and early Thursday morning, the rest of the fam gets here on Thursday evening, and then our family reunion will be on Saturday. We will be here through the end of the month..... which is always so fun and relaxing for us (and I have definitely needed it lately).

We'll try to fill you in on events as the trip progresses, but we aren't promising anything. Our days are usually very "busy" with sleeping in, eating, napping, and trying to be lazy all day - and since Greg is bringing Guitar Hero with him, that will probably occupy 99% of his time (and Brian's) while I sit and play cards all day. =) Gotta love vacations! =)

Update - CFA: Today's Test

(By Greg)

After having a few days to cool down, think about it, and discuss the exam with fellow candidates on our CFA forum, I feel better about the exam. I'm still not 100% certain about whether or not I'll pass or fail, but only time will tell.

The results will be posted the week of August 17th, so check back for the results.

CFA: Today's Test

(By Greg)

It went! I'm glad everyone else has a lot of confidence in me, because I don't feel good about the test today, at all! I will have faith and hope that I really did pass the test, because I feel I was able to talk myself through (hopefully) the correct answer on most of the questions that I was unsure about.

It was very frustrating and demoralizing--6+ months of studying (hard studying) and it really felt like I was not prepared for the test.

I thought it was an unfair test and hopefully the committee will think the same thing when they begin grading them soon. All the important stuff they tell you to study and what's going to be on the test, NOTHING...

Another Jam-packed Weekend!

We had yet another fun-filled, jam-packed weekend!

Friday night, Greg had his first softball game of the season! He still plays on the co-ed league with our church, only this year, Dad Kelly is one of the co-coaches and together they decided that it would be better if games were on Friday nights instead of Monday nights. Anyways, Greg had a lot of good plays that night, and our team won! What a great way to start off the season!

Saturday was quite an exciting day for our family. Becca had her first bridal shower given to her by our church! A fun little group of people showed up and she went home with quite the loot! It was also fun because Jen and her friend Patti won cool prizes for both of the games that were played that afternoon. We were both sitting on the same bench, so we attributed our luckiness to the bench. ;)

Sunday was a nice relaxing day. We did the normal church thing, and dinner at Mom and Dad Kelly’s house. Greg took a break from studying and enjoyed his day of rest before buckling down the rest of the week.

Monday began Greg’s week off. He took this week off so he could intensely study for his big test on Saturday. He spent all morning studying, we ran around in the afternoon and went out to lunch, studied some more in the evening, and then we headed out to Brian’s graduation party. Brian graduated college on May 22nd, and Monday we celebrated with a party for him. We are so proud of him and all he has accomplished in such a short amount of time. (He graduated in 3 years instead of 4!) Maybe now that he’s not in school and studying all the time, we’ll get to see him a little more before the wedding. ;)

So that was basically our weekend in a nutshell - and it only plans on getting crazier for us!