2012 Milestone #2...JBU!!

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Lindsay, Hannah, Katie, Sheena @ JBU College Weekend November 2011

I'm attempting to track our family's milestones this year (along with recipes and other tidbits) through blogging.  Yesterday, Lindsay received a phone call from her admissions counselor at John Brown University (it's in Siloam Springs, AR if you're unfamiliar with the school) letting her know she was accepted!!  We are so excited!  It is her first college choice, but we are still waiting to hear back from the other colleges where she's applied.....Oklahoma Baptist University, Abilene Christian University and Houston Baptist University.

Lindsay first visited JBU in the winter of 2010 (her sophomore year) and returned for a second visit in November 2011.  I took her and 3 of her friends to visit the college during a college weekend.  I pulled a calf muscle prior to the visit, so I couldn't do much walking and was unable to do any of the parent activities, but I did get to see the college campus and it's beautiful.  I took some pictures, but they certainly don't do the campus justice.  And I love the Siloam Springs community.  It is definitely a college town and the people are very friendly.

Lindsay plans on getting her Bacherlor's Degree in Psychology and staying at JBU to get her Master's in Counseling.  JBU has their own student counseling center just off campus.

College Weekend JBU Trip....November 13-14, 2011

Choctaw Casino Durant, OK (phot op only...no gambling!)

There's always a stunt when you have a group of cheerleaders

Ever heard of the Carrie Underwood song "I Ain't In Checotah Anymore"?  The first 2 lines of the lyrics are:

Where 69 meets 40
There's a single stop light town

Most of the route to Siloam Springs in on Highway 75 which eventually becomes Highway 69.  At the point that I realized we were going to be crossing over 40....ding ding ding....another photo opportunity!  So we landed the Caddy near the stop light where 69 meets 40, the girls jumped out and I snapped a bunch of photos.  And yes...the spirited child in the pictures is Lindsay.  :)

The next set of pictures were taken at JBU....

The girls unloading their stuff...they stayed in the Mayfield Residence Hall with their student ambassador

The girls and their student ambassador (I sat in the car and cried for about 10 minutes after dropping them off.  I was preparing myself for what it will be like when we actually take her to college  :(

Many of ay's classes will be in this building

Lindsay's so good at performing arts, I'm hoping she gets involved

I was driving around the campus and saw this bench....I pictured Lindsay sitting here studying one day

Sanctuary and performance center

Cathedral of the Ozarks

Cathedral of the Ozards (side view)

Admissions Building

Student Counseling Center

Mayfield Residence Hall (where ay is requesting to stay)

Mayfield Residence Hall

There is absolutely no significance to this picture related to JBU other than I was out driving the back roads of Siloam Springs and this steer was just staring at me, so I had to pull over and take a picture  :)

If you're interested in this history of JBU, you can visit http://www.jbu.edu/archives/timeline/

Congratulations, Lindsay!  We are so proud of you!!!!!!  We love you so much, sweetheart!