The Final Countdown

Well, it's that time of the semester. With under 3 weeks left it seems like every class has a major project or paper due. It's pretty intense. Because then as soon as you finish everything, it's time for FINALS!

But I'm not complaining, I've actually really enjoyed this semester. I love all my classes (except biology) and they've all had very reasonable workloads. Plus, having Will in two of my classes has made it lots of fun. Especially marriage prep this past week. It has been a BLAST. I guess that's depending on who you ask though....

Now that the weather is warmin up I'm realizing that Raintree is actually a pretty fun place to live. Being holed up in one apartment for months with the roommates I have and a nazi cleaning check lady was getting pretty frustrating. Although I did learn to love my roommates through it all. (Definitely not the crazy lady that wouldn't stop charging me money because I was cleaning the kitchen) But now that it's warmer out, kids hang out on the grass and I've gotten to know quite a few other cool people that live here that I'd never met before. And it's nice to live right next to the Provo river - easy spot to take a walk with a girl. The summer condo does not have a pool, nor a volleyball court, so it's nice to know that we've got a place we can come any time we want to enjoy those commodities.

We're pretty psyched for spring to be here.

Chocolate Milk

I think chocolate milk is a major factor in the happiness and success of ones life.

When I was younger, mom would bring me to the store with her. I was always allowed to have a small pint of chocolate milk. I think this was huge in deciding the happiness of my childhood. Now Will and I always have a small glass of chocolate milk just before bed. It helps us fall asleep easier, we wake up refreshed, and we're happier.

I think if people would drink more chocolate milk the world would be a better place. People wouldn't always be so stressed. They wouldn't always be angry with each other. This would lead to less wars, and increased free trade, therefore a better economy. A better economy means more money to buy more chocolate milk. More chocolate milk equals more happiness.

Studies have also recently shown that a small amount of chocolate milk each day is healthy for your body. I have living proof of this. My body is much sexier now than it would have been had I not drank chocolate milk my whole life.

Drink chocolate milk = sexy body = i'm happy, girls are happy, everyone's happy.

Good News from BYU

I got accepted to the Marriott.

So I start in April.

Pretty exciting stuff.

Also, somethin really cool about workin at the MTC - my Training Coordinator is Chris Billings. He lived right above me when I was a freshman. He was the ward mission leader so I got to know him really well and we would go to the MTC and volunteer every Thursday night. Now we both work there and he's my boss.

My Zone Coordinator is Joel Vallett - who was my teacher when I was in the MTC. It's really really cool to be back on the same floor I was when I was a missionary and see one of my teachers every day. Except now my badge is white instead of black.

Great Times

College life continues to be amazing.

Last weekends trip to Denver was a huge party.

Havin a dance party with the family and gettin to see Savannahs baptism was a lot of fun.

Bein back in Provo has been a huge party as well. Friday night was incredible. Getting to watch Jimmer drop 52 and dominate New Mexico was fantastic. I think a 3 seed was appropriate. A little bit of a bummer after being so close to a 1 seed just two weeks ago. But considering the events of the past two weeks, I'll gladly take a 3 seed.

I started working at the MTC this week. Probably the greatest job ever. It basically feels like I'm getting paid to go on a mission again. Almost doesn't feel right. But actually it's great, so I'm okay with it.

Most of my missionaries are goin to Sacramento (where President Bassett is from) and then one sister is goin to Phoenix. So that's pretty cool. They leave next Tuesday then I get my first real district on Wednesday.

GOD BLESSED TEXAS

"I pledge allegiance, to thee TEXAS, one state under God, one and indivisible."

Home of Blue Bell Ice Cream: So good you'll never be able to have any other ice cream after you've tasted it.

Home of the long horned cattle.

Without us, yall wouldn't have no meat to eat.

Home of the Blue Bonnet: the purtiest flower you ever done seen.

Home of wide-open space and beautiful skies.

Without us, yall wouldn't have no oil to use.

Home of the Houston Astros: the greatest team to ever play the game of baseball

Without us, yall wouldn't know what baseball was.

And just remember, if it wasn't for Texas, yall wouldn't have no America