But Mother Nature thinks it's still winter. We had snow this week. I mean, really. We are also supposed to get a ton of snow tomorrow and more during the week. We all expect cold temperatures and snow in January and February. March comes and it gets warm and sunny for a few weeks and then WHAM! more snow and cold. It happens every year, I mean it's normal for Utah, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. I wish I could boycott snow. Really.
This week is going to to busy. Robert has his Crim Pro final on Monday in SLC at the courthouse. Guess who gets to be a witness. That would be me :) Then we have work and finals to get done. I didn't get the laundry done today, but I got one of my outlines for finals finished. I have six...finals, that is. Robert and I also went on a date last night :) Mimi's has good food and we got to play some games with some friends of ours so it was a lot of fun. I'm tired so I'm going to bed because we have 9 o'clock church (but it's way better than 1 o'clock church).
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Thursday
Wow. Another post. So soon after the last one. I know. I know. I wouldn't be doing this if the class I am currently in (accounting for lawyers) weren't so boring. We are four chapters behind and yet finals are in three weeks. Yikes. Three weeks. I have a feeling that we will not be finishing the book before finals.
The weather is finally warming up, but another snow storm is expected. Ugh. At least I have the Twilight party to look forward to this weekend. One of my friends is braving the crowds Friday night to get the DVD. She is bringing it to another friend's house (where we have Geek Night) and we will have an awesome party on Saturday. We know the movie is bad and that the books don't contain the greatest literary merit (most of us are English majors and editors). While we like the stories, we are aware of the flaws and a good part of the party is going to be making fun of the flaws. Oh it is so fun to have friends who think like I do. Go Twilight! (The guys will be having a "guys night" on Saturday)
Class is almost over (finally, it's a two hour class) so I better go. BYU is playing in a few minutes and I know Robert is dying to go to the fishbowl and watch the game. The fishbowl is the receptionist office at the law school. They just installed some flat screens there. I have work after accounting, and then Insurance Law (which is surprisingly very interesting). At least there is a new "Office" on tonight.
The weather is finally warming up, but another snow storm is expected. Ugh. At least I have the Twilight party to look forward to this weekend. One of my friends is braving the crowds Friday night to get the DVD. She is bringing it to another friend's house (where we have Geek Night) and we will have an awesome party on Saturday. We know the movie is bad and that the books don't contain the greatest literary merit (most of us are English majors and editors). While we like the stories, we are aware of the flaws and a good part of the party is going to be making fun of the flaws. Oh it is so fun to have friends who think like I do. Go Twilight! (The guys will be having a "guys night" on Saturday)
Class is almost over (finally, it's a two hour class) so I better go. BYU is playing in a few minutes and I know Robert is dying to go to the fishbowl and watch the game. The fishbowl is the receptionist office at the law school. They just installed some flat screens there. I have work after accounting, and then Insurance Law (which is surprisingly very interesting). At least there is a new "Office" on tonight.
Monday, March 16, 2009
I'm still here
School has been crazy. So much to get done and so little time to do it. I guess I shouldn't have maxed out my credits this semester. I am taking the max the school allows. It has been fun to have Shaun here this semester. I get to see him when I help him with his papers.
The weather is getting warmer, but just when you think Spring has arrived. Wham! Snow :( Typical March weather. At least you expect snow and freezing temperatures in January. Robert's parents and little sister were in town this weekend for Brian's (Robert's brother) men's choir concert. The concert was great as always. On Friday, Robert and I had a huge group project worth 80% of our grade in Entertainment and Sport Law. The professor said he liked it and that we had set a high standard for the other groups. We were the first group in the class to present. There were six of us in the group.
Finals are only four weeks away! Where did the time go? I looked at the calendar and realized that I need to start outlining and studying for them. Finals are no fun. I just hope my computer decides to cooperate this time around. That's all there is for now. Just work and school and crazy weather.
The weather is getting warmer, but just when you think Spring has arrived. Wham! Snow :( Typical March weather. At least you expect snow and freezing temperatures in January. Robert's parents and little sister were in town this weekend for Brian's (Robert's brother) men's choir concert. The concert was great as always. On Friday, Robert and I had a huge group project worth 80% of our grade in Entertainment and Sport Law. The professor said he liked it and that we had set a high standard for the other groups. We were the first group in the class to present. There were six of us in the group.
Finals are only four weeks away! Where did the time go? I looked at the calendar and realized that I need to start outlining and studying for them. Finals are no fun. I just hope my computer decides to cooperate this time around. That's all there is for now. Just work and school and crazy weather.
Monday, February 9, 2009
1 Year for Mike and Adrianne!
So I have been pretty bad about posting big events (birthday's, anniversaries) so I am starting today. Mike and Adrianne have been married for one year today. I remember when they got married. Robert and I were in Provo and Grandma Duffy had just died. We were all here for the funeral (except the bride and groom who had to finish wedding things) and there was a huge snow storm in Utah. The whole family was able to make the flight to get home for the wedding.
Mike and Adrianne chose to get married on February 9th because they had a running joke with that date. He used to tease her by telling everyone that her birthday was February 9th even though it is in January. So it had a special meaning for them already.
It was such a gorgeous day in San Diego. The sun was shining and it was around 80 degrees. Oh the warmth was so nice. Adrianne was beautiful and Mike was dashing. The reception was so nice and the food was excellent. I caught Adrianne's bouquet and then Mike and Adrianne left for their honeymoon. I am so lucky to have them in the family. It has been a fun year with them.
Mike and Adrianne chose to get married on February 9th because they had a running joke with that date. He used to tease her by telling everyone that her birthday was February 9th even though it is in January. So it had a special meaning for them already.
It was such a gorgeous day in San Diego. The sun was shining and it was around 80 degrees. Oh the warmth was so nice. Adrianne was beautiful and Mike was dashing. The reception was so nice and the food was excellent. I caught Adrianne's bouquet and then Mike and Adrianne left for their honeymoon. I am so lucky to have them in the family. It has been a fun year with them.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
A New Semester
So it's been awhile. Since my last post, we had no more snow until today :( We had stake conference and Elder Ballard was our presiding speaker. He spoke about listening to the Spirit and getting our finances in order. Robert had to leave extra early to "usher" because it had started snowing. It was the dense, wet snow that sticks to everything. We were in the Provo Tabernacle because we had an Apostle presiding. Robert drove with a friend who was also an usher and I picked up the friend's wife (who is also a friend) and we drove and sat together.
We started a new semester at school and received last semester's grades on Friday. Robert beat me in evidence and I kicked butt in professional responsibility :) Also, despite my computer's attempt to ruin my grade in business associations, I passed with a not to shabby grade (oh what it might have been if not for my computer crashing in the middle of the final). We have different schedules this semester but we still have a few classes together. Robert still works for Lexis Nexis and I got a job with a publishing company in Orem. I love it. I get to use my undergraduate education. I am an editor of literary criticisms and I also edit foreign language translations for the company (no I do not translate from other languages, I edit the translations so they are in proper format and use proper English). I work with awesome people and I get paid! This job makes me feel like my English degree was good for something besides getting me into law school. Many people think I am crazy for doing law school and having a part-time job, but I like it. Naturally, we are busy with full-time school and part-time jobs.
Last Friday we had dinner and played games with Lauren and her boyfriend Chris. The food was good and we had a great time. Friends are awesome. This Friday the law school gang is getting together. Instead of Geek Night we are doing Austen night for the girls, and Guys Night for the boys. It is going to be fun.
Also, please do not judge my writing ability on my blog. I post in the spare time that I have. I am much more careful at my job and at school. This is the one place where I don't have to use "correct" English :P
We started a new semester at school and received last semester's grades on Friday. Robert beat me in evidence and I kicked butt in professional responsibility :) Also, despite my computer's attempt to ruin my grade in business associations, I passed with a not to shabby grade (oh what it might have been if not for my computer crashing in the middle of the final). We have different schedules this semester but we still have a few classes together. Robert still works for Lexis Nexis and I got a job with a publishing company in Orem. I love it. I get to use my undergraduate education. I am an editor of literary criticisms and I also edit foreign language translations for the company (no I do not translate from other languages, I edit the translations so they are in proper format and use proper English). I work with awesome people and I get paid! This job makes me feel like my English degree was good for something besides getting me into law school. Many people think I am crazy for doing law school and having a part-time job, but I like it. Naturally, we are busy with full-time school and part-time jobs.
Last Friday we had dinner and played games with Lauren and her boyfriend Chris. The food was good and we had a great time. Friends are awesome. This Friday the law school gang is getting together. Instead of Geek Night we are doing Austen night for the girls, and Guys Night for the boys. It is going to be fun.
Also, please do not judge my writing ability on my blog. I post in the spare time that I have. I am much more careful at my job and at school. This is the one place where I don't have to use "correct" English :P
Monday, January 5, 2009
Snow Snow and More Snow
Holy Cow! Robert and I started school today and we like our classes. Robert had class until 7pm and my afternoon class was cancelled because my professor was at a conference. I came home and did some cleaning and it was snowing hard. There was half an inch on the car when I left and the plan was that I would pick-up Robert after his class. I went to pick him up and there was about five inches of snow on the car! No joke. I scraped the snow off the car and tried to leave the driveway. No go. I could get out of driveway but not past the dip and into the street. I tried four times but I would get to the dip (which no one could see because of all the snow) and then I would get stuck and start to slide to the right. There was a car parked to the right and I did not want to hit it. I finally called Robert and he said he would walk (it was still snowing). Luckily we live about two blocks from campus. He couldn't tell the difference between the sidewalk and the street. There was only one set of tire marks in the main streets of town because there was so much snow. I stayed on the phone and talked to him until he got home. I had dinner waiting so he could warm up. We are hoping to be able to get to school tomorrow.
Mexican Christmas
Robert's family went to Cancun for Christmas. We were so glad to get out of the cold and snow. We arrived later than expected in Cancun and we got to our resort pretty late. However, it was a lovely resort and we had a lot of fun staying there. They had a ton of pools with little veranda's by the pool that you could sit on. We also say the crocodiles and flamingos that they had at the resort. Robert and I got our own room. We had two condos, they had a limited kitchen, living area and two suite-type rooms. It was a lot of fun sitting in the whirlpool bathtub.
On Christmas Eve we went to Chichen Itza. It was unbelievable. We got to see all the ruins and we even were rained on a few times. Apparently this is usual weather for July and August, not December. When Robert and I were huddled with a large group under some trees one of the peddlers came and offered Robert and free Mayan-type mask for his hat. He agreed to trade. The hat was a BYU one that he got free at a game; it was a good trade. We missed the on-ramp to the highway on the way home and a three hour trip turned into a four to five hour trip through the jungle. Another adventure. Freeways in the US are so much nicer. The freeways in Mexico have speed-bumps in them (I'm sure it's different in the bigger cities). We got a few other souvenirs to remember the trip by. We were able to go the beach and just relax. We played games and had adventures as we went grocery shopping. It was very nice to see another culture and way of life.
On the way home we spent about 30 hours travelling. We got to the airport about three hours early (like they recommended). Our flight was delayed about two and a half hours. After we, finally, got on the plane we were had missed our connection. Robert and I were on the same flight and his parents, Aubrey and Janae. We all missed our connections. We were given a phone number for a hotel and told to stay there if we wanted. We were not comped rooms, meals, nothing, zip. Then Robert and I were told that we would not be leaving Denver until after noon the next day. We were not very happy and we were not in good moods. When we finally got to Salt Lake Airport Robert went to dig the car out while I got the luggage. Lo and behold they had lost it. We vowed to never fly Frontier Airlines again if we could avoid it at all. Boo to Frontier Airlines :( At least the rest of the trip was good and no one got sick from the food or the water.
On Christmas Eve we went to Chichen Itza. It was unbelievable. We got to see all the ruins and we even were rained on a few times. Apparently this is usual weather for July and August, not December. When Robert and I were huddled with a large group under some trees one of the peddlers came and offered Robert and free Mayan-type mask for his hat. He agreed to trade. The hat was a BYU one that he got free at a game; it was a good trade. We missed the on-ramp to the highway on the way home and a three hour trip turned into a four to five hour trip through the jungle. Another adventure. Freeways in the US are so much nicer. The freeways in Mexico have speed-bumps in them (I'm sure it's different in the bigger cities). We got a few other souvenirs to remember the trip by. We were able to go the beach and just relax. We played games and had adventures as we went grocery shopping. It was very nice to see another culture and way of life.
On the way home we spent about 30 hours travelling. We got to the airport about three hours early (like they recommended). Our flight was delayed about two and a half hours. After we, finally, got on the plane we were had missed our connection. Robert and I were on the same flight and his parents, Aubrey and Janae. We all missed our connections. We were given a phone number for a hotel and told to stay there if we wanted. We were not comped rooms, meals, nothing, zip. Then Robert and I were told that we would not be leaving Denver until after noon the next day. We were not very happy and we were not in good moods. When we finally got to Salt Lake Airport Robert went to dig the car out while I got the luggage. Lo and behold they had lost it. We vowed to never fly Frontier Airlines again if we could avoid it at all. Boo to Frontier Airlines :( At least the rest of the trip was good and no one got sick from the food or the water.
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