Random Thoughts and Catch Up

Have you missed us?

Life has been crazy for us lately, but we are enjoying every second of it. David has been working extremely hard to get ready for recruiting season. He has been spending lots of time researching companies, working on his resume, and focusing on getting a job. The recruiting season for Accounting is basically just during the fall. It's a make it or break it time of the year. All of the companies come to Utah State to recruit; they hold these little "nights" to get to know the candidates (i.e. Bowling Night, Bingo Night, Deloit Night etc...), and then they interview on campus. You have to apply to get an interview and only about 8-10 of the people who apply will be given an interview. THEN if you make it through the interview, they ask you to come to their office and interview again. Some of these interview sessions at the offices consist of 12 half hour interviews. It's basically an all day affair! David, being the amazing person that he is, has nailed 9 of the 12 interviews that he applied for. This is a big deal. I'm so proud of him! He has been interviewing all week, which is exhausting and exciting at the same time. We will probably know in a month where we will be moving in December! Hooray!

I have been really busy as well, I am still working on campus at the IT Computer Labs as the Public Relations Manager. I'm so grateful that my boss has let me stay on here! It's such a great job. Plus, I get to work full time, make my own hours, and work on some really cool projects. We recently just had a staff meeting where we sent our 80 staff members on an "Amazing Race" around campus. There were 14 stations where they had to complete different tasks before moving on. It was supposed to be this huge team building activity. I think that it was pretty successful. I hope so anyway... I worked REALLY hard to make it great. I've also been doing a lot with Red Ladder Design. It's almost time to get started on all of the "end of semester" weddings, and I am super excited! I will be attending the USU Bridal Faire this Saturday so wish me luck! I love what I am doing, and am so excited to continue. Things have been going so well and I feel so successful!

I realize that is a lot of writing, so i'll break it up with some pictures. Here are some other things that we have been up to:

August 7, 2010 

One of my dearest friends, Kellie Rebecca married Nick Fawcett in the Manti Temple. David and I were so glad that we were able to go down and be there! It was an incredibly windy day, but beautiful nonetheless. I was able to take some pictures of them for Kellie, and it was a great photography experience. I LOVED IT! Here are some more pictures that I took. (I pulled them off of her Facebook because I'm at my work computer, so please forgive the bad quality.)

Some long awaited pictures from the Black Hills trip with the Walkers:

and the Glacier National Park Trip with the Peadens:

Utah State vs Fresno State football game with the Hall's

Also, did I mention that last week was my birthday? And by last week,  I mean we celebrated ALL week long! I figure, there is only one chance that you get to celebrate yourself, and I don't know why anyone wouldn't jump at the chance! I was talking to one of my friends whose birthday is the week before mine. I texted her on her birthday and she said something to the effect of "It's been a good day I guess, I don't really like birthdays. They are just like any other day." And right then and there I decided that I didn't agree with that kind of thinking and that my birthday was going to turn into a birthday week and it was going to ROCK! And you better believe that it did! It started on Sunday when David's parents, Cal and Sue, and his siblings Jeff, Kevin, Michael, and Melissa all came up/over to have a party! I can't believe how lucky I am to have married into such a wonderful family. Michael and Melissa drove all the way from West Valley to Logan on Sunday afternoon just for a few hours. Everyone who was there made me feel so special and I am so grateful for them! 

(I have pictures of this, but they are on David's camera. Big surprise. Sorry!)

The rest of the week was awesome. David did little things every day to make my Birthday Week special. On Monday he brought me chips and queso at work (my FAVORITE kind), Wednesday we went out to lunch etc...   We had a great week, and even though we were really busy it was perfect. 

The night of my Birthday, my parents came up and took us out to dinner at the Bluebird. 

Have I ever told you how much I love the Bluebird? Well I do. That is where we had our Wedding Luncheon and it was wonderful. It was fun to go back with my parents. I tried to impress them with my "in the know" knowledge, but we ended up joking about it for the rest of the night. If you don't know what I mean by "in the know" let me fill you in. There are a couple of things at Bluebird that aren't on the Menu that you can request. Only people who frequent the Bluebird often are "in the know." I haven't been to the Bluebird in a long time, but I used to go there really often on dates and such. Here are my two favorite things: 1- When the waiter brings out your rolls, ask for the raspberry jam. They won't do this unless you ask, but if you ask they are happy to bring it out. It is divine. Really. I love their jam. 2-When you are ordering your meal, order a "half-order". For example: "I would like a half-order of Bluebird Chicken, please." The amount of food you get is still insane. Seriously: Soup or Salad, Roll, Vegetables, Potatoes/Rice, Main Dish. I always get this and there is still enough food for me to take home the next day. 

Now I am 23. It feels kinda strange. In fact, I feel like I skipped being 22. Even up until a month before my birthday, when people would ask how old I was I would say 21, then have to awkwardly correct myself because apparently I couldn't remember how many birthdays I have had. I also think that after you get married, people don't ask you how old you are as much as they do when you are single. I feel like I am skipping from 21 to 23. Or maybe I still feel like I am 21. 23 feels so much more like an adult. Haha. I don't even know if I am making sense. 

To end, how about a little football humor? Football is a huge part of our lives right now. The Aggies are doing better than i've ever seen them, and we are excited for their season. 

Lets just hope they never pull one of these: 

(Haha, makes me laugh every time.)