Fun Times

So, it's been a fun last few weeks. Lots of adventures. Sadly, not a lot of pictures. We went up to the Piggs over President's Day and had a blast. It was so much fun to see them and just relax for a few days. I was very proud of myself because I was able to get all of my homework done before going up there. Which meant, of course, that I could actually relax and not worry about school. We had fun playing with the kids and spending time with Kristi and Chris.

I had a physics test that week after President's Day, which I did pretty well on. Much better score than my first test. Didn't have another test until this last Monday, which I got 100% on. Yep, that's right, 100%. :)

Last Friday, Jess and I and a bunch of friends went to see a Vocal Point concert. If you don't know, Vocal Point is a men's accappella group here on campus. They are phenomenal. Our home teacher is in it, so that's how we heard about it. Anyways, it was a great performance. Here's the link to their website: http://www.byuvocalpoint.com/ There's also some fun clips on youtube. Anyways...

Things are going pretty well here in Provo. Can't really complain. Well, I could but I'm not going to. :)

Bored out of my MIND

I'm sitting here in the computer lab, waiting for help with my CS 142 lab that's due today. I've been waiting for well over half-n-hour for a ta to come in. Evidently there are more important people than me on the help list. I'm almost done with the assignment there's just a couple pesky little problems that I can't figure out. So I thought to myself, "Jessica, why waste all this time just sitting here?" so I decided to check my email, facebook, and everybody's blog. And still no assistance so all of you guys get to hear about my experience. Isn't that fun?
So the lab I'm working on is writing methods for a credit card. Luckily, I don't have to write the driver because then I would be sitting in this chair even longer, which would NOT be cool.
I had an enchilada for lunch today, along with an orange. I made two batches of enchiladas last Saturday for this specific reason. It was pretty good but I wish I had cooled them off in the refrigerator before I wrapped them individually because the tortilla was a little soggy.
GOOD NEWS: I finally got a calling in my student ward. I'm the new "mom" in my FHE group. Our old mom went to Peru for an internship this semester. I haven't had to do much, mainly delegating assignments for FHE. I texted "dad" last night to see what the plan was but then went to bed early. Well, he called about an hour later and woke me up. It took all my concentration to stay focused on our conversation and then he asked at the end if he had woken me up. I said "Maybe" and he felt really bad. I didn't really care because we needed to figure out a plan but I hope I wasn't too incoherent throughout. Anyway....................................
Still waiting for help
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Hope everyone is doing well.
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OH! Jennifer and I are hoping to drive up to Rigby this Friday and spend the weekend with Kristi because Monday is President's Day. We have to get several shifts off at the MTC because for some strange reason, they rescheduled the Tuesday shifts to Monday and visa versa because we have Monday classes on Tuesday. Why they did this I have no idea--they didn't do it last year and I'm really frustrated because its just one more thing to worry about. Oh well, hopefully even if we don't get them off, we can talk to a manager about getting excused.
How I'm sure everyone is sick of me rambling on so I'll go ahead and stop. BTW, I'm still waiting.........

Provo Adventures

I needed a break from studying so that means you guys get an update about our lives. And pictures because I bought a new camera! So, here it goes.

On Saturday, we went with some friends to go see Unstoppable, which was very good. Denzel Washington and Chris Pine acted were great together. We got this free poster which is now on our wall.

These are some pictures of the "math room" I made for my History of Creativity class. It's a room that depicts the history of math. I was pretty proud of it and got 100% on it.

These are some drawing Jessica did for her Drawing class. She's got quite a few others ones but I'm not sure which ones she wants posted.

After the movie on Saturday, we filled the car up. We noticed that they guy in front of us couldn't get his receipt. With that in mind, when I went to get mine, I looked in the receipt printer and noticed that I could see part of the receipt. So, I got a card and used it to grab the end. Then I proceeded to pull out the last 5 or 6 receipts that had printed. I tore off mine but Jessica insisted that we get a picture before I threw the rest away.

Catching Up

Well, here's a little update from the Twins. :) Finals ended well for Fall Semester and we both got decent grades in our classes, though not the straight A's we were hoping for. We went home for Christmas and had a great time with family and friends. It wasn't nearly long enough before we had to trek back to Utah. After giving various people a bunch of money for rent, books, and food we started school on Tuesday. The first week has gone pretty smoothly with nothing exciting happening. I'm taking a bunch of math classes which I'm excited about but which will also be a lot of work. Jess, now that she's decided on a major, is taking a few classes that will allow her to eventually apply for that major. Well, I think that's it. Hopefully we'll update a little more frequently this semester instead of just having these short brief ones that don't really tell you what's going on. :)

Theme Song

Our theme song for finals week is "Uprising" by Muse. The chorus is especially relevant.

They will not force us.

They will stop degrading us.

They will not control us.

We will be VICTORIOUS!

That's right finals. You will be gone by the end of this week, and who will be victorious? Yeah, me. Take that.

Finals, AKA The Week of Death

Starts Monday, December 13th, 2010. The end.

A Happy Post

This past week has been amazing. BYU beat Wyoming, I got 98% on my physics test, saw Vocal Point perform, and carved pumpkins. Oh, and we're going to have a Halloween Party on Saturday. I can't wait!