Matt: You should just try to come home tomorrow.
Stacie: I can't, my flight leaves Sunday.
Matt: Well didn't your brother get home today?
Stacie: Yes.
Matt: So then you should just change your flight and come home tomorrow.
Stacie: I can't just change my flight. Besides, when I was booking the flight I asked you if it would be better for me to leave and comeback on Saturday or on Sunday and you told me Sunday.
Matt: But I didn't miss you then.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Greetings from Washington
This past Sunday I ventured on my first solo plane ride to Gig Harbor, Washington. I was pretty nervous (I know, I'm a wuss). Luckily, Matthew was nice enough to go into the airport and stay with me til I was ready to pass through security. I don't know why, but I was so worried that something would go wrong with checking my bags or printing out my boarding pass. But, everything went smoothly and the two hour plane ride wasn't too bad at all.
I am here staying with my two nieces for a week while my brother and sister-in-law are out of town for work. It's been pretty laid back so far. Emma (7) and Leora (4) are pretty easy to take care of. The main battle I have is waking up in the morning to get Emma ready for school. I'm not a big fan of mornings or waking up to alarm clocks. Haha.
I've only been here for a few days, but here are some pros and cons I've noticed so far.
-Everything is green and lush
-They live right by the water, so every time I take the kids somewhere I see the pretty view.
-They have a HUGE tv and a vast array of movies. I recently got to watch "Live Free or Die Hard" which I've been wanting to see for quite a while. It didn't disappoint.
-The season premiere of Heroes on the big screen
-Their dogs
-Personal space heater in my room, since I'm always colder than most.
-Drivers here are so nice. They don't tailgate, even when I'm driving exactly the speed limit or less because I don't really know where I'm going.
-I have rekindled my love of string cheese
-Unfortunately, the more green and lush = more bugs as well
-The daddy long legs spider that sat in the ceiling corner of my room for the past two days but has now "disappeared."
-The food the dogs eat
-Sleeping by myself
-It hasn't rained
I was able to take Leora to her first day of preschool yesterday. Check out her awesome shirt complete with mini pigtails and lip gloss.
I am here staying with my two nieces for a week while my brother and sister-in-law are out of town for work. It's been pretty laid back so far. Emma (7) and Leora (4) are pretty easy to take care of. The main battle I have is waking up in the morning to get Emma ready for school. I'm not a big fan of mornings or waking up to alarm clocks. Haha.
I've only been here for a few days, but here are some pros and cons I've noticed so far.
-Everything is green and lush
-They live right by the water, so every time I take the kids somewhere I see the pretty view.
-They have a HUGE tv and a vast array of movies. I recently got to watch "Live Free or Die Hard" which I've been wanting to see for quite a while. It didn't disappoint.
-The season premiere of Heroes on the big screen
-Their dogs
-Personal space heater in my room, since I'm always colder than most.
-Drivers here are so nice. They don't tailgate, even when I'm driving exactly the speed limit or less because I don't really know where I'm going.
-I have rekindled my love of string cheese
-Unfortunately, the more green and lush = more bugs as well
-The daddy long legs spider that sat in the ceiling corner of my room for the past two days but has now "disappeared."
-The food the dogs eat
-Sleeping by myself
-It hasn't rained
I was able to take Leora to her first day of preschool yesterday. Check out her awesome shirt complete with mini pigtails and lip gloss.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Woo hoo!
It's all we've been given
So you better start livin' right now
'Cause days go by
So you better start livin' right now
'Cause days go by
-Thanks so much for the advice Keith.
On September 9th I attended my very first Keith Urban concert. For those of you who know me well, you know how excited and happy I was about this. Keith is one of my all time favorites and I have wanted to attend one of his concerts for a long time. So when I found out tickets were going on sale in March, I asked my sister if she would go with me and she agreed. (Matt is not at all a country fan.)
Since I had to work all day when tickets went on sale, Emily was ready and waiting for 10:00 am to hit so that she could order them online. She must be very quick at navigating those internet pages too because we ended up with front row seats - not the ones on the floor, but still very very good. I could hardly contain myself knowing that I was actually going to a KEITH URBAN concert! But, I had some time to simmer down during the 7 months of waiting. About a week before, Matt asked me if I was excited for my concert. It had been so long that I responded by saying, "what concert?" haha. I quickly came to my senses though.
To start off our exciting evening Emily and I went to Pho Green Papaya, a Vietnamese restaurant, to try out some new cuisine. We tried quail and pho (a Vietnamese soup) and some other things. I actually liked everything we got. I'll for sure have to visit that restaurant again. After dinner we stopped to get some bubble tea for the ride over to the concert. Yum! I had every intention of taking pictures of our experience with the new food but of course I forgot. So here are a couple pictures to give you an idea.
fried quail
pho with steak
bubble tea
Since I had to work all day when tickets went on sale, Emily was ready and waiting for 10:00 am to hit so that she could order them online. She must be very quick at navigating those internet pages too because we ended up with front row seats - not the ones on the floor, but still very very good. I could hardly contain myself knowing that I was actually going to a KEITH URBAN concert! But, I had some time to simmer down during the 7 months of waiting. About a week before, Matt asked me if I was excited for my concert. It had been so long that I responded by saying, "what concert?" haha. I quickly came to my senses though.
To start off our exciting evening Emily and I went to Pho Green Papaya, a Vietnamese restaurant, to try out some new cuisine. We tried quail and pho (a Vietnamese soup) and some other things. I actually liked everything we got. I'll for sure have to visit that restaurant again. After dinner we stopped to get some bubble tea for the ride over to the concert. Yum! I had every intention of taking pictures of our experience with the new food but of course I forgot. So here are a couple pictures to give you an idea.
fried quail
pho with steak
bubble teaAnd now on to the real fun of the evening. Keith was just amazing. The concert was everything I expected it to be and more. He had a great compilation of songs and I was singing along to every one at the top of my lungs. Although he did not play my favorite song from his most recent cd, he did sing the main song that marks the beginning of my love for his music - and it was awesome! But, the most spiff-tasticly amazing part of the night was when he came into the crowd to sing and was only about 2 rows up from us. Pretty sure I couldn't stop screaming. The girl next to me, who seemed too overly involved in text messaging to be a true fan, probably thought I was crazy. Oh well. I had a great time and went home with a scratchy throat. Thanks Emily for coming with me, I say we do it again. Until next time, Keith.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Bittersweet
So this coming Thursday marks the kick off for the U's football season and I get to go with my dad! I've been looking forward to the start of a new season basically since the last one ended, but this one feels different.
I will no longer be sitting in the student section, which sort of makes me sad. It's true that I will not have to be standing the whole game on crappy bleachers hardly being able to see. Or that I will most likely hear less "F-bombs" and not have the sun in my face for the whole first quarter. It's true that you should now find me happily sitting in my comfortable seat, pretty much on the 50 yard line, much closer to the field than anything I've seen in the student section, and surrounded by many Crimson Club members. And as all of this sounds so dandy, I still feel a sense of loss. I am no longer a part of the section where it's ok to stand up and yell chants the entire game or come with crazy face/body paint. Not that I was ever one of those "crazy" students anyway, but it definitely leads to a more exciting atmosphere. What this is all coming down to is, I think I actually miss being a student. (Ok, that was a hard sentence to get out)
I've never really liked school, and when I was younger I didn't even want to go to college. When I started at the U as a freshman, I never thought I would feel this way when I graduated. All I could think about was the next class, the next paper, the next test. I just wanted to get through and skip anything else that wasn't required for classes. And I certainly didn't want to be on campus any longer than I had to. But now I feel different.
Matt started school on the 24th and it feels strange not having classes. I almost want to just start showing up to some classes that sound interesting and listen. Obviously I don't want to take any more tests or be graded. It's not that I want to go back to school and complete another major. It's more like I want the chance to just take a bunch of random classes that have nothing to do with anything. I was looking at the fall schedule the other day and it seems there are so many interesting classes offered that I didn't have the chance to take.
I realize all of you who are still in school, Matt included, are probably thinking I'm absolutely crazy and that you would gladly trade places with me. Maybe my attitude will change when I adjust more to no longer being a student. I know, I know, I graduated in May - but I'm a little slow with change at times. I just always felt so proud to say that I was a University of Utah student. Now I guess I need to be just as proud to say I am a U of U alumnus. Because after all, that's technically a bigger accomplishment right? So this Thursday I'll make sure to enjoy the game in a more "mature" section of the stadium with other fellow members of the U alumni.
Who am I, sir
A Utah man am I!
A Utah man, sir
And will be 'til I die!!
I will no longer be sitting in the student section, which sort of makes me sad. It's true that I will not have to be standing the whole game on crappy bleachers hardly being able to see. Or that I will most likely hear less "F-bombs" and not have the sun in my face for the whole first quarter. It's true that you should now find me happily sitting in my comfortable seat, pretty much on the 50 yard line, much closer to the field than anything I've seen in the student section, and surrounded by many Crimson Club members. And as all of this sounds so dandy, I still feel a sense of loss. I am no longer a part of the section where it's ok to stand up and yell chants the entire game or come with crazy face/body paint. Not that I was ever one of those "crazy" students anyway, but it definitely leads to a more exciting atmosphere. What this is all coming down to is, I think I actually miss being a student. (Ok, that was a hard sentence to get out)
I've never really liked school, and when I was younger I didn't even want to go to college. When I started at the U as a freshman, I never thought I would feel this way when I graduated. All I could think about was the next class, the next paper, the next test. I just wanted to get through and skip anything else that wasn't required for classes. And I certainly didn't want to be on campus any longer than I had to. But now I feel different.
Matt started school on the 24th and it feels strange not having classes. I almost want to just start showing up to some classes that sound interesting and listen. Obviously I don't want to take any more tests or be graded. It's not that I want to go back to school and complete another major. It's more like I want the chance to just take a bunch of random classes that have nothing to do with anything. I was looking at the fall schedule the other day and it seems there are so many interesting classes offered that I didn't have the chance to take.
I realize all of you who are still in school, Matt included, are probably thinking I'm absolutely crazy and that you would gladly trade places with me. Maybe my attitude will change when I adjust more to no longer being a student. I know, I know, I graduated in May - but I'm a little slow with change at times. I just always felt so proud to say that I was a University of Utah student. Now I guess I need to be just as proud to say I am a U of U alumnus. Because after all, that's technically a bigger accomplishment right? So this Thursday I'll make sure to enjoy the game in a more "mature" section of the stadium with other fellow members of the U alumni.
Who am I, sir
A Utah man am I!
A Utah man, sir
And will be 'til I die!!
We may not live forever on this jolly good old sphere,
But while we do we'll live a life of merriment and cheer.
And when our college days are o'er and night is drawing nigh,
With parting breath we'll sing that song:
A Utah Man am I!
Monday, August 17, 2009
TDSP
No it's not a disease, it's...
The Dental School Process
*Spend the summer studying all subjects learned in school since freshman year of college. Including doing math without a calculator.
*Research all choices in schools - find out average GPA, DAT scores from the most recent accepted class, how many out of state residents they generally accept.
*Narrow the list down
*Make a profile through AADSAS online - pay them money to have your profile electronically sent to the schools of your choice.
*Write a personal statement
*Make sure initial applications are in and correct
*Take the DAT (dental admissions test) - spend money to TAKE the test, spend more money to send your scores to each school.
*Send out secondary applications - includes more money to each school, a photo, and some exciting essays to write
*Realize how much debt you'll have when finished
*Wait, Wait, Wait...
*Get interviews
*Be accepted by school(s)
*Start the 4 year process of more school
*If first attempt fails, repeat process.
After an entire summer's worth of studying, Matt took the DAT last Friday. It's so nice to have that part done with. Except currently, Matt is still deciding whether he would like to take the test again in 3 months for a chance to improve his score. So far, we've gotten out about half the secondary applications (ones that don't require essays). We're almost to the waiting part. I'm not sure which part feels better - knowing you have to get all of this done, or being finished and having to wait knowing there's nothing more you can do. I'm so proud of Matthew for making it this far and continuing on the path. I know I couldn't have done it.
The Dental School Process
*Spend the summer studying all subjects learned in school since freshman year of college. Including doing math without a calculator.
*Research all choices in schools - find out average GPA, DAT scores from the most recent accepted class, how many out of state residents they generally accept.
*Narrow the list down
*Make a profile through AADSAS online - pay them money to have your profile electronically sent to the schools of your choice.
*Write a personal statement
*Make sure initial applications are in and correct
*Take the DAT (dental admissions test) - spend money to TAKE the test, spend more money to send your scores to each school.
*Send out secondary applications - includes more money to each school, a photo, and some exciting essays to write
*Realize how much debt you'll have when finished
*Wait, Wait, Wait...
*Get interviews
*Be accepted by school(s)
*Start the 4 year process of more school
*If first attempt fails, repeat process.
After an entire summer's worth of studying, Matt took the DAT last Friday. It's so nice to have that part done with. Except currently, Matt is still deciding whether he would like to take the test again in 3 months for a chance to improve his score. So far, we've gotten out about half the secondary applications (ones that don't require essays). We're almost to the waiting part. I'm not sure which part feels better - knowing you have to get all of this done, or being finished and having to wait knowing there's nothing more you can do. I'm so proud of Matthew for making it this far and continuing on the path. I know I couldn't have done it.
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