Weekends

Weekends are truly divine. I don't know what I would do if we never had them. They are what make me press through the week.

Speaking of weekends... Michael and I went to Pocatello last weekend. Since we are leaving soon to go to Connecticut, we have to make the most of our time being close to family. We enjoyed a relaxing time. The highlights of the weekend include playing a night game called Base with Michael's brothers and sisters, sleeping in, and going on a picnic. I love picnics!

We were able to sell the rest of our contract here at Monaco Court apartments. We were glad of that since rent will be expensive enough in Connecticut without having to pay it twice. Our managers here are very nice and although we advertised that we had an apartment available, they did most of the work to sell it. We were grateful for that.

I am still working on getting a job. I have a job interview next week for a lab technician position at UConn. This one looks pretty promising since it is in a soils lab (Soil Nutrient lab) not unlike the one I worked in while at BYU. I really hope that I can get it. Looking for and applying for jobs is a lot of work and not the most enjoyable thing to do.

Other than that, things are pretty normal. We are both working full time and enjoying the summer. It is nice to have a much needed break from the grind of school. We are both excited for the upcoming three day weekend. Hope all of you have a good Memorial Day!

Here are some pictures from the next little while. The first two are from graduation and the other one is from the picnic we went on this last weekend.

Graduation and Publication

Well, I am not sure where to start. So much has happened since I last posted on here. The three most significant things that occurred were Michael's graduation, Clayton's birth, and a recent receipt of a publication I had submitted.

Michael graduated from BYU this year. The speaker at his Commencement was Vice President Dick Cheney. The controversy over Dick Cheney's coming was immense. It was neat to hear a V.P. speak, though. What made it even more neat is that President Gordon B. Hinckley was also there. It was more impressive to me to have him there! Michael graduated Valedictorian of his Psychology class. He got to sing in a special musical number at his college convication. He also got to sit on the stand and wear a really cool medal. I sure married a smart guy! It was good to have so much family there to support us.

I found out this week that I am going to have some research that I did as an undergraduate at BYU published in a professional journal. I did some research on soil boron measurement with Mehlich 3 extracting solution. It was exciting to hear about that. I am excited to see my own work shared with others working on similar projects and also in print.

I have had an interesting sickness this week. I have had hives, aching joints, and other random symptoms. The worst part of it all has been that the hives have cleared up everywhere but my feet. They have been itching for days. I went to the doctor and he was no help. I guess I will just have to suffer until it goes away.

Michael and I are an Aunt and Uncle again. My brother Matt and his wife Shelley have a new baby boy named Clayton. He was born at the end of last week. I am the luckiest aunt to have the cutest little neices and nephews.

I am supposed to run in a 10 K race on Saturday but because I have been sick this week, I am not sure that I will be able to run. I am pretty sad about that. I really wanted to run in it. If the hives on the bottoms of my feet would clear up, I would probably be able to.

That's all for now. I hope all of you are well and enjoying spring.