Nobody reads this, but I have to announce that Richard took the DAT today, and he scored amazingly: 100th percentile! Practically a perfect score! And this whole time he was telling me that he would barely do well enough to pass. Jeez. His official score was a 27 overall (out of 30), and here are his other stats: (the % is his percentile compared to everyone else)
Perceptual ability: 25 (99.7%)
Quantitative Reasoning: 22 (95.7%)
Reading Comprehension: 30 (100%)
Biology: 29 (99.9%)
General Chemistry: 24 (95.2%)
Organic Chemistry: 30 (100%)
Total Science: 28 (99.9%)
Academic Average: 27 (100%)
Go RICHARD!!
And the other good news is that I got a netbook today!! My laptop died so it's great to have something that's lightweight to lug around campus for my last year of school and student teaching. I also got a new supervisor at my library job, and I think I will enjoy my responsibilities a lot more, too. So yeah, life is great....now back to studying physics (which is almost done!)
Friday, June 11, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Update
Well, I haven't updated anything that has gone on for awhile because life has been soo busy! But here are some random photos I've been meaning to post, and they are in no order whatsoever, so I will just be jumping around in time from the past few months. Above is a picture of Chicken Piccata that I made, it looks just like the photo in the Barefoot Contessa book we have :-) I just threw that up there to show that I'm still learning and experimenting with all of the interesting recipes I can get my hands on...
These couple of pictures were taken at Heather's wedding reception! It was great to see her and Jed get married, and in the meantime the Lows came over and stayed with us for a 2nd time this summer, and it was great to see them for the 1 day they were here! They drove 14 hours to go to a wedding, stayed one day, and drove back home. Sheesh. Oh, and cool side note, we got to meet Elder Groberg at the reception... he's the man that Disney based the movie "The Other Side of Heaven" off of.
Richard completed a sprint Triathalon!! It was a 5k run, 10 mile bikeride, and I think 300 meters swimming, in that order. We were just happy he finished, because his training was brief. He has been really interested in running form, and has been really influenced by "born to run" and the "evolution running" DVD. He has also been working on his swimming form. Why did he switch from exercise science to nutrition again? I have no idea.
And here is a cute picture we have from when the Lows stayed at our place for a week in April ( I think?) Wow time goes by fast. It was around conference, so yes it was then. We celebrated Easter with the Berrett's and had fun playing lots and lots of board games.Once I am done with physics, and Richard is done with the DAT (in a couple weeks!!), we will be SOOOO relieved. All of the hardest parts of college will be over until Rich goes to dental school. He went to UNLV (University Nevada Las Vegas) for a Sim-course a couple weekends ago, where he got to play around with all of the dummies and pretent to do dental work. He is positive that is what he wants to do for the rest of his life. Sounds good to me!
This summer we are going to the Grand Canyon for a week with my family, they are driving up from Indiana and taking us with them to see the west, and Phil is going to audition for a percussion thing at BYU. He is getting way too old, its weird to realize that he is going to college soon! Later in the summer we will be able to spend a week with Richard's family as they rent a house-boat in British Columbia. I bet the water will be so cold! I am so excited to see both of our families this summer.
Monday, April 19, 2010
baby sugar addicts
Just for future reference...I'm not going to feed my babies pop tarts during church along with candy. They don't need to be eating that sort of stuff when they are so young. Also--TV....going to avoid that for a long time.....
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Why does everything worth-while always end up being SO inconvenient?
...the first few things that come to my mind are exercise, eating more veggies & far less sugar, and a good, thorough scripture study.
I think I have finally found a way to make these activities a mandatory part of my life. No matter what, I must make time/ find the gumption to do all of them. And so far it has worked very well, it has meant scheduling my days better, getting into good habits, and ridding my apartment of all sweets (or at least making Richard hide them in obscure places). For the past few weeks I have felt so much more productive. My past attempts at this for the past 2 years have never become this successful or flawlessly uninterupted, and so I think I can trust myself at this point that I will keep these habits reasonably intact until I at least reach my goals. My hope is to keep them indefinitely, but goals are still nice so I can reward myself and not get frustrated!
It all started when I had to watch videos of me teaching my 276R class. Sometimes when we look in the mirror it's easy to be in denial that we are unhealthily over-weight, but when I'm watching a video of me moving around, talking, and wearing a horribly unflattering sweater, I can't help but cringe. In the end, it was a very good wake-up call. According to the BMI I am over-weight for my height. And so, it's time for me to take responsibility of this before I let myself get even worse. I think having more control now of my diet than when we were at the beehive home definitely helps, because I am able to plan/ have time to make good meals. I also have found ways to not get bored working out at the gym 1--1.5 hours a day. As a result, I have lost 4 pounds in a few weeks, and am hoping to lose at least 20 overall. When I have more time, I want to list a few things I have learned that have really helped me to understand weight-loss and some surprising dietary facts that Richard has taught me from his sports nutrition class. Basically, my focus is lifting weights and cardio for 1-1.5 hours every day, while eating 1900 calories. (A person who exercises at my height and weight needs 2400 cal a day, and if you want to lose a pound a week, you need to take off 500 cal.) Sounds simple, but I think the hardest part is finding the time to do everything else in my schedule lately.
...more to come
I think I have finally found a way to make these activities a mandatory part of my life. No matter what, I must make time/ find the gumption to do all of them. And so far it has worked very well, it has meant scheduling my days better, getting into good habits, and ridding my apartment of all sweets (or at least making Richard hide them in obscure places). For the past few weeks I have felt so much more productive. My past attempts at this for the past 2 years have never become this successful or flawlessly uninterupted, and so I think I can trust myself at this point that I will keep these habits reasonably intact until I at least reach my goals. My hope is to keep them indefinitely, but goals are still nice so I can reward myself and not get frustrated!
It all started when I had to watch videos of me teaching my 276R class. Sometimes when we look in the mirror it's easy to be in denial that we are unhealthily over-weight, but when I'm watching a video of me moving around, talking, and wearing a horribly unflattering sweater, I can't help but cringe. In the end, it was a very good wake-up call. According to the BMI I am over-weight for my height. And so, it's time for me to take responsibility of this before I let myself get even worse. I think having more control now of my diet than when we were at the beehive home definitely helps, because I am able to plan/ have time to make good meals. I also have found ways to not get bored working out at the gym 1--1.5 hours a day. As a result, I have lost 4 pounds in a few weeks, and am hoping to lose at least 20 overall. When I have more time, I want to list a few things I have learned that have really helped me to understand weight-loss and some surprising dietary facts that Richard has taught me from his sports nutrition class. Basically, my focus is lifting weights and cardio for 1-1.5 hours every day, while eating 1900 calories. (A person who exercises at my height and weight needs 2400 cal a day, and if you want to lose a pound a week, you need to take off 500 cal.) Sounds simple, but I think the hardest part is finding the time to do everything else in my schedule lately.
...more to come
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Cooking!
I love how the only pictures I have taken this semester are of the food I have baked. Here are a few:
Whole Wheat Bread
Whole Wheat Bread
Apple Pie
Raspberry Cheesecake
Peanut Butter Cookies
Tamale Pie
Macadamia-Nut Tilapia (it was tastier than this looks....)
Wow...should I worry that this list consisted mainly of carbs? Hmm....
Other favorites so far include Wonton soup, Clam Chowder, honey-mustard chicken, Carrot-cake cupcakes, and I just can't remember.....but anyway, I love having a kitchen finally! It's so fun!
Raspberry Cheesecake
Peanut Butter Cookies
Tamale Pie
Macadamia-Nut Tilapia (it was tastier than this looks....)
Wow...should I worry that this list consisted mainly of carbs? Hmm....
Other favorites so far include Wonton soup, Clam Chowder, honey-mustard chicken, Carrot-cake cupcakes, and I just can't remember.....but anyway, I love having a kitchen finally! It's so fun!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The new year!
Well, I haven't updated in a loong time. For instance, the dog that you see Mindy holding in the previous post my family ended up being allergic to, so they instead bought a gorgeous black poodle named Ari. She's super cute, too. And Richard even liked her! (I know, unbelievable).
After crazy finals, moving out of the Beehive home, and getting settled into our new apartment, we flew to Indy for Christmas. We had a ton of fun, Richard said he feels like he's fully integrated into the family now that he's been able to spend more time with my relatives. It's weird to think he hadn't seen my family in a year. The good news is that he found out alot of information about IU dental school and that he will qualify for in state tuition!! So now that has definitely moved up to our first choice. 25,000 a year compared to 100,000 a year is a huge benefit. I am so proud of him, I'm very confident that he will get in. He takes the DAT this spring.
As far as for me--I'm just loving having an apartment!!!!!!!!!!
My weakness is that I want to DECORATE everything so badly. But of course, decorations are uber expensive. So far I've limited myself to things on sale at Tai Pan Trading Co. That store is the bomb. I got a ton of clearance christmas stuff there, too. I can't wait for next Christmas already!
Whenever I blog it's usually because I don't want to be doing something else. I am definitely procrastinating studying for my Ochem test tommorow. It's kind of easy stuff anyways, but still, I should probably perfect my knowledge up until the last second. Physics pretty much sucks. I am slowly learning to appreciate/ like it a little, but it's pretty scary. I will never, ever, ever teach it in school because I refuse to get certified in it. Gross.
I am slowly but surely getting used to our new ward. It's kind of frustrating moving around alot at this age--settling down for once will be a great feeling. I get kind of sad when I think about babies, because I really want one. But I will graduate first. Besides, I have an IUD.
Today at church they passed around a clipboard, and asked if all of the stay-at-home moms would sign it as well as stay-at-home wives. STAY AT HOME WIVES? With no kids? That would be AMAZING! I would have time to exercise, clean, and make gourmet meals every day. And if Rich made enough, I could decorate our home and surround myself with pictures of family & fresh cut flowers. I'd practice flute, learn how to play Pride and Prejudice on the piano, and plant a vegetable, herb & rose garden. I'd scrapbook endlessly (about what though?) and hang out with other stay-at-home wives. I'd write my own cookbook. I'd write a book about how to be a stay-at-home wife. I'd write POETRY!
I couldn't help but dream that little dream. Of course, by the time I'm a stay-at-home anything, I will have babies. And that will be great. No really! But lately I've just been dreaming about creative writing. I am SUCH a boring writer. Now that I'm married, I have nothing that interesting to write about. Maybe once we have babies I will. But anyway, I don't have strong emotions of longing anymore, since Richard is back from his mission and I see him constantly. I don't have strong opinions about much, since everyone around me pretty much shares the same views (in one way or another). I am not depressed, so I can't write anything raw or emotional. I'm pretty great. Pretty normal. Just desperate for an outlet other than physics or o-chem. Maybe the lack of TV has helped me feel the need to be productive in other ways.
After crazy finals, moving out of the Beehive home, and getting settled into our new apartment, we flew to Indy for Christmas. We had a ton of fun, Richard said he feels like he's fully integrated into the family now that he's been able to spend more time with my relatives. It's weird to think he hadn't seen my family in a year. The good news is that he found out alot of information about IU dental school and that he will qualify for in state tuition!! So now that has definitely moved up to our first choice. 25,000 a year compared to 100,000 a year is a huge benefit. I am so proud of him, I'm very confident that he will get in. He takes the DAT this spring.
As far as for me--I'm just loving having an apartment!!!!!!!!!!
My weakness is that I want to DECORATE everything so badly. But of course, decorations are uber expensive. So far I've limited myself to things on sale at Tai Pan Trading Co. That store is the bomb. I got a ton of clearance christmas stuff there, too. I can't wait for next Christmas already!
Whenever I blog it's usually because I don't want to be doing something else. I am definitely procrastinating studying for my Ochem test tommorow. It's kind of easy stuff anyways, but still, I should probably perfect my knowledge up until the last second. Physics pretty much sucks. I am slowly learning to appreciate/ like it a little, but it's pretty scary. I will never, ever, ever teach it in school because I refuse to get certified in it. Gross.
I am slowly but surely getting used to our new ward. It's kind of frustrating moving around alot at this age--settling down for once will be a great feeling. I get kind of sad when I think about babies, because I really want one. But I will graduate first. Besides, I have an IUD.
Today at church they passed around a clipboard, and asked if all of the stay-at-home moms would sign it as well as stay-at-home wives. STAY AT HOME WIVES? With no kids? That would be AMAZING! I would have time to exercise, clean, and make gourmet meals every day. And if Rich made enough, I could decorate our home and surround myself with pictures of family & fresh cut flowers. I'd practice flute, learn how to play Pride and Prejudice on the piano, and plant a vegetable, herb & rose garden. I'd scrapbook endlessly (about what though?) and hang out with other stay-at-home wives. I'd write my own cookbook. I'd write a book about how to be a stay-at-home wife. I'd write POETRY!
I couldn't help but dream that little dream. Of course, by the time I'm a stay-at-home anything, I will have babies. And that will be great. No really! But lately I've just been dreaming about creative writing. I am SUCH a boring writer. Now that I'm married, I have nothing that interesting to write about. Maybe once we have babies I will. But anyway, I don't have strong emotions of longing anymore, since Richard is back from his mission and I see him constantly. I don't have strong opinions about much, since everyone around me pretty much shares the same views (in one way or another). I am not depressed, so I can't write anything raw or emotional. I'm pretty great. Pretty normal. Just desperate for an outlet other than physics or o-chem. Maybe the lack of TV has helped me feel the need to be productive in other ways.
Monday, November 23, 2009
3 jobs all at once!
I got a job! Woohoo! I am a "research assistant" in the Library of the Music Special Collections department. Basically, its a fancy title for me just scanning & cataloging lots of music in various forms. I also have the job at the MTC watching missionaries clean. What's nice is that I get to choose my own hours, so I don't have to be tied down by an employer like Sam's club that makes you work 5 hour shifts no matter what. The only crummy thing is that there's only an 80% chance that I will get to keep this job next semester. I really hope I can keep it by then. If not, oh well, I'll just start the interviewing process again!
Last night I packed all of our un-opened wedding presents into the car so that today when I get the keys I can just drool over them as I put all our pretty dishes, pots and pans, and other appliances into our new kitchen. I can't tell you how long I've dreamed of doing this. For some reason, that's the most exciting part of this week for me. I couldn't sleep I was so excited. I love to host guests, and to be limited in that respect has been not my favorite.
It's been frustrating, though, because although we are supposed to move in today, the lady who is moving out is supposed to give us the keys has NOT called us or answered her phone all weekend OR today. So I am just a little peeved because I am working 60 hours starting this week and I need to know ahead of time so I can plan when I can drop stuff off. I really don't like getting my hopes up for no reason.
Last night I packed all of our un-opened wedding presents into the car so that today when I get the keys I can just drool over them as I put all our pretty dishes, pots and pans, and other appliances into our new kitchen. I can't tell you how long I've dreamed of doing this. For some reason, that's the most exciting part of this week for me. I couldn't sleep I was so excited. I love to host guests, and to be limited in that respect has been not my favorite.
It's been frustrating, though, because although we are supposed to move in today, the lady who is moving out is supposed to give us the keys has NOT called us or answered her phone all weekend OR today. So I am just a little peeved because I am working 60 hours starting this week and I need to know ahead of time so I can plan when I can drop stuff off. I really don't like getting my hopes up for no reason.
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