the sweet taste of victory

Way back when, on Selection Sunday, Ben & I made a bet. Yes, a bet.

If his bracket beat mine, he got Crepes for breakfast.

If my bracket beat his, I got dinner, made by Ben.

Well, after hours of research - free throw percentages, rebounds per game, RPI ratings, etc., Mrs. Myers, here, had created a solid bracket. And, I WON!

The night Ben made dinner, I was only allowed in the kitchen to take this picture. I'll admit I was a little tickled sitting on the couch and listening to him banging pots and dancing around the kitchen.

The final product - Chicken Curry!!

Ah, the sweet taste of victory!

He may be studying . . .

. . but at least he gets to lick the beater!

Finals taken in the Myers household:

SFL 334 Adult Development and Aging in the Family

SFL 461 The Family and the Law

SFL 480 Moral Foundations of Family Life

SFL 498 Family Life Education Methodology

Exercise Science 181 Beginning Tennis

Business Management 418 Personal Finance

Business Management 380 Executive Lecture Series

Exercise Science 161 Beginning Skiing

Finals yet to be taken in the Myers household:

Dance 231 Intermediate Jazz Technique

Chinese 322 Chinese Advanced Writing

Chinese 344 Chinese Literature

Business Management 374 Strategy

We are well on our way, and the purging/packing/moving out/cleaning process has begun. I hate this process!

last day

Today was the last day of classes! I celebrated by getting a beautiful sun-burn during tennis class! Ha. Actually, Ben & I celebrated by an afternoon outing to the Creamery on our walk home! Then I read on the couch (The Help) and fell asleep for a solid two hours.

We'll hit the books tomorrow. ;)

Ben & I have absolutely loved this semester! We are so happy. Our life is filled with so many blessings - being married to each other being blessing number one! We love BYU so much and we are both grateful that we have one more semester here!

charity

As I was walking to class this morning on the dead-worm-littered sidewalk, I saw a girl stop, pick up a worm that was still alive, and return it to its home in the dirt and flowers.

what kind of king are you?

We recently acquired a big, new bed - for free!

We thought that we were moving from our full to a king, but it turns out we moved to a California king!

(Notice the difference in bed to pillow ratio and bed height to lamp height ratio.)

We can't decide if, with our old bedding on it, it looks more like a hamburger in a bun that is too small, or a bald man with a tupee. Either way, it has provided us with a lot of laughter. This bed is huge!

Don't worry - new, Cali King size bedding is on it's way!

Also, Ben is really grateful that his feet don't hang off of the end anymore. :)

some pieces of good news

piece #1 - We have an apartment for this summer in San Francisco! We are going to be living in the Inner Sunset district, pretty close to the Golden Gate Park, and in the same ward I was born into!

piece #2 - I got an internship for next Fall Semester! I will be interning at the Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted Living Community! I volunteered there earlier this semester for my aging class and just loved it . . . it's a special place and I am excited!

piece #3 - The Management Communications teacher that Ben TA's for absolutely loves him. She told him the other day that his name has become a sort of noun among the other MCom teachers. When they hear about all the things he can do - like grading the research papers and holding grammar test reviews - they all say that they want a Ben, too!!

sides

The blankets . . . the pillows . . . can you guess who's side is who's?