New Adventures Afoot!

Exciting things are coming to my life! I love how life takes sudden and unexpected turns.

My wife just said: "I don't ever imagine it being cold enough to wear a jacket ever again."
Just thought that was funny.

Anyways, as some of you may already know, Megan has found a job at West Point Elementary School as a part-time morning Kindergarten Teacher. She interviewed and received the job in the same day, I believe only three hours apart. She also received two other job offers at the same time. But something told both of us this was the job for her.



As for me, I am currently filling out my BYU application for admissions and persuing a degree in Industrial Design! I never thought I would be excited to go to BYU, but stranger things have happened..... Maybe.
By the way for those who aren't familiar, Industrial Design is the Art of Engineering. The engineers make the product, its functional, we the Industrial Designists make it look awesome!
Don't worry UofU fans that are my friends, my blood is red through and through.

Does anyone remember who their Kindergarten teacher was?

The other day I was craving a good sci-fi read, yeah I know I'm a nerd. So I went and check out the original Star Wars books, they pretty much rock, I recommend it to any sci-fi lover.

Its summer finally, the weather is hot, I'm reading books like crazy, Megan and I are working our tails off, and I have a constant image of poplar trees next to golden wheat fields.

Has anyone read "There's an Owl In The Shower!"
I read it in elementary and loved it, if you haven't, do it!



And for my last thought of the day, I'm taking (almost) private lessons from sculptor Mike Call, Wednesday nights. I had my first class and it was amazing!
I realized two things: Mike Call is amazing and makes scuplting look like child's play and I suck at scuplting, I have a lot to learn.


This was a piece done by him, he is incredible.

Libraries

Who wouldn't want to work among thousands and thousands of words over hundreds of years old? Especially when your shelving them and the row is already smashed with them. Then when you finally fit the dang book into the shelf, the whole thing explodes and comes crashing down on you. When that happens all I can do is laugh, except I don't have a quiet laugh, so its not a library laugh, so I end up echoing from one end of the building to the other.

I'm probably the loudest employee the Davis County Library system has ever hired. Lets try not to rock the boat or anything. :)

The best part of my job is that I get to read bits and pieces of books as they come through my hands and onto the shelf. Its like having a continuous Thanksgiving feast infront of you and you get to pick and choose what you want to eat, every day and get paid for it!!!! :)

So while on the topic of books, what is your favorite one, or two or three?

Right now mine is Star Dust by Neil Gaiman. Its an enjoyable read.

The other day I saw someone walking this rat/dog thing. It was cute, but it had a mustash and wicked looking eyebrows. It reminded me of those old black and white photos of the old cowboys that look all crusty and have the stubble.

I'm glad it wasn't my dog, if it was I'd have called it Billy the Kid.

When Somebody Loves You

Well world! Life has come down to the earth again, except I still feel this floating sensation all around me. Hmmm..... I rather like it.

Megan and I are settling in well. We have a beautiful apartment that looks out at the freeway and neighboring park. The sky is so blue and big when you come down to the edge of the foothills. :) I am deeply entrenched in working full time with both my jobs and Megan starts her crazy schedule of I think teaching 4 or 5 different classes at the Museum of Natural History tomorrow! I'm very excited for her, she is a wonderful teacher and I know that everyone taught by her will benefit from it.

Everyday I wake up to Megans beautiful face, and every night I got to be with her gentle breathing next to me. What more is there to life than that? Were getting use to the feeling of sharing a bed, but its comfort and a joy to roll over and see her face in the moonlight.

I thank God everyday for giving me an angel to spend my life with.

To grind and shift gears a bit here is an excerpt of something that might be featured on my blog:

I'D LIKE TO SMOOSH YOUR FACE INTO THE CARPET:
what not to do in customer service.
A child came up to me today and said,
"When I grow up I want to be an Artist!"
My responce was:
"Well you'll never make any money."

Thankfully that was just in my head, I just smiled and said, "Well you better have fun with that."


Isn't life just funny? One second you are at the top, looking down at everything and feeling like it couldn't get any better that where you are, then you get knocked of by the next person in line, tumble down the hill and have to start up yet another mountain.

Good thing the view is always better at the next mountain top, otherwise there wouldn't be any point to it all.

Our basement dweller has blue hair and two puppies, a boxer and a pitbull. He is a great person, but has been shorted a few brain cells. One dog is called DOG, the other I think is Daisy. They are both adorable and don't bark a lot.

I think he barks more than they do.

Thank goodness its not my dog.

Married at last!

Well its been the best 6 days of my life! I just got hitched this last week and went on the Honeymoon! It has been a wild ride, but its been worth the time, effort and stress. It was hard to see my fiance so stressed out, but it all paid off.



The ceremony was amazing in the morning, the luncheon in the afternoon was a killer and the reception in the evening was spectacular. Megan did it almost single-handedly. There were tones of angels there to help as well. Both our siblings and parents were more than generous! Cousins, in-laws, out-laws and more helped bring this symphoney together. Thank you all! (I'm not sure if any of them follow this blog at all, but if so, thanks!) Don't worry if I have time, I'll post more pictures of the special day.

Last night was our first night in our very own apartment. It was our first day of freedom. You know I always wondered what the price of freedom was. My mom told me:
Rent.

It couldn't be more true.



When Megan and I got ready for bed, I had a fulfillment of an unknown dream. Weird huh? We both were turning down the sheets on our bed, and something stopped me. I realized right then I always wanted to have someone to do that with for a very long time. And there I was with the woman of my dreams, my best friend and my better half, holding the sheets to our bed, in our bedroom, in our apartment, at the beginning of our life together.

My life couldn't be more perfect.

Smiling like a fool

Today I almost got hit by a UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY bus, got rain/snowed on and took my second final. All in one morning. And you know what? Ive been smiling like a fool through all of it!

In my institute class I was reading about marriage and I said, just before the whole marriage part, "In Two Weeks". Everyone laughed, will I be struck down for adding to the scriptures?

A friend came up to me today and said, more power to you for getting married and being excited for it. You are an example to us all and I want to be like you and your fiance when I get married. I smiled and said, it helps when your fiance practically attacks you when you walk through the door.

Thanks Jason!

Okay was looking for an awesome picture of someone smiling and found this. Totally rocks!



Good thing I didn't have a dog with me when that bus almost hit me....

One test down, 15 days to go.

Today is blustery, I keep thinking I'll see pigglet holding onto a tree right by me.
I just finished my first final, CoMmUnIcAtIoNs, it wasn't too hard, we'll have to let time tell.

Tomorrow I have my Diviersities class test, I'm a bit nervous, but once again we will see.

I ran into a guy the other day that told me he was terrified of marriage and couldn't believe someone younger than him was getting hitched. I replied, yeah it's scary, but when you find the girl of your dreams that laughs at your jokes, adores your every move and genuinely cares that you've had a bad day, how could you not?

I wonder if he has a dog.


Okay one last thing, the other day I came across this movie in the library. I pretty much busted a gut over it. Its a wonder these kind of ideas get made into a movie and are sold on the shelf.
I mean honestly, hooded fang?
Enjoy.



Where's David Bowie when you need him?

Awe-struck

Today I am in awe. I wonder why. Something deep within me just opened up and look at the world for the first time. Like infant eyes. The world around me is huge, infinite as the universe. It reaches to the ends of my stunted field of experience.
I feel so small and insignificant. Except I am part of this wonder, this world. I am infinite, and full of wonder. I am a window taking all in.
I am in Awe.