A Weekend of Soreness and Goodness

This past Friday, the 26th, Tyler finished his 5 week pre-term for dental school! This meant we had the whole weekend to spend without worrying about school! Saturday morning we got up and Tyler went to play football with the dental school. Only 1st years and 4th years showed up, so they played against each other. It was fun to watch! The 4th years had obviously been doing this for awhile evidenced by the fact that they called out plays such as "Blue Ribbon 52"... who knows! The first years lost the first game, but after warming up came from behind for a win in the second game!

The guys getting ready!

An awesome play!

And that's the back of Tyler!


After playing football we went to Raleigh Park with some friends and played Tennis, Dodge Ball, Bocce ball, and had a barbecue. I have a new found enjoyment for tennis. I really enjoyed it, and it was the first time that I had played in ages! I want to do it again! My hope is to become better than Tyler (which probably won't happen because he played in high school).

Tyler and Willie playing doubles, and you can see the beautiful park in the background!

Tyler had beautiful form while playing! I need to learn more from him! It was fun to watch him play!

Our men cooked our meat, and it was delicious! This is all of them around the grill being manly men! :)

And all the women around the food, ready to eat!

After we were done there we went over to Tyler and Megan's to relax in their hot tub! It was the perfect end to a wonderful day! Thanks guys!
After all the physical activity the guys are complaining about their abductor muscles (thank you anatomy!) being sore!
The weather was gorgeous this weekend and we were so glad that we were able to get out and enjoy it while it's still there.

Wii are Going to be Fit as Fiddles!

Tyler and I decided that we need to get into shape and become more active. Especially me since I don't have a job and don't get out much. So, we debated about what to do. I don't like running, Tyler doesn't have time to go to the gym, and we don't have a pool (for swimming laps). I was browsing the internet and happened upon Wii Fit.


It is a great workout "game" that goes with the Wii. We have purchased it and find that to my disbelief it actually is a great workout! They have Yoga, Strength Training, Balance, etc. They even help you get better posture! It really works out all parts of your body and we can do it right from home! I would highly recommend it if you aren't super motivated to workout. At the beginning it tests your BMI, weight, and height. It allows you to set a goal to lose a certain number of pounds (which you choose) by whatever time you choose. Also, if by chance we were to do outside activity you can just add it to your log, so it counts that as well! I think it's great. We really enjoy it!

The Quest for a Job

I just thought I would do a little update on what I have been up to (and Tyler as well). I still have yet to find a job. I have applied to many, many, many places since moving here about a month ago. I have only had one interview, and it seems to have been unsuccessful at this point. We would really like for me to get an apartment management position so we can have free rent, income, and a good job for me when we actually start a family. I am starting to hear from a few of these places, but nothing too exciting at the moment. I just got a letter from BYU yesterday saying that my graduation application has been put on hold. I will not receive my diploma until December because one of my professors did not submit my grade. I am not very happy about this, because I no longer "have a college degree", which helps in the job pursuit. Kind of a bummer.

Tyler is in his 4th week of school. He has had 2 tests (just had his second one yesterday). He did well on his 1st one. He got a B, and that is very good compared to the rest of his class. Out of 75 students only 18 got B's and higher, so I am very proud of him. He is handling dental school very well and seems to be enjoying it. He often says that he is learning so much already, and it has only been a couple weeks! I just tell him to think about the knowledge he'll have after 4 years! His pre-term ends on the 26th of this month, and then he starts a little bit more rigorous schedule on the 29th when everyone is back in school.
I am so proud of him and his life ambitions! He's the greatest!

Mini-Vacation

This weekend all the 1st year dental school students got to go to a cushy resort in Cannon Beach. They had a conference to attend. The hotel they stayed in was soo nice, too bad the wives couldn't go. Tyler had a really great time playing water polo, ultimate Frisbee, and having a sand sculpture contest. Their bridge (Fremont) built a putting green with a mouth. The teeth were sculpted amazingly. They did a great job!


A few of us wives went up to Cannon Beach on Friday to meet our husbands. We then proceeded to Cape Lookout State Park near Tillamook. We camped about a hundred yards from the beach on Friday night. The beach was gorgeous and it was neat to hear the sound of the ocean as we were falling asleep. We got to the campground around 4:30 and set up camp, found some wood, and started the fire.

Finding wood on the beach.


The guys trying to start the fire... we had "strike anywhere" matches... I don't think they were really strike anywhere though. ;)

Our tent is the one in the back. I like it. We decided to tough it out and sleep on the ground! It was actually quite comfortable!

We had tinfoil dinners and played a few rounds of Catch Phrase before it was "quiet time". The girls kicked the boys butts (like always!). =) The next morning we had eggs and sausage (thanks Anne!) and scones! I think all the food was a big hit! We were well fed. We went down to the beach for a little bit to hang out while Willie and Jon decided to Skim Board (I think that's what it's called). They were pretty brave because the water was freezing!

Just hanging out.


If you look closely you can see Jon Skim Boarding in the background!

After we had enough of camping we tore down camp and drove into Tillamook to have some lunch at a local diner and tour the Tillamook cheese factory! It was a lot of fun. We got to sample the cheese and bought squeaky cheese! We also had some delicious Tillamook ice cream! It was great!

Cows at the cheese factory! (Alicia this is for you!)

We had a fun weekend! It was nice for Tyler to have a break from school and to be able to hang out with our new friends!