Sunday, January 20, 2008

Home Alone 5: The Missionaries Strike Back

Sorry for not updating. I just haven't been doing anything very exciting that hasn't been mentioned my Mom and Dad. Here is a recap of December:

The first two weeks of December consisted of 13-15 hour days on campus, including Saturday, working on my projects in Physics, Applied GIS, and my senior thesis. I lived on Dr. Pepper. I started to get regular Monday morning headaches. I figured it was due to a caffine dependance because I get caffine from the drinks I buy at either the gas station or fast-food. Since I don't do that on Sunday, my body gets upset. I'm proud to say that I haven't drank any caffine for three to four weeks now.

December 14th was commencement. Mom and Dad came down for it. It was fun. There were some great speakers. But that day was pretty hectic. I had a calculus take home test due that day, I took an in-class calculus final, I sold books back, had lunch with Mom and Dad, commencment, convocation, and hit the road to Logan. I got a little rushed there at the end, resulting in forgetting a few things I wanted to bring.

I had fun down in Utah with Mom, Dad, Kirk, Rachel, Chair-lift, Brian, and kids.
Christmas was fun. I missed Rachel's family. I hung out with Lyle Fort and his family a little.
I got a cold five days after christmas which I finally got over.

January (so far):

New Year's was fun. It was good to see Ryan's and Andrew's family. Ryan and Andrew had me collect the mail everyday while they were gone on their cruise. One of the nights I picked up the mail, there was an SUV parked in their lot. I got the color, make, model, and lisence plate number of the vehicle just in case.

I found out that I didn't graduate. I hadn't taken a class that was never offered. My advisor said that he was going to get it waived seven months ago. He'd aparently forgot. I was going to fill out the waiver paperwork out when I got back to Rexburg, but I changed my mind after realizing I was stuck in Washington longer than expected. So I looked at the catologue year requirements and realized that if I change my catologue year from 2004 to 2005, this issue would be resolved. I called BYU-Idaho and they changed it. I am now graduated. My diploma should be showing up here in Pasco in a week or two.

This weekend, Mom and Dad went to Utah. I kinda wanted to go. I'm still a little hesitant due to what happended two weeks ago. But, since the missionaries were moving in, I needed to stay here to help them move and settle in. It has been interesting having them here. My evenings are completly different than usual. I seldom watch TV downstairs so not to disturb the misssionaries.

Since Mom and Dad are gone, I just relax on thier bed watching tv with my guitar while planning out my day, or rather, figure out a to do list. This list has been rather useful. I got Dad's van serviced, cleaned the basement, vacuumed the whole house, burned the garbage, crushed the cans, rearranged the white shelves to give the elders more space, cleaned and straitened the garage, and kept things clean and tidy. When I'm in a clean house, I get too lazy to clean up a big mess, so I don't allow a big mess to build.

I have no clue what I'm doing to celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday. I think it may have a little bit to do with Goodwill and a dumpster. And when I say Goodwill, I'm not talking about an attitude. Oh, there is some furniture in the garage from the missionaries' apartment if anyone wants stuff. That is aimed mostly to Derek and Shellee.

Oh yeah, I am now teaching Geology at BYU-Idaho for the Summer and Fall Semesters.

PS: I'll see if I can get some pictures of my car for everyone to enjoy.