The Great Adventures of Public Transportation

Richard is currently taking a transportation class for his major and one of his assignments is that he has to ride the bus 10 times by this Friday. Before last night he had one done (he is going to be riding the bus ALOT this week) so we made it part of FHE to go ride the bus to Cold Stone with one of his friends who is also in the class. We had no idea what an adventure that was going to be. So first off, you have to have the exact amount of money to get on the bus and it is $2.25 each, but we didn't have any cash. However, there is a gas station right by our house and the bus stop where we were going to begin our adventures so we decided to go buy something to get cash back. Upon finding out the candy bars are now .99 (rip off...what happened to .50???) we opted for a .10 laffy taffy so that we could get ten dollars back...in one dollar bills. hahaha!I don't think the gas station lady liked that very much, she claimed she was low on ones so we ended up with a 5 and 5 1's. We were trying to get as many bus rides as we could within three hours (that is how long a transfer ticket is good for) so we went online before leaving and staked out all of the starting points and destinations that we wanted to hit, which buses would get us there and what time and then which bus to get back on and what time for the next destination. We were all prepared and had it all written down on a handy dandy piece of paper. But being the smart people that we are we left that wonderful piece of paper on the couch at our apartment (I am pretty sure it is still there...). And of course all of the busses start with 83 (830, 831, 832) and we could not remember which one we were supposed to get on so we decided to let the 831 go by and jump on the 832. So we thought we were good until the bus driver told us she doesn't go as far up as the dollar theater/cold stone area. So she said she would drive us to BYU where we could catch up with the 830 that would get us there, so we said "sure, why not?" So we got on the 830 and began to become very skeptical as to whether or not this bus would actually get us to our destination...so we decided to jump off at a stop we knew was somewhat close to where we wanted to be and walk the rest of the way (just a few blocks).

As we were walking we were keeping our eyes open to see if there was in fact a stop that was closer. Turns out there was a bus stop right where we wanted to be! Was it the 830 which we had just been on! Of course it was...but guess what else...it was also a stop for the 832, which we had been on in the first place!!!! (the bus driver apparently thought we meant the cold stone and dollar theater at the University Mall)

So after that wonderful adventure we had our ice cream and then ventured to find the bus stop that would pick us up and get us back to Gabe's house (Richard's friend) to play Wii for a bit. So we started walking to find the 831 because that is the one that Gabe knows stops right by his house! But of course the only stops anywhere to be found were for 830 adn 832 so after wandering aimlessly for about 15 minutes we finally had to have Gabe's wife turn around and come pick us up (she was the only smart one to drive instead of hop on the bus!) in the Denny's parking lot after we walked there from the dollar theater!

After playing Wii for a bit Richard and I walked to the bus stop to get home, and it was the wonderful 832 with the same driver we got the first time that told us to switch to the 830. haha. But that ride went smoothly and all was well.

Moral of the story: beware, public transportation is more confusing than you think!

Long overdue pictures from lots of different things

At Richard's house after eating a delicious dinner of lasagna and baked vegetables!

Riding the "T" (train) around Boston.

Hiking in New Hampshire -- the day before we got engaged! :)
I went to New Hampshire with Richard after winter semester so I could meet his family. This is us looking over the ocean in Maine a few days before we got engaged. (You might recognize this from our wedding announcement!)
Richard took a trip with me and my family to California for a week in April. This is us on the carousel (Grandma's favorite ride) at Knott's Berry Farm.
Richard and I love going up to Idaho Falls to visit his brother and sister-in-law when we need a break from Provo. This is us snowshoeing in the Tetons in Wyoming on one of our trips up there

Conference Weekend

We had a great conference weekend, spent mostly in our pajamas! :) On Saturday we had a couple from our ward over for belgian waffles before the first session of conference. It was a lot of fun! After the session was over we played our Wii for a little while to entertain us until the next session. Then Richard and I watched some football games until it was time for him to go to Priesthood session.

On Sunday we went over to Richard's grandma's house to watch conference. We ate BLT's for lunch and played a few rounds of Ticket to Ride (we LOOOOVE board games!). Then we enjoyed the last session of conference before going to my house to hang out with my family and eat soup in bread bowls for dinner!

A Friday at the Dentist...

So as a part of my new commitment to doing better on keeping my blog updated, here is my first story...

I have a tooth that has been bothering me for quite some time so before the wedding I got a temporary medicated filling put in so that I wouldn't have to worry about the pain for at least a couple of months. So the time came to get the temporary filling taken out and the permanent one put in about 2 weeks ago. I did this only to find that my tooth absolutely killed when anything cold touched it. So bad that I couldn't drink anything except through a straw on the opposite side of my mouth. I couldn't even brush my teeth with cold water because it hurt so bad.

So after dealing with this pain for a couple of days I decided it was unbearable and called the dentist to see if I could get another temporary filling put in only to hear that the next step was to get a root canal. So that is how I spent my Friday morning, in the dentist's office having the nerve in my tooth removed. Woohoo. Luckily I was so numb that I didn't feel a thing and I used it as an excuse to miss my classes. :) Which is nice every once in a while. I also got to spend the day with my mom in her classroom because I didn't want to go back to Provo for my classes. So I ate school lunch with my mom and corrected some spelling tests.

My mouth was a little sore over the weekend, but now I am doing much better and my tooth no longer hurts! Woohoo! So I guess it was all worth it in the end! :)

New Commitment

So after having a discussion with my mom about how much she enjoys looking at people's blogs I have decided to make a new commitment to work on my blog more often, so we will see how that goes. Luckily I do hardly anything at work so if no other time I can at least keep up to date on it during work....so here it goes...

Life when football rocks!

So we are now three weeks into the semester and three games into football season. The Cougars are doing great and that is what matters! Richard and I are having a great time watching our Cougars stomp some teams while coming out with very clutch and heartstopping wins against others. :) There is talk early of the Cougars having a chance to break the BCS (aka play in a nationally recognized bowl game against a nationally recognized team!). BYU is ranked 14 in the AP Poll and 11 in the USA Today Poll. So needless to say, this football season rocks! And I am loving EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!

It is afterall "The Quest for Perfection"

Time for an update...

So after talking to my mom she made me aware of the fact that my blog is long overdue for an update...

Richard and I have now been married for just under 4 weeks and we absolutely LOVE it! Our apartment is great, it is small, but plently big for just the two of us. We love being able to decorate according to our own taste and not having roommates (except each other of course).

We took the week off of work last week so that we could play and be lazy and have a break before heading into the crazy life of college students! We ran a few errands that needed to get done, we ate lots of yummy food, and did some fun little outings around Provo. One day we went to Bridal Veil Falls up Provo Canyon. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed walking around and getting some fresh air!

We started school today, but both of us only have one class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mine doesn't start until 3 and Richard's is at 4. So we both just worked in the morning. Richard got a job that started today working for a groundwater software company. He is doing tech support for them and he is very excited about it because it is a Civil Engineering company (which is right down his ally since it is his major).

There is a very brief update (sorry) and it will have to do for now!