Final Verdict

The decision has been made...

University of Washington here we come!

Now to find a place to live, jobs, ward, etc.

We are very excited and want all of you to come visit! :D

A Wonderful Professor and Friend

Today I went to a beautiful funeral of a professor who taught me so much. Professor Gary Bryner has touched countless lives, including my own. He was involved in my wonderful Guatemala experience last summer. Unfortunately, because of his illness he was not able to travel to Guatemala with us, but he did help us prepare for the experience and he taught me many wonderful things about international development in the weeks leading up to traveling to Guatemala. He was caring and unselfish and was anxious to hear all about our experience when we returned from Guatemala.

I am extremely grateful for the plan of salvation and the way that LDS funerals focus on celebrating the life of the person rather than mourning their death. Funerals and death are still sad and tears are still shed, but to be able to see the good and appreciate all that they did in life is truly wonderful.

3 Things Tag

3 names I go by:
Jess
Jessica
Jessbear (hehe)

3 jobs I have had:
Nanny
BYU Bookstore
Volunteer Coordinator

3 places I have lived:
Spanish Fork
Provo
No third yet, unless you count Spokane one summer when I was a baby...

3 favorite drinks:
Milk
Juice
Water

3 TV shows I watch: I have to pick three...
Castle
House
White Collar

3 places I have been:
Guatemala
New Hampshire
Bible belt

3 people who text me regularly:
Richard
Justin
Jordan

3 favorite foods:
Spaghetti
Potatoes
Ice cream

3 favorite books:
The Secret Life of Bees
The Outsiders
The Devil's Arithmetic

3 favorite colors:
Light purple
Blue
Black (to wear)

3 favorite hobbies:
Reading
SPORTS!
Traveling

3 things you can find in my refrigerator:
Milk
Leftover chicken
Lettuce

3 things I do everyday:
Sleep
Check facebook
Read

3 things I am good at:
Cooking
Organizing
Being on time

3 people I want to tag:
Lorie
Autumn
Stefi

VT

So we weren't planning on having Richard go visit Virginia Tech because they weren't going to pay for it. But he received an email today telling him that they will give him up to $600 for travel expenses so it looks like he will be visiting afterall. :D

This Just In...

Richard has received his financial aid offer from the University of Washington, they have offered him a Teacher Assitantship/Research Assistantship that includes...

-Full tuition waiver
-Monthly stipend
-Health, vision, and dental benefits for Richard and all dependents

YAHOO!!!!!!

The other schools now have a lot to live up to! I'm thinking we should probably get used to saying, "Go Huskies!" :D

#4

Richard received his acceptance letter to University of Washington! Not only has he been accepted, but they will be paying for him to visit! YAY!!! We had pretty much given up hope on him being invited up there because their graduate weekend is March 5th so we figured they had already sent out their invitations since there is only 2 weeks left before their graduate weekend. And all of the activities are taking place on the 5th so he will be able to fly home the morning of the 6th and be home by 1:00pm so we can still celebrate my birthday!

That means he has been accepted to all of the graduate schools that he applied to! Hurray! I am so proud of all the hard work that he has put in over the last couple of years and I am so happy to see it all pay off!

I am so proud of him and it is days like this that I wonder if life can get any better.

#3

Richard got into Georgia Tech! HURRAY! However, they are not offering him any funding, so we will not be going there, but getting in is still great and we aren't too bummed, it was not one of our top choices. Now we are just waiting to hear from University of Washington.