Alright, here is a photo of Cassie and I. Cassie and I met back in May and now that we are officially dating I thought I would post of picture of the two of us. More photos and posts to come...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Cassie and Paul
Alright, here is a photo of Cassie and I. Cassie and I met back in May and now that we are officially dating I thought I would post of picture of the two of us. More photos and posts to come...
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Since graduation...
So my last post was about the four years since I returned from South Africa. This post is dedicated to the two and half months since my graduation (all of which I have lived completely out of one suitcase). Some of the stuff I have already reported about so this is the newer stuff.
I have paid the change-ticket fee four times for my Delta flights (one of which was an international fee) not to mention forfeiting two other flights that were not Delta flights. If I could do things over, I would have tried to avoid those fees since I could have flown a couple of times between California and Utah with that money or bought a new jacket or a new computer...But avoiding an arranged marriage in South Africa is priceless.
I have visited four different wards: Huffman Ward (Anchorage), Brockett Ward (Decatur), Quailbluff Ward (Logan), and Canyon Road Ward (Salt Lake City). Unfortunately, none of these wards are my designated ward. My BYU ward still thinks that I attend that ward--I receive weekly emails and texts about FHE and other activities. Maybe I will move my records--probably I will do that once I unpack my suitcase.
In Alaska, I have gone to the shooting range (shot a .40 and .45 glock and a M4 fully automatic), gone kayaking at 9:00 pm in sunlight, washed kayaks, washed cars, gone fishing (with no success), visited Build-a-Bear (the lady helping us reminded me of the girl from Napoleon Dynamite), visited Color Me Mine (to paint the cheapest thing there), watched the fourth of July parade in Anchorage, gone to the Imaginarium, visited the Forest Fair in Girdwood (more like an Art and Wine festival with plenty of hippies), driven to Seward three times and visited the Alaska Sealife center, driven to Whittier and had fresh Halibut for the first time, went camping twice, attended girl's camp as a leader/transporter/gear hauler, saw the sunshine on the longest day of the year (June 20th at 12:00 am), painted walls inside the house, changed poop and pee filled diapers, loaded the dishwasher, watched Whale Wars, watched the Proposal and Land of Lost in the theaters, and watched Wow Wow Wubbzy more times than I will admit.
I have liked all of these activities a lot, but each one is made that much better since I drive a F150 Super Crew Lariat Truck. That truck is a beast and hauls ass. I feel like I am large and in charge when I drive that truck around town. I think that I have converted to being a truck fan...
I have paid the change-ticket fee four times for my Delta flights (one of which was an international fee) not to mention forfeiting two other flights that were not Delta flights. If I could do things over, I would have tried to avoid those fees since I could have flown a couple of times between California and Utah with that money or bought a new jacket or a new computer...But avoiding an arranged marriage in South Africa is priceless.
I have visited four different wards: Huffman Ward (Anchorage), Brockett Ward (Decatur), Quailbluff Ward (Logan), and Canyon Road Ward (Salt Lake City). Unfortunately, none of these wards are my designated ward. My BYU ward still thinks that I attend that ward--I receive weekly emails and texts about FHE and other activities. Maybe I will move my records--probably I will do that once I unpack my suitcase.
In Alaska, I have gone to the shooting range (shot a .40 and .45 glock and a M4 fully automatic), gone kayaking at 9:00 pm in sunlight, washed kayaks, washed cars, gone fishing (with no success), visited Build-a-Bear (the lady helping us reminded me of the girl from Napoleon Dynamite), visited Color Me Mine (to paint the cheapest thing there), watched the fourth of July parade in Anchorage, gone to the Imaginarium, visited the Forest Fair in Girdwood (more like an Art and Wine festival with plenty of hippies), driven to Seward three times and visited the Alaska Sealife center, driven to Whittier and had fresh Halibut for the first time, went camping twice, attended girl's camp as a leader/transporter/gear hauler, saw the sunshine on the longest day of the year (June 20th at 12:00 am), painted walls inside the house, changed poop and pee filled diapers, loaded the dishwasher, watched Whale Wars, watched the Proposal and Land of Lost in the theaters, and watched Wow Wow Wubbzy more times than I will admit.
I have liked all of these activities a lot, but each one is made that much better since I drive a F150 Super Crew Lariat Truck. That truck is a beast and hauls ass. I feel like I am large and in charge when I drive that truck around town. I think that I have converted to being a truck fan...
Four years
On July 9th, I celebrated four years of being in America (after my mission in South Africa). Since I am an accountant, here are the numbers from the last four years.
Visited five new states: Alaska, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Connecticut
Had four zip codes in Utah Valley: 84606, 84601, 84058, 84604
Rented four rooms: Condo row nastiness, University Ave, Katie & Jake's, Timp Gateway
Had six wards: BYU 39th, BYU 179th, Serra Park, BYU 164th, Stanford 1st, BYU 241st
Had five girlfriends (one is current): none of which shall be named
Had 12 roommates: Brad, Jake, Kevin, Jason, Asher, Nathan, Dustin, Isac, Bryan, Katie & Jake, Sean, Eric
Used eight email accounts: three BYUs, three Gmails, one Yahoo!, one MSN
Took 120+ hours of classes: rather not name them all
Worked only one BYU job: teacher's assistant
Worked for one tax accounting company twice: WTAS LLC, formally known as Wealth and Tax Advisory Services, Inc.
Attended five weddings: Katie, Curt, Bart, friend's sister (Kellie), roommate's sister (Lindsey)
Attended one funeral: Great Aunt Betty
Attended three baby blessings: Julie Lynn, Amani Jo, Emory Reese
Attended four temples: Provo, Salt Lake City, Logan, Palmyra
Received two degrees: Bachelor's and Master's
Spent more than $20,000 on tuition for those degrees
Received one title: First place at National Tax Case Study Competition
Owned six credit cards (not all at once): Citi, Citi, Wells Fargo, Gap, Macy's, Banana Republic
Owned three checking accounts: HSBC, Wells Fargo, Zion's
Owned six savings accounts: HSBC, Wells Fargo, Zion's (including three CD's)
Owned three cell phones: Motorola, LG, Motorola
Owned one car: Mazda
So that is quick sum of my activities for the last four years. I will update this list as I think of more stuff...
Visited five new states: Alaska, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Connecticut
Had four zip codes in Utah Valley: 84606, 84601, 84058, 84604
Rented four rooms: Condo row nastiness, University Ave, Katie & Jake's, Timp Gateway
Had six wards: BYU 39th, BYU 179th, Serra Park, BYU 164th, Stanford 1st, BYU 241st
Had five girlfriends (one is current): none of which shall be named
Had 12 roommates: Brad, Jake, Kevin, Jason, Asher, Nathan, Dustin, Isac, Bryan, Katie & Jake, Sean, Eric
Used eight email accounts: three BYUs, three Gmails, one Yahoo!, one MSN
Took 120+ hours of classes: rather not name them all
Worked only one BYU job: teacher's assistant
Worked for one tax accounting company twice: WTAS LLC, formally known as Wealth and Tax Advisory Services, Inc.
Attended five weddings: Katie, Curt, Bart, friend's sister (Kellie), roommate's sister (Lindsey)
Attended one funeral: Great Aunt Betty
Attended three baby blessings: Julie Lynn, Amani Jo, Emory Reese
Attended four temples: Provo, Salt Lake City, Logan, Palmyra
Received two degrees: Bachelor's and Master's
Spent more than $20,000 on tuition for those degrees
Received one title: First place at National Tax Case Study Competition
Owned six credit cards (not all at once): Citi, Citi, Wells Fargo, Gap, Macy's, Banana Republic
Owned three checking accounts: HSBC, Wells Fargo, Zion's
Owned six savings accounts: HSBC, Wells Fargo, Zion's (including three CD's)
Owned three cell phones: Motorola, LG, Motorola
Owned one car: Mazda
So that is quick sum of my activities for the last four years. I will update this list as I think of more stuff...
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