A Wedding!

So my friend Lori got married yesterday. She was my roommate last year and over the summer. It was so fun to see her married in the temple. She only has been a member for a few years and her family life isn't ideal, so an eternal marriage in the temple is an especial blessing. I am so grateful that the gospel provides a way to become better and more than we naturally are.

Lori wasn't going to have a reception because of some family drama that occurred while planning the wedding. She has worked at the CougarEat since she came to BYU and now holds a management position there. Her coworkers decided to have a reception for her in the CougarEat- maybe not the first choice for a wedding reception, but it turned out wonderful! They blocked off an area of the room just for the reception and decorated the tables and put out pictures of Lori and Steve. It was beautiful to see the love that her friends had for her and their willingness to give. It was so simple, but a perfect celebration of the love and happiness of the new couple!

Pictures

So, I never posted pictures from my trip to DC- again, I just didn't seem to have any time this week. But here are a few. The first on the left if at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, the other top three are at the National Cathedral (which is amazing in case I haven't said that before) and the bottom one is at the DC temple.

Grad School

I am so sorry that I didn't blog at all this week! It turns out that traveling while still going to school is a really difficult thing for me to do. This week I got back and had a rather important and difficult biochem quiz and a midterm to try and do on top of trying to get back on top of my day to day school work. I spent three hours and finished the quiz yesterday and turned it in and spent a lot of hours throughout the week studying and took my exam today- it was a terrible test (no one should have to do things like that!) but at least it is over so with a couple more days of hard work I should be back on top of things.

So, Colorado... the interview went well, I felt really good about how things went. The school has all brand new facilities and it looks like they have set up a good program. They were very adamant about the fact that they wouldn't be rushed in their decision, so they said that hopefully we would find out by the end of the month whether or not we got in.

All in all after the interview, a lot of prayer and even more thinking, I decided that I would rather be at George Washington. I felt really good about the school and the people while I was there and I just didn't have that same feeling at CU. Even if I get accepted, I think that DC is where I want to be, so this week I will send in a big fatty deposit (well not too big compared to tuition) and DC here I come....after I finish this semester and graduate of course. So there you have it, my future for the next few years. I am thrilled and terrified all at once, but I feel really good about it so there is little doubt in my mind that I am making a good decision.