Well we have arrived. Technically the arrival was on Sunday, but I've been too lazy to post until then (In actuality I had a whole post typed up before I accidentally lost it[Don't ask{No really, Don't ask}]) Either way here we go!
My last post was on the 3rd of May and was the night before the first final of the semester. On the fourth was Torts, the seventh Civil Procedure II, the eleventh Criminal Law, and the fourteenth Constitutional Law. I am one of the lucky ones. I feel good about all four test. I think I did the best on Torts and probably the worst on Constitutional Law. Torts was my best class last semester and I think I carried the torch as well as I could have. I was able to answer all the questions fully and even finished with a few extra minutes. Civil Procedure II left me with a semi-sweet after taste because I felt I nailed some questions but some of them were perhaps not as good as I hoped they would be, I still feel pretty good about it. Criminal law I feel pretty good about. It has been my favorite class this last semester and I'm hoping I did pretty well. Constitutional Law is probably the class I feel the worst about. The professor kept us to a strict 1000 word limit. This both hurts and helps. It keeps you focused and to the point, but it also limits the amount of material you can cover and conceivably portray a knowledge of. I feel good about it which is more then some can say, so I guess there is no use worrying about something I can't change. Grades will be released on the 14th of June. This means I'll have the good fortune of only spending at the most two days lamenting any bad grades that, hopefully may not, occur.
Other then that a few other things have occurred over the past two weeks.
On May 5th the Elder's Quorum got together and played Cinco de Mayo American Football. All that occurred was a bunch of guys got together and played touch football with each other. It started out fun but to be honest it quickly deteriorated. Certain individuals took the game too far. Either they yelled and became disgusted with other individuals or they refused to play with anyone but their select few favorites. Perhaps I sound bitter. Yeah, I probably do sound bitter. What can you do about it? I guess, I was a little disappointed with the individuals who lost their cool. I expected more but I guess, as I well know, we all slip up from time to time.
On the 7th of May I got the awesome experience to watch my older sister and brother-in-law graduate with their masters from Oklahoma State University. My sister and I have always been close and it was exciting to watch her walk up to the stage and then receive her diploma cover. As well, Jacob is a great person and he may fit into this family better then Natalie does (Just kidding Natalie). I know those two will go far in life and will achieve far more then they could have by themselves.
The next day on the 8th of May, I was up bright and early and my father and I drove to Yukon, Oklahoma to the Oklahoma City Temple. I received my endowments and that is an experience that cannot be replicated. After visiting the temple, my family and I had a final lunch together before my brother left for the airport and I had to return to Norman to start preparing for finals. It was a great day all the way around and we all had a really great experience, at least I like to think so.
The day after that was the 9th of May and also my last Sunday in Norman, Oklahoma for a while. Church was excellent and I got to receive the last temple preparation lessons from Brother and Sister Gorshe. I have taken the temple prep classes multiple times and it was nice to finally receive the capstone lesson. After church, I got the opportunity to hang with a pretty amazing person. Lena bought me both lunch and dinner that night and we also got to watch Up together. I love that movie and it has to be one of my absolute favorite Disney/Pixar movies that is out there.
Not a lot happened on the 10th as I was swamped preparing for Criminal Law, but the 11th was fun. After an entertaining Criminal Law final that included Winnie the Pooh and Piglet both shooting Eeyore and Elmo getting run over by a garbage truck being driven by none other then Oscar the grouch, I once again had lunch with Lena before getting a pretty nice afternoon off. I took Lena out for ice-cream one last time. That night and I gave Lena a present. To be more precise it was a Missionary Letter Kit. It contained 35 pieces of paper, 20 envelopes, 20 stamps, and 10 pens. I'm hoping I get to see the benefit of that gift.
To tell the full story of the 12th, it is appropriate to relate a story that has never been mentioned in this blog before. You see on August 23rd, the Sunday before the first day of classes, my family was still in town so they decided to come to church with me. After a good sacrament meeting, that I enjoyed, my family and I were sitting by ourselves when Sunday School started. Cara Bowers was teaching the lesson and she noted how there were so many new people in the ward today because of school starting. She then decided we should all introduce ourselves. I stood up and introduced myself followed by my father and mother. I soon checked out and wasn't really paying attention when my mother soon shouted out, "Are you Curtis' and Robbie's daughter?" A bit embarrassed, but not surprised, I started to pay attention. The girl, who's name I did not catch, looked back at my mother and said, "Yes." My mother got excited and noted how she knew the girls parents. On my third Sunday in the ward I decided I didn't want to sit alone during Sunday School so I walked over to one Ms. Lena Tenney and promptly asked, "I guess our parents know each other and I'd rather not sit alone, can I sit by you during Sunday School?" Since then we've ate many ounces of ice-cream, watched more complete baseball games then I've watched in the past few years combined, and have shared a plate of buffalo wings. We've had a lot of good moments together and on the 12th I got to take her the airport on her way home to Ohio. I picked her up at 9am and we made our first stop at IHOP for breakfast. After breakfast, we made our way to the airport and Lena got checked in. I left her at the security gate and away she went. Our relationship has been one of crossed-wires and missed-signals (Mainly by me, She's smarter then myself), but I'm glad we finally figured it out. I wish her the best of luck and I have no doubt she'll do amazing. I'm hoping I get to at least take her out on one date when I get back, but we'll see how it plays out. Later that evening, on the 12th, my parents(both grand and standard) went to dinner together before playing card games. I beat grandma and that is all that is important.
The 14th was my last final for the year and as stated earlier I feel good about it. After my final was over my father and I packed my car and headed out of Norman for the last time until after I get home from my mission. Before we left though, we made sure to make a stop at Braum's for one last hamburger. Norman has been my home for the past 9 months and I hope it'll be my home for at least another two years. The drive took 7 and 1/2 hours. We spent the night at my Aunt's house.
Saturday the 15th was spent in Albuquerque, New Mexico moving my sister and her husband into their new apartment.
Sunday the 16th was a long 11 and 1/2 hours drive from Albuquerque to Stansbury Park, Utah. It was nice to be home, but I do miss the crowd from Norman. We had quite a scary moment in between Moab and Green River, Utah. I was driving and looked down at the gas tank and realized that we were out of gas. Luckily, we made it to the only gas station in between the two towns. This is the second time this has happened to my father, my mother, and I. The first time was on our way to Norman between Denver and Salina, Kansas. I guess this means we better stop traveling together.
It's been a bit boring the last few days. I received my second immunization from Hep A/B and should be good to go and I also bought new scriptures. Only 28 more days until I report to the MTC. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this blog but I'm still mulling it over as to what should be done.
One Love
PS. As always, any grammatical errors not my problem!
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