Someone one else asked me what it was like to be awesome, I replied, "Awesome!"

My My, I don't quite understand what has happened to me lately. I was doing so well posting each week on the scheduled day + 1 and now I'm fall off the track and even missing days... Oh well to repentance I go as I now will discuss the past week plus. Before I do so, a few other notes to touch upon. Feel free to skip those if you'd like.

First, Survivor! What an awesome season. Nearly ever elimination has been filled with back-stabs and betrayal. While they may make life on the island unpredictable and a bit scary it makes for quite the interesting show. The biggest mistake of the season occurred in this last episode where John won the right to either have a piece of apple pie for himself or could give a full pie to, I think, four of the other members of the merged tribe. Once again selfishness ruled the day and he was voted out that episode. His famous words with the pie were something the lines of, "I'm confident that no one would vote me off for choosing to eat the pie myself." FOOL! Much like Cindy in Guatemala, who took the car instead of giving a car to the other five remaining tribe members, John was voted off and so the story goes. There are three more episodes I believe and it should be interesting to see what occurs.

Second, Sports! Utah Basketball is picking up steam and actually beat a very decent Michigan team last night at the Huntsmen Center. The Running Utes under Boylen are a much more defense oriented team so it'll be interesting to see what prevails in their matchup against OU an offensive team. The Football Utes will be traveling to San Diego for the Poinsettia Bowl against Cal. I like our chances to extend the streak of bowl wins to 9. OSU Basketball has been on, and then off, and then back on. With the run-and-gun offense Ford likes to employ some nights they will win by 100 others they will lose by 50. They are playing so so right now and hopefully will be able to pick it up for conference come the first of January. OSU Football is once again traveling to the Cotton Bowl to take on Ole Miss. Which is the same matchup as their last trip to the Cotton Bowl, when my family attended. That game was won by the arm of Eli Manning and so it should be an interesting matchup this time around. I feel like OSU should be able to pull off the win. Chelsea FC is frustrating me. We were trotting along looking invincible until last week occurred. A shock loss to Bolton in the Carling Cup, on penalties oh how I hate penalties, follow by a thrashing by City and then a draw to APOEL in the champions league! Comeon the Chels! The Blue Flag is flying high in Norman but we need to pick it up.

On to the running assessment of the past week and a half.

Tuesday, the 1st.
Tuesday was abnormally busy for most tuesdays. Due to the fact that we were on a condensed schedule Tuesday's schedule was that of the normal Wednesday schedule. Although there truly is nothing to report from that day, I remember a longing to attend Institute as that usually occurs following that schedule so I remember being quite messed up that entire night.

Wednesday, the 2nd.
Wednesday was abnormally quite as compared to most Wednesdays. Due to the fact that on the condensed schedule Wednesday's schedule was that of the normal Thursday schedule. Once again nothing truly amazing occurred that day so there is little to report. Institute was good as usual and I did the usual things. Albeit with one slight difference. I volunteered myself to go to the OU Women's basketball game on Thursday night with Lena Tenney + 1. The +1 being Lena's roommate Molly, from Dallas.

Thursday, the 3rd.
Thursday was much like Tuesday and Wednesday, abnormal in the fact that the schedule was different but not very spectacular. Rather the saving grace of Thursday was the basketball game that night. As per the draw up plans I met Lena in front of the University Cafeteria at around 5:30-6:00pm, I can't remember exactly when, Lena was able to swipe me in and I got to enjoy my first taste of cafeteria food since the long ago days of RAing at the University of Utah. That day of course being the 15th or 16th of August. The food was decent the company was good and it seemed every at the table enjoyed the meal. The table included myself, Lena, Molly, Robert, Nathan, Mick, Brandon, Jen, and so many more that I cannot remember them all. Among topics discussed were the logistics behind Bros before Hos and a variety of subjects some of which should not be repeated. The game was pleasant affair as most Women's games are. The OU women struggled in the first half and only went into the locker-room up 1. After half they blew them away and finished with an even 100 points. The first time I have ever seen a Women's team score that much. I was true to my OSU roots and refused to clap during "Boomer Sooner", the OU fight song. I did make one exception at the end of the game where I did do the clap but that was to applaud the effort of the team and not to support the heresy that is OU athletics.

Friday, the 4th.
Friday was brief, thankfully. With only one schedule class, an optional review for property, there was little that had to be done and much of the day was spent doing something that I can't remember so probably nothing important. The review session was good and I felt very good about property heading into the finals. The only class I'm truly worried about is Civil Procedure and that final is to take place on the 18th. It is the last. Friday night I drove out to Stillwater for my last time out there until after finals in order to visit with Natalie, Jacob, Polly, and Walter, the bad boy, before finals began. As well I picked up Natalie's laptop so I wouldn't have to hand write my finals. Natalie and I went to Charlie's Chicken which was pleasantly pleasing unto me. We watched Psych, Arrested Development, and other odds and ends to fill out the night before we retired.

Saturday, the 5th.
Saturday, we awoke and had random breakfast before we started the day and once again watched Psych, Arrested Development, and other odds and ends to fill out the extra time. Around noon Jacob's nanna came into town and we went to Crepe Myrtle where we enjoyed the pleasant company of each other and the good food, although it did take quite some time for it to arrive. Oh before I forget, I may have ruined Christmas for Gracie or Georgia, I'm not sure which, when I asked ambiguously whether or not they still believed in Santa to their mother Liz. Liz got angry and was not pleased. In my defense I made sure to craft my question in an ambiguous format that a normal 3rd grader should not be able to infer what I meant. Either way, Parents should not lie to their children. I returned home that night and watched Texas defeat Nebraska in what was probably the worst game of football I've ever watched.

Sunday, the 6th.
Sunday the 6th started as most Sunday's do. I awoke, I dressed, and I journeyed to church. The abnormal, the word of the day, event was the occurrence of the Church Christmas Devotional that night. I invited Ms. Lena Tenney to come with me to the Devotional. I picked her up 10 or so minutes before the devotional and we got there right on time. What a Devotional! I extremely enjoyed it and I would gladly watch it again. President Monson's talk was most uplifting and I'm very glad that I attended so much meeting.

Monday, the 7th.
Since school began on the 24th of August we have been building towards one event. That event of course is the end of semester finals. For me those finals began on Tuesday the 8th and so Monday the 7th was set aside to ensure that my understanding of property law would be such that I would be successful on the test. As I noted before this post, I felt very good about property law and as such not a lot of review was conducted. Perhaps the better term for what did occur was a refresher. Either way, I felt prepared and I ensured that I went to bed early enough so I was not tired in the morning. I also finished the Book of Mormon that night. I started regularly reading it in the middle of October and finished on the 7th of December. I think that is pretty respectable.

Tuesday, the 8th.
Whoooooo Weeeee! I awoke at about 7:00am but laid in bed until at least 7:30am. I then proceeded to prepared and to represent myself on the property final. I decided to wear my Real Salt Lake Natalie bought me back in 2008. This owing to the fact that it was the only jersey I own that is not familiar with some losing event currently. My blue Chelsea jersey I was wearing during the debacle in the Champions League Final in Moscow, we lost on penalties, my black Chelsea jersey I was wearing during the debacle of the semi-finals of last years Champions League when we lost in the 93rd minute to a strike by Iniestia. My, or perhaps my fathers, white Real Salt Lake jersey was worn when we lost to the New York Red Bulls last year in the Western Conference Semi-finals. Thus leaving the red RSL jersey which I wore during our victory in the MLS cup this year. The property test was in one word draining. It was a four hour affair that took just about everything we had and demanded more. I feel very good about the test and I feel like I knew what I was doing and how to answer. Of course we won't truly know if that is true until grades are released in January, but I feel good enough that I'm not going to worry about it.

Wednesday, the 9th.
What a weird day Wednesday was. With the final on Tuesday and the impending final on Friday, Wednesday had to be one of the most unproductive days of my life. Nothing happened. I read, I played rockband, I read, I played arcade games online, I read, I slept, and I ate.

Thursday, the 10th.
Today is Thursday and my Torts final is tomorrow. This means I will have to put a bit more effort into review then I did for property. Not much has really occurred today so far as I slept in kind of late.


I will try to keep you guys updated as things occur. I hope my grammar wasn't too atrocious as I'm not taking the time to reedit/reread this mass.

One Love

At least it hasn't been 12 days...

Whoops! I don't know what happened there. One moment I'm chugging along updating my blog once and week and 11 days later I'm finally updating it again. My bad.


That last time I left you was during the middle of the Oklahoma State v Colorado game. Oklahoma State ended up remove Cate, the second stringer, and replaced him with Weeden, third stringer. Weeden played very well and carried us through the game and to a 31-28 win. Go State! Robinson never played in that game and that kind of left a sour taste in my mouth and definitely did not make confident about the upcoming games. Well my prediction played out and OSU was smashed into tiny little pieces by OU. 27-0. There are truly no words that could describe my emotions through that game.


And now, I'll take you through the riveting journey that has been since that Thursday night the 19th.


Friday 20th
Friday started out pretty normal and did in the usual weekend way. Natalie and Jacob were still in New Orleans so I traveled up I-35 in Walter, the bad boy, and spent the night there with Polly. Polly was not scared, nor alone, as she had had consent visits from Matt and Liz next door. Thankfully, this left me with a very small mess to clean up. A few scraps of cloth. That night, I discovered the internet was permanently down at the Hurst and so I spent a peaceful night watching Psych and reading.


Saturday 21st
I was awoken to a delightful little package Polly, the monster, had left for me. After cleaning up, I laid on the coach followed the football games on my iPhone and watched Gilmore Girls season eight backwards. That is, I started with the last disc and worked my way back. I, sadly, got through all the disc but the last two. That is okay as I do enjoy the witty dialogue and the good sense of humor. That night was the adult session of Stake Conference and so Walter, the bad boy, and I traveled back down I-35 for the two hour meeting and then returned back up I-35. 


Sunday 22nd
I, once again, awoke to a package from Polly. I, quickly, got up, showered, and dressed myself before I once again traveled down I-35 with Walter, the bad boy, for the rest of Stake Conference. Leaving Polly was slightly sad as she howled(barked/made audible noises) at me as I left. Sorry Polly! I got back to Norman with time enough to spare a quick trip to my apartment to check my email and the scores from the night before. I then picked up Lena Tenney and Corey Hokanson and we made it to our metting on time. Unfortunately for Lena, Corey and I were to be sustained to the office of an Elder and were thus required to sit up front. I will be ordained in Stansbury on the 27th of December. I dropped those two back off before I retired back to my room to prepare for the coming week and waste some time. Natalie and Jacob eventually returned to Norman where we switched Stanley for Walter, the bad boy, and once again Walter, the bad boy, was on his way to Stillwater.


Monday 23rd
A usual Monday filled with grogginess and slight panic in Civil Procedure. You see, Civil Procedure is my Achilles heel. It is truly the only class I'm worried about in relation to finals. Nothing bad happened that day in Civil Procedure but it did in Contracts. I was called on in Contracts and although I had read the case I wasn't fully prepared. I feel like I did okay but I did make myself feel like an idiot for not knowing all the answers. Such is life. That night was FHE and I ducked out a bit early to get ahead start on a quick trip to Wal-Mart and avoid having to put a skit on. Go Me!


Tuesday 24th
Much like Monday, Tuesday felt a bit over crowed but this was due to my Torts professor. Professor Tabb decided that we would hold extra classes on Monday and Tuesday so we could use next weeks classes for review. Although a good plan now it did place some extra preparation burden on us. I redeemed myself in Contracts that day by volunteering and giving satisfactory answers. After classes were over I returned home to find one suite-mate on his way to Colorado, another lounging about waiting for his ride, and the third was still at class. I read for awhile until I was bored and then reemerged to find the lounging suite-mate had left as well. This left me to my own devices for quite some time until Matt returned. He quickly got his stuff put together though and then left. It was kind of odd to have the entire apartment to myself but I didn't do anything to revolutionary anyways. Just the laundry. 


Wednesday 25th
I tried to sleep in as much as possible because this was truly my first free day in quite sometime. That only lasted until 8:00 am when my body declared that it was fit for duty. I laid in bed in that awful half-sleep/half-awake mode for 3 hours before I roused myself and showered. I read for a bit and followed Chelsea's match on my laptop before I resigned myself to my fate and left for Stillwater soon after. I arrived in Stillwater to find Jacob alone working on his assignments and promptly interrupted him so he could pay attention to me. Natalie arrived home soon as we traveled to Long John Silver's for breaded chicken. After Long John's we went on the traditional trip to Wal-Mart rented Angels & Demons and Star Trek and retired to their place. We watched the movies before heading to bed.


Thursday 26th
I awoke, this time, to the delightful sounds of Natalie and Jacob moving about the house. Natalie was busy baking while Jacob was escorting the monster outside to do her business. That morning we watched Up! which in my mind is a very good movie and a Pixar classic. Thanksgiving was with the Hurst and I won't event attempt to name who was there. The meal was good, not as good as yours Mom! , I especially enjoyed Natalie's chocolate pie and someone's mashed potatoes. That night we went to Wal-Mart and looked around the store.


Friday 27th
As per tradition, we awoke at the crack of dawn (9ish) a traveled to Wal-Mart to partake in the festivities. Nothing there was really spectacular and thus I didn't buy anything. After Wal-Mart, we went to Hastings. Once again, nothing too exciting but it was nice to get out and about. We watched Arrested Development most of the afternoon and Natalie made chicken-fried-stake which was quite good for dinner. After dinner we watched Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and I left for Norman about halfway through it.


Saturday 28th
Rivalry game day. Also known as the day Oklahoma State choked it up in Norman. I accidently slept in too late so I was unable to help setup the Family Fun Zone (FFZ) so I decided I would watch the game there and help them take down the FFZ. A big mistake as 10-15 of my closest friends were on hand to watch OSU's biggest disappointment of the season. Later that night, I had my heart ripped out by the BYU jackals as they stole another game from Utah. I personally believe we were the better team on the night but it doesn't matter if the scoreboard doesn't go your way. Max Hall, also, provided Utah with motivation for next season as he stated something the the effect of: I hate them(University of Utah fans, organization, alumni) all and they are all classless. Poor Poor Maxie. Can't even enjoy your own win can you? That night Utah and OSU played against each other in basketball for the Las Vegas Invitational so at least one of my teams won that night. I guess with that game I was 1-3.


Sunday 29th
A pleasant Sunday after the storm. I arrived early to church in order to help set up the chair but was pleasantly surprised when I discovered the Elder's had already done so. Thus, I sat down and read a chapter or two of scripture before I engaged others in conversation. Sacrament meeting was very good as  once again the Stake President was there too speak. I starting to think I must be missing his counsel if he is required to keep attending our ward! That night, I read quite a bit and did homework before once again retiring for the night. 


Monday 30th
I awoke this morning in semi-stage of panic as I had accidently slept it. I was able to make it to class on time, but was unable to ensure I had a good grasp on the material. Uh Oh. I was called on and in my opinion once again, I made myself look stupid. Such is life? Contracts went well as I once again volunteered some information and I think did a decent job at it. That gets us to tonight, or right now, and I'm currently typing away at this blog post getting ready to start homework again. With the condensed schedule this week. Tomorrow is suppose to be Wednesday which is heck day for us. Wednesday is Thursday and Thursday is Friday. At least we will be done early but we still have to get through the week. Tonight is FHE and I plan to attend. 


I am currently in 3rd Nephi working my way to the end and I am still on pace to finish before I come home to Utah! What a crazy few weeks I have ahead of myself so don't expect too much in way of publication. 


Well I should do some homework before FHE and Wal-Mart so off I go. I'll leave you with the Chelsea shield.

O Babylon O Babylon we bid thee farewell....

Well, I guess there goes another week eh? This last week was fairly tame but it was good nonetheless.

Nothing spectacular happened on Thursday as it was rather tame and contained nothing else besides class, at least that is all I can remember.

Friday, not only did I have class, but the ward had its annual Halloween hayride. Sure the Halloween hayride occurred on Friday the 13th of November but it was fun. Lena Tenney brought four friends with her and I got the opportunity to give those four a ride up there. They are quite the interesting crew. All are very accomplished and intelligent individuals, and perhaps a bit egotistical. So was I at that age and I guess I still am. Lena's friend Robert was riding shotgun and as per the rules he was navigating. Unfortunately I didn't screen him well enough and I discovered he had no idea where we were going. We accidently got on I-35 south. We were forced to turn around but with some quick thinking nothing was lost. We arrived at the event and I immediately got myself a hotdog and some home-made root beer. We then rode around President Keyes property and it was okay. Afterwords President Keyes spoke in a fireside setting and he had some very good instruction for us. After he was finished Lena's crew and I, and Lena, headed home. Overall everyone had a good time.

Saturday I got the opportunity to help setup the Family Fun Zone. Always a good time when you get the opportunity to hang out with the Elders and once again get a free hot dog. Oklahoma State was successful against Texas Tech which was excellent. Utah got throttled by TCU. Finally, Real Salt Lake beat the Chicago Fire and advanced to the MLS Cup. I guess that is 2/3, which isn't too bad.

Sunday I got the opportunity to pass the sacrament which is always a good time. Mainly due to the fact that you always get to see who is with who in the ward. We discovered the early church's missionary program and I was quite surprised to see where the church originally had missions. Such surprising countries included China. Priesthood, I don't remember the subject, but it was enjoyable as well.

Monday in between classes I went and washed Stanley and got his oil changed. This was so on Wednesday Natalie and Jacob could borrow him and take him New Orleans. He is currently there and from what I hear he is enjoying himself. I restarted my streak of FHE attendance and it currently stand at 1. My friend Matt taught the lesson and it was about the importance of temperance and the dangers of anger.

Tuesday was probably the most incredible experience in law school to date. As we were sitting in our civil procedure class at 9:00am, Chief Justice John Roberts walks in and proceeds to interrupt the professor. Of course, Professor Swank was more then willing to give up the podium and let the Chief Justice speak. He gave us a short spiel for about 5 minutes and then told us that surely we had some questions for him. He then proceeded to tell us that he was going to pick the first person to ask the question and suddenly pointed at Brandee Raney and said, "YOU! What is your question?" I'm so glad he didn't pick me, I would have crumbled.

After awhile I asked him, "Where do you think the major change in the law will be over the next twenty years?" He said that he felt it would be in relation to technology. Such as copyright laws, how technology can be employed by the police, and such. After spending about 30 minutes with us, he encouraged us to come hear him speak that afternoon and then bid us adieu and left.

That afternoon Lena came down to the law school and we went and listened to him speak. The problem was that we had to go through security and were required to have a photo id. I had forgotten mine at home. I was forced to run all the way back to my apartment and then back to the law school. Sadly, my unpreparedness led us to not being able to get seats together, so we opted to going up to the sky boxes and watching Chief Justice Roberts speech from up there. Chief Justice Roberts spoke about Abraham Lincoln's appointments to the Supreme Court. An interesting subject but one that surprised me. I was hoping for maybe something more current or political I guess. After the speech Lena and I went to Braum's. A good time was had by all I believe.

Wednesday was pretty normal. Classes were normal and nothing too exciting happened. Sadly, institute was frustrating and seemed to be small reflection of my seminary experience. In my opinion quite a few inappropriate things were sad and not corrected. As I said to some individuals I talked to about it later, this is the exact reason why your testimony is in Christ and not in people.

Today is Thursday and I'm currently watching Oklahoma State play Colorado. Oklahoma State's defense is playing much better but our offense is leaving much to be desired as we are playing without our senior quarterback Zac Robinson. Currently the score is OSU 10-7. The defense already has 4 sacks.

Real Salt Lake plays on Sunday for the MLS Cup in Seattle. The game will be televised on ESPN and I'm completely stoked. I hope we win and I feel like we can do it this year. Oklahoma State is obviously playing tonight and we'll know what happens by the time the night is over. Utah plays SDSU and I like our chances there. Chelsea F.C. this week plays the Wolverhamptom so it should be an interesting game with all the injuries we have sustained so far.

I've missed Survivor tonight because I'm watch Oklahoma State but thats okay as I'll watch it tomorrow. Last week Russell was once again able to find the hidden immunity idol without any clues. That takes brains. They were able to use the idol to blindside one of the Galu 6. This means with a possible Shambo betrayal the game is now tied up 5-5. Of course, this week is the week that Shambo would betrayal Galu so perhaps she didn't. I missed the Office as well, but last weeks episode was actually a lot funnier then they have been recently. This is a good sign and lets hope this continues. StarGate: Universe once again were no sci-fi series should ever go that is time travel. Basically, the last episode I watched was worthless. With the use of time travel that whole episodes content was wasted...

Well with Real Salt Lake playing this weekend for the MLS Cup, I leave you with the shield.

This must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

A Thursday has come and gone and wow the time sure does fly.

It seems like it was just one simple week ago that I sat at this desk and composed my narrative of the weeks before. In fact, now that I reflect upon it, it has only been a week!

Once again, I journeyed up to Stillwater last weekend and spent that time with my Natalie and Jacob. Those two are quickly becoming, if they haven't already been, my favorite married couple in the family. I'm sorry Pam and Rich but I don't see you enough for you to keep maintaining your #1 rank streak! Come to Norman and we can have you two duel it out with those two. Bring cake.

Sunday was church as usual. The speakers spoke on a variety of topics and most of them did a fairly decent job at it. Of course some struggled, and one I feel was a bit off putting but such is life when you allow amateurs to speak. I'm not suggesting I would do better, but there is always a difference between General Conference and your usual sacrament meeting. In Sunday school we talked about genealogy work and I surprisingly I thought back to my father sitting in front of our old computer in Vernal trying to research information and use the genealogy software. Hopefully the work is still continuing but on much faster technological pace. In priesthood we talked about the restoration and the last dispensation. A very interesting subject but, I must admit, by then my attention had waned and I don't remember the entire discourse.

After church, I had an appointment with the Bishop. We discussed mission plans and tithing settlement. He told me he was going to get me set up with the online papers so I could start filling them out that night. On that note, I've completely filled out the paper work besides the papers required for my physical and dental. I have a dentist appointment set up for sure and my mother was going to set up a physical so that all should be taken care of over Christmas. Hopefully, if everything works out like I want it to, I will be leaving on my mission sometime in the early summer. I would like to learn a foreign language, but I realize that it really is not my choice and so I will go and do what needs to be done.

That night as well I spent quite a few hours trying to write a rough draft of the legal memo that is due this coming monday, 16th. It was not my best work but it fit the requirement and I will improve it before it is handed in. A task for the weekend no doubt.

Monday was atypical insomuch that I did what is normally done by a 20-year-old law school student from Utah. That is, I read, I went to class, and I ate. I actually missed family home evening for the first time this semester, besides the first two weeks but I'm not counting those, for the simple reason I didn't feel like going. Probably not the best choice, but I will rectify the decision this Monday night by starting a new streak!

Tuesday was class again and there really is nothing about Tuesday that stands out.

Wednesday, or yesterday, I once again had class and proved my worth to myself. I volunteered information in Contracts and provided the exact line of reasoning my professor was looking for. As well, I feel like I truly am understanding that subject. Once again though, my undergrad system of preparation will not carry me through the day so I will need to ensure my outlines are more than adequate. Again, a task for this weekend.

Today has been a pretty good day so far. I was called upon in Torts and I fill like I provided the adequate responses. Torts is not my favorite class and I don't see it ever becoming such. That is alright though.

Survivor is tonight and I'm super stoked! They have been advertising this weeks episode as such that my favorite survivor, Russell, is up for elimination and my have to stave off his opponents with superior bargaining skills or winning immunity! It shall be a good night for Survivor! The Office is also tonight and I'm hoping they will move the show in a new and fresh way. It is becoming a bit stale for me and I will soon abandon it unless it make the required changes! Heroes has taken a bad course and I'm worried that I'm about to lose that show as well but we shall see. Which leads me to my last favorite show currently, Stargate Universe. Stargate has been taking a unique angle in comparison to the past shows and I won't ruin it for you by posting here about it. It has potential for greatness and potential for failness.  It all hangs on what happens in the next few weeks... We shall see.

Currently, I am reading By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer. I noticed the book was for free if you downloaded it onto your kindle and I couldn't resist. I've thoroughly enjoyed this fictional crime thriller and I'm about 60% of the way through it. If you have any suggestions on some good books to read in my limited down time let me know. I'm also currently in Alma 11. I'm moving at about 10 pages a day and I'm hoping to have finished it by the 20th of December, which is when I fly home. I must admit, I've never read the Book of Mormon with as much dedication or understanding then I have been reading it currently. Perhaps this is due to the Book of Mormon class I'm taking at the institute, perhaps. I would like to believe its due to the fact that I'm doing what I should be doing and the moment and I am reading the Book of Mormon for the purpose of understanding. Once again, I'll let you decided what you believe.

In sporting news Oklahoma St. and Utah both won last weekend and I'm hoping for wins out of both of them this weekend. I must admit, I'd be surprised if it happened though. Basketball season is just around the corner and that is quite exciting. RSL play Chicago this weekend in the Eastern Conference Finals and I'm hoping I can find some somewhat-legal feed to watch it on. Chelsea has Wolverhampton Wanderers which should be a walk in the park.

Well that is all for now. I will leave you with this seasons survivor logo.

Sometimes you just need to lay on the grass and let life flow by

The last week has been quite fantastic baring the tiny three - four hour event that occurred last Saturday.

Friday, after class, I once again traveled to Stillwater and spent the weekend with Natalie and Jacob. We went to Sirloin Stockade, the restaurant of mine and my sister's youth. While we were there, we were accosted by an older lady who was fairly scary. I'm still kind of worried that she may one day find me...

Saturday, we once again got to hang out with Jacob's nannie and that is always a blast. That night we attended the Oklahoma State v. Texas game and I'd rather still not talk about.. A most disappointing lost that in my mind should not have occurred. After the game, we drowned my sorrows in ice-cream and pizza and thus all was not lost.

On Sunday, we choose to attend my ward in Norman. This was a very good decision. As we were walking in on one side of the meeting room, President Eyring was walking in on the other. Luckily, we got to hear from my Bishop, the Stake President, and then President Eyring. All three gave inspired talks and it was well worth the time. After ward conference we headed down to Ardmore, Oklahoma, so I could receive my patriarchal blessing from Patriarch Jack. Once again, this was a very special opportunity.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were fairly plain besides my meeting with the Stake Presidency. All went well with the meeting and I'm set to be ordained to the office of Elder over Christmas break. Other than that, I'm really starting to feel like everything church related is finally coming together like it should, and with that I'm feeling like I need to serve a mission soon... There is no need to put it off. All three speakers on Sunday emphasized that and so did Patriarch Jack. We shall see what happens.

No property class tomorrow and so I'm heading to Stillwater pretty soon after my last class. Everything is going very well...

Got a new toy by the way, I like it quite a bit heres a pic.