There has been an abundance of school spirit and this week of festivities has been everything that I wanted in a Homecoming week. We are all in our game day shirts today and have even declared this Chocolate Day. Gotta love it! Go Aggies!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Fun Fall Festivities
It is finally fall here in Logan. The students are back. The Valley will soon be turning incredible crimson colors. There are a bunch of festivities going on to celebrate Homecoming week. We even have an office decorating contest that we do here in the Taggart Student Center and of course, the Admissions office will not be outdone:
There has been an abundance of school spirit and this week of festivities has been everything that I wanted in a Homecoming week. We are all in our game day shirts today and have even declared this Chocolate Day. Gotta love it! Go Aggies!
There has been an abundance of school spirit and this week of festivities has been everything that I wanted in a Homecoming week. We are all in our game day shirts today and have even declared this Chocolate Day. Gotta love it! Go Aggies!
Friday, September 18, 2009
It's Official!
I am moving to a place that looks like this in the winter:
Instead of this:
My last day of work is October 23 and then I am out of here!
Instead of this:
My last day of work is October 23 and then I am out of here!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?
I find that this day has been a day of reflection, remembering where I was 8 years ago at this time and being nervous about the future of my country. I was reassured by my Commander-In-Chief who promised that the actions of these "faceless cowards" would not go unanswered. It is days like this that I look back on the state of our country and how it has changed since then and I find that I am nervous about the future of our country for different reasons. On days like this I am not so reassured by my Commander-In-Chief who seems to forget that he works for the people and can't stop campaigning even though he has been elected. On days like this I resent that we have a President who asks me to pledge to be a better citizen of this country but gets upset when anyone questions why he is not a better leader. It is days like this that I reflect what it means to be an American. 
So, I look to the leaders that I do have faith in and who have always made me feel reassured. Harold B. Lee had this to say about our country: "Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won't fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges. I plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through." (Ye Are the Light of the World, 350-51)
It is days like this that make me greatful to be an American-to mean it when I pledge allegiance to "...One Nation, under God, INDIVISIBLE..." and especially greatful that I believe the words of my church leaders when they reassure me that I live in a place that is favored above all other nations.
So, I look to the leaders that I do have faith in and who have always made me feel reassured. Harold B. Lee had this to say about our country: "Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won't fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges. I plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through." (Ye Are the Light of the World, 350-51)It is days like this that make me greatful to be an American-to mean it when I pledge allegiance to "...One Nation, under God, INDIVISIBLE..." and especially greatful that I believe the words of my church leaders when they reassure me that I live in a place that is favored above all other nations.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Guess What I Did!!
Once upon a time in the history of my life, I set a goal. I have set numerous goals, but this particular one took a lot of time, money, effort and had quite a few obstacles that had to be overcome. So, the last couple of years of my life, I have made this goal a priority. I have sacrificed time and sleep and worked really hard and after traveling on what seemed like a long and winding road, I have accomplished this goal. So, I will give you a couple of hints as to what I finished as of August 14, 2009:
I finally get to wear one of these in Aggie Blue:
I also fulfilled a promise that I made to this lady not so long ago:
(Being Flashback Friday, I had to post a great pic) And I am pretty sure that I heard some cheers from Heaven when all was said and done...
In case you couldn't guess from the clues-I GRADUATED! I now have an official Bachelor of Science Degree posted on my transcripts and everything! Phew!
Now I just need to find a job where someone pays me a lot of money to do something that I like. No problem.
I finally get to wear one of these in Aggie Blue:
I also fulfilled a promise that I made to this lady not so long ago:
(Being Flashback Friday, I had to post a great pic) And I am pretty sure that I heard some cheers from Heaven when all was said and done...In case you couldn't guess from the clues-I GRADUATED! I now have an official Bachelor of Science Degree posted on my transcripts and everything! Phew!
Now I just need to find a job where someone pays me a lot of money to do something that I like. No problem.
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