Have you ever had a time when people were nice to you even though it was slightly wrong on their part? Let me explain. The past little while I have had several experiences like this. First, I generally ride the bus to work and lately a very nice bus driver has been letting me ride an earlier express bus. These buses cost twice as much but are much faster. Well, he has been letting me ride for the price of my bus (1.50 instead of 3 dollars). But, I am not sure he would accept full price even if I tried to pay it. It has been wonderful to ride this bus because the bus I normally ride is on detour and that means it is VERY late all the time. But, I am not sure if it really ok for me to do it. Second, Michael and I went to get ice cream on Monday for our treat. Well, the person scooped our ice cream and then said we could just have it since he was about to close. He wouldn't let us pay. What can you do?
We went to Connecticut last weekend for a graduate school interview at University of Connecticut. The interview went very well. We enjoyed the place except for the horrible weather. We were stuck there in the worst storm of the season. Everything was closed and the roads were horrible. To top it all off, the windshield wipers on our rental care kept smearing the snow and causing ice to freeze on the window. It was nearly impossible to see at times. We spent most of Friday in our hotel room as a result. We did get to go to Hartford on Saturday. We went to the Wadsworth Atheneum (an art gallery). It was great! We loved it. It was not fun trying to walk on the sidewalks of Hartford in foot deep snow though. (We got pretty wet.)
I got released from my calling on Sunday. It was an early morning at church since we got in at 1 am. I had to teach part of the Relief Society lesson or I probably wouldn't have gone at 8 in the morning. Needless to say we had a long nap. =)
The biggest and best news of the week is that we heard from UConn already. We got accepted to go there. After our trip there and our prayers, we feel like that is where we are supposed to go. We are moving 2300 miles this summer to Connecticut for school. We are very excited!!!
I will try to post pictures on Sunday.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Trust in Him
The last little while has been very busy and nerve-wracking. It is a difficult thing to live in the unknown. I have never been the most patient person and waiting is not my forte. However, I am beginning to learn a bit of patience. I also know how much I need to rely on the things that are lasting and eternal when things get tough.
I am plugging along at work. I think that I am beginning to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel on the project that I am working on. It has been rewarding to finally see the result of my efforts. I am done counting seeds and on to editing the previous catalog for errors. It looks like a new catalog for the company is on the way in the next year. I am excited to help with that.
Michael is working feverishly to get everything done for school. He is to the point in the semester when it is a mad dash to the finish. He also has an Independent Study course to finish in the next few weeks. He likes his classes, especially his Martial Arts class.
We are headed to Connecticut this weekend for an interview at UConn. We are excited to go but also nervous. We both feel really good about the program. It will be interesting to see how we like the place. It would definitely be a huge change and a long moving trip in a few months.
We heard from Utah State last week letting us know that they had selected other applicants. It was not as if Michael was not well qualified but it just did not work out. Sometimes doors close for a reason. Maybe what would be the most comfortable and easy thing for us to do is not what we should do.
Next week I will get released from my calling as Relief Society Secretary. I have to train two new people because we are splitting our Relief Society. Unfortunately that means that I have to make duplicates of everything. I am not excited about that.
Well, that is about all. I will be sure to post photos soon from our trip to Connecticut.
I am plugging along at work. I think that I am beginning to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel on the project that I am working on. It has been rewarding to finally see the result of my efforts. I am done counting seeds and on to editing the previous catalog for errors. It looks like a new catalog for the company is on the way in the next year. I am excited to help with that.
Michael is working feverishly to get everything done for school. He is to the point in the semester when it is a mad dash to the finish. He also has an Independent Study course to finish in the next few weeks. He likes his classes, especially his Martial Arts class.
We are headed to Connecticut this weekend for an interview at UConn. We are excited to go but also nervous. We both feel really good about the program. It will be interesting to see how we like the place. It would definitely be a huge change and a long moving trip in a few months.
We heard from Utah State last week letting us know that they had selected other applicants. It was not as if Michael was not well qualified but it just did not work out. Sometimes doors close for a reason. Maybe what would be the most comfortable and easy thing for us to do is not what we should do.
Next week I will get released from my calling as Relief Society Secretary. I have to train two new people because we are splitting our Relief Society. Unfortunately that means that I have to make duplicates of everything. I am not excited about that.
Well, that is about all. I will be sure to post photos soon from our trip to Connecticut.
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