New Stuff!

We got a puppy! His name is Roman. He is so fun and loves to play and cuddle! He will be playing and in the middle of running to a toy he poops out and just lays down wherever he is.

I finally found a townhouse! I'm officially under contract and should be closing on Jan. 9! I'm so excited, I've been looking for a long time, well it seems like a long time anyway. I will get more pics up after I move in. I also hope to have an open house or something so you can come check it out! So watch for more details to come!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is looking forward to a new year as much as I am!

I'm back

I got better with blogging for a bit, but then started slacking again. I've been busy moving back home to my parents and looking for a townhouse to purchase. In the last week I had put 3 offers in on places and all fell through :( so I am still looking. I have been busy at work as well trying to finish up some projects to start on new projects. Always have work to do!

While I remember, I'm trying to update my address book, so could you please fill out this form if you haven't already. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pbMts3AbqV6TbESXS76hlLg

Thanks! Merry Christmas!

Mom on SL Trib Front Page of Utah Section

Teens build up credit savvy

Economics and education: Meltdown makes for fine lesson

My mom teaches Financial Literacy at West High School and had people from Zion's Bank teach the students about credit. The day before she had the newspaper come sit in one of her classes to see how high school kids are learning to handle their finances.

FREE Handbag

Check out www.handbagplanet.com for a chance to win a FREE handbag, they are super cute too! They open October 15 and for the grand opening they are giving away a free handbag an hour for 24 hours so go register to win one of the 24 handbags, all you need is your first name and e-mail address, it's that simple! Now go!

How bout them Utes!!

Oh my freaking gosh! Thursday night the University of Utah played Oregon State. To be quite honest, I didn't know anything about Oregon State's football team, so I thought we would kick some ass. Boy was I wrong! OS scores first with a field goal, ok we can get that back. Then the U ties it with field goal. Hmm, come on Utes. Oh then our quarterback throws an interception that gets returned for a touch down, IDIOT! I couldn't believe it! At half time the U was winning 20-15, good thing OS kicker missed a point after and two tries for 2 point conversions. Then in the beginning of the third quarter OS came back and scored a touch down, missing the point after again so OS was winning 21-20. Crap, come on Utes! With just less than 2:30 mins left of the game, OS scores another touch down, WTF! Disappointment across the stadium, people started filing out. Then with 1:48 left of the game my roommate Jessica turns to me asking if I was ready to go, but I just sat there like we can't leave yet telling her we will come back and she asks if I had been watching the same game. So we stay, and with 1:29 left of the game, the U scores a touch down! Then we try for a 2 point conversion, pass interference, try again and we get it!!! Tied at 28!! Crowd screaming and jumping for joy!! Jessica turns to me and says, "Nice call." Wow, is this really happening?! The U kicks off, thinking they would kick an onside kick, but no, OS gets it and starts to run, oh no. Long story short, the U gets it back, makes some awesome, and well needed, catches to get within field goal range, then with 2 seconds, yes seconds, left we kick a field goal and win 31-28, crowd rushes the field. What a game!! The End

R.I.P. Caesar

The time has come to put our dog Caesar down. He has been a part of our family for 16 years! It was so hard, but needed to be done. He couldn't see, hear, walk, control his bladder, you could see he was in pain, it was so sad. He is much happier now. We will miss you dearly Caesar Howard Rhodes.

Trying to get better at this blog thing...

Some people think I would be all over this "blog" thing being technologically savvy and all, but I am having a hard time keeping it up. It's probably because I am pretty boring and don't have a lot to blog about. I work and come home to watch tv, that's about it. Rough life I know. I think blogging is perfect for people that are married and/or have children to stay in touch with family and friends, but since I don't have that "special someone" or any children yet, I don't feel like I have a lot to update people on. I haven't even gone on any vacations lately to tell you all about. I will try to figure out more of what to write about since work has started to get a little easier allowing me to enjoy nights and weekends more.

Work has taken over....

So when I graduated I was so excited to work 8 hours a day then come home and have nothing to do nights and weekends, except play of course! Boy was I wrong!! I am working 10 hours a day PLUS weekends!! What happened to the life where I go to work, do my work, then come home to NO work?? One complaint about being on salary. I have been working on this one project for 2 months now and can't seem to solve it. I am the worst engineer ever!!!!! I enjoy what I do, I just don't have the experience yet to know what I'm doing. Hopefully I will get it one day....

I'm ALIVE!!

Wow, what have I been up to? Not posting anything on my blog obviously! Well, after graduation I started working full time, went to 3 weddings (Sean's in California, Wendy's here in Utah, and Jana's in Las Vegas), went to the POISON concert, bought a new car and a few other "necessities" for the house. I'm enjoying spending money and coming home to watch tv and NO homework! Wow, this is the life!

College Graduate

I can't believe I am FINALLY done! I'm so excited! I finished my last finals today, so now it's time to sit back and relax until Monday when I start working full time. Graduation is officially in 2 days, but classes and finals are over, no more school work! This seemed so far away 6 years ago when I started college, well that is a long time that is now here. YEAH!!

Finals

I have 2 finals and a final presentation starting April 25, then graduation is May 2! I also want to post some pics and videos of KD's Accadian Drill Showcase. She is an amazing dancer, I LOVE to watch her! So look for those soon!

Done and Done

I turned in my final written report for my senior project today, SO exciting! It's done!! Now, how to stay focused for finals....this will be tough.

So Close!

It is so close to graduation I just can't stand it! My senior project presentation is over, now just have to write the final written report. It is such a great feeling to have this done, something that has been work in progress since September. Now I just have to focus on my three regular classes for another month and it will all be over!! YEAH!!!!

Long time...

WOW! It has been so long since I last blogged....but nothing is really new! I declined the job offer in Indiana and accepted the one in Salt Lake that I'm working at now. I'm just trying to keep focused as much as possible, extremely difficult, until graduation. Less than two months away!!

Pics from Indiana

All of my pictures were taken from the car, except for the ones I'm standing outside. Click on the photo to go to the album and then click on slideshow above the first picture. ENJOY!

Indiana

Update

It's already been 2 and 1/2 weeks of school! I can't believe it! 12 and 1/2 to go til graduation!! I went to Indiana for that 2nd interview and feel really good about it. They said they will let everyone know by the end of the month. They have been interviewing since Thanksgiving! That's a lot of people! I'll share some pics when I get a second to post them. I haven't gotten into a regular schedule yet this semester, and unfortunately that still won't happen for a week and a half.

I also added a new element to my page, Brittany's Shared Items. This is just some websites I find that I think you would like, so check them out!

New Job

I started my new job yesterday. There isn't a whole lot I can do yet, so it is a little boring, but once I get going I think I'll really like it! It was SOOO hard to say bye at my other job! 4 years is a long time to work at one job before you start your career.