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....