Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Sweet Summer

Wow, its August 19 already! Summer has come and in such a flash! Here is a quick (or not so quick) update of what Jentry and I have been up to this summer!


June bagan with turning in Jentry's medical school application to AMCAS. He decided to apply to 11 schools: the University of Utah, Drexel University (philidelphia), Albert Einstien University (New York), Medical College of Wisconsin, Ohio State University, Tulane (New Orleans), Meharry Medical College (Nashville), Medical College of New York, St. Louis University, Rush (Chicago), and Creighton University, Nebraska.


I started work as an RN (with a temporary liscence) at Huntsman in the Special Care Unit on June 6 and have been loving it ever since!

At the end of June Jentry and I, with 10 other teamates, ran the Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay. The race begins in Logan and ends in PC each of the 12 team members runs 3 legs that are between 3 and 8 miles. The race hot, grueling, and totally fantastically awesome!

Over the 4th of July Jentry and some of his friends from work went to Zion National Park on a canyoneering trip. They had lots of fun doing Keyhole canyon and the famous Subway. Unfortunately I was unable to join them because of my work schedule. But I was able to make it up to Henefer to join in the festivities with some friends there! It was a blast!



Mid-July Jentry and I were both able to take some time off work and go to Jackson Hole for a week with his family. We got to stay in a luxurious cabin tucked nestled right up against the Targhee National forest. We did plenty of Hiking, biking, and motorcycling. The highlight of the trip for me was the day Jentry and I spent in Grand Teton National Park hiking up to solitude lake. It was one of the most beautiful and amazing hikes I have EVER been on!





They day after we arrived home from Jackson, I sat to take the NCLEX (nursing boards). It was totally terrifying! A few days later I recieved word that I had passed. Hooray! Now I am a real nurse with a liscence!



At the end of July Jentry and I finally got what we have been dreaming of - A barbeque Grill! It is not much to look at, but it makes some mean burgers! Now we are able to have friends over for backyard BBQ's!




We also made another addition to our household, a green susuki 250 motorcylce. Once again, not much to look at, but gets 90 miles to the gallon and has been a lot of fun! Don't worry, we wear our helmets!






On August 3, Jentry and I celbrated our 1 year anniversary! Time has flown by so fast! To celebrate the occasion we drove up to brighton on our motorcycle and enjoyed a picnic at solitude lake.





The arrival of august also meant it was time for the annual Dam Jam. It was a total success! Jentry and I were able to go up and camp for a few nights. Jentry enjoyed lots of jamming with my dad, grandpa, and lots of new friends. We also got to sneak up to the lake for a few hours and enjoy some waterskiing and wakeboarding. I really enjoyed hanging out with my dad, sister, sadie, grandma, grandpa, aunt linda, uncle jay, and cousin nikki. It was a great time!





So no Jentry and I plan on getting in as much bbqing, swimming, rock climbing, and hiking as we can before the weather gets colder!

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