I can't believe I'm 30

I recently celebrated my 30Th birthday and I still don't feel like I am as old as I am. I remember when I was little thinking that 30 was old, now that I am 30 I don't feel old but I still have it in my head that 30 is old. I feel like I have to grow up now.

I got a new bike for my birthday because I want to lose weight and I feel like an easy way to do that would be to start riding a bike to work everyday, I only have a few months left before the weather will make it difficult but a few months is plenty of time for me to lose 30 or so pounds, right? I did a test run after church today and it took me 14 minutes to get there, not bad because I expected it to take 30, I hope to get to a point where I can do it in 8 minutes, maybe after 30 pounds of fat are gone I will be able to, anyway here are some pics of my pretty new bike.

New Apartment

So Ray & I are in our own place again, thank you so much to his parents Ryan & Suzan for putting us up and putting up with us for so long, we love you guys.

Mom requested a virtual tour of the apartment so I went through and took a whole bunch of pics, sorry but none of my bedroom yet because our mattress that Kimi & Jesse gave us is a king and the bedframe the Ryan & Suzan gave us is a california king and they don't fit together so my frame is set up and my mattress is on the floor and it just isn't pretty yet. I will say that I have a master bath and walk in closet and will post pics as soon as we figure something out.

anyway, on with the tour.

The Living Room





My couches look orangish on purpose that is why we bought them, the actual color is called taos brown but they kind of have an orange tint and I love them.

The Kitchen





The kitchen is kind of tiny, but the bedrooms are ginormous so I guess it is ok.

The Dining Rooom






This is our new dining set that we bought from a very nice couple that we found on ksl.com classifieds they also through in the entertainment centers on either side of the tv in the living room.

Hall Bath





The Boys Room





The Girls Room





The Laundry Room




Thanks to Pat for the super nice washer & Dryer you are the coolest, you can be expecting your thank you brownies soon.

Well that is it except for our bedroom. I hope you like it Mom

We would also like to thank every one for the birthday wishes for Ryan, she had a great day at Chuck-E-Cheese with her siblings even though Alex and Soren are scared to death of Chuk-E. Colton and I were talking about it and thought what the heck is that big Italian guy doing with a giant mouse, duck woman, dog and some kind of purple hairy monster and we decided that the whole thing is his acid trip. Any way she had a great day and we cant believe that she is 10.

Oh btw Kimi, the answer to the question you asked yesterday has changed to a yes, hehehe!!!

Back to School!!

So I have decided I am going back to school. This is a big step for me because I am scared to death to take math classes again. I have always sucked at math and it is a huge part of the degree I am seeking. I am going for my Bachelors in Materials Science Engineering. I am going to have to do the first 2 years at SLCC and then transfer to the U, luckily SLCC's program is designed for a transfer to the U so I should be able to transition easily. The scary part is that this degree requires a lot of math and a lot of chemistry so I am super nervous and excited at the same time. I just finished my application to SLCC and have been studying for the ACCUPLACER exam that they use by going to math.com to study for the math portion. I am actually learning too, how sad is it that I am a 29 year old and I am back to studying how to divide decimals?? I have also found some ACCUPLACER study guides that I am using as well. I am planing on testing sometime in the next 2 weeks so wish me luck. Exciting!!!