I am in my very last term as an undergraduate student at BYU. I have one class to finish, and once I take that last final on June 18, I will officially be able to graduate. Ahh, graduation. I think my three years at BYU went a little too fast. Heck, I'm not even 21 yet. I turn 21 the day before my last final. Whoa. It will be nice to never have to write a research or analysis paper in French again. But with graduation comes another problem - finding a job. Although I have been incessantly searching and applying for jobs, I've only had one company call me for an interview. They are called Property Solutions, and I would be doing client tech support…not exactly the most desirable job, but the pay is good, and it would only be for a year or two. I think the interview went alright. The office and the people that work there are young and energetic, and it seems like a fun place to work. I had to take an aptitude test before they make their decision…I'm not really a fan of those. Anyone could answer them any way they want - whatever makes them look best. And half of it was either math questions (I haven't taken math since calculus my senior year of high school. In fact, I took French so I didn't have to take math in college again) or English questions, you know, "___ is to ___ as ___ is to ___." Silly test. Anyway, they are making a decision in the next couple of days, so I guess I'll find out if I have a job or not. If not, I'll have to keep looking. So if you happen to know of any job openings in the Provo area, please let me know!
Second major change…I am going to go to Law School. If I get in, that is. I am taking a LSAT prep class from July to September, and then I will take the test in October, and hopefully apply in November. My goal is the J. Reuben Clark Law School here in Provo, or possibly at the U of U, but if those fail, I hear there are people planning on building a couple of law schools in Boise in the next couple years. So how did I suddenly decide to become a lawyer? Well I got an email from a group that was holding meetings for women who would like to attend law school - it was mostly about how there are areas of law that mothers could do from home. I didn't think a lot about it, but one night Jonathan and I were over at Lyndon and Missy's and were talking about it, and all three of them told me I should do it. At least try. The next day I decided to research it. Everything seemed to fit into place. There is no required major for law school, but they say if your major has a lot of reading and critical thinking, then that is best. Perfect - as a French major, all I do is read and write critical analysis of texts - and in another language too. Hopefully that will help me. Then, my GPA is exactly the median GPA of accepted applicants to the BYU Law School from last year. Neat. BYU suggests that you apply early, so by November. The next LSAT prep course was just before that, and then if I get accepted, I'll start Fall 2009. So what the heck, I'm going to try. I'm excited about it. It makes me feel like maybe my college education wasn't a waste (try getting a good job as a French major who lives in Provo and who doesn't want to teach…), and it will help me if for any reason my family needs me to support them. You never know. Besides, everyone keeps saying that we need a lawyer in the family. Anyway, I'll keep everyone updated on how my quest to become a lawyer turns out.Third major change…I was called to be the Primary President in our ward. Now, this calling is both easy and hard. Easy because we only have 5 kids in the nursery, we did have 1 girl in Primary, but our ward boundary changed and she moved out. But we might get some more kids with the other families moving into the ward. So tell me, how do you do primary with 1 child?? It's a bit of a challenge. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please let me know. I am happy to be in Primary. The kids are adorable and it's fun planning lessons and activities and singing songs with them. And I'll get a chance to see how Primary works in a small setting, so if I'm ever in it again later, it won't be as intimidating. I may be biased, but I'll take Primary over Sunday School and Relief Society any day!
I think that's all for the 'major' changes. There are a few minor changes. Jonathan found out he won't be able to graduate until December 09, possibly April 2010. But he's getting there, and as long as he's here and has a good job with Nestle, it lets me work for the law school goal. So I really can't complain. For the moment, his rock climbing invention has been put on hold until he can find someone to manufacture him for it and we can find the money to pay for it. :) It's a great idea though. I really admire his creativity and ability to get things done. It's amazing. He and his brother and sister-in-law (Lyndon and Missy) have started a small company called Safety Switch. They will switch all the sockets in your house to safe ones to keep your kids safe. Good idea, no?
After several trips and much convincing, Jonathan has decided that he does indeed want to live in Boise, my hometown and the place I love more than anywhere. I can't wait to move back there and raise my family. I cannot imagine a better place. We don't know when we'll get there, but we know we'll be there someday, and that makes me happy. Jonathan has already started looking at land to buy. He wants to build a house on a hill above Lucky Peak. Hopefully we'll be rich someday so we can actually do that. :)
Yesterday I went with my mom and dad to take my little brother Garrett to the Missionary Training Center. He was called to the West Indies Mission, speaking Dutch. It was so fun to take him to the MTC with all the other missionaries. I think if I were in his position, I would have felt a little nervous, and wondered if I could do it. I'm not particularly outgoing and don't like talking to people I don't know. But when you're there in the MTC, and you see all the other new missionaries, you think "hey, they're all in the same position I am" and I think it makes it easier. You all learn together, and you all have the same goal. It's an awesome feeling of unity. So I'm not worried about Garrett at all. He'll be a great missionary, and I'm sure he'll have the time of his life. Most of my friends are either back from their missions or almost back, and they loved their missions. I'm sure Garrett will too. It will be fun to write him letters and send him packages and read about his experiences. He's a great example to me and my other siblings. 
(Breakfast at Maglebys before Garrett entered the MTC)
(Breakfast at Maglebys before Garrett entered the MTC)Speaking of siblings…Happy Birthday Cameron! 14…man, you are getting old. Or maybe I'm just getting old? And also, happy 1st birthday to Claire!
Jonathan and I are doing great. We love our life together and have been having a blast. Jonathan is almost done rebuilding the engine of the Jeep we bought in February, so hopefully we'll get to make a few trips with it this summer! I can't wait for the summer weather to really get here. I can't handle this 50* rainy weather for much longer. It's been cold for much too long. I won tickets to a special screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull tonight. There's nothing better for us than getting to do something we love for free! I'll let you know what we think of it!
That's about it for the long update. I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! *Photo of Boise foothills by Steve's Track on flickr
*Photo of Memorial Day by Firenzesca on flickr
