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If you guessed Andree's alter ego Helen Keller you are wrong. Plus how could she type anyway? She is deaf and blind! Duh.
But it's the next best thing....me! I mean Chris!
Hi to all. It's been awhile since I blogged so it's time to catch up. As Andree pointed out, I have an interview at Marquette Dental School Oct. 17. I was so excited to pass this initial screening process of 3000 students. This is our dream school for all of you that didn't know. I also have an interview at UNLV Nov. 29. A bit later than Marquette but still great. Hopefully interviews from ASDOH (in phoenix), University of Pennsylvania, and Loma Linda in So. Cal are coming soon.
Things here in Utah are grand. Teaching sunday school is challenging and fun and my job keeps me super busy. I had an eighty hour check with thirty-five hours over time on it last week. I have never worked that much before. It has been hectic but I am learning a lot so I can become an assistant manager soon.
Good news for those of you over in Reno! My beautiful wife and I are coming out to Reno next weekend-Oct. 5, 6, and 7th. Time will be limited and you can contact our secretary if you want to pencil in any time with us....just kidding...but not really. Time will be limited and we can't wait to see everbody we have missed so much! Oh, and maybe gamble a little bit...hehe
Well, it is time to write one more essay for dental school. Thanks for reading and tuning in to our lives (am I flattering myself? Possibly...)
Bye all!

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So, it appears we have had a pseudo-AM training at our store. They took Constance's key and code away because of "her past." The only thing is that they already gave their approval. She's way pissed, as I would be. Constance gets screwed once again. I really feel bad for her. Things aren't working out for her at this point in time....i don't get it. Also, Natalie had to go get clearance from a doctor. She will be back Tuesday, I guess. I worked 11 hours today and Chris worked from 4-9:30 at his store and then from 12-6:30 at my store. What a trooper....
Also, Granny fell in a 6 ft. hole today. She is OK, but the doctor wanted her to go get checked out, so Nikki is taking her to the ER to get X-rays. I guess the 10x4x3" hole wasn't blocked off at all. How did it happen? She simply stepped back and POOF, no more ground! I'm glad she's ok. She has guardian angels for sure!!
So, let's end on a good note: Chris has an interview at UNLV the 29th of November
Way to go BABE!!
Adios for now....

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Your prayers, that is. Send them on up. Chris has an interview on Oct. 17 at Marquette. Keep him in your prayers, please. Also, if you could send lots of positive energy into the universe for him, that would be fabulous. It would be a dream come true for both of us if he makes it into school there.

GOOD NEWS

Well, looks like I get to bring some good news...cuz Chris doesn't really like to blog, I will do it for him:

The Admissions Committee of the Marquette University School of Dentistry has completed an initial screening of your application and supporting credentials for space in our 2008 Freshman class. The members of the Committee are impressed with your credentials and would like to invite you for a personal interview. The interview is designed to help us get to know you better and, as a result, make a more substantive admissions decision.

We hope that you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity. If so, I ask you to contact our office as quickly as possible in order to confirm an interview slot. Slots are available on October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and November 1 between 9:00 am and noon. Following your interview, you wil receive a tour of our facility and have lunch with a current student.

Please call our office at 1-800-445-5385 or 414-288-3532, and my staff will be able to assist you in scheduling your interview and answer any general questions you have about our Interview Day. You must schedule your interview by phone. We will not be able to schedule interviews via this email address. Slots will fill quickly, so we ask that you call to reserve your interview slot by Monday, September 24, 2007. The sooner you call, the more options you will have available to you regarding day and time. If you, for any reason, are not interested in interviewing, please contact us so that we can pursue other candidates from our applicant pool.

Thank you for your interest in the Marquette University School of Dentistry. We hope to see you this fall!


Sincerely,

Brian T. Trecek
Director of Admissions
Marquette University School of Dentistry

WOW

WOW- All i can say is WOW....so, to make a really long story short, Chris had to come work at the Orem Einstein because we were short staffed. Natalie (the crazy GM) crashed Constance's (the AM) car. Natalie broke her arm and sprained her foot and ended up at the hospital. Constance's husband was furious cuz he told her to not let anybody use the car...they don't have full coverage...yadda yadda...another crazy day at your local Orem Einstein!
My Dad and sisters showed up a little while ago. They're here for JJ's game (which he won't be playing in). What a supportive family. They've been showing up to his games. It's great.
This is a short one, yet again!!
I hope to bring good news next time....
Signing off...

All too soon!!

Funny how quickly things move...I QUIT WORK...yup, sure did. Natalie and I got in a fight and I quit. I guess you can call me crazy for not having another job lined up, but you might call me dead if I stay at this job much longer. I'm puttin in my two weeks, as a good 'lil employee should do, then I'm done. I would be lying if I said this didn't scare me to death. I don't know what job I'm going to take or how, but I needed out. To all of those reading this: please keep your eyes and ears open for jobs in the Utah Valley area. I know a lot of you don't live here, but many of you know people here, so get those networking skills in motion (as so many of us Mormons know how to do!!!).
Hopefully next time you will read that I have a job, but we'll see....
Thanks for reading ya'll

Not so much

Why hello again!! Nothing too exciting has happened recently...not such a good introduction to a new post, is it? Doesn't really CATCH you and make you want to keep reading, huh? Well, sorry...that's been life recently. Chris and I both spoke last Sunday. It went pretty well. Oh, i don't think I have told most of you, but we're the 12-14 year old Sunday school teachers. The kids are pretty great. They act like they don't like you, but then they leave and say thanks, showing that they're just teenagers! We give them candy when they bring their scriptures...yes, bribery works. Haha.
Well, I'm pretty much sick of working at Einstein's. There's way too much drama and someone is doing drugs (well, besides the high schoolers that do pot). A co-worker found a rolled up dollar bill with white powder residue. Yadda yadda...Natalie and Constance's new favorite thing to say is "Everybody gets paid too much to complain around here!!" yet they don't do much themselves. They gossip about everybody, but won't confront anyone with problems. Way to be in charge!!!
Anyway, like I said, not too much happening. Oh yes, we went to Planned Parenthood yesterday, with all of the delinquent teenagers in Utah Valley. What an experience, BUT I did get new pills that won't make me crazy, hopefully!
Ok, well, I hope to hear from you all soon. We miss you and can't wait to see you...

The Marquette Trip!

Marquette

As many of you know, Chris and I took a trip last Wed-Friday to visit with the director of admissions at Marquette dental school.
The trip started off great. We left Utah around 4ish and got into O'Hare around 8. We stopped at Chili's Too in the airport for some grub before picking up our Dodge Charger (Chris upgraded for a "small" fee). I guess the salesman talked Chris into it, though I don't think there was much persuading to be done :-)
We drove promptly to my aunt and uncle's house in Wilmette (just north of Chicago). We had no trouble finding the cute little house. We chatted with Carrie (sp?) for a bit then headed to bed to rest up for an exciting day. On Thursday we woke up at 7am and drove almost 1.5 hours up to Milwaukee. We had an hour to kill so we went into Borders and got something to eat. After settling our stomachs and nerves, we headed to the dental school. First we met with the director and then the assistant director gave us a tour. "I'm glad you took the time to come see me here because I see a lot of people and they all start looking and sounding the same," were some comforting words to hear. All in all, the Marquette portion of the trip was fabulous. I was very impressed with everything...maybe Chris will talk about it later, maybe not.
Anyway, after Marquette, we had a little play time. We visited the Milwaukee Museum of Art and we found some Georgia O'Keeffe cards-and those of you that know me well know that I'm a sucker for her pelvis art work. Naturally, I bought a few of those. If you ever have the chance to visit Milwaukee, don't miss the MofA. It's incredible. The structure itself is a work of art. LOVED IT!!
After that we rode a joined bike along the lake front and talked with an elderly man who was fishing on the shore. I was also very jealous of the people flying kites. We visited the Kite Barn. Seriously, looks like a barn and they sell hundreds of kites. It phenomenal. Chris DID let me buy the "World's Smallest Kite," however. I think cuz it was only $2.50, but hey, I'm glad we got it!
Anyway, the day ended up being a pretty good day, despite the fact that we got lost, and i mean LOST, on our way back "home." So, i was sleeping, right? Well, when i woke up, naturally i asked, "Where are we?" and in response, Chris replied (all too naturally), " I don't know!" " You don't know?" "I don't know." So, we pulled out the map, and after a few U-turns, we made it back. Since we took longer than expected to get back, we stayed in Wilmette and went to the mall and ate at a restaurant there. Quite delightful.
Friday we woke up and went into Chicago with Jon. We ate potbellys-a marvelous sandwich shop, and then walked up and down Michigan Ave. We ended at the big park with the huge "lima bean thing" and the "faces of Chicago" --you know what i mean if you've ever been there!

Before leaving, we ate true Chicago pizza and headed to the airport--got gas so they didn't charge 6.75/gal; returned rental car; took shuttle to airport; forgot important bag with all my medication and sonicaire and Chris's razor; yadda yadda!!! Well, we called budget and I should be receiving the bag any day now.
So, that was our trip in a semi-cracked nut shell.

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