Part 2

So we failed to do the things that I mentioned in the earlier post and as a result, we got wasted. I'll never understand why we didn't run more, keeping it out of Hall's hands. Oh well, I'm excited for next year!

The Holy War-First Half

This is my first official blog coverage of the BYU-UofU football game. Some initial observations at halftime:

Utah doesn't even need a run game. Brian Johnson is on the money with all of his throws. There have been a lot of short passes, although they have scored once on a huge pass play. Why do we give them such a cushion?

Our run game is going well. Unga has two TD's, which is a really good thing, especially since Hall hasn't exactly been on the money with his throws nor has he made good desicions. This is evidenced by the interception right before halftime when all he needed was to run the four yards for the first down. Then he reacts in the wrong way with a Ute and costs us fifteen yards, setting up the long Ute TD.

If we win this game we'll have to get to Johnson more on defense, and Hall will have to be smarter. Period.

Friendship is Rare

So theres this song by Tenacious D about friendship and it just popped in my head. I love my friends. They're always looking out for me, making sure I'm taken care of, making sure I'm having fun. Some of the best friends in the world. Right at this moment, I'm in Salt Lake City for a reunion that all of us who worked at Jacob Lake this last summer are attending. Its been so great to see the people who I shared a ton of fun and created a ton of memories with. Right before I started writing this, one of them, Russ (who we all thought wasn't gonna be able to make it), surprised me with his presence. I'm so blessed to have such good friends. Kinda reminds me of another song that talks about friends, thats what its all about. Can't live without friends.....
Anyways, at school there are five of us that usually hang out (my friend Kellie calls it the fab 5):
First, there is Wistie.
As you can see from the camo and the shoulder holster, she's pretty legit. She's from Mesa and she made my food for me at Jacob Lake. Kinda like a slave, only she got paid. Just kidding, she worked in the kitchens and I was a waiter so technically she made other people's food for me. One thing that I think is hilarious about her is she played badmitton for Mesa High School. She even drew me a picture about it once.
Next up is Matt.
Matt's the youngest of our group, and we occasionally give him a hard time about it, but he is also a very unselfish individual. This is evidenced by all he does "for the team" so to speak. This includes driving around a majority of the time.
Being from Provo, he also has a pretty good idea of whats fun to do and when its a good time to do it. For example, this picture was taken on our way to go camping up in the mountains in September before it go too cold. Other adventures have included road trips to Idaho to see friends at BYU-I, trips to Aspen Grove to play in the snow before it got too cold in Provo,and the occasional trip to Pita Pit or Carls Jr.
Next up is Kellie, Matt's girlfriend.
Except to call her just Matt's girlfriend is a bit of an understatement. She is from California and is one of the best friends that I've ever had which is something I think most of her friends could say. One thing that I've noticed about her that is a very admirable trait is her desire to be friends. I've always known her as an individual who has strived to make her friendships stronger. More than once I've seen her apologize for something, explain her side of a situation, and then say "lets get back to being friends" or something similar to that. I also owe her for always allowing me to use her car to run errands and to take my girlfriend out on a date.
Which brings me to my girlfriend Amy.
Amy and I met at Jacob Lake and began dating around the beginning/middle of September. She is from McAllen, TX and, like me, is the eighth child in her family. She helps me do the things that I'm supposed to do and makes the things that I want to do more fun. One of my favorite things about her is that she helps me become a better person by challenging me to make the best decisions. She is also a great friend to her friends by being thoughtful of their feelings and by doing her part to make sure everyone has a fun time.
So yeah, thats pretty much it as far as my friends go. We all live relatively close together and have tons of fun, laughs, and good times. I love my friends.

How the General Authorities Eat a Reese's

A couple of my roommates and FHE mates have talked about this a couple of times so I decided to finally look it up. They turned out to be pretty funny so I decided to share this with everyone. Enjoy!

10. Paul H. Dunn

I remember back in WWII that I ate a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Back then, they were big enough to live on for a week. Being the only soldier to have survived the battle in my brigade, I really didn’t know If I could eat it or not, but I remember my fallen buddy’s words as he died in my arms: “Paul, if you just take one bite at a time you can tackle anything.” So I took that giant cup and, breaking it with the bat Babe Ruth gave me after I struck him out with two outs in the bottom ofthe ninth in the seventh game of the World Series, proceeded to wolf down the tiny morsels.

9. David B. Haight

Imagine 70 years ago on a rough road between Idaho and Logan. There were only Circle K’s, no 7-11’s. You had to bring your Peanut Butter Cups with you. Ruby and I split one for the first time in 1937.

8. Dallin H. Oaks

The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup challenges us to consume. From the beginning there have been three steps in eating a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. First, remove the wrapper. This is best done quickly, by turning the cup over, grasping the outer fold and pulling away from the bottom. Second…

7. Joseph B. Wirthlin

When I was young I would sprint to the corner store, buy a Reese’s and run my hand through my hair before taking it down in one bite. These days I don’t sprint, and I have no hair, but the peanut butter cup remains.

6. Richard G. Scott

If you have not eaten a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, I plead with you. Eat one now. Enjoy the chocolate, the peanut butter. Do not delay. If you have thought, “That’s not for me,” I plead with you to reconsider. Of all foods I treasure, this one was the first.

5. M. Russell Ballard

The time has come when members of the church need to reach out to our friends and share a cup, a peanut butter cup. It is not enough to raise a chocolate bar, it must now have peanut butter.

4. Boyd K. Packer

In all my years, I have always eaten my Reese’sPeanut Butter Cups the same way—the established way we have been instructed to eat them. There is a far greater evil in this world, though—those who believe they can eat their cups in a way unconventional to the time-honored manner. We must be true and faithful and eat our Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the customary and recognized approach as it has heretofore been established.

3. Neal A. Maxwell

I intentionally initiate the delicious design of the deglutition of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup by nibbling a negligible nit of the culinary creamy cavalcade. It is exclusively through small entities that the great things are fabricated.

2. Thomas S. Monson

I remember I ate my first Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup when I was a tender lad of eight. My mother came up to me, and with a loving twinkle in her eye, asked, ‘Tommy, are you eating a Reese’s?’

And I would invariably smile up to her, ‘Yes, yes, I am.’

‘But Tommy, did you know that Sister Jensen next door hasn’t eaten a Reese’s Cup in years?’ My young mind thought upon the plight of my neighbor. Tears were shed. Hearts were gladdened. A cup was shared.

1. J. Golden Kimball

Hell, Heber, I’ll eat a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup any damned way I want!

The Virgin One

Well, this is my first blog. Does this make me an official blogger? What is it that makes things official? Hmm........
So a couple of my friends and family members have blogs. It seems like a good idea. I'm on the internet enough, I think I could do it. Maybe it could be one of those things that I can do to get me in the writing mode enough to do homework. We'll see.
This is normally where I'd start saying stuff about me but I'm assuming if you are reading this then you know me. So I'll give a little recap of where I am now.
As of right now my life is moving along. I'm a poor college student finishing up my second full semester at Brigham Young University, making me closer to obtaining a degree in Anthropology. I have really good friends that I have a ton of fun with. A good portion of the friends that I spend time with, I worked with this past summer. A bunch of us former employees are getting together this weekend so that should be a blast. Plus there is the BYU-UofU game this weekend. ITS GONNA BE SO GOOD! I'm excited.
Oh so here's a crazy story. One of the girls that I home teach just got engaged. Thats not the story, thats actually the end. The beginning begins when a group of the aforementioned friends and I ventured up to Idaho to see some of the other peeps we worked with. While I was there my home teaching companion called to let me know that he was finally available to go home teaching and wanted to know if I could do it the next day, which was also the last day. I informed him that I was in Idaho and wouldn't be back until late the next day so he said he'd get his roommate to go with him. Well, his roommate and our home teachee hit it off and two months later, BAM, they're engaged. They're getting married January 17th. Crazy huh?