Lots of SUN and FUN

My past week has been pretty exciting. It all started out with wakeboarding with our home teachers and their roommates. That was a blast. I had never attempted to wakeboard before so it was pretty hard. I found out about muscles that I didn't even know existed the next morning! Here is a little video of my first attempt:

OK, just kidding. that is TOTALLY not me. It is the amazing Stew. If only I could be like him. I wish I could do a back flip- let alone get up for more than 10 seconds. Here is the video that is really me. Notice the screaming. Those are definitely my lungs. I was so excited to actually be up. Also notice the wobbly legs/overall beginner appearance. Priceless!

We had a super fun time with some great people. Lindsay and I both agreed that it was one of our favorite Fridays of the year. 

The next day we rafted down the Provo River with more fun people from our ward. Pictures will have to come later. Lindsay bought a disposable water camera that has not been used up yet. SO- I guess that means that we will just have to have more water adventures and use up the rest of the film. 

On Monday I drove down to Mesa to spend a few weeks with the family. My brother and niece are flying in tomorrow for the week. I haven't seen them for 2 years, so it should be really great.  Tuesday, I floated the Salt River with my friends Alison and Rachel. It was great to just lay on a tube and talk to my friends that I haven't seen in forever and get a tan. Tan Update: I am getting closer to my goal every day. I have gotten sun every day since I got here except for yesterday. My mom put me to work in the house painting ad scraping popcorn off the ceiling. This morning I played tennis and got a little pink and I am headed out to the pool right now. I am going to have a real tan for the first time in over 5 years!!!!! I am stoked. 

This should be a great couple of weeks in AZ full of family, swimming, friends, tennis and other great things. It really is nice to have a little break!

Going Crazy

This past week I have had more energy than usual. I have been extreeeeeeemely antsy and basically just bouncing off the walls. Just ask my roommates- I think I have been driving them crazy. I am not sure what it is. But, needless to say, all this extra energy has gotten me super excited for the long weekend and my trip to Mesa next week.
We have some tentative plans for the fourth but I don't want to spoil the surprise of my next blog post so I will just keep all 3 of my readers waiting in suspense!! MY week has been filled with the Michael Jackson Pandora station. I think that someone in our house has that station playing at all times of the day.
I finished my Harvard online statistics and accounting classes in 2 days (Monday and Tuesday). I am officially accepted to the MBA program now. Completing those courses by yesterday was one requirement that everybody had to complete to be an official Cougar MBA. I can now say that I went to Harvard!!! :)
Lindsay and I signed up for the Freedom Festival 5K run on Saturday. Here is my question(s) about the people who organize these things. #1- Was the person who designed this horrifically ugly shirts a 75 year old man who likes to run down the street with his shirt off and his leathery skin/silver chest hair flapping in the wind? Because that is the only person I can see wearing this shirt that is 3 sizes too big for me. #2- Why on earth would anyone plan a race to START at 7:00 AM on a holiday? Mornings and I haven't been on good terms for about 20 years. #3- Who makes you pay like $30 to register for a race and then gives you your race packet in a used grocery store bag and writes on the shoe timer that you have to return it at the end of the race or else they will asses a fine? They didn't even give us any free stuff in the used grocery sack.I was thoroughly disappointed. Oh well, life goes on without my free water bottle. Here is a picture of Lindsay and I posing in our hideous shirts that I stole from her blog.

Good times will be had by all this weekend.