Saturday, January 15, 2011

A new year with lots of new adventures

Last week I started my 3rd internship at an outpatient clinic in Lehi. Let me just say it is going to be a LONG 8 weeks!!! March 4th couldn't come quick enough! I am really struggling to just drag myself there everyday. The clinic itself is nice, the frustration I am having is due to their approach to treating patients and I don't really get along to well with my CI (which is not like me at all). Also the hours seemed ok at first but I found out that I have a 2 hour lunch break (seriously who does that?) so the day feels even longer and I have to work on Saturdays at 6:30 (so long for my snowboarding Saturdays). Anyway, I am trying to stay positive and get something good out of it.

Also I have began looking for jobs in Utah for after I graduate. It is so much work to look, especially since I am trying to find some place who offers what I need. Hopefully I can find openings soon.

Jeff is still busy working at Salt Lake Cabinets and just started his final semester of school!! YAY! He has 2 classes this semester and then graduation!

Also our ward split last week so now our church starts at 1:00, which is sooo late, but at least it will give us a chance to sleep in a little bit. The bishop called us today for a meeting/calling tommorow....probably primary or nursery again.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Merry Christmas Part 2 and Happy New Year 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!!
This year for Christmas Eve we went to the Bath's for dinner and fun. Christmas morning we went to the Evans and found this:



For Christmas Brunch we had the traditional quiche, sweet rolls, pastries, hot chocolate, and all sorts of goodies.

This is the jewerly box Jeff made me for Christmas...I love it!!! It is so nice to be able to see all of my jewerly!
Grandma P on Christmas morning
Grandpa P

Shannon and her new Ipod touch


Millie with her new Christmas necklace
Moki with her new santa claws hat
Jeff was so excited to get this remote control helicoper...every spare moment he would be playing with it.

After Christmas, we went with my family to California. On the drive there, we stayed in Las Vegas where we went to the Pawn Stars store, but the TV stars weren't there. On the way to California, we stopped in Barstow at an Alien Jerky Store and found some interesting things.
Jeff with one of his favorite things: hot sauce
The aliens got to Jeff
Sterling and Amanda had a run in with some really hot sauce

In California we stayed at the Newport Coast Villas and of course stopped by Disneyland

The Haunted Mansion all decorated like the "Nightmare Before Christmas"
The traditional Fire Station picture at Toon Town

I was very excited to get my famous $4 Disneyland frozen bananna (even though it was freezing cold outside)
One of Jeff's favorite things at Disneyland is the huge turkey legs
He really enjoyed every last bit of it.
The view from the Newport Coast Villas
While we were in Newport Beach, we went to Crystal Cove state park to visit the tide pools.
There were tons of huge starfish in the tidepools.
The beautiful Pacific ocean
We even found this little guy




Sunset from Huntington Beach pier
For Shannon's birthday, we ate at a diner on the Huntington Beach Pier