Truck driving championship 2009

So it's that time of year again for Utah's truck driving championship. Since my dad has won his division 2 years in a row....again... he had to pick a new division. He drove flatbed this year. So he was the very LAST driver out of every division to go. We had to wait ALL day for him to drive. He did FANTASTIC!!! I'm so proud of him. There are six problems the drivers have to maneuver their trucks through and they get points depending on how well they do. The max is 50. He scored on every problem except the last one and scored his best score ever!!! So then we had to sit around for about an hour until the scores were complete. There is a winner in each division and my daddy won his division again this year!!!!

The top three in flatbed division....dad is in the middle
Then at the end of announcing all the winners they do what is called a GRAND CHAMPION, which is the driver out of the entire group that scored the overall best, from the test, interview, pre-trip, and course. My daddy is the GRAND CHAMPION for UTAH!!!! I believe one of his first years he was 2nd runner up for grand champion, but has never gotten the big one. This year he did it! He works so hard throughout the year and puts so much time into it. He more than deserved it this year!!! CONGRATS dad! I'm so proud of you and love you so much. Good luck at nationals this year, we're all rooting for you.

My dad and the 2nd place grand champion Randy. They work together for YRC (yellow-roadway corporation. They're great friends and get to go to nationals together.

May/ June 2009 update

So May was full of fun things. First off I got news that I had passed all of my boards!!! YEAH! I also received my license in the mail. I'm officially an RDH (registered dental hygienist). Now I just need a job....so keep your eyes open for any jobs.
Mark's birthday was in May (the father-in-law). He turned the big 50, so we went over to his house for dinner and a "party". This is a picture of him faking blowing out his candles.....he's like a 2 year old.

Parker also got his eagle scout award. I've never been to an eagle scout award thingy, so it was kinda cool. They had a guy from hogle zoo who is a bird person and he had a bald eagle there. I've never seen one so close before. They really are remarkable creatures. Congrats Parker we're proud of you!

Parker also graduated from Olympus High School.....I'll forgive him. He graduated on the 4th.

Justin and Cori (brother and sister-in-law) came into town last week. Justin is starting his 4th year of dental school and then is planning on doing a two year residency in pediatric dentistry. He was here doing an internship with the primary childrens hospital, which is a place he's applying. I hope that he gets in so he can come home for 2 years. It would be nice to have him back. I miss him :(

we went to Ruth's diner up emigration canyon. It was really good!

Also Jasmine has found a new favorite place to sleep. Plus it helps that Chris put a blanket and pillow up there for her. She loves to sleep on the cabinets. She jumps up on the counter, then the fridge and then up top. She's up there all the time. I'm sure it does wonders for the sanitary aspects of our kitchen, but she's just too cute up there.

Graduation April 27, 2009

So I finally graduated!!! It's been a long time coming and I can honestly say I didn't know if that day would ever come, but it did!!! I graduated with my bachelors degree in dental hygiene. I'm a BSDH!
Graduation was LONG and by the end of it all I had a monster headache, but that's usually how graduation goes, a lot of people blowing a lot of smoke up a lot of people's butts.....big YAWN!
When I graduated from high school I surprised my family by writing an original composition. I was selected from the graduation committee to play it at graduation. My parents knew I was playing, but no one else did. It was a great surprise. Well I decided to keep the tradition going by writing a piece for college graduation. My friend Stephanie and I decided last summer that we would write a song and we did! The only one who knew was Chris, kind of hard to keep that from him, so everyone was surprised at the graduation. Chris uploaded the video of it onto my facebook page. You can see it under my videos. It's titled "If we reach for the stars".

I also passed ALL of my boards and was able to get my license several weeks ago. I have been searching for a job right now and am just waiting to hear back from a couple places....so keep your fingers crossed!!!