FHE can be fun!

The Church started the Mormon.org website while I was on my mission, I believe.  I remember hastily filling out a profile in the few minutes I had after emailing my family.  It hasn't changed much since.

Last week for family home evening, Hayley and I filled out a Mormon.org profile for her.  It was amazing to simply type away as she said what she wanted to say.  She says things so beautifully!  You can look at her profile here.

To those who are members of the Church, make a profile and share it with other people.  On our recent trip to Niagara Falls there were many times where I wished I had a pass-along card with my profile address on it so I could give it to the friends we made.  That's the biggest thing that prompted me to to that for family home evening with Hayley.  They also have a new Christmas page on their site.  Be sure to check it out!

Here are some pictures from our trip to Niagara Falls.  Enjoy!

At the end of our lovely Ferris wheel adventure

Niagara Falls! From our hotel room window!!

Hayley in the Sacred Grove

E.B. Grandin Press, where the first edition of the Book of Mormon was printed.
In Palmyra, NY

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

From the most awesome couple that ever was:

I'll also take this opportunity to thank everyone that has been such a blessing and influence in our lives, and has gotten us to the point where we are now.  I have truly been blessed much more than I could ever have imagined.  I can't wait to find out what happens next on our adventure of life together!

GKTAEF 2013 Updates & Contest

GKTAEF 2013 is shaping up, with new surprises in college football every week.  Click on the GKTAEF 2013 tab above to see who is in the tournament as of right now.

Also, join me, and whoever else decides to join, for a college bowl mania contest.  The contest is simple.  You pick who you think will win each of the bowl games that begin in December.  You assign each game a confidence rankings, based on how sure you are of the outcome.  You receive that many points for each game you get right.  The person with the most amount of points wins.

To play, visit espn.com, click on "Fantasy & Games" and then click on "College Bowl Mania." After you create an entry, be sure to join our group.  The group name is "MUU Contest" and the password is "muu2013" Good luck to everyone!

Midterms

Shouldn't this mean a single test at the middle of the semester?  Chem 455, for example, has it right.  I will only have two tests in this class: a midterm, and a final (which means test at the end of a semester).  If we're going to have so many tests in a semester (like 5 or 6!) shouldn't we have cooler names for these tests.  Like, a quarterterms or something.  Then I would at least be less confused as to why I'm in the testing center three weeks after the beginning of the semester.  And why I'm going to the testing center a couple of weeks before the end of the semester.