Lieutenant Drake

David was officially commissioned as an officer into the United States Air Force. He is doing dental school with the Air Force scholarship and we are really excited about it! So yesterday we went up to Clearfield and met with the recruiter. Another military Captain "swore" him in and now it's official. His title is a Second Lieutenant and after dental school he will become a Captain. Maybe by then I'll understand what the rankings mean.

 Just love this guy. So excited for our future in the Air Force! 

Half Marathon Day

Yesterday was the day- Half Marathon Day! I am not a very good exerciser, so I pay for events like half marathons to motivate myself. Back in January I was feeling pretty gross after spending all of October, November, and December eating nonstop treats. I figured signing up was a sure was to get up off the couch. Honestly, I was not as dedicated at my training as I should have been, but overall I was feeling pretty good and was feeling excited and anxious as race day approached. 

My friend Jessica signed up with me and I was so glad because we had to meet at 5 am to take a bus to the starting line. The race ran down Provo Canyon, starting up at South Fork Park. When we got up to the park, it was still dark and freezing! We waited for about an hour and a half in port-o-potty lines and by bonfires to keep warm. It was SO COLD and I was so glad to not be by myself.

Here we are waiting. I had a towel and was so glad I brought it to keep me warm(er). 

 David was a great cheerleader. He cheered me on at mile 6, then mile 8 (when he brought me my second pair of running shoes to change into) and of course at the finish line. 

 I was so glad to be done!

I finished at 1 hour and 55 minutes, which I was excited about. I know that's not anything fast, but I felt pretty good with those 8:40 splits. The finish line was a party, which included Magleby's french toast, fruit, Blendtec smoothies, free massages, fun booths everywhere, and even an Oxygen station:

They claim that this helps the muscles to repair quicker and open up the lungs, but I'm not really sure if it helps all that much. My thighs are pretty sore today and my knees are really achy (not that this would have helped). Makes for a good picture though! 

Graduation? Check.

Wahoo! We are officially Brigham Young University graduates! 

And yes, it feels nice.

We had such a fun and busy week with finals finishing and graduation coming up. My dad flew out early to see his mom and shoot a wedding. I spent all day "assisting" him (eating the wedding food), and we had a blast. Check out his amazing photography! Then my mom and David's parents flew out, so it was a party in no time! 

Thursday we had Commencement, which is just basically any graduate and any person who wants to listen to an apostle of the Lord speak! Elder Perry spoke and it was great. Here we are in the crowd:

After Commencement, we had catered Cafe Rio with all our family. I forgot to take any pictures, but Cafe Rio is just as good, if not better when you get to make your own (in case you were wondering). Oh, and to end it, we had Magleby's Carrot Cake! We always eat so well when our parents are in town.

Friday we all went out to P.F. Changs for a celebration lunch. We had a huge group and my grandparents even came up for it. It was so fun. This is the only picture I can find, though:

Then it was off to Convocation. This is where each college holds a ceremony and they call out the names of the students as they walk across the stage. I walked with Life Sciences (David's college) so David and I could do it together. Here we are during the name-calling. It took FOREVER.

Waiting...

 Walking!

 And we walked without tripping!

Just a couple of graduates

 David's family!

 And my parents!

And fun fact of the day: David's mom and my mom were college roommates. I think most people know that, but another roommate of theirs was there with her daughter! Of course, after our moms all lived together for 3 years, they just loved this opportunity to catch up and reminisce on their BYU memories! So fun to get them all back together 30 years later! 

We are so grateful for our families and friends who supported us all these years to help us get to where we are today. Thank you especially to our parents. We love you guys more than you know!

General Conference and some of April

We have been very busy in the last month! Earlier in April we had the opportunity to hear from our living prophet and apostles at General Conference. It only happens twice a year and we were so excited to listen to our church leaders. We had tickets to attend the Saturday Afternoon session and were so excited. Here we are driving up to Salt Lake:

And we had great seats!

David has played in a lot of games and his 3 teams all went to the championship game of their seasons. Unfortunately, they lost all of them, but it has still been a fun month. Here is Jess "watching the game". Haha sometimes we have too much fun to actually pay attention ;)

 And we are finally getting to enjoy the warmer weather. Here we are at the flag football games:

 David got elbowed in the eye and split it open, but some gauze and tape later he was right back in the game. We later cleaned it out and I superglued it back together. It healed very nice and I am amazed at the outcome of superglue!

This is at a tackle football game. I look awful because I just ran. I have been training for a half marathon that is now in less than a week- ah!

 For one of my finals, we went to go listen to the "epic" Provo announcement. Provo will be one of 3 cities in the U.S. to receive Google Fiber! Basically that means everyone in the city of Provo will receive free wireless internet. It also offers cable and internet services that are the quickest in the world, but those are extra charge of course. How neat is this this? Too bad we will be gone by then!

Our biggest news is that we graduated from BYU! But that is for a later post when I get all the pictures from our fun week with our families!

Friends, Friends, Friends

I am ready for summer. I am ready for the warm weather. And I am ready to be graduated! I am so excited for so many new things, but am also so sad at the idea of leaving our life here. We have lived in Provo for four years now and it is definitely feeling like home. Some of our best friends are here and although we are excited for new adventures, we will miss so many things and people. BUT we still have a while before we pack up and leave, so I'll just show some pictures of us recently to reminisce on the end of winter and beginning of spring so far:

This is my friend Carly. She is so fun and has the cutest little baby girl, Cambree. This picture was taken at David's tackle football league (her husband plays on the team too!). We missed you, Jess!

Here's little bundled up Cambree:

 Here we are at a BYU basketball game. Yeah, that earlier post about it being our last game ever in the Marriott center...I was wrong. Apparently they made it to some other tournament, so we came to support:

Here we are at another game with Jessica, Carly and me (and Cambree of course). The lighting was a little strange on this picture, so just ignore:

David also plays on an indoor soccer team with our brother-in-law, Phe and some other friends. They have a great time and it is so fun to watch. Especially because my fun sister-in-laws are there to watch with me. Here is the team, and yes that score was 8-2!

So this picture is truly awful of me since I just got done working out before, but I had to put it up! This is Michele, one of my mom's best friends! I ran into her at David's intramural football game, where she came to support her son who was playing on the other team. It was quite a surprise because she just flew out from Florida to see her son and his wife's new baby. It was so fun to see her and catch up with the family!

Since the weather has been so nice, we all wanted to go to the park and have a Barbecue. Jessica and her husband, Ryan, made us carne asada tacos that were seriously amazing! We had a great time and then had to hurry home when the sun went away because we forgot that its only March and it is cold at night still. I'd say this is a great start to summer and cannot wait for many more of these:

 I am trying to be better at documenting our lives, so hopefully more pictures of us and more friends to come :)

Easter Sunday

Hello and Happy Easter! We had a great day which consisted of going to church, spending time with family, and eating a ton! David and I have church at 8 am. I know, super early. So we (I) stumbled out of bed last minute (7:50), threw on clothes and makeup and rushed to church. Thankfully, I realize this inability to get out of bed early, and we planned to do my family's traditional Easter breakfast after church. When we got home I made "Goldenrod Eggs", which David's family calls "Creamed Eggs on Toast". Regardless of what it's called, it's delicious and it is my favorite thing every Easter! I made David an Easter basket full of junk food and he got me some beautiful tulips and candy as well. Then after hours of candy coma, we drove up with Jen, Phe, Jessie, and Scott to David's cousin's house in Bountiful. It was so nice of them to have us over for dinner and we had a great time eating, celebrating and catching up with everyone.

We hope you all had a fabulous Easter! Here is a beautiful remembrance of Christ's life and suffering he went through for each of us. How grateful I am for his atonement in my life so that I can return to live with him someday. He is risen!

Couldn't Be More Proud

I am so proud of my husband! Sorry to be one of those bragging wives, but it'll be quick and he deserves it. David was one of 15 in the U.S. to receive an Air Force scholarship for dental school! He is super smart and has worked so hard in school. Basically, the Air Force pays for all four years of his dental school and then he will work as a military dentist for four years to pay back. Plus, we get all the other perks of being in the military :) It has been a huge financial relief and we are so excited to be a part of the Air Force! 

Thanks for always working so hard, David. You will never know how proud I am to be your wife!