We Beat Donkey Kong!!!

So we accomplished what was impossible in both of our childhoods... we beat Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo. We stayed up way late tonight at completed it! It was AWESOME!! :) It took a few hours and Lee, Corey's suite-mate, helped us out when we were stuck and I watched for the last part of it, but it was super fun! It was a great stress reliever from school and it made me realize how things I found extremely hard in my childhood can actually be accomplished and those who did it (who were older than I was) were not a super-genius as I had thought. In ways it broke some bubbles.... But we totally accomplished it! haha. Great night :)

Homecoming House Decorating Competition

This year I am the Resident Advisor of the Poulson Honors House in Officer's Circle at the U. My house is WONDERFUL and all of the residents are great! Each year Officer's Circle participates in the Homecoming House Decorating Competition and the Homecoming theme this year was "Fovever Crimson." My house decided to use the concept of time to represent this theme. We made a giant clock out of cardboard with the hands saying "Forever" and "Crimson" and in place of the 12 we wrote "Pack 12." We found this huge Styrofoam painted Ute helmet in the basement and put that up. Then we cut out two hour glasses and had a clothes line of clothes from child to adult size with a sign above saying "Lifetime of Utes." I think we did great, it was a lot of fun to decorate and the judges liked it too. We didn't win because one of the greek houses did, but we had a great time and I'm way glad we participated in it.

Lexi's Volleyball Tournament at Lone Peak

Today Corey and I drove down to Lone Peak to watch Lexi play in a Volleyball tournament. She is on the JV and sometimes plays for Varsity for Lehi High School. Yes, She IS that Awesome. She does really well and plays middle or opposite most of the time. Dad and Cami were there with us recording the game and Lexi played very well and her team won 1st place in the tournament. They dominated everyone they played against. It was really fun to watch her play. Way to go Lexi, we're proud of you! :) 

7th Annual Legacy of Lowell

The Bennion Center (Service Center) at the University of Utah puts on an annual "Legacy of Lowell" where students are invited to come and participate in a variety of service projects for the morning. I went with my RA staff and helped remove an invasive species at "Bend in the River" which is on the Jordan River bike trail. We spent the morning pulling out goat-heads, the nasty weeds that have the seeds that have stickers on them and poke holes in bike tires and get stuck in your shoes. It was pretty fun and lunch was catered by Cafe Rio, which is always a plus :)

M.S. Dinner of Champions

Each year, Martha's boss Phil hosts the Multiple Sclerosis Dinner of Champions for the Utah chapter. This is my second year going with them and I really enjoyed it. This year the dinner was at La Caille which is neat because this was also my first time going there. The gardens are very pretty and there are PEACOCKS walking around the gardens all over, spies as Corey calls them, haha, but I love peacocks so it was really neat seeing them. We were able to see and hold a real Olympic gold medal, which is heavier than you would expect and very very cool :) I think I'm going to have to say another favorite thing of mine about the dinner is dressing up to go to an event. I don't get to wear a fancy dress every day so it's fun to do it on nice occasions like this. The Jazz Bear was there also and was named the Sportsperson of the Year and we were able to get a picture with him :) The dinner was great, and the food was very good, especially the desert sampler :) I really enjoy the M.S. dinners because it brings an appreciation for the ability to move and we honor those who suffer from the disease and all of their strength and also those who fight to find a cure. It's a great cause and has gone a long way in recent years due to support and research. The Dinner of Champions is about honoring athletes of the year, those who put efforts towards helping M.S., along with those who battle the disease. The Silver Hope Award went to Zeke Dumke for his wonderful efforts in starting the M.S. Society Utah Chapter and maintaining it through support and participation and for all the wonderful things he has contributed to Salt Lake City and its universities. He is truly an amazing person. Overall the event was rewarding and I had a great time :)

Football Games: Utah vs. Pittsburgh

Game number 1 of the season! Corey and I have MUSS tickets this year and are super excited to watch the games this year. Corey, Won Ki and I went together to this game. We were all pretty excited about the start of a new season and the game was a lot of fun :) It was a BLAST getting into the school cheers again and doing the "3rd Down Jump" to distract the other team. Utah was by far in the lead for most of the game and then Pittsburgh did a turn around right at the last minute tied Utah at the end. They had to go into overtime and Utah won! :) So it was exciting :) The excitement wasn't as high as a mid-season game but it was a lot of fun :) It's great being able to go to football games again :)