Stark Contrast

Hello All!! I have seen some friends doing these right brain, left brain quizzes and thought it would be fun to have Chris and I both do one and publish the differences! As many of you know, Chris is the logical thinker, and I am the aesthetic/artsy one.

My results:

You Are 15% Left Brained, 85% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

So, now here are Chris's results:

You Are 70% Left Brained, 30% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

As you can see, we are pretty much opposites in our thinking...good thing opposites attract! Go here to do the quiz :)

Joe vs. the Yoga Ball

This is my brother's (Dave) dog, Joe. He's pretty much the coolest dog ever. He's really mild mannered pretty much all the time, but when you get out the yoga ball, he goes a little nuts. He's really fun to play with. As you can see, he's gotten pretty skilled.
Wow, I've gotten two posts in a row . . .

BYU(59) versus UCLA(0)

So the guy in front of the Johnny Harline poster looks just like Johnny Harline. I added a picture of the real Johnny Harline. Click on the picture and take a closer look. You be the judge. "Hey guys, come meet me by my poster." I'm about 85% positive it's him.

Amy and our friend Rachel during halftime(it was already 42-0)

Final score and stats. What a beautiful sight.

Amy and I just got back from the BYU UCLA game. BYU beat them 59-0. It was UCLA's worst loss in their entire history. BYU really needed to make a statement after eeking out a win last week. Anyways, they played this video before the game. It represented what happened in the game very well. BYU was protecting their BCS bowl hopes (the little cub) and UCLA did pretty much nothing, just like the bear or Bruin in this video. It was one of the best BYU games I've seen . . . and I've seen a lot.

Gary Indiana..

(Well, Indianapolis, not Gary. Its just fun to say.)

Chris got his FIRST med school interview! Woo woooo. Its set for Oct. 8th. He'll be flying out on October 7th and will be in interviews all day on the 8th and 9th. I'm so proud of him! I told a friend that he was going to interview in Indianapolis, and he said he'd been there and that it was ugly.. Probably true, but hey, we take what we can get! Being a person that loves to be surrounded by green, I'm hoping some 'prettier' options are soon to come! 

7 years ago

Seven years ago today was Sept 11th. Wow, has it really been that long? I have no intention of getting political here (being one who tends to be on the moderate side). I just wanted to say that I remember that fated day. I remember being in 11th grade at good old HRVHS. It was early in the morning and my Dad had flown out to Denver. I remember hearing the news at school and immediately stopping all class lecturing to watch the news. We were glued to it. In awe. And having my Dad out on a plane while destruction was happening. This made it personal for me, and very frightening. Luckily my Dad's flight got re-routed and the worrying didn't go far. 

Its crazy how you can recall exactly what you were doing years down the road from a momentous day (such as this). What were you doing?

Horrible monstrous beast

(title inspired by Beauty and the Beast) Today I felt like about the meanest person in the whole world. I had to fire a girl at work. This was a first for me, and let me tell ya - I think I felt worse than she did. She actually took it pretty well and just asked if she left anything there and that was that. I had to prep myself to call her...repeating in my head what I would say and how I could phrase it to be as nice as humanly possible and then wait till I was calm enough to call her without breaking down. Call me sensitive, but it was hard! I hope I never get asked to do that again, 'cause let me tell ya. I am not cut out for it.

End of an era...

We are getting rid of the bmerama. In hopes of getting a more economically friendly car (the bmer gets 18miles per gallon on a good day, and she is too expensive to fix) we have decided our journeys with the red wonder are over. Its bittersweet really.
I have had the car since before I was married (all those long 2plus years ago) and have really taken a liking to the old gal. She has been good to me, and she will be greatly missed. Next up: mazda 3..or 6... If we can find one cheap enough.

Husband Tag!

I've had a week of insanity..and its only WEDNESDAY. I can't believe it. Yay for getting back from a week on vacation to find out you've been promoted at your job and have tons of new responsibilities! I am now the supervisor at Project and have much to learn (and thus have been somewhat stressed). I am real sad to see my former supervisor Leslie leave (she is amazing in every way) but am excited (as well as nervous) to fill that role. In hopes to de-stress I am going to do the husband tag (thanks sarah :). I figure that focusing on my awesome love will help me to chillax (yes, its a new word).

1- Where did you meet? Um, actually Chris and I were in the same FHE group together when we lived at the Glen-Hood (not to be confused with the Glenwood). We were called to be FHE group leaders together (yes, mom and dad, ha-ha), and he was also called to be my home teacher. Talk about cliche. But, the good man must have known we were meant to be :)

2- How long did you date before you were married? 15 months. Yup. Consecutive. We have found that that is sortof a rarity around these parts, but we loved it. We started dating in Feb of 05 and got married May 06

3- How long have you been married for? 2 years and 4 months. Yeah baby.

4- What does he do that surprises you? His amazing ability to mess up any lyrics to any song. :) It is hilarious. And if we are talking literally, he likes to hide and jump out and scare me when I come home..quite the surprise. Like the time he hid in the closet for 15 minutes and I thought he was dead on the road..oh man. Almost killed him.

5- What's your favorite feature about him? His eyes, such an amazing color! And his face. and basically everything.

6- What's your favorite quality about him? He is so dedicated to everything he puts his mind to.

7- Does he have a nickname for you? What is it? Amy-cakes, Miss Amy, babe, babes, honey-eyes..Some of my nicknames for him include: chrissy (most frequent), chris-ah, chris-ums, booka.

8- What's his favorite color? Blue. BYU blue to be precise.

9- What's his favorite food? Umm..juevos con chorizo (yeah, I probably spelled that wrong), pizza, and anything with lots of spice, and anything meat-a-licious.

10-What is his favorite sport? Football. Then basketball. He also loves racquetball, pingpong, badminton..the list goes on.

11- Who said I love you first? He did, but I said it right then back to him. I was at BYU Hawaii at the time..good thing we both had T-Mobil. We had both been meaning to say I love You for a long time.

12- When and where was your first kiss? Oh boy. February 25th, 2005. We were actually watching the music video to "Thriller" (yes, Michael Jackson, how embarrassing).

13-What are your favorite things to do as a couple? Just be together, play boardgames, hike, swim/wakeboard, ski, be with family together, laugh, chase each other around the house, etc.

14-Do you have kids? How many? Nada.

15- What's a hidden talent that he has? He has a very calming effect, and is very easily trusted by those around him (which is a good thing, 'cause he is very trustworthy, and very awesome. ha).

16- How old is he? 25

17- What's his favorite type of music? Anything acoustic, anything classic rock, anything non-country.

18- What do you admire most about him? He has an amazing ability to know what others need - he is very sensitive and caring. He has an uncanny ability to work persistently to achieve goals that will lead him towards where he wants to be (unlike me, i'm the procrastonater :)

19-What's his favorite past time(s)? He loves figuring out the mechanics of anything technical, he loves getting up to date on current news/issues, he is a guitar hero master, reading about/watching BYU football, hanging with his awesome wife.

20- Do you think he is going to read this? He better!

I tag Becca (due to a lack of current posting!), Amanda, Caroline, Kari, Sara, Amy, Dominique, Lauren, Melanie, and anyone else that feels so inclined!