Wes's Homecoming

Wes my little brother came home from his mission last Friday. His homecoming was definitely good it had been almost four years since we last saw each other. When I said goodbye to Wes I told him I did not want to see him for four years because I wanted him on his mission before I came home. He served an honorable two year mission in Concepcion Chile. When he walked off the plane he kept commenting on how big everyone had gotten and he looks at me and goes, "You have gotten smaller!" We both had a good laugh over that. It was good seeing Wes and hearing about his experiences that he had in Chile. My favorite was how he described electric showers. Wes also sounded like a latino for the first couple of days and we all had a good laugh listening to his english and his grammar. He is an amazing guy and it is very nice having him home. I do not think he understands just how much I look up to him and admire him. If you looked at us side by side you would say Wes was the older sibling and I would agree with that statement. The way he acts and holds himself is something that I have always admired about him. He truly is an amazing younger brother and when I think of Wes I am always drawn to the story of Nephi in the Book of Mormon. I love him very much and I am grateful that we will be at school together this upcoming year so we can hang out and so I can finally see him play baseball in almost five years. Another cool part with Wes coming home was the opportunity of seeing all of my nieces and nephews. I love all of them and this trip was the first time that Luke actually came to me when I called him and he gave me a hug. Luke is Cari's son and he is the cutest kid ever with his sweet hair. Anyways enjoy the pictures. We also golfed at Deer Creek which was pretty sweet and I hit the ball pretty well for the first time in over a year.

Tristan and I

Me with all the nieces and nephews (L-R Ryan, Kate, Addi, Alicia, Lily, and Luke)

Wes golfing, man I am a good photographer the ball is still in the shot

My first hug with Wes in almost 4 years

About Time

Well I guess it is about that time to update my blog. I have no idea if anyone even checks this thing but nonetheless it needs to be updated. I found out that I did not get into either the accounting program or the management program at BYU. I have decided then to focus on my minor which I decided is going to be Economics and try to become a certified Actuary. I will be reapplying to the management school for next year and hopefully in three years I will have a Finance major, Econ minor, and I am a certified Actuary. I know lofty goals but I got to be diverse in this economic mess. To help me along in my school studies mom and dad and with the help of Cari and Seth found me a sweet laptop from Best Buy. I must say it was a steal it is an HP lots of memory and RAM and it has a web cam built in which is fabulous. Work is still there annoying but there. I am pretty fed up with Deer Creek and all of their antics. I do like working at LionsGate with Brent and Jacque again. You can see the difference in servers and management pretty quickly. Wes comes home in a few days and it will have been just about three years and nine months since I last saw him. I am so stoked to finally see him after this long time apart. The last memory I have of him is when I entered the MTC and we hugged we cried and I told him that I did not want to see him in four years. I am also excited to hear his latino accent and see if he can speak english again. Everything else is going well biking to work everyday has its upside my legs are getting better and the minimal fat that I did have on me is all gone so I am 2x's ripped. Life is good and I am excited to get back up to BYU so Emily and I can finally be together after this long summer. Loves all around.

Way Too Long

Well it has been way too stinking long since I last updated this. I moved back home because I could not find a job in Houston and I needed to start making some money for this upcoming school year. I have been working with my dad and at Deer Creek Golf Club where I have worked on and off since i was 16. Houston was amazing I loved every single minute I was there.

Emily's dog Buster looks like our beagle Sarge

Emily and I

Emily and I again

Deer Creek is going okay, they are super unorganized ever since they let Brent go about a year ago. At least it is hours and I am not complaining though, they have me working the outdoor grill where I stand there and cook up hamburgers for the golfers. If ya'll want a mean hamburger my skills are perfected ha ha ha.

I also found out about the accounting program and I did not get in. It sucks and it is hard to read when they say we regret to inform you, but whatever the reasoning behind it is what is best for me. I am hoping the management program lets me in and I will major in Finance and then later down the road get my MBA and then take the CPA exam. Thank you all for reading my essay, and editing it for me. Other than all of this life is good. Emily is good she is working a lot as a life guard and teaching swimming lessons. I miss her a lot and cannot wait to see her in the fall and go on some hot dates with her.

HOUSTON!!

Well I am in Houston and I am loving life. I like it here very green small skinny tall trees and the humidity is amazing. I love the heat and how humid it gets here. I am living with a family that lives basically right behind Emily's family. Every night I drive one of the cars over to this persons house and then I wake up in the morning and come back over and run errands look for jobs etc. I go to the pool almost everyday because Emily is a guard at a pool and her younger brother Michael and I go visit her for an hour or so. I am applying to golf courses and restaurants and whatever else comes my way. I will be putting up some pictures once i get some and since I have this new sweet camera that I got at Christmas I should take more pictures.

ACCOUNTING PROGRAM

A few days ago I found out some information about the accounting program at Brigham Young University (BYU). I am on the waiting list for the 2009-2010 school year. I got an email telling me that I needed to log into the Marriott School and check the status of my application and this is what the accounting program told me:

Thank you for your application to the School of Accountancy. The Admissions Committee has designated your application to be discussed in our admissions meeting scheduled for the week of July 6. Having your application assigned to this meeting is an important step in the admissions process because approximately 150 students will be admitted to the School of Accountancy during this meeting. We expect to send notices of final admissions decisions through email by July 15.

I am grateful for everyone that read and edited my essay. I know that it is because of my essay that the Admissions Committee decided to review my application in the meeting on July 6. Thank you all again and I am excited to hear what the decision is going to be in the middle part of July.

First One

Today I got my first sale while working at APX. Let me tell you this has been a very long and tedious process. I have knocked all day Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and today (Wednesday) before I got this first sale. The sale came around 7:35 at night and I left the house around 8:45 while the techs were installing the security system. I am not sure how much detail I can go into but he was the coolest chillest guy I have ever met. He is a solid customer who will definitely use his system and it feels good that I have protected a family. It is a great feeling and I appreciate all the love and support that ya'll have given me.

GENERAL CONFERENCE

April 4-5 was the 179th Annual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I was able to go with my girlfriend Emily as well as a mission buddy Viray and his friend. It was amazing sitting at the feet of the Prophets and Apostles listening to them tell us what we need to do to better ourselves. For my Living Prophets class I was required to watch all sessions of Conference and it was amazing. I felt like I was serving my mission again. My favorite talks were both of President Eyring's and also Elder Jeffrey R Holland's talk. I love Conference and the opportunity that I have to go and listen to them.

Emily and I outside of the Conference Center

We had really good seats

Here is Viray and his friend. They are both converts and first time in the Conference Center