Jason had his interview with University of Nevada (in Reno). I was able to go with him, we drove to Elko, Nevada on Thursday night, and then to Reno the next day. Jason interviewed at 2 and finished at 5. We then drove to Sacramento and slept.
After Sacramento we were able to backtrack just a little bit and meet up with some friends of ours from our old ward. I was finally able to meet their daughter, who is 1 year old. She was so much fun, and so cute! I loved seeing them and getting to spend some time with them after not seeing them in over a year! Thanks for letting us come over and see you guys, Shea, CJ, and Naomi!
After Sacramento we drove to San Francisco. We parked in a parking garage, and then walked around for about 1/2 an hour. It was so much fun being back in San Fran. The first time I went I was in high school and I went with my sister J and our friend C. I was glad to be back with Jason, and our GPS. We saw some really cool buildings and took a couple of pictures.
This time around we were able to see WICKED! It was amazing! It turns out the Glinda is the same one as when my mom and sister saw it in New York. She was hilarious!
After Wicked we got back in the car and headed to Ghirardelli Square. We drove up and down the evil hills of San Francisco. They were so steep! I almost peed my pants (but not really). There were times when I couldn't see the road over the hood of my car. Very scary. It was a really clear night and from the top of the hill (as we were going down) we could see alcatraz and it was amazingly cool looking. When we got to Ghirardelli Square we got a banana split which was so delicious! They have a really cool display where it shows how the chocolate is made, it was spectacular!
We drove back to Reno that night, stayed at the Circus Circus, and went home the next morning.
We got to Orem around 7, went to my moms house, had dinner and then went home to sleep. Jason got up really early and drove up to the University of Utah for his interview!
The next day (Tuesday) after school, work, work, and more school I picked Jason up from his school and we went to a benefit concert at UVU. It featured bands like Slaughter, Adjacent to Nothing, Parralax, and some others. It was a very neat experience, and Mark Slaughter is pretty dang talented! There were so many cool people there. The writer of the movie The Rainman was there, and so was the man the story was based off. They also brought the Oscar that the movie won and Jason and I were both allowed to hold it! (The man in the background of my picture is the man who inspired Rainman) (yes, the Oscar is real, and yes it was HEAVY! The color had also faded because so many people have held it)
On Thursday Jason headed off to Denver, Colorado for another interview. Even though he left on Thursday, the actual interview wasn't until Friday. After the interview he called me and let me know how he thought it went and then told me he got a phone call from Minnesota saying that he has been accepted there. At least now we have two places to choose from (just in case).
Last night (Friday) Jason was still in Denver, but about to come home, and I had nothing to do. A friend of mine at work and I started talking and I ended up going with her to the Pow-wow at my school. I got in free because I was with her, and ended up being one of the volunteers. I helped shred lettuce for the Indian tacos that are being served there tonight, and I also helped cook the fry bread. It was so much fun and I am glad I had the chance to help out, and learned a little bit of Native American culture.
Today we went to the BYU vs Airforce game, it was very fun. I saw some girls I went to school with. It was really fun seeing them at the game. (Hello Kelsey and Marianne).
4 comments:
Was the Pow-wow at UVU? My parents and sister went to that!
It was really fun. I was mostly in the back for the majority of it. But what I saw was really neat.
It was good seeing you! So fun to recognize a face in the crowd.
well hello! it was sun seeing you. thats awesome that he interviewed at UNR! i lived in reno for 4 years and elko for 3! reno is a great place. and since it's sooo close to san fran we visited there ALL the time. so i love, love, LOVE that city as well. those would be fun places!!
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