So Connor loves to take a bath, however, recently he has decided it is more fun to get out of the tub and run around the house naked and soaking wet. So tonite at bath time I loaded my Maverick Nerf gun and sat down on the couch. When he got out I shot him on the belly (the gun shoots little suction cup darts) and the dart stuck to him. He then got back into the tub. This went on for a little while, which he thought was funny. At least it contaied him to just the bathroom and kept him from runing all over the house.

My last undergrad class ever (as a student at least)

Today I went to my last class as an undergrad student. It was my Senior Seminar class and everyone in there is graduating with me. We were all excited and were not very focused on what was being discussed. We have been giving presentations about what we felt our program lacked and everyone was having fun with that. Someone was taking pictures during class and by the end of class had put together a little slideshow (it was funny).

Its hard to believe that the day I have been looking forward to for the last 12 years has finally come. There have been alot of hard work and sacrifice to achieve this goal of graduation and I am grateful for the support of my family in helping me achieve it. As Anna and I have reflected on the past three years since I decided to go back to school, I am so grateful I didn't give up when I thought it would be too hard, too long, and too expensive. In retrospect, I don't feel it was too hard, in fact I felt it was actually fun. The time has gone by quite fast, the memories made during that time are priceless though and the experiences have been wonderful. And the price is well worth it.

NCUR

I just got back from the National Conference for Undergraduate Research that was held at Salisbury University in Maryland. I, along with my research partner Steve Namanny presented on the research we had done looking at comparisons between Exercise and Grade Point Averages at UVSC. We had a good trip, however we stayed out in Ocean City which is about a half hour from Salisbury on the coast and about 20 degrees colder this time of year. So we would be in mid 70s while at the conference and then get back to the hotel and it would be in the 50s and foggy. We still had fun though. A couple of other guys from our department (Matt Barny and Michael Leavitt) went swimming in the ocean every day. I only went in one day and only up to my knees (it was too cold to go any further). Over all the conference was good. UVSC was the second most represented school there (next to only Salisbury University, the host school). Also, the research and presentations done by the UVSC students was superior to those done by the other students from the other schools. So it was definitely a chance to have some school pride. I am glad to be home and back to my family now, and the exciting thing is we are less then two weeks from graduation.

Favorite Things

Here is a list of some of my favorite things...

Basketball Team - Dallas Mavericks (beware not for the faint of heart)


















Football Team - Dallas Cowboys (How 'bout them Cowboys!)





















Movie - Transformers (I feel like i'm 10 again)













TV Show - The Office and 24 (from great laughs to saving the world one day at a time)










Sport - Golf (the best game you will ever hate)















Athlete - Tiger Woods (he is the man)




















Product - Nike+ (this is the best item you can get for running, it just rocks, literally!)





















Place to eat - Outback Steakhouse and Rudy's barbeque (what can I say I love beef)








Drink - Dr. Pepper (that sweet Texas nectur)




















Store - The PGA Superstore (A great place to go play)

Winter Wonderland

Well, we got pounded with about 6 to 7 inches of snow in less then an hour yesterday. So we took Connor out to play in it. We made snow angels, a fort and a big snowman. It would have been bigger, but Anna was cold and wanted to go inside. Connor had a blast. As it was snowing he just stood up on his slide in his room looking out the window watching the snow fall. It should continue to snow the rest of the weekend and into the begining of the week.

OH WOW! Christmas Time is Here!

I am really excited about Christmas. I love this time of year. I love the lights and the decorations all over. We have been taking Connor to see Christmas lights and he loves it, or as he says, "Oh Wow!" This last summer we took Connor to Las Vegas for the Osmond 50th Anniversary Concert and we drove down the strip with Connor and he was just mezmorized. Our cats have about killed our little tree, I think we may need to get a bigger tree that they can't kill (they like to eat the fake needles). I am so excited for Connor on Christmas morning this year, he is getting so excited for the season.

Two Weeks

Thanksgiving was great, but I have to admit I have been looking forwrd to Thanksgiving since the semester started, not because of the holidays or the time to eat alot of turkey and spend time with family and friends. Not even because the Dallas Cowboys are looking really good this year, but because it ment there was only two weeks left until the semester would be over. I am pretty excited about that.