Recent Activity

     We have been pretty busy lately with school and tests, work, and the rest of the necessary activities, and haven't had too many chances to just have fun. Today we had a few of our friends from the ward over for a dinner/game night. They brought a game called Killer Bunnies, ever heard of it? We loved it. At first glance it seems really complicated and hard to learn, but you find out really fast that its only hard if you don't read the cards. Each card explains itself, and the goal is to kill everyone else's bunnies, while using your bunnies to obtain as many of the twelve carrot cards as you can. Weapons range from slingshots and wire whisks (which rarely hurt anyone), to asteroids, warships and assassin bunnies. Once all of the carrot cards have been taken by players, another twelve cards are shuffled and the number of the last card in the pile is the number of the winning carrot. The person with that carrot wins. Its really fun because anyone who gets even one carrot can win. The most fun part is just ruining everyone else's hands.
     Our classes have been going well recently, and Melinda is doing well despite taking the maximum number of classes allowed. I think its because the material is interesting and engaging for her, and so she is able to do the work without having to force herself, and that makes any task a thousand times easier. My classes are going well also, and the first round of midterms is officially over now. Thank goodness. On the med school front, there hasn't been much good news yet. Washington and George Washington have both formally declined to interview me, and the rest haven't replied yet. The good news is that there are still something like 16 schools left that can respond and say yes. :) I sure hope they do!
     Besides that, we are just planning how to get through the semester and the rest of the year. We decided how to rearrange our apartment to accomodate a christmas tree, and are excited to go after thanksgiving and cut down a real one. We like having a real tree, and it ought to make the apartment smell super nice, just like christmas is supposed to.
     So in church there are two or three organ players who take turns playing each week. This week was the super loud organist. He plays progressively louder each verse of a hymn, and by the end of the song, he is playing so loud that I don't even have to sing! But then, I also can hardly hear when he is done...

Have a good week! We love you all!

Part II

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - Having gone to eat dinner in Salt Lake (Holladay, really) after church, Dusty was driven to distraction. Melinda had been texting him most of the afternoon, just to "see what's up." He was sneaking texts back between conversations at dinner. When dinner was over, and everyone started to head home, Dusty flew back to Provo, and attempted to connect with Melinda. She was at her friend Chelsea's house watching a movie, and Dusty made his way quickly there. They took some pictures, flirted, and went their separate ways for the night.
Monday, March 30, 2009 - They texted during class all morning. Dusty learned that she would be walking near where he was walking between their next classes. In order to get a chance to say hi, he walked slowly from where her next class was, toward where he thought she was coming from. She was tracing his path in the other direction. They ran into each other in the BYU bookstore, and Melinda decided to skip class to sit with Dusty during lunch, since all 30,000 students at BYU look for excuses to skip American Heritage. After school, when Dusty was at home studying, Melinda and Chelsea came to his apartment (getting his address from his sister) and paid him a visit. One of his roommates was engaged, and had a book called 1001 questions to ask before you get married. Melinda was not the shy type, and she picked the book up and started asking Dusty questions. They finished the book over the next three days or so. They said goodnight, and confirmed their plans for a second date the next night.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - Went to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, after which they kissed. Decided to make dinner the next night at Dusty's apartment.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - Made dinner. It was Thai food. They took pictures of the meal, which were the first ones they took together. Melinda once again put the two of them on the fast track, and asked Dusty while they were cooking whether or not they were dating. Not wanting to miss out on a golden opportunity, Dusty answered yes. And they dated from then until 13 months later.