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I officially got a new job!!! Now I can be a real chemist!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love to see the temple

A lot of times, I take for granted the fact that I am living about a minute's drive away from the Provo temple. I know that the temple is the house of the Lord and the Lord's work is done inside. I also bear witness that it is work. I remember my Dad planning all our vacations in Europe around visiting the temple. I have been to all 10 temples in Europe and done baptisms in 9 of them (the Helsinki temple was just opening so we only went to the open house). Everytime we went, the temple workers looked so overjoyed that we were there to do some names in their temple..I guess they didn't get a lot of people visiting to do baptisms. My sisters and I got a lot of practice doing the work and going to the temple in other countries and speaking different languages. We would do many names for them because they just didn't get a lot of opportunity to do this kind of service. I'm so grateful that I could learn the value of that work that is done in the house of the Lord. This last thursday was ward temple day, and I'm grateful that I could have the opportunity to attend the temple, as busy as it might have been, to receive strength and peace from the Lord, and to rest from my homework and other stressful things.

I love to see the temple. I'm going there some day to feel the holy spirit, to listen, and to pray. For the temple is a house of God, a place of love and beauty. I'll prepare myself while I am young: This is my sacred duty.(Erika, Amy, me, and Nicole at the Madrid, Spain temple)

47 I feel so cool!

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a Praying Mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Been to the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre

20. Slept on a train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo's David

41. Sung Karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visted Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. kissed in the rain

53. played in the mud

54. gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. visited the great wall of China

57. started a business

58. taken a martial arts class

59. visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. sold girl scout cookies

62. gone whale watching

63. got flowers for no reason

64. donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. gone sky diving

66.visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. flown in a helicopter

69. saved a favorite childhood toy

70. visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Tied a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a Bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone's life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Visited Italy

TGIF. seriously.

This week has been super long. seriously. and it was only 4 days long if you count Monday being off school, even though all I did was homework. School finally got rolling for me and I was caught up in all of my assignments, lab reports, practicing, and reading. I got to talk and get more acquainted with a lot of my professors though so I was grateful for that. I haven't fallen asleep in any classes so far, which is a miracle!, although I came pretty close in Living Prophets the other night.

So I get to take Lloyd K. Newell's class. He is the narrator for Music and the Spoken Word (for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir), and is also a great teacher here at the Y. He has a great memory and is able to remember facts about each one of his students. Angie pointed out to me that he remembered that she was sick the first day, and that we were roommates, and he even asked me how my date went, which was totally awesome. Now imagine how cool it is knowing that he is personable with us, how close he must be to all the apostles and prophets of the church. He must know so many things about them

and I'm grateful that I could learn so much from his insights. The other day in class, he shared a quote by Elder Nelson:

"Don't use question marks. Use exclamation points and just do it. The blessings will flow!"

I really like that perspective and I think I have to add it to my new years resolutions list to help me get things done faster and in a better mood, without complaining.

btw, I really had a long, tiring day today and was really happy when a boy called to ask me out. I guess God is looking out for me.

Also, I'm so grateful for my sister and her sweet connection to the Canon Center. So many times she has saved me and probably doesn't even know how important it was to me in helping me make it through the day! Well I made it through this week by an outpouring of God's tender mercies, and now get to enjoy a birthday party for one of my roommates. If there's one thing I learned this week it's this:

If it's important to me, then it's important to my Heavenly Father.

I love my sister!

Back to School 2010

The other day it hit me just how right chemistry is for me. I went to my first orchestra rehearsal and was potentially seated last in the first violin section. After feeling a little sorry for myself about how bad I was at the violin (I mean really I was struggling to keep up with the sightreading <--and that just doesn't happen to me), I realized that it was really a blessing in disguise. I couldn't have done music in college some things just aren't for everyone. I do love chemistry and sometimes I forget that. Chemistry works and it makes sense. It follows through and helps you understand why things work the way they do. At the same time it also amazes you, it makes you think when something doesn't go as planned, and it pushes you to be better. When I am cramming to finish a homework set due Friday morning or trying to figure out my nmr, it is easy to take for granted all the things that help me get through the day. But being able to help someone with there chem 468 homework when you've never even taken the class before, is priceless. I shouldn't forget the feeling I get when I walk of lab knowing that my reaction worked! I guess when you get excited about an article like this: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ar800150g, it kind of makes you a dork, but who wouldn't get excited about new research on laser induced photothermal nanoparticle cancer therapy? This semester I am going to try to get into a research group with a professor on campus so I am pretty excited about that, but I still am working in the Inorganic Stockroom, which is the greatest job ever.

So here's some stats for the new year:

13.5 credits (<-- lowest number of hours I've ever had)

461 Physical Chemistry

464/465 Physical Chemistry Lab

391 Advanced Chemical Writing

333 Living Prophets with Lloyd K. Newell!!

321 University Orchestra

115 Beginning Organ

111 Beginning Basketball

20 hour work week

$1.00 pay raise

11 AM - the time of my first class MWF!!!! (first time to ever happen in college. I have always had 8AM classes M-F.)

1/12/10 first date of the year to see STOMP

3: 3 score of my first intramural soccer game (S Club 7 vs. H1N1)

9-15-29 Combo for my gym locker so I can go work out more often instead of running in the cold.

1 Nephi 4:1 My scripture for the new year. The second Yes! matters the most!

A lot = the number of my New Years Goals.

April 21 Last day of finals!

The first day of class in PChem, my teacher asked, "Is anyone in here wearing a diamond?"

(silence) Looking around the room at the 5 of us girls in the class, "No?!"

What can he expect? We're chemistry majors. and proud of it!

6 hours and 45 minutes

My new record for the testing center...joy.

Goodbye OChem lab! I will miss my nmr, white solid, and purple gloves. :(

"For the next 2 hours, time to show her my chemical powers"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P91Zt2p4118

Now I just have one more final and then I will be done with Physics forever too!

Physics Lab TA: Scarves are for…..

Me: …Girls?

Physics: Well I was going to say gays. Same thing.

Me: I hate physics. Last physics test ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's hope it doesn't take as long.