4th of July, and catching up

4th of July!!! WE LOVE THE USA!:
This 4th of July was really emotional for us. In church everyone stood up to sing the national anthem and I couldn't even sing the first word. It has just been so long since I've seen such patriotism, even with a simple standing ovation in respect for their country. We listened to patriotic songs and shed a lot of tears that day. We are truly blessed to have such a great nation.
We watched the Taylorsville fireworks from our apartment complex. That was nice. We got to see the Logan stadium fireworks from the best location in the town. We were right under them. We loved it! We were right by a canal and my dad was throwing big rocks into the canal as other people would walk by on the other side of the canal. It would splash really high and get them wet. It was funny. After we went to Jamie and Justun's house, APX friends from NY, and Phillip. Enjoy the pictures. We had fun with the sparklers. McCord loves the sparkler pictures because he says it makes us look like we have super powers. =)










Saturday with Robert:
Robert Marx if one of McCord's German students came to Salt Lake City and asked us to show him and his mother around temple square. It was so fun and they were able to get a tour in German, which was nice. They had lots of questions that were answered. They treated us to Rodizios after for dinner. Here's some pictures:



Grandma Evey's Things:
I inherited some of my grandma Evelyn, who died in '98. My aunt Annette gave me these little gismos and the mirror holder. Most of them are from Japan. Some from D.C. and Seattle. I didn't even know that she went to those places. I feel pretty special to have these things. They remind me of her and apparently I'm a lot like she was.


Big Buff Brothers:
My brothers are getting so buff and handsome, charming and intelligent. We had a fun photo shoot at home. It was fun to look at the pictures after and see my size compared to Jared's in the picture. The one with all 3 of them is definately the best.





Friends Forever:

(Lt to Rt: Alex, Tristan, Chuck, McCord)
McCord's good friend from high school, Chuck got married on July 3rd. There we were able to get a picture of Cord and his friends from high school. All of them in this picture are married now. It's pictures like this that will always be memorable.

Moved in:
We are moved in! YAY. We like our little apartment and all is well. I have a washer, dryer, dishwasher, new carpet and tile, and a little storage place on the patio. We hope to be here a while. I'll post a video tour for those who are far away of our house and post it here later.

2ND & 3RD INTERVIEW AT U of U HOSPITAL:
I have a second and 3rd interviews with the U of U Hospital Gynecology unit!! YAY! This time it will be an interview with the board of physicians. The third will be in front of the rest of the staff. Got past the board of nurses in the first interview though. Hope that I can be better than all the other candidates. 2nd interview is on Wed 11:30-12:30. 3rd is on Thurs 3:00pm. We appreciate all the prayers that are going out on our behalf. We appreciate all of Justin's, my brother in law, great answers to interview questions. Keep us in mind if anyone hears about openings for jobs or anyone who is hiring. We are still looking for work.

Movies we recommend:
We've seen some great movies that are out on video. If you are looking for a good show, try one of these:
Taken
Eagle Eye
The Recruit
Ghost Town

Television shows we recommend watching:
Chuck
Cupid (got cancelled after 5th episode or so)