MORE NEW ZEALANDERS: On Tuesday, I went to pick up some family friends who arrived from New Zealand--Hayden and, his mother, Vanessa. Hayden is a freshman starting this spring and he grew up in my ward back home. His father is my Stake President and was my Bishop growing up too. I was really excited to see them and we all pretty much all hung out for the last few days. I took them all around BYU; we went on a campus tour, went to the bookstore, visited with some advisors, Hayden decided he wanted to be an Industrial designer, went to my office, did Cafe Rio, enjoyed Tucanos--it's been AWESOME! I've thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them.
GRADUATION: When Chance and I arrived at the ASB for the processional, we were able to shake hands with a number of Seventy (Elder Rasband, Elder Walker, and Elder Zivic). Then, eventhough I wasn't graduating, I put on a black robe and was ushered into a room, along with Chance and Joseph, to meet President Uchtdorf, Elder Christofferson, and Elder Nelson. I made some funny comments (trying to make conversation instead of stand there awkwardly) and it didn't really work out the best. Anyway, they gave some amazing talks and I was excited, even a little emotional about it. I really felt pretty blessed then, as I have throughout the year.
CLEANING UP AND MOVING OUT: So, this week marked the end of an era for my time in the BYUSA Office. I cleaned up my office, with the help of some friends (Thanks Hayden and Bethany). With their help, I was able to get it all done pretty quickly. We also made a stop at Wal*Mart and Krispy Kreme--it was Hayden's first time. Today I packed up my room and came down here to St. George. I'm leaving from the Las Vegas airport to go to DC on the Friday night red-eye flight. Woohoo! I'm ready to relax for the next couple of days.
The before photo (we were all really happy to be cleaning).
This is where we were bringing the trolley back from dropping off my boxes full of office stuff. We went on a little ride around the wilk. Some people weren't very impressed.
My beloved board--before I erased it for Elise. A tribute to everyone that's ever written on my board.
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NO PIES?!?!?!?
Thanks Adam for posting and letting us share in your last few memories here before leaving to Washington DC. It is always a little bit scary for me to start something new but all your great memories will sustain you! "Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect!" Owens Lee Pomeroy. Glad to hear you get a couple of days to relax and 'stop the world' before starting the new journey.
I'm such a loser. I was going to write on that board but never got around to it. LOSER. Arg.
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