The Two Month Update!

So um...it has been awhile. I think it would be an understatement to state that I have been merely "busy". Ever since I have graduated, things have been crazy! But for simplicity, let's just do a reader's digest version of my life in the past few weeks.

First... I am officially graduated. My diploma came in the mail a few days ago. I was so excited! I didn't even take it out of the envelope. I mean, would you want to risk damaging a paper that cost over 15,000 dollars? ...Yeah, I didn't want to either.

Second, I am now working full time as a Lab Technician at the lab that I worked at as an undergraduate. It is really fun! The job has allowed me to further know that I want to research for the rest of my life.

Third.. I am starting to hear back from graduate schools! The outcomes so far:
University of Utah: Interview
Case Western Reserve University: Interview
Washington State University: Accepted with ~45,000 dollars assistantship/year
UC San Fransisco: Denied
UT Austin: Denied

So far it is about half and half. Which I was expecting. So we will see where I go! But I am still waiting to hear back from six more schools...

Okay, now for the picture update! I was lucky enough to spend the week after Christmas with my roommate (Kerianna) and her family (:o) ). It was a lot of fun because not only was it a vacation to a warmer place, but it was also a nice way to celebrate graduating. Below are some shots from the adventure!

First up: A beach shot! Yep, I spent my winter holiday on a beach in "warm" weather. It was way fun! This is a shot of Kerianna and I being our mischievious selves (some things never change...right?)


What California trip would be complete without random-ness that occurs in the car on the way to destinations? Gotta love the fish faces!

I went touring around San Fransisco with 4 native Californians. I am glad that they humored me enough to take a few tourist photos. This is me in Chinatown. (And for the record, this is one of the places where I have never felt so white in my life!)

Ah! I loved this shot. I guess I am a fan of the silhouette shots.

Our high school musical shot...beach style!

Okay, so this picture has a long story behind it, but in short. We went into this chinese "herb" store. But in all actuality, we decided it smelt like rabbit food. This is a picture of some of the stuff they were selling (which was around 75+ dollars a pound). Do you see the hesitation in my face?

Overall it was a WAY FUN trip! I am so glad that Kerianna and her family let me come down and see the coast and visit with their family.

I will be making my way back to CA this weekend to bid Kerianna off as she leaves on her LDS mission. And then it is a bout with grad school interviews. I hope that I am able to get at least one at a warm school....right now, my chances of getting out of the cold are slim to none!