Jacob's lost Ring

Jacob and I had a ward party last Saturday at Greenfield park. Our Elders Quorum President had 4 billboard signs and a fire hoes and made the biggest slip-n-slide I've ever seen. It was a blast. During all the fun and excitement Jacob realized his wedding ring was gone. We looked everywhere. Several people helped look up and down the hill w/ no luck. After everything was cleaned up Jacob and I went back w/ a metal detector and searched everywhere Jacob walked and where the water drained off. After getting sunburned we decided to leave. We had planned on going to the Temple that day and decided we should stick to our plan and go. Around 7:30 my family called and said they were ready to go w/ us and help look some more. Jacob stayed home because he felt really sick and burned. We had shovels, rakes, and a metal detector. Before unloading everything I walked half way down the field and looked down only to see Jacob ring sitting on top of the grass. I walked right to it. What a miracle.

We Listed Our Condo

We painted and rearranged our condo to sell it. We've had absolutely no luck. If anyone knows anyone looking for a cheep place to live, let them know. We would like to move in w/ Grandma Shepherd and save some money. We would live there until Jacob graduates and finds a job. We'll see what happens.

The Month of May

Time for a little updating... it's been a while since we wrote on our blog. Jacob and I went to Knotts Berry Farm for our 2 year anniversary. Our anniversary was May 20 so we left the Thursday and got to our hotel after midnight. The next morning we went to Knotts Berry and spent the day there. They have the tallest water roller coaster in the world that is just a few feet short of Niagara Falls with a 75 degree drop. I took a picture. That was my favorite ride. Jacob and I were soaked. We walked back to our hotel and ordered Chinese. It was amazing. The next morning we drove back home and were so glad we went.

SCHOOL IS OVER!!

Finally, the semester is over! The last few weeks of school I had three different group projects due. I spent a lot of time working on these projects and to top it off, I had a take home final in one of my classes. I know a few people who stayed up all night the night before it was due, but not me. I had it done by 11:00 pm. Hopefully all that hard work will pay off with some good grades.

Yesterday, Heather and I spent a good portion of the day shopping. I had to keep telling myself, "It's okay, Jacob. The semester's over and you don't have any homework to do. You don't have to feel bad about spending the day with your wife shopping."

Last Monday I had an interview for a summer internship with a company called ATK. They have 3 departments and last summer I interned with them in Northern Utah. The department up there designs and builds the large, white booster rockets that launch the space shuttle, as well as other types of rocket motors. The department here deals with medium caliber munitions (30 - 50 mm bullets and guns/cannons). Hopefully I'll find out about the position sometime this week.

Work has been slow at A&A Engineering where I now work and I can only work part time. My friend Spencer wants to come back to work here over the summer, so me getting this job at ATK would be great for both of us. I really hope I get it, otherwise I'll have a lot of extra time on my hands and I don't know what I'd do with myself. I've been in school for so long that it feels like if I'm not doing homework I'm slacking.

A few weeks ago, Heather got released as a Beehive adviser and was put into the young women's presidency. She's excited about the knew calling and still gets to work with the same girls. She also gets to go to girls camp at the end of the month. She bought a program to make calendars and posters, and has been having a blast making cool stuff for her meetings.

Finals Week

Classes are over and there are only finals and projects left to complete. It's going to be a busy week and a half. I started my senior design project this semester. My group has to design and implement a system on a house that will save as much money in a year as it costs to build and install. We've come up with three ideas and next semester we will try to implement them. Our ideas are to put window film on the windows, a radiant barrier (aluminum foil) on top of the insulation on the attic floor, and to use a mister to cool the air around the air conditioner. Maybe I'll post more details after finals.

Spring Break

This week was my Spring Break. I didn't do anything special. My work schedule was the same and I still had homework to do, though it was nice to have a break and relax. Unfortunately, I did more relaxing than I should have at the beginning of the week and ran short on time for my homework.

Heather has been really enjoying her new office. Every day she comes home and tells me how awesome it is and how great the people are that she works with. She has been busy working hard this whole week. Today she did some cleaning and then counted all the change that we've collected. As I sat in the other room I could hear the sweet clanking of coins as she totaled up our savings. Then an excited yell, "Fifty three dollars! I'm going to the bank to turn this into cash and buy some paint." So off she went. We (I mean Heather) have been thinking about painting some of our rooms and already had the color decided. All afternoon Heather has been painting away while I've been stuck doing homework. She's almost done and we both think that it looks really good.

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Bytheway, I got two hits past Matt's blocks at volleyball last Thursday. Quite an achievement for me.

I LOVE my NEW Job!!!

Before I started working for Dr. Ghorab, I had given my resume to to other doctors who weren't hiring at the time. They both contacted me and wanted to interview on the same Friday almost 5 months later. I was offered both jobs and decided that changing offices was definitely the right thing to do. I started working for Dr. Adams on Thursday and absolutely love it there. I love everyone I work with and enjoy going to work. This has been a huge blessing for Jacob and I. Things just work out.