Twilight

My sister was in town a few weeks ago and asked me if I had read this book/series. I said I had heard of them, but never read any. If you don't know, they are books written by a BYU graduate about a girl, vampires, love, etc. They are huge in Utah, and when I say huge, I'm not exaggerating. I tried to get a copy from the library, but they only have 20 copies or so and there are 127 people on the waiting list, so luckily my friend Kerstin reads the books as well and I borrowed it from her. I started reading it at the airport on the way to Washington D.C. (yesterday) and I finished it this morning. I have to admit that I'm hooked. The storyline was good and I like fantasy books, so the vampires were a fun element. Plus, there is a good, clean romantic plot that I'm sure is the reason these books are so popular with girls. I'm reading a lot of NY Times bestseller non-fiction books at the moment, so it was good to take a break and read some good fiction. I recommend it if you have some time and are needing a good book to read. I have to give thanks to Joanna for getting me started and Kerstin for loaning me the book. I can't wait to start the second one!

Big Blue Bash

Last Saturday we went to the Big Blue Bash in Salt Lake City. I will probably be posting a lot of BYU stuff in the next couple of weeks because it is our last year at BYU and football season starts in a few weeks (Sept. 1, BYU v. AU). We figure we need to go to as much as possible and take advantage of the fact that we are at BYU. So, we went and ate food, took pictures and got autographs, and heard speeches by Greg Rubell (journalist for KSL), Eric Drage and James Dye (old BYU football players), Coach Tidwell, Max Hall, and Bryan Kehl. Below is a picture with Bryan Kehl. They were all really good speakers and seem like such nice guys. We also got the new Fully Invested t-shirts, so we can show our support for the team and wearing blue to the games. It was a fun night. We also made it back in time to see Ocean's 13 with Ryan and Kerstin, which is a really good movie. Anyways, GO COUGARS!

BYU Women's Football Clinic

Last Thursday (August 2nd), I had the opportunity to go to the BYU Women's Football Clinic and I had the greatest time. Casey was super jealous : ) Although, I did wish that he was there with me because I know he would have loved it. There were over 400 girls there (which is 300 more than they had last year). First, we signed in, got our shirts, got to look around the Cougar Club (which is so cool), and eat a little. Then, Max Hall (this year's quarterback) took a few of us on a tour. We saw the locker room and the press box. Along the way I saw different players and took pictures with them. After the tour, we all sat down and Bronco Mendenhall got up and talked, answered questions, and introduced the coaching staff. We then had a players panel where we asked some of the players a few questions. After that, they took us outside where they went into detail about the positions on the field and what they do. When that was over, we got into groups and went around to the different stations and did drills with each coach and the players. It was so much fun. After that was all over, we all sat down and Coach Mendenhall talked to us again and thanked us for coming, then we got to watch a new 12-minute long highlight video. As we were leaving, we got a goodie bag with the new Football poster, the schedule card, schedule magnet, and this fold out that had different stats and information about football. Oh, and I even got interviewed for some Idaho Falls newspaper : ) I had a blast and I would definately go again.

The Cougar Club

Locker room. This is the stuff that each player gets every year.
The Press Box
Bronco Mendenhall
Doing drills Starting from the top left (then continueing left to right): Me with Fui Vakapuna, In the press box, With Walter Kahaiali'i, With Shawn Doman, Landon Jaussi, and Matt Putnam, With Bryan Kehl, With Coach Mendenhall (I know, not the best picture), With Max Hall, the coaching staff, and again with Fui Vakapuna.