It's been a while...

I know you haven't heard from me in a while. Sorry about that. We've been running a million miles an hour these days! In the last month we moved, got sick, Cur went to Cali for his cousin Cara's wedding, I went to AZ for my gal pal's wedding (post to follow on that)... needless to say we've been busy kids.

Here are a few shots of what it's like around here these days. I've decided that while I hate, despise, and abhor winter, I love fall. There's something about the crisp chill in the air. It smells clean and fresh in a way only mountain country can. It's been chilly but I've enjoyed watching the leaves turn and the seasons change, something I never experienced until last fall, being a born and raised Arizona desert girl.

Here's a shot driving up University Avenue. That's where we live on the right. We love it here.


Last Sunday we took a drive up the canyon into Sundance. So beautiful. We wish we could bottle up that air for a sniff every now and then.






Lastly, we've been married a year as of October 11th! It's crazy how fast time flies. We're having so much fun together. We have yet to celebrate as I was sick on the weekend of our anniversary but we have a little getaway planned for next weekend up to Park City (for a small fee of sitting through one of those torturous timeshare presentations). It will be great to get out of town and up into the mountains. Happy Anniversary to us!

I LOVVVE STEVE NASH

Please see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxZkaEge0R8

Its For Real

What do these guys have in common besides being ridiculously rich?

















They all read my new blog about Biz School!!!

I don't like the idea of filling up this blog with my business school doodlings, so if you'd like to see what's happening in school and the biz world, check the blog here:

http://thembaperspective.blogspot.com/

I try to update it daily. No, seriously!

GO GO GO

The past few weeks have been CHAOTIC.


We moved into a new condo and if moving isn't difficult enough, we coordinated the painting, carpet cleaning, lock changing, and installation of new countertops, sink, and of course tile floor. That was a lot of work and I have Cbug to thank for most of it. We love our new place (thx mom and dad!). Pictures coming soon.


Our travel log has been hectic. In the past two weeks I did the following:

SLC to Las Vegas to New Orleans
New Orleans to Denver to SLC
SLC to Phx and back to SLC
SLC to PHX to Orange County
OC to LA and back
OC to PHX to SLC.....
and finally home! That's a lot of traveling and too much standing in airport lines.


The good news is I had fun in California, even though I was still recovering from a cold. I stayed with my friend Ryan Nicholls and his wife Tracy. Ry and I shared stories about living in Brazil together and selling pest control in California together.



Before my cousin Cara's wedding kicked off, I had a chance to meet with marketing peeps at Honda and Yamaha headquarters. Both experiences were awesome. I'm hoping it leads to job offers later when positions become available.


(The Honda security guards got mad I took this picture)


Cousin Cara and Joe got married in Mission Viejo. The wedding and weather were beautiful. I had fun seeing family and playing with my nieces Kate and Macy. Somehow Macy slept in my arms through all the post-wedding dancing. Sorry, but I don't have pictures of the festivites.

Speaking of weddings, I believe I got married 364 days ago today...

Not Feeling Well

My family knows when I get sick, I get really sick and I stay sick for a long time. Unfortunately, that's been the case since Wednesday. I've been 100% bed ridden, making life miserable. I've missed school, General Conference, Priesthood Session, and I haven't been able to entertain Robert Kempton while he's been staying with us. Its too bad because we had hopes of fishing and riding motorcycles. I'm also stressed about getting healthy in time for a business trip on Monday and a trip to California this week.

Watching this 5x day has kept my spirits high:

http://www.viddler.com/explore/failblog/videos/200/

"So How Was Your Day At School?"

We've all been there. You come home from a long day of 3rd grade and all you can think about is getting to the box of Oatmeal Cream Pies before your siblings and eating the last one while watching Duck Tales (woo-hoo!).

Your Mom, however, wants to know how the day was and what you did. If you were like me in 3rd grade, your answer was along the lines of "I dont know" and "nothing". Well, things have changed!

For my Leadership class, I've been asked to start a project where I positively influence others. The project is supposed to be something I've been wanting to do and something I feel passionately about. This led me to think about my MBA experience. I have a lot of people ask me questions about it. People are usually looking to answer 1 of 2 questions:

1) "Is what you're learning as a MBA worthwhile for me to consider going back to school"

or

2) "I'm having such and such problems in my company, what are they teaching you in business school that could help me improve my business?"

In response to friends and family looking for business tips or considering a graduate degree (and in my own desire to keep a record of what I'm learning in school) I'm going to blog each day after class some key takeaways from the day. The goal is to keep it SHORT (after all I've got snacks and cartoons to watch when I get home), to keep it interesting, and insightful.

Part of the project is showing that I actually made a difference. In order to do so, I'd like to know what kind of things you'd like me to blog about: The work load? Ways to grow a company? Better methods of hiring good employees? Tips on networking and job finding?

The purpose of the blog is not to act like I'm a pro or know it all on these subjects, but a way to share what I'm learning and help people get answers to questions. Also, feel free to add advice and tips.

Please let me know what you'd like to hear about and if you have something you'd like to contribute! I look forward to your comments.

CSH

Looking for Jobs in the Big Easy

Although its September and only 1 month into our last year of the program, MBAs are already looking for jobs upon graduating in April. Many companies start interviewing in Sept./Oct. to make offers before Christmas for jobs in May. Confusing?



Anyways, in hopes of getting in front of the best companies looking to hire I headed to New Orleans to attend the National Black MBA Career Fair. No, you don't have to be black to go. There were whites, blacks, indians, asians, latinos, and even a few extra-terrestrials. I thought I would feel out of place, but everyone was very cordial and I had a great time.

There were actually 50 of us BYU students who traveled to New Orleans together. We had fun walking the streets, tasting the NOLA grub, and sharing stories about our interviews.




Speaking of interviews, I scored THREE! One with AutoZone, Harley-Davidson, and EcoLab. They all went well and I'm hoping to hear from them and other companies who asked to interview me at another date. I'm really excited about the future!


My good friend and old roommate Scott Fryer came down from Purdue for the same event. We had a great time reminiscing and talking interview strategies.






Other than Texas, I've never been to the South before. Its quirky, historic, has great food, and is HUMIDDDDDDDD.









The great Mississippi River:



After all of our Friday interviews we headed out to get a taste of New Orleans.








Fun stuff, but I'm happy to be home with my CBug.