Summa Summa

Surprise! The Summer is slowly coming to a close (even if all the pins on Pinterest are of Halloween and Fall outfits) however- it is still very much Summer. If it is still 90+ degrees in Idaho it is most surely not even close to Fall. Now that I am off my soapbox, I can tell you how terrible I have been at blogging. This has been for a number of reasons. First, my computer is really slow and there isn't an Apple store here, so that has to wait until our next Utah/Vegas trip. Second, I really don't like my camera and all my pictures are not the best quality and I don't love putting semi quality pictures up.

As a quick Summer recap:

I sewed. A lot. My two favorite projects were:

  a knockoff Baby Zara dress

and a color block throw pillow

I said a few things about my internship a few posts back. I finished with this about a month ago. I came to love teaching geriatrics, which is something I never thought I would say. I quickly learned early on in my health and fitness career path that personal training and teaching younger crowds usually turns into a vanity competition; these people loved to exercise because they simply got stronger! It was so much more important to them to be strong and fit than to have a "nice bod". This is a whole other tangent I can go on, but I will spare you all. Simply stated, CrossFit is the best thing ever. Exercise for practicality and strength, not vanity. 

I taught three different classes in Idaho Falls, Milo, and Rexburg. I already miss their smiling faces terribly. I la la la loved their care free attitudes. 

Robert has been working for a concrete company over the Summer; he works from about 5:30 am- 3-4 pm (on a good day). He has gotten incredibly tan, and lets be honest. I am a tad bit jealous. Even though the poor guy can't feel the nerves in his hands half the time, it has been a blessing that he found this Summer job. He also took the MCAT for the 3rd time (he finds out results in about a week!) and applied to Medical Schools (again). 

We have found time to play even with our  his crazy schedule. We have done quite a bit, but sadly, below are the only adventures I actually documented. 

We went camping with some of our good friends in the Tetons.

We accidentally took the managers camping spot (whoops) but it had an incredible view of the lake!

 I promise Kaylin & Tyler aren't the only ones who like each other.

Hidden Falls at Jenny's Lake

If any of you are going up to the Grand Teton area I HIGHLY recommend going on the short little jaunt up the mountain by Jenny's Lake to Hidden Falls. It is beautiful and it is the perfect place to pick Huckleberries! 

Speaking of, our next adventure was picking Huckleberry's in Kelly Canyon. I love Idaho's little gem berry.

We picked about a quart, which may not seem like much but for Huckleberries, that is about $25 worth of berries. Mmmmm. Delicious.

Lastly, back at the beginning of July we went to Palisades to go camping with our ward. I can't even begin to tell you how much I love our ward, and all of the wonderful friends we've made. It's such a unique and wonderful experience to be in a ward when everyone is pretty much in the exact same stage as you are. It is a once in a life time opportunity and I am very grateful that we have this chance, and that we got so lucky. I don't have any pictures from the campout, but the next morning a few of our friends went to hike Palisades with us. It is one of our favorite hikes in Eastern Idaho, and reminds me why I love this part of the country so much. We didn't get any pictures with our friends because Robert and I got carried away and decided to hike the extra 6 miles to the other lake while our friends were fishing. 

Phew. And that's a wrap. Definitely was a very brief overview of our Summer thus far but there is still enough Summer left to make up for my lack of blogging our many other adventures.

Post-Grad Update, Corrected.

Remember that one time when I told you Robert and I were moving to Salt Lake so I could maybe, possibly start my grad program and Robert would maybe, possibly be doing research at the medical school?

Psych.

Last Friday our lives took a crazy turn and we are staying in Rexburg! I know, beyond exciting. Okay, so maybe staying in Rexburg isn't really that exciting and I will be the first to admit that.

The exciting part is actually on Friday a professor that Robert and I work closely with asked us both to be adjunct faculty in the Fall! We will both be teaching Anatomy and Physiology labs for the next year.

That's right, you are looking at the newest faculty here at the BYU-Idaho campus.

Brother & Sister Davis.

We are pretty excited to be working together. Although it's something that we weren't really expecting or planning for ourselves we are beyond thrilled at the opportunity.

Three cheers for taking random, unplanned turns in life!

Post-Grad Update

Currently Robert and I are in what I call post graduation limbo (aka- our lives are pretty boring and I have nothing to blog about besides weekend adventures with friends).  This morning I woke up and said to myself- "self, it's probably about time you updated your blog about your life, as mundane as your post grad life is". So here it is:

First off, since I know 99% of the people who read this blog are thinking a baby is long overdue for us since we are almost hitting our two year mark…….No, I am not with child. Neither is Robert.

Robert is just a rugged handsome fellow who just shaved off a goatee. Yep, that's right rubbertoe was feeling rebellious after graduation and just grew that puppy out.  

Other than growing facial hair- Roubbertoe is working 50+ hours a week for a concrete company here in Eastern Idaho and he is loving it. Mostly because it's the first time we have been able to save in a long time, and it pays for round two of medical school applications. He also really likes working outside with his hands because he has been coped up in a library for the past two years with no break. 

Along with working from 5am-6pm, he is studying for the MCAT (third times a charm, right?) and getting applications all tidied up for the big June 1. 

I am doing my internship through the Idaho Public Health Department as an instructor for the Fit and Fall Proof program for Senior Citizens. It has been an incredible opportunity for me, and one that I never thought I would enjoy as much as I do. The two girls I work with are great, but my clients are what make it such a rewarding experience. 

Along with my internship, I am still working up on campus as the lead TA for the Anatomy classes, which is still just as interesting as always! It will be my last semester being a TA, and it will certainly be something I miss; I also learned that as much as I love being a TA, teaching in a classroom setting is not my calling in life. 6 semesters of doing this has been a blessing, but it has been enough classroom teaching for  me. :)

We are moving to SALT LAKE! (yes, compared to Rexyland, it's pretty exciting- we are ready for a change). I haven't really said anything about this for multiple reasons. We don't really know what we are going to do or where we are going to live when we go down in August. I was accepted to the U of Utah for a grad program in Global Health starting in the Fall, but grad school is still TBD for me. Robert also has a research opportunity down at the U medical school that he may or may not take. You know, decision making seems to not work well with either of us. Let's just say I like to keep multiple doors open, at one time. Who likes having limited options, anyway?

So if any of you kind folks have any sweet housing or job opportunities up your sleeve, don't be shy.

Whew. And, thats a wrap.