Class is out

Looking back on the semester, I must say it was a good one. School was not easy but it has gone well. My internship with Ensign Peak was very beneficial. I am now Bloomberg certified. I am knee deep in looking for an internship this summer and that has been taking up a lot of time. But I know it will be worth it. I also now have a girlfriend and we have been dating for almost a month. Can’t complain about that! My family seems to be doing well. I will be flying back to Austin in exactly a week and I can’t wait to see them. Hard work always pays off and I feel that I have done my best in allocating my time for all aspects of my life. 

Cleaning Checks

Cleaning checks are a necessary evil. It amazes me to find such nasty things in the fridge after only cleaning it out 2 weeks before hand. I had to clean the bathroom this week and that is never fun. However, I call it a necessary evil because honestly, if we didn’t have a deadline our apartment would probably never get cleaned. This week our bathroom wasn’t too dirty so after I finished the bathroom, I walked into the kitchen and saw the huge pile of dishes. Feeling bad for my roommate who wasn’t even awake yet, I filled the dishwasher for him. Was it a big deal? No. Did I get a thank you? No. I don’t even think he knew I did them but that’s not the point. Helping someone out always makes one feel better. It was a good start to the weekend. Oh and the cleaning check guy looked at our apartment for about 2 minutes and then we talked football for 15.

I Love Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving break has been great. I didn’t go back to Texas but I’m making the most of my time here in Utah. Thanksgiving morning I woke up at 5:30 a.m. and headed up to Layton to pick up my cousin for some football. He has a bunch of friends he grew up with and we had our own turkey bowl. It was awesome and I even scored a few touchdowns! Then I drove over to my Aunt and Uncle’s house. I hadn’t seen some of those cousins in a long time and it was great to catch up with them. The food was amazing. The seven pies were really good too. Then I drove home just in time to see Texas beat A&M. A great way to top off an amazing day! I must say, life is good and there’s not a day that passes that I don’t thank God for all that I have.

Good to Great

It was another great week. School and work have completely consumed my life but it is always good when school and work become fun. I have started reading “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t” for my business management class. The class requires us to read a finance book and honestly if it wasn’t for this assignment, I probably would not have read this book. I have enjoyed it so far. There are many good companies in the world but only a few great companies. The book, written by Jim Collins, asks the question; what makes a company great? Thousands of hours of analysis later, he saw that great companies have humble, driven leaders, focus on what they are good at, and use their resources around them for their benefit. There is nothing new to these concepts but often times people forget about the little things. I hope to have a great company one day!

A Superduper Weekend

My weekend was fantastic! Superduper! Ever since the half marathon I ran, I have had little motivation to get back into moving any muscles in my body. But finally I went to the gym and ran/lifted weights. It felt so good but I am so sore!  My brother helped me get new tires for my baby (’99 Camry:) and then in return I helped him with his car. For some reason, working on cars always takes twice as long as you expect. College football was crazy as usual. TCU went onto the blue turf and beat Boise State and then Oregon killed Stanford. The Longhorns lost. I don’t want to talk about it. But BYU won big! I also went on a date with my girlfriend. (Official as of 11/12/11.) We made Café Rio burritos, went putt-putt golfing, and then topped off the evening with some fried Oreos. Always a good time!

Pull!

It was an epic weekend! I am not one of those guys who own a ton of guns and I’ll go as far to say that I have shot very few guns in my lifetime but this past weekend we went and shot clay pigeons. I have been out of Boy Scouts for a few years now and I had not shot a gun for many years. Needless to say, I was a bit nervous about my abilities. But we went out and we had a blast. I must say I surprised myself. I hit about 50% of the clay pigeons that were thrown up which is about 50% better than what I thought I would shoot. I enjoyed shooting but by no means do I want to go out a buy a small arsenal for my own personal enjoyment. I’ll just let my friends buy the guns for now and shoot them.

Halloween Half Marathon

I ran the Halloween Half Marathon with Chase Trejo today. I’m still not sure why we decided to run the half marathon because neither one of us really like to run but I think it’s so we can say that we did it. The most I had run at one time was six miles just last Saturday. Anyways, it was freezing this morning and my arms/hands were numb for about the first seven miles but they warmed up. I only stopped and walked to drink water at the water stations. I had some good music going and in just under two hours Chase and I finished the race! It was awesome but I have never been so sore in my life! My calves can hardly support my weight. Most people say that once you run one race then you crave more. I for one don’t plan on running for a very long time (unless it’s for a sport). Halloween Half = Work done!

Doin' Work!

Once again my life is consumed by school, work, and of course, sports! Our co-ed volleyball team had its first game this past Tuesday and we dominated! We have a game in about an hour and I'm expecting another dominating performance. Last night (Friday night), we had an intramural football game and we won! We finished the season 3-2 and now we're heading into the playoffs with a two game win streak. Can't touch us! I had two catches for about 25 yards. It was fun. This week I also signed up for the Halloween Half Marathon next Saturday. I don't know what I am thinking because I've never done anything like it but I think it will be a good experience. There's a first time for everything! The biggest problem is what costume I'm going to wear for the race...

Viva Las Vegas

In class we were asked to “buy a random person a coke” over the weekend. This assignment was perfect for me because I went to Las Vegas this weekend for my friend’s wedding. I was thinking what the best situation would be to buy someone a “coke” and then the opportune moment struck. We were in one of the many hotels in Vegas just hanging out when I saw a girl sitting across the way. I motioned for the drink lady to come over and I had the drink lady anonymously take a coke over to the girl. It was funny to see her look around confused, not knowing where it came from. Or maybe confused why someone would send her a non-alcoholic beverage. Either way, she seemed happy and my friends and I got in some good laughs. Vegas was fun!

Tests are like big time games

I just finished a long week of midterms and it went well. Since I’m not a huge fan of tests, I have taken the same approach that I take for my football/ basketball games; all or nothing. Any game I play I want to win or in this case, do well on my test, so I try to have that goal in the back of my head and I think of my studying as practice. Whenever I get tired or bored of studying, I remember the end goal and keep going. Then once game time hits or rather test time, I go all out on every play or question and try my very best. It has been very helpful! It’s just one way to make life more interesting… I don’t know what works for other people but I recommend this approach. All I do is win, win, win!!

GC

Every six months The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds what they call General Conference. It is a two-day event where the leaders of our Church broadcast to the entire world what they feel we need to hear. This time around they talked about just not stooping to the world’s standards but rather keeping high standards. They talked about hope and that the Lord is aware of us and wants us to be happy. I had the opportunity of attending a session on Saturday and also a session on Sunday. It was an amazing experience and even better, my dad and his wife came into town. We all got to hang out together and ate at the Cheesecake Factory. Everything’s good at the Cheesecake Factory! It was a wonderful weekend and I must say, life is good!

It is what it is

I was trying to think about what I was going to blog about and more sports stories popped into my head. Then I decided to read my old posts and realized that all I have talked about is sports. What can I say? I love sports! It is what it is... Last night we had an intramural football game and we played our old quarter back's team and we lost. It was a fun, clean game and I had some good catches and tackles. Then we rushed over to the bowling alley and that is where we shined! Team Bowlin' Is a Habit dominated for the second straight week. We are now 8-0 on games played. My high for the night was a 151. It was a solid team effort and I love my crew; J-Felony, Chasey Cat, and Brad to the Bone. I don't know what it is about sports but they keep me sane amongst all of the exams and work!

Intramural Champ

Last week was pretty epic. Justin and I played in an intramural golf tournament and one of the holes was a par 3 and they had a contest to see who could get it closest. So I hit an 8-iron from 165 out to about 6 feet. I  was the closest to the pin at the time but more people still had to play the hole so I didn't think much about it. Then I went into the intramural office and saw an envelope with my name on it and it turns out I won and Sleepy Ridge gave me 9-holes free golf. But the best part about it was I got an INTRAMURAL CHAMPIONS shirt!!!!!!!!! I about cried on the spot!!! I've been trying to get one of those since freshman year and I finally got one! You know what it is!!!

BYU... a love hate relationship

I didn't bye an all-sports pass this year because the sports just didn't excite me much last year (except for Jimmer). But a ticket fell in my lap so I decided to go to the BYU vs. Utah game thinking it would be fun but what happens? BYU got crushed! I left early in the fourth quarter. I couldn't take it anymore! And that is why I say I have a love hate relationship with BYU sports. Somedays are just so good and others just make me want to cry. On the bright side, TEXAS won big! Colt to Shipley all day!

Weekend in Texas

For months now I have been looking forward to this weekend... I flew into Austin from Provo last night and today I baptized my nephew Andrew Austin Williams. It was such a great experience and we will always have a special bond together! My other little nephew Cordell was baptized and they both were smiling from ear to ear! Then to make an amazing day even better, I went to the UT vs. BYU game with my family. I was torn because I wanted Texas to do well and I didn''t want BYU to do bad. But I am happy with the outcome... Go horns!!! Topped the night off at Magnolia's Cafe with my friends and all I can say is... Life is good!