Halfway Through the New Year . . . Oops

Now that it has been 10 months since my last post, I think I finally have something sufficient to blog about. Since August, the following has happened (don't feel sad when you see how short the list is, I have accepted the fact grad school has commandeered all aspects of my life):

1. My sister has been serving in the Tempe, Arizona mission and I couldn't be more proud!! She has been doing so great. She's developed some mean teachin' and preachin' skills and has had several baptisms. Katelyn officially reached her halfway mark on June 1st. Time flies!

2. Spent some time with the family over Christmas. There is nothing better than after a hard semester, going home and doing a whole lot of nothing. I think I managed to eat and help put together a puzzle. I'm glad my family still loves me.


3. In January, me, Ashley, and Leslie took a trip to Vegas to a) visit our lovely friend Alisha and b) see a Cirque du Soleil show! The weather was warm (well much warmer than provo, which is not hard to accomplish) and we had a blast! Mystere was probably one of the most mind-blowing things I have ever seen. If you have the time or money, I highly suggest it. We also took a detour to see Hoover Dam. Very pretty sight!

4. I officially finished my last class EVER on April 21, 2011. I never want to take another class ever again. Wait, let me be more specific: I never want to be in school ever again. I admit I suffered brief periods of delusion where I thought getting a PhD would be a good idea, but when I was once again lucid I realized the absurdity of this notion. As good (really good) as "Dr. Corbett" sounds, more school would literally do me in.

BUT, I'm trying not to be too excited yet because I still have the hardest part left: THESIS. Though I don't have to enroll in classes with homework, I still have lots of research and reading to do. One of the things I learned the hard way is that you write your thesis on what your thesis adviser is interested in. So I'm stuck writing about a culture I don't like (the Romans) in a time period I don't like (the Roman Period). I'll survive I'm sure. Probably.

5. On April 27, the museum opened a new exhibit on modern Maya textiles. Me, along with 4 other girls were involved in curating this exhibit. I even managed to paint a mini-mural the weekend before the opening. All in all, I have to say we did a pretty excellent job on this exhibit, so if you are passing through Provo between now and March of 2013, you should definitely stop by, it's free!

6. I just recently returned from visiting my dearest friend Heather in Austin, Texas. Once again, I need to comment on the warm weather. It was definitely in the 90's which was a good 35 degrees warmer than when I left Utah. At the end of May. Stupid. Anyways, I had a wonderful time as Heather showed me all around. It was fun to see where she grew up and meet all her new friends who are great (maybe too great, which does not assuage my fears about being replaced). At the end of the week Ashley and Sarah joined us. It was a fun "college friends" reunion and I only wish I had the money to do it more often. Working for an NPO-University combo in Utah is about as good as volunteering. Now I just need to get Heather to come to G.J.!

Sadly my list didn't even make it to 10, but I have some fun things planned for the summer that will be much more entertaining! I'm looking forward to an all-expense-paid research trip through Europe and some time home for a family reunion! In an attempt to motivate myself to post more, I gave my blog a little face lift. So you might see more posts! But no promises Ashley.