this was on msn the other day and i found it somewhat amusing. out of 100 cities, salt lake ranked 97th for having the "worst teet"...looks like i should have studied pre-dental for my undergrad.
Cities with the Worst Teeth
Rank City Name
100 Lubbock, TX
99 Philadelphia, PA
98 Spokane, WA
97 Salt Lake City, UT
96 Jackson, MS
95 El Paso, TX
94 Portland, OR
93 Tulsa, OK
92 Tucson, AZ
91 Baton Rouge, LA
so yesterday was the start of an all new softball season...and it was 30 degrees outside! im playing again out in south jordan with some high school friends and all of us were bundled up like it was november or december! ( i wore a beanie the whole time) the funny thing was that when i left my appartment in salt lake to start heading to the game it was snowing outside! fortunately the strom avoided the west side and we stayed dry...but cold all the same. In all actuality though, it wasnt that bad outside and we stayed pretty warm. its just crazy to think that we were starting the softball season when its still so chilly out! anyway, the game itself was a lot of fun and im really excited to start playing another season. its not that im any good at softball or anything, but ive really come to enjoy spending a couple nights a week throughout the summer playing softball. i think its just fun to get out and play. its actually funny because the team we played last night was the very same team we played last year to start the out the season. i only remember that because i have a friend on that team and also because last year when we played we had to play an extra 30 or 40 minutes to win the game. it was pretty fun...however the teams playing after us werent so happy though. anyway, i had fun last night playing and actually will be playing again tonight so im looking forward to that...plus it should be just a bit warmer than it was last night...at least hopefully it will be!
sorry it has been a while since i have sat down and updated my blog. things are going well and, like everyone else it seems, im staying pretty busy. school is winding down and leaving much to get done before the semester finishes, and work is picking up as the construction season is returning. yet, even though it seems busy, things are, like i said, going fairly well. its fun to get back outside for work on a more regular basis and check the job sites around the city, and its additionally fun to prepare for graduation from the U. in fact, just this past week i got done buying my cap and gown etc for the big day. anyway, things are going good.
on another note, the last session of conference has just ended and i would like to express how much i enjoyed watching conference this season. ever since going on a mission i have really come to love and appreciate gereral conference. in fact, i remember just being home from france and looking forward to the october 04 conference almost like it was christmas. i think that probably has something to do with serving outside of the united states and learning to appreciate the blessing of living so close to church head quarters and church authorities...and being able to hear the prophets and apostles in their native tongue. even though its a blessing to broadcast conference across the globe, ive always felt bad for french and other members who have to hear the words of the prophet through a translator. anyway, i enjoyed conference and the chance to participate in feeling the spirit of the messages. I really enjoyed elder wirthlins talk and also the messages from the first presedency during the priesthood session. - - speaking of the priesthood session, i was able to take taylor cluff along with me for the session and subsequent butterfield traditional after-conference dinner. howard is basically out of town right now so i asked sylvia if it would be ok if i took taylor with me and the fam to the priesthood session. she of course said yes and was actually pretty excited about it all since taylor had never been able to go before. so, i met up with taylor, helped him get his tie on, and brought him with me. it was so fun! i was so proud of him all throughout the night and was really able to reflect on how grateful i am to be a friend with the cluffs. i have known taylor now for close to seven years and it has truly been one of my biggest blessings being able to watch him grow and develop...besides, how could you not have fun at conference when the person you bring pulls out a pirate eye-patch from his pocket half way though the session and wears it for a good half hour or so! trust me, that was classic!
