Changes

In about two weeks I will face some serious changes in my life. I will no longer be enrolled at UVU. This something that I have not experienced since 2003. I will however be enrolled at the University of Phoenix. I know, I know University of Phoenix is not Harvard, or Stanford. It does however work for me with my full time job, and will allow my two little boys to see their Dad. All of this contingent on if I can pass all my classes at UVU. I pretty much have at least one paper to write for every class and I am not looking forward to it at all. Most of them are due next week. None of them are over 5 pages so it should not be that big of a deal.

I never thought I would be sad be done with UVU. I have learned a lot, and will take a lot of great memories with me. I almost feel like an adult now that I am done with school. The thing I am most excited about is being able to come home nearly every day and spend time with my family. It is not a lot of fun to be at school knowing my boys have not seen me all day. I am very lucky to have a decent job even before I graduate as well. I know the job market is not great at the moment and continues to get worse.

Another change that my will hit me is that I am getting a new Sunday school class in January. I have loved every second of my current class. Sure they talk a lot and are loud, but that is all part of the fun. I was the exact same way when I was there age. Looking back, I cant believe how strong they are at this age. I was not as strong in the church as some of them are right now. I hope my kids are. My wife and both hope that our daughters are like the ones in my class, and same goes for the boys in the class.

I am loving my job at Corda Technologies. With a new CEO though big changes are coming as well. I have my seat belt buckled and am ready for the ride of this company. Being that Corda is a small company, I have a great opportunity to make waves in my career. I hope I can rise to the occasion and do the best job possible so I can be at this company for a long time.

Sometime's you just need to write.

Some people do different things to ease their minds. I am just discovering that one of the things that helps me, is to write. This post may be like a journal entry, I will write what ever is on my mind at that second.

I can 't believe that I am going to be done with school in a few months. I still remember my first semester of Jr. High at Canyon View, thinking that I never wanted to attend college, and that I would be just fine without and education. I did not think I have ever been so wrong about something in my entire life. I fully agree with President Hinckley's council that everyone should get as much eduction as the can. I do not think he was only talking about attending a formal University, I think he was talking about always be learning in your life, and looking for opportunities to learn.

Because of his council and the ultra competitive job market, my formal education will not end at UVU. I am going to pursue an MBA at either Minnesota School of Business, or University of Phoenix. I am very excited, and nervous to take on that challenge. Math is not my thing, luckily there will be minimal math in both of the programs. I am very excited for the other classes besides the Accounting class :( . I also like the way that UOP. Has the MBA program set up. The classes are once a week, for 6 weeks, and you only take one class at a time. I wonder if they let you have the summer off? I doubt it. The best part of all is that I can graduate in 18 months. The program is designed for working professionals. Having to provide for a family, this course would really meet my family and my needs. I do also like a lot of the courses at Minnesota School of Business( classes taught at Utah Career College Campus,) there is not a lot of math involved in that program as well. I am leaning towards UOP, but there is still a lot of things I need to decide before.

This semester in school, I am taking three classes, so far I have attended two of them. Both of those classes are PR related(which is my major,) I love them both. One is a PR writing class, and the other is a general PR class. The instructor is Stephyen Whyte. He is great, he has a ton of experience in the field. Most recently he worked someone named, Martha Stewart. He is a great guy that cares about his students learning, and becoming experts in the field.

I also am talking a PR writing class. It is taught Farrah Chase-Dunn. I really like her a lot. She is also an expert writer, and PR genius. She is an instructor that cares more about her students learning the material and just getting rid of them with a C grade. She has worked in the Fashion industry, and worked for Target. She is a cool person as well that gets involved with her students outside of the class room as well.

In short 6 weeks I will be a father of two boys. I am beyond excited about it. I can not wait for Braxton to have a little buddy to play with. He is very interested in babies right now, I think he has been prepared for Boston to come. Amanda and I were really worried that he would have a difficult time adjusting to the Boston, and stealing his time. Braxton is a big time momma's boy, don't get me wrong he loves to play with me, and have me hold him. BUT when there is a choice to have mom or dad hold him, he picks mom 9/10 times. I think that is all for the time being.