Celebration!

Joseph and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary this weekend and it was wonderful! We had a packed weekend of fun things to do. After a strenuous week of finals, we looked forward to the weekend so much! Here's what we did:

I surprised Joseph with tickets to the BYU Basketball game against Baylor. We thought that BYU would get destroyed by Baylor but alas, BYU stuck it through. Although we lost by 3 points, we were ahead most of the game and we gave the team a run for their money. Here are some pictures. This is BYU's cool entrance shin-dig. They made it really cool and very dramatic. Here's the team running in.
I wanted to take pictures to prove that BYU was ahead by a lot at various points of the game.

After the game, we went out to eat at Chili's. We don't go out to eat very much; in fact, I can count on one hand the number of times Joseph and I have gone out in the last year and a half. But we went to Chili's to celebrate and it was very tasty.

Then, Joseph and I went to Color-Me-Mine. It is a painting/pottery place in Provo that we've talked about going to but never got around to it yet. We painted a fish platter and get to pick it up after Christmas! Here's a picture.Now, we're off to Wisconsin tomorrow! I can't wait to spend time with them and my husband!

Drum Roll Please

Joseph is interning with... (keep reading to find out)

This past week has been quite exciting for Joseph and I. Joseph got an email over a week ago from Dow Chemical Company saying "Congratulations, you have passed the initial screen. We will be contacting you shortly to schedule an interview." Joseph thought for sure this was a computer glitch because DOW came to BYU in late September and did not interview Joseph. He emailed the recruiter back expressing his concern about the glitch. The next morning we woke up to an excellent email. Evidently, DOW decided a few weeks ago to expand their internship program and after reviewing the resumes from the various schools, chose to interview Joseph.

Monday morning, Joseph had his phone interview with DOW. Going into the interview, he thought he had a small chance at an internship. We knew DOW was his last opportunity for an internship and had already started planning to stay in Provo next summer. He finished the interview, felt it went well and said, "We'll see what happens." DOW told him they would let him know in a few weeks.

That afternoon, Joseph was taking a test and I waited for him after work. He came out of his test listening to a voicemail message: it was DOW. They offered him an internship the very same day! It was all very much a shock and we went out to eat to celebrate. We haven't gone out to eat in a long time! He starts in May sometime. We find out where he'll be working in March or so. But it most likely will be Texas. While it will be hot, they provide an air-conditioned apartment for us so it's okay. So Joseph will be interning with DOW Chemical! We couldn't be more happy! They are a great company and hopefully will give Joseph a great experience in the field.