teacher evaluation

today was my 3rd day of school and i can already tell that this semester will be hard, but great! so here are a few things i noticed from my teachers.

Prof Allred: Architectual Drafting and Design--the sad thing is i took this class last fall and didn't pass :( the other sad thing is that Prof Allred says the same things that he did last year...example "your homework is to read chapter one so that on wednesday when we discuss it you will already have a jump start." yeah i'm serious that this is the same thing he said last year...verbatim.

Prof Brower: History 1510-- ok mat wenzel, this teacher looks exactly like you. He is passionate about history, and i like his teaching style, so he's a keeper!

M. Merkley: Communicatons 2110 small groups--what can i say about Mark Merkley other than he's crazy!!! he walked into class and said "i want to challenge you!" so i'm thinking yeah, alright, this will be good. "are all people created equal?" i'm thinking "yes!" "do we have the same personalities?" "no..." "then i guess that means we're not" i'm going crazy in my mind thinking "you're crazy!" but apparently everyone else agreed with him and was "challenged" because they were nodding their heads like he was a scholar! this class will be interesting.
the best part of this class is a kid that sits in the front row named Andrew McCormick and when the teacher got to his name on the roll he said "McCormick is spelled the same way as the food brand...little pause...except they bring spice to food and i bring spice to life!" that's right, he really said that.

Prof Zweifel: Presentation Techniques--i have no idea how to say her last name, but Prof Z. teaches a 3 hour design class for my major. i've only had the class once so i really can't tell what it's going to be like.

Dr. Ramirez: English 1010--ok, so Dr. R is my favorite teacher out of the bunch mainly because she is from New York so she sounds awesome. she calls people "doll face" (the new yorker way), and she is really funny! plus i have this class with Suzy so i have someone to laugh with at Dr. R's jokes.

well, there they are. now you have to tell me about your favorite teachers! have a great week!

NO MORE FOOD!!!

I have a new job at Barlow Heating and Air Conditioning (the place that kelli works at)!!! my job title is "assistant," and i will be filing paper, doing service calls, answering phones and basically helping kelli and this other girl with things that are secondary to what they are workin on. sounds good, and i think i will be more excited when i actually start work (which is after labor day). On my way to the interview i turned too soon and got lost! I called Kelli, but she didn't answer her phone, so i called the only other person that would know how to get there...craig-the massive-massie (because he used to work there). thanks to my brother i made it to my interview in-the-nick-of-time! thanks bro! and thank you everyone for praying for me!

June Fishing Trip.

At the end of June my parents, Micah and I drove up to "Pass Lake," which is in the uintah mountains, to do some fishing. I forgot to blog about it until now, so here we go.

the first cast...

...was caught in the tree!


i have to be honest with you... swim shorts
were really nice for this part...
underwear, not so much!





this little guy broke into our backpack and
stole a little tortilla chip.

Micah and I are on a little island. it's a good
thing we had our chacos on!



my dad caught 2 fish but for the rest of the day the
fish were not takin' the bate!



there are so many lakes around the Uintah's
and some waterfalls to look at!


next we'll be seeing him going down
a waterfall in a barrel.


at the peak of the Uintah's. also
known as "The Top of the World."






I figured out why it's called "Pass Lake," because everyone "passes" it on their way to Mirror Lake! It was really pretty, not crowded, full of mosquitoes (but nothing bug spray can't fix), and the fishing wasn't that great, but it was still a lot of fun! everyone needs to go up there...so go check it out!

Glendo and Katee Wedding.

this is the story of a man named Glendon M. Bute, and his
little lady Kaytee R. Ober, and their special day...



It started at an ungodly hour of 4 am. we hit
the road and drove through Idaho and then
into Oregon!


the Columbia River. i'm pretty sure i saw Lewis
and Clark floating down the river for most of
the trip...and then I woke up!


for most of the ride Oregon looked like this,
and then...



...BAM! Oregon's green mountains and trees
pop out!




during the rehearsal Mat, Amy and I
took a walk around downtown Salem.



we saw this squirrel eating a battery. we saved it
and in return he ran away. thanks a lot!


this is the "historic chapel" that the wedding
was in. the chapel is on campus at Willamette University...
did you know that this college is the oldest university
west of the mississippi?!





we are the "utah" group!





the reception was at Orchard Heights Winery, which
overlooked the vineyard and
then as far as the eye could see!

it was a great place for a reception, and it was
the funnest reception i've been too!


the newlyweds' first dance...




...and the dip!


Glendon and his mom danced to Louise
Armstrong's "What a wonderful World,"
and Kaytee and her dad did a swing dance.


b-e-a-utiful!



obviously these two are a bit crazy from all of
the dance moves they were shakin' out on the
dance floor.


i'm not at a good angle, but they just cut
cake.


glendon put a little frosting on Kaytee's forehead
and nose...what a good guy.



mmm.cake





and to top off a great trip...a rainbow!


p.s. "Glendo and Katee" is what the sign said outside the reception area....good times.