JARRED: For the past three years I have been plugging away at my college education. Semester after semester I check off requirements that enable me to earn a degree that still seems so far in the distance. Nevertheless, progress is being made.
There is one course, I'm very sad to say, that I have not made as much progress in. Math, like for a lot of people, has always been a daunting subject for me. The anxiety that I experience when I even think about it is tremendous. I remember spending hours on homework in high school trying to figure out the answer to a problem, and never being able to do it quite right. Needless to say, it was very frustrating and frankly didn't make me want to pursue any higher education in the course.
But, the time has long since come to where it is the only general education class I have left. I am actually a good way into my major, but have been avoiding this one particular class like it was the bubonic plague. So, my better half and I decided that this summer was the time to finally get it over with and be done for good.
Due to the horrible rumors and bad reputation that UVU's math department has, I decided to earn my math credit online through a small community college in Kansas. There is a tutoring business here in Orem that will work with you, and make sure you understand the material. So far it has been great because there is only five other students in the course. A lot of them have been avoiding math to the point where it is the only class they need for their bachelors degree.
The class is going pretty good so far. I do not have as much anxiety as I used to have. But, I have learned that math is still the most time consuming subject that I have taken thus far. Math has always been a gigantic mountain right in the middle of my college path. But, thanks to the help and encouragement of my lovely wife, I am finally scaling it and slowly but surely making my way to the top. Thanks Becky! I love you!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
"Yes, we have them..."
JARRED: My younger brother is entering the bonds of matrimony this coming Thursday. His Bride-to-be, with whom we love, was having a bridal shower tonight which Becky attended. Before the shower Becky wanted to do so some last minute shopping for her outfit she will be wearing to the reception. We spent hours on Saturday going from store to store attempting to find a shirt or skirt or dress that would even come close to the colors the Bride picked for the event. Finally, we found a very nice summer dress that pretty near matched one of three colors to choose from.
Tonight was the night we set out to find the "perfect pair of shoes." Luckily for me, Becky really only shops for shoes at one store. She purchases her super high heels, as she calls them, at Forever Young Shoes in University Mall. We go in, looking for what I call "shiny white" high heels, which has a glossy finish. We find the pair she wants, but the store did not have the right size. The hardest part about shopping for shoes is finding the right size in the style you want. The salesgirl was nice enough to call another store to see if they had the style and size we needed. To our surprise South Towne Mall had the pair we needed.
With the wedding in two days, there was not enough time to have them inner-store transfer the shoes down to Orem. So, I told Becky that I would drive up to Sandy and pick them up while she went to the bridal shower. On my way up to Sandy I was thinking to my self, "I sure hope they have the right shoes." They couldn't have the wrong shoes, I mean they called up and confirmed they were there. Well, the confirmation was too much to hope for. I got to the front desk and opened the box they had waiting for me. Low and behold, it was the wrong pair of shoes! I couldn't believe it. I drove 30 miles to find that they had the same shoes the Orem store had! My self-fulfilling prophecy came to pass.
The one lesson I learned from this experience is that double checking the details will save you time, and in my case a whole lot of gas. So, before you set out on such an adventure, make sure that what you expect to be at where ever you are going is really what you are after.
Tonight was the night we set out to find the "perfect pair of shoes." Luckily for me, Becky really only shops for shoes at one store. She purchases her super high heels, as she calls them, at Forever Young Shoes in University Mall. We go in, looking for what I call "shiny white" high heels, which has a glossy finish. We find the pair she wants, but the store did not have the right size. The hardest part about shopping for shoes is finding the right size in the style you want. The salesgirl was nice enough to call another store to see if they had the style and size we needed. To our surprise South Towne Mall had the pair we needed.
With the wedding in two days, there was not enough time to have them inner-store transfer the shoes down to Orem. So, I told Becky that I would drive up to Sandy and pick them up while she went to the bridal shower. On my way up to Sandy I was thinking to my self, "I sure hope they have the right shoes." They couldn't have the wrong shoes, I mean they called up and confirmed they were there. Well, the confirmation was too much to hope for. I got to the front desk and opened the box they had waiting for me. Low and behold, it was the wrong pair of shoes! I couldn't believe it. I drove 30 miles to find that they had the same shoes the Orem store had! My self-fulfilling prophecy came to pass.
The one lesson I learned from this experience is that double checking the details will save you time, and in my case a whole lot of gas. So, before you set out on such an adventure, make sure that what you expect to be at where ever you are going is really what you are after.
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