Birthday Trip to New York!

I went to New York last Saturday! It was a fun trip. We left at 8:00am and caught the train for $20 to New York. We took the Subway the rest of the way and arrived near the Manhattan temple around 11:00am. The train was fun...I heard it takes about an hour and a half in a car with good traffic. We ate lunch first and then attended a session at the temple. It was pretty cool. The city is Crazy! I didn't take any pictures though! I guess I just have to go back again. We got back to Philly about 7:00pm and I went to a pizza place with some friends in Philly and then we watched Zoolander. Quite the laugh inducer! It was a great birthday weekend!

Halloween Pumpkins

Family Home Evening this week was a ton of fun! We carved pumpkins! All the pictures can be accessed from the link on the right. This was the pumpkin I carved. I like it.

Practical Exam #3

I have not written in a while!! Oops...
School has been busy lately with tonz of tests and quizes.
This was our last lab exam. We carved a Maxillary 1st molar out of wax! I did get an A! Sweet!

Lately in "arts and crafts" (thats what I call pre-clinical lab) we have been learning to do provisional crowns for patients while they wait for their crown to be made! It is a lot of fun actually! I made my first stone models and bleaching trays the last few weeks also.
Just so you know this wax replica took about 3 hours. If the picture was better you would see how detailed it is!

Phillies Game!!

We went to the Philadelphia Phillies game on Friday night. It was a lot of fun. They won 6-0 in a game they had to win to ensure their chances of going to the playoffs. They played well, and we had fun in the stadium with 45,600 crazy Phillies fans! They are seriously nuts! This is Me, Daniel (right behind my head), and Brian.

Brians wife and son are right behind him too.

This was our view of the field
We moved down next to the field in the 7th inning. Hi!
Alexander is a stud! He now knows my name (naner). He is the sole reason the Phillies won.

Phillies #1 Fan
The happy parents. (Sorry for the dark pic!)

Trip to the Susquehanna River

Saturday 9-22-07 : Our Branch had a campout on Friday night at a farm in North East Pennsylvania. I drove up on Saturday morning and arrived just in time for the Survivor competition. We had two teams and an obsticle course to run through. It was a fun morning. After homemade brickoven pizza (amazingly good!), made in their brickoven in their backyard, we piled in some cars and drove the 20min further to Harmony, PA and the Aaronic Priesthood Restoration site. It is a beautiful place. I can see why Joseph and Emma would have decided to live there. (and since it was across the street from the Hale's, Emma's parents.) At this site the Church has put up a few informational signs and some markers of historic places. Also there is a monument sculpture of John the Baptist giving the Priesthood to Joseph and Oliver. My favorite spot was the mound where they believe Joseph and Emma's house was. I that home most of the Book of Mormon was translated. There is a great spirit there along the river!

Some of the groupies

Me, Colbie, and Joe

This is the Cemetary where Isaac and Elizabeth Hale are burried. (about 100 yards from their home) and it is also where Alvin Smith is burried. Alvin died shortly after birth and was Joseph and Emma's first child.

This was a such a beautiful place!!! As we walked the short trail to the riverbank I couldn't help but have reverance for the events that took place there. This video below shows the river and the inlet were many believe Oliver and Joseph baptized eachother.

Temple Trip to D.C.

I took a trip to Washington D.C. for a day

Our Stake had a meeting in the Assembly room of the temple....our Stake President spoke and the Temple President Pres. Hammond and his wife spoke. It was a great meeting.

Tanner, Colbie, Julia, and Daniel

Washington monument at sunset...

White House

Lincoln Memorial

Jefferson Memorial

This was my favorite pic....we ended our trip at the temple to pick up our car.

The Muziq Phone

I finally got a new phone and it is pretty fun... I recommend it to all!

My New Pad

This is my new Apartment: new bedroom furniture, red bathroom, free couches, and all!

Bedroom and Study...
Sweet Bed
Dresser and Closet
RED
Entertainment room

My new roommate Daniel on the FREE couches...
Dinning Room (Free table? anyone?)
Kitchen
Microwave!
The hall...

It is a nice place and seems to get better and better as the days pass...

The Rising Sun

My new life has begun! As I drove across the country (overnight with Trevor!) I couldn't help but think about how this sunrise (probably the first I've seen in years) correlated so well with my Graduation from College and my cross-country move to Philadelphia, PA for Dental School. A new day has begun!

August 19, 2007
6:30pm - Leave Kaysville, UT
August 20, 2007
11:00pm - Arrive in Kirtland, OH
August 21, 2007
11:00pm - Arrive in Philadelphia, PA