Graduation and Qualifying

It has been a busy couple of weeks for us, but in a good kind of way. Last week was graduation and that means that our time in Provo is coming to a close. I am now offically an alumi and can say that I have a degree. It was a great week with both my parents and Kristen's parents coming out to Provo and supporting us. It was great having you guys here, thank you so much. I was only able to go to the very large ceremony where President Uchtdorf and Elder Nelson spoke because my race was during the Health and Human Performance (my college) ceremony. It is really too bad that I didn't get to wait for 3 hours to walk across a stage with 700 other Exercise Science graduates. (Do I sound a little relieved?) I know that everyone here was very disapointed that we had to go to a track meet instead, especially my dad!!!

Anyway, here are a few pictures of the great day.

The proud parents

The Proud in-laws

The proud wife

Just jumping for joy

My new T-shirt. I got it for free. See how nice BYU takes care of its graduates.

On a seperate note, this week I finally qualified for regionals in the 800 meter run. It has been a long time coming. Last year I missed it by .08 seconds and earlier this year I missed it by .16 seconds. But two days ago I finally ran a 1:50.8, which converts to a 1:50.3. The qualifying mark is 1:50.4 so I barely slipped under. That means that I will be running in the regional meet in Eugene, Oregon at the end of May. If I finish in the top 5 there, then I will go to nationals two weeks after that. Although the picture below was not taken after I qualified it is the only picture I got. We recorded the race but I can't transfer it to our computer because we lack the cable, but one day I will show it.

Natasha (Keith's girlfriend), Keith (a teammate), Kristen, Me

The shades that I am wearing I got for 8 bucks at a 7-11. Not bad huh. I also need to mention one more thing. For 3 years now, my teammates have been making fun of me because I don't shave my legs. They say that is the reason that I get so close to getting to regionals. So the night before my last race I shaved it all off. That is right, I have legs smoother then a babies bottom. And guess what, I got a regional mark that first race I ran with shaved legs. Is it a coincidence? That's for you to decide.