Merry Christmas!

GRADUATION

Doug and I have had an exciting month so far. Life couldn't be any better for the two of us. This past week, Dec. 14th, 2007, Doug and I graduated from BYU-Idaho. We were 1 of 54 couples who graduated together. What an awesome experience! I graduated with my Bachelor's degree in Health Education and a minor in Physical Education. Doug graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. It feels so good to complete this wonderful milestone in our lives. We also had the opportunity to attend the graduation luncheon where Pres. Clark and Sis. Tanner from the YW General Presidency spoke. It was excellent. Here are a few pictures from graduation.

Doug & Rach @ Graduation Luncheon: Dec. 14th, 2007

Doug & Rach waiting in line for the procession of the Fall 2007 BYU-Idaho graduates.

We did it! We finally graduated! Yay!

Some other good news that has come our way....I was lucky enough to get hired on at Taylorview Jr. High school teaching 8th grade Health. I will begin on Jan. 2nd. I am so excited and feel so blessed to have found an open position in the middle of the school year! I can't believe that I will actually have my own classroom AND get paid for my work! YES, FINALLY!!!

As many of you know, Doug has been working very hard to apply to several medical schools around the country. Drum roll please...................Doug has been accepted into medical school!! He has been lucky enough to have a few interviews, and we are still waiting to hear back from some of the schools. So far we have been accepted into Des Moines University in Iowa, which happens to be one of Doug's top 2 choices for med school. We are extremely excited. He has also had an interview with University of Utah, and we are still waiting to hear back from them. At this point it looks like we will be moving to Iowa near the end of the summer. We feel extremely blessed to have been accepted on our first try. What an accomplishment! I am so proud of Doug! We will keep you posted on med school news in the future.

Mathew & Chantel's Wedding, SLC