Job, School, Cruise and Hike!

Well Joanna has graduated and started her first job as a P.A. She is doing great. She is catching on quickly and is excited to use all of the skills that she has been learning through her schooling. She works at a family practice clinic in Orem. I have been working on research for my PhD through the summer, but I just started my graduate classes here at BYU. They are going to require a lot of time and effort. Luckily my professor has assigned some undergraduates to work with me so I have time to do good in my classes and still continue my research.

Before Joanna started her job and I started my classes, we went on a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas. It was so fun! We left out of Miami and went to Key West, Nassau, and then to Coco Cay island. We did a lot of snorkeling. We also went para sailing in Key West. Then just yesterday we climbed Mount Timpanogos. Neither of us had climbed it before and we decided it was time. We got up to the base of the mountain by Aspen Grove by Sundance and started hiking. It took a really long time, about 9 hours. Towards the summit it was kind of scary, there were a lot of cliffs and loose rocks. But we made it! There are some pictures of that below also.


Here we are on Love Beach in Nassau


Going up para sailing


Joanna snorkeling


This is us in front of our ship.


Now for the hike...

At the top of Timpanogos looking down on other peaks.


Us at the top with Utah Lake behind us.

Well we have moved into our new apartment! We love it. It is so nice. I love that it has real carpet and a shower head that I don't have to duck under. Not to mention the washer, dryer and dishwasher! I started my PhD in May and have been working on research. I will do research through the summer and start my graduate classes in the fall while continuing my research. I really enjoy it so far. It is a PhD in Chemical Engineering, but my emphasis is in Biofuels; specifically, using bacteria to make fuel. Also, Joanna recently had her graduation ceremony for PA school. She officially graduates in August, but she walked with the school of medicine on May 22, 2010. I am so proud of her! She has worked so hard these last two years. I know she will make a great PA!

Here I am loading our first load of dishes into the Dishwasher.



Here is Joanna and some of her classmates.



Here is the true blue cougar!



Me and Joanna!

Graduation!

Jimmy Joe graduated this week! I am so proud of him. He has done such a great job throughout his education. He has supported us through both of us getting our degrees, going to school full-time and working. He is starting his PhD work in Chemical Engineering at BYU this spring term. Thanks to everyone who came out to support him!












































































Thanks to Rochelle for the pictures!

We are moving!

This is a big moment for the Orgills. After 3 years we are moving to a new apartment. It is still in Provo, and we are close to BYU. And Jimmy Joe discovered this new presentation program that he wanted to show me. So I made a show about our apartment. More to make me feel better about moving, because it's kind of scary and a lot of work.

I am really nervous but excited. It is harder than I thought to leave the only apartment we've known as a married couple. We will just have to make new memories in the next one.

(just click on the screen of the presentation to navigate through it)

Cakes and Bball

I made three more cakes and learned some new things. They were for a mega 3-child birthday party, and the parents wanted each kid to be able to have their own little cake. They were for 2 girls (one appropriately name Daisy) and a boy, which for his they wanted to put Cars toy cars on the top. This was my first time making shaped flowers, which I liked a lot. I invested in a fondant rolling mat, which was great! Also added a few more colors to my supplies.




































Also, Jimmy Joe played on our ward basketball team. It's the first time they have had church ball in our stake and I think 30 guys showed up for their first game! He did great and it was fun to see him play.






























What a stud!

Master's Project

I presented my master's project yesterday! The presentation went really well. It's over and I don't have to deal with it anymore! I am so happy to be finished with it. We presented to peers and a committee of faculty members and department members.

This was the question I researched for it: In patients with type 2 diabetes suboptimally controlled on oral antidiabetic agents, how safe and effective is exenatide compared to insulin in reducing HbA1c?

Now that that hurdle is over with, I just have to graduate and pass the national board exam!