Can you tell what this is?

Claire thinks it looks like a demented polar bear.

First meeting

Riley told me this today. I think he's told this to me before but I forgot. But we were talking about dad and Riley recalled the first thing dad said to him.

"Hi, don't worry Amy's mom doesn't look like me. I'm ugly. Amy's mom is beautiful, elegant, and graceful. Luckily, Amy looks like her mom."

Anyway, this was a short story but I thought it was funny. This was a typical comment dad made about his apperance. He always thought he was ugly. He wasn't ugly. But then he always commented on mom's good looks.

Amy

Gloria takes care of the dog

Riley and I watch this show, "Modern Family." When I saw this clip I thought of many of you and your hatred for rodents.

Bar is done and The King's Speech

I finished the bar exam yesterday. It feels very nice to be done with it. Two days: the first was all writing; the second was all multiple choice. I hear the results on May 5 and then, assuming I pass, I will be sworn in as an attorney a few weeks after that. Melanie did a great job supporting me leading up to the exam and I feel like it went well.

Also, I got tired of my beard after letting it go for 3.5 weeks. It wasn't improving so I shaved it--but not before I checked to see what I would look like with this...

I shaved the stache after fifteen minutes when Melanie was repulsed by my appearance.



Also, today we went to see a movie in the middle of the day, on a weekday. It felt weird to be at a movie theater in the middle of a day on a weekday. We saw a great movie, which I recommend to all of you: The King's Speech. I love WWII history and the movie tells a tremendous, true story of the era. Compelling acting and dialogue. Though rated R, it is cleaner than most PG movies I have seen. R rating due to a thirty-second scene where King George learns that his stutter does not exist when he swears.

Congratulations Ryan!

Ryan finished the bar exam yesterday and is confident that he passed so I think a congratulatory note is appropriate. Good job Ryan! We have another lawyer in the family! All of those hours of studying will now begin to pay off! Good Job!

2.5 weeks growth

Keep in mind that I spend my days holed up in our apartment, studying for the bar. So when I took this picture tonight, it had been the first time I looked in a mirror for a while.

The Cougs in Colorado Springs

Melanie got us tickets to both of the BYU basketball games that took place in Colorado this year. A perfect present. We showed up to the most recent game about two hours early so I could watch the teams warm up.

Also, I am not shaving until I am done with bar just to see what I look like with facial hair.