Denver

Downtown Denver. It was really nice to go there and meet with very powerful and wealthy individuals. What I thought was interesting was the types of people that would work at these different places.
A purple suburban! This chick was rockin it too haha.

we rented a van and our leader drove us around to where we needed to go. The weather was really nice because it was 85 degrees and slightly windy. So it was still nice wearing a suit and white shirt. The guys that were in my group were all married and in their last semester of school haha they were looking for a big job interview and all we really got from the companies we visited was a more "our business 101" and not a lot of job placement/internship opportunites.
We made a lot of good connections with people and I hope to keep in contact with them for the future.
One night we went to a mexican place and had dinner. It was really good and they gave us sooo much food.
We went to the corporate head quarters of Red Robin and it was an amazing building!

we visited red robin, target, baileys moving and storage company, CXO (networking company), flagship services, marriott hotels, amplifire, karsh and something lol I forget. All of them were really good, some were better than others but others were really good. good trip.

Jake in town!!

On Sunday my apartment threw together a BBQ and I was in charge of the Corn so I called up Dad and asked him what to do to grill the corn. They turned out alright, I definately learned what to do and what not to do for next time.
parts of the corn were done really well but others would have been better with more butter haha.
Late Friday night Jake Vp and his girlfriend Nikki came to Rexburg and that next Saturday we drove to Mesa Falls. It was sooo nice out.
We would have caught her if she was going to fall. After the day was over I showed Jake that picture and he was like, " awww she was holding onto the rail?...." hahah I love that guy.



This was one of the look outs on the way to Mesa falls. When we got back Justin took them to Sammys ( a local Ice cream shop) and after that I took them to the Sand dunes. we wandered the dunes for about two hours haha looking for this hidden lake. We didnt end up finding it and i think its become a inside joke to say " its just over those next dunes i swear!!" when you have no idea where you are haha. Then we went to Gator Jacks, this penini place and then Kiwi loco, a soft serve ice cream place. after that we were all tired and we met up with Chanae and watched a movie at her Apt. It was a long day but really fun. It was great to see them. This up-coming weekend Chanae and I are going back to Boise to hang out a bit. She wants to go garage saling with Mom, i guess she is quite the Sailer herself. should be good.

Mother's day, Work, School

This is the Mother's day card I bought for Mom, I got the last one! Seeing that every other card like it was a birthday card I decided that I would break the tradition and get a pop-up one.
This is where I work, I do laundry, Eat, Do home work and Fold clothes. Sounds a lot like home, I just get paid haha.
We Slide there card and have touch screens to check them in and out with. But we mainly use it to look up people we know and to pull up their student ID pictures. Its our own little stocker net in the Locker room.
This was Chanae before She went out for a girls night (while I worked) Thats usually how it goes. Her roommates aren't getting tired of me anymore because I have to go to work when they want to play with Chanae. It's a delicate balance that we have to keep.
Every time we close I am soooo tempted to jump in and swim for a while. No one is there, its dark and the only light is coming from the pool....soo cool.
This is the New MC to the left (outside the picture) is a HUGE food court but for some reason we dont have any franchises in there so its just good school food. and the place is relatively quiet due to the carpet and acoustics of the building.
They are going to build an amptheatre out there. it should be done by the end of the fall semester so I hear.
The new skywalk. its really warm. It links the MC to the Library.
the "C" Mom made for Chanae's Birthday. She pulls it out every now and then and oooos and awes lol Her Mom Really liked it too. Speaking of which, I think I hit it off really well with her Mom this week. I was nervous at the beginning but today when Chanae was at class I took her to great Harvast and we got a muffin and sticky buns and talked about how She can tell that Chanae is relaxing a lot more since I have started to date her and that everyone at home can tell that there is something more easy going and receptive about her. Her Mom and I had a lot in common actually. She grew up in Hawaii and had nearly all the korean food I have had, even the crazy stuff! We high fived a lot while Chanae rolled her eyes. I think the kicker was when we played Apples to Apples. I would almost always pick her Mom's card and She Would almost always pick mine hahaha. I think I left a good impression. We'll see tomorrow though when its discussed over the dinner table. Chanae promised to fill me in on how I did.

7 week schedule, pay attention

Hey eveyone! sorry its been soo long since I have posted last, this semester has been pretty crazy. I work about 17 hours a week, have 6 classes and try to balance homeowork with time I can spend with Chanae haha. Classes are going pretty good, I have A's and High High B's. Work is really good, I really like all the guys I work with. I work with two premies who are sooo excited to go so its fun to pass the time talking about missionary experiences. Past 10pm nobody really makes the effort to come to the gym or to play sports so its just us in the locker room trying to stay sane.

I met Chanae's mom this week. She is visiting from Arkansas to take her back with her over the weekend to go to some doctors appointments and to meet with her Lawyers and stuff like that. She will be back on Wednesday so it will give me some time to get ahead on my homework! haha.

Chanae is doing well! We are having a blast up here and even though we are working through our share of miscommunications we are both confident that things are going to end up the way they should. I'm pretty sure her Mom likes me haha. Chanae tells me she does and I have a class with one of her roommates who says that she only says good things about me when they talk about me so thats always good.

I got accepted to go to Denver for a career expedition which means I pay $300 and they fly me and 30 other students to Denver to visit major companies to be interviewed and potentially make connections for an internship.

I have no idea what job I am going to do when I graduate from my schooling or even what graduate school direction I should take. So I am curious to know what you guys see me doing. Let me know. Chanae and I are coming into town for memorial day weekend! Here is a rundown of the next 6 weekends for us.

may 27-30 BOISE to meet the folks

June 3-5 REXBURG JAKE VP COMES TO

June 10-12th BOISE for MISS IDAHO PAGEANT

June 15-17th DENVER I go for the expedition

June 18-19th BOISE for Wedding reception of Chanae, Justin and I's friend.

June 24-26th OPEN(for now)

July 1-4th REXBURG (4th of July weekend, Chanae's family will be in Rexburg that whole week and I think Mom and Dad may stop by on their way back from Montana so we could have a potential meeting of both parents...I hope it's as entertaining as Modern family. but without the gay guys haha

so yeah, things are moving along. Sorry no pictures this time.

Home adventure between semesters

A week of no shaving...
It does this to you!
I visited mom at work, she made a pretty sweet "C" for Chanae's Birthday cake on the 21st. She didnt want her picture taken but when you hold the camera, anything is possible.
Granpa's Birthday, pre Birthday
I fixed a sprinkler for grandpa for the second time. I think there might be more fixing in the future. lol
Kahoots wings!!
Cathy working on some crystals.
Kahoots bread pudding. soooo gooooood.
Jason invited me to play a game of indoor soccer with his team. We were winning for a good portion of the game and then the other team tied it up the last 3 seconds of the game to 5-5. Jason wasnt very happy but we got in the hot tub after and that felt soo good cuz my legs were killing me!~
I think she's warming up to me.
She is by far the easiest baby to make smile. you just have to look at her and she gets this HUGE grin on her face. I love it.
Im growing my beard out this week
Dad made some really good Chili in his pressure cooker.
On Saturday we went to the driving range and Dad out drove me everytime haha
before then we helped fix Anna Mercer's fence with the High priest
Walmart parking lot.....need i say more?

Home again Home again and Jordans Kite

Chanae and I flew kites last week and she flew a kite for the first time, she had a lot of fun but I laughed thinking about her being harnest up to Jordan Bastians 7 meter kite haha
Everyone wanted to hold Lilly this weekend when Justin and I came home for the weekend.

two days of not shaving...not too shabby

It was really windy and It was throwing Jordan around like a rag doll hahah

I easily got her to laugh!

She never ceases to amaze me haha

partyin partyin YEAH!

so my teacher showed me this in my class and he was rolling on the floor. Really catchy, really funny, reeeeeeally bad. hahaha

Soccer

Chanae and I went on date where we would take pictures of random things that started with the letters of the alphabet. This one was "B" for Balloon. We had a ton of fun and sometimes got some pretty strange looks. They were just jealous we looked so good...
I have become their 7th roommate and have obtained the name "Dad" because I make them wear their seat belts and watch their language haha thats how it started anyway, I think now it's just because Chanae and I are the only couple in the apt. haha
This one was "C" for cupcake. This is at the Cocoa Bean. It's a hot chocolate place in town where they make really good cupcakes and they special blend their cocoa beans by roasting them. Sooooo gooood.
This is me at my last game in our soccer tourney. I made it to the quarterfinals before we lost. I scored a goal this game that was pretty sweet. Chanae took the pics as best she could, my camera doesn't do motion very well.
So I found this one too, Justin his date Maiken, Chanae and I went shooting one night and I took the picture just in time to catch Justin's flash from his pistol that he was shooting! Very rare for a random hapinstance.
Another one of me shooting the ball. This girl was super agressive...
I drink water when I play...
My name is Jonathan, and I'm a mormon

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So last night Chanae and I and her roommates went and saw Country Strong. Good music, terrible movie ha ha. So we got free popcorn with our ticket and we were eating it before we sat down. I ended up with both bags during the movie and while I was enjoying my half soggy buttered popcorn I had the thought, " hey I don't remember seeing them put butter on this stuff..." it dawned on me that it wasn't actually butter that was making it soggy, it was when Chanae had been eating the popcorn off the top, with her tongue.

ALLEN ALLEN ALLEN

Tithing subsidized candy and subliminal messages.

So you might have to look closely for this one but as I was doing family history at church on Sunday, I had the strangest impression that something was telling me to get married....If it was only as easy as clicking a button haha. (dont think that I am in a huge rush, for strictly comical purposes were the last comments posted. Postings may or may not reflect personal opinion or feeling)

So I was in the Taylor building, getting ready to go to class when I noticed something unique about the candy machine. This school is great! Not only are we getting tuition cheaper, even our candy supply is being subsidized!

Shooting with Justin and His up and runnig Montero

So Justin and his friend Kelsey and I went shooting on Saturday. It was sooo cold. Justin showed us his guns and we had a really good time. He set two glass bottles about 40 feet away from her and gave her the pistol. all we heard was CRACK!CRACK! and she had shot both of them super fast haha we were all impressed. But she is from California so....
Justin really really wanted to shoot out the top of his 4 person sun roof. I told him to give me a smoldering look. I think he pulled it off haha. It was soooo cold that day that we couldnt feel our fingers when we loaded the clips and 22s.
I don't know if he hit anything but he definitly felt good driving his fixed up car and shooting guns out the top. What guy wouldn't feel like a man when you have a cute girl, a gun and an off roading car that you build haha. What a studd.