THE INTERVIEW (dum dum dum)
Well...yesterday was the big day. We were both so nervous for Brian's BYU interview. Brian went to a lot of work studying up on the people who were interviewing him, and he studied everything written about the program. I think that I was more physically sick about it this time then he was. Before I married Brian and up until last year I had never experienced a true nervous belly. I had felt nervous or anxious about things but it had never made me physically ill. I was physically ill about this interview for three days. Brian remained pretty composed.
Brian said the interview went well. He was interiviewed along with ten people. The other ten people were interviewed on Thursday. Many of interviewees had big egos, which probably led to their demise. During any of the group activities they would try to steal the show and would even interrupt people and treated the professors with disrespect. The day was rigorous. It lasted from 9:00 in the morning and went until 5:45 at night. After the group interview, he had three seperate interviews with different professors. He felt all of those went pretty well, but one of them went really well. Then after that they had a closing meeting where they informed them that they would definitely know if they were in or not by the end of this weekend if not by that night (Friday).
We were both shocked that we would hear back so soon. Out of the three schools he interviewed at last year it took anywhere from 2-4 weeks to hear back. We went to Mike and Melanie's for dinner and were playing a rather addicting game of guitar hero when Brian's cell phone rang..........and..........................................................is...............................................the............................... ...............suspense..............................................more..................................................................than............. you.................................can..................................bear........................................................WE GOT IN!!!!!!
Thankfully we were with Mike and Mel when we found out because Brian and I just stared at each other in complete shock. Mike and Mel jumped around yelling and giving high fives. It made the whole experience so much more fun and memorable. Brian and I honestly felt like we were dreaming and our heads were just spinning and my hands were shanking. It is just crazy that we got in to the one program we thought was the least likely possibility of being accepted. Dr. Warren (the head professor of the selection committee) told Brian that he should be very proud of himself because the entire committee was very impressed by his application but even more impressed by his interview. He also told Brian to go out and celebrate because this is a very big deal. We are really having trouble digesting the information. We are going to let it sit for a couple days and then weigh the pros and cons. We are still waiting to hear back from three other schools. Right now we are just going to try to enjoy the fact that we actually got in to a Ph.D. program at BYU. I am so proud of him and how far he has come. We'll keep everyone updated as things progress.
Adin is really really busy. This was a near heart attack for me. By chance the camera was sitting on the counter right above his head so I hurried and snapped a picture before blockading this cupboard.
Adin loves to climb. I decided to carry the camera around with me for a couple days and snap some of his favorite climbing places. Typically we try to keep all the chairs pushed in and all the bathroom doors shut, but we don't remember every time. If we ever forget, Adin will find it. One of his favorite is the kitchen table.
The computer desk.
Kitchen stools which are about 3.5 feet off the ground. The ground is dyed cement. It is a beautiful floor, but not the best for kids heads. 
Yes, the bathroom sink. Who knew that the toilet paper roll holder was also a step.
Meg waited all day to get a Valentine from daddy. After her quiet time she came downstairs with tears in her eyes and said, "Mommy noone got me chocolates for Valentines." I dont' know how she got the idea that she was supposed to get chocolates. Thankfully, I knew that hidden in thel laundry room was Daddy's valentine which included a box of chocolates. He also got her red, white and pink beads to string and make her own necklace. Of course, that required him sitting with her and trying to string beads to make a necklace before going to bed. Luckily, mommy stepped in and got the job done much faster.
