Happy Friday

I said we went to Dodger's stadium so here are some pictures. It's not a very pretty park so this is all i'll show you. This pic is from the upper deck...well that's where our seats were. There weren't that many people at the game so we sat in the lower deck in the shade.

I wore my Buckeye's hat for all to see and usc (uncapitalized) fans avoided me like the plague in fear of their predicted beating come September.

Today I wrapped up my second week of Anatomy. I just got my grades...lab test-98%, lecture 90%. I was surprised I got a 98%. I don't normally pull out 98's. That being said, I know I can do it. I work my butt off every night and if it produces these results, i'll keep doing it. Katie and I are getting along great. We bicker less and spend more time laughing with each other. (that's probably cause she only sees me 3 days a week) I haven't had to worry about anything but school. She packs my lunch and makes dinner every night. My laundry is always done and put away before I even know it's dirty and she covers all the financial aid and student paperwork stuff. I hate that stuff! She is still applying to places for employment. Your prayers for that would be appreciated. We want her to do something she enjoys but we need her to have a job soon. We have a meeting with the director of the Drayson Center (University fitness center) on Tuesday for a potential personal training job for Katie. I say, "we" cause he wants me to be there for some reason. We'll keep you updated.

I might write again this weekend. We'll take pictures and get them to you guys. Thanks for looking and keeping up with us. I had no idea how many people looked at this thing.

Scott

Adventures and Challenges

This is Scott. You're only going to hear from me once a week. If there are more postings then they will most likely be from Katie. I just finished the most intense week of my whole life. I was in class from 8am-5pm Monday through thursday and friday I had two exams from 8am-Noon. At 5 I went home grabbed a 45min dinner and headed back to the lab or library until 1030-11pm. Luckily my grades reflected my study habits as I took home A's on both exams. This will set the tone for the rest of the summer quarter(seven weeks) and hopefully my time here. I now know that I can succeed at this level. The sacrifices are many and the most important one, Katie time, is handling things very well. She is totally supportive of me and my 50+ hour work weeks. I'll come home for a quick dinner and it will be ready for me when I get there.(Im sure this will change when she gets a job.) I feel absolutely no pressure from her. Luckily the weekends are mostly free.
A fellow classmate and his girlfriend, Katie and I went to Dodgers stadium yesterday and watched the Cleveland Indians play. Great game. C.C. Sabathia pitched for Cleveland and hit a homerun.(When a pitcher hits a homerun you've experienced something most people don't.) The tribe won 7-2 in 11 innings. It was good to see the park and get a win for the good guys.
We are starting to establish ourselves in the neighborhood. There are three mexican boys in the area that ride there scooters and bikes around the streets. They look about 10 years old. I was sweeping the driveway yesterday and they came up to me and asked me if we were moving in and my name. Do you remember the Taco Bell Dog? That's the accent. It's great. They've now claimed our driveway as it has great "jumps" at the end. We look out the kitchen window and there goes a chunky boy zipping by on a scooter from the garage to the end. Maybe they can teach me spanish.
It is hot here everyday. We went from winter in Spokane to Summer in Loma Linda. Friday was the hottest day I'd ever experienced...and it's only June. I saw 108F. Ever year I've been alive people, including me complain about the winters, down here they complain about the summers. It will be nice when it's a high of 70 on New Year's day and we're camping somewhere.
I think that's it. We are enjoying ourselves and the challenges that we face. It's fun to reach new levels, get through them and tackle greater ones. Thanks for everyones support. We are grateful for you. I've met people this week in my program that don't have what we have, no family or friends, just drive for success. We'll have to change that.

Our two week adventure

May 31 we start our "adventure" driving from Spokane to Idaho Falls, ID on I-15, then another stop at St. George, UT, and finally ariving in Loma Linda on the 2nd of June sometime in the afternoon.

All of our belongings, believe it or not, fit into this tiny u-haul (from Akron, OH--Scott's hometown) along with 6 bikes in the back of the truck.


Being on the road can make you feel a little crazy after awhile... (this is Jay, Katie's dad)

Our house at 11192 Rosarita Dr. Loma Linda, CA 92354 ... not ready yet for us to move into at this point... we unloaded all of our belongings into the garage until the painting, cleaning, and refinishing the hardwood floors are completed. The neighborhood is very safe and our neighbors are friendly--at the least the wives we've met that stay home with the kiddos while the husbands are in school. That seems to be the trend here.

Panera Bread--where we've enjoyed breakfast and internet since we've been in Loma Linda.

Anxiously waiting to see if we have seats on the flight to Mexico...after enjoying a relaxing day in Newport beach the day before...

We obviously made it... this is the balcony in front of our room at Sotavento Beach Resort (which was actually more like a hotel than a resort)

A day in the sweltering heat and humidity called for refreshment...and tacos!

Katie bartering for fresh fruit at the market and finally figuring out the peso.

We were in Zihuatanejo during their down season, little did we realize. This is the season that the locals come and enjoy the beach... lots of Mexican families with cute Mexican kids. We're still saying "hola!" and "gracias!" out of habit.

We are back in Loma Linda, sitting at Panera Bread, waiting till this afternoon when we get to transfer all of our belongings from the garage to the newly remodeled house (finally!). Scott begins his program on Monday the 16th, and Katie will continue her job search then as well.