The BYU Experience

Farewell

2009-07-16T18:10:00.001-07:00

Well, friends, we had a good run ol’ Geesick and I. Our time together and the BYU has now officially come to a close, as I (Connor) will be transferring to the TRUE School of the Prophets, the University of Utah. While there, I hope to indulge my carnal side by partaking in delights such as Mountain Dew and original Coke. I also hope to wear sandals on campus and maybe, just maybe, have people over PAST midnight!

Aaron will be staying in Cougarville to hold the fort down with our dear friend Beck. I will truly miss living with those two. Every night was an adventure and I could count on Aaron coming home proclaiming that “I saw the hottest girl ever today, dude!” or Matt yelling “Schone, I think I met my wife today, man. I’m serious.” On an almost daily basis. While both remained single, there was a never ending supply of females rotating in and out of Alpine Village for those two.

From midnight burrito/Jarritos runs to Aaron and Matt pounding on my locked door to wake me up, I loved every second of being in Provo and living the dream. While my dream has taken me north, I’m saddened to leave Happy Valley.

p.s. Kael and Karli, here’s your shout-out!

2009-04-08T17:13:00.000-07:00

So evidently I need to take the time to write a quick post. It is hard to believe that in one week my first year at the BYU will be over. I was talking with my dad the other day and he mentioned something that was very true. He said isn’t it interesting how much you change, and how much you learn in just over a year being home from the mission. I told him that he was dead on in the fact that you really do learn a change a lot. I have learned so many concepts and principles at school…and just as much in the whole dating school as well. I will admit that people told me that soon after being here in Provo I would find some girl and be married. To all those people one year down and no prospects of marriage. The weather is finally starting to come around which makes me excited to think that summer is soon here. The other day Connor and I were sitting in the living room and as it was time for Matt to go visit one of his usuals…(I wonder who?) and as he was leaving he kept on looking for his cell phone. I think he probably asked at least 10 times if we had seen his phone. We were like Matt, honestly you lose everything so just keep looking and I bet it will turn up soon. We called his phone several times as he would look for it but he could not seem to find it. Well after his 10 minute search he finally found it on top of the toilet turned off. Haha oh Matt we sure do love him.

the boys are back in town

2009-03-17T15:33:00.000-07:00

So after some not-so-gentle prodding (Karli and Takael), I've decided to kick it up a notch with this whole blog thing. Since it is now spring break in all of the non-BYU parts of the world, Spilk made his way up to Provo to stay with us. Kevin soon joined after Brad and Smalls made a midnight run to STG to pick him up. What ensued can only be described as madness and mayhem. It was a great weekend filled with parties, rock climbing, greasing it up, sucking face (for some), and floorboarding it all over the place. Althouh I missed out on the rock climbing and some of the partying, it was a weekend to remember for sure. It's great that we are all still such good friends after all these years and while living in different places.

School has been a struggle thus far and even though I hired a tutor for calc, it still isn't going so great. Half the time I feel like giving up and the other half I feel like plowling forward. So far, the plowing forward side is winning the battle. Anywho, have some pictures. please thank you.

floorboard it!

2009-03-10T17:37:00.000-07:00

Well frick, it's been awhile. Aaron and I keep talking about posting on here, but we never seem to get around to it. I'll drag him on later tonight to give an update. Anywho, what can I say? We've been studying our brains out and thats about it. Oh yeah, and bowling every wednesday night! I'm still working at 7 am every morning, so I still go to bed at 11 every night and then wake up at 2 when Aaron and Matt get home from whatever girls they were with that night. Classes are crazy, especially Calc and I'm gearing up for the home stretch. G-Unit got his mission call to Guatemala City North and leaves June 3rd. The End.

classes are...... exhausting!

2009-01-09T13:26:00.001-08:00

so............ We've now started the new semester and I can safely say that it's gonna be a doozy. We're now living at Alpine Village with our good friend Mr. Matt Beck. It's a true pleasure to have the Beckinator joining us this semester and possibly beyond. For those of you who don't know, feel free to stop by #414 in the main building whenever you dang well please.

I'm taking Accounting, Economics, Political Science, Calculus, and BoM this semester so I think I might become just slightly overwhelmed. Add that to my new work schedule of 7 am till noon and let's just say my sleeping pattern has been disrupted. If any of you know anything about Calculus, help would be greatly appreciated.

I took a quick little trip down to St. George with Levi on New Year's Eve. On the way down, we got a call from Geesick telling us he was thinking about having a little party at his place but didn't know what to do. We suggested a dance party, Levi called his cousin to book a sound system, I volunteered to DJ, and BAM! We had a party. We began setting stuff up at around 6:00 pm and by 8:30, we were ready to go. The party started at 10:00 but didn't really get going till around 10:45. We ended up packing Aaron's garage with 100+ people and at one point, 71 cars were counted outside his house. As the clock struck midnight, we all went around back to watch the fireworks from the Stone Cliff ledge. After, Brad started the music up again until 12:30 when everyone "walked it out." A few friends stuck around however and we had a little after party till around 1:30. Aaron and I then went over to the Staples residence and hung out with Kael, Karly, Jordan, Karli, and the Staples fam for a bit. All in all it was an excellent end to 2008 and a great beginning to 2009.

the joys of being home

2008-12-24T10:58:00.001-08:00

I'm sitting on my couch in St. George right now while my mom is making me food. It's wonderful! I love being able to just sit back, relax, and not have to worry about work or school. Too bad I have to return to the great white north on Monday morning. This has been a really good break so far and it will only get better with CHRISTMAS tomorrow! As I've gotten older, Christmas gets me less and less excited which is not cool. Maybe it's because I don't really ask for anything anymore?

Last semesters grades are starting to roll in and I'm not excited about how I did. Probably the worst semester of my life. The C+ in Accounting 200 is a killer and I am going to re-take the class this coming semester. The rest will all be between A- and B+ which I think I can live with. My goal for next semester is A- or better in every class so we'll see how it goes. I'll be taking Acc 200, Poly Sci 150, Rel 122, Econ 110, and Math 119. Should be fun.

It seems that our little blog here is starting to gain some fans! haha even Michael is a reader! Now we just need to get Aaron to post on here a bit more.

finals finals finals........... suck!

2008-12-11T23:45:00.000-08:00

First and foremost, I'd like to give a birthday shout out to Smalls. Our boy Josh is a real gem of a guy and it's a true pleasure to be his friend. I really believe that the true measure of a person is how talks crap on them behind their back and I have never heard anyone say anything truly mean about Smalls. He may do some pretty dumb stuff sometimes, but he was one of the greatest people I know. Happy Birthday little buddy!

In other exciting news, Aaron and I have officially signed our new contracts to live at Alpine Village for winter semester. Joining us will be our good friend Matt Beck. It's going to be pretty crazy with the three of us leaving together and speaking non-stop Spanish. I for one couldn't be happier at the prospect of having my own room finally!!!!! No more waking up at 1 am when Aaron gets home and he won't have to wake up at 6 am when I have to get ready for work. It's just a better arrangement for the both of us.

Finals are upon us and I want to kill myself. I set some pretty high expectations for myself here at the BYU and I'm just not going to reach them. I had a pretty bad run of exams to begin the semester and I've played catch-up ever since. Now that I've got this place figured out, next semester should be a piece of cake! For those that have been following along, I ended up dropping the Accounting stuff from my schedule. I'm still trying to get in the Marriott School of Business but I'm taking a Poly Sci course on the side to see how I like that. Anywho, its like 1 am and Aaron still isn't here, so I'm going to bed. Night!

Turkey Day

2008-11-27T15:15:00.000-08:00

Connor here... I just got done stuffing my face with all the good things my Thanksgiving feast had to offer and now it about time for a little siesta! It's been a good trip home so far; I got to see my recently returned from the Dominican Republic friend Spencer Kennett, my friend and Aaron's cousin Hans Kirchausen, and a bunch of other people that I've missed since I started at the BYU. So as many of you have already heard, I managed to hit a deer on Sunday night. Yes, a deer! The entire front drivers side of the Maxima has been utterly destroyed and the side mirror is just kind of dangling there. It's been a sad few days as I've mourned the loss of my mirror and fender. It has been one of those "why me, why now" types of things that we all go through. I'll be leaving poor Maxima down here in St. George until my dad can get it back to ship-shape.

I have to work on Friday so I'll be heading back up to the great white north early tomorrow morning. I'm looking forward to a weekend filled with research, studying, and homework. WAHOO!!!

A real jim dandy!

2008-11-23T18:47:00.000-08:00

To start I must say that it is a true pleasure to be able to write a few of my feelings while living here at the byu. since this is my first post on the blog I will try to make sure that is a winner to get things started right. It has been almost two months since geesick and I moved to provo and I think he would agree when I say that it has been an enjoyable experience. I don't think that either one of us knew how challenging school would be, or how much time would be required of us to do well in accounting, chemistry, biology, spanish.. ect. The weekends are a definite plus to let loose and live the provo party life. In a recent visit from Jeffrey D, we were counseled that we should be doing our shopping at the byu creamery. We truly hit the jackpot when we walked down the drink isle and found the Mexican Jarritos sodas. We usually just call them "our beers." Since that point in time a collection of 45 plus empty glass bottles has taken over the top of our entertainment center. Since it is getting late and I need to finish up a couple things I will sign off wishing you all a happy thanksgiving. Until next time.

Saturdays

2008-11-15T12:30:00.000-08:00

Somehow, after sleeping through class two days in a row, Aaron and I managed to get our lazy butts out of bed at 9 am this morning to go DO LAUNDRY of all things! I know what you're thinking, and we couldn't believe it either. Anyways, after a sweet guitar hero morning marathon, we decided to go on a little jog (how cute, right?) I got back before geesick because he IS a marathon runner and all so now I'm writing this update. Aaron had been in a bit of a bad mood this week because of a couple of females who will remain nameless, but was in much better spirits after last night. Word on the street is that he had a little run-in with one of the objects of his affection and her whole family and that it went quite well. He couldn't get the goofy grin off his face as he gave me all the details. I'm sure Takael will straighten out the story a bit for me since Aaron tends to "bend the truth" every now and again. As for my own female situation.......... let's just say its just about non-existent, which is ok by me for the time being.

I've been thinking quite a bit about lately about changing my major. I had kind of been pressured into Accounting, and it seemed like a good idea; but now I'm having some second thoughts. Math classes, in general, aren't my strong suit. I've been giving a lot of thought to going into Advertising, because it would combine business with graphic design which is something I'd absolutely love to do. History is also in the running but only if I decide that Law School is a viable option later on. Any suggestions about what to do with my life would be greatly appreciated!

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-03T19:07:00.000-08:00

So this last weekend was pretty much the craziest ever. Thursday night was just chill and fun but then Friday was HALLOWEEN! Aaron, Smalls, Brad, Trent, Levi, Steve, Michael, and Myself dressed up in black spandex that had lights running up the sides with white masks, socks, and gloves. The lights could turn on and off as we pleased; a face that didn't go unnoticed. Anyways, we would go into the center of a party, circle up, and turn on our lights. We then danced around usually with Trent or Aaron in the middle. Once they had finished, we grabbed whatever girls happened to be there at the time and thrust them into the middle to dance with the whole group. Let's just say it was a quite the successful evening. The highlight for me was when some gorgeous, almost-naked girl started grinding on Smalls. He didn't know what to do or about 20 seconds or so and then I could see the idea hit him that all he had to do was just start thrusting his hips! Definitely made my night. Another highlight was when Michael had to physically pull Aaron off some girl and then give him a "Michael lecture" on the spot.... good times all around.

Saturday night was also a blast. Aaron and I took dates up to SLC to see the Bodies exhibit. That place was nuts! Especially when you realize that they were once actual real living people, who are now just chillin right in front of you. My date thought I was kind of crazy because I compared a few body parts to different foods... cauliflower, potatoes, etc..... After the exhibit, we went and ate at The Pie pizzeria. After living in NYC for 2 years, I like to think I know my pizza.. but this place was AWESOME. I could feel the grease running down my throat but I didn't even care. Although it might lead to a minor heart attack, I will definitely be heading back to that joint.

Sunday, we went over to Takael's for a little Sunday dinner. Takael cooked up a lovely roast with all the sides.. She finished it off with some Never On Sundae's which is now my new favorite dessert. Thanks Takael! Her and Karli came over later and Karli gave the ol geesick a littel trim trim on his "takes 45 min. to do" hair.

Bienvenidos!

2008-11-02T20:15:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Connor and Aaron's blog! We're gonna give this whole blogging thing a shot and see how it goes. We'll be posting some good stories and experiences that we have here at the BYU. Aaron and I have been friends now since 8th grade and a lot of people say we act like an old married couple. Going on that vein, what better thing to do than start a blog together! For those of you who know us, you know you're in for some funny stories and sayings and a little bit of craziness. Welcome to our world!