Once a week...HA!

So my goal is to post something at least once a week. We'll see how that actually works out seeing as how I can't even manage to write in my journal more than once a year. So pathetic.

Life is pretty crazy right now. The data collection portion of my thesis begins this week. Woo hoo!!! So exciting! It's pretty crazy to think that this beast of a project is actually going to happen. I've been working on it for more than a year!! It's gone through a number of reincarnations but I think what I've ended up with is pretty cool. I've developed a family leisure education program to be implemented in youth treatment programs. What does all that mean in english? Basically, I am trying to teach families in treatment how to make their time together more meaningful. Hopefully, this will strengthen the family as a whole so that there is increased family functioning, increased satisfaction with family life, and less of a chance of relapse. Also, I'm hoping this will help strengthen treatment programs so that clients are admitted for shorter periods of time. Lofty goals....I know. But we aim incredibly high here at BYU. :-)

Spring is rapidly descending on Utah Valley. Last weekend I went mountain biking in Provo Canyon with my roommate. It was TOTALLY AWESOME!!! I got some sweet air off some jumps on this single track race course. Good fun!!! I love mountain biking!! Will post some pictures as soon as I download them. I have a perpetual flat tire and can't figure out what the deal is...I managed to blow through 3 tubes in one day. Not good. Anyways...Once I get it fixed I can start riding my bike to school again. Since gas is costing an arm and a leg, and quickly approaching your first born, my bike is going to be my best friend this summer. Sweet!!!

More to come later on Ph.D. programs......

P.S. I would like to thank Seth Flannigan for recently becoming a blogger and inspiring me to do the same. :-)