Marathon...26.2 miles here I come!!!

So the day of reckoning is here for me. For those of you who didn't know I have been training for a full marathon, and it is going to be taking place in just 3 days (which is on Labor day). I am both excited and nervous for this big event. My goal is just to be able to finish LOL, but seriously 26.2 miles in a long way. Plus I found out this is one of the hardest courses in the US and that a majority of it is up hill. I have been training though and I am excited to say I have done a full marathon, so wish me luck and I hope I will survive... For those of you who are seriously worried (like my MOM) don't worry I will really be ok, I have been training! (I will post pics of the event after it happens on Monday)

Catfishing in Columbus

So what better to do the weekend before school starts than go catfishing with chicken liver from 11:00pm to 2:00am in the middle of a lake? Brian Mitchell came to visit last saturday, so our good buddy eric allan took us out with his canoe to some of the finer places in columbus. We went midnight catfishing and we caught 10 total catfish, some descent sized, some tiny, but man it sure was fun. We used chicken liver for bait which stunk pretty bad but got me ready for anatomy i suppose. Anyway, more pictures and maybe video will follow, I just haven't got them yet...

We also got pretty creative with anchoring the canoe onto the car. Eric does a good job of making this really look good.

Elder Hansen and the 29 day Count Down!!!

My dear brother Elder Andrew Hansen has almost completed his two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He only has 29 days left and as you can probably tell I am very excited!!! Andrew has been serving in Porto Alegre, which is in Southern Brazil. He has been an amazing missionary and I am so very proud of him for dedicating two years of his life to our Lord and Savior.

White Coat Ceremony

So today we had our white coat ceremony, it was great. They said a lot of stuff, I got to put on my $40,000 dollar coat and eat ice cream. We got a big applause at the end and I thought, well I haven't done much yet, so I hope they are still applauding after the first year. These are some of the pictures for you to enjoy.

On the big move, I just wanted to give a special thanks to Darin and my dad, I was not doing very well myself that day and I literally could not have done it without their help. I felt helpless so it really meant something big to me that they helped me that day. Thanks again.

The Big Move!!!

So Scottie and I just completed one of the biggest adventures of our entire lives!!! We packed up all of our belongings and drove them across the country to Columbus, Ohio. And thanks to our reliable Budget truck all of our possessions and ourselves made it safely here in one piece two weeks ago today. Columbus, Ohio will be our new home for the next 4 years, while Scottie attends medical school here at OSU home of the proud Buckeyes. I am so very proud of Scottie for beginning this new journey and for getting one step closer to his future career. (this budget pic will have to work for new b/c I don't have a pic now)