Busy week of events!

So...how is everyone doing??? I guess I need to fill ya in on the last week of my life. I would say that a significant number of things happened.
First on Thursday December 3 I was invited to attend a group interview with Bank of America since currently I am trying to get a job as a teller at a bank. I left in plenty of time, but because of traffic I only just barely arrived on time. The interview itself lasted 2 1/2 hours. It was actually pretty fun though, as we all took turns telling about ourselves and our resumes, and then we had to do some actual role playing of the job and we finished by choosing one word that described ourself and explained why that one word fit ourself so well. I chose the word Perseverance and explained that the reason for choosing that word is because I just don't give up! :) I have come to see that about myself, that I just don't give up and I expect that something will happen as I strive to live the way I should and I put all my effort into making my dreams a reality. Two of the recruiters that were there during the interview carpool home together, and Kelly(the one that called me back) said that they had talked about me the whole way home and loved my attitude and everything about me! :) So I was put through to the next step and told that I had an interview tuesday the 8th with the bank on Stapley and Main. Wow that was some great news!

Friday was a fantastic day as it was the day I finally got to take my princess to a fancy ball! The LDS institute at ASU had been planning and preparing for a wonderful Christmas ball, it was fantastic! The tickets themselves were free, but they could have easily charged $20 and not even made a profit! There was a delicious dinner provided of pasta and salad, there was live entertainment(a quartet of string instruments), the decorations were fantastic with a large Christmas tree in the center of the dance hall, and there was even a professional photographer taking pictures of the couples for free! But even so, the most beautiful sight of the evening was my date Kristen! She wore the most beautiful blue dress and a pretty corsage that I had surprised her with. It would not be dishonest to say that she was the most gorgeous thing there. :) To compliment her dress I had worn my good blue pinstripe suit with a matching tie. We looked great, and had a wonderful evening.(The photos are curtosy of her sister Becca who took them with her camera. Thanks Becca!) We saw a few people we knew, but mostly just enjoyed the evening dancing in eachothers arms. We had a ball!

Saturday I helped my dad mud some drywall for a job he's doing. He had hurt his left arm earlier in the week and it was agitated to the point of causing him severe pain and making it almost immobalized. So my brother J.R. and I went with and assisted him in finishing up a job he was now incapable of doing alone. Also that afternoon I went with my brother to his home to play rock band. On the way to his house I was transporting his wife Esther and daughter Barbara, since Esther had bought a desk at a garage sale and that took up the rest of their car. So I was driving rather fast and weaving in and out of some busy traffic trying to get to the freeway with all of the holiday rush. As I took a quick right turn, a somewhat sleepy Barbara was awakened as her car seat tipped over! Esther glanced back and noticed that her daughter was now tilted 90 degress. She asked Barbara if she had tipped over and Barbara's response was "AY"(Yes in her language, lol). So Esther fixed her back up right again. I spent the afternoon playing rock band with my brother, though I most certainly should have been doing homework...but hey! a guy's got to live a little! ok, maybe I have been doing my share of living lately but even still it was a good time to catch up with my bro. whom I never seem to see anymore.
That night Kristen, Seth, Heather, and I went to walk around the Mesa, Arizona temple grounds and see all of the beautiful christmas light displays. It was a bit chilly but I had my arm around Kristen and did my best to keep her warm ;) I really like the photo we took, it has a great look to it! We finished the evening watching "Night at the Museum 2" at Seth's house. haha, Seth fell asleep during the movie and was snoring SO LOUD!!!!!!!!! It was hilarious!
Sunday was a day of baby blessings for the Erickson family! First Becca and Eric blessed their child and later Rachel and Jared blessed theirs. So it meant double the sacrament meetings, but I believe that means double the blessings! And I can totally go for that! And in the 2nd Sacrament meeting Jacob got up and actually bore a real testimony! I am so proud of him for taking the time to say something of value, unlike the last time he "bore his testimony" lol. Later on we headed out to my grandparents place for a delicious sunday dinner! Kristen was welcomed right into the family and we stayed long enough to finish watching the LDS Christmas devotional. Following the devotional, my grandpa, some uncles, and I went into a seperate room and gave my dad a blessing. Then later he went with my uncle Will who is a physician's assistant to get some medicine and a shot to help with the pain and discomfort. Gosh I love having aweome family hook-ups!
Monday was un-eventful for the most part. We went to our branch's Family Home Evening. The activity was making gingerbread houses out of graham crackers. We had to run to the store to get them some more frosting and some cheap prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Afterwards we went to Marks house with like millions of people and watched Heavyweights. What a great movie! Though it surprises me that I still have not seen the whole movie lol! Everytime I watch that dang movie, something comes up and I don't get to finish it!
Tuesday I had my interview with Band of America! I feel like I did well, but I am still waiting to hear back from the recruiter to see if I got the job or not. For those of you that do not know, that branch's location is in the heart of Mexico! Or at least there is quite a hispanic population around there. So I was told by several people to over-emphasize the fact that I am fluent in Spanish. Which I did do, and I even had the opportunity to converse in spanish with some customers who were waiting, while I was still waiting to be interviewed. I think that is awesome that I had that opportunity! :) That night we attended the Red Mountain High School Christmas choir concert. It was somewhat boring, but it had it's good parts. All in all a great day!
Wednesday I worked on some last assignments for the fall 2009 school semester and then did some Christmas shopping! In the evening, Kristen and I went to the Zoo Lights!

It was alot of fun to see all the lights, and we even saw some animals too, like the flamingos and an otter. We got some pictures with the different light displays and did our best to stay warm as we walked around the zoo and enjoyed the sights. I would definitely say we are taking the time to enjoy the Christmas season and all the wonderful memories it has to offer!