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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Judd: The Closet Nerd

Life has been pretty normal around here.  For those of you who are wondering, Judd and I had a great time in DC, and survived the 32 hour drive back to Provo.  After that drive, the next time I want to cross the country, I will be flying.  No more road trips for me.  But life here in Provo has been great.  Judd and I have both started school again and are enjoying our classes.  The only thing that has really been different around here is my sudden need to get into holiday decorating.  Seriously though.  I spent my entire holiday budget on Halloween/fall decorations already.  I don’t know what I am going to do when Christmas time comes around.  I figure I will cross that bridge when I get to it.
                Judd has been doing well in the accounting program.  BYU’s accounting program has been ranked in the top three accounting programs internationally for as long as anyone can remember (that’s probably not true, but they do have a great record).  The first week of school they even gave Judd a free t-shirt with a giant #1 on it so that he could show off.  He says it is a night time shirt only, but I wear it around all the time because, unlike him, I am not very humble.  And when people assume that I am in the accounting program, I never correct them.  It has been pretty awesome for my social life.  Accounting majors are like celebrities on campus. 
                So while I walk around wearing Judd’s #1 shirt, he can be found studying in the business building so that he can get more free swag from recruiters (which he usually ends up giving to me).  And when Judd isn’t studying, he is found curled up on the couch reading another book.
                See this is the thing that most people don’t get about Judd.  When you meet Judd, he seems like one of those cool, popular kids.  And he is.  He was named Utah’s MVP his senior year, was captain of the soccer team that took state, has lots of friends, is great at organizing events and having a big turn out, manages his own sales team every summer, laughs a lot, and is pretty good looking on top of it all.  But my favorite thing about Judd is that he is a total closet nerd. 
                He will deny it to the bitter end, but guess what he just finished reading 20 minutes ago? Another Star Wars book.  And not only that, but he decided that he had to discuss it in great detail with me before he could start his homework.
                I am not a big Star Wars fan.  My first encounter with Star Wars was when I was in 7th grade.  Stars Wars: Revenge of the Sith was coming out in theatre and my mother was so excited.  She is a big Star Wars fan so she made Chelsea and me go to the midnight showing with her.  I fell asleep half way through the movie and woke up (SPOILER ALERT) when Anakin is melting in the lava.  I remember Anakin yelling at Obi-Wan with his strange yellow eyes, and me having no clue what was going on.  So yeah.  After that experience, Star Wars was kind of a turn off for me and I haven’t really given it another chance since. 
                But Judd loves the Star Wars movies and books.  He was just teasing me and saying that our relationship would grow even stronger if we both got into Star Wars together.  Maybe.  We will see about that.  He did try to give me a crash course by explaining the light side and dark side, and the Rule of Two.  Anyone else know what Star Wars reference I am talking about when I say Rule of Two?  If you don’t, Judd could tell you.  Or I guess I could now. 
                It is pretty cute to see Judd and his love for reading.  I used to think that I loved reading, but I am an amateur lover when compared to Judd.  I love listening to him talk about books with his sister or my mom and I love finding out what book he is currently reading.  Sometimes I get annoyed when I want him to talk to me and he is sucked into an intense part, but I have learned to deal with it.  I just hope that our kids will share his love for reading and that they will grow up to be as smart as him.

                Well that is a short catch up on our life currently.  As more adventures unfold throughout the school year I will be sure to keep everyone posted!

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