Sister Cordon

While we were in Lake Tahoe, Courtney called us and was really excited. She told us that she was shaking and couldn't believe what had happened. After one of their soccer games, Sister Cordon (who was just released as the General YW President) showed up. Courtney instantly knew who it was and went up to ask if she could have a picture taken with her "for my mom." Sister Cordon told her she loves to take pictures for the moms.

Some of the other soccer girls wanted pictures but were nervous to ask Sister Cordon so Courtney did and they had a group picture.

SVU has an acting president right now and they are on the search for a permanent president. Sister Cordon was in town interviewing for the position. She spent time with the girls and took a whole soccer team picture with the girls, but it was on her phone so Courtney didn't get a copy. Courtney was "fan-girling" about it because she was excited to meet Sister Cordon. And Courtney is hoping Sister Cordon gets the job and becomes the college president.

Yes, she is having fun

For the many people asking if Courtney is enjoying her time at SVU, yes, she is having fun. Here are some pictures to prove it.

First day of SVU

Courtney sent us a picture of her first day of school at SVU. She also sent a pic of her view from the Lofts.

Media Day at SVU

The SVU soccer team had pictures taken for media day.  Courtney didn't end up liking very many of them (she thinks she looks weird) but I thought they turned out ok. She needs to work on her mean roar face though.

This is her picture for the roster. I think it turned out really well.

When everyone else hikes their soccer socks up to their thighs, Courtney keeps hers down as low as she can get away with. It always cracks me up so she had to send me a pic of what her soccer socks looked like for pictures.

This is Courtney's roster entry.  While most players have a long list of things under "Personal" such as "enjoys hiking" or "plays the violin," Courtney only "has one sibling." haha!

Funny job

Ethan works at BYU for the Continuing Education department in the Conferences and Workshops.  During Education Week it gets pretty busy.  Ethan was on registration duty and helping a woman register when she handed him her baby to hold while she finished up.  A co-worker took a picture and Ethan sent it to us.  He said the baby was pretty chill and didn't fuss until the end when the mom was able to take the baby back.

SVU pre-season game

Courtney had a pre-season game in Virginia Beach the day we flew out. We weren't able to go but we were home in time to see a lot of the game (plus it was recorded so we watched from the beginning). They announced her name, which was cool, and we got to watch her play for a while.

Courtney played well and SVU won the game.  She is in a different color and with a different number, but we still love watching her play.

After the game, the coach took them to Virginia Beach so they could play in the water.  The girls didn't have their swimming suits but a lot of them still go in the water.  Courtney had a lot of fun on her first away game adventure.

Abby Fox, Courtney, and Sydney

Flying home

Bryan and I flew home early on Saturday. Courtney had a exhibition game that was going to be broadcast on the school's youtube so we wanted to get home to catch as much as we could.

Bryan was thrilled to be in the window seat so he could watch the world go by. He downloaded the map on his phone and was able to verify that he was seeing what he thought he was seeing.

We landed in Las Vegas and drove home safely.