"I do solemnly swear that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States . . . "
This was the beginning of the oath I took yesterday as I was sworn into the Utah State Bar. It's official, I'm a licensed attorney!! It was a great time at the Salt Palace with Bev, my parents, and Bev's parents in attendance. It is a huge relief to finally have the bar behind me. At first I didn't think too much of being sworn in, until I took the oath and realized the obligations I was undertaking. I am now officially a "Defender of the Constitution." How cool is that?!?
Tonight was our annual ward trunk r' treat and chili cook-off. We had a lot of fun handing out candy to the kids and seeing their costumes. But the highlight by far was the chili cook-off. This was my first attempt at cooking chili, and really I had no idea how much effort it took and how much fun it would be. I found a receipe online and then adapted it by adding things and taking things out (like the beer). It took about an hour of prep time and two hours to cook. It was yummy....but apparently the judges would have rather that I left the beer in!! I lost by one clove of garlic...whatever that means!!
Tonight also gave us another chance to don our cute halloween costumes. Bev made them from literally nothing and we were able to wear them to the Homer Family Halloween Party. She did such a great job. I don't think there is a cuter hot dog in the world! Really this was such a great costume.....because it meant I got to hold her all night long. Obviously, I was the bun, fully equipped with mustard and ketchup.
This was our third week in our pottery class. We're having a lot of fun getting dirty and trying our darndest to create something--we're planning on making all of our dishes from here on out. The first week the instructor gave us a basic lesson of how to prepare the clay (wedging), how to place it on the wheel (basically you just throw it on), how to center the clay (nearly impossible), and then how to make a cylinder (the basis for all good pottery). That was pretty much the end of our lessons. The past two weeks we've been practicing and trying to make something, really, anything! We've finally gotten down the whole centering the clay and making a cylinder, now we're working on shaping and creating amazing pieces of art (lately everything ends up becoming a paperweight) that will surely become a permanent fixture in some art musuem or more likely our home. 