GMAT - Check.

That Dave is such a smartypants! We are so proud of him - after about 6 weeks of semi-consistent study, he has gone and got a 720 on the GMAT (which is in the 94th percentile and good enough to probably get in any MBA program he wanted). He didn't think he'd do that great since he didn't take an expensive GMAT study class or do the recommended 3 month minimum preparation. I am so proud of him for doing so well despite the obstacles. Studying, I've decided, is not very compatible with our lifestyle. I'm sure he could have done even better had it not been for getting up with teething babies at night and playing with/getting babies to bed in the evenings.

He is excited, really. Now we get to fill out a bunch of applications and write some essays and apply for scholarships and voila - this time next year we could be in some fa-lutin fancy grad school in New England, Birkenstocking around Berkley, chanting for Rudy at Notre Dame, or hanging with our VA family at UVA. Or maybe we'll stay in UT and do BYU again - who knows! It sure is an exciting time!

Andrea offered to stay with our sleeping babies so we celebrated Dave's victory by going on a hipster date, dressed as hipsters. Luckily, Dave has a corduroy blazer for such occasions. We decided hipsters go to cafes for soup and people watching, then go buy sweaters and baby adidas, and then see a film from the Sundance Film Festival (Beasts of the Southern Wild - LOVED it. It was the perfect mix of reality and imagination, hardship and beauty. I recommend it.)

Despite our lack of new i phones, I think we make pretty good hipsters. Also, did you notice the picture behind my face?? I have a mini Riley poking me in the eye! It's a lot pleasanter than the real thing let me tell you...