Blogging... and Math

Well, we finally did it! We jumped on the blog-wagon... uh, bandwagon. And although we both tend to keep ourselves too busy to spend much time on things like this, we figured it really is the best way to stay updated with our family and friends. Besides, I've become a dedicated reader of almost all of your blogs, so I guess it's time I start doing my part. :)

Really, the thing that finally motivated me was this realization:

• If the average university student spends one hour studying outside of class for every hour in class, with a minimum of 12 credits per semester, for eight semesters (give or take)- then the average university student spends approximately 3,072 hours on schoolwork alone. Not to mention employment, extra-curriculars, socializing, and (occasionally) eating and sleeping.

• Some students are average. And then some are crazy. Like me- who consistently invested three hours into every one hour expected on assignments, took far too many credits per semester, and who probably holds the world record for longest uninterrupted cramming session before a test. I figure I spent an estimate of 8,192 hours either in class or studying during my 3.5 years at BYU.

• And then I graduated. Which means I now theoretically have 2,340 hours a year, 45 hours a week, or six hours a day to do things like post on our blog. Theoretically.

So why not?

I'll do my best at keeping this up to date with all the goings-on of our lives, and hopefully be better at staying in touch with all of our family and friends along the way. Honestly, what else am I going to do with all my extra time? :) (Just do me a favor and don't check my math- another side effect of graduating seems to be my brain turning to mush...)