tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51123310150867958722024-03-05T18:55:48.174-08:00The KennedysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02210352197672434243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112331015086795872.post-41483561478523320082013-08-22T19:58:00.003-07:002013-08-22T19:58:57.935-07:00Hawaii: Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next Monday (August 26, 2013) I am starting classes for my PhD in applied mathematics. School=busy=no-time-to-write-blog. Which means in the next four days I am going to be crazily trying to catch up on recording the last year and a half of my life. Here goes nothing!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think where I left off was the Kennedy family trip to Hawaii last March (meaning March of 2012). Since everyone else in the family had the same week off for spring break except me, we decided to go March 10-17, which meant I had to skip a week of school to go to Hawaii. It was hard to catch up but TOTALLY worth it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We started off the trip strong and in full anticipation of family bonding time by playing games in the airport during our layover in Los Angeles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We landed late Saturday night (March 10), then in the morning were able to attend church at a nearby ward. When we got back to the beach house Caro and Rachel played some hymns on their ukeleles and I remember that being a lot of fun. I sure miss those girls!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After church we got our first taste of the beach by walking along the seashore and checking out the Sunday afternoon surf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then we got the classic Matsumoto Shave (NOT shaved, apparently) Ice and on our way home stopped by a local fruit stand to try out some exotic stuff. I know we got some weird fruit, but what I remember most was the sugar cane. Andrew was quite insistent that we all brush our teeth when we got home...haha. Love that boy.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Apparently swimming is breaking the Sabbath but buying Shave Ice isn't...oh well. We do what we can. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I honestly don't remember the name of this place, but we also stopped at an amazing jetty where we could really see the waves pounding against the rocks. Of course being ourselves, the siblings all took the opportunity to have a little photo shoot. We aren't posed as well in this one but it was pretty fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And OF COURSE, a little scum back home. My fave. Seriously tho I love that game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Monday we got to visit the Pearl Harbor memorial, which was quite moving. At that time Andrew was considering going the military route for dental school, so I found it especially poignant while considering the sacrifices many wives, sisters, daughters, and mothers made during that time and today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After leaving Pearl Harbor, we did some more sightseeing around Honolulu and saw the palace of the queen of Hawaii. That night we went to dinner at Hard Rock Cafe (Andrew and I suggested going to Costco, but were overruled).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;"> Right next door was the </span><a href="http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/laie/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">Laie Hawaii Temple</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">. The temple </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">was beautiful and being able to worship together there was honestly a wonderful experience as a family. That is the last time our family will be in the temple all together until probably the summer of 2015, so I consider it a really special experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The rest of the day we spent at the <a href="http://www.polynesia.com/day-experience.html#.UhbG2mQjpn8">Polynesian Cultural Center</a>, which is seriously like the Disneyland of Polynesia. There were boat rides, little villages to explore, a parade on the river, cultural events like dancing, singing, cooking, sewing, art, etc. to both watch and participate in, you name it. It was incredible! Seriously so much fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We ended out the evening with a luau (including a roasted pig with an apple in its mouth) and an amazing show of song and dance that took you through the different traditions of each of the places highlighted in the PCC. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were exhausted by the end of the day, but we absolutely loved it. Highly recommended to anyone visiting Oahu. Okay, this is already getting ricidulously long, and that is only half of the week, so I will put the rest of the pictures in the next one. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069672527990492844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112331015086795872.post-24396674842100162802013-08-22T19:58:00.002-07:002013-08-22T19:58:33.426-07:00Hawaii: Part 2<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To continue...we got back from the PCC way tired, but really happy. The next morning, Wednesday, the family wanted to do different things so we split up. Rachel and I think Matthew and Mom went shopping at a flea market, Caroline, Andrew and Dad and I went on a hike, and Daniel and Leah went back to the PCC. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On our hike we saw a BUNCH of different terrain the higher up we went, and at the top of the mountain had an incredible vista view. Honestly I would take hiking over shopping any day. I think Andrew lucked out on that one :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When everyone grouped up again, we went to the beach a few feet away from where we were staying and wandered out to a little island that was in wading distance. I also tried snorkeling for the first time which wasn't too hard surprisingly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Thursday we started off super early with the traditional Diamond Head Hike, which was basically hiking to the rim of a very massive and inactive volcano. It was pretty touristy, but hey, that's because it was pretty sweet. There were some WWII bunkers at the top as well which were cool to see. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Which brings me to Friday...our last day in Hawaii...in the morning we saw some of the sights that hadn't been checked off our list yet. My favorite was probably a buddhist temple which I now do not remember the name of. But they had a huge gong that you could ring for good luck, which we all did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The last thing we did in Hawaii per Rachel's request was to visit Turtle Beach. We were all skeptical of there actually being sea turtles, but we walked a ways around to a little alcove and found a TON of them--like 19 or 20. It was kind of freaky, but mostly just awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And....that is it!! We flew back to Utah the next day. The trip was a blast. I had a great time checking out the sights and getting to spend time with the Kennedys all together. This was our last big hurrah as a family before Caroline left on a mission to Hungary last summer, and it was a great way to be together having fun and seeing amazing things that you don't get anywhere else. Thanks to everyone (mainly Ken and Nancy) who made it happen!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069672527990492844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112331015086795872.post-25680347608991785822013-06-07T08:13:00.000-07:002013-06-08T10:30:46.896-07:00How we ended up on Long Island.<div class="MsoNormal">
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married life, January-April 2012. It was
during this time that we decided to move to Long Island for dental school, hence the title. I
will get to that in a minute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My second semester of graduate school was much less
stressful than the first. I was taking fewer classes, and I enjoyed all of
them, so that was great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, Andrew graduated in December (although he had
already walked in a graduation ceremony the previous August), and he started
working full time at Deer Valley Ski Resort in Park City, UT.</span></div>
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drive away from Provo. Andrew’s twin brother Matthew also got a job at Deer
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We had some good times with Matthew while he was living in
Provo. I think my best memory is of their birthday party in February. We had a piñata, which Andrew and Matthew took turns breaking open
with our wedding sword (see my last post) and a wooden sword we borrowed from
my brother-in-law Chris. Too fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also, Heather Scott and Kayla Cardon made some incredibly delicious and beautiful birthday cakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The most adventurous part of the semester was in March, when
the Kennedy family went to Hawaii. I have enough pictures of that that I will
give it a separate post, probably the next one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Other exciting events between January and April included me
walking in the April graduation ceremonies for my Masters Degree.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Walking in for the college convocation. Nice artsy picture Camille :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was technically graduating later in August of that year,
but we would be gone then so I walked early with my brother-in-law Chris who was also graduating in April. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We obviously knew each other and were sitting next to each other wearing wedding rings, so a couple of people asked if we were married. Hahaha. Even more awesome, I got my MS in math and he got his MFA in creative writing. Way to reverse gender roles! :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two
graduation ceremonies in 8 months is kind of a lot. Thank goodness the next one
won’t be for another few years!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Me and my sister Rachel (Chris's wife)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The most stressful/important/life-changing thing that
happened during those four months (other than writing a Masters Thesis) was figuring out where we were going to spend
the next 4 years of our lives. As anyone reading this probably knows, we
ended up on Long Island at Stony Brook University.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've actually seen this shirt on campus. I was wondering the same thing.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don’t have too many pictures to document this process, but
a lot of people have asked me how we ended up even applying to, and then
choosing to go to Stony Brook considering we are from Utah and California. So here is the story for the sake of posterity
(and anyone else who is curious). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When Andrew applied to dental school, I was also planning on
attending graduate school for a PhD in Mathematics. Andrew’s application cycle
was way before mine, and by the time my applications were due he had already gotten
his acceptances. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Through a complicated series of events (and some bad timing),
Andrew ended up putting tuition deposits down to reserve a spot at three
schools, one in Boston, MA, Richmond, VA, and Stony Brook, NY. As a result I only applied
to schools near those places, hoping that something would work out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s kind of funny, because the place we decided to go was
the only one out of the three where I received a rejection letter. So why did
we choose to go there anyways?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The logical reason for us to choose Stony Brook was that the
schools in Virginia were about an hour and a half apart, creating a frustrating
commuting situation, and the schools in Boston were ridiculously expensive. I
could reapply to Stony Brook the next year after getting to know people in the
department, and then if I got in we would both be at the same (much cheaper)
school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This thought process all makes a lot of sense, but if a
checklist of pros and cons was the only reason that I was forgoing graduate
school for a year (or possibly longer), I think I would be left feeling less
than satisfied. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the core of our decision for Andrew to attend Stony Brook
was the fact that we felt inspired to go there. We prayed about the decision
for weeks and fasted a number of times about it as well. After a lot of soul
searching, I had a particularly strong experience at the temple a few days
before we had to make a final decision. I had the overwhelming feeling that
Stony Brook was the place that we needed to be and the place where I would be
able to find the most joy in life. I also had the impression that a Math PhD
was not what I was supposed to do right then. Surprisingly, when that thought
came to me I wasn’t really upset about it at all. In all actuality, I was
probably a little relieved—and when I was honest with myself about that feeling
of relief, I knew that Stony Brook was exactly where we should and would end
up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The fact that choosing Stony Brook made logical sense,
combined with the experience I described above, helped us confidently go
forward, and we haven’t looked back since. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, have I found my life purpose here on Long Island yet?
Not exactly. BUT, I ended up deciding not to reapply to the Mathematics
Department, and instead will be starting a PhD in the Applied
Mathematics/Statistics Department this fall. (The distinction between math and applied
math might seem nonexistent to some, but trust me, they have some major differences
that I am pretty excited about.) I’ll save that story for another post, but
suffice it to say that I am glad we are here. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, I am still playing catch-up with this blog. I think I
will need to write about 5 or 6 more blog posts (plus a few extra posts about
India) before I will be fully caught up with what Andrew and I are up to these days.
Now that classes are over for me and Andrew is still in school for another
month, I have some time on my hands, so expect quite a few posts coming up.
These are mostly for us and our “journal keeping” more than anything else, so
sorry if they are really long. Hopefully you can enjoy all the pictures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the end of my last (aka first ever) post, I left off with our honeymoon to
Mexico. About a week after we got home, we had an open house with our friends
and family in Utah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Kennedys hosted it in their backyard and it was quite a
ball. A big thanks to the Kennedy family for all they did to
get the house and yard (and the newly painted fence!) sparkling and beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to give a big shout-out to Logan Havens for coming to
the reception spur of the moment and documenting everything. We have him to
thank for all the great pictures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew and his dad both wore matching kilts the whole night. I thought they looked pretty spiffy representing the Kennedy clan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Scottish theme continued at the end of the evening with a surprise bagpiper performance. I think this may have sparked Andrew's subsequent research into how much a set of bagpipes cost. (Turns out they are really expensive, so he had to settle for an accordion. More on that another time.) </span></div>
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Andrew’s good friends from Brigham City, Michael Brown, gave Andrew his wedding
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are some pictures of my family at the open house. Andrew </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and I loved seeing our families all interacting and having fun together--seriously!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The yellow and blue quilt below is the bride's quilt that Andrew's mom made for our wedding. On the right (it's a little hidden) is the picnic quilt that all the Kennedy/Stratford gals helped tie at a bridal shower before we got married. We had them on display at the open house. Lots of love and memories in these quilts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The open house was a wonderful night to remember. After that, things kind of went back to "normal" and we began to figure out this thing called being married. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall I'd say our first summer together was a great one. We went on a few
camping and canyoneering adventures in July and August. The most memorable one was
in Blue John Canyon. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Learning how to stem was scary, but I liked it by the end of the 10 hour trip.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the same canyon where Aron Ralston had to cut his
own arm off (ever seen <i>127 Hours</i>?). While none of us lost limbs, we did actually
become majorly dehydrated. We were not prepared for the insane rock climbing
required to get out of the canyon, and as a result the trip took about 3 hours longer than we thought it would and we all ran out of water WAY before the end.</span><br />
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Once we got back to the car it was another hour-long drive to any type of
civilization, but eventually we made it and everyone was okay. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Random building by the trailhead. I think we all want to die at this point.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ironically, on the drive there we saw this sand dune and thought this would be a funny pose. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Besides just playing in Southern Utah, there was also a lot
of work to be done. Earlier in the summer I had been chosen to be the student speaker at the BYU Commencement Ceremony which was the second week of August. Delivering that speech in the Marriott Center was stressful but exhilarating, and overall a once-in-a-lifetime experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The summary of my speech was how much I appreciated that at BYU, spiritual and secular learning are really interconnected. If you want to see the full speech my dad uploaded it to YouTube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGE7vzqha1w" target="_blank">here</a>. (I debated whether to include this link because I hate watching myself talk, but Andrew thought I should. Don't feel obligated to listen to it though.)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The President of BYU, Cecil Samuelson, and his wife Sharon.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew walked during the August commencement as well, since he was going to graduate in December and graduation ceremonies are only in April and August. It was great weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As soon as commencement was over and I had officially earned my Bachelor Degree, I immediately started studying. I was getting ready to start a Masters program in
mathematics that fall, and the first major hurdle was passing two 4-hour qualifying exams in Abstract Algebra and Analysis. The last week in
August leading up to the quals was probably one of the most stressful weeks
ever, but thankfully I passed both of them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During the fall, Andrew took on his final semester of
undergrad, which included a diving class and a pottery class—why not? </span><br />
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October he began the exciting/terrifying process of dental school interviews. Andrew
flew to the east coast three separate times within a month and a half, and let me
say that I got pretty good at driving to the Salt Lake Airport! But it was all
worth it, because by the beginning of January he had been accepted to all five
schools where he interviewed. We felt extremely grateful and blessed that
this long application process ended in such a positive way for us. I was and still am so
proud of Andrew for all of his hard work to turn his goals into reality. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While Andrew was traveling across the country, I was undertaking my first (and awfulest-is that a word?)
semester of graduate school. Getting a masters degree in one year was kind of
insane now that I think about it. I had to take 12 credits of graduate level
mathematics that semester, and I just about died. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My second home: the Talmage (aka Math) building.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew was extremely supportive during my multiple breakdowns over Topology—probably
the most frustrating class of my life. Thankfully I had other interesting
classes that kept me motivated to finish my degree, and I survived the first semester. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, let’s just say that the fall was quite a
change from the summer, but we learned a lot and grew together through the
challenges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In between all of the craziness we were able to spend a
wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with my family in La Crescenta, CA. We road
tripped down from Provo, UT with my sisters Rachel and Camille and my brother-in-law Chris, and it was a blast. Even though it's a 10-hour-drive, we kind of miss being able to do stuff like that now that we are in New York. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I guess Camille is the one taking the picture.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We went to Andrew’s house in Brigham City, UT for Christmas
and up to the Kennedy family ranch for New Years. Let me just interject here to
say that I love the Kennedys! They are a super fun family and I feel really
grateful to have such wonderful in-laws.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Caroline got us all mustache straws.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Going shooting at the ranch. </span></td></tr>
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Well, that's it for our first 6 months. Coming soon: how we ended up in Stony Brook, NY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Starting a blog was one of those things that I planned on
doing as soon as Andrew and I got married. But life happens, and here we are!
At long last, we have finally joined the blogging world. I’m planning on
keeping this updated, so if you have no idea what is going on in our lives I
can now say that it is no longer completely our fault :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For my first blog post, I think a little introduction to who
we are and how we met is in order. Sorry this is so long! But there are lots of pictures to keep you going. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew Dale Kennedy was born and raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah" target="_blank">Brigham City,Utah</a>, about an hour north of Salt Lake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check out this adorable picture of little Andrew:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see, his love for adventure and the great
outdoors was instilled at a young age.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretty impressive for lil' whippersnapper. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was born in Santa Barbara, CA. When I was two we moved to
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crescenta-Montrose,_California" target="_blank">La Crescenta, CA</a>, and that’s where I grew up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although I have also lived in Utah and now New York, I think
I’ll always be a California girl at heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew and I both decided to attend <a href="http://home.byu.edu/home/" target="_blank">Brigham Young University</a>
in Provo, UT for college. We met on a study abroad at the <a href="http://ce.byu.edu/jc/" target="_blank">BYU Jerusalem Center</a>
in September 2008. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew and me by the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We actually sat by each other on the plane ride to the Holy
Land. It wasn’t exactly love at first sight, but Andrew won me over and we were
both pretty interested in each other by the time we left the Jerusalem Center
four months later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Living in Jerusalem and visiting Egypt, Jordan, and Galilee
were life-changing experiences for both of us, and not just because that was
where we met our future spouse. We saw some incredible places, learned a lot about Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, and met some
wonderful people who have become our lifelong friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After coming home from Jerusalem we had some ups and downs,
but finally got on the same page and dated for about 14 months. We had some
great adventures during that year together in Provo.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cutting down a Christmas tree from the mountains. Andrew and a bunch of friends dressed up like lumberjacks. I was the only girl there...ha. It was epic. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Harry Potter themed dance. So fun! We went all out. Oh, and Andrew sewed our cloaks and ties and crocheted his scarf. And carved our wands from some sticks we found by his apartment. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bridal Veil Falls hike in Provo Canyon</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew taught me how to write in Elvish while we were in Jerusalem so we could write notes to each other that no one else could read. I thought it was pretty cute. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was part of the BYU Women's Chorus for two years. This is after one of our concerts. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We got engaged on February 9<sup>th</sup>, Andrew’s 25<sup>th</sup>
birthday. That night, I took
Andrew to Rock Canyon thinking that I was bringing him to a super secret
surprise party. Turns out the “party” was Andrew serenading me at sunset and
then getting down on one knee to pop the question, so I was the one in for a surprise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew and I were married and sealed for time and all eternity on June
25, 2011 in the <a href="http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/losangeles/" target="_blank">Los Angeles LDS Temple</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The wedding took place in a small private ceremony inside
the temple. You aren't allowed to take pictures inside the temple, so we just have pictures of us coming out of the temple doors and on the grounds outside. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just after the wedding ceremony.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were so grateful for all of our friends and family that came to California for the wedding. We love you all so much! It was wonderful to be around so many people that we care about.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The whole group.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My great-grandmother and grandparents. We love and miss Grandpa Bill. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grandma Stratford (Andrew's grandmother)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My old roomies, Cambrie and Remi <3</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bridesmaids: sisters and besties from California</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The groomsmen. This tree is now gone by the way.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After the ceremony, we had a wedding breakfast at a nearby
church. I remember all the people who sang
songs and our parents talking and giving us marriage advice. We also carried on some fun traditions.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A surprise rendition of "Halo" by Beyonce--one of my favs</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kennedy siblings singing "Bridesmaids are in Yellow." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Caroline wrote the lyrics to the tune of "Yellow" by Coldplay. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A Tahitian wedding tradition started at Andrew's parents' wedding by his uncle, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">who had just come home from a mission in Tahiti.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The "pinning of the tartan." Our wedding had somewhat of a </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Andrew's lifelong dream of wearing a kilt to his wedding was partially fulfilled. He wore it to the Wedding Breakfast and to our reception in Utah. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Being lifted up on chairs to the Jewish wedding song "Hava Nagila" at the reception that night. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our first dance, "Crazy for this girl." This was the song Andrew sang to me right before he proposed.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Afterwards we left on our
honeymoon to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. And thus began the adventure of a
lifetime!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We stayed at an awesome resort on the beach.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Four wheeling through the jungle.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A lot has happened since our wedding day, but I think this
is a good place to stop. More posts to follow about our first year in school,
Hawaii with the Kennedys, India, and some of our adventures since we moved to
New York.</span></div>
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