Law Partners

Activities this Week

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Tuesday, HOBBY NIGHT. DIY Dessert Stand (using candlesticks, plates, etc)

7pm. Room JRCB #303

If you have not already RSVP'd, please do so to DeAnn ddmehr@gmail.com, so she can buy enough materials.

Wednesday, MOMMY AND ME, Valentine's Craft.

3:30-4:30 420 E 700 N Apt.5

Come make a Valentine's Day card for your spouse while the little ones play. I have some fun stamps and stickers too, so your toddler has a way to help out. If you have extra supplies you want to contribute feel free to bring them

420 E 700 N Apt.5
You can park behind our building in either of our spots (#5), on the side streets, or in the BYU lot across the street

Saturday, Murder Mystery Date Night

5:30-8:30pm

RSVP only, now closed.

If you have have questions, please email Tausha at taushamarie@gmail.com

Saturday, GOTHE

Here's the schedule for the weekend:

Location: Wymount Church Building - 1600 N. 900 E. Provo

Friday, Feb 3rd

7-9am: Set up tables at church/bring donations from storage unit (We need men for the heavy lifting, and we need minivans and other large vehicles for loading and driving donations to the church)

9-11am: Set up, sort and organize donations. Nursery Provided

2-4pm: Set up, sort, and organize donations. Nursery Provided

Saturday Feb 4th: (NO Nursery!)

8am: Volunteer shopping hour (This is for volunteers OR their spouse ONLY. If possible, please leave kids at home. If you bring them they need to stay WITH you. This is for their safety and to keep things organized)

9-10am: MBASA/LP shopping

10-11am Re-organize tables (**you can volunteer during this time and still shop during the volunteer shopping hour at 8! Please remember to come to volunteer if you shop. This volunteer slot lasts until noon)

11-12: General Student shopping--all student families are welcome. So, invite your friends and neighbors!

12-2: Clean up (This is another opportunity to volunteer and still get to shop earlier in the day. But, if you come to shop during the volunteer time, please remember to come back to help for the full 2 hour slot)

**If you are not able to sign up but want to help, please email Lisa Jones at elfchik@gmail.com

***Again, we encourage you to leave your children at home or to have them in a stroller/standing by you while you are shopping. This is for the safety of your children and to help keep the donations organized.

Be sure to advertise this to your student friends and families!

This is going to be another fantastic exchange!

Activities this Week

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Children's Hour- Tuesday 10:30-11:30 am at University Mall Playland

Law Society Annual Fireside- Friday 6pm in the Conference Theater

I could not find any details about who is speaking at it this year but it's always good. There is usually a musical number, an introducation and then someone related to law speaks....the last few years it's been apostles, those who were actually lawyers.

It begins at 6pm. in the Conference Theater, mini theatre, the one attached to the great conference theater.

There is always light refreshments afterwards where you can mingle with other students, alumni and professors. It's a good way to schmooze with lawyers and make new connections. Children are not welcome to come but I have seen small babies in infant seats.

Remember to RSVP for the Murder Mystery Date Night Activity that will be next week. You should have received an email regarding it. If not, please respond on the forum or Facebook page. Thanks!

Activities This Week

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Dinner Group: Tuesday 1/17 at 7pm

Rubios

530 E University Parkway Orem, UT

(located in the same shopping center as Sunflower Market, Smashburger, and Discount Tire)

1L Social: Thursday 1/19

more info. to come

Mommy & Me: Friday 1/20 at 11am

Mother Goose Story Time at the Provo Library

Come early to get a good seat and chat with the other moms.

Childrens Hour: Cabelas

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Children's Hour!

Tuesday, January 10th

10:30-11:30

Cabela's

2502 W Grand Terrace Pky.
Lehi, UT 84043

Directions: Take I-15 heading North. Take Exit 284 (Thanksgiving Point/Alpine/Highland exit), take right turn. Then turn left onto the Frontage road. Take the first right and follow the signs up the hill to the gigantic store.

Meet inside, either wait in the front lobby area or go straight to the aquarium to the right of the big store.

It's free to look at the tunnel of fish and all the other stuffed animals. It's like a mini museum! Come and join the fun!

Mrs. Clause Boutique

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Get a jump on your Christmas shopping and support MBASA and LP members by buying handmade!

Finals Kits- tonight! 11/30

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Come make a Finals Survival Kit for your spouse and a cute craft- hope to see you there!

House of Order Forum

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We have a fantastic forum coming up on November 2nd!

Mark your calendars:)

Activities this Week: 10/17-10/22

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Dinner Group

Tuesday- 6pm at Gurus

45 E Center St.

Meet at Guru's in downtown Provo. Come and enjoy a hip and trendy local restaraunt with the best sweet potato fries around. Enjoy company of other law spouses, without spouses or children. Pay your own way. A menu is available on their website. http://guruscafe.com/index.htmlHope to see you there!

Mommy & Me
***Every other week we'll be holding Mommy & Me with some fun activities for the younger group of kids. Everyone is welcome though, so bring the whole crew:)

Wednesday- 10:30-11:30am at the BYU Duck Pond The weather is going to be gorgeous! Bring your kids for some fun with the ducks:)

Hope to see you at some of our fun activities this week!
-The LP Board

Activities this Week: 10/10- 10/15

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Hope you all had a fun placement break!

This week's activities:

Tuesday 10/11: Hobby Night

C Jane is coming! Come get some fun ideas on blogging and self publishing and meet one of Utah's famous bloggers!

7-8 pm

Room 306 JRCB

Friday 10/14: Children's Hour

We'll be doing a fall hike up at Bridal Veil Falls! Meet in the Bridal Veil Falls parking lot at 10am

It's a short walk on a paved path so feel free to bring a stroller for your little ones.

Saturday 10/15: Date Night

This Saturday we will be Hiking the Y for our October Date Night. We will meet at the Y parking lot at 10:00 am. Directions

You can bring the kids along or just hike as a couple. We'll be hiking the Y and then having grilled hot dogs afterwards. Feel free to bring a treat or side dish to go with the hot dogs.

Hope to see you at some of our fun activities this week!

Week's Activities

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9/27 Tues: Children's Hour - 10:00 am North Park located at 500 N. 500 W. It is right next to the Veterans Memorial Pool.
9/28 Wed: Forum - 7:00 pm Room 306 of the Law School. She will be speaking about Externships and Internships. Law Partners have said that this forum was very beneficial, so I'm sure it will be again.

Dinner Group at Bombay House!

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Dinner Group this Thursday!

Join us, without your husband or children, for a ladies night out at the Bombay House in Provo!

Indian cuisine at it's finest in Utah county, this restaurant will not disappoint.

6:30pm

Bombay House, 463 North University Ave.

If you plan on attending please RSVP on the LP Facebook page! Hope to see you there!

September Forum

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Our 1st forum is coming up!

Get it on the calendar now and save the date:)

Activities this Week

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Childrens Hour and Mommy and Me are combined this week.

Here's the details- hope to see you there!
Thursday 9/15
10-11 am
Bicentennial Park
1400 S. 1600 E. Provo

Mommy and Me & Children's Hour- 9/6

2011-09-05T15:23:00.000-07:00

Mommy & Me and Children's Hour are combined for all of September.

We have our 1st play date tomorrow!

Tuesday 9/6

10:00-11:00 am

Memorial Park Provo

150 N 800 E (the playground is in the NW corner)

I'll have a big blanket for the little ones to play on. This park has baby swings, a great toddler playground, and some fun bike paths.

Hope to see you there!

GOTHE: FREE clothes & kids gear!

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Gifts of the Heart Exchange is coming up!

Who: Student families (any university/college)

Date: Saturday 9/10

Where: Wymount Church Building 1600 N 900 E Provo

When: 9am-10am LP/MBASA "shopping" time

11am-12pm General Student "shopping" time

If you are telling your friends about this event and they are not in the Law or MBA program please only tell them about the 11am time

If you would like to volunteer to help sort the donations (you get to go in early) you can do that here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar-RGL8mfxNjdE43b0tJNU9YcEVWRWY2ZGZKNHE4THc&hl=en_US&authkey=CIi-kKsM

For those who don't know, GOTHE stands for Gifts of the Heart Exchange and it is basically an opportunity to get free clothing, baby gear, etc. for BYU student families. We also encourage student families to donate items they no longer need to the exchange. However, we have a lot of stuff for this particular exchange so you may want to save your donations for the November exchange. The bulk of the clothing comes from donations from families in the community facilitated by the Kid to Kid store in Lehi.

Follow the Gifts of the Heart Exchange Blog here

Dinner Group at Roll-Up Crepes!

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Dinner Group

Roll-up Crepes (http://www.rollupmycrepe.com/)
1605 S State St. Orem, UT 84097
Tuesday, August 30th7pm

You can enjoy sweet or savory crepes. Come eat a crepe for dinner or a sweet crepe for dessert. Please RSVP here or on the Facebook page so we have an idea of how many people will be coming!

Opening Social!

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Welcome Back!

We're all so excited to be starting a new school, which means tons of fun Law Partners Activities:)

Join us for Tons of Fun!

When: August 27th
Time: 5-7pm
Place: Maeser Park, 451 East 600 South

Check out the e-vite

it's much cuter:)

Closing Social

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Come join us THIS Friday evening at 6pm for Pizza, Raffles, and fun. Last names A-G please bring a side and H-Z bring a dessert. Hope to see a great turn out for a great evening!!

Coming Up.....

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Tomorrow 3/30~ Childrens Hour in Wymount Student Housing Quad #1 at 10:30am. Bring your kids to the palyground in Quad one to play with other kids. If the weather is bad, meet in the basement of building #1.

Thursday 3/31~ Hobby Night in Room 205 at 7pm at the Law School. Come make hairbows for you or a friend. There will also be Finals Survival Kits for your Law Student! Please leave a comment to RSVP to let me know how many treats to bring for the kits. You may also bring a recipe and samples to exchange if you like. It will be fun!!

Have a good week!

Spotlight on next year's male rep

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Layne Salmond-next year's LP male rep

Bio

I graduated from West High School from Tracy, California. I came to BYU in 2006, and I was accepted into the Mechanical Engineering program. I served my mission in Independence, Missouri from Jan. 2008-2010. Upon returning home from my mission, I renewed my studies – and pursuit of a girl I had met my freshman year. Breanne and I married in August of 2010, and she began law school one week after our wedding.

Today, I am a 3rd year mechanical engineering student. In addition to my studies, I work as a lifeguard at the Richard’s Building Pool, play with the BYU Water Polo club, perform research for Dr. Stephen Charles about the nueromechanics of the wrist, and spend the rest of my time with 2ft Prosthetics, an organization dedicated to helping amputees in developing countries receive working limbs. I plan to pursue an advanced degree by eventually earning a Master’s in Biomechanical Engineering.

Goals

As a male member of Law Partners for about a year, I found it hard to relate to a lot of the activities that Law Partners had planned, but I wanted to be involved and help support my wife with her Law School. I am sure that many of the male members feel this way.

As the LP Male Rep, I am here to help. My job is to make sure that you feel involved at whatever level you want to commit to. We can have a social where all our awesome law-school wives (who already know each other) can hang out, while we down pizza and play video games on a big-screen. And hey, if someone is trying to form an intramural team or laser-tag team, or…maybe a support group when your wives are locked in the law school for finals, and you can’t cook… I am here to help. If you have ideas for get-togethers or group dates, let me know and I can help get the ball rolling (I believe we can even help with funds).
I want to make sure that Law Partners is able to be a support group for the husbands of law students as well as wives, and I hope that this next year, we can accomplish just that.

Activities for the week of March 20-26th:

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Children's hour is Wednesday, March 23rd @ 2:30 p.m. at the University
Mall Tree house play area.

Barrister’s Ball and Award's Banquet is Thursday, March 24th @ 6pm in
the ballroom (upstairs) at the Provo City Library. Semi-formal dress.
(Although judging from previous years some will be in formal attire as
well.)

Workout group is the same as always :) MWF 9 a.m. at the chapel at 900
E. 100 S. in the gym.

CLOSING SOCIAL is upcoming--Friday, April 8th @ 6 p.m. in the Moot
Court Room.

Have a wonderful week!

Activities

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MWF: Exercise Group same time and place.

Tuesday @10am: Childrens Hour at California Pizza Kitchen in Orem. Bring your kids to see how they make pizza there. It will be fun!

Activities for the Week~

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MWF- Exercise group @ 9am. Same Time and place.

Thursday 10am in Rm 276 id Childrens Hour. There will be a puppet show for the kids, and after they will be able to make their own puppets. Please bring scissors for your child.

Thursday night at 6:30 pm at Costa Vida in Provo is Dinner Group. Please join us. To RSVP leave a comment here.

This school year is almost done, hang in there! :)

Activities for the Week~

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Activities for the Week~

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This Week:

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The only announcement this week is for exercise group MWF same time and place.

I don't think there is Childrens Hour this week, but I will post if I hear otherwise.

HaPpY sPRinG!!!

Those running for Elections

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We had a few people nominated for each board position, but as it happens, only one person is running for each position. So the vote will take place mostly as a formality; however, please take time to vote to show support for those running and in the event a write-in candidate chooses to run. There were seven Law Partners nominated for positions that I never heard from so if they decide to write-in, it may come down to counting votes. Only one person was nominated for The Gifts of the Heart Exchange Rep and only one for the Male Rep so they are gimmees. I'll post the Male Rep at a later time. You may only vote once.

President
Tausha Bentz
I'm Tausha Bentz from Manti, UT. I've been married for almost 3 years to Steve Bentz, a 2L, from Tempe Arizona. We have one daughter named Andrea who is 15 months old. I graduated from BYU in 2010 with my Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education. I love to exercise, dance, sing, and play any type of sport or game. I am currently a Zumba dn Hip Hop Hustle instructor and Ballet/JAzz teacher and teach at a few different places including our Exercise Group on Wednesdays. I love life and I absolutely LOVE being a mom and a wife!!

I'm running for Law Partners President. I love the Law Partners program because it allows us to feel involved in our husband's/wife's schooling and make life-long friends with other spouses. I would love to continue the wonderful Legacy that has been created by previous Law Partners Presidencies. My Law school experience has been greatly enriched by the friends I have made through Law Partners. I've been really impressed with all of the activities especially socials, exercise group, and Gifts of the Heart Exchange. I plan to continue all of the incredible activities that Law Partners has to offer, but i would also like to incorporate more date night type activities. We can all use an excuse to get to spend more time with our spouse, so I think a planned and fun date night with other law spouses and their husband/wife would be fantastic!

I love to plan activities and make sure they are exciting and fun! I am dependable and will complete any task that is given to me. I will be a leader who listens to the ideas of others and incorporates them when making decisions. Please consider me as your next Law Partners President.

Vice President
DeAnn Mehr
My name is DeAnn Mehr and my husband, Dan, will be a 3L during the 2011-2012 school year. Needless to say we are excited about that. We have 3 adorable children: Todd is 10 years old, Ian is just about 8 and Lucy is 2 1/2. I love being a mom with all of the challenges and joys that come with that responsibility. As a family, we love being outdoors and just playing together. My boys are huge BYU sports fans so we have a lot of fun with that too. (Jimmer-mania is alive and well at our house). Besides being with my husband and kids, I like to read, blog, quilt & do other crafty, creative things.

Being involved with Law Partners over the past 2 years has been great. I have met and become friends with a lot of wonderful people and have had some great times. These friendships and Law Partners activities have certainly helped with the adjustment into law school life.

This coming year I'd like to serve as Vice President. I think the Law Partners group has a great tradition of friendship, learning and fun times; all of which I hope to continue with my service. I think helping all law student spouses feel welcomed and informed of the different activities is key and I plan on doing my part with that as well...Here's to another year of Law School!

Historian
Hannah Stoehr
Hello! I am Hannah Stoehr, wife of Tyler, a 2L. We are both from Colorado (yes, we were high school sweethearts). We have three children, two fish and one rabbit. I graduated from BYU in 2002 in Acting and Theater Education. Now, instead of being on stage for a large audience I get to perform for my children daily. In addition to theater my hobbies include sewing, photography, blogging, planning parties, facebooking way too much and creating beautiful things!

I believe I could fill the role of Historian well. I have thoroughly enjoyed attending Law Partner events over the last year and a half. It has been a great outlet for both my husband and children, and ultimately me. I feel it to be very important to socialize, reach out, and connect with others who may be going through similar circumstances as you. While our spouses are busily engaged in the work and scholastic field we can be stimulated socially as well! I will love to enhance your well-being to better enhance your spouse’s law school experience. With my love of blogging, reaching out and planning get togethers, I believe I would fit the role of Historian and make next year the best one yet!

Treasurer
Beth MacCallum

Secretary
Amy Hindman
I would love to be the Law Partners Secretary! Law school is such a big part of all of our lives right now and I think it is really important for the Law Partners to get to know each other and support each other. As the Law Partners Secretary I would work hard to get everyone involved in an activity that is right for them.

As a 1L with an infant I felt like children's hour was perfect for toddlers and older kids, but not a great fit for us. Next year I'd like to start a Mother's Group for all of the soon-to-be mommys and new mommys. I’ve done this with my neighbors and it’s great to compare the thrills and spills of motherhood in a calm, clean environment. I’ve been involved with Gifts of the Heart Exchange for 2 years now and love it! As the Law Partners Secretary I’d like to make sure everyone has a chance to get involved and take advantage of this wonderful event.
I love being a member of the Law Partners and I’m looking forward to 2 more years of fun activities!

My husband and I were married in April 2008. We are the very proud parents of a 1 year old girl, Anne. Last spring we both graduated from BYU. I am thrilled to now be a stay at home mom and love spending every minute with my daughter! In my spare time (which is rare!) I like to sew, bake, and run.

Gifts of the Heart Exchange Representative
Natalie Rasmussen
I am excited to serve as the GOTHE Rep for 2011-2012. Being involved with GOTHE has been one of my favorite things this year. I love the chance that it gives me to visit with other women, provide for my family, and help others provide for their families too. I feel like GOTHE is a good way for each of us to practice Zion attitudes as we work together to provide for our needs. I've been impressed with the way volunteers from MBSA and LP are careful to take only what they need and think about leaving good things for the needs of those who will be coming after. It has truly been a blessing for me and I hope for all the other LP as well. I'm excited to be more involved in LP this year and to get to know everyone now that my youngest is getting a little older, and life a little more manageable again.

Originally from Kaysville, UT, I met my husband on a blind date while we were attending BYU as undergrads. We had our first son while both of us were still finishing school, so we've done the trading-baby-off-on-campus routine. I graduated in Landscape Management with a minor in business. After graduation, my husband and I moved to Idaho Falls where he worked for three years before we decided to quit and come back to law school. We have three little boys Joseph 5, Anders 3, and Samuel 10 months. As newly weds my husband and I lived and worked briefly in Germany. I love gardening, plants, camping, hiking, sewing, cooking, and reading.

Activities This Week~

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MWF: Exercise group at 9am. Come to the LDS church building at 9th East and 100 South in Provo. Get in a good workout with other Law Partners and MBA wives. Kids welcome!

Monday 2/21/11: Children's Hour at the Bean Museum. Come to the Live animal show at 11am for Children's hour this week.

Tuesday 2/22/11: Dinner Group at 7pm at Texas Roadhouse in Orem. Please RSVP so we don't have to wait forever to be seated since this is a fairly new restaurant.

Have a good week & enjoy your spouse having no classes.

Actvities for the Week:

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MWF: Exercise group, same time and place. Scroll down for details

Monday 2/14: Bring your kids to the Provo Fire Station at 4:30pm located at 300S & 700E for this weeks childrens hour. Come get a tour and meet some other Law Partners.

*Hula Class has been postponed and I will post when it resumes again. Kieki is visiting family in Hawaii, lucky girl! *

HAppY VaLENTineS dAy!!!

Attention 2L Spouses:

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Spouses and families of 2nd year Law Students. Thursday night is the SBA sponsered halfway bash which means we are invited to celebrate that we are HALFWAY done with Law School. Please read the details below and come and join in on the fun!! Hope to see you all there!
Sarah

When:* February 3rd* 7-9 pm

Where: Wilk 3220

Why: To eat, laugh, and kick start the last half of our law school career

How: Kneaders is catering. SBA has a little entertainment planned.

Who: 2L law students, 2L law spouses, 2L law kids... oh! and 2L law

significant others.

Weekly Activities:

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MWF: 9am Exercise Group. The address is 900E & 100S, Provo.

Wed: Hula Class at the Law school in room 205 from 5:30-6:30pm. Come shake your hips and learn how to hula. This class is taught by Keiki who is from Hawaii so you can't get much more authentic than that.

GOTHE is this weekend so check back here later this week for details.

Have a great week!

Tomorrows Forum:

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Financial Aid & Managing Money

Law Partners Forum

With Paul Conrad

Financial Aid Director

Wed, January 26, 2011

6:00 pm

Law School Room 206

Paul Conrad, Financial Aid director of BYU Law School, will present information on

Financial Aid options, as well as correct application techniques to prevent delays in receiving funds and on

Financial planning and tips for money management while in Law School as well as for after graduation.

We will end with an open discussion for questions and feedback to the Financial Aid department about what students and families need.

Law Students and Spouses are welcome, as well as babes in arms.

Sorry, no babysitting is being offered.

Refreshments will be served.

This week:

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MWF: exercise group same time and place.

Wed January 26th: Forum in room 206 at the Law School. See post above.

Wed is also hula class in rm 205 from 5:30 to 6:30.

Thurs Jan 27th @11am at the law school in rm 205 is childrens hour. Bring your kids and make a craft.

Have a good week.

Activities for the week

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Exercise group MWF same time and place.

Wednesday Jan 19th:

Childrens Hour at the Mc Donalds playground located at 211w 1230 n. @11am. Come let your kids play instead of being stuck inside all day! They will have a blast and you can chat with other mommies!

Wednesday Hula. See post below for details.

Have a great week!

Hula Moves to Wednesdays!

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We will begin hula this week, and have reserved the room for the entire semester, so hula class will always be at the same time and same place.

Wednesday, 5:30-6:30 rm. 205. From the East parking lot doors head down the hall and turn left. It is the largest classroom on the main floor of the building, directly under the Moot courtroom.

We'll be preparing a hula for the talent show in February!

Mahalo,

Kieiki

Weekly Activities

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~Tuesday 1/11/11~ 1L activity! Come to the 1L Game Night Extravaganza. 7pm in Rm 205 of the Law school. There will be a number of fun games to play and you are welcome to bring your own game if you want to. Snacks & treats will be provided. We hope many 1Ls will come and enjoy an evening getting to know other spouses in your law school year.

~Thursday 1/13/11~ First dinner group of the new year. It will be at Rumbi Island Grill on E Univ. Pkway right by Best Buy @6:30pm. Please leave a comment to RSVP or email sarahbanks170@gmail.com. Each LP pays for themselves. Please leave children at home unless you have an infant. Thanks!

~Thursday will also be when Hula class begins again. I will post details later this week since this is the first week back.

~Friday 1/14/11~ Childrens' Hour @Mother Goose story time at Provo City Library at 11:30am. Targeted for children 13-24 months, but all ages can join.

~As always exercise group will meet MWF @9am. New location is 900E & 100S in Provo.

There are a LOT of activities to choose from this week. Make it a New Years goal to get more involved in Law Partners to make some friends and meet new people. It will make your Law School experience better & more memorable.

Childrens Hour

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Please come to Childrens Hour this Wed @ 11am at University mall in Orem. It will be at the playplace. Erin Urrutia will be there wearing a pink striped shirt & jeans. Please go so she doesn't have to sit there all alone. Thanks!

Also, congrats to Wendy Nichols & family on the newest addition to their family. She arrived a few days before Christmas & they named her Noelle. Yeah!

First Activities of 2011

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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, New Years, & break. As you all know classes begin tomorrow.

~MWF exercise group will begin at it's original location at 9am. See post below.

~Wed. the 5th: First Childrens Hour of the year will be at the playplace in the University Mall at 11am. Come bring your kids to run around and make new friends.

~Thurs. the 6th Hula class will be in the evening at the Law School. Look for further details later in the week.

Good luck to everyone this semester!

Exercise Group Change

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Beginning on Monday January 3rd 2011, exercise group will be moving back to its original location. The address is 9th East & 100 South. It is still at 9am and will be a mix of aerobics, Zumba, Yoga, and other excellent workouts. Come and get fit for the new year. Kids Welcome!

Have a Safe & Happy New Year!

Babysitting Opportunity

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I was wondering if you know a law partner or could send out an email to see if anyone is interested in making a little bit of money babysitting my 3 month old daughter the first two weeks in January. I would need someone who lived in Orem or Provo who is available in the afternnoon Mon-Thur while my husband is in class and I am at work. It could be a job for the semester if I decide to continue working. If anyone is interested they can email me.

Thanks,
Cindy Unwin

If you are interested in babysitting, please leave a comment and I will get you Cindys e-mail address.

Merry Christmas!

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Law Partners hopes everyone's finals went well and you all enjoy your Christmas break with your spouse! Let's face it, when law school is through our spouse will probably not have so much time off around Christmas & other holidays. For those of you traveling drive safely and for those staying here, enjoy your relaxing time in Provo.

The only activity that is ongoing over the break is exercise group. Same time & place.

I hope we can all remember the true meaning of Christmas and have a wonderful time with those we love.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Activities for This Week:

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~MWF: Exercise group at 9am. The address is 100s & 100e in Provo. Bring your kids and get a great workout!

~Tuesday Dec. 7th: Dinner Group at Zuppas in Provo. The address is 408w 2230n. It is in the Buy Low shopping center next to Olive Garden. The price range is $10 & under, and there is no tip. Leave a comment if you plan to join us for this fun night out!

~Thursday Dec 9th at 5:30 there is a free Hula class at the law school. There will be a sign on the East door entrance near the parking with the room number on it. So come learn some Hula and bring a friend.

~December Drawing winners: Natalie Rasmussen won a $20 gift certificate to Chuck E Cheeses!
Kaitlyn Janice won $10 to the Covey Center & $10 to the Cocoa Bean! Congrats ladies!
Have a great finals week and do something nice for your spouse to help them relieve the stress finals can bring!

Christmas Hula & Hobby Night

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Tonight Law Partner Kieki will be teaching a Christmas Hula for free at the Law School in Rm 314 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. So come and shake your hips and have fun learning something new at the same time.

Also, at 7pm come to room 206 for some Hobby night fun. Details below.

Fun For The Week!

2010-11-29T12:18:00.000-08:00

MWF Exercise Group, same time & place. Scroll down if you need more details.

Thursday Dec. 2nd is Hobby Night. This will take place in Rm 206 of the Law School at 7pm. Due to the lack of sign ups, this will NOT be a card exchange, but will still be a recipe exchange. Bring your favorite appetizer or dessert to share along with a few copies of the recipe for it. We will play some games, get to know each other and also be making snack care packs for your spouse for finals week. Please RSVP so I know how much stuff to buy for the spouse care kits by leaving a comment below or e-mailing me at sarahbanks170@gmail.com. Krispy Kreme donuts will be served.

Have a great week!

Hobby Night~

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Happy Thanksgiving week Law Partners! The only activity going on this week is exercise group at the same time same place.

Hobby night will be next Thursday at 7pm at the Law School. The room will be announced on next weeks announcement. We will be doing a homemade card/recipe exchange. Please comment below if you would like to be put on the list to bring & exchange cards. There is no need to sign up for the recipe part of it. Just bring a treat/snack to share with a few copies of the recipe if you don't mind.

Good treats will be provided, so come & have some fun & meet some other Law Partners. E-mail me if you have any questions at sarahbanks170@gmail.com.

Have a safe & Happy Thanksgiving weekend enjoying your family & the food of course!

GOTHE Today!!

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It's that time again...!!!

Date: November 20

Location: Church building located at 650 E Stadium Ave (West of the MTC)

Time: 11am - 12:30

We hope to see you there!

Don't miss out on all the free clothing for your little ones. See what you can find!

Free Hula Classes Begin Today!!!

2010-11-18T12:46:00.001-08:00

HULA TODAY:

Aloha,

FREE HULA CLASS taught at the law school for law students and spouses. This class is sponsored by PILSA (Pacific Island Law Student Association) and is every Thursday from 5:30-6:15 pm for the duration of the school year. This Thursday, we will be in room 205, directly below the moot courtroom. Class rooms change weekly because we practice in any room available. We will always put a sign on the parking side (east) entrance to the law school with the room number for hula class that day.

The class begins with basic hula steps and will include both Kahiko (ancient) and 'Auana (modern) style dances. You will also be introduced to 'oli ( chant), mele (hawaiian songs), and 'olelo (hawaiian language). If you have a pa'u (hula skirt), or lava lava (sarong), please bring it with you, although it is not necessary.

Come and enjoy a rich cultural experience, and a good workout at the same time. We will also be preparing a number for the law school talent show in February if you would like to participate. Remember, the class is every Thursday, from 5:30-6:15pm at the law school, so if you can't come this week- hope you can join us another time. No class on Thanksgiving.

If you have any questions, my contact information is below.

Mahalo, Thank you,

Kieiki Po'uha801-691-0484
imua4life@gmail.com

Fun for This Week~

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MWF- Exercise group 9am at 100s & 100e in Provo. Kids welcome.

Tuesday 11/16~ Childrens' Hour at the Mc Donalds playland at the location on University Avenue near Sams Club. Playgroup begins at 11am. Come bring your kids to play even if you are not eating lunch.

Also on Tuesday is dinner group. It will be at 6:30pm at Carrabas Italian Grill in the parking lot of University mall in Orem. Each person pays for themselves. The price range this month is between $8-$15. Don't feel like you have to have dinner to participate. Please leave a comment below to RSVP, or e-mail me at sarahbanks170@gmail.com.

Have a great week!

Weekly Activities

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MWF Exercise Group at the red brick church at 100s & 100e in Provo. Routines vary from country floor routines to kickboxing, step & zumba. If you can stay, yoga & stretching follow at 10am. Kids welcome!

Friday 11/12 @11am is Childrens hour. It will happen at the BYU museum of Peoples and Cultures.

Fun for the Week~

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MWF 9am~ Exercise group at the LDS chapel located at 100s & 100e in provo. Bring your kids & get a great workout with other student spouses.

Thurs. Nov. 4th~ A forum will be presented in the Moot Courtroom (303) at the law school. The forum will be presented by the Tanners and the subject will be Faith In The Lords Timing. This will be a great night.

Fri. Nov 5th~ Childrens hour at 10am at Red Butte Garden at UVU. The address in 300 Wakara way SLC. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children 3 and up, and free for kids under 3. Please RSVP to Beth Macullum at beth.maccullum@gmail.com. A carpool will be arranged for those who are interested.

Have a great week!

Pumpkin Patch Picture!

2010-11-01T21:13:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of some of the kids that attended our LP childrens hour pumkin patch activity. It was a good turn out & I heard it was a lot of fun! Thanks to all of those who participated and planned this!

SBA Halloween Bash Details:

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The Law school HALLOWEEN BASH is tomorrow. Hope your costume isready!!! This great law school tradition will take place thisThursday, October 28th, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. SCHEDULE: During the first hour (11-12pm) we will gather in the MootCourt room to eat pizza and watch the costume parade. The children &family costume parade will go first, shortly after 11am (and after thepizza is distributed, hopefully in a non-chaotic fashion!), followedby the adult costume parade (students & faculty). Don't miss thischance to show off your cute kids and your creative family costumeideas!
SAFETY HAZARD: We are concerned about kids walking across the stage inthe Moot courtroom and falling OFF! Please plan to WALK WITH yourchildren across the stage. We want children to stand up on the tableand walk across so that everyone can see their costume, but pleaseplan to HOLD THEIR HAND when they walk across. The emcees willannounce their costume and such, but we will try to keep things movingat a quicker pace due to the high number of participants!
TRICK-OR-TREATING: The second hour of the party (12:00pm to 1:00pm)will be the traditional TRICK-OR-TREATING in the carrels. Feel freeto wander around the carrels, but please ACCOMPANY your children toavoid any problems. Also, please don't forget to visit the BASEMENTcarrels in the 1st floor of the library, as well as the PROFESSOR'SOFFICES on the 4th and 5th floors (some of the faculty willparticipate, but not all), and the CIRCULATION DESK on the 2nd flooralways loves to give out candy to the kids! There will be SBA boardmembers scattered around to help direct you to all the trick-or-treating options!
BALLOON ANIMALS: There will be balloon animal sculptures for your kidsto have, but please be mindful of small children with dangerousballoons. We have instructed the balloon artists to ONLY giveballoons to kids who's parents are supervising and consenting. Pleasehelp us enforce this safety precaution. PARKING: If your car is registered for graduate student parking lots,that's great. But if the lot is full, or if your car is notregistered, try using the Visitor's Parking Lot located immediatelysouth of the law school. OVERFLOW: If the moot courtroom is too crowded, the party will bebroadcast to room 306 down the hall. We look forward to seeing all of you on Thursday!
Happy Halloween! Ifyou have any questions, feel free to contact annettethacker@gmail.com!

Spooky Fun for the Week!

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MWF~ Exercise group same time & place. Scroll down for address. Kids welcome.

Tues Oct. 26th @ 7pm~ Book group in room 320 at the Law School. Come discuss the summer reads & meet some new Law Partners. It will be fun!

Thursday Oct 28th~ @ 11am~ Bring your little goblins (or just yourself) to the law school for the annual Halloween pizza party, costume parade followed by trick or treating at the carrells. Send candy with your spouse to pass out. This is an awesome party that you DON'T want to miss!

*due to the SBA party there is no childrens hour this week*

Have a safe & happy Halloween!!

Fun for the Week

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MWF~ Exercise Group at 9am at the church building located at 100S & 100E in Provo.

Thursday Oct 21st~ Childrens Hour in room 205 of the law school @10:30am. The kids will be doing a craft so come and join the fun!

Activities For The Week

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MWF: Exercise Group same time & same place.

Thursday the 14th have 2 activities:

October 14 we are going to the Vineyard Gardens for Pumpkin Patch. To go in on our group discount ($20.00 for the group) meet at the Gardens at 10:00. There are lots of activities for the children to do including picking out a pumpkin

435 S Geneva Rd Orem Ut.

That evening at 7pm is dinner group. We will be eating Mexican food at El Gallo Giro on N. University Ave in Provo. Most things on their menu are well under $10. Please RSVP to me at sarahbanks170@gmail.com if you are planning on coming or leave a comment here.

Thanks!

Placement Break Activities

2010-10-05T16:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Placement Break! I hope you are getting some extra time with your spouses during this break from classes.

The exercise group will still meet MWF at the same place. Scroll down on the blog for more details.

Childrens Hour: Childrens Hour will meet this Thursday at Bicentennial Park (weather permitting) at 10am.

Have a great Homecoming week!!

Fun For The Week

2010-09-27T10:27:00.000-07:00

MWF~ Exercise Group at the church bulding on 100S and 100E in Provo. Classes begin at 9am.

Wednesday Sept 29th: Playgroup at 10am at North Park located at 500N and 500W in Provo.

Also on Wed the 29th from 6-8pm there is a Scentsy open house at Wendy Nichols home. Come smell the new fall and winter scents and enter the raffle for the door prize. Her address is 1280 Cherry Lane in Provo. If you have any questions please call my cell at 801 885-8597.

Have a great week!

This Weeks Activities:

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This post is a little late, but here are the things going on this week:

Tuesday Sept 21st:
First Forum at the Law School for you and your spouse. See post below for details.

Wednesday Sept 22nd: Playgroup at 10am and the same park as it was last week. 500N 500 W Provo. Hope to see you there!

A Couple of Announcements

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Blogger has been having a lot of trouble uploading, and for some reason the flier I have for this event will not upload so I will just write out the information.

The first forum of the school year will be this Tuesday Sept 21st at 7pm in room 206 in the JRCB. The Director of Career Services Beth Hansen will be speaking to Law Students and their spouses and explaining how to navigate the legal job hunt, externships, ect. There will not be babysitting but babies in arms are ok!

Also, if you did not get a picture taken of yourself at the opening social, please e-mail one to Wendy Nichols at bwn5@hotmail.com. It will be printed in the LP directory. You won't want to be left out!

Weekly Activities

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~MWF Exercise Group 9am at the LDS church building located at 100S 100E Provo.

~Tuesday Sept. 14th: 1st Dinner Group @ Chilis in Orem 122E Univ. Parkway. 6:30 pm. This activity is child free and for spouses only. Please leave a comment below if you plan on attending so I can make appropriate reservations.

~Wednesday Sept 15th: Childrens hr: 10am @North Park in Provo. 500N 500W. Last week we had a great turn out for Childrens hour. I have some pics to post, but blogger isn't letting me load them at the moment, so I will try later.

CONGRATS to LP President Heidi Bradford on the birth of her son William Paul Bradford!

Have a great Week!

1L Rep. Position

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Hey 1L Spouses,

I have recently received a few e-mails inquiring about the 1L Rep position and when and how it will be determined. I was the 1L rep last year and the duties and responsibilities are as follows. The 1L rep is supposed to help all 1L spouses feel welcome and get involved in Law Partners. You need to be friendly and outgoing & willing to plan a couple of activities just for 1L spouses. You also will be a full on board member and able to attend board meetings once in a while.

I encourage anyone interested in this position to attend as many activities as possible, so the current board can get to know you before the position is decided. More details about what to do to let us know you are interested will be posted within the next couple weeks. If you have anymore questions you can email me at sarahbanks170@gmail.com. Thanks!

Free Clothing and Baby Gear~ GOTHE

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When: Tomorrow morning from 10:30-11:30 am.

Where: Wymount Church Building located at 1600N 900 E, Provo

What: Free clothing and baby gear for STUDENT FAMILIES.

It is only going on for one hour, so try to get there as early as you can to go through a lot of kid clothes donated by other moms and Kid To Kid.

You don't want to miss it.

giftsoftheheartexchange.blogspot.com

Weekly Activities

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Here are the upcoming activities for the week of Sept 6th-11th:

~MWF Exercise Group. See the post below for details.

~Tues. Sept 7th 10am @ Bicentennial Park (1400 S. 1600 E.) Childrens Hour. Come to the first Childrens Hour of the year and meet some other Law Partners!

~Fri. Sept 10th and Sat Sept 11th is the first GOTHE (free clothing exchange) of the school year. I will do a post later this week with more details but in the meantime, check out the GOTHE blog at www.giftsoftheheartexchange.blogspot.com.

Have a great Labor Day and leave a comment if you have any questions!

Exercise Group

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Despite continued renovation at the original location, EXERCISE GROUP is continuing! Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:00 am come for a great workout. Meet at the red brick church on 100 S. and 100 E. in Provo. Routines vary from country floor routines and kickboxing, to step and zumba. If you can stay, yoga and stretching will follow at 10 am. Some classes are even taught by our own Tausha Bentz (2L). Kids are welcome.

Social Pictures

2010-08-29T19:41:00.000-07:00

The Law Partners opening social was a hit! It was great weather, a great turn out, and great food! Thanks to Devan Gardner who put it all together and all of those who helped too. Below are a few pictures to enjoy. Starting next Sunday evening, I will be posting upcoming events for the following week, so check back for announcements. We had really good sub sandwiches with some great sides and desserts. I think everyone really enjoyed catching up with each other after summer break.

Cupcakes!

Lily, Katie, and Jocelyn enjoying some pinata candy!

We had a pyrex dish left there with the name Eliason etched on the bottom. Please leave a comment so I can get your dish back to you soon!

Thanks for coming everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the opening social!

Opening Social!

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Please bring your entire family to the annual LP opening social. We will be at pavilion #1 and there will be a banner similar to the one on this flyer. If you are unable to bring a side or dessert, come anyways.

At the social, you may pay your $20 dues to any of the current board members, we will be wearing yellow name tags. Again, dues are not required, but are encouraged.
If you have any questions, please email me: sarahbanks170@gmail.com.

See you Saturday!

Picnic Time!

2010-08-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

Our annual opening social will be held Saturday August 28th @5pm. It will be at Rock Canyon Park.

We will be providing the main dish and ask for your help with sides and desserts. If your last name starts with letters A-G please bring a dessert. If your last name starts with letters H-Z, please bring a side dish. The main dish will be sub sandwiches.

More details will be posted next week.

Google Calender Up!

2010-08-18T10:29:00.000-07:00

We have updated our google calender on the right hand side of this blog with many of our activities for the fall scheduled. We will have Childrens Hour, Forum, Dinner Group and other fun things to participate in!

No matter what year your spouse is in, we really hope you will get involved in Law Partners this year and make some life long friends!

See you soon!

Affordable Dance Classes

2010-08-08T23:13:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

I have decided to teach a Dance Movement Class this fall. It will be
a class for ages 3 to 5, for both boys and girls ( I am flexible on ages if you think your child is a good fit for the class). I am charging a
very small fee of $35 a semester (which is roughly $8.25/month) and if
you know anything about dance, that deal is unheard of!

I have danced for 20 years, taught dance for 5 and have professional
dance performance experience. I have taken the last 6 years or so off
and I just decided it's time to get rolling again. What inspired me
to actually make it happen is all of the classes that I want to put my
3 year old son in that my husband and I are having a hard time
figuring out how to make it work with our small MBA budget. This is
why the class is so cheap, I am hoping to give student families an
option.

The breakdown of the class is as follows:

Title: Dance Movement

What is "Dance Movement"? This class will be an introduction to many
forms of dance including ballet, jazz, hip hop and modern. The main
goal of the class is to get your child comfortable and confident with
movement and dancing with music. Secondary, I will be teaching them
basic dance technique.

When: Once a week, 50 minutes. Monday 10:30am to 11:20 or Tuesday,
4pm to 4:50

Where: TBA (Provo)

Cost: $35 (Sept- Dec) There will be another class starting in January,
tuition will be due again at that time.

Recital: There will be one Spring recital, this is optional.

Dance Attire: Comfortable clothes (no jeans) that they can move in.
They will dance barefoot, so no purchasing of dance shoes. Dance
shoes are not needed at this basic level.

Class Size: I am going to cap the class at 15. If I have more
response and demand, I will consider adding an additional classes.

Please email me directly with questions or confirmation that you would
like to enroll.

I am creating a website (hopefully done this week) that will have all
of the information as well as registration options.

Class is open to all Utah residents, so feel free to pass onto anyone
who might be interested.

Please email me directly if you are interested or have any
questions. (rhandi@gmail.com)

Happy Dancing!

-Rhandi Orme

Attention Blogging Spouses:

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If you are reading this blog and you would like the link to your blog added to the list on the side, please e-mail me at sarahbanks170@gmail.com.

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer, before we know it school will be starting.

Thanks!

Get Reading!

2010-05-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

This summer is a great time to read! Law Partners is having a book club, and the books to the right are the ones that will be discussed TBA this fall. So everyone get reading and enjoy these great books!!

Exercise Group Change

2010-05-02T19:23:00.000-07:00

Beginning tomorrow, there will be a new location for exercise group. It will still meet MWF at 9am. It will still be a mix of Cardio, Step, Kickboxing, Hi-Low, Zumba, etc.

The new address:

195 S, 100 E Provo Ut

Hope to see you there. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at sarahbanks170@gmail.com.

Have a great week!

Summertime!

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First of all I would like to say CONGRATS to all of the Law School graduates of the class of 2010! I hope your moving and transitions go smoothly!

This summer the exercise group will continue to meet on MWF from 9-10am at the church at 86 S & 900 E. However as of May 1st, the address will be changing. I will post the new address later this week.

Also, I would like to welcome the 1Ls to Provo and hope they are getting settled in. If you have any questions about Law Partners or the community, please e-mail me at sarahbanks170@gmail.com.

Have a great summer everyone!

Fun For the Week

2010-04-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

~Exercise Group MWF at the church building. The address is 86 S & 900 E. Bring your kids along and get a great workout with other ladies.

~Happy Finals everyone! Do something special for your stressed out spouse this week! Remember whether they are a 1L, or graduating, they have worked hard this year and it is almost finished. Plan something fun with them for when they are done!

Have a great week!

Fun For This Week

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~Exercise Group MWF from 9~10:30am. Located at 86 S & 900 E

~Last Childrens Hour of the school year. Monday 4/5 @10:30 am. Bring your kids and get a tour of fire station #5 @300 S & 700 E in Provo. They will be able to see a firetruck or ambulance up close & lots of other fun things. Don't forget your camera!

~Law Partners Closing Social. Tuesday April 6th at 6pm in Rm 303 at the Law School. Fiesta style. See post below for details and food assignments. It will be lots of fun! Hope to see you there!

Closing Social

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Please bring the whole family for a pot luck dinner! There will be a huevos hunt for the kids and prizes too! Celebrate all of the successes of the year with Law Partners!

Law Partners will provide the chips, salsa & dessert.

Bring your favorite Mexican dish to share.

A-G: Side Dish/Salad

H-Z: Main Dish

Hope to see you there!

Couples Class

2010-04-01T20:33:00.001-07:00

USU Extension in Utah County is excited to announce a new set of couples date night classes. Our first class will focus on Your Marriage Garden and will include helpful tips and information on growing a great garden as well as on strengthening your marital relationship. Class space is currently limited to the first 20 couples; but may expand to include more couples as needed. Cost is $8.00 per couple(great, inexpensive date night!) and includes great information, door prizes, a free gift for each couple, and a delicious dessert. We hope you can join us on April 16, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm at the Health and Justice Building, room 2501 in Provo. See the attached flyer for more details and information.

To register, call 801-851-8460 or email jana.darrington@usu.edu. To guarantee your spot, call and register with your Visa or Mastercard via phone. If there are still open spots, we will take those at the door on a first-come, first-serve basis until the class is filled. Pre-registration and online registration will not be available for this class.

I apologize to those of you who may get this more than once.

Please contact me with any questions!

Jana Darrington

Utah State University Extension Assistant Professor Phone: 801-851-8468

Family and Consumer Science Agent Fax: 801-343-8463

Utah County Office Email: jana.darrington@usu.edu

100 East Center L600, Provo, UT 84606 http://extension.usu.edu/utah

Utah State University is an affirmative action/equal employment institution.

Gifts Of The Heart Exchange (GOTHE) April 2010

2010-04-01T20:23:00.001-07:00

Mark your calendars for next weekend, and sort through your stuff! Our last Gifts of the Heart exchange of the school year will take place on April 10th, at 1745 S State St., Provo.

We need your help! Please sign up on this lovely spreadsheet. Be sure to look at all of the tabs (in the bottom left corner). Here's how it breaks down this time:

Thursday 8 April

8-10pm: need at least 5 men for heavy lifting and loading

Friday 9 April

9-11am: Nursery provided, set up, sort & organize donations

6-8pm: NO nursery provided, no kids, please! set up, sort & organize

Saturday 10 April

8am: Volunteer shopping time (you'll be given a special 'golden ticket' to enter at this time...ticket = 2 hours of volunteer time)

8:30am - 10am: MBASA/LP shopping time

11am - 1pm: General student family shopping time (invite your student friends to this one!)

12:30 - 2pm: Clean up (LPs in charge)

Be sure to pass along our blog address to all your student friends! giftsofthegeartexchange.blogspot.com. Note the the time listed on the blog is for the general student population, not MBASA/LP members.

Fun for This Week

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Exercise Group - MWF 9-10:30 at the chapel located on 86 South 900 East

Children's Hour - Thursday April 1st at 2pm. Animal Tour at Cabela's. Meet just inside the entrance. 2502 W Grand Terrace Pky in Lehi. Get directions at www.cabelas.com

Dinner Group - Thursday April 1st at 7pm at Olive Garden. RSVP by leaving a comment or emailing me at justinaselim(at)gmail(dot)com

Home Buying Class

2010-03-29T13:17:00.001-07:00

Have you ever wondered about the benefits of owning your own home? Wondered if it was better to rent than own? Been confused with all the different loan options out there?

Come Tuesday night to the Tanner building (W408--the new wing) at 8pm to be educated in home buying! We'll have Bryan Graves and Bob Lavender presenting to us. If you have any specific questions, email me directly (clairelaine@gmail.com). Feel free to bring your spouse!

***

A pilot by trade, in 1999, Bob had an idea about creating a network of real estate agents who would serve as cultural contacts for LDS church members around the country. This idea became “LDSAgents.com,” an Internet-based service that connects clients with more than 3000 real estate professionals around the country.

In addition to the many LDS agents associated with LDSAgents.com, the company has hundreds of non-LDS agents on its database, and this has worked out great in areas where there are few LDS members. LDSAgents.com advertises on BYU-TV and in other venues commonly seen by church members. The company has assisted nearly 5000 clients in the last ten years.

Bob is a very people-oriented person who makes a conscious effort to employ gospel principles in his relationships with the many people he meets in the course of business. He works himself nearly to death every day talking to clients and agents, and managing referrals around the country and in Canada. He is married to Carol Lavender, a native Texan, and they are the parents of four children.

***

Bryan has spent the past 30 years in the lending industry. During that time he has been a Financial Analyst, Loan Underwriter, managed banks, served as a legal representative for two of the nations largest banks, in-house lender for a large real estate company, Loan Operations Manager and most recently President of a multi-state mortgage corporation. Through it all he says that one of the things he likes best is to work directly with clients to help them find the best possible financing for their home.

***

Fun for This Week

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Exercise Group - MWF 9-10:30 at the chapel located on 86 South 900 East

Children's Hour - Wednesday at 10am Library Story time. Story time is for 3-5 year olds. Come 10 mins early to register your child. Toddler time is for two year olds. 550 North University Avenue Provo, UT 84601

Barristers Ball Details

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Annual Awards Banquet & Barristers Ball

Provo Library @ Academy Square

550 North University Avenue

March 25, 2010

6:00 PM Reception

6:30 - 11:00 PM Dinner, Awards & Dancing

~Semi-formal Dress~

You and a guest are cordially invited to attend the Barristers Ball

Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 6:00 PM

This is our annual opportunity to honor members of the law school community for their exceptional service throughout the school year.

Please RSVP to the Fishbowl by:

Friday, March 19th, at 5:00 PM

801-422-2414

Join us for this wonderful evening of recognition and entertainment.

Please keep in mind we have a limited number of tickets. You must RSVP in advance.

2010 Law Partners Board

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Congratulations to the 2010 Law Partners Board

President: Heidi Bradford

Vice-President: Devan Gardner

Treasurer: Wendy Nichols

Secretary: Erin Urrutia

Historian: Sarah Banks

Broomball Married vs Single

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FREE Broomball, FREE Donuts & Hot Chocolate, Come take a study
break!!!

The Law School Singles Society would like to invite BOTH Married and
Single law students to our March activity:
The 2010 Broomball Challenge!

WHEN: TONIGHT: TUESDAY NIGHT, March 9th, 8:45 to 9:45pm

WHERE: SEVEN PEAKS Ice Arena (1330 East 300 North in Provo, Utah)

WHY: Because you need to get out of the library for 1 hourand take a
break! And you need to prove your mad Broomball skillz toall your
classmates! Also, this is a great chance for all those "cool married
people" to come out and prove just how "cool" they are by hanging out
with their single classmates!

WHAT to bring: Your spouse (if you have one), yourself, a comfortable
pair of shoesto walk on the ice with (tennis shoes work great), your
A-game! (Younger kids can sit in the bleachers and spectate, older kids
canparticipate. We recognize that this activity is later in the
evening,but this is the earliest time available for Broomball rental.
We hopeyou can still come!)

WHAT ELSE: FREE DONUTS & HOT CHOCOLATE!!!

Hope to see you on the ice TONIGHT!
Sincerely,
The Law School Singles Society

Fun For This Week

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Exercise Group - MWF 9-10:30 at the chapel located on 86 South 900 East

Dinner Group - Tuesday 6:30 Zupas 408 West 2230 North, Provo, UT‎

Children's Hour - Fri Mar 12th 1pm McDonalds Near KMart 1225 South University

Elections

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Election Results will be announced on March 10, 2010. Look for them next week!

Fun for This Week

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Exercise Group - MWF 9-10:30 at the chapel located on 86 South 900 East

Hobby Night - Thursday, March 4th 2010, at 7pm - We will be having a photography class taught by Heather Mildenstein. Check out her work at http://heathermildensteinphotography.blogspot.com/. Come and learn some new tips on how to get better photo's! Please rsvp to justinaselim@gmail.com by Monday March 1st. We are having cupcakes from a local bakery and I want to make sure I have enough for everyone! Room 306

Strong Marriages Class

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I just wanted to write and inform you that Online Registration for the Strong Marriages class for March is now available on our website! There are still slots open and we would love for anyone – whether married or single – to join us as we talk about learning skills to strengthen your most important relationships! To register, go to our website: http://extension.usu.edu/utah. There is a link right on the homepage, or you can click on the Right-Hand link for Strong Marriages and register online either way.

We hope to see you at our class! Please share with others who may need or be interested in a class like this.

Thank you for your support of Extension!

Jana Darrington

Utah State University Extension Assistant Professor Phone: 801-851-8468

Family and Consumer Science Agent Fax: 801-343-8468

Utah County Office Email: jana.darrington@usu.edu

100 East Center L600, Provo, UT 84606 http://extension.usu.edu/utah

Utah State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution.

Hobby Night RSVP

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Last reminder for this! You should come! :->

Thursday, March 4th 2010, at 7pm - We will be having a photography class taught by Heather Mildenstein. Check out her work at http://heathermildensteinphotography.blogspot.com/. Come and learn some new tips on how to get better photo's! Please rsvp to justinaselim@gmail.com by Monday March 1st. We are having cupcakes from a local bakery and I want to make sure I have enough for everyone! Room 306

Election Ballot

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Fun for This Week

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Exercise Group - MWF 9-10:30 at the chapel located on 86 South 900 East

Children's Hour - Lil Pirates Playtime at Pirate Island story time and an activity following. They have inexpensive kids meals if you decide to stay for lunch. Wednesday, Feb 24 11am
Pirate Island - 959 South 700 E in Orem (Next to Costco)

Forum: Preparing to be Instruments in the Lord's Hands Wed Feb 24 7pm
JRCLS room 303

Dinner Group - Pizza Factory 2230 N University Pkwy, Provo, UT‎ - (801) 812-0200 ‎Thursday Feb 25 7pm. Please rsvp by leaving a comment on this post or by emailing me at justinaselim(at)gmail(dot)com

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Eli McGregor Bradshaw

8 lbs. 3 oz, 19.5 inches long

Born February 18, 2010, 11:14 AM

We love our new little boy! Colton is very cute with his "baby broder." We are tired, but feeling well. We feel so blessed to have such a beautiful, healthy baby.

Much love,

Tracie, Justin, Colton, and Eli

Nominations & Elections

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Here is a refresher for how the elections will work. The following posts have the information for who will run for each position. Please read through and select who you would like to hold each position. The actual election will be held from February 24th - 26th. All votes should be emailed to byulawpartners@gmail.com. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Nominations:

All nominations for the 2010-2011 Law Partners Board Members must be received by me (Sam at byulawpartners@gmail.com) no later than midnight on February 10, 2010. You may nominate yourself or another Law Partner for any position you are interested in (according to the rules listed below). I will need a summary (no more than 200 words) of why you would like to fill the position and what you would like to improve about Law Partners as well as a 100 word bio no later than February 15, 2010. These will be listed for 1 week prior to the election on the blog, the google group and will also be sent via email.

Election:

The election will be open for 48 hours (2 days) from February 24^th – 26^th and all ballots will need to be turned in electronically to byulawpartners@gmail.com. If there is a tie, there will be another election for that position only for 24 hours following the election.

Notification:

Elected Board Members will be notified by March 1, 2010 and must accept (or decline) their position no later than March 7, 2010. Law Partners will be notified of the new 2010-2011 board via email, the google group and the blog by March 10, 2010.

Changing Hands:

The new board will take over the duties and responsibilities of the Law Partners board by March 31, 2010 with the out-going (2009-2010) board finishing their responsibilities (the planned activities) through the end of April.

Rules:

1. President must be an incoming 3L (graduating in April 2011).

2. Each member may only vote once per person per position.

3. Current board members cannot run for (or hold) the same position more than once.

4. The elections will be blind for everyone but the out-going President.

5. All board members must be a spouse of a current law student.

6. You may only nominate yourself or someone else for 1 (one) position.

President Position

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Heidi Bradford

I grew up in Meridian, Idaho. Served in the Ireland Dublin Mission from 2003-05. Student taught in Washington D.C. Jan-March of 2006. Graduated from BYU in Elementary Education in 2006. Married Trent in June of 2006. Taught 6th grade at Canyon View Middle School in Cedar City, Utah from 2006-08. Became a Mom in February of 2008. Became a law student spouse in August 2008. Love singing, racquetball, volleyball, hiking, reading, writing, and watching movies (while consuming popcorn). Favorite candy: sour patch kids.

Law Partners has positively affected my law school experience and I'd like to perpetuate that for other law student spouses. Up to this time,I have attended LP forums, children's hour activities, hobby night, dinner group, and socials. I've also helped with the Gifts of the Heart Exchange multiple times and look forward to serving with the MBASA in that effort. Currently I'm serving as the LP Treasurer and help organize the LP forums. As LP President, I see myself maintaining Law Partners rather than considerably changing it. I'd like to bring book club from an online discussion to a meet and discuss event, but besides that, I'd like to maintain the activities that are already ongoing and continue to build interest and involvement in Law Partners. I would sincerely appreciate your vote. Please vote for me, Heidi Bradford, for LP President 2010-11.

Vice-President Position

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Tausha Bentz

I would like to hold the position of Vice President because first and foremost I have been very impressed with Law Partners this last year and would love to become much more involved. I love to plan activities and always make sure they are exciting and fun! I am dependable and will complete any task that is given to me. I will be a leader who listens to the ideas of others and incorporates them when making decisions.

As I said earlier, I have been very impressed with this last year’s presidency. I love that they have incorporated technology such as a blog, email, and Google group to help keep everyone informed. I believe the most important part of a presidency member is to keep everyone informed! If elected, I will do my best to keep everyone informed, especially new 1L members. I will also continue the current activities and create simple surveys to find out more of your interests and plan activities to meet all of your interests such as sports, music, games, etc. Above all, I have a love for life and will bring a pizzazz to Law Partners that you will never forget.

I am number six of seven children and was raised in Manti, Utah. I am married to Steve Bentz, a 1L, of Tempe Arizona and have a beautiful 3 month old daughter named Andrea Grace. Growing up I was very involved in athletics and music. I play softball, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, water sports, and hunting. I play the piano, violin, and organ. But, my two passions would have to be singing and dancing. I have held several leadership positions both in the community and in the church. I just graduated with my degree in Elementary Education!

Devan Gardner

Hi I'm Devan Gardner, my husband is Preston is a 1L. I am from Scottsdale Arizona and love it there. I'm the youngest of five girls all who are my best friends. Preston and I have been married 4 1/2 years and have a son, Conway who just turned 1. We are expecting our second this June and I'm super excited/scared!haha! I have some college done- mainly art classes and can't wait to be able to finish up and preferably major in art history. I love art, fashion, crafting, cooking and trying to learn to sew.

I would like to be Vice Presidnet of Law Partners for many reasons mostly because I have LOVED being a part of this fun organization this year. Having lived in AZ my whole life and moving out to Provo has been an adjustment for me. Being away from family and friends has been hard and being able to have Law Partners has been such a blessing in my life. I have met so many wonderful people who I know will be life long friends. Not only is moving away a difficult process but the absence of out spouces can make it that more of a struggle and to have such a support group of people who are going through the exact same thing is so comforting. I want to be involved in the group that has made my first year such a great experience and be able to give that experience to someone else. I want to give all my talents to this group, maybe a game night or movie night once in a while, or organizing special reality tv viewing parties- cause we all have at least one guilty pleasure! (mine is the bachelor!) Most of all I just want to do all I can to make Law Partners even stronger next year and be able to help others have a really enjoyable law school experience!

Historian Position

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Sarah Banks

Hi, I am Sarah Banks and my husband Aaron is a 1L. I am originally from San Diego Ca, and I am the 3rd of 4 children, and I have 8 step-siblings. Aaron and I have 4 kids ranging from a year and a half to 8 years old. We are living in Wymount and really like Provo. My interests include: baking, hanging out with friends, exercising, spending time with my family, blogging, and making cute hair bows for my girls. I began my education at BYU-Hawaii, and would love to finish it in Culinary Arts. I have loved getting to know some fellow law partners this year, and hope to serve as Historian for the 2010-2011 school year

Law Partners is a wonderful organization to help give support to spouses of law students. I have truly enjoyed being on the board this past year, and feel that I have done a great job at getting other 1L spouses introduced and involved in the organization. Serving as Historian next school year would give me a chance to serve and be able to keep the blog updated and the LP Google group up to date as well. Historian would be a great fit for me and I would continue to try to get people involved who have not been to activities before, and keep those who are active informed & interested. I would improve Law Partners by being myself, and being a friendly face that old and new people would feel comfortable around. I am dedicated, hardworking, and outgoing, and those are traits that board members need to have to keep LP a great thing.

Treasurer Position

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Wendy Nichols

I’m Wendy Nichols and my husband Brett will be graduating in 2011. We’re from Salt Lake City. I have a BS from Weber State University. I am a nurse at an emergent care clinic for uninsured/underserved populations. I served a medical mission to Ecuador where I met my husband. We have two daughters: Katie, 3 years, and Amanda, 1 ½. I enjoy reading, scrapbooking, card-making, sewing, and crafts. My dream would be to have more time to dedicate to them! I love playing outdoors with my girls and exploring new places. We love getting to know other law families!

My name is Wendy Nichols. I am running for Treasurer on the Law Partners board. I have been involved with Law Partners for two years, serving this year as Vice President, and I’m very excited for another great year. I’ve gained valuable experience about the workings of Law Partners by corroborating with other board members, learning about the budget and finances of the organization, and trying to meet the changing needs of our members. Most importantly, I’ve gained many friends and associations through meeting other Law Partners and members of the legal community. I believe this is a group that can strengthen and serve one another, lift each other through difficult times, celebrate many successes, learn from one another, and make our experience here at the J. Reuben Clark Law School uplifting and positive. If I could improve one thing about Law Partners in the coming year, it would be to increase these personal connections between members. The heart of our group lies in learning from those around us and knowing that we are having similar experiences. These new friendships can lend great strength and create bonds that hopefully last a lifetime.

Lynda Stratford

I’m Lynda Stratford. I’m from Mesa, AZ and lived there my whole life until I went on a mission to Taipei, Taiwan. Three months after I returned home I started attending BYU studying Chinese. I met my husband Robert while we were taking the same class and we got married almost a year later. We lived in China for one year before receiving our undergrad degrees. We have a baby boy, Simon, who was born in June 2008. Robert will graduate in 2012 and we expect that our family will eventually return to China on a more permanent basis.

I may have lived in Provo for close to seven years now, but this past year is the first time that I’ve really started to feel like a part of a community, especially since being married. I love what Law Partners offers to spouses of law students. I want to help others feel like a part of this community. I think I can reach out to other “law partners” that haven’t seen all the great things this group has to offer. As treasurer I can do all these things and make use of my talents with numbers and money. After all, I worked at a bank for 5 years :) I know there have been new changes to the schedule this year but I don’t know what it was like before. I do think the activities and forums and dinner group have been great. The biggest change I would work on is to reach out to more spouses. I don’t feel like the blog or google group reach out to enough of them and I know a lot of them don’t even know about Law Partners. With greater turn out I know the activities and community will be even better.

Secretary Position

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DeAnn Mehr

I think by now there are many of you who know me and my story, but if you don’t, here’s a brief introduction. My name is DeAnn Mehr & my husband’s name is Dan- he is a 1L. We have been married for 10 years and have 3 children: Todd is 9 years old, Ian is just about 7 and Lucy is 1 ½. This is a second career for us and the decision to come back to school was a difficult one, but gratefully now we are here and enjoying what Provo and the BYU Law School offers.

Being involved with Law Partners during this first year of my husband’s law school has been a lot of fun. I have met some wonderful ladies and have appreciated who they are and what they have to offer in life. I’d like to serve as Secretary on the Law Partners Board to help associations like these grow among us. During this past year I think that Law Partners has done well in providing a variety of fun and meaningful activities, and I hope to continue this tradition in order to fulfill all sorts of interests. Specifically as Secretary, I will help facilitate organization and clarity about the Law Partners happenings. And finally, through my service I look forward to helping us spouses of law students feel encouraged, supported and even find great happiness during these brief, yet sometimes seemingly long, years of the law school process.

Erin Urrutia

I am Erin Urrutia (you-roo-tee-uh), I’m from California (S.F. Bay Area), I’ve been married for 3 years, and am pregnant with our first (due the end of July). I graduated from BYU-Idaho with a BS in Communications (minor in Information Systems and Graphic Design) and I work full-time in SLC. My favorite things in the world are probably camping on the lake and eating out (love the atmospheres). I like running, eating ice cream sundaes, writing, snowboarding, organizing and meeting new friends. I believe in hard work and the power of a positive attitude.

After having such a positive experience and creating great friendships within Law Partners, I really want to help other members achieve the same. The duties of the LP Secretary are right up my alley; I love design, I love learning about new people and I love keeping a calendar to be organized. I studied graphic design in college and absolutely love it, especially typography. With this passion, I would look forward to designing the newsletter every month. I would enjoy collecting biographies from LP members to include in the newsletter, thus allowing me to get to know the spouses as individuals as well as about their families. Last, my obsession with keeping a calendar would come in more than handy when keeping the calendar of events for law partners. I am organized, love writing and really would just love to help with the LP program this year.

Alison Love

I feel like I am at a point in my life where I want to be involved in as many things that I can. I want to make the most of the time that I have and the opportunities that I am presented with. I know this time in my life is a unique one…my husband is a first year law student, we have a brand new little girl, neither of us is employed; we have experienced a lot of changes. I want to be able to be involved in something where I can form new friendships and experience this unique time in my life with others that are in very similar circumstances. I feel like being involved as much as I can with Law Partners is something that can help me obtain this goal of making new friendships and making the most of this time in my life. I would be honored to hold the position of Secretary of Law Partners; however, whether I am Secretary or not, I am determined to make the most of the situation and to form as many of those friendships as possible.

Arizona. I am from Glendale, Arizona, but have lived in Utah for about seven years now.

Love. My last name.

I love to spend time with my family, exercise, read, sew, and watch favorite TV shows with my husband.

Spanish. I got my BA in Spanish from BYU in December 2006.

One day I would love to have my husband back full-time; it has been a hard adjustment having him studying all of the time.

Norah. Our new little girl, who joined our family on December 23, 2009. I am amazed every day at how much I can love this sweet girl.

Shelf Reliance Group Order

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All,

We are beginning another series of group purchases for Shelf Reliance products. And for those scrapbooking fans out there we are also working with Roberts Crafts to do a group purchase on some of their most popular products.

For now pleaes let me know the products you are most interested in from Shelf Reliance. Examples -

Free Standing rotation shelves (3 different sizes and 3 models)
Cansolidators (3 different sizes)
72 hour kit

These are great deals we are getting. On some of the shelves we are knocking off almost $200 if enough people buy! This is open to friends, family, ward members, etc. This year will be even easier because we are using a website instead of the previous email and google doc. The website is easy to use. You will register your name and info then specify the price you are willing to pay and the number you want. Remember - IF YOUR PRICE IS NOT MET YOU WILL NOT PAY! That means you will ONLY pay the price you want or better if the final price drops below what you set. You will NEVER pay more than the price you set. And it will be easy to see how many people are already committed to know whether or not the price you set will likely happen. Also in the site you can easily notify others about this group deal by email, facebook or twitter with a single click.

More details to come and if you have any questions please contact me.

Taylor Fisher
taylorafisher@gmail.com

Justina Selim - Mary Kay Party

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