December Drawing Winner

Congratulations to Heidi Bradford (2L) who won the December Gift Basket Drawing. She won a $25 gift certificate to Trafalga and an additional $30 gift certificate to a place of her choosing. There will be another Gift Basket Drawing in April. Merry Christmas and I hope that you are all enjoying your break! Happy New Year!

Free Books

These are LDS and parenting books.

As a part of his doctoral studies, John Hilton III is "studying what
happens when books are made available for free." He worked with
"Deseret Book and they have made 8 of their books available for free."
They can all be downloaded at http://deseretbook.com/free. Several of
the books are ones you might be interested in. The books are:

1. Please Pass the Scripture (by John Hilton lll).
2. What I Wish I Would Have Known When I Was Single (by John
Bytheway).
3. Women at the Well (by Richard and Jeni Holzapfel).
4. Digging Deeper (by Robert Eaton).
5. 10 Secrets Wise Parents Know (by Brent Top and Bruce Chadwick).
6. Growing Up: Gospel Answers About Maturation and Sex (by Brad
Wilcox).
7. Saving Kristen (by Jack Weyland). (fiction)
8. The Hidden Path (by C.B. Andersen). (fiction).


They will only be available online for free for a short
time.

Fun For The Rest Of December

• Exercise Group - MWF 9-10:30 at the chapel located on 86 South 900 East. The only day in December they won't be doing it is Friday, Christmas day.

March Hobby Night Orders

Just a reminder tomorrow is the last day to place an order for the March hobby night!

Festival of Trees

If you are looking for something fun to do with your kids while your husband is studying like crazy, this is a really fun thing to go do! More info here.

EVENT:	Festival of Trees benefiting Primary Children’s Medical Center.
DATE:	December 2-5, 2009 (Wednesday through Saturday)
TIME:	10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day
PLACE:	South Towne Exposition Center 9575 South State Street, Sandy, Utah 84070
TICKETS:	At the door--$4.00 for adults; $3.00 for children ages 2-11; $14.00 Family tickets (good for Wednesday only, December 2). Family tickets will admit up to six immediate family members. Discount tickets--$3.50 for adults; $2.50 for children (available at Zions Banks or any Festival of Trees Executive Board Member) Senior Citizens -- $3.00 Wednesday through Saturday.

November Gift Card Winner

Congratulations to DeAnn Mehr who won a $20 gift card to Chuck E. Cheese. If you would like to be entered into the December Date Night Drawing (and you haven't already paid dues) please send a $20 dues check to Samantha Anderson at 268 N 700 E Provo, UT 84606.

Christmas Gifts $10 and Under

Christmas can be hard to make happen while in law school. We never have a ton of money to spend on Christmas, but we still have lots of people to buy for. Here are some fun ideas for under $10.

For the Whole Family:
We have gone to Portrait Innovations every year so far to get a family picture taken. You get a ton of pictures for $9.95. There are no other fees! With that $9.95 we have a gift for my parents, the in-laws, the grandparents, and really anyone else you want to give them to! We give the bigger ones to the parents, the midsized ones to the grandparents, and the wallets in a Christmas card to all the brothers and sisters. Who doesn't like a picture, right? The closest location is at the shops at Riverwoods 4801 N University Ave Provo, UT 84604-5573 (801) 426-2697. Here is the website and a list of what pictures and sizes you get.


For a Sister or a Friend:
My sister just got this wallet from Target and I love it! Only $9.99. Not bad, and it comes in several colors. Target has some pretty good prices on some cute jewelry too. Make sure and check out the dollar bins too!
I also like these headbands from Everything Goes. They are $10. A friend of a friend makes them and I think they are so cute!
For a child:
Last year we bought this tent for our kids from Ikea for $9.99. They loved it! It comes apart nicely and fits under a bed.
We also got this train set from Ikea. This set is $9.99. It's quite a bit cheaper than the name brand trains and we have been happy with it.
For a Brother or a Friend:
This may sound a little ghetto, but last year we gave a couple people used books from amazon. If you have a favorite book that you would like to give you can search on Amazon and check out the used prices. We gave this book and got it for about $8.


That's all I got for now! If you have any ideas let me know!

Tips for Surviving Finals

I think no matter what year your husband is in school, finals time can be hard! I thought I would share some of the things that have helped my husband and I get through them in the past. Please share any ideas you have!

• Plan something fun for when one final is over or for when all of finals are over or both. I feel like this gives us both something to look forward to and something else to focus on besides time apart. This year we are going to Jump On It after his first final is over. He only has two this year, (yay) so when his last one is over, we are going to Las Vegas for a night!
• Hang out with other Law Partners! There are lots of planned activities that you can attend or plan one yourself! I am all for a play date at my house if you are interested! I have a 3 year old and a one year old who are quite bored with just me!
• Find a new hobby that takes up a lot of your time like blogging, sewing, organizing your pictures on your computer (currently doing), or organizing your itunes account (currently doing).
  
• Make a finals survival kit for your husband. At the beginning of finals week you could give him some healthy snacks and some unhealthy snacks, a highlighter, ear plugs, tabs (my husband swears by these), travel size tylenol, $10 to his signature card so he can get snacks at the vending machines or any of the restaurants on campus, or even just surprise him with cookies on his carrel.

Headband Party

I'm thinking about attending a headband party December 3 from 6:30pm-9pm. The creator behind all these darling headbands is Carrie with Navy Perl. Her GMa used to own a vintage fabric shop back in the 70's, so you can only imagine how amazing the fabric is that she uses. There are so many different styles to choose from!!

Let me know if you are interested in going with me! It's at an old friend's house of mine and I am thinking they will make cute gifts!

Apparel Sale

The Law School will hold an apparel sale Thursday December 3rd from
11am until 1pm. This will be the LAST SALE OF THE SEMESTER! So make
sure to grab any Christmas presents you might be needing!


From 11-1, the foyer area in front of the Fishbowl will be fully
stocked with all of your favorite attire, including:

zipped and pullover hoodies
nordic jackets
t-shirts
blankets
portfolios and more
And brand new items including:
Beanies
Hats
Mugs

Fun for This Week

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

• Dinner Group - Wednesday December 2nd at 7pm at PF Changs. RSVP by leaving a comment here or sending an email to justinaselim(at)gmail(dot)com

• Childrens Hour - Friday December 4th at 10am. Snow globe craft in Room 343. For kids of all ages.
  

Fun Run

This year the annual Nick Yengich Memorial & Grandma Gump Fun Run on
December 5, 2009 has named the ALS Society as a recipient of the
proceeds from the Fun Run in order to honor Professor Michael Goldsmith.
Here is a flyer about the Fun Run.

Please Join RMIC for The Exonerated

The Exonerated

By Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen

Performed by Utah’s People Productions

Thursday, November 19, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Sutherland Moot Courtroom

S.J. Quinney College of Law

University of Utah

332 South 1400 East

Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

$12 General Admission/$6 Students

Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.

New York Outer Critics Circle "Outstanding Off-Broadway Play"
Los Angeles "Ovation Award for Best World Premiere Play"
TIME Magazine "One of the Top Three Plays of the Year"
New York Times "#1 Play of the Year"
Court TV "Scales of Justice Award"

Tickets available in advance at http://www.rminnocence.org.

Proceeds benefit the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center and its work to correct and prevent wrongful convictions.

March Hobby Night Orders

The next hobby night is March 4th at 7pm. If you would like to come, you need to place your order by Saturday, December 5th. We are going to be making these cute blocks. The blocks are done with scrapbook paper. I will not have the exact same scrapbook paper that is pictured here, but I will have some really cute options. You can count on a black themed paper set and a brown themed paper set. I will offer brown and black ribbon for around the blocks. I may also bring a few other options if I find some really cute prints. You also have the option of bringing your own paper and ribbon. You would need 2 half sheets of 2 different patterns of paper (two halves would make one whole piece the size of a 12x12).

The cost is $6 for dues paying law partners and $8 if you have not payed dues. If you can come send an email to justinaselim(at)gmail(dot)com and let me know if you want the brown option, black option or bring your own paper option. Money is due by Dec 19th. Hope to see you there!

Fun for This Week

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

• Children's Hour - Scavenger Hunt Tuesday Nov 17th 6:30pm Room 306. Bring your whole family!

• Book Group and Article Discussion - Thursday Nov 19th 7pm in the Rex Lee Reading Room.

Turkey Bowl

It's that time of year: Turkey Bowl!!! Break out your cleats, the
flag football season is NOT over yet.

TheMBA school has challenged the LAW school to a flag football
face-off. We need YOU to come out and show those Business students how
to getthings done! Rumor has it, the Business school is already
talkingtrash...........

WHEN: This Saturday Morning, November 14th, 9:00 am Women's Game,
10:00 am Men's Game

WHERE: Rock Canyon Parkin Provo, Utah (take Temple View Drive past the
Provo Temple, keepgoing straight on 1200 East after the 4-way stop.
Park is on yourright, turn right on 2620 North. Rock Canyon PARK is not
to beconfused with Rock Canyon CANYON)

PLAYERS: Anyone interested in playing should show up 20 minutesearly
to get organized. Bring footballs and cleats (and cones if youhave
them), flags will be provided. If you played with an intramuralflag
football team this fall, please coordinate with your captain. Ifthere
is enough interest, 2 men's games will be played simultaneously,as the
MBA has enough to field 2 men's teams. We are hoping the greatsuccess
of our law school intramural flag football teams from this fallseason
will carry our victory!

SPECTATORS: We need you! Come out and cheer on the law school teams!
Bring your spouse and kids, bring your friends!


Doug Farr (dpf7@byulaw.net)
SBA

November Dinner Group

I just wanted to make sure that everyone feels welcome to come to dinner group even if you are not going to eat! You can come and just get a water and enjoy the company! Dinner group this month will be Tuesday Nov 10th at 6:30 pm at California Pizza Kitchen 575 E University Parkway #B28, Orem (at University Mall). RSVP by leaving a comment here or by emailing me at justinaselim(at)gmail(dot)com. It's always a lot of fun!

Fun for This Week

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

• Dinner Group - Tuesday Nov 10th at 6:30 California Pizza Kitchen 575 E University Parkway #B28, Orem (at University Mall) RSVP by leaving a comment here or by emailing me at justinaselim(at)gmail(dot)com

• Children's Hour - Friday November 13th at 1 pm. Story time followed by a craft in the children's section at Barnes and Noble at 330 East 1300 South in Orem.
  

Gifts of the Heart Exchange

Just a reminder about the Gifts of the Heart Exchange this Saturday. Law Partners can attend the event from 8:30 - 10am. Make sure and bring a big shopping bag to bring your items home in. Feel free to invite friends and family to come from 11 -1pm. If you want to bring a donation, you can, but it is not necessary. You can just stop by and shop. It will be held at the LDS Church building on the SE corner of 800 N 700 W, Provo, UT. Read more details here.

These are some pictures of a previous GOTHE so you can get an idea of what to expect.

Children's Hour Change

The scheduled Fire Station tour for 11/06/09 has been cancelled due to the flu season. In its place we will have a play date at 2 PM in the Rex Lee Reading room on the 3rd floor of the law school. Hopefully in the spring we will be able to reschedule the Fire Station Tour.

Halloween Party

Hobby Night - Card Exchange

These are some pictures of the cards that were brought to the card exchange in October. Thanks for coming girls! We all got some fun new ideas!