Exercise Group Change

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

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!

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:

~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

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!

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~

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!!

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!!!

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~

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

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~

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!

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:

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!

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

~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

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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!

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

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:

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!

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

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!

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

~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

~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

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

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

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

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

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

• 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

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

Fun for This Week

• 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

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

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

Fun for This Week

• 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
  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sarah Banks - Scentsy Party

Hey everyone! Just thought I would let everyone know that everything
in the scentsy catalog this month only is 10% off. I will be having
another open house here at my home so if you are interested you can
smell all of the testers and place an order. The open house will be
Thursday Feb 18th from 5-8pm. Please feel free to stop by for
some treats even if you are not planning on ordering. However, if you
have wanted a burner for a while, now is the time to treat yourself!!
Please e-mail me if you plan to attend so I know how many refreshments
to make.

sarahbanks930@hotmail.com
885-8597
768 wymount terrace
provo 84604

Thanks, have a good week!!
Sarah Banks

Fun for This Week

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

Fun for This Week

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

• Children's Hour - Craft Project Room 206 Thu Feb 11am. Appropriate for all ages. Refreshments will be served.
  

Congrats to Tausha Bentz! Andrea Grace Bentz was born November 7th at 2:45 am. She was 6 lbs 10 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. It was a fantastic labor and delivery. She's really beautiful and we are so blessed.

Election Information

Dear Law Partners,

The time has come for elections. The following information will hopefully give you all you need to know about voting for or nominating someone (yourself included) for a board position for the 2010-2011 Law Partners Board. If you have any questions, please let me know. There is one additional position that is not listed as it cannot be decided until Fall 2010 and that is the 1L Rep position. That person must be a 1L in the year they are serving. An election will be held in September for that position. I hope that you have had a positive experience this year with LP and that you are willing and able to serve next year.

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.

Positions:

A. President

1. Sole spokesperson for Law Partners

2. Liaison between the members and the law school administration

3. Create committees (if desired)

4. Preside at Board Meetings

5. Exercise final decision and veto power for all activities representing and/or using funds from Law Partners

6. Support and attend as many activities as possible

7. Other responsibilities as decided upon during board meetings.

B. Vice President

1. Assist the President with execution of duties

2. Represent Law Partners in absence or at request of President

3. Replace President in the event the President resigns or is otherwise unable to execute duties for a period

4. Help other Board members where needed with activities and committees

5. Other responsibilities as decided upon during board meetings (i.e., announce birthdays, accomplishments, births, etc. Oversee Socials/Luncheons Committee)

6. Maintain member records receive dues

C. Historian

1. Assist the President in execution of duties

2. Keep Blog & Google Group updated with events and information that pertains to Law Partners.

3. Support/Attend as many activities as possible.

4. Other Responsibilities as decided upon during board meetings (i.e., Heading up Dinner Group)

D. Treasurer

1. Assist the President in execution of duties

2. Present a financial update to President at least once per month with financial information from Ms. Befus at the Law School.

3. Responsible for getting reimbursements for board members.

4. Other Responsibilities as decided upon during board meetings (i.e., Heading up Forums)

E. Secretary

1. Assist the President in execution of duties

2. Record meeting minutes

3. Create and mail monthly newsletter to all dues paying members

4. Other responsibilities as decided upon during board meetings (i.e., Heading up Children’s Hour)

5. Maintain calendar of events

F. GOTHE (Gifts of the Heart Exchange) Rep

1. Attend GOTHE Committee meetings with MBASA held monthly (on average)..

2. Work under the direction of the GOTHE President (MBASA) to help put on the GOTHE events.

3. Collaborate with committee members (half MBASA members and 3-4 LP) to find ways to creatively improve GOTHE.

4. Volunteer at each GOTHE event. A rep would oversee volunteers, give instructions, and probably spend at least 6 hours working on GOTHE during each GOTHE weekend (held 2x each semester).

5. Oversee advertising and communication of GOTHE details to all Law Student Families.

6. Recruit LPs to volunteer and support the GOTHE events.

7. Pick-up and sort donations from Kid-to-Kid (located in Lehi) on a bi-monthly (approximately) basis. This involves driving to Lehi, loading your car full of huge black garbage bags filled with clothes, bringing them home to your house, sorting through the clothing to separate out the trash/DI items and to arrange the clothing by gender and size, and then taking the sorted clothing to a storage location.

Comments will be disabled during the election.

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Thanks,

Sam