Tag, I was it...

So, it has been quite some time since I've updated my blog...I think I am still trying to get used to the whole idea.

Sarah tagged me a while ago, so I decided I will finally follow through. Here is the fourth picture from my fourth file.



A little explanation as it isn't every day I am rubbing the nose of some random stone creature...

In the fall of 2005, while I was an undergrad in the accounting program at BYU, I participated in the Deloitte Tax Research Competition. It is a pretty intense competition. You are basically locked in a room for 5 hours, left with copies of the Internal Revenue Code, Regulations, and a case study. As a team, you then solve various tax issues relating to the case. Although provided food and drink...the serious teams wouldn't take the time to eat. And serious we were. We would do practice case studies on Saturday mornings and even order a pizza to "practice not eating the food." I'm not going to lie...we always gave in.

My team, Matthew Fresh (left), Jessica Hardy (right), William Horn (taking the picture), and myself made it to the national competition in Orlando. This picture is of us at our hotel the day before the competition rubbing this random boar's nose for good luck. We didn't rub quite hard enough because we only walked away with the second place title. But, it was a lot of fun and was such a great experience. My team members became my best friends throughout the accounting program.

So, I guess I am supposed to tag someone, but I really hate these chain things. So if you actually read my blog and want to consider yourself tagged, so be it.