Matthew sent this email to my Mother yesterday documenting his road trip with my dad to Canada. They are picking up a friend there and headed on to Alaska. He is such a goof! I couldn't stop laughing! Enjoy
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Prusak [mailto:matthew.prusak@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 2:36 PM
To: cprusak@digis.net
Subject: Day 1 and half of day 2
Alaska Travel Log
Sunday Day 1:
3:00- depart. Dad puts on radio to FM 100.3 for Sunday music. I have to bite
my tongue and not yell at him because he starts singing. It's raining like a
beast and our windshield wipers kinda suck. We just turned onto I-15 and we
can't see anything because of the rain. I say a prayer in hope that the
rain will calm. Almost immediately the rain stops. Just another moment that
strengthens my testimony of the power of prayer. Some crazy guy just cut us
off. We are listening to a guitar medley of Come Thou Fount of Every
Blessing, and I can feel the spirit so strongly.
3:06- Dad just peed his pants... Not really, the water bottle he opened
exploded all over the front of his pants! :)
5:30- lava hot springs Idaho exit. Dang sister Eifert's brownies are
amazing! We fill up with gas and use the rest room. So far so good.
6:20- Windshield wiper malfunction during rainstorm. There is a fly
constantly pestering us. Dad gives his most earnest vow that this fly will
not live to see tomorrow.
6:47- It takes real skills to eat fried chicken and potato salad while
driving.
7:07- Still hunting the demon fly.
I missed a chance to let the fly fly out of the window. Dad says it's
alright, and that death is it's only escape
7:36- fly terminated. Specimen was a worthy foe, but ultimately, resistance
was futile.
7:39- we find our attempts at termination were less than effective. The war
continues.
7:41- fly down and twitching, prognosis foretells pain and death. Fly enters
a comatose state of living.
7:44- we have found that the specimen was not alone. Another fly discovered
and we are sorely vexed.
8:08- just entered Montana and passed over the continental divide.
8:11- time of death. Partner in crime terminated.
8:19- car in front of us is illegally impeding traffic.
10:08- spectacular sunset, beautiful colors. We stopped at a rest stop just
before butte Montana for the night. I'm super excited to sleep in the van
tonight. (hopefully you caught my sarcasm). Had scriptures and prayers. We
are going to try to have a missionary experience with pete and hopefully
something will come of it. We made a goal to read our scriptures and pray
every night. Dad gave me a pair of earplugs saying "trust me, you'll
need them". maybe he snores worse than I first guessed.Tomorrow we're going
to try to make it to Claresolm Canada by noon. We will hopefully be on the
road by 6:00 AM.
Monday Day 2
6:00 AM - dad woke up and started driving. I remained asleep in the back of
the van. We crossed the Missouri river about 6 times while I was asleep.
9:30- dad gets tired so we switch driving. I drive until 11:00. I drove
through a rainstorm and that was kinda scary.
11:10- we enter Canada and learn about dry-land farming. We see a group of
Hutterites being detained at the border. We figure they were smuggling
contraband chickens. I see fields of beautiful yellow flowers. I later find
out they are called rape seed. Commonly used canola oil is produced from
rape seed.
11:36- we past the road to Cardston where a Mormon temple was build in 1911.
Mom and dad ended up getting married at this temple in 1983. It's overcast
and rainy so I can't see the mountains that dad always brags about.
Apparently the Utah Rockies are foothills compared to the Canadian Rockies.
11:41- we indulge in another one of sister Eifert's brownies and almost die
because they are so amazzzzzzing.
DARK KNIGHT=
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
my biggest love-hate relationship
Definition:
Thesis- (verb)the most horrible punishment known to mankind. (also see stupid graduate students for clarification)
But...I survived it! Wahoo! It was a lot ofhard work boring days filled with writing and re-writing my drafts. I literally re-wrote every word in most of the document 15 different times. I think it turned out to be a great piece of work and i am excited to try and publish it in a journal.
The process is tedious (that is the understatement of the year). The thesis has to go through about 20 people to get approved with one of them being the dean of the college. I was nervous to leave my paper with him because we were told that he reads every thesis and makes sure they are to his standards.
I heard that several people get rejected at this point. Once he was done reading my thesis his secretary called me and told me it was done and that I could come pick it up from her. She sounded excited on the phone, but I didn't know what to think. I headed up to her office and she just gave me a huge smile when I walked in and said the dean finished your paper and it is ready to go onto the next step. What she said next made me so proud of all my hard work. She opened up my paper to the first page and there was a note from the dean.
She proceeded to tell me that he never leaves notes commenting on how good a paper is and that this truly was a great compliment and that I had accomplished something amazing!
Now Rodney J Brown I don't know you and would have no idea if I walked past you one day, but thank you for taking the time to read my work and make me feel accomplished!
I don't know if I am a master of anything, maybe just a master of staring at my computer for obscene amounts of time, but I do feel like for the first time in my life I am starting to understand what it means to really learn and think, not just regurgitate information then forget it all after the exam.
Now call me sick and twisted, but I truly feel that I need to go on for my PhD. My post was titled my biggest love-hate relationship. I hated the process and the hoops and the back tracking it felt like I did every other day, but I love the accomplishment and feeling that I really can think for myself.
We will see what the year brings, I will most likely apply to the U for their PhD program in athletic training starting fall 2013. That way I can still live in spanish fork and take the commuter train to school everyday. I am excited for my future and I hope to be able to teach young minds what I have learned to help further the field of athletic training.
Thesis- (verb)the most horrible punishment known to mankind. (also see stupid graduate students for clarification)
But...I survived it! Wahoo! It was a lot of
The process is tedious (that is the understatement of the year). The thesis has to go through about 20 people to get approved with one of them being the dean of the college. I was nervous to leave my paper with him because we were told that he reads every thesis and makes sure they are to his standards.
I heard that several people get rejected at this point. Once he was done reading my thesis his secretary called me and told me it was done and that I could come pick it up from her. She sounded excited on the phone, but I didn't know what to think. I headed up to her office and she just gave me a huge smile when I walked in and said the dean finished your paper and it is ready to go onto the next step. What she said next made me so proud of all my hard work. She opened up my paper to the first page and there was a note from the dean.
She proceeded to tell me that he never leaves notes commenting on how good a paper is and that this truly was a great compliment and that I had accomplished something amazing!
Now Rodney J Brown I don't know you and would have no idea if I walked past you one day, but thank you for taking the time to read my work and make me feel accomplished!
I don't know if I am a master of anything, maybe just a master of staring at my computer for obscene amounts of time, but I do feel like for the first time in my life I am starting to understand what it means to really learn and think, not just regurgitate information then forget it all after the exam.
Now call me sick and twisted, but I truly feel that I need to go on for my PhD. My post was titled my biggest love-hate relationship. I hated the process and the hoops and the back tracking it felt like I did every other day, but I love the accomplishment and feeling that I really can think for myself.
We will see what the year brings, I will most likely apply to the U for their PhD program in athletic training starting fall 2013. That way I can still live in spanish fork and take the commuter train to school everyday. I am excited for my future and I hope to be able to teach young minds what I have learned to help further the field of athletic training.
Friday, June 15, 2012
The Game of Fetch
Dash goes crazy for fetch! It is his favorite past time for sure! We have a launcher and it can throw the balls really far. He loves to sprint after the balls and bring them back. Sometimes he thinks he is being stealthy by slinking back to us. It is hilarious! We try to take him every day. He also loves to do it when the sprinklers are on at the elementary school. I have to try and get pictures then. That would be cool. Dash also just went through a growth spurt! He finally past 20 lbs. He was 20.24 lbs when we took him to the Mapleton Family Pet Hospital for his vacation there (while we went to hawaii). He had a blast! I will have to post the videos and pics they sent us while on vacation! We love this place. If you are looking for a great vet and staff I would highly recommend them!
Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival
Mom took Ashlee and I to the tulip festival this year in April. I have been so busy with my thesis (I defended on Monday, home stretch!!!!) I never got around to posting the beautiful pics. Ashlee mom and I passed the camera around, so i never know who takes what, and I am way to lazy to edit so enjoy some raw pics of the tulips.
Thanks mom! I loved it! And this time I made sure my camera was charged :)
Thanks mom! I loved it! And this time I made sure my camera was charged :)
Hawaii Part 2
Aloha!
So Wednesday after the Catamaran ride we went to the water park. I didn't take my camera so no pics there, but I love this park. It is such a well designed, clean, safe park! I love water parks and this one is my favorite!
Laie Temple- We went and did a session and baptisms Thursday morning. It was such a beautiful temple and the renovations were just beautiful! I had a hard time staying awake because of exhaustion from our previous days of fun! Luckily it is an older temple design and so you move rooms frequently.
Giovanni's Shrimp- after the temple I wanted to stop at a shrimp farm for dad to have fresh shrimp. Luckily I knew they had fresh pineapple with li hing and bbq corn for those of us who don't care for sea food. I love how blue Ashlee's eyes look with her outfit!
PCC- This was possibly my favorite stop! I love learning about different cultures and this was no exception. They are so talented and I am so amazed that this is just a part time job for the students of BYU-H. Matthew got an air-brushed tattoo so he could get tanned with the design. He did and it looked awesome!
Friday Ashlee. Matthew and I took off to Kailua to go rent kayaks and snorkel. The weather was too overcast for snorkeling so we just kayaked. Afterwards we drove to the Dole plantation. These two pics were on the drive out of the jungle somewhere.
Dole plantation- This was not our favorite stop, but the pineapple whip was sooooooooooooooo delicious. I got it again with li hing. yum! I would go again just for the dole whip! I did get some dun pics though so, I guess that made it all worth it!
Pearl Harbor- There is no words to describe the feeling of this monument. We were so humbled as we watched the movie about the incident and then went to the uss arizona memorial. It became so real when I saw the oil rising to the surface of the water from the sunken battleship below. There were several fallen soldiers below who gave their lives for me. I know it was 71 years ago, but my freedom was due to their hard work and dedication just like all of those who valiantly serve to protect me every day, and have done so since the creation of this nation, so I can enjoy the freedoms I do. Thank you!
We also did our share of shopping. We went to the swap meet saturday at the UH stadium. We also shopped at Waikiki. There was a pan-pacific festival going on friday and saturday so we got to see lot's of chinese and japanese culture and shop from lots of fun vendors. Ashlee and I loved going to the ross stores there in hawaii because no one there seems to want dresses with sleeves on them so we got like 10 church dresses between the two of us :).
The other goal we had was to eat lots of pineapple and candy apple bananas. We did :) the fruit there is amazing and I even got fresh mangos and lychee coconut to mention a few. Mom and ashlee got many more pics and we had such a blast! I wish I could have spent longer there alas 7 on 7 called us home. I hope that everyone gets a chance to go to Hawaii and enjoys it as much as we did! Mahalo!
So Wednesday after the Catamaran ride we went to the water park. I didn't take my camera so no pics there, but I love this park. It is such a well designed, clean, safe park! I love water parks and this one is my favorite!
Laie Temple- We went and did a session and baptisms Thursday morning. It was such a beautiful temple and the renovations were just beautiful! I had a hard time staying awake because of exhaustion from our previous days of fun! Luckily it is an older temple design and so you move rooms frequently.
Giovanni's Shrimp- after the temple I wanted to stop at a shrimp farm for dad to have fresh shrimp. Luckily I knew they had fresh pineapple with li hing and bbq corn for those of us who don't care for sea food. I love how blue Ashlee's eyes look with her outfit!
PCC- This was possibly my favorite stop! I love learning about different cultures and this was no exception. They are so talented and I am so amazed that this is just a part time job for the students of BYU-H. Matthew got an air-brushed tattoo so he could get tanned with the design. He did and it looked awesome!
Friday Ashlee. Matthew and I took off to Kailua to go rent kayaks and snorkel. The weather was too overcast for snorkeling so we just kayaked. Afterwards we drove to the Dole plantation. These two pics were on the drive out of the jungle somewhere.
Dole plantation- This was not our favorite stop, but the pineapple whip was sooooooooooooooo delicious. I got it again with li hing. yum! I would go again just for the dole whip! I did get some dun pics though so, I guess that made it all worth it!
Pearl Harbor- There is no words to describe the feeling of this monument. We were so humbled as we watched the movie about the incident and then went to the uss arizona memorial. It became so real when I saw the oil rising to the surface of the water from the sunken battleship below. There were several fallen soldiers below who gave their lives for me. I know it was 71 years ago, but my freedom was due to their hard work and dedication just like all of those who valiantly serve to protect me every day, and have done so since the creation of this nation, so I can enjoy the freedoms I do. Thank you!
We also did our share of shopping. We went to the swap meet saturday at the UH stadium. We also shopped at Waikiki. There was a pan-pacific festival going on friday and saturday so we got to see lot's of chinese and japanese culture and shop from lots of fun vendors. Ashlee and I loved going to the ross stores there in hawaii because no one there seems to want dresses with sleeves on them so we got like 10 church dresses between the two of us :).
The other goal we had was to eat lots of pineapple and candy apple bananas. We did :) the fruit there is amazing and I even got fresh mangos and lychee coconut to mention a few. Mom and ashlee got many more pics and we had such a blast! I wish I could have spent longer there alas 7 on 7 called us home. I hope that everyone gets a chance to go to Hawaii and enjoys it as much as we did! Mahalo!
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