Making Pizza

Wow time is just flying by. I spent Thursday with Katie and the kids. We went to wal-mart and the grocery store. Friday Johnny and I just lazed around the house. He did some studying while I did nothing. I did make tortillas. It was my first time and it seems everything went wrong. I forgot to get salt at the store, I didn't have anything to roll the dough out with(I ended up using a cup), I had to use wheat flour instead of white, and I didn't have a good pan to cook them in. They turned out alright. I think I will do better next time.











Well Johnny and I were busy people on Saturday. We went to a bbq some friends were having. We did a white elephant gift exchange and ate in the rain.(I guess I was the only one still eating when it rained.) Then the Taylors dropped us off at South beach. Let me tell you it was B-E-A-Utiful. The storm had made the waves really big and the ocean was teal blue. We had a ton of fun swimming in the waves. Johnny also dove for these pieces of old coral reef. While the beach was fun the bus ride home was not. We rode off the island then after sitting at the bus station for an hour, we got on the wrong bus and rode back onto the island. Then we of course had to ride back off the island. Then we finally got to the metro rail and finally got home. I was so tired and hungry and itchy. I got right into a warm shower and then went to bed.
Today was a typical Sunday. I did make home made pizza for the first time. (I feel like I'm doing a lot of things for the first time.) It was really easy and really yummy. It may just become a Cochran family favorite, actually I think it already is.

Miami Metro Zoo

Well I went to the Zoo with Katie and a couple other people from the ward. it was a lot of fun but now I am so pooped. We were there from the time it opened until the time it closed. We watched a little animal show. They showed some parrots, a porky pine, a cheetah, and some other animal that has a name I can't recall. We spent a while watching the elephants because they were being really entertaining.I did the laundry at Katie's while I babysat the kids so she and David could a little Christmas shopping. The kids were asleep so it was really easy.
Johnny had his first quiz today. He said it was mostly easy, but there were a few things on the quiz he wasn't expecting. He studied for the rest of the day and apparently missed me very much. He kept calling me all day and it made me feel great!

The last few days.

I'm sorry, it seems I have been slacking on writing about what I have actually been doing. Saturday we went to a game night with some people in the ward. It was great fun. We played Boomo and Apples to Apples. On Sunday we went to church. I haven't been to Relief Society in a while and it was great. I love the diversity in the ward! There was an African American lady that bore her testimony and she always said Christ Jesus instead or Jesus Christ. All I could think is that it was so southern and then I was like "oh yeah I'm in the south, duh". Yesterday I had a lot of fun. I went and spent the day with Katie and her kids. We tried to catch lizards and I let Matt take pictures on my camera. We went to the park for about two minutes because the kids had to go to the bathroom. They were a little upset, but were told that they should have gone when they we told to go at home. We ended up at the library because it was the bathroom we decided to go to. It was a great day! Thanks Katie for letting me enjoy your kids!

All the Friends

I wanted to just thank all the people that are my new friends. I can't believe how accepting people are here. We have been to two dinners, one game night, one Relief Society activity and one errand run and we have been here just a week. We are having so much fun here. The weather has been wonderful. Life is grand!

Job searching is hard work.

Well my job search isn't going so well. Even the places that have hiring signs out side haven't called me back. I have gone to so many places. I'm getting a little discouraged. I don't understand, I'm a great little worker. I should be able to get a job.
Well today I didn't do much. I did laundry for the first time in Florida. I was a little nervous because I had to trek all our clothes for about four to five blocks down to the laundry mat. I didn't think I would be strong enough, but I was!
There was a Relief Society Christmas party tonight. Me and my new friend Katie went. Her husband is also going to Ross. They have three adorable kids. Her daughter Rachel is smitten with me apparently. Katie called me this morning because Rachel wanted to play with me. She thinks my name is Kellie. I love little kids! Anyway, the party was fun. I made some more friends. I may be going to the zoo with them next week.

MERP Schedule

Okay all you MERPers out there, I wanted to give you Johnny's schedule for MERP. On Monday and Thursday he has live lectures in the 7000 Building. On Tuesday and Friday his lectures are on line because they do them in the Bahamas. Wednesday he has Clinical Medicine Integration(CMI) and that when he will take his quizzes. Everyday but Wednesday they have Supplemental Instruction(SI).

Monday
8:00 am - Physiology
10:00am- Microbiology
1:00pm- SI

Tuesday
On Internet- Biochemistry
On Internet- Anatomy/Histology
1:00pm- SI

Wednesday
8:00am- CMI/Quiz

Thursday
8:00am- Biochemistry
10:00am- Anatomy/Histology
1:00pm- SI

Friday
On Internet- Physiology
On Internet- Microbiology
1:00pm- SI

Hopes this helps all you MERP researchers.

Good Friends

Well I spent the day filling out job applications and taking them to their corresponding stores. I had an interview today. I don't think a day has gone by that I haven't walked at least five miles. It is nice but I get very tired by the end of the day.
Johnny had his first day of classes. He said it was pretty boring. Just all review.
We went to our friends house for dinner again tonight. There was also a family there that the husband started MERP with Johnny. I can't remember his name, but his wife is Katie. They have three kids that are so cute. Its nice to know someone is in the same boat as us. And that we will have some friends while we are on this adventure.
I wanted to take the time and thank Kellie and Brett for all you have done for us in the last three days. You guys are so great and so giving! I love you and wish you all the best. Thanks for all the advice and maybe we will have to take a trip to the Bahamas with you and you can show us around. Thank you again for all you have done. We will defiantly be in touch.

In the Begining

Medical school has finally started. Johnny went to orientation today. He said it was really boring. You meet the teachers and learn about the curriculum. One very good thing did happen though we got our really big loan check! I also did a lot of job searching and filling out applications. I think Johnny will be happy when he actually has something to study. There really isn't a lot to do at our apartment. We are sharing a computer while the other one is at Best Buy. He was going crazy this afternoon while I was doing my applications. I think he will have stuff to study tomorrow and we will be going to Kellie and Brett's for dinner.
Well I wanted to end with some pictures we've taken of Miami.















These two are of the park next to our house.

































Cute little guy.
















This is the front of the house the apartment is in.















There are peacocks everywhere in our little neighborhood.

Welcome to the Jungle

Okay now on to Miami! We left Johnny's parents later than we planned, but we made really good time getting to SLC. We checked in and had to pay a little extra for our checked bag because it was overweight. Our flight left at midnight and was and we got no sleep at all. I don't know how people can sleep on air planes. Its so noisy and the chairs are uncomfortable. We had our layover in New York and I decided I hate JFK. It was dirty and confusing, everything was really expensive, it also my have been that I was tired and hungry. Our flight to Miami went well. I got a little bit of sleep because I was so exhausted. We road the bus to get to the apartment and when we got off the bus I felt like we were on another planet. We didn't know which way to walk or how to read their street directions. We got a little lost trying to find the apartment so we called the landlord and he came to pick us up. He is so nice. He has been very helpful. After he showed us the apartment he took us on a drive to show us where everything was, he explained the street directions to us. The apartment is nice. It is a converted garage, but he did it very well. The yard is BEAUTIFUL. There is a very nice park that we have as a neighbor as well. We needed to go to Best Buy because our laptop's hard drive crashed. We got there just fine, but got very, very lost on the way home. We wandered around looking for the apartment for about 2 1/2 hours. We were so tired by the time we found it but we couldn't stop because we still had to go to the store. We were so tired we didn't want to cook dinner and we hadn't eaten since 7 in the morning so we went to a Japanese buffet. It was SSSSOOOO good. I ate so much crab! We finally got home and just crashed.















I think I could get used to Florida. It is so nice here. We got up this morning and hopped on the bus to go to church. I love that church feel the same no matter where you are. Everyone was so friendly! We met some people that just finished their fifth semester at Ross and are going to their house for dinner. They want to tell us all about Dominica. There is also a family at church starting Ross tomorrow. Its nice to know there are others at church in the same boat as us. So the start of our adventure has defiantly been one.

Thanksgiving

The week we spent in Idaho was wonderful! Moving went very smoothly and we were done organizing everything in his parents house by Tuesday morning. We spent the rest of the time just relaxing. Except when Johnny had to haul hay for his dad. Thanksgiving was very nice. I was really homesick this year for some reason. We watched the Macy's T-Day Parade while I talked to my mom. We did a lot of the cooking the day before so cooking didn't take that long. I was really sad because even though all the food was good it wasn't like home. I was feeling really really home sick then all of a sudden I took a bite of jello salad and POW I was home! Thank you mom for letting make your jello salad part of our T-Day traditions. We did wake up for Black Friday. We got all the stuff we were sent to get. While we were in Walmart I ran into Vanessa Jones, one of my friends from High School. I couldn't believe it! She was shocked too. Its a small world sometimes. I just want to let my in-laws now we are so thankful that you guys let us stay at your home for the week. OH Yeah we took some family pictures, Enjoy!