Cuteness: 1, Practicality: 0

Okay, after seeing this photo, you must immediately think, "What a cute outfit!" AmIright?

This is what I thought, when I first saw the girl in this outfit, when I passed her in my car at a crosswalk!

Then I saw her again. 

After I had parked. 

And walked about 5 minutes. 

She had only gotten about 100 ft. 

This outfit is cute, but those shoes are killer. 

She was hobbling around campus, and pretty much used her boyfriend to steady herself. 

*as he tried to drag her along to make the trek faster

Girls, be cute. 

But don't be impractical. 

3" heels to class just won't cut it. 

Wear cute flats. 

You can breeze to class, and still look fine. 

Something like these: 

Still totally girly, but your feet will thank you. 

MBA Retreat 2012

Each year, UVU hosts a "retreat" of sorts for the incoming MBA students.   It was held in the lovely Wasatch campus of UVU. Which was essentially a spacious building that overlooked all of Heber. To say that it was beautiful, was an understatement. 

It was about a 45 minute drive (from Orem), and upon arriving, we were greeted with Einstein's bagels, which brighten any early Saturday morning. 

After necessary paperwork, we were placed in teams. There are about 40 MBA students, so there were 7 teams of 5 or so. 

I thought I would probably get placed with the most awful group--I am the one that has the worst luck with things like that. 

Turns out, I had a pretty kick-a team. Throughout the day, we went through about 12 different stations set up by CEObuilder. 

There were activities where we learned to work together as a team, and apply business principles to everyday activities. 

• Rappelling (where each of us had a disability and we had to cope with it)
• Puzzles (our team rocked this)
• Dollar auction (I essentially screwed my team over on this one)
• the Swamp
• Blind frisbee golf (High score--well it was golf--so I got the lowest score!)

The Mousetrap Minefield: A Game of Trust

Then I found out (at lunch), that the teams that we had would be the ones that we would be for the rest of the program. Um, what?! Not that I didn't think our team was awesome, because we were, we got 3rd out of all the teams. I was hoping for a victory, but better than nothing. 

I realized that I can be very competative, and I would rather do things on my own. But, in a business, I won't always be able to do that. It was a good eye opener for me.   

We then worked on a case study, which is seriously what I love business school for. I can't wait for how many we will do. 

The View of the Campus

We then learned about Abilene's paradox, which I know I've used about 50 million times in my life. And once you know about it, you'll realize how much you've used it too! 

Overall, this retreat really got me psyched for my MBA. I can't wait to see what we will be working on/learning. 

Not to mention, my group jives really well together. 

But I stink as a person, and can't remember names, but, I think we will be able to go far.

Heeeeellllooo Sundial. Fav part of the Wasatch Campus.
It was accurate too, mind you.

The Dean's Dinner

The Main View of the Library

The Dean's dinner was the first kickoff event for the MBA program. Before this dinner, I didn't really know what to expect.

Was I nervous to start my MBA?
Anxious?
Excited?

I wasn't really feeling any particular way about my MBA before the dinner, maybe because I had been stressing out about marriage, actually finishing the prereqs for the program, and still managing to be engaged at work.

But the dinner changed my whole attitude. After this introductory dinner, I could not wait to take the plunge.

It was a lil' fancy-schmancy dinner where we dressed "business" like. For me, business meant, a black pencil skirt, and a white casual blazer. Cute right? I pulled my hair back in a ponytail, since I didn't have enough time to do all my hair.

Then, we got there late. Don't be late for functions like dinners, mostly because you won't get a prime spot to sit at. Not that we got placed in an area we didn't like, we just would have met more people if we were on time. But oh well, live and learn.

We enjoyed a yummy dinner of salad and chicken cordon blue (which is my favorite meal ever). But, I don't know if I like BYU's better.

Honestly, it was fun to see "who I was up against" in the program. I can be pretty competitive, when I know I have a fighting chance.

This was a look of where we dined. Though, it wasn't the same speaker.

We were advised to be prepared to spend late nights, and maybe miss family outings. (Which, I only have a small family right now, but I will work to ensure that doesn't happen).

Bottom line: Your MBA isn't going to be a walk in the park. 

Get ready for classes Tuesday!

Here Again!

I'm back!

After a brief intermission where I finished my prerequisites for the MBA, got married, and managed to continue working a 40 hour week, it's time to start blogging again!

Here, I'll share insights on the MBA program, here at UVU, my shortcomings, my accomplishments, and just about everything else about getting my MBA!