last move...at least for two years

I'm writing this from the Sea-Tac airport while I am waiting for my final flight of the day. Before I left I moved all my stuff into Dave's flat, which would technically be "our" flat. In the last ten years I have moved from Provo to

Brownsville, TX to

Provo to

Sandy, UT to

West Jordan, UT back to

Provo and back to

West Jordan to

Santa Barbara, CA to

Las Vegas, NV to

Tour with the Rockettes (South Carolina and Arizona) back to

Las Vegas to

another neighborhood in Las Vegas to

Santa Maria, CA back to

Provo while I wait for my student visa to

Gorway dorms to

Village dorms to

house sitting for a professor to

the house on Charlotte Street (in Walsall, England) to

Our First flat together (Dave helped me with the last three).

The only boys I've ever had as roommates were my brother, dad, and grandpa. So this will be an adjustment! We do have 2 bedrooms, come visit anytime! We will only be here until I graduate, which should be 2013, then we are heading back to Utah. So come visit while you can! :)

basketball

I was never really a BYU basketball fan when I was at BYU. I've been to games just to hang out with friends. Most of the time I was at the Marriott Center was for dance concerts or ballroom competitions, so I know my way around the back stage/locker room/training room area. Well, this year is a big deal because of Jimmer and Davies. A friend posted a link to the "Teach me how to Jimmer" video and I thought it was funny! Here is the link for the video on You Tube it is a must watch! Don't be surprised if you see me in a Teach Me How To Jimmer T-shirt.

It's National Athletic Training Month again!

Last year at this time I was covering for my friend Becky at American Fork High School while she had surgery. Now I am in England working on my PhD (and getting married next month). Since England does not officially recognize Athletic Training as a medical profession it is hard to explain to people what it is. The closest thing to an Athletic Trainer is BASRaT. They are the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers. I spoke at their conference last November and met some fun people, but it is a small group of people and not highly publicized.

Right now I am finishing my literature review on ballroom dance injuries. There is only 22 published articles about the subject, unfortunately five of them are in German and Italian. So I am writing about the 17 English articles. So far I am at 16 pages with over 7,000 words, but that could change with the next edit. After this I get to write up about the two surveys I have done and do a literature review on articles using ballroom dancing to solve geriatric conditions. This one I don't mind doing since my Grandpa Jensen died of Parkinson's disease and current research is using the tango to help Parkinson's patients with keeping their motor skills.

Gotta go finish writing!

bridal shower

My Aunt Sally is like that really cool aunt you can talk to about anything and she knows how to do everything. She organized a fun bridal shower for me while I was at home in Utah in January.

Some of my Jensen cousins and their daughters.

They are too much fun to hang out with!

My mission companions and some of their daughters. Heather came all the way from Idaho for the party! In May, it will be 14 years since I was on mission.

Ann and Krystal have been my friends since Jr High! Krystal had a baby boy the end of December and was nice enough to bring him so we could see him.

The granddaughters taking pictures

Aunt Sally sent this poem as an invitation to give me money instead of presents (it was funny).

While living in England

Our very own Teri

Has met a great guy

And decided to marry

She’s home for a time

A bride’s shower we’ll throw

Celebrating her joy

With those that we know

Let’s please keep in mind

All the gifts she will carry

With TSA watching

Her flight back could be hairy

Don’t want to be tacky

Or even a nag

But the “green stuff” is easy

To pack in her bag

Please come wish her well

As she starts her new life

Teri needs your advice

Since she’ll soon be Dave’s wife

Aunt Kathy and the other Jensen's gave me a bag full of crisp $1.

It was hilarious! And then I had to unwrap them, my fingers were black afterward. :)

A living room full of fun!

Thanks everyone for coming!!!

shoes again

I thought I had posted about my new shoes, but I guess I didn't. I really wore my old ones out by all the walking I have been doing, since I don't have a car. I went to Ossine again with my Mom and they only had purple available in my favorite shoe (Nike Air Pegasus Bowerman Series). Bummer :( Oh well, I like these type of shoes too much so I got 'em.