Twin fun.

I interviewed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Monday, which was fun...and a little strange since it's where my twin sister, Jennifer, goes to school. Quite a couple of folks thought I was her! I hope that I did not reflect on her too badly.

Also, my sis and I watched the finale of the reality TV show "The Biggest Loser" last night. I had not watched the show, but Jen does...and there are a set of twins on the show! They both did awesomely with their weight loss. One of the twins won the whole competition, and the other twin won for the most weight loss of a contestant who was sent home.

Yay for twins!

Christmas carols are awesome.

"Long lay the world in sin and error pining, 'til He appeared and the soul felt its worth."

That's amazing. Merry Christmas.

I heard this great sermon today about what to do when your Christmas (or life) expectations don't meet your reality. It resonated with me a lot. My dream for Christmas would be to spend it with a family who is together and happy and loves each other...and maybe with a special someone. My reality? I'm going to be visiting my parents in two separate houses for the first time in the middle of a messy divorce...and I'm still single and more than a little bit lonely.

But you know what else is real? Jesus came to earth, took on flesh, experienced grief and suffering...and died as an atonement for my sins. And God is with me when life is hard. I might feel alone but I am not alone at all.

"Let nothing you dismay. Remember Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day to save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray. Oh, tidings of comfort and joy!"

Utah is gorgeous.

I interviewed at Utah last week. Really an enchanting place. (Awesome residency program, too.) Pics follow.

Sunset from the plane.

The medical complex...of course with mountains in the background. Oh, the mountains!

Yeah, I visited Temple Square. Sort of have to when you visit SLC.

Another gorgeous sunset.

Just to show how CLOSE the mountains are!