Jayce: Man on Fire

Jayce is a man on fire this year! He has managed to pack his schedule with many extracurricular activities this semester. Basketball and medicine seem to be the themes. He's co-coaching a Jr. Jazz middle school team with brother-in-law, Josh, and playing for the 147th Ward intramural basketball team. Wooo! They're hard core, practicing every Saturday at 7:00 a.m. They're going for the gold: a t-shirt given to the champs of intramurals that they can then wear around campus to boast of their mad skills. Game on.


Only four of the boys could make it to picture day. :-(

Among coaching basketball and playing in intramurals, Jayce volunteers at the hospital every Saturday, supervises BYU's EMS on Thursday's from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., studies for the MCAT, works at the MTC, is a full-time student, is actively engaged in serving in the Church, and continues to be the greatest husband ever. He also mentioned today that he wanted to go up to Salt Lake a couple of times to shadow a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Univ. of Utah Medical Center. This doctor is so golden to Jayce because a. he works up at the U which is one of our top med school choices, b. he's doing something interesting having to do with children, and c. the doctor's from Ghana! Have the stars not aligned in Jayce's favor? Haha.

Well, things may be busy in the Porter apartment, but they most certainly are fun. :-) Oh, what a wonderful fish I have caught!

Comments

  1. Lindsey and JoshFebruary 1, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    Aawww, precious!! I think Jayce caught a beautiful mermaid! :)

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  2. Sister PorterFebruary 1, 2010 at 9:25 PM

    I so totally agree that you have caught quite an amazing fish---but you are some very fine bait! We love you! You are a great couple ---keep up the fabulous living!

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  3. RebekahFebruary 2, 2010 at 7:01 AM

    Baaaaah I miss you guys!!!!!!! It sounds like Jayce is busy but I bet he's loving it and wouldn't change a thing! (Except maybe the MCAT bit...) Love you two!

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  4. Kimber, Fabian and crew :)February 2, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    You two are sooooooo cute! I want to wrap you up and put you in my pocket! What a great couple! Love you guys!!!

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