Another blog post

So, about every month or so, I figure I should add something to my blog. Not a lot has changed since my last post. The Jr. Core is still keeping my quite busy.

One difference this semester is an increased emphasis in recruiting. Since I'm planning on applying for the MAcc program, I won't do an internship until summer 2011, but each of the Big Four has what are called "Summer Leadership Programs." Basically, it's an opporunity to go out to one of the offices to get to know the people there and to receive some basic leadership training. I've been told that they're more difficult to get into than internships and jobs, but I'm applying anyways because, if nothing else, it's great interview experience.

My first interview was with KPMG this last week for a summer leadership program in Orange County. I don't think the interview went perfectly, but was not a huge disaster either. Whether or not I end up getting in, it was kind of neat to start to go through the recruiting process: getting to know my interviewers the night before, thinking through ways to answer potential interview questions, and sitting down with two professionals for the actual interviews.

Accounting Jr. Core Part 1

So, you may have noticed that I haven't written in this blog in a very, VERY long time. The BYU Accounting Jr. Core has a reputation for taking over your life, and it's lived up to its reputation so far.

We started out with a huge accounting information systems case called The Waren Case. That probably took at least 50 hours (a very conservative estimate) to complete, but definitely "broke us in" for the rest of the semester.

Between work and the Jr. Core, I was busy for almost every single hour of every single day. We had three separate major class presentations throughout the semester. It was a ton of work this semester, but at the same time, strangely fulfilling to look back and see how much I really have learned in such a short time.

So, for now it feels wonderful to have finished my last final and to finally be able to enjoy the holiday season. After two week's rest, it all starts up again for Accounting Jr. Core Part 2!

Married Life

It's exciting to be Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Married life is infinitely better than dating. It's just wonderful to not have to say goodbye every night after dropping her off at her apartment.

So, besides eliminating the stresses of dating, life is still crazy and hectic. The accounting program has pretty much consumed my life. I spend more time in the library with my study group than I do at home with my wife sometimes, and a lot of the time Sarah and I are together at home, we're reading more textbooks. Between both of us working, accounting, nursing, studying, etc, we keep ourselves quite busy. We do, however, make time for football games no matter how busy we get. (Go Cougars, #7!)

So far, I'm liking the accounting program at BYU. It's very time-consuming and anything but easy, but also enjoyable.


Every week we have a lab day where we have different presentations from companies or whatnot. Last week PricewaterhouseCoopers sponsored a pit crew challenge where we all changed Nascar tires in groups to improve our team working abilities. Click Here to read the Daily Universe Article on that event. Today, Ernst and Young came to teach us about how to effectively give presentations. (They all give out free stuff too, hoping to recruit us eventually-- so far I have a sweatshirt from PwC and a backpack from Ernst and Young; maybe I'll get a hat from Deloitte and Touche and a notebook and pen from KPMG to have something from each of the Big 4. Hopefully I'll end up working for one of them a few years down the road)

I'm starting to think more about my future, whether or not to do the Masters of Accountancy program at BYU, when to apply for internships (which apparently typically pay $22-25 an hour for 10-12 weeks-- ...not bad). I have a lot to think about, but still a little bit of time to figure it all out.

Next week...

It's crazy how fast time has gone by since Sarah and I got engaged. Now, it's just over a week away until the most exciting day of my life. We have our marriage license, temple recommends, etc... There are a lot of odds and ends to do this last week like pick up tuxes and finalize the luncheon menu, but mostly it's just a matter of waiting one more week.

Sarah will go through the temple this Saturday afternoon, so we're very excited for that. Then six days later, we'll be married for time and all eternity!! I don't think I could've found a better person to marry. So I'm a very lucky man! I love you Sarah!!! 9 days!!!!

In sickness and in health...

Sarah's been sick this last week. She started out with a fever, sorethroat, cough, etc. She's been pretty out of it for the last little bit, but starting to feel a little better now. I considered myself lucky that I hadn't caught the sickness until yesterday.

I woke up with a sore throat and absolutely exhausted. It got better throughout the day, but in the evening, it hit hard. At one point, my temperature was 102.8 degrees.

I think God knew what he was doing when he created the "incubation period," the time between contact with an illness and when you actually have symptoms. It give you just enough time to help someone feel better while not feeling sick yourself. Then, they in turn get to help you get better when you start showing symptoms.

The good thing is that, for the moment, I feel fine. My fever is gone, but my sore throat remains ever present. We'll see how it turns out...

Less than a month...

Well, as you can see by the countdown above, only about a month until the wedding. We have most everything planned out already. The Sleepy Ridge Reception Center is now open after being under construction for so long. I'm excited to go out and see how it turned out!

After taking hundreds of engagement pictures, we finally found one that everyone likes. We sent out our invitations this week. If you don't get one, it's probably because we didn't have your address. You can click on the invitation on the left for an enlarged invitation with all the details for the receptions in Utah and California.



On a less fortunate note, my beautiful fiancée, Sarah, is sick right now with the flu. She went to take some bridal shots on Monday and got sick on Tuesday. Hopefully she'll get better soon...

Accounting Jr. Core

Fall 2009 Admittance Status for Brian Wright

We are pleased to offer you admission to the Accounting Program commencing Fall 2009.