So we've been in El Paso for a little over a month now.  Besides the heat we love it! (Thank goodness for fudge-sicles).  Here's Jordan in front of our apartment complex. 

As part of entering the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (name couldn't get much longer), they had an initiation (for lack of a better word) with a white coat ceremony.  All medical students are presented with a doctor's white coat, symbolic that they're entering the medical profession.  So here's some pics from that, twas a good ceremony.  Also we were grateful to have Jordan's parents in attendance along with his sister Tara and her family.  Thanks to you all for coming!

(P.S. Before attending the white coat ceremony, we decided to try some authentic Mexican burritos with the Salmon clan.  You can't beat 17-inch burritos for $4.50, so that's the winner of the best burrito contest thus far.  However, take note to NEVER try Chicharron.  Just trust us.  Even Tara wouldn't take a bite.)

 Here's some 4th of July goodness.  We attended the parade with new found medical student friends.  We showed up 5 minutes before the parade started and got front row seats (anyone in Provo jealous?).  Then we had a BBQ dinner with our medical student friends and attended the fireworks.  Here's all we got for pics, just us watching fireworks.  I gotta make better mention at taking more pictures...

Our ward had a temple trip to the Juarez temple so we decided to go (obviously with those who know what they're doing).  So we're very grateful to the couple that drove us there.  We learned a lot from them, how when going to the Juarez temple you simply go straight there and straight back.  No stopping anywhere in Juarez, period.  Unfortunately its a place that isn't safe anymore so no one goes anyway.  There's a lot of people who aren't allowed to go (military or law enformcement) and a lot of people who just refuse to go.  So while there's a ward temple trip each month down there, there's only a small number of people going.  But we loved the experience.  Its just different to have a temple gated with a security guard to let you know.  Definitely not like that in Utah or Arizona.  We got out of the temple late so it was already dark and starting to rain but we thought we'd take a quick picture. 

And we had a fun trip back up to Albuquerque to go camping with Gary, Tara and the boys.  And we forgot our camera...major party foul.  So unfortunately no pics from that trip, but it was super fun!  We are grateful to have family within a 4 hour drive.  :)

And speaking of that, I'll be heading over to the Arizona direction next week.  My sister Cami and her family will be in town, all the way from New Jersey.  We're going to go party hard.  So give me another month (cause realistically that's probably how often I'll post) and we'll have more adventures posted!