AUDIO-FILES: Episode 1 (Imagine Dragons)

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Congratulations to Imagine Dragons (Alt #17, Rock #34) and David Hopkins (for inspiring Dan Reynolds) and Elise Meservy (for being lead strategist at BYU and getting Alex Da Kid to post the episode to his blog)

A Happy Birthday

Yesterday, I went to work and one of my bosses had baked me AMAZING cinnamon rolls for my 27th B-Day. She is heavenly sent. In fact, I had been telling Julia the night before that I wanted cinnamon rolls (she was naturally in on it too) and so the surprise was really fun.

After work, we had the family over to eat a variety of cereals and have donuts. It was casual and fun just like an all around really good birthday. Julia, my parents, and my sister E all got me books!

Thank you everybody for the gifts, birthday wishes, and love!

Easter

Dennis Meservy: Certified Fraud Examiner

My dad is a practicing CPA and CFE with a number of specializations. He recently audited the books of a charity as an expert witness for a case going to trail with federal involvement. I know very, very little about this whole thing other than that the story as well as a mention of my dad were front page of the Las Vegas Review Journal today. Other than that, my Dad hasn't discussed the books or client.  My mom has told me that he feels very comfortable with his audit and seems to believe that she may be in the wrong.

Las Vegas Review Journal Frontpage

Las Vegas Review Journal second story

Dennis K Meservy, CPA can be contacted via his website.

Fun Times in P-Town

Wednesday, we headed to my favorite venue in the world, Velour Music Gallery, to watch Imagine Dragons play a second sold-out show this month. We went with BIL & SIL J & J Harding. They agreed by the end of the night that it was a fantastic show and a good time was had by all. I even got to chat with my cousin and lead singer Dan Reynolds. And, we partied it up with my sister E and cousin S too.

Thursday, we stayed in Heber, UT and house sat (as opposed to baby sat) along with some of the best behaved kids I've visited with. The Wright kids are fantastic. In fact, not only did they clean the house for us in advance, cook us dinner and bake cookies for us (included setting and cleaning the table), choose a movie that we hadn't seen, and tell each other to limit their video games to like 5 min, but one of them even gave me a foot massage. Another woke himself up and made his own lunch. Ages 6, 10, 14, and 15 these were some really fun and very bright children. It made me laugh out loud at how improved the young generation is. For instance, the 10 year old had his own Netbook (provided by the school) and was about to receive his own iPad 2.

Friday, we dressed up as people from "The Capitol" (Hunger Games) and went to Noodles & Co. with J & J Harding and friends Anna and Curtis. We liked the food--not gourmet but tasty. Austin Cope, my former mission companion, called us over and filled me in on his life and times with his lovely wife Britney and his budding family. Following that reunion we went to see the film The Hunger Games. It was violent and definitely not for children, but I felt that they portrayed the book exceptionally appropriately. Aside from the shaky camera-syndrome which drove me nuts, I really like it.

Saturday, we took my sister E on a blind date with Julia's friend to the annual Festival of Colors in Spanish Fork. It was my first time attending in six years in Provo. Afterward, we had pizza at Little Caesars.

123postcards

For the last 6 months Julia and I have been working at a dental advertising group called 123postcards. It is one of the best jobs, in terms of perks and fellow workers, that I have ever had. More importantly, they do some great advertising for dental practices (of all kinds) all over the United States.

Julia is the company's Maps Specialist and helps delegate where the postcards will be mailed and to which demographics. I am an Account Manager and oversee the reporting and results of client mailings. We work with hundreds of offices and millions of postcards.

Update On My Parents (The Meservys)

Dennis has just been re-appointed to the prestigious NV State Board of Equalization by Governor Sandoval. Last time he was appointed by Governor Gibson. He will sit on the board until 2015. He is the Ward Mission Leader (for like the 5th time). He is in the throws of tax season. And, he recently purchased an interest in his office building and has been busy renting out the remaining spaces.

Mara is teaching Seminary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is currently teaching the Old Testament. She is also substitute teaching at an elementary school for about 5 weeks and tutors a young remedial reader who is learning to read in the evenings at her home. She is also seeking to sell her parent's home in Sun City Summerlin (following their passing).

They both became adoring grandparents to my brother W and SIL K's new baby girl in February.