Rise and Shout! And not because it's the second post of the day...

No, we are going to RISE AND SHOUT because BYU has made it official - Sarah has been accepted to Provo for the Summer and Fall 2008 terms! Suffice to say we are enormously excited and proud (but not in that bad scriptorial definition of pride)! Sarah is very excited as well.

I found out yesterday quite literally as I was telling my cab driver to take me to the Philadelphia airport. Of course, I was advised via a text message. It was all I could do not to start jumping up and down in the back of a cab, but somehow I think my driver, Khalil, would not have been amused. This truly is an answer to prayers. We were so grateful that she had already been accepted to BYU-Idaho, but knowing that her first choice was Provo, we were really praying that this would come through! I have to give props to the Admissions Department for NOT making us wait until 15 March as they had originally stated. That was going to get ugly, with a capital U!

So now we can get planning for our summer and for bidding farewell to our money, as well as our oldest daughter. We had some friends over for dinner and Wii playing last night and Mark and I are already planning a trip out to Provo for a football game later this fall. He will have a freshman there as well.

So everyone, let's rise and shout and sing the Cougar Fight Song - for the uneducated, please find the lyrics below:

The Cougar Song

By Clyde D. Sandgren

Rise, all loyal Cougars and hurl your challenge to the foe.
You will fight, day or night, rain or snow.
Loyal, strong, and true
Wear the white and blue.
While we sing, get set to spring.
Come on, Cougars, it's up to you. Oh!

CHORUS:

Rise and shout, the Cougars are out
along the trail to fame and glory.
Rise and shout, our cheers will ring out
As you unfold your vict'ry story.
On you go to vanquish the foe
for Alma Mater's sons and daughters.
As we join in song in praise of you our faith is strong.
We'll raise our colors high in the blue
And cheer our Cougars of BYU.

Go, Cougars and way to go, Sarah!