New Years Resolutions

I think it is a bit funny that we have gotten in the tradition of making resolutions at the beginning of each new year. According to traditional chinese medicine these resolutions should occur in the spring of the year versus mid winter. The typical resolutions would consist of losing weight (which I need to after the holiday season of fudge and candies), making more money, traveling to some distant place, climbing a certain letter grade harder, or other goals that may seem a bit lofty. I guess I just see mine as simple. As most of you know, I am starting the new year with a new life. I am marrying one of my oldest and most dear friends. It is a weird sensation to be scared spitless, and as giddy as a child on christmas eve, all at the same time. Yet, having that calm reassurance that everything will work out the way it is supposed to be. My resolutions this new year consist of being a good husband, to be able to have sufficient for my families needs, to laugh often, to continue with last years trend of traveling, and to spend ample time with close friends and family. My dreams are simple. My goals are simple. I am simple.

Our First Christmas Together

This is a picture of us on our first Christmas morning together. I am so excited to finally have a photo of the two of us TOGETHER!!! It was a little tricky balancing two families this year but it was great and all worth it. Corey opened presents with his family in the morning and then came over to open presents with ALL of my family and there are a lot of them. I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas. It finally felt like it was suppose to, not about the presents but about the people that you're with and giving to others. It's been a long time since I've felt the true meaning of Christmas and it's been hard the last few years to really get into the Christmas spirit. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and that you know how much we both love you all. See you all next year.

Merry Christmas!!!

Okay so Corey and I went to the Standards concert last night and it was Amazing!!! They really did a great job and I even got to get up close and personal with Max, the GIANT toy robot. It really is great to be home and to be able to see Corey everyday. We have officially scheduled the temple and the race is on to get everything ready for the BIG Day. We are getting married in the Salt Lake Temple, because that's where he proposed so romantic, on February 23rd, 2008 and the reception will be the following weekend on March 1st so don't forget to mark your calendars.

Corey will be going to school this coming semester taking night classes here at CSI and working. I will be taking online classes from BYU-Idaho and working here in Twin as well. The plan is to live here for now and move to Rexburg in the Fall so that I can finish up my Bachelors in Communications and so that Corey can get started on a major in Recreational Leadership. YEAH for learning!!!

2008 is going to be another crazy year but I think that we're up for the challenge. Life is an adventure and you gotta enjoy every minute of it and we plan to. We hope that the year has treated you all well and that the holidays are happy for you and that we can all remember the real reason for the season.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

New Job

For those of you who haven't heard of my work changes here ya go. Four weeks ago the county building inspectors decided to play the role of the all mighty and force my father to file for a set-back permit for his house, which we had already started. We had planned on this job for the winter and I was left jobless. I have a friend who is laying tile at the temple here in Twin and he told me that the main boss needed help. So, I applied and am now working laying tile at the Twin Falls Temple!! It is quite a fun experience! The amount of attention given to detail in this building is outstanding. The floor tiles have to be so perfect that a hockey puck can glide across it. It is a lot of fun being involved in such a meaningful building.

Knowledge

I have come to the realization that knowledge can be a double edged sword. It is a good thing to be learned or knowledgeable, but if you get carried away it can backfire. This dawned on me today as I was reflecting back upon this last semester of school. I look at my geology teacher and see a man full of knowledge. Then I see his cautious side. Because of his knowledge he is cautious about where he is and what he does. Then I looked at myself and saw a similarity. Through my massage schooling I have learned how to take care of the physical and energetical bodies. I see that because of what I know that there are certain things that I do not do, but mostly that I try to help others. Some times we allow our knowledge or belief of knowledge to get in the way of our daily lives. In reference to climbing. I took a geology class this semester. I was contacted by a couple friends about a few new possible climbing areas. The first thing I think is "sweet! a new spot!" Then I wonder what the geology of the area is. I climb cracks and while on-route think of the process is of how that crack got there. Then the questions and fears seep in. Will this slab suddenly sluff off because of my weight upon it? Will this block suddenly give way as I am hanging underneath it? These events are real and happen. So sometimes I see knowledge as power, then again I see it as a hinderance.

White Christmas?

This may be where we have to live after we get married. Good thing I have lots of blankets. I told Corey I had one condition if we lived there, he would have to build me a bathroom with hot water and a flushing toilet. I don't need the rest of the house but I'm not giving up my bathroom.

On Top of the World

Me on top of Little Time at Castle Rock

Pump It

Pictures from the Pocatello Pump back in September

You Never Know What You're Gonna Get

Sorry guys we can't agree on a template or on a color scheme so you will just have to put up with us changing things every chance we get. Corey hates the boarders on the sides and wants it to fill the whole thing and I just want it to look good and so he changes stuff and then I change it to something else. It's kind of fun though it's always a surprise.

A letter to my friends.

A very dear person sent this to me in an email. It touched a place in my heart and so I am posting it here to share it with all of you.

"People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person..
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant."

To all of my friends and acquaintances, thank you for all you have done for me. I truly am who I am because of the people I have associated with. You are all a part of me and I am grateful for the relationship we have. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.