Jarrod and Glad's Wedding

Here is the picture you have all been waiting for. Too bad I got the dress the morning of and didn't have time to iron it!

Jarrod and Gladriel met last year in Sept. on their first day of school at Yale law school. I remember the day as she called me to let her know she had met a really nice guy who liked to do fun hikes and stuff too. I talked to Jarrod on the phone and figured they were perfect for each other when he talked my ear off as much as Glad does. I was honored to be a part of their wedding and as much as I hate to wear a dress I was happy to do it for them.

Week with Tucker

Tucker got to stay in Utah for the longest time yet. Four days straight. We had a lot of fun hiking in the mornings watching movies with friends and rock climbing with his cousin. It was a good week. This is us at the airport when we realized that the had been there the whole week and we hadn't taken a single picture. He flew out Thursday morning to California, while I flew to Phoenix for Gladriel's wedding.

Glad's vacation

Glad came and stayed with us for about 5 days. She made some excellent lentil and vegetable stew! We enjoyed the sunshine quite a bit while she was here.

Jenn's Wedding!

Jenn and Dann, and their two friends who hooked them up!
Me and my Cousin Ashley at the reception. Her Husband has worked with Jenn for years.
Tucker and I with a lot of shadows on our faces.
Us roomies and our good friend Sarah Cropper

We had a great time last weekend at Jenn and Dann's Wedding. The Sealing room was packed, which was beautiful! The reception was a blast, with some of Jenn's friends playing beautiful music on a balcony.

Law Girlz Hike

We all went up to Pittsburg Lake on Saturday. We planned to leave at 7, but Nikki and Kelly canceled last minute. So we had to go get them out out of bed. We didn't make it up to the area until around 11, then it took us another couple of hours to get the the trail, then we couldn't find the trial. We ended up finding a little waterfall and we had fun there. On the way Sophie's dog Hobo decided to take a trip down a really steep hillside. Sophie and I had to go after him cause he was heading for the river. We got him near the bottom and had to grab on to prickly bushes to make our way back up. Our hands are a little torn up now.

Get Together for Jenn's up coming Marriage

We had a get together for Jenn's shower type thing, but we don't like showers so we didn't call it that. Lani entertained us with some dance after everyone, but us roomates and our close friend Terri, left. It was really great to have us all together again.

A Tribute to Jenn and Dann

Here are my friends Jenn and Dann. Jenn who I have known for 2 years, and Dann for a month. They are getting married on the 13th of September!!!! They met, dated after a couple of days and then were engaged after a couple of days. Kinda crazy, but they sure do look good together.

Chocolate Cake Taste Testing Party

Leilani, Maria and I had a conversation one night about who had the best chocolate cake in Provo. We have had some really good chocolate cake over our time here and although we were all pretty sure which we liked best we decided to put them to a true test. Leilani and Maria bought all the cakes the night before. Magglebies, Art City Trolly Cafe, PF Changs, and . . . . Rob's chocolate cake from his own recipe. We invited a lot of friends over and blindfolded them. We cut up apples so that between every bite they could all cleans their pallets.

Then we took a vote. And whose cake won??? Rob's, the best cake in Utah! It is amazing, melts in your mouth, dense chocolaty goodness made without wheat. Amazing!

Ani DeFranco concert.

I flew into SLC on Saturday afternoon the 21st of June just in time for the greatest concert of my life. Ani DeFranco puts on a great show. Too bad there were so many same sex attracted people. I have never been checked out more in my life!

Nikki's Birthday Party

Last year for Nikki's birthday I threw her a dance party in the Ghana Stake Center. We had Mango, and Pinnapple and about 5 cakes that were all gone in a matter of minutes. Then our friends had an intense dance off.

This year Nikki's friend Dina made the best Egyptian food I ever tasted, probably the only I have ever tasted, it was amazing. Then we danced. Here is a picture of Nikki and her niece, Kelly and Jarrod.

New old friend

Through some random events I was able to get back in touch with a good friend of mine from my high school days. Since a couple of Sundays ago Tucker and I have been able to spend some fun times together, mastering a random video game, rock climbing and four wheeling. It will be exciting to see what the rest of the summer holds in store.

Kathy and I

A coupld of weeks ago I had the chance to visit one of my best friends and greatest professors from BYU-Hawaii, Kathy Ward. She and her husband live up in the Cascades of Washington. I spent one night and a morning with them catching up on the past three years. It was well worth the trip to spend time with such good people in a beautiful setting.

From a Wise Friend

I am not the most eloquent of people, so I was really grateful to receive this message from a dear friend of mine who is.

Sorry to hear about Philip . . .
Hi my friend,
I saw the picture of your hair and figured that's what happened. When people break up, guys go play basketball or drink. Women eat or cut their hair. It's a whole different way of living. :) I could tell that you cared about him deeply, and this seems like a testament to how much you did. But it also makes sense to cut your hair...it's kind of like when Lenny Kravitz broke up with Lisa Bonet, and he cut off his dredlocks. Rastafarians believe that there is energy stored in our hair, and that when there is a big emotional change, that's the time to cut it and start over. It's a way to give form to your feelings. . . . .(other really kind words) . . .Love, Kristen


Here is a picture of Kristen and I on our missions. This was Thanks Giving Day in Mauritius, we had just come inside from getting dumped on by the rain and decided to make a feast of canned vegetables and Milo!

Kristen and I were companions for a total of a year, I couldn't have asked for a kinder, more thoughtful person to have been with so long.

Trying out the Macro Feature on the Camera

Philip's Birthday

We went to Indian Food and Gelato for Philip's Birthday.














Jess and Broady getting Gelato / Philip Lookin Good


Showing off our Matching Icebreakers (thanks mom!)











Reenacting our first date. The exact table we had sat at was open after we finished our meal, so we took the opportunity to snap a few pictures. The owner (turban wearing Seek man) was super excited that we had our first date there, he kept hugging Philip all night, telling him "good job, oh that makes me so happy!" Then he brought us all rice pudding to celebrate Philip's birthday.

We went sledding the night before with some law school friends. The multitude of funny close up pictures are courtesy of Glad, and we just did our best to entertain the camera.

Philip

Buckskin Gulch, Paria Canyon

This is when my feet started to really get rubbed raw, check out the sand.
This was a little detour we took to another canyon, twas really beautiful!
I love playing spider man!
When the canyon started to open up.
Glad and Jarrod, master trip planners and food dehydrators!
We are all a little obsessive about our gear.
Wow. . .that water was high!
The lone man. Not really lonely.
Some places got pretty dark as there was barely any light coming in at the top.
This was the 4th shot Glad took of me as she was trying to get the lighting right so i got tired of being normal.
And this one, the walls were changing the whole way along.
I love this shot!
Just the three of us. We had to take this one like 5 times, cause Glad had to run really fast to get back to it. There were no other people in the canyon!
Glads and I
What was that? Oh, I am hiking in the most beautiful canyon ever? Ya, I know!
Getting in the Canyon