Well... the semester has started, and it's nearly mid-term. Obviously I've not kept up with the religiously like I have in the past.
After the Hawai'i trip, Julie and I went to the Rexburg Farmer's Market, had coconut ice cream from a Mexican store and Ilote's! Good times and good memories! =)
I was driving home from one of my usual mindless drives around town and noticed that Smith Park had a memorial for those who served and died from this area. It was neat to see the different memoirs that were on the wall and also different quotes and information from the different US wars. Here is the flag from the memorial.
Then, we went to look at Chinese dresses for me. Unfortunately they didn't fit or was not modest enough, but this is what I found:
So, for starters, here's a few updates and pictures since the beginning of the semester. They are in no particular order.
After the Hawai'i trip, Julie and I went to the Rexburg Farmer's Market, had coconut ice cream from a Mexican store and Ilote's! Good times and good memories! =)
I was driving home from one of my usual mindless drives around town and noticed that Smith Park had a memorial for those who served and died from this area. It was neat to see the different memoirs that were on the wall and also different quotes and information from the different US wars. Here is the flag from the memorial.
AH! the joys of shooting! Seriously, I was in heaven! I wanted to float the river before the weather turned cold, and my roommates wanted to go shooting... SO, I jumped on the band wagon, went shooting with the girls and Jake and then floated the river. You'll see all the guns we were shooting in the last picture of Jake and the beauties. =)
Ah, the ROTC days. =) 1 October the ROTC had it's opening social coupled with rappelling and gernade assault course. Needless-to-say, it was a lot of fun! Here's a picture of Cadet Schlect rapelling the wall. The next two are of me and Cadet Hyer, and Cadet Geiger. Hyer and I have been doing ROTC together for 3 semesters. Geiger and I were team leaders for 2nd squad. Hooah!
Ah, the ROTC days. =) 1 October the ROTC had it's opening social coupled with rappelling and gernade assault course. Needless-to-say, it was a lot of fun! Here's a picture of Cadet Schlect rapelling the wall. The next two are of me and Cadet Hyer, and Cadet Geiger. Hyer and I have been doing ROTC together for 3 semesters. Geiger and I were team leaders for 2nd squad. Hooah!
While in Utah for General Conference, I was able to go to Parker's gravesite. For those of you who don't know the story, Parker Bradford was a student of mine in the Freshman Academy program that passed away saving another student's life. It was really hard on me, but many spiritual experiences have come from it. Anyway, this was the first time since we buried him in July 2007 that I've been back. It was a bittersweet experience.
What's a stop to Utah without seeing old mission buddies! That's exactly what I did. AND, Sister Jackson and I went to a bridal store with Sister Byrd "Byrdie" to try on bridesmaid dresses. Here they are:
Then, we went to look at Chinese dresses for me. Unfortunately they didn't fit or was not modest enough, but this is what I found:
Sister Bettinger had a birthday and her boyfriend and Scott filled her office FULL of balloons. It may look like there's a lot already in there, but trust me, we had already filled a couple large bags of balloons and popped a bunch before this picture was taken! Happy Birthday Sister B!
Last, but not least, one of our Cadre, SPC Baker, fell asleep in our office during devotional. This was the result:
Isn't life great?!?!
Hope all is well. Much love, p~
