From Sea to Sea

The day after we got back from Oregon, I took off for Virginia. Amazingly, I forgot my camera again! So I picked up these postcards. Wrigley Field for my cubs fans (I had two layovers in Chicago) and this is the beach we visited on Saturday. Delee and I also tried letterboxing, which was fun, but the kids didn't enjoy as much. It was great to play with Jaxson and hold Ehlana. Besides our scary adventure, I had a lot of fun traveling to new places. I missed those boys of mine, though, even more than I thought I would. Thanks for the hospitality, Delee and Steve.

Hey Y'all

Hope everyone had a good week! Mine was pretty great. This was my best week of work yet and I hope it gets even better. I got to work on my car so everything is now legal! The windows were a little too tinted and The EGR Valve needed to be cleaned. The weather has been nice and I'm feeling more comfortable with the surroundings. It's been a lot funner getting to know people now, too. I got two callings in the ward, ward missionary and district leader in the Elder's quorum, which pretty much means I ask about how home teaching went each month. It's nice to feel like I'm responisble for something though. That's about it for this week. Hope you all are doing great and have a great week. I love you all.

San Francisco

Call me a dork if you want, but I'm not gonna lie, I love taking pictures from airplanes.

Awesome view, Beautiful day, Cool shirt...what else do you need?

choir standing in front of Grace

The only thing the bridge reminded me of was watching Full House on TGIF

Hello Family. A couple weeks ago I went to San Francisco on choir tour and never got around to posting about it. I also don't know how to do slide shows and what not so ill just put a few of my pictures up!

It was a really fun trip, a little different than high school tours, and that was good in some ways and not so good in others. I loved the airplane ride alot and got a window seat both times (yeya!). During free time the ultimate activity was when a group of us from the choir rented mountain bikes from a place called Blazing Saddles (yes, the name had something to do with us doing it) and biked to and across the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow what a view! And at the middle of the bridge, it took 13 seconds for my spit to hit the water. It was amazing weather, and I got a sweet farmer's burn. But it was worth it. I also ate at In-n-Out (sooo delicious) and saw the sea lions that live at pier 39 on Fisherman's Wharf. As a group we went to this place called twin peaks (i think?) and it was a huge hill that over looked the entire city and bay. It was awesome! Gotta love San Francisco! Love you all!

Pimp my Ride...

Or My Pimp Ride! So here's some pics of my new car. Hope you enjoy them. It is rather fun to drive and this weekend I got the stereo to work. Other than that, work is going great. I'm doing better and getting the hang of things more and more. It can get a little frustrating sometimes, but I just got to tell myself that somethings take time. I'm not very good at the whole taking time thing though. I'm getting to know more people as well. This last weekend, I got to go down and stay the night with my old roommate. Provo seems really cool in the summer. I don't think I have a whole lot more for news. I love you all and have a great week! :)

Back Again!

So this is the first time I've written since I've moved down to SLC. I miss you guys at home and had a great time being with you. It seems like it has been a very momentous few weeks with all the new things going on in the family and celebrations to... well, celebrate I guess. Birthdays, anniversaries, and more. It seems like everyone needs to be congratulated. Delee and Steve, Baby El looks so beautiful. Nice work! Ter and Jer, nice job with the graduation this week. I'm trying my best to hold down the fort and tell Paul that I made sure ALL his toys are safe. And to Carl too who will soon be "The President" of Rogers, congrats.

These last few weeks have been filled with all the crazy emotions that new situations bring. Work has been getting better and better. I learn more and become more confident everyday. I still don't like being called "Intern", but I'm learning to deal with it. My new ward has been fun. They have had a few activities and I've met more people now, so I'm feeling less alone. It was pretty hard for me when I came down. I felt like everything was new and I had no direction or idea as to what I was supposed to do. But I guess that's just how it is in new situations and times when your life changes. It's been great to be here with Ter and Jer though. And the boys are fun to see all the time.

The big things for this weekend is that I got a new car. I'm so glad I didn't get one when I first came down here and waited for a little bit and now I have a good car that I like. It's a red Audi! It drives really well, handles great, and goes fast when I press on the peddle! When I took it for a drive, the guy told me to see how it accelerated quickly. I told that it was and that I can see that. He said, "no, press on the gas more. You are barely accelerating." I guess I just never experienced a car that can really accelerate. I thought it was accelerating just because I didn't have to wait 10 seconds for the car to respond like I did with the others cars I owned! The big compliment came when I was cleaning it out and a 10 year old kid walked by and said,"Nice car! I think I want an Audi when I get older." I never heard someone say that about one of my cars before. I don't know why, Crapi was pretty desirable!

Anyway, That's about it from here. Hope you all have a great week. I love you all!

Mother,

Happy Mother's Day!
Thank-you for all you've done for me throughout the years.

You are a wonderful Mother. You sacrificed a lot for us. You bathed us and clothed us. You rocked us to sleep and kissed us when we cried.
You supported us in all we wanted to do and provided us with wonderful memories.
And now that I am grown I see you as one of my Best Friends. Thank-you for being such a great Mother and Grandmother. I love you!

Happy Birthday J-doggggg

yo yo yo Jeremy. Happy Birthday! I hope you had a great day celebrating your miraculous birth. Just remember you are still quite young. Don't let Terra give you such a hard time because statistically you are only 7.2% older than her. That is less than tithing!

But anyways, all in all....HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you.

Love,
Deano