THE HEART OF LIFE

GRANDMA JACKIE

2010-12-10T16:30:00.000-08:00

MY GRANDMA JACKIE MILLER PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO IN HER LUNGS AND LIVER. SHE WAS ONLY GIVEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS TO LIVE BUT I KNEW SHE WOULD STAY WITH US LONGER. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A HUGE FAMILY REUNION AS WELL AS THANKSGIVING AT HER HOUSE WITH THE WHOLE FAM. SHE ALWAYS BROUGHT THE FAMILY TOGETHER. WHENEVER I SAW HER I COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON A COMFORTING HUG AND A WARM KISS ON MY CHEECK. SHE WAS ALWAYS LAUGHING AND SAYING THE MOST HILARIOUS THINGS. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE HERE AT BYU-IDAHO AND BE SO CLOSE TO GRANDMA IN HER LAST YEAR OF LIFE. I WAS ABLE TO VISIT HER AT THE HOSPITAL A COUPLE TIMES AND WAS ALSO ABLE TO BE BY HER SIDE ONE MORE TIME BEFORE SHE PASSED. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR HER INFLUENCE IN MY LIFE AND FOR HER RAISING SUCH AN AWESOME SON, MY DAD.

THE VISCOUNTESSA OF COUPE

2010-12-09T20:03:00.000-08:00

YEP, THAT WAS MY DUBBED FENCING NAME.. YIKES

I HAVE TO SAY THAT FENCING CLASS HAS BROUGHT AN UNEXPECTED JOY IN MY LIFE. IT HAS TOUCHED ME IN A TENDER SPOT. JUST LIKE THE FOIL..

TOUCHE!

TARGHEE

2010-12-09T10:11:00.000-08:00

THIS PLACE IS MY WINTER DREAM COME TRUE.

THANK GOODNESS I DECIDED TO GET THE SEASON PASS. THIS PAST WEEKEND MY FRIENDS AND I DECIDED TO GO BOARDING AND SKIING UP AT THE TETON MOUNTAINS. ME AND MY ROOMMATES NEXT SEMESTER, KELSI JOHNSON AND MEGAN FIELDING WENT UP WITH KURT DANIELS AND LOREN MCCLEVE. BUT WE MET A BUNCH OF KIDS UP THERE. I COUNTED ABOUT 20 KIDS FROM MY WARD THAT WERE UP THERE PLUS SOME OTHER FRIENDS OF MINE. IT WAS SUCH A BLAST. I KEEP TRYING TO FIND TIME TO GET BACK THERE.

"SPIDER UP THE WALL!???"

2010-12-09T10:04:00.000-08:00

THAT SOUNDS SO QUEER ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY

BUNNY BUNNY

2010-12-09T10:01:00.000-08:00

OUR FRIEND TURNER WILLIAMS JUST BOUGHT A BUNNY RECENTLY. AND WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT AS A GUEST A COUPLE DAYS IN OUR APARTMENT. IT WAS VERY CUTE, BUT WE DID NOT APPRECIATE ITS PEBBLY POOPS EVERYWHERE.

THANKSGIVING IN RIGBY

2010-12-09T09:55:00.000-08:00

THIS THANKSGIVING WE MADE A LAST MINUTE CHANGE TO OUR ORIGINAL PLANS TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR GRANDMA IN RIGBY, IDAHO. GRANDMA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO AND SHE WAS GIVEN ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE SHE PASSED. IT WAS SUCH AN AWSOME EXPERIENCE TO BE WITH THE WHOLE FAM AND COUSINS FOR GRANDMA. WE HAD A BLAST SITTING AROUND, BEING LAZY, HAVING COUSIN SLEEPOVERS, AND PLAYING GAMES. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS FOR GRANDMA TO KNOW THAT WE WERE ALL THERE WITH HER.

THIS WEEK WE DID A LOT OF THIS..

AND ON THANKSGIVING WE WERE SPLIT UP JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.

WE HAD THE KIDS TABLE

THE YOUNG ADULT TABLE

AND THE ADULT TABLE.

WE HAD SUCH A FUN TIME BEING TOGETHER AND BEING A FAMILY. WE HADNT SPENT A HOLIDAY WITH THE WHOLE FAM IN A LONG TIME.

VOLLEYBALL SHOW-DOWN

2010-12-09T09:41:00.000-08:00

MY FRIENDS KYSTON MANU AND KURT DANIELS ARE ON A COMPETITIVE VOLLEYBALL TEAM FOR BYU- IDAHO. AND THEY MADE IT TO THE FINALS! SO PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE WARD CAME TO CHEER THESE BOYS ON FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

AFTER A LONG AND CLOSE 5 GAME STREAK OF MATCHES THE BELOVED KNIGHTS FELL A POINT SHORT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. THERE WERE TEARS AND SIGHS FROM THE CROWD BUT THE SUPPORT OF THE WARD SUPERFANS HELD STRONG. WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE KURT AND KYSTON WIN OR LOSE. THEY MADE IT A LONGS WAYS AND WE WERE PROUD NO MATTER WHAT.

AND THEN WE WENT TO CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCESSFUL SEASON WITH NO OTHER THAN SAMMY'S :D

ZACHY BOB'S MISSION CALL

2010-12-09T09:28:00.000-08:00

SO THIS HAPPENED LIKE THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL BUT I JUST HAD TO RECORD IT! IT WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST LAST MINUTE EXTRAVAGANZA OF THE SEMESTER.

WE ESCAPED ON A THURSDAY NIGHT TO RUPERT, IDAHO TO OPEN ZACHARY HARMANS MISSION CALL. IT WAS A TWO HOUR DRIVE THERE AND BACK AND WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN LOST ON THE WAY HOME. WE GOT TO MEET ZACHY'S FAMILY AND GOT FED SOME DELICIOUS HOME COOKED DINNER.

ON THE WAY DOWN WE ALL HAD TO MAKE OUR GUESSES FOR WHERE WE THOUGHT ZACHY WAS GOING..

BUT WE SOON CAME TO FIND THAT NON OF US WERE EVEN CLOSE TO BEING RIGHT...

PUSAN, KOREA MISSION!!! HOW AWSOME IS THAT.. WE ARE ALL SO EXCITED FOR HIM :)

MAE I?

2010-12-07T10:00:00.000-08:00

THIS WEEKEND WE MADE A LAST MINUTE DECISION TO TAKE A 4 HOUR ROAD TRIP DOWN TO PROVO TO SEE THE MAE CONCERT. IT WAS SUCH A BLAST WE HAD ALEX CROMAR, MEGAN FIELDING, KELSI JOHNSON, SPENCER ALLEN, TODD SHUMWAY, AND KEGAN MACHEN. WE DIDNT GET HOME UNTILL LIKE 4 AM THE NEXT MORNING BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT.

TRAVELING DANCE PARTY!

2010-12-07T09:49:00.000-08:00

ALL MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND MEGAN FIELDING WANTED FOR HER BIRTHDAY WAS A DISCO BALL AND A DANCE PARTY.. AND THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT SHE GOT! ABOUT 20 PEOPLE SET OUT TO MAKE MEGANS BIRTHDAY DREAM COME TRUE. WE CARRIED A HUGE STERIO AND THE DISCO BALL AND WENT DOOR TO DOOR TO SHARE THE PARTY WITH HALF OF REXBURG.

PICTURE THIS.. 3 BOYS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR CLAIMING THAT THEIR ELECTRICITY JACKS DIDNT WORK AND ASKING IF THEY COULD TRY OUT THEIR NEW STERIO IN ONE OF YOURS. THEN ONCE THE MUSIC BEGINS 20 KIDS COME STORMING INTO YOUR APARTMENT TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS PLUG IN A DISCO BALL AND START DANCING TO TECHNO MUSIC.

WELL THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO A VARIETY OF KIDS THAT NIGHT. AND EVERY APARTMENT WE WENT TO WE ACCUMULATED MORE KIDS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW PEOPLE IM PRETTY SURE WE MADE EVERYONES NIGHT. THIS WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES FROM THIS SEMESTER.

HALLOWEEN PARTY

2010-12-07T09:34:00.000-08:00

THIS YEAR I WAS KIND OF A LAMEO WHEN IT CAME TO HALLOWEEN. I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR I HADNT PREPARED A COSTUME. SO WHEN THE WARD HALLOWEEN PARTY CAME UP I HAD NOTHING TO DRESS US AS. THEREFORE MY ROOMMATE ANDREA AND I MADE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION TO DRESS IN OUR ONESIES AND ACT LIKE CHILDREN THE WHOLE NIGHT. CREATIVE..

BIG JUD'S

2010-12-07T09:28:00.000-08:00

DOESNT THAT NAME HAVE "LET ME CLOG YOUR ARTERIES" WRITTEN ALL OVER IT? WELL THATS BECAUSE IT IS TRUTHFUL ADVERTISEMENT. I GUESS THAT THE GUY WHO MADE THIS RESTAURANT WANTED TO CREATE A BURGER THAT WAS BIG ENOUGH TO FILL HIM UP. THAT GUY WAS OVER 300 LBS. BUT IT IS AN IDAHO TRADITION TO EXPERIENCE A BIG JUD BURGER. SO A BUNCH OF US WENT AND EMERGED OURSELVES IN SOME IDAHOIAN CULTURE.

AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTOS

2010-12-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

ON A TENDER GROUP DATE MINI GOLFING WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD TRY OUR OWN VERSIONS OF AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTOS WHILE WAITING FOR THE OTHERS TO FINISH THEIR GOLFING ROUND.. THESE WERE A COUPLE WE CAME UP WITH. I AM APPARENTLY WAY TO OBSESSED WITH THAT BLOG.

GENERAL CONFERENCE

2010-12-05T23:34:00.000-08:00

WITH THE HELP OF AN ANDERSON I WAS ABLE TO GET GENERAL CONFERENCE TICKETS THIS FALL. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE CONFERENCE CENTER TO SEE THE PROPHETS SPEAK IN PERSON. I GOT TO SEE MY SISTERS AND JOSH MCCAN! AS WELL AS SOME SUPER NICE PROTESTORS.

NICKS MISSION CALL

2010-12-05T23:24:00.000-08:00

NEVER HAVE I EXPERIENCED A MAN SO ANTSY BEFORE IN MY LIFE

NICK WAITED 18 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS TO RECEIVE HIS

MISSION CALL

AND IT WAS FINALLY HERE

BUT HE HAD TO WAIT 3 WHOLE DAYS A TRIP TO UTAH AND A LONG TWO HOURS TRYING TO GET EVERYONE ON SKYPE AND THE TELEPHONE TO OPEN IT

SO IN ORDER FOR HIM TO FIGHT THE TEMPTATION TO OPEN THE THING WE HAD TO BE CREATIVE..

FIRST I TRIED TO TAKE IT AND RUN AWAY

BUT NICHOLAS WAS DEFINITELY NOT GOING FOR THAT SO HE STOLE IT FROM ME AND CAME UP WITH A BETTER IDEA..

SO 3 DAYS GOES BY AND THE TIME HAD FINALLY COME

HE OPENS THE SEAL

AND READS IT ALOUD...

AND NICK WAS CALLED TOO.. DRUM ROLL PLEASE

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL!!!!!!

NEVER HAVE I HEARD SUCH A PERFECT MISSION CALL FOR A PERSON. ITS THE MISSION WITH THE HIGHEST BAPTIZING RATE AND NEVER GETS COLDER THAN 60. ALSO, HE WILL BE IN THE MTC WITH MY GOOD FRIENDS JAKE BUCHANAN AND WILSON SIVERTSON. I AM SO EXCITED FOR HIM :)

SO I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE..

2010-12-05T22:58:00.000-08:00

I HAVENT BLOGGED FOR TWO MONTHS STRAIGHT

BYU HOMECOMING

2010-12-05T22:53:00.000-08:00

THIS WEEKEND WAS OUR SECOND TRIP TO UTAH WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. WE HAD TO EXPERIENCE THE BYU HOMECOMING. I THROUGHLY ENJOYED THE GAME BECAUSE NOW THAT I AM ON A TEAM I ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND IT.

I ALSO GOT TO HELP JOSH MCCANZY PICK OUT HIS HOMECOMING OUTFIT... I CANT BELIEVE I GOT HIM TO WEAR THIS

80'S DANCE PARTY

2010-09-26T09:58:00.000-07:00

DONT WE ALL LOOK GREAT!! I SERIOUSLY LOVE THESE GIRLS. LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND CAMI IN THE RED DRESS, DOESNT SHE LOOK EXACTLY LIKE MOLLY RINGWALD? SHE HAS THE PERFECT FACE FOR THE 80'S. IM PRETTY SURE WE HAD MORE FUN DRESSING UP THAN WE DID AT THE ACTUAL DANCE BUT THESE PICTURES MAKE IS TOTALLY WORTH IT :)

ALL MY SINGLE LADIES...

2010-09-26T09:46:00.000-07:00

PUT YOUR HANDS UP!

I CAN GUESS WHAT ALL OF YOU ARE THINKING RIGHT NOW. OH NO, IS EMILY REALLY PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL? WELL THE ANSWER IS YES AND IM GETTING BETTER OK! ACTUALLY WE HAD OUR FIRST GAME ON THURSDAY AND THEY HAD TO GIVE ME A DEFENSIVE PENALTY BECAUSE I KEPT PULLING THIS GIRLS PANTS DOWN. I'VE LEARNED EVERYTHING I KNOW FROM MY SISTER MEGAN ;) IN FACT OUR WHOLE TEAM IS GETTING BETTER WE HAD A PRETTY INTENSE PRACTICE YESTERDAY AND LEARNED A BUNCH OF PLAYS. IM PRETTY SURE WE WILL DOMINATE THIS SEASON. BYTHEWAY I LOVE ALL OF THESE GIRLS SO EVEN IF WE DON'T DOMINATE IT WILL STILL BE SO MUCH FUN.

YOU ACTUALLY RAN FROM..

2010-09-26T09:35:00.000-07:00

TEMPLE TO TEMPLE

YES WE DID!!!! AND IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FUNNEST THINGS I'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. I AM SO GLAD WE SIGNED UP. WE STARTED AT THE REXBURG TEMPLE AND RAN ALL THE WAY TO THE IDAHO FALLS TEMPLE. 8 TEAM MEMBERS AND 8 LEGS FOR A TOTAL OF 37 MILES. ALTHOUGH SOME OF US DID WORK HARDER THAN OTHERS.. YES I TOOK THE SHORTEST LEG. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR TOUGH GIRLS LIKE LINDSEY ACOR WHO RAN THE 7.5 MILE LEG FOR THE TEAM, SHE IS AWESOME. OUR TEAM NAME/ MASCOT WAS THE SKIPPING GOATS. THE NAME REALLY WORKED OUT NICELY BECAUSE THE ONLY NOISE MAKER WE COULD FIND WAS A COW BELL. I WOULD SAY THAT WE DOMINATED THE RACE, WE DIDNT WIN ANYTHING, BUT IM PRETTY SURE WE HAD THE MOST FUN OUT OF EVERYONE.

PS. YOU SEE THE COLOR OF OUR SHIRTS? YEAH I DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT.. I CHOSE RED, BUT THEY GAVE ME CARDINAL INSTEAD I WAS VERY ANGRY. THAT'S ALL.

2010-09-25T12:36:00.000-07:00

SINCE NICK AND I ARE ONE OF THE ONLY COUPLES HERE WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON A TON OF DOUBLE DATES. WE ARE LIKE THE DOUBLE DATE COUPLE. WE SHOULD START CHARGING PEOPLE...

HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE DATE PHOTOS

MY NEW HOME

2010-09-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

I AM BLAMING MY NON-EXISTENCE IN THE BLOG WORLD THIS MONTH ON THIS ONE REASON.

I HAVE RECENTLY MOVED AWAY FROM HOME...

YES THAT'S RIGHT I'M NOW AT COLLEGE! AND LIFE HAS BEEN BUSY LET ME TELL YOU. ITS BEEN HARD GETTING USED TO THE SCHEDULE AND TAKING CARE OF MY SELF BUT I AM GETTING USED TO IT QUICKLY. I FIND COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT MY PARENTS DECIDED TO GO GALLIVANTING OFF TO NEW YORK FOR A WEEK.NOW THAT THEY ARE EMPTY NESTERS THEY DESERVE SOME FUN, I GUESS. I AM LEARNING A LOT OF THINGS ALREADY ABOUT MYSELF AND ABOUT LIFE SKILLS THAT I HAVE BEEN LACKING.

BASICALLY I LOVE IT HERE AT BYU- IDAHO I LOVE HOW EVERYTHING ACADEMIC IS MIXED WITH SPIRITUAL IMPORTANCE IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH EASIER TO APPLY IT TO MY LIFE. I LOVE HAVING DEVOTIONALS EVERY WEEK AND HAVING THE TEMPLE IN SIGHT EVERYWHERE I GO IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF GOOD OLD MT. HOOD.

I DEFINITELY MISS MY FAMILY A LOT. I MISS SEEING MY LITTLE DEAGEN AND ALL THE NEW THINGS HE COMES UP WITH EVERYDAY. I MISS MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS. IT'S ESPECIALLY HARDER SINCE THIS SUMMER WE WERE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME. BUT I AM JUST 4 HOURS AWAY FROM MEGAN AND MY ANDERSON SISTERS AND I HAVE ALREADY PLANNED TRIPS UP TO UTAH FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKENDS :).

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY NEW PLACE...

MESSY DESK COMPLETE WITH A TENDER PICTURE FROM AMY OF ALL MY SISTERS. YEAH ITS OF ME WHEN I WAS 8.. ITS THE PICTURE SHE HAD ON HER DESK WHEN SHE WENT TO COLLEGE SHE SAID I WASNT ALLOWED TO CHANGE THE PICTURE.. THAT LITTLE JERK HAHA

PICTURES OF ALL THE PEOPLE I LOVE :)

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE ROOM WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN ABOVE MY BED.. COURTESY OF JACLYN ANDERSON

2 MORE OUT!!

2010-08-18T22:50:00.000-07:00

MY HONDURAS BOYS, SHANE NELSON AND JADE RICKER ARE OFF FOR TWO YEARS ON A MISSION FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. MAN WILL I MISS THESE TWO, THEY BOTH HAVE VERY UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THEM THAT WILL HELP THEM THROUGH ANYTHING THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH. I KNOW THAT THEY WILL BOTH MAKE THE DAMASCUS WARD PROUD TO HAVE RAISED SUCH STRONG FAITHFUL MEN. GOOD LUCK OUT THERE I WILL DEFINITELY MISS YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MI-MI AND BECK

2010-08-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

20 YEARS APART AND LOVING LIFE. I LOVE THESE TWO!

OREGON MUSEUM SCIENCE INDUSTRIES

2010-08-17T13:03:00.000-07:00

THIS WEEKEND OMSI WAS OFFERING FREE ADMISSION SPONSORED BY FRED MEYER AN OFFER ME AND NICHOLAS ANDERSON COULD NOT PASS UP.THIS MONTH THE SHOWCASE EXHIBIT WAS ON ALBERT EINSTEIN. IT COMPLETELY BLEW MY MIND BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AT THE SAME TIME. THE REST OF THE TIME WE PLAYED MIND GAMES. SAW OUR SELVES IN 40 YEARS. TOURED THE LIFE OF AN EMBRYO. AND MUCH MUCH MORE. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM THE ADVENTURE.

FROM EUGENE TO SALEM

2010-08-17T12:50:00.000-07:00

REMEMBER WHEN I SAID THAT I WAS WORKING FOR MY DAD THIS SUMMER? WELL WHEN I SAY WORKING IT REALLY MEANS BROCK MILLER COMING UP WITH RANDOM PROJECTS FOR US TO KEEP US BUSY. BUT THIS PROJECT WAS CRUCIAL FOR THE BUSINESS. MEGAN AND I WERE DELEGATED TO DRIVE TO EUGENE BY 2 PM AND DELIVER A LARGE BUISNESS PROPOSAL FOR A 2 MILLION PAGE SCANNING PROJECT. AT FIRST WE WERE HESITANT FOR EUGENE IS ABOUT 2 HOURS AWAY AND IT WAS ALREADY 11 PM.. BUT WE PERSEVERED AND GOT THE PROPOSAL IN THE HANDS OF DAVID BAR SOMETHING WITH 5 MINUTES TO SPARE. AFTER THIS SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS JONT MEGAN AND I DECIDED THAT WE DESERVED A LITTLE FREE TIME AND THOUGHT SINCE WE WERE ALREADY SO FAR FROM HOME THAT WE WOULD VISIT THE OREGON STATE CAPITL ON OUR WAY BACK. CHECK IT OUT.

FUGITIVE BEACH RETREAT

2010-08-17T12:37:00.000-07:00

THE ANDERSON AND MILLER SISTERS HAVE DREAMED TO SPEND A WEEKEND TOGETHER AT THE BEACH HOUSE FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND ONCE WE GOT THE SLIGHT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO WE PACKED UP AND LEFT RIGHT AWAY FOR A WEEKEND OF SEASIDE FUN.

WE VISITED CANNON BEACH, BOUGHT PASTRIES AND HAD LUNCH AND MO'S THE FAMOUS FAMILY CHOWDER PLACE.

GAZED AT HAYSTACK ROCK- LANDMARK MADE FAMOUS BY "THE GOONIES"

WE PLAYED ON THE BEACH

HAD A CRAZY DANCE PARTY INITIATED BY THE EARLY MORNING PASTRIES

ATE BREAKFAST AT OUR FAVORITE- PIG N' PAN

VISITED THE HAT STORE

BOUGHT MATCHING SWEATSHIRTS

AND VISITED THE CANDY MAN MORE THAN ONCE OVER THE WEEKEND

"SATURDAY IN THE PARK"

2010-08-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

SUMMER TIME JUST WOULDN'T BE SUMMER IN OREGON WITHOUT A DAY AT SATURDAYS MARKET. WITH A LITTLE OREGON WEIRD THIS PLACE NEVER DISAPPOINTS.

FIRST OFF JACK AND I FOUND PERFECT WINTER HATS FOR THE BELOW FREEZING WINTERS IN IDAHO AND UTAH

THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS MOST ENJOYABLE WITH DRUMMER CAN MAN

AND RANDOM BAND STAND

LIKE ALWAYS PORTLAND OREGON DID NOT DISAPPOINT. THE SUN WAS SHINING WE MET INTERESTING CHARACTERS ON THE MAX AND HAD SOME EXPERIENCES AND EMBLEMS TO MAKE LONG LASTING MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME.

FLYING PIES

2010-08-17T01:43:00.000-07:00

I BELIEVE ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE THINGS WE HAVE COME UP WITH THIS SUMMER IS OUR PIZZA MAKING CONTEST. FOUR TEAMS WITH 5 DIFFERENT PIZZA'S.. WE HAD A DELICIOUS MEXICAN, ALFREDO DELIGHT, RAVIOLI, AND CLASSIC PEP. DEFINATELY THE MOST DELICIOUS IDEA OF THE SUMMER. WE HAD A BLAST! I WILL DEFIANTELY BRING THIS ACTIVITY TO SCHOOL WITH ME NEXT YEAR.

WILD WAVES

2010-08-17T01:36:00.000-07:00

THE WATER PARK OF LOVE DID NOT LET US DOWN

WATER SLIDES, A WAVE POOL, AND ROLLER COASTERS UP THE YING YANG

KEPT US COMING BACK FOR MORE

THOUGH WE DID GET A LITTLE SICK ON THE RING OF FIRE RIDE

WE HELD OUR STOMACHES FOR A WONDERFUL LUNCH ON THE SIDEWALK NEXT TO A LARGE FAMILY IN A VAN WITH LAWN CHAIRS AND A 16 FOOT TABLE TOPPED OFF WITH BARBECUED BURGERS CHIPS AND DRANKS.. BASICALLY OUR MEASLY TURKEY SANDWICHES WERE PUT TO SHAME MAYBE NEXT TIME WE WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE GOING TO A WATER PARK AND BRINGING A SACK LUNCH

AFTER WILD WAVES WE DECIDED TO SOJOURN TO SEATTLE WITH 20 MINUTES AWAY FOR SOME RED ROBIN DINNER ON THE WATER FRONT WHICH WAS DEFINITELY WORTH THE LATE NIGHT DRIVE HOME

SPEAKING OF LATE DRIVES.. THERE JUST HAPPENED TO BE LATE NIGHT CONSTRUCTION ON THE FREEWAY SO OUR 3 HOUR DRIVE TURNED INTO A 5 HOUR JONT WHICH BRINGS US TO A WHOPPING 1:30 ARRIVAL TIME BACK HOME.. WHEW

SO IT WAS MY JOB TO KEEP THE DRIVER AWAKE

MY SUMMER LOVE

2010-08-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS CASCADE ATHLETIC CLUB HAS BEEN OFFERING ZUMBA FITNESS EVERY MONDAY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. I HAD GONE A COUPLE TIMES DURING THE YEAR BUT IT WASNT UNTILL MY FAVORITE TEACHER ALICIA STARTED TEACHING IT WHEN IT TOOK FIRE IN MY SOUL. THIS IS THE ONLY GYM CLASS I HAVE ATTENDED RELIGIOUSLY FOR 2 MONTHS STRAIGHT. I LOVE IT! IT IS A PERFECT MIX BETWEEN HIP HOP AND SALSA. THE MUSIC AND DANCE MOVES ARE THE BEST AND IT IS DEFINITELY THE FUNNEST WORK OUT I HAVE EVER DONE. THANK GOODNESS FOR ZUMBA THIS SUMMER!

NEW JOB

2010-08-16T20:39:00.000-07:00

FOR THE PAST MONTH MEGAN AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT OUR DADS OFFICE MOSTLY SCANNING AND INDEXING FOR THE NEW BRANCH- ACUSHRED NORTHWEST. WHEN THAT JOB WAS OVER WE GOT TRANSFERRED INTO A NEW PROJECT.

ORGANIZING THE JUNK YARD

THE FIRST DAY WAS BAD. BUT IT GOT BETTER. WE BECAME VERY CLOSE WITH A VARIETY OF CREATURES AND CAN FELT OUR CHARACTERS BUILDING WITH EACH BOX WE LIFTED. I GOTTA SAY THIS IS THE KIND OF JOB THAT ONLY BRINGS A SMILE WHEN PAY DAY COMES AROUND. CHECK IT OUT...

BUT THE FINISHING PROJECT WAS BEAUTIFUL

IN THE END IT WASNT ALL BAD.. MEG AND I HAD SOME TENDER TIMES. WE BECAME FRIENDS WITH THE LOVELY GARBAGE MEN AND HAD SPORADIC DANCE PARTIES TO PASS THE TIME. ON GOOD DAYS WE GOT TO TAKE A BREAK AND DESTROY HARD DRIVES..

LAKE SHASTA

2010-07-26T21:07:00.000-07:00

LAKE SHASTA.. THE PLACE WHERE BOATING DREAMS COME TRUE!

OVER 100 DEGREES EVERY DAY

WATER= MID 70 DEGREES

MILLER FAMILY THREAT

TRIPLE FAMILY THREAT

AND QUADRUPLE FAMILY THREAT

STORMING THE LAKE FOR A FULL WEEK OF BOATING MADNESS

ACTIVITIES CONSISTED OF...

SURFING

WAKE BOARDING

KNEE BOARDING

CRAZY TUBING

AND BOAT DRIVING

OTHER SHASTA ADVENTURES CONSISTED OF...

DAY DREAMING

SWIMSUIT MATCHING

BOAT DANCING

CAVERN HUNTING

LUNCH TIME PLAYING

CAR CRAMMING

DINNER OUTING

SHAVED ICE CHILLING

BLACK BEAR DINING

NATURAL SLIDING

TENDER PICTURE TAKING

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FLAG HOLDER WHO KEPT THE SAFETY OF THE BOATERS ALL WEEK LONG

INDEPENDENCE AT THE BEACH

2010-07-09T20:53:00.000-07:00

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND AT THE BEACH HAS BEEN A MILLER FAMILY TRADITION FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS. FIREWORKS ON THE BEACH, RELATIVES COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, AND A HUGE INDEPENDENCE BARBECUE. THIS YEAR THINGS WERE DONE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE LONG SCENIC WAY TO THE BEACH AND VISIT THE TILLAMOOK CHEESE FACTORY FOR SQUEEKY CHEESE

AND TILLAMOOKS FAMOUS ICE CREAM. :)

ONCE WE GOT THERE WE FOUND A WAAGON IN THE GARAGE CLEANED IT UP AND RODE THE BOYS AROUND TOWN.

WE ALSO HAD TO OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON THE BEACH AND HAVE SISTER TIME.

BECAUSE BETH HAS FOUND HERSELF IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY BUISNESS THIS YEAR I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE FOURTH OF JULY MODEL. TIE DYE SHORTS AND SPARKLE TENNIS SHOES SURE DID THE TRICK (MORE PICTURES TO COME)

THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE DUG A FIRE PIT TO WATCH FIRE WORKS IN. THIS SURE DID CHANGE THE SCHEME OF THE EVENING BUT WE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF IT. THE FIRE WORKS SHOW WAS AWSOME NEXT TO A FIRE AND OUT OF THE WIND!

ANOTHER DIFFERENT EVENT THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR IS THE MORNING MEGAN AND I HAD TO EAT AT PIG N' PAN BY OURSELVES. ITS HARD FOR US YOUNG ADULTS TO WAKE UP AROUND BABY HOUR.

2010-06-28T23:37:00.000-07:00

HELLO EMILY MILLER'S ADORING FOLLOWERS!

THIS POST IS NOT FROM THE MIND OF EMILY BUT FROM A FEW GUEST BLOGGERS, AARON "THE BOSS" WEIDMAN, DANIEL TEW "HOT TO HANDLE" AND NICK"THE BOYFRIEND" ANDERSON. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY. TODAY IS MILKSHAKE MONDAY AT THE MILLER HOUSEHOLD. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EVENING FULL OF WONDERFUL MEMORIES. AARON WAS INTRODUCED TO BROCK AND HAD TO ANSWER SOME INTERESTING QUESTIONS. SEE HOW WELL YOU DO AT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1.)WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE?

2.)WHAT IS 5% OF THE SQUARE ROOT OF 81?

3.)IF TWO PEOPLE WALK 3 MILES APART FROM EACH OTHER AND THEN BOTH TURN 90 DEGREES AND WALK 4 MORE MILES HOW FAR APART ARE THEY FROM EACH OTHER?

4.)WHAT KIND OF DEFENDER ARE YOU IN A SPORTING GAME AND HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO THE BUSINESS WORLD?

AARON PASSED THESE QUESTIONS WITH FLYING COLORS! BROCK WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH AARON'S SKILL. ALL THREE OF THE GUEST BLOGGERS WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US SO THAT YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE READING A STRANGERS BLOG.

AARON "THE BOSS" WEIDMAN:AARON (MIDDLE) IS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO PLANS ON ATTENDING OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY.

DANIEL TEW "HOT TO HANDLE": DANIEL (RIGHT) IS A RUGGEDLY GOOD LOOKING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO PLANS ON ATTENDING WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY NEXT FALL. DANIEL WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD BY TEACHING ENGLISH. HIS ONLY REGRET IN LIFE IS THAT HE ONLY HAS ONE LIFE TO GIVE TO HELP OTHERS. DANIEL LOVES RUNNING AND STAYING IN SHAPE. DANIEL IS SINGLE.

NICK "THE BOYFRIEND" ANDERSON: NICK (LEFT) IS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO PLANS ON ATTENDING BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO.

THIS HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN BLOGGING. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EMILY FOR THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BLOG. ALSO THE MILKSHAKES WERE DELICIOUS. HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED READING THE HEART OF LIFE! UNTIL NEXT TIME.

U.S OPEN 2010

2010-06-27T21:58:00.000-07:00

THIS YEAR WE HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE GOLF U.S OPEN. WE WERE ABLE TO GO TWO YEARS AGO IN SAN DIEGO AND WE HAD A BLAST! THIS YEAR THE TOURNAMENT WAS AT THE MOST FAMOUS PEBBLE BEACH GOLF COARSE. I THINK ONLY GOLFERS CAN UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS GOLF COARSE IS TO GOLFING HISTORY IT WAS AMAZING TO SAY THE LEAST.

IT WAS DEFINITELY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOLF COARSE I HAVE EVER WITNESSED. RIGHT ON THE BEACH WARM AND SUNNY MOST OF THE TIME.

IT BEING OUR SECOND TIME EXPERIENCING THE U.S OPEN WE WERE WELL PREPARED TO FIGHT OFF THE THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS WITH OUR BINOCULARS AND ALL

WE ALSO GOT TO EXPERIENCE SOME NEW THINGS THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF OUR PREPAREDNESS AND EXTRA ENTHUSIASM

FIRST: A PICTURE WITH OUR PGA CRUSH AARON BADDELY

SECOND: AUTOGRAPHS FROM MULTIPPLE FAMOUS PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS (OF COARSE IT WAS MY JOB FOR THE WEEK, I EVEN SACRIFICED A CAMERA CRASH FOR GOOSEN'S SIGNATURE)

THREE: SPECIALIZED US OPEN PEBBLE BEACH CHAP STICK!

THE FAB FOUR HAD A WONDERFUL WEEK TOGETHER WE SPENT HOURS TALKING ABOUT GOLF, HAVE MORE INSIDE JOKES, AND MET SOME NEW FRIENDS IN THE STANDS.. AS USUAL :)

CONGRATULATIONS GREAME MCDOWELL FOR WINNING THE TOURNAMENT AT EVEN PARR. HE STUCK WITH IT AND DESERVED THE WIN.

THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TOURNAMENT I NEVER GAVE ANY RESPECT TO TIGER WOODS. THE CHOICES HAS HE MADE THIS PAST YEAR DESERVES NONE OF MY ATTENTION, SO THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT I MADE IT KNOWN TO HIM. HE RUINED HIS LIFE AND WILL NEVER BE THE SAME PLAYER, ITS AS IF HE HAS LOST HIS EDGE. THERE WAS ONLY ONE TIME WHEN HE DESERVED EVEN THE LEAST BIT OF ATTENTION AND THAT WAS WHEN HE HIT A 275 YARD CUT FROM BEHIND THE TREE OUT THROUGH THE OCEAN AND ONTO THE GREEN ON NUMBER 18.. IT WAS ONE OF TE MOST AMAZING SHOTS IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.

RICE HILL

2010-06-27T20:57:00.000-07:00

A ROAD TRIP TO CALIFORNIA IS NEVER COMPLETE WITHOUT A STOP AT RICE HILL

DELICIOUS BURGERS AND UMPQUA ICE CREAM SHAKES :)

I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS WORTH THE WAIT.. BUT SOME OF US WERE A LITTLE IMPATIENT. THERE ARE ALWAYS TONS OF CUSTOMERS AND OUR MILKSHAKES TOOK A LOT LONGER THAN THE HAND SCOOPED CONES.

INSPIRING WORDS FROM MICKEY "IF NUMBER 2 IS CALLED.. 1 CANT BE FAR BEHIND!!"

IN MEMORY OF STEWY

2010-06-18T22:27:00.000-07:00

WE LOVE YOU!

SEMINARY GRADUATION

2010-06-18T22:14:00.000-07:00

WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT MY MORMON FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I LOVE THEM! I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR RELEASE TIME SEMINARY BECAUSE I DONT THINK I COULD EVER WAKE UP AT 6 AM EVERY MORNING FOR 4 YEARS.. I HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE SEMINARY SO MUCH AND LOVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL.

CAL GRADUATION

2010-06-18T21:49:00.000-07:00

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEARNING IS AN OPTIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN THE GRESHAM/BARLOW DISTRICT, REYNOLDS, CENTENNIAL, AND SANDY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SINCE JUNIOR YEAR I HAVE ATTENDED THIS SCHOOL EVERY OTHER DAY. AT THIS SCHOOL, YOU ENTER INTO A FIELD OF STUDY THAT COULD EITHER BE MEDICAL, DENTAL, WEB DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND MANUFACTURING. AFTER TWO YEARS IN THE DENTAL PROGRAM, I AM NOW DENTAL ASSISTING CERTIFIED, X-RAY CERTIFIED PENDING, AND WAS ABLE TO VOLUNTEER AT MULTIPLE HEALTH CLINICS. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS WAS THE BEST DECISION I MADE IN HIGH SCHOOL. NOT ONLY BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A SET PATH FOR MY FUTURE, BUT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE EXPERIENCES AND THE FRIENDS I HAVE MADE.

THE CAL DENTAL CLASS SPENDS 4 CLASSES A DAY, EVERY OTHER DAY, TOGETHER FOR 2 YEARS. NATURALLY, WE HAVE BECOME FAMILY LIKE. I LOVE THIS CLASS AND CAN SEE A FUTURE IN THE DENTAL FIELD WITH THESE KIDS.WE HAVE SPENT HOURS IN STUDY SESSIONS, WE HAVE HELPED EACH OTHER PASS EVERY CLASS, AND HAVE TOO MANY INSIDE JOKES TO COUNT. THE THING ABOUT CAL IS THAT IT TAKES KIDS OUT OF THEIR NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL LIFE, KIDS FROM DIFFERENT SOCIAL GROUPS AND BRINGS THEM TOGETHER. WHEN YOUR AT CAL IT DOESNT MATTER HOW POPULAR YOU ARE, OR WHAT YOUR REPUTATION IS AT YOUR HOME HIGH SCHOOL, YOU ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTED BY YOUR CLASS. THAT FEELING I WILL MISS. I LOVE THESE KIDS!

THANK YOU BILL LESH FOR CREATING THIS SCHOOL FOR US KIDS IN THE GRESHAM AREA. HAPPY RETIREMENT, YOU WILL BE MISSED!

GRADUATION CLASS OF 2010

2010-06-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

428 GRADUATES. 8:30 PM. JUNE 10TH 2010. MEMORIAL COLISEUM

WALKING PARTNER EMILY LANGOS :)

I CANT BELIEVE THAT I JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. IN JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS I'LL BE STARTING COLLEGE AT BYU-IDAHO IN REXBURG. IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WAS MY FIRST DAY AS A FRESHMAN AT BARLOW HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE 4 YEARS JUST FLEW BY. I HAVE TO SAY IVE MADE SOME CHANGES FOR THE BETTER, MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE, MADE SOME GREAT MEMORIES AND I FEEL WELL PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE. HIGH SCHOOL WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE THAT I WOULD NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON. I AM EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE AND CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT FOUR YEARS BRING ME.

THANKS FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH EVERYTHING!

A WEEK OF LASTS...

2010-06-18T21:08:00.001-07:00

LAST LUNCH

LAST CAL DENTAL PARTY

LAST WALK THROUGH THE COURTYARD

LAST USE OF THE LOCKER

LAST ASSEMBLY

LAST SEMINARY CLASS

LAST PAPER TURNED IN

LAST DAY

LAST FAMILY TIME WITH STEWY

LAST PICTURE WITH JOSH MCCANN

DEAR NICK ANDERSON

2010-05-31T02:19:00.000-07:00

DEAR NICK ANDERSON,

THANK YOU FOR SPENDING AN HOUR AND A HALF EDITING MY FINAL HISTORY PAPER. YOU HELPED ME SOUND MORE INTELLIGENT AND FIXED ALL OF MY LITTLE MISTAKES. YOU ARE WONDERFUL :)

P.S: YOU DIDNT KNOW I TOOK THIS PICTURE.. BUT IT WAS FOR THE SAKE OF THE BLOG!

GOLF BANQUET

2010-05-31T02:10:00.000-07:00

WE HAD OUR END OF THE YEAR GOLF BANQUET AT WALL STREET PIZZA IN GRESHAM. WE PLAYED A GAME WITH PICTURES CALLED GUESS WHAT THEY ARE THINKING. I THINK I FILLED OUT ABOUT 10 ENTRIES FOR EACH PICTURE. WE ALL LAUGHED SO HARD!

WE ALSO RECOGNIZED OUR COACHES AND ALL THAT THEY HAD DONE FOR US THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR SINCE I WAS A FRESHMAN. HONESTLY, THESE GUYS HAVE MADE GOLF SO MUCH FUN.

I EARNED MY FOURTH AND LAST VARSITY LETTER OF HIGH SCHOOL ALONG WITH THE REST OF MY TEAM :)

THIS SEASON WAS SO MUCH FUN.. AND I AM GOING TO MISS GOLFING ON THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.. THERE ARE SO MANY MEMORIES THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET. I LOVE THESE LADIES!

SENIOR BANQUET

2010-05-31T02:01:00.001-07:00

AND THE SENIOR COUNTDOWN IS COMING TO AN END

THE SENIOR BANQUET WAS A HUGE TIME MARK. THE SENIOR BANQUET

WAS HELD AT PERSIMMON COUNTRY CLUB

EVERYONE GOT ALL DRESSED UP FOR A NICE DINNER

AND A DANCE FOR ONE OF OUR LAST EVENTS AS A SENIOR CLASS!

AT THE BANQUET WE TOOK LOADS OF PICTURES

HEARD THE WINNERS OF OUR SENIOR HALL OF FAME

AND DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY!

I DEFINITELY REALIZED TONIGHT, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL THESE

KIDS I'VE GONE TO SCHOOL WITH AND I WILL MISS THEM VERY MUCH.

CALLING ALL SENIORS

2010-05-30T23:23:00.001-07:00

MT. HOOD STAKE SENIORS THAT IS..

THE SENIOR RECOGNITION DANCE IS THE DANCE THAT ALL MT. HOOD STAKE YOUTH LOOK FORWARD TO FROM THE TIME THEY TURN 14.. WELL MAYBE NOT.

BUT IT WAS FUN EITHER WAY! I LOVE THESE KIDS!

MAY I SPEAK A LITTLE MORE CONCERNING THE COURTYARD DANCE...

2010-05-30T23:18:00.000-07:00

THIS DANCE WAS BY FAR THE BEST DANCE OF MY WHOLE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. I CAN NOT EXPLAIN MORE. IT WAS JUST ME AND MY GIRLS ENTERTAINING EVERYONE FOR 3 HOURS STRAIGHT. WE HAD THE BEST MOVES OUT OF ANYONE THERE. WE RAN THE DANCE. WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN PAID FOR EXTRA ENTERTAINMENT. WE PERFORMED MULTIPLE ROUTINES TO TOP HITS SUCH AS "BAD ROMANCE" AND "CRAWL" AND EVEN THREW OUT THE REGULATORS DANCE. DEFINITELY A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORYNN KOPRA!!

2010-05-30T22:46:00.000-07:00

THIS YEAR.. CORYNN'S BIRTHDAY WAS FILLED WITH ALL SORTS OF EXCITEMENT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORYNN I LOVE YOU!

BIRTHDAY T-SHIRTS!

2. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST!- AND A LITTLE STEPMOM TOO
3. MORNING AT THE KOPRA'S
4. SUMMERVILLE SERENADE
5. COURTYARD DANCE!

CORYNN'S BIRTHDAY WAS DEFINITELY A FUN FILLED DAY FOR EVERYONE

I LOVE CORYNN AND HAVE SO MANY GOOD MEMORIES WITH HER

THIS WOMAN IS SO HILARIOUS AND WE BECAME FRIENDS BECAUSE OF OUR

WEIRD PERSONALITIES IN CHOIR AND ENGLISH! WE HAD SLEEPOVERS TOGETHER

WITH STACY BANISTER AND IT HAS ONLY ESCALATED FROM THERE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY LANGOS!!

2010-05-30T22:35:00.001-07:00

AHHH I CANT BELIEVE EMILY LANGOS IS FINALLY 18!

TO CELEBRATE I SOUND THE BEST OUTFIT I COULD FIND AT GOODWILL

SHOWED UP AT CORYNN'S HOUSE

JUMPED ON EMILY LANGOS

AND SANG HER "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS!

I DONT KNOW WHAT MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE WITHOUT MY BELOVED EMILY LANGOS. WE ARE THE EMILYS, E- SQUARED, THE BREAD TO THE SANDWHICH. I KNOW MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HER AND I LOVE HER!

IT ALL STARTED IN FRESHMAN CHOIR AND HONORS ENGLISH WHERE WE INSTANTLY BECAME FRIENDS. AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED STEWY AND REGULATORS AND BASKETBALL GAMES TOGETHER. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT FOUR YEARS WITH THIS WOMAN AND I CANT WAIT TO VISIT HER IN CALIFORNIA NEXT YEAR.

I LOVE YOU EMILY LANGOS... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

HAPPY VALLEY FUN RUN

2010-05-15T11:04:00.001-07:00

FUN RUN? YEAH RIGHT

TO ABOUT HALF THE COMPETITORS THIS WAS A SERIOUS RACE

3.1 MILES

MATCHING OUTFITS

SWEAT

BLOOD

TEARS

CAA BEEP BEEEP!

2010-05-15T10:59:00.001-07:00

MY NEPHEW DEAGEN IS OBSESSED WITH CARS..

EVERY TIME HE SEES ONE WE ALWAYS HEAR

"CAAAAA VROOOOOMM.. BEEP BEEPP"

SO THE OTHER DAY WHEN I CAME HOME, HE WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE

AND HE RAN UP TO MY CAR, OPENED THE DOOR AND LET HIMSELF IN

WE HAD TO HAVE A 30 MIN. DRIVING SESSION BEFORE HE WOULD LET ME OUT.

WELCOME SUNSHINE!

2010-05-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

OREGON HAS BEEN GOOD TO US THIS WEEK.. THURSDAY WAS 75 DEGREES AND SUNNY! TO CELEBRATE WE WENT GALAVANTING TO THE PARK!!

TOOK A STOP AT THE ICE CREAM MAN

AND PLAYED ON THE SWINGS!

DISTRICTS

2010-05-15T10:20:00.000-07:00

INTENSITY.. STRUGGLE.. STRENGTH

ALL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS THING CALLED...GOLF

THIS TWO DAY TOURNAMENT DETERMINING THE RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS MOST DEFINITELY SAW STRUGGLE INTENSITY AND STRENGTH. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PLAY MY BEST AND FELL VERY SHORT OF A DISTRICT TITLE. I CONGRATULATE THOSE GIRLS WHO I HAVE PLAYED WITH THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE GOLF CAREER. THEY SHOWED PERSEVERANCE AT THE TIME IT MEANT THE MOST.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COACH HURLEY FOR WINNING COACH OF THE YEAR. HE REALLY BRINGS A SPARK TO THE SEASON.

I HAVE TO OWE EVERYTHING FROM THIS GOLF SEASON AND MY WHOLE CAREER TO THE TEAM. THEY HAVE MADE IT ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES I HAVE CHOSEN TO DO IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT MEET MY OWN PERSONAL GOLF GOALS THEY MADE THE WHOLE THING WORTH IT.

AFTERNOON IN PORTLAND

2010-05-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

TODAY WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR A PORTLAND EXTRAVAGANZA. THE SUN WAS SHINING AND THE STREETS WERE PACKED WITH PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SOME EARLY SPRING FUN. WE SURE GOT OUR FILL.

SATURDAYS MARKET!

THE BREAK DANCERS WON MY HEART.. I SWEAR THEY DIDN'T STOP FOR 2 HOURS STRAIGHT.

AND SOME HAND CRAFTED ICE CREAM PUT ME IN A GREAT MOOD!

THE DAY WENT ON WITH WALKING DOWN THE WATERFRONT AND ADMIRING THE CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVITIES AND LATER SOME BBQ RIBS AND UNCLE GARY'S RESTAURANT. SUCH A WONDERFUL DAY :)

CHRIS KELLAR.. I MEAN.. TYLER HILTON!!!!

2010-04-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

THE SISTAS ARE BACK TOGETHER AND TO CELEBRATE WE SAW..

TYLER HILTON LIVE IN CONCERT!!

I FELT LIKE I WAS LIVING IN THE SHOW "ONE TREE HILL" LISTENING TO HIS CHARACTER CHRIS KELLAR AT THE CLUB TRIC. HE WAS SO GOOD!

AND MEGAN CAUGHT HIS GUITAR PICK!!

AFTER THE SHOW, WE GOT TO MEET HIM, AND HE SIGNED MY T-SHIRT. HE WAS REALLY NICE AND SEEMED LIKE A REALLY CHILL, REAL GUY.

THE SPILL CANVAS ALSO PERFORMED AND THEY WERE FUN TOO!

ALL IN ALL PERFECT NIGHT ON TH TOWN WITH THE SISTERS. IT WAS DOWN AT HAWTHORNE THEATRE. WHEN WE WALKED IN TO GET OUR HAND STAMPED. TYLER HILTON WAS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! WE WERE IN AWE. IT WAS SUCH A BLAST. I HAVE BECOME A FAN OF CONCERTS IN SMALL VENUES.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.. TO THE QUEEN

2010-04-30T09:05:00.000-07:00

THIS WEEK WAS GRANDMA'S 85TH BIRTHDAY. WE CELEBRATED WITH PRINCESS CROWNS AND WANDS.. FOR THE QUEEN.

SHE IS STILL AS YOUNG AS EVER!

THE GRAND AND GREAT GRAND KIDS :)

WE LOVE GRANDMA!

THE BOYS

2010-04-30T08:57:00.000-07:00

THIS WEEK, BOTH OF THE NEPHEWS ARE UNDER ONE ROOF. DEAGEN ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT. EVERY TIME HE SEES BECK HE SAYS "BABY!" AND RUNS OVER TO KISS AND HUG HIM. I HAVE THE CUTEST NEPHEWS IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

DEAGEN

BECK

FIRST ONE OUT

2010-04-30T00:05:00.000-07:00

MY FIRST MISSIONARY IS OUT AND OFF TO TAIWAN FOR WHICH HE WILL BE SPEAKING MANDARIN CHINESE. NICK CHILDS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING MISSIONARIES. IM GOING TO MISS HIM WAY TOO MUCH BUT I KNOW HE WILL LOVE SERVING. I CANT WAIT TO HEAR ALL OF HIS STORIES AND SEE HIM AS A NEW MAN IN 2 YEARS!

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

2010-04-29T23:52:00.001-07:00

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE DAMASCUS MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAYS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE FUNNIEST MOST ENTERTAINING PLAY I HAVE EVER WITNESSED IN MY LIFE. I GIVE IT TWO THUMBS UP, FIVE STARS, THE WHO SHEBANG! HONESTLY.. MY LIFE IS COMPLETE. ANDERSON BOYS ARE MY HEROS.

I LOVE MY LITTLE CHURCH KIDS

ELISSA HAD TO BE THE BEST CROOKED KNIFE HEAD I HAVE EVER SEEN.. I LOVE THIS WOMAN

I FEEL SO PRIVILEGED TO KNOW THE FUTURE BROADWAY ACTORS, CLARKE AND ALEC.

PROM EXTRAVAGANZA

2010-04-29T23:24:00.000-07:00

THIS NIGHT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY. AS THE NIGHT THAT EMILY MILLER AND NICK ANDERSON ATTEMPTED GOING TO 2 PROMS IN ONE NIGHT. THE PICTURES ONLY CAPTURE WHAT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL OLD PROM. BUT NO, IT WAS MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

THE CORSAGE

THE BOUTONNIERE

THE TENDER PIC

THE FUNNY PIC

THE COUPLE PIC

THE GIRLS

THE GUYS

THE GROUP

BOWLING

EARLY PICTURES (30 MIN.)
DINNER AT NEWPORT SEAFOOD GRILL AT THE WATER FRONT (2 HRS)
BARLOW PROM @ THE TIFFANY CENTER (45 MIN)
WALKING DISTANCE (10 MIN)
DAVID DOUGLAS PROM @ THE ZOO (45 MIN)
AFTER PARTY AT BIG AL'S (2 HRS)
LIVING IN THE MOMENT (TIMELESS)

LPGA RECRUITS: SESHA TALLES AND... EMILY MILLER?

2010-04-29T23:09:00.000-07:00

IN THE LAST TOURNAMENT AT THE RESORT AT THE MOUNTAIN GOLF COARSE I HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING WITH THE MOST TALENTED AND LOVABLE SESHA TALLES. WE HAD NEVER HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING WITH EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. BUT WE BECAME INSTANT FRIENDS THIS DAY. SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING GOLFERS I HAVE EVER HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY WITH. SHE SHOT A 65 WHICH IS A COARSE RECORD. SHE SAID THAT SHE HOPED TO SEE ME AT STATE AND THAT IS A SUBJECT THAT IS UNDECIDED UNTILL MAY 11TH. I HOPE WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY TOGETHER AGAIN!

DREAMING IN ARGYLE

2010-04-29T22:59:00.000-07:00

BEING THE HEAD HONCHO OF THE GOLF TEAM THIS YEAR, I MADE SURE THAT WE HAD UNIFORMS TO REMEMBER. WE ALSO HAD A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO SPEND FROM FUNDRAISING. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE THINKING OF WHAT TO DO UNTILL AT THE FIRST MATCH I SAW ONE GIRL WEARING AN ARGLYE SWEATER. FROM THAT DAY ON I WAS IN THE SEARCH FOR ARGYLE. THE ARGLYE HAS DEFIANTLY BROUGHT THE TEAM CLOSER. THIS LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL GOLF IS GOING PERFECTLY!

SPECIAL THANKS TO DALTON MEADE FOR THE INSPIRATION

JUST LIKE GRANDMA'S

2010-04-29T22:55:00.001-07:00

EASTER DINNER WAS MADE WITH ALL OF GRANDMA'S RECIPES. IT BROUGHT COMFORTING MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD. THE RIBS AND FRUIT SALAD. COLESLAW AND HONEYBUTTER :) MMMMMM

HAPPY EASTER WEEKEND

2010-04-03T19:27:00.000-07:00

SPECIAL THANKS TO AWKWARDFAMILYPHOTOS.COM

OPERATION TAYLOR LAUTNER

2010-04-03T19:18:00.000-07:00

TRIAL 1

JUST LET ME EXPLAIN. I HAVE THIS VISION IN MY MIND OF NICK WITH TAYLOR LAUTNER HAIR AND EVER SINCE THAT VISION HAS BEEN CREATED I HAVE BEEN DYING TO TRY IT. UNFORTUNATELY DURING THIS TRIAL HIS HAIR WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH.. BUT NEVER FEAR I WILL KEEP TRYING

MY INSPIRATION:

APRIL 2 FOR THE JACKIE-POO

2010-04-03T19:05:00.000-07:00

HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY JACLYN ANDERSON!

YOU ARE MY SOUL SISTER, MY JOYCE, MY FILA, MY HERDLE COACH, MY HELLEN

BUT MOST OF ALL MY BEST FRIEND :)

I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE GROWING UP SO FAST

IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WE WERE 12 AND LOVING LIFE THINKING "WE WERE FUNNY"

WILL YOU MAYERY ME?

2010-04-03T18:34:00.000-07:00

JOHN MAYER I LOVE YOU!

I HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE TALENTED JOHN MAYER IN CONCERT THIS LAST TUESDAY THE 30TH. IT WAS SO AWSOME AND HE IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ARTISTS. DID I SING ALONG? YES.. DID I STAND THE WHOLE TIME? YES.. DID I SCREAM SO LOUD THAT I LOST MY VOICE? YES

MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD PERFORMED THE PRE-SHOW. YOU KNOW THE BAND WITH THE HIT SONG "SAY HEY"... I LIKED THEM A LOT MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD THEY WERE VERY ENTERTAINING.

AT LEAST IT GOT OUR NEIGHBORS TO GET UP AND DANCE... YIKES

IT STARTS OFF WITH A BIG SCREEN COUNT DOWN.. 5..4..3..2..1 AND HEARTBREAK WARFARE SERENADES THROUGHOUT THE ROSE GARDEN... THE CROWD GOES WILD!

EVEN THOUGH JOHN MAYER HAS A VERY UNFORTUNATE FACE WHILE HE SINGS HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING PERFORMERS. HE CHANGED GUITARS AFTER EVERY SONG AND HE HAS ONE OF THE MOST SOOTHING VOICES. HE IS ALSO A VERY TALENTED GUITARIST.. HE IS SAID TO BE THE NEXT JIMI HENDRIX.

BIG THANKS TO NICK ANDERSON FOR GETTING ME THE TICKETS FOR CHRISTMAS AND SHARING THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WITH ME :)

HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED..

2010-03-28T00:13:00.000-07:00

HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW THE LONGER YOU DELAY EXERCISE THE EASIER IT GETS TO AVOID IT.. WELL I HAVE DECIDED THAT I HAVE TO GET MYSELF TO THE GYM STARTING THIS WEEK AND I HAVE A FEELING ITS GOING TO KILL ME..

GOLFING SPREE

2010-03-26T18:34:00.000-07:00

MY WHOLE LIFE THIS TRIP HAS BEEN ABOUT GOLF. WE GOLFED 18 HOLES ALL BUT TWO DAYS THE WHOLE TRIP. WHAT CAN WE SAY WE LOVE IT!

WE HAD FUN.. GOT TO SPEND QUALITY TIME TOGETHER.. AND MADE OUR GOLF GAME EVEN JUST A LITTLE BETTER
WE LOST A FEW..
BUT ALSO HIT TONS OF GOOD ONES :)

GARY PLAYER

SHADOW RIDGE

MONTEREY COUNTRY CLUB

DESERT SPRINGS VALLEY COARSE

TAQUITZ CREEK

FOR A FAIR-WEATHER GOLFER LIKE MYSELF THERE IS NO BETTER THING TO DO IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE LIKE PALM SPRINGS.. NOW I HAVE TO TRY AND GET USED TO THE FLOODS AND WIND BACK HOME!

THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH..

2010-03-25T09:13:00.000-07:00

REALLY DOES MAKE YOU HAPPY! :).. THIS TRIP WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN TO DISNEYLAND WHERE I UNDERSTAND THE CREATIVITY OF IT ALL. EVERY LITTLE THING IS JUST MATCHED AND PERFECT TO THE TEE. AND YOU REALLY CANT HELP BUT BE HAPPY IN A PLACE LIKE THAT! I MEAN YOU WALK AROUND AND THERE IS NO LITTER,EVERY EMPLOYEE IS MATCHED IN COSTUMES ACCORDING TO THEIR JOB AND THEY ALL TALK LIKE THEY ARE GAME SHOW HOSTS- BUOYANT AND CHIPPER. IT WAS A FANTASTIC "VACATION" FROM THE WORLD.. TO SAY THE LEAST.

WITH A 20 MINUTE WAIT.. THE MATTERHORN WAS OUR FIRST STOP.. I REALLY ENJOYED THE WORKERS IN LEDDERHOSEN AND THE GERMAN VOICE WHO SPOKE "VELCOMB" AS YOU ENTERED THE ARENA.

THEN.. WE HAD TO MAKE A STOP AT SMALL WORLD FOR MY MOTHER. SHE SAYS THAT THIS RIDE IS HER PERFECT SPEED.

WE DID TAKE STOPS ALONG THE WAY TO POSE FOR SOME "KODAK MOMENT".. AND THEN DAD AND I WOULD RIDE THE ROLLER COASTERS :)

SPLASH MOUNTAIN HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE RIDES.. EVEN THOUGH I REMEMBER IT BEING SCARIER WHEN I WAS 9. WE GOT TO USE A FAST PASS ON THIS BABY. IT FEELS SO GOOD TO CUT IN FRONT OF A MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING IN LINE FOR HOURS :)

WE DID GET A LITTLE WET THOUGH

TOO BAD DAD WORE WHITE PANTS.. YIKES!

SPACE MOUNTAIN IS MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE! I LOVE HOW YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS COMING NEXT!

WE GOT HOPPER TICKETS SO THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE THE RIDES IN CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE. WE HAD EVERYTHING PLANNED OUT PERFECT AND WHILE WE WERE IN LINE FOR "CALIFORNIA SCREAM'N" A TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION WAS ANNOUNCED AND EVERYONE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE LINE! I WAS SO BUMMED BECAUSE THIS ROLLER COASTER IS ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES.. MY DAD AND I WERE PLANNING ON RIDING IT TWICE!

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO RIDE "THE TOWER OF TERROR" I WAS AMAZED AT HOW SIMILAR THE WHOLE SET UP IS COMPARED TO THE MOVIE

MY HEART DROPPED WHEN THE ELEVATOR FELL.. I HATE THAT FEELING!

AND WE DRIFTED INTO DUN DUN DUN.. "THE TWILIGHT ZONE".. OOH MAYBE I'LL GET TO MEET EDWARD!

THE PARADES ARE SO FUN TO WATCH! I LOVED SEEING MY FAVORITE PIXAR CHARACTERS.

AND OF COARSE WE HAD TO MEET MICKEY.. "M-I-C SEE YA NEXT TIME.. K-E-Y WHY? BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.. M-O-U-S-EEEEE"

I WAS THRILLED TO LOOK ACROSS THE STREET AND SEE 3 SISTERS WITH THE HAIRCUT I HAD TO ENDURE WHEN I WAS LITTLE. POOR KIDS!!

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER TO END THE EVENING THEN THE "CELEBRATE" PARADE.

I FOUND MY LIFE CALLING.. WHICH IS TO BE ONE OF THE PARADE DANCERS AT DISNEYLAND

WHEN THEY CALLED ME OUT TO DANCE.. I JUST COULDN'T HELP MYSELF!!

I LOVE DISNEYLAND AND I AM ALREADY PLANNING MY VISIT BACK.. I CANT WAIT UNTILL I CAN BRING MY KIDS THERE SOMEDAY

NIGHT ON THE TOWN

2010-03-18T21:20:00.000-07:00

WE HAVE ARRIVED IN THE BEAUTIFUL PALM SPRINGS

JUST IN TIME FOR THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET

WE STARTED OFF THE NIGHT WITH SOME GOOD OLD RUBY'S:

BURGERS...
AND DELICIOUS SHAKES :)
AFTER DINNER AT RUBY'S ...

WE SEEMED TO HAVE ATTRACTED ATTENTION TO OURSELVES BECAUSE THE CHANNEL 2 NEWS CAME UP TO US AND INTERVIEWED THE WHOLE FAM ABOUT WHY WE LOVE COMING TO PALM SPRINGS. IT WAS AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE. WE ARE JUST GLAD THAT WE DONT KNOW ANYONE WHO LIVES DOWN HERE.

WALKING DOWN THE MARKET STREET WE FOUND...

THE PALM SPRINGS SCHOOL OF ROCK. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS GROUP. THEY PERFORMED A FABULOUS RENDITION OF ARETHA FRANKLIN'S "RESPECT"

ALSO..

THE FAMOUS PAINTER MAN. THIS GUYS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW HE DOES WHAT HE DOES.

BOWLING MADNESS!!

2010-03-13T13:57:00.000-08:00

DID YOU KNOW THAT MOUNT HOOD LANES HAS 1$ BOWLING EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT!?.. WELL MY FRIENDLIES AND I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT THIS THURSDAY TO SET OFF OUR 3 DAY WEEKEND :)

2010-03-13T13:35:00.001-08:00

BEING A SENIOR, I HAVE GIVEN MYSELF PERMISSION TO ADOPT RANDOM CHILDREN AROUND THE SCHOOL. AN ACT I HAVE BEEN TEMPTED TO DO FOR YEARS NOW. CREEPY? NEVER.. I DONT KNOW HOW BUT I HAVE BECOME SAM BARLOW HIGH SCHOOL'S "MOM" THIS YEAR AND I HAVE ACQUIRED MANY CHILDREN SINCE THEN..

MEET MY CHILDREN:

AND TO THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.. DUNKAN!

UPCOMING EVENT

2010-03-10T18:40:00.001-08:00

ONLY 5 CHAPTERS LEFT AND A PANORAMIC LAB AND I AM READY TO TAKE MY NATIONAL BOARD!.. IF I PASS, I RECEIVE A RADIOLOGY LICENSE WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF NEVER. FOR THE NATIONAL BOARD I MUST TAKE A FULL MOUTH SERIES ON A REAL PERSON IN UNDER AN HOUR WHILE MY INSTRUCTOR PASSES ME OFF. THERE IS ALSO A WRITTEN PART WITH 50 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND THATS IT! I AM VERY EXCITED BUT VERY NERVOUS TO PREPARE. WITH THIS LICENSE I AM CERTIFIED AS A DENTAL ASSISTANT ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY!

HONORING THE EAGLE

2010-03-06T23:07:00.000-08:00

THERE IS A NEW MEMBER IN THE EAGLES NEST AND HIS NAME IS JOSH MCCANN. HE WAS "HONORED" ON MARCH 6TH 2010.. ROUGHLY 8 MONTHS AFTER HE FINISHED ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS.. SUCH A JOSH MCCANN THING TO DO. SO PROUD OF THE LITTLE EAGLE. I ALSO ENJOYED THE REFRESHMENTS AND HIS MOTHER'S SCRUMPTIOUS HOMEMADE CAKE- TO DIE FOR!

MOM, WILL YOU FROST MY TIPS?

2010-02-27T14:53:00.000-08:00

THIS WAS ANOTHER TENDER THAT I JUST HAPPENED TO FIND. MOM "FROSTING" MY BROTHERS HAIR. THIS IS SUCH A 90'S STYLE. I CANT BELIEVE THAT HE ACTUALLY STRUTTED AROUND HIGH SCHOOL WITH CURLY FROSTED TIPS.

I CAN TELL THAT MY MOTHER WAS HAVING A LOT OF FUN DOING IT THOUGH. SHE HAS HER CREATIVE FACE ON IN THIS PICTURE.

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

2010-02-27T14:35:00.000-08:00

LOOKING AT OLD PICTURES ALWAYS ADDS A SWEET FEELING OF JOY TO MY DAY. I GET VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. THOSE DAYS WERE THE BEST.

THE JAPANESE EXCHANGE STUDENTS EYE AND YOSHIKO. I DEFINATELY WAS THE HAPPIEST ONE IN THE FAMILY TO HAVE THEM STAY WITH US.
DANCER OF THE YEAR. MY OLD DANCE YEARS WERE SOME OF THE BEST. MY FIRST TAP SOLO WAS DEFINITELY ONE TO REMEMBER. I NEVER BELIEVED THAT I ACTUALLY HAD A TALENT.
MY FIRST SLEEPOVER. I WAS SO SURPRISED WHEN MY MOM LET ME SLEEPOVER AT KELLIE HATTONS HOUSE. IT WAS SUCH A FUN TIME.
THE COUSINS. SOME OF MY BEST SUMMER MEMORIES WERE THE TIMES WITH THE COUSINS. WE WOULD EITHER GO VISIT THE RIVERS IN IDAHO OR THEY WOULD COME VISIT US. EITHER WAY I MISS THE FUN TIMES WITH THE COUSINS. I REMEMBER ICE BLOCKING AND SWIMMING, SPENDING TIME AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE AND HAVING SLEEPOVERS.

HAPPY 18TH BECCA MOEN!!

2010-02-27T13:05:00.000-08:00

ON FEBRUARY 25TH 2010 REBECCA NOEL MOEN TURNED 18 YEARS OLD. I HAVE KNOWN HER SINCE WE WERE JUST FIVE YEARS OLD AND LOOK AT US NOW.. WE ARE ADULTS! I LOVE THIS WOMAN. SHE WAS MY FIRST FEMALE BEST FRIEND. I CAN REMEMBER ON THE FIRST DAY OF FIRST GRADE SHE SAT NEXT TO ME AND I INTRODUCED MYSELF. THAT WHOLE DAY WE PLAYED AT RECESS TOGETHER AND EVEN EXCHANGED PHONE NUMBERS. BY THAT NIGHT WE HAD ALREADY ARRANGED OUR FIRST PLAY DATE. FROM THAT DAY FORWARD WE HAVE BEEN INSEPARABLE. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER.

EVERYONE ALWAYS CALLED US TWO PEAS IN A POD. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME SIZE SINCE FIRST GRADE AND STILL TODAY. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN SEPARATED MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT OUR FRIENDSHIP BUT THAT NEVER CAUSED A PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALWAYS FOUND OURSELVES BACK TOGETHER.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FRIEND I HAVE LOVED THE LONGEST. WE STILL FIGHT AS MUCH AS WE DID WHEN WE WERE FIVE AND WE STILL LAUGH AS MUCH AS WE DID WHEN WE WERE FIVE. I HAVE MORE MEMORIES WITH THIS GIRL THAN ANY OTHER FRIEND. SHE IS HILARIOUS, STRONG WILLED, FEISTY, SENSITIVE, ATHLETIC, AND GIRLY GIRL ALL IN ONE. I LOVE BECCA MOEN!FOR THE 18TH BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA WE MADE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS IN A GREAT MOOD AND BROUGHT HER BALLOONS AND BK BREAKFAST BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO LET US TAKE HER OUT TO BREAKFAST AT 6 AM.
SO WE TOOK HER OUT TO LUNCH AND HAD A GRAND OLD TIME.

WILD TIMES WITH AUNTIE EM

2010-02-24T22:31:00.000-08:00

I LOVE IT WHEN AUNTIE EM GETS TO BABY-SIT ME. EVERY TIME SHE DOES I GET TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

FIRST SHE LET ME TRY ON HER SUNGLASSES AND TOUCH THE BUTTONS ON HER PHONE.
THEN I GOT TO ACT LIKE A MODEL AND BE COOL JUST LIKE MY DAD.
LASTLY SHE LET ME TOUCH HER BRIGHT LAP TOP COMPUTER.. AHH I LOVE BUTTONS.
I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY AUNTIE EM AND CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE HAS IN STORE FOR ME THE NEXT TIME SHE BABY SITS.

I'VE ALREADY LEARNED HOW TO:

SQUEEK IN A REALLY HIGH PICTCHED VOICE
HEAD BUTT
MAKE NOISE WITH MY FINGERS AND MOUTH
AND SWITCH THE LIGHT SWITCHES

I LOVE YOU AUNTIE EM!

LOVE, DEAGEN

DENTAL FAIR

2010-02-21T15:50:00.001-08:00

THE SENIOR CAPSTONE HAS FINALLY COME TO A CLOSE. HAYLEY AND I SPENT ALL DAY AT THE KIDS FREE DENTAL FAIR AT LYNCHVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WORKING WITH KIDS. WE FIRST PAINTED DISCLOSING SOLUTION ONTO THEIR TEETH WHICH DISPLAYED WHICH PARTS IN THEIR MOUTH HAD THE MOST PLAQUE WITH A BRIGHT YELLOW SUBSTANCE. THEN WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW THEM HOW TO PROPERLY BRUSH THOSE AREAS OF DIFFICULTY. MOST OF THE KIDS THOUGHT IT WAS SO COOL AND COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE BRIGHT YELLOW TEETH. HAYLEY AND I DRESSED UP IN OUR TOOTH FAIRY OUTFITS AND HAD A TON OF FANS BY THE END OF THE DAY. A FUN WAY TO GET A GRADE FOR SURE.

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY HAYLEY DICKINSON

2010-02-21T15:38:00.000-08:00

AND THE SURPRISE ATTACKS CONTINUE. THIS LAST FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19TH 2010 WAS HAYLEY DICKINSON BIRTHDAY. NATURALLY ALL OF THE GIRLS AND I DRESSED IN OUR FOOTIES AND STOLE HAYLEY FROM HER BED AT 6 AM. AGAIN THE DELICIOUS EXPERIENCE OF DEAS DINER IN THE MORNING. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYLEY DICKINSON! YOU ARE THE FUNNEST GIRL I HAVE EVER MET EVERYDAY WITH YOU IS A FUN ONE :)

BIRTHDAY BEARDOWN

2010-02-21T15:30:00.001-08:00

I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON BEAR-DOWN WEEK LANDING ON MY BIRTHDAY EVERY YEAR. BUT THIS YEAR WAS THE BEST OF ALL. THE BEAR-DOWN PEP ASSEMBLY WAS ON MY BIRTHDAY AND I GOT TO BE THE SENIOR FEMALE REPRESENTATIVE FOR CLASS COMPETITION. MY CHALLENGE WAS TO RIDE THE MECHANICAL BULL AND STAY ON LONGER THAN THE UNDERCLASSMEN. I WAS INDEED THE TRUE WINNER AT 10 SECONDS FLAT FOR THE GIRLS..I STILL CLAIM THAT THE GIRL WITH 14 SECONDS CHEATED.

"YEAAAAHAAAWWWW GIDDY UP BARLOW"- JOSH MCCANN
AND ALSO A SPECIAL THANKS TO STEWY... JUST BECAUSE HE IS STEWY

THANK YOU SAM BARLOW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BODY

2010-02-21T15:28:00.001-08:00

FOR SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME AT THE GRESHAM BARLOW BASKETBALL GAME.

SPECIAL THANKS TO EMILY LANGOS

2010-02-21T15:25:00.001-08:00

WHO MADE A T-SHIRT WITH MY NAME ON IT FOR MY BIRTHDAY. ONLY A TRUE FRIENDS ACT OF LOVE.

BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST

2010-02-21T15:19:00.000-08:00

THANK YOU OLIVIA TREANOR, MALIA TRAMELL, EMILY LANGOS, AND JOSH MCCANN. FOR WAKING ME UP AT 6 AM AND STEALING ME FROM MY BED TO TAKE ME TO BREAKFAST.

DEAS DINER WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. THE HASH BROWNS THE EGGS AND TOAST - A SCRUMPTIOUS WAY TO START OUT THE DAY.

THANK YOU NICK ANDERSON JOEY PEACOCK AND DANIEL TEW

2010-02-15T09:38:00.000-08:00

AS TRADITION.. A SURPRISE ATTACK IS IN-STORE WITH THESE THREE. I THINK THEY WANTED TO GET ME BACK FOR ALL THE TIMES I HAVE BLIND FOLDED THEM AND TOOK THEM TO STRANGE PLACES ON THEIR BIRTHDAY.

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE- EMILY'S WINTER OLYMPICS

THE GRESHAM VS. BARLOW BASKETBALL GAME ENDS AND MY FRIENDS EMILY AND HAYLEY CONVINCE ME TO GET SOME FRESH AIR OUTSIDE. I DIDNT WANT TO GO, BUT EMILY MADE ME. WE JUST STOOD OUT THERE CHATTING AND PEOPLE WATCHING UNTILL ALL OF A SUDDEN I AM BEING COVERED BY A BLANKET AND 3 FAMILIAR VOICES TAKE ME AWAY INTO THE DISTANCE. I START GETTING DUCK TAPED AND THEN I GET THROWN IN THE BACK SEAT OF A TRUCK. THEN THE NASTY NICK ANDERSON PRETENDS TO GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TO REENACT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I ATTACKED HIM ON HIS BIRTHDAY-VERY FUNNY. THEN WE PARK IN AN UNKNOWN PLACE. IM GETTING NERVOUS. WE GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND I HEAR TRUCKS AND A BUSY STREET.. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET CLOSER TO THE NOISE AND CLOSER AND CLOSER... NICK ANDERSON WAS LEADING ME TO A PLACE OF THE UNKNOWN...

THEN 1..2...3.. THEY UN BLINDFOLD ME.. AND I AM IN FRONT OF THE GRESHAM SIGN!? I FELT AS IF THE WHOLE WORLD WAS WATCHING MY SURPRISE. STEP ONE OF THE EMILY OLYMPICS.
WE WALK BACK TO THE CAR.. ACROSS THE BUSY STREET AND I AM THROWN IN THE BACK SEAT YET AGAIN.. A COUPLE SECONDS LATER I AM PUT IN A SHOPPING CART
THEN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO STOP SCREAMING A ESCORTED ME INTO WHAT I DIDNT KNOW WAS FRED MEYER.. STEP 2
THEY MADE ME WALK AROUND THE WHOLE STORE WITH TOILET PAPER HANGING OUT OF MY SHOE!. AND I SAW PEOPLE THAT I KNEW!
THEN I HAD TO ASK THE STORE LADY FOR STOOL SOFTENER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO FIND EXTRA LARGE MENS UNDERWEAR.
WE GET BACK INTO THE CAR AND SOON AFTER END UP AT BURGER KING.
THEY TELL ME I HAVE TO ORDER A TACO.. THE LADY LOOKS AT ME IN DISGUST AND SAYS "UHHH WE DONT SELL TACOS HERE" I LOOKED TO THE BOYS FOR SOME BACK UP AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DIDNT KNOW ME!! I WALKED OUT THE DOOR WITH THE LADY TELLING HER COWORKERS "THAT CHICK JUST ASKED FOR A TACO!!"
WE DRIVE A LITTLE FARTHER AND HOP OUT ONTO SOME UNEVEN SOIL. I STAND THERE WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN WHEN DANIEL POKES ME WITH SOME UNKNOWN STICK.

"OK JUST START RUNNING"

"WHAT! IM NOT GOING TO JUST START RUNNING.. WHERE AM I!!"

THEY THEN TELL ME TO HOLD INTO THE UNKNOWN STICK AND TO START RUNNING. I AM UN BLINDFOLDED AND FIND MY SELF ON THE GRESHAM HIGH SCHOOL TRACK. I HAD TO RUN A LAP!! I WAS FEELING ALL OF THE NASTY FOOD I ATE COME RIGHT BACK UP.

DANIEL TEW HANDS ME THE UNKNOWN STICK WHICH I NOW FIND OUT IS A GOLF CLUB. I AM THEN DIRECTED TO HIT TWO GOLF BALLS OUT INTO THE FIELD.. I HOPE THAT WASNT ILLEGAL...WE TAKE A STOP AT MILLER AV.
THEN THE PLANNED PREGNANCY CENTER.

AND FINALLY WE STOP AT ONE LAST PLACE. I AM STILL BLIND FOLDED.. THEY TELL ME TO LEAN OVER THE SEAT AND TO START SINGING "PARTY IN THE U.S.A".. THEY UN BLIND FOLD ME AND I AM YET AGAIN AT ANOTHER BURGER KING!!!! THE WAITRESS HERE DIDNT APPRECIATE ME TO MUCH EITHER.

WE THEN MET LAUREN, JACKIE, MEGAN, AND LAURENS ROOMMATES AT LOYD CENTER WHICH STARTS A NEW ADVENTURE THAT I WILL HAVE TO TELL LATER..

THANK YOU FAMILY

2010-02-15T09:30:00.001-08:00

THROUGHOUT 18 YEARS OF MY LIFE SO FAR THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THE ONES WHO'VE LOVED ME THE LONGEST. I LOVE YOU FAMILY! YOU MAKE ME LAUGH AND WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER IM SO GLAD TO HAVE GROWN UP IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH YOU GUYS AROUND ME.

THE FAMILY BIRTHDAY CONSISTED OF DELICIOUS PORK CHOPS, CHEESY POTATOES, APPLE SAUCE, CARROTS, BROCCOLI, ROLLS AND OF COARSE BIRTHDAY CAKE. BERRY WHITE CAKE FROM JACIVA. SOO DELICIOUS. AND OF COARSE A LITTLE FAMILY HUMOR ON THE SIDE.

THE NEWEST ADULT IN TOWN

2010-02-15T09:22:00.000-08:00

I CANT BELIEVE IT! I AM FINALLY 18.. IM NOT A LITTLE KID ANYMORE I AM AN ADULT.. WEIRD TO SAY. WELL MY BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY 12TH 2010 WAS ONE OF THE MOST EVENTFUL DAYS I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED AND THERE ARE MANY THAT I HAVE TO THANK FOR THAT.. I WILL JUST HAVE TO EXPLAIN IN UPCOMING POSTS. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES I LOVE YOU AND WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITHOUT YOU ALL IN MY LIFE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER WILSON

2010-02-07T20:41:00.001-08:00

MY LITTLE BUDDY THAT I HAVE KNOWN SINCE DIAPERS FINALLY TURNED 18. OH HOW FAST WE GROW UP!

BRINGING THE SUPERFAN BACK

2010-02-07T20:12:00.001-08:00

WHEN I THINK OF SAM BARLOW HIGH SCHOOL I THINK OF THE SUPERFAN. I THINK OF SCHOOL SPIRIT. I THINK OF BLEEDING BLUE AND GOLD. SINCE I HAVE STEPPED FOOT IN THE SCHOOL ITS ALL BEEN ABOUT SUPPORTING THE TEAMS AND YOUR PEERS IN EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. THE TRADITION OF THE SUPERFAN HAS HELPED ACCOMPLISH THAT. THIS YEAR THE TRADITION HAS BEEN BROKEN AND THE CAUSE FOR BRINGING IT BACK HAS BEEN WEAK. BUT I WILL NOT LET THE SPRIT DIE. ALL I CAN DO IS MY PART. AND I WILL DO THAT BY SUPPORTING THE TEAMS WITH MY BLUE AND GOLD. I WILL BE THE ONE CHEERING ON THE SIDELINES. THIS YEAR MY FRIENDS AND I HAVE DONE OUR BEST AT MAKING SURE OUR PEERS FEEL THE SPIRIT THEY NEED TO PERFORM WELL AT THE SPORT THEY DO BEST. THOUGH OUR ARMY MAY HAVE BEEN SMALL AT TIMES WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP.

THE INEVITABLE

2010-02-07T20:04:00.000-08:00

I FINALLY GOT CAUGHT PARKING IN THE STAFF PARKING LOT AT SCHOOL. EVER SINCE I GOT MY LICENSE I HAVE PARKED IN THE SAME SPOT.. AND NOW I GET THE TICKET. A FIVE DOLLAR WARNING. I WAS JUST 2 MINUTES TOO LATE.. I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR RIGHT AS MISTER CLEAN THE SECURITY MAN WAS WRITING ME UP. "SUMMERVILLE.. YOUR SERIOUS!" I YELLED. I CANT BELIEVE IT.. WITH JUST 5 MONTHS LEFT OF SCHOOL...

THANK YOU MS. WRIGHT

2010-02-01T18:28:00.000-08:00

IT JUST KILLS ME. EVERY TIME I GO TO SAFEWAY AND TYPE IN MY PHONE NUMBER TO GET MY MEMBER DISCOUNT THE CASHIER ALWAYS THANKS ME FOR THE PURCHASE WITH A SMILE AND A "THANK YOU MS. WRIGHT".... AN HONEST ATTEMPT AT BEING POLITE.. BUT I DONT REMEMBER CHANGING MY NAME TO WRIGHT?.. I SECRETLY ENJOY MY SAFEWAY SECRET IDENTITY.

THE QUEST FOR HEALTHIER LIVING

2010-01-29T16:57:00.000-08:00

THIS PLACE WAS LIKE ANOTHER WORLD TO MY MOM AND I.. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO SHOP FOR ORGANIC HEALTHY FOOD...

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD THERE IS NO BETTER PEOPLE.. WE HAD FUN :D
GOOD THING WE HAD AMY WITH US THOUGH. SHE IS GUIDING US THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GOOD EATING HABITS
AND LITTLE DEAGE-BUNS GOT TO HELP TOO!

THE TEMPLE

2010-01-29T16:43:00.000-08:00

AT TIMES, I TEND TO LOOSE TRACK OF MY LONG TERM GOALS.. AND I HAVE TO COUNT ON THESE MOMENTS TO SET ME STRAIGHT...

THE PORTLAND TEMPLE IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT IS MY GOAL TO LIVE WORTHILY AND STRIVE TO BECOME THE WOMAN MY HEAVENLY FATHER WANTS ME TO BECOME SO THAT I CAN ONE DAY BE MARRIED AND SEALED IN SUCH A SACRED AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE AS THIS.

DESERET BOOK

2010-01-29T15:52:00.000-08:00

TODAY WE WENT TO LAKE OSWEGO.. DESERET BOOK. I DONT THINK I HAVE BEEN THERE IN 2 YEARS!.. SO I WENT CRAZY. THERE ARE SO MANY NEW BOOKS AND CD'S AND I JUST KEPT GRABBING. MOM WAS HESITANT BUT I USED THE EXCUSE "BUT MOM ITS CHURCH STUFF".. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT I CANT WAIT UNTILL MY FRIENDS GO ON MISSIONS SO THAT I CAN SHOP THERE..

BIRTHDAY SNEAK ATTACK

2010-01-29T14:59:00.000-08:00

NICK ANDERSON'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE ATTACK CONSISTED OF:

WINDOW PAINT
STREAMERS
BALLOONS
SPECIAL BIRTHDAY SONG
CAR HIDING
AND BLIND FOLDING

AIRPORT

TRUFFLE HUNTER SANDWICHES

AND A SILVER SKINNY TIE

BOOK DRIVE

2010-01-27T12:51:00.001-08:00

MY WONDERFUL FRIEND EMILY LANGOS IS PUTTING ON A BOOK DRIVE THIS WEEK FOR THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN FOUNDATION. EARLIER THIS WEEK WE SET UP BOXES AT WEST ORIENT MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR A CLASS COMPETITION HELD THERE. SHE IS TAKING BOOKS FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK IF YOU CAN HELP CALL ME!!

I HAD TOO...

2010-01-26T21:16:00.000-08:00

I KNOW I KNOW.. ANOTHER AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTOS MOMENT.. BUT THIS ONE IS THE BEST ONE IVE SEEN IN A WHILE!!!

OK.. THIS IS CLASSIC.. I ONLY WISH THAT MY FAMILY AND I TOOK A PICTURE LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS LITTLE.. I MEAN WE DEFINITELY HAVE ENOUGH COSTUMES. THESE COSTUMES LOOK LIKE THEY CAME STRAIGHT FROM MY COSTUME BOX. AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I HAVE A LEOTARD THAT I WORE FOR A COSTUME MADE OUT OF THE EXACT SAME FABRIC AS WHAT THE MOTHER IS WEARING.. AHHH

NEW HOUSEMATES

2010-01-24T22:18:00.000-08:00

SINCE I HAVE BEEN SELFISHLY CAUGHT UP IN MY OWN LIFE.. I HAVE FORGOTTEN TO MENTION A VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE THAT HAS OCURED IN MY LIFE.. 3 NEW MEMBERS ARE NOW LIVING IN THE MILLER HOME! MY SISTER AMY HER HUSBAND BROCK AND BABY DEAGEN..BROCK GOT OFFERED A JOB DOWN HERE SO THEY ARE LIVING WITH US UNTILL THEY FIND A HOUSE HERE AS WELL AS SELL THEIR HOUSE BACK IN UTAH.. I MUST SAY THAT I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS CHANGE.. I LOVE THE EXTRA ACTION AND ENTERTAINMENT.. AS WELL AS THE COMPANY OF MORE FAMILY AROUND!

FLAXPLUS

2010-01-24T22:13:00.000-08:00

SINCE I HAVE STARTED MY HEALTHY EATING RESOLUTION.. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY A LOT OF NEW FOODS. THIS GRANOLA IS THE BEST SNACK OUT THERE.. I MUST SAY IT MAKES EATING HEALTHY EASY. YOU CAN GET IT AT COSTCO..