Job Update

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After a long day I am happy to report that I finished my last day as the Student Development Office Assistant. Today feels a little bittersweet because it was just two years ago I walked onto Irvine Valley College Campus because my dear friend Anthony called in a favor to my future boss to get me an interview. Little did the world know that I would walk on the day of club day January 2007 and walked off on club day January 2009. Very Cool! Tomorrow I start subbing as the Senior Administration Assistant in the facilities and maintenance department. I am so grateful for new opportunities and am hopeful for the future.

The road to running

I am now on my third pair of Brooks running shoes. Brooks makes an awesome super comfortable shoe that I have come to really enjoy running in. Not to mention that they are always on sale when I need to buy a new pair. I have finished 2 half marathons, 2 triathlons, and a 10k. Also lots of running before each race. For those wondering why I have three pairs is because shoes wear out after about 6-8 months of putting in 10+ miles a week on them. I am what they call someone who pronates where my feet hit on the inside heal first and this shoe help correct that. I love running when my knee is working and the time to think and enjoy the beauty that is all around. I hope to finish many more races this year!

Quote 1-19-09

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day I found a quote from him that I enjoyed reading.

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

Happy Birthday Dad

September 2008

In Brazil with Elder Emmett

August 2008

August 2008

August 2008

Maui 2000

April 2004

June 1977

Bob with Kristin 1981

I hope you enjoyed the photos as much as I enjoyed finding these to post. There are so many wonderful memories and I had to stop before this post got any longer.

What can you get a father who already has so much and is extremely blessed with an amazing family, a job, a home, an awesome road bike, sweet ski's, great friends, wonderful parents, good health, the gospel, adorable grandchildren, and a garage filled with more toys? He does like to read so a new book is coming his way. I am grateful to have a father who is so loving, supportive, funny, talented, educated, and thoughtful. While in college I called home three different occasions after getting in a car accident. I think all three of them I was in tears for so many reason but mainly I felt bad for wrecking the car and the cost of my insurance going up. He managed to calm me really quickly just by letting me know he was glad I was not hurt and not to worry about the car. He loves the gospel and serves the Lord with an honest heart and loves my mother so much. It is rare to find him in a bad mood. As uncool as it may be for a girl in her late 20's to be living with her parents I am just grateful to have them in my life and for the daily support my parents are for me. I will move out one day and will always look back on those years so humbled and amazed at the love they gave towards me. So my post on the birth of my dad is dedicated to the BEST FATHER a girl could have.

Happy Birthday Wes

Happy Birthday to my friend Wes! Tonight we celebrated with some cake and ice cream at his place. Mike picked up my camera and had a little fun playing around. So now they are going to be posted here.

hot hot hot

It is currently mid 70 outside and it is 11:00 p.m. and I am off to bed. But this morning when I woke at 7:00am for my 3 mile run at 7:45 it was also warming up into the 70 degree weather. The warm weather was very unexpected and it made for a bright hot longer run then planned. It added about 8 minutes to my run because it was almost to warm to run in. I love California weather in January. If this keeps up I might be back to swimming in the morning and running in the evenings. Maybe this means I can hit up the beach this weekend.

Missionary Year

There has never been a better year to share the gospel in California then in 2009. With Prop 8 still generating a lot of conversation around schools, work, and home Latter Day Saints need to continue showing the world what we believe in and why Saints felt strong about protecting marriage. As the weeks fly by this year and moving to Utah becomes closer I feel like I need to take adventage of this blessing of living in California. But this post is not about the past election but how I am going to be sharing the gospel this year. One of my Christlike goals in 2009 is to be a better member missionary. Since I have such a strong testimony and live the gospel everyday I want others to know the joy I feel in my life. Today was the first day of many of reaching out to my friends and co-workers by giving them a Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is a second witness of Jesus Christ and a companion volume of scripture to the Bible that records God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas. I know the God lives and that the Church is lead by a Prophet of God Thomas S. Monson. I love my Savior and know that he lives and that we can return to our Father in Heaven because he suffered for our sins.

Quote 1-12-09

"you won't do anyone any good by pretending to be less then what you are"

nora walker

monster jam at angel stadium....

Saturday night I met up with Matt and Belize to attend the monster jam at Angel Stadium. Does it surprise any of you that this event was sold out on a Saturday night in Southern California? Well, it turned out to be a very enjoyable night with great company.

Windy Night at Disneyland

This is lucky post 200. I have been blogging for 17 months now and am really looking forward to my next 200 posts in the year to come. Hope you enjoyed these few shots from my Friday night at Disneyland .

Christmas Party

This is my mother side of the family. She is up top with her 5 siblings. I am not even going to began getting names down here. This photo is just missing a few cousins.

Quote 01-05-09

"BE GOOD AND DON'T HIT"

Grandpa Emmett

If there were ever greater words to live by these are them. I can remember from a very young age my grandfather saying this to all the grandchildren before we left the twin pine ranch. I love and adore my grandfather for all the wonderful advice and wisdom he has shared over my 27 years of life. I was especially grateful for him when I showed up from skiing while in college and had just broken my right thumb and sprained the left. He found me the best doctor and my grandparents were there to help me recover and make sure I was well taken care of during the 3 month recovery time. Here is the first quote of the new year with many more to come.