Fun with Jack and Lily

While Jack and Lily's parents tour Asia (Japan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong with the EMBA program at BYU they have left them with Beth's parents for a week and now with the Emmett's for the last week. I plan to keep posting photos of these two so John and Beth can see how well their children are doing. As you can see they are all smiles these days.

Final Saturday in Irvine

Following Luke's second birthday party I headed over to Kira wedding reception at the park in Irvine. I am so happy for her and excited to hang out with her in Utah. She and her husband are living in Daybreak.
After the reception I headed down to Newport beach for a bonfire. I begged Ryan to join me before he headed back to LA and managed to get one last photo on the beach before I left. I do miss all my wonderful California friends and look forward to seeing them in July.

bIrThDay PaRty for Luke

I had the honor to photograph Lucus second birthday. I took about a 130 photos but just selected a few to share here. Luke belongs to my dearest friend Andrea who I met 10 years ago while living in the dorms at Utah State. While I was homeless her parents were kind enough to take me in for a few days. I loved getting to spend time where her and Luke before I moved.

Luke

Friend of Luke

Andrea

Ryan (Andrea cousin) and his niece. We all showed up in GREEN so we took a picture.

Farewell to Ashford

This post will be a work in progress when I have time to come back and write about my memories in this home and talk about what each of the pictures are. After all we lived there for 10 years and my little brother posted on his blog all his memories.

I moved to Utah

So I am still alive and am so close to coming back to the blogging world. I have plenty to blog about and lots of photos I plan to post. My only problem is my lap top has all the photos and I don't have the internet. Maybe later this week I will find a hot spot in Park City with Wi Fi and start working on a post. I hope as you read this post it finds all is well with you and your families.

If you haven't heard I moved to Utah and am currently living in Park City. I will be job hunting the middle of June and until then I will be enjoying some free time with family members in Logan. I hope to find a job in Park City or Salt Lake in the next few months.

hApPy BiRtHdAy To Me..

I guess I needed lots of air to blow out my 2 candles on 2 cakes. Happy Birthday to Me!

For my birthday this year I invited friends for dinner, dessert and dancing all of my favorite things that begin with the letter D. It was a wonderful evening and I am so grateful for the friends that were able to attend.

Anything to avoid packing

If only my shoes could talk they might thank me for making them look so stylish and ask why I own so many pairs of high heels. A few weeks ago I cleaned out my closet so I could donate 12 pairs to the D. I. I found 67 pairs in my closet including all my flip flopes. The garage box of shoes is also coming to Utah because they will find better use there then all my heels in the winter.

80's dacing on 4/21 after just getting home from Utah and avoiding packing yet again.

Taking my room apart and causing a mess in the other.

I know you are all so jealous that you didn't get to wear these fine glasses growing up. I found them in the top of my closet and decided they could be put to better use for children in poor countries so I donated them to LensCrafters who will take them to children who need them more.

This is worth money and I knew it was under my bed and was HAPPY to see it again and find out that it is already worth some good CASH one day. I think for now I will keep it in case I ever have a little girl.

80's on Tuesday Nights

If you ever are wondering what I have been doing on my Tuesday nights for the last 3 months I can be found at Oceans shakin it to the best 80s music in Laguna Beach. I usually don't have photos of me dancing very much but this week I jumped into a few. This weeks theme was White Out so that is why we are all wearing white.

Quote Update

Hello Friends and Family

With all the changes happening and life being a little busy the last month I have decided that my Monday quotes will be put on hold after today for the next few months. I plan to change my blog up to go with all the other changes that are happening and will go private once I find time to move it all around.

Here is your update. Since the house sold this family has experienced some disappointing news followed by some good and but more sad. I will be staying in Newport with my friend Cassie to work as long as I can or till around June 1. I plan to join my parents in the rental house in Draper and enjoy the unemployment world till a job opens in either Salt Lake or Provo or wherever else I can find work again. I feel really good about this move and felt the peace after leaving the Newport Beach Temple last week. It just sad to say good bye to so many wonderful friends and you know who you are. To my Utah friends who check this please call me because I need friends to hang out with or if you have a job lead. Thanks for all the love and support to those that have offered to be there.

No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God." -Orson F. Whitney

More like her

After hearing word last Thursday night of my grandmother Smith becoming ill and hospitalized I hung around home waiting to hear what the news would be from doctors. Once I knew that her health was only going to get worse I decided to take a last minute trip to Utah. I flew up Sunday afternoon and spent that evening in Logan visiting with my grandmother and family. I spent a few hours on Monday and Tuesday with her before flying out Tuesday evening. My short trip included eating at my two favorite places in Logan. Cafe Rio once and the Italian Place twice. I did a morning run on Monday and Tuesday I had a difficult time trying to run the stairs at Utah State. The altitude was harder to breath in then I remembered.

With my Emmett cousins at Cafe Rio

So for not being much of a writer and one who doesn't feel the need to write about very many private personal things on here I will keep this short and sweet. I am close to losing my grandmother. Her humor and selfless attitude surrounded me with so much LOVE in my life. I was blessed to have her so close during my college days at Utah State University. She was my saving grace and my chance to escape for a few hours from school work and friends. Her home was much needed to hide away in the dark basement for much needed sleep when studying and roommates made for many late nights in college. Tonight we discussed at institute charity and learning how to LOVE like Christ. My grandmother has so much love for her 6 children, 16 grandchildren, and the 18 great grandchildren. I am so blessed to have her in my life and grateful for the memories made in her home.

Quote 4-13-09

I found the quote below in a book that I had been reading till my time became rapped up in everything else I was worried about. I do hope to get back reading but until then I feel a little like this quote.

The future may seem quite ominous, but with heavenly assistance we can have great hope. Elder Jeffery R. Holland said; " Faith in the Lord Jeuss Christ-that is the first principle of the gospel. We must go forward. God expects you to have enough faith, determination, and trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, and keep rejoicing. He expects you not simply to face the future; He expects you to embrace and shape the future-to love it, rejoice in i, and delight in your opportunities."