Sorry your mom blew up, Ricky . . .

Friends!

Hey, I spoke with Smemily last night, and 'twas certainly a blast, if anyone wants her contact info, let me know and I can e-mail it to ya (I'd put it up on here, but I don't want any unwanted people using the calling card info!)

Anyways, this weekend was a lot of fun, Rach invited me to go to church with her, So I planned on that, then she let me know that she'd be singing in the choir, which was fun, even though I wanted to sit by her, then her friend suggested, "well, come sing with the choir!" So I did, and it was really neat. We sang some renditions of hymns and then one song I've never heard of before (I thought of Tina, Dad . . . ) and then we sang "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" with a really nice piano accompaniment. The Spirit was really strong, (and no, I didn't cry, just got a little misty) I'm so glad that we have the Gospel and a true knowledge of the Savior. It was a really good Easter.

Well, right now I'm in the 3D animation lab, and it's getting crazy, finals are going to be nutty-nuts, but everything's going to be fine, I just gotta keep my head on straight and all shall be well! (feelings of jealousy towards Jamie being done with school rising slightly . . .) Well, that's about it from the Wasatch Front, I'll put up some pics for all y'all . . .

Rach and I with Tony, Jana, Grandma and Grandpa at TUCANO'S!

Friendly Dad and I at la Conferencia General

Dad and I when he made me dump him off at some hotel

A crazy animation night I had recently (yes, the time on the clock is AM)

Rach and I at the Provo Temple

Grandma stories

Hey everyone...

Jamie and I took Grandma dinner last Friday and watched 16 blocks. Afterwards we talked for a long time... She's told us some cute stories in the last few weeks, and thought you kiddies might enjoy some of them... Here's how I remember them:

Grandma was telling Jamie and I about their wedding. They were married by Grandpa’s brother in the Martinez(?) chapel. Afterwards, they drove up to Sacramento for their first night. Grandpa opened up his suitcase and one of his sisters had put rice in his socks, and it spilled all over the hotel room. Later, they drove on to Salt Lake City, where they were married a week later.

I took a painting from Grandma’s house that was just staying on the wall. I was confused because it was Grandpa’s and she wasn't taking it. I asked about it, and she let me take it! It is a darker painting of a house that Grandpa painted in 1942. Grandma said that he had told her that he painted it during his mission. It was painted at night, probably after it had snowed. It was somewhere in Detroit. On the back is a tag of a art show that he had exhibited it in sometime in 1966.

Cool story: Dyke was sitting with Grandma. They were probably at a restaurant or something. They saw Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sitting at the bar. Dyke told Grandma to go get their autograph and tell them that it was for her kids. Grandma was really cute, she started telling us how “Dean Martin had that look… he was so charming… he just made you melt.” She said, “they knew it wasn’t for my kids.” That card is somewhere around, maybe signed in pencil. Chuck’s probably hoarding it.

When they were first marrried, Grandma and Grandpa lived in a tiny one room apartment with a kitchenette built into the closet. They didn’t even have their own bathroom, it was shared between the tenants on the floor. The building was close to SJSU where Grandpa was going to school.

Grandma has this really cute painting of the streets of Paris. We knew that she and Grandpa had done a lot of traveling, so I was curious where she got it. When we asked, she started laughing, and said, “well, not very many people know about this…” She then told us how their neighbor would periodically place stuff outside of her house to give away or get picked up for trash. One day they saw the painting outside, it reminded them of the streets of Paris, and, “well, I thought we better have that!” So, they snuck it in. It’s still in her house, and the lovely once-piece-of-trash has been above the mantle of her fireplace.

Grandpa made Grandma’s coffee table. I think she said that he made it out of a door.

Grandma suggested two things. First, that we mark where things come from with a permanent marker on the back. Second, that we keep track of repairs and things on the actual appliance. (For example, apparently she found a discreet place to write down refrigerator repairs in the refrigerator.)

Anyways, cute random stories I thought... Kevie, take care of her over there...

PERTH

The night shots are across the river from downtown Perth with some friends from Uni after the Rugby game, the other two shots are from the FREO prison... in front of some of the prisoners artwork in their courtyard, and where they hang people. the guide told us about one man who was supposed to be hung there.. but after three attempts with the rope breaking each time, they let the man go as an act of God... then he drowned a year later in the ocean.

STEVEN- good job getting straight A's. I am very proud of you!

I LOVE RUGBY

Ana and I at the Western Force vs. Sharks Game. We won! and we got a picture with one of the players after the game- #14

RaNdOm

The first pic is a group of us during TFY training.. the second is Dutch Babies i made for the reedys-- similar to hootinannies and very delicious. Aimee's grandpa broke his leg, so she stole his crutches and had everyone sign her "invisible" cast. Strange yet creative. Benny and I have done this "racing car puzzle" a million times together since i have been here. Carrie can do it in like three minutes, so my goal is to beat her time by when i leave.

more pics

So the first day we were out we noticed this old man had left his wheel chair on the shore and he never returned after over two hours. some of our group went searching for him but never found him. we dont know if he went for a swim and never came back or if a boat picked him up... it is still a mystery. The next day we saw an old man swimming in the ocean and laughed about the thought of that being him. silly. So i attempted scuba diving but couldnt make it past 21 feet below without feeling like my brains were going to implode. i tried doing what andrew said but must have done it wrong. better luck next time. This is the whole Reedy gang and their new boat.

EaStEr WeEkEnD

The Reedys dont have a wakeboard yet-- so we just tried to surf behind the boat. Andrew did good, (uncle)Brett did pretty all right, and I could never make it up past my knees on the board. Hey look mom, its a dolphin! I was the master on the sea biscuit- they couldnt get me off... and this is a group picture... that is Jay in the front.

food

This message is especially for Dad and Kevin- since you are the ones who like crayfish-- andrew and a few other people caught a bunch last week and enjoyed eating them. they cooked it in a cheesey thing that i thought dad would especially like. I love nutella. jess loves nutella. yum.

Woohoo!

Hey everybody!

I don't think this has ever happened,.. but...

I GOT STRAIGHT A'S THIS QUARTER!!! WOOHOO!!!!

A- in Mammalian Physiology
A- in Biomechanics: Circulation
A in Vector Calculus

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! WOPPEE!!!!

Emily... i love you... e-mail me too, or call me, k?

Dad, to post, just sign in with your account, and there is a link for "New Post" under your blog management stuff... Look for posting...

Yippee!

Oh, and Emmy... Try this one...

Just take Granny Smith apples, chop them up into little pieces, and then mix them with a can of whole cranberry sauce... Use this as a sauce and put it over chicken, bake the stuff, and that's all! Easy and delicious...

If i have time later, I've found easy recipes for Chicken Parmaseana, a Chicken Divan, twice baked potatoes, potato skins... Oooh, and chicken enchiladas...

I'll get these up soon... What's your number anyway?

UMMM HELLO!

HELLO dear family. why is it that once i finally got onto this blog thing people have stopped posting things!?! i miss you all and want to hear about what is going on in your lives, and see pics!

Also, i need ideas of what to cook the Reedy's sometime-- i am not a good cook nor do i have a good memory of recipes so HELP!

My new favorite sport is RUGBY. i love it.

I am on a two week holiday starting now--- so everyone email me or call me sometime!

I am really excited about TFY. I am a troop leader and a counselor. does anyone have any good ideas for a troop theme? I was thinking 80s or rockstars or something like that, but the rest of the counsellors in the troop arent so keen on the idea....

I hope to hear from everyone soon--- i miss you all heaps and hope you have a wonderful day. i will post some more pics soon as well...