Cave.hike.

wait... was I supposed to stop doing this after I broke my wirst???
This hike was with these people. I liked that dog. Made me want to get one. Id have a major crush on her master if she was mormon and wasnt moving to california.



Well, after waiting in the airport for 13 hours last friday I had to face the truth that I was not going to get to go to Oregon and I also had to face the ironic fact that if Id started driving to Oregon when Id left for the airport Id have allready been there for a couple of hours.

So... I quickly started making some phone calls... I might not go to Oregon, but i Couldnt lose a precious weekend over it so Devin came through for me and hooked me up with a great hike to Naomis peak saturday morning. Actually what sould have taken a couple of house took all day because of such slow travel speeds. It was a great day though. First time I'd done this hike and I was very pleased.

Tuesday night we planned a trip to Providence cave and it was an amazing trip. I love going to providence cave, its a great adventure. I took a bunch of friends from my ward - the only people who had beene before were Devin and I. I think they were a little shocked at how dirty you got and how tight some of the squeezes were. But I think everyone had a good time. I enjoyed the hike back to the car because it was dark and I LOVE pine tree sillhouettes with a dark blue starry sky above. It was just beautiful. The best part for me, though, was the ride back in the back of Tobys truck laughing with everybody and lying on my back staring up at the stars as we cruised over the bumpy dirt road.

Summer time = HERMIT time

Well, I kept waiting to see if more pics would get posted of my adventures on facebook that I could post up on here.. but this will do. Ive been working hard to get my share of outdoorness joy this summer and I think its paying off. I have been camping lots and still have a LOT more I want to do before the summers end when everyone else has to go to school! This last weekend I went on a fishing trip with tony, cory, and devin up at a lake called smith and morehouse by kamas. It was BEAUTIFUL and the lake was nice and we actually caught fish! We had a lot of fun.. wish I could have stayed longer. Last tuesday, I went up by Tonys Grove here in Logan canyon and went camping with 2 mississippi girls, 2 guys from my ward, 2 british girls, and my cousin, Andrew. That was also a very successful campin trip. You can see andrew and I eating the dutch oven we made above. Good thing andrew had his super sharp knife to cut thsoe potatoes. Then you can also see me fishing on a rock bright and early the next morning. We didnt pay for parking and andrew didnt have his fishing liscense... so we had to cut fishing a little short. The only fish I "caught" got away right as I was about to pull him out of the water. The weekend before that we had our family reunion at fish lake where I learned "I have never..." is NOT the game to play at a family reunion. Or it is, depends. This weekend im going to OREGON and im super excited. I got a postcard on my mission from there and ever since its been my dream to go! So stay tuned for that adventure!
On another note, I went to a play with my friend jessica last night and her aunt is all into the theatre stuff up here in Logan so she had me talk to some people and im going to try out for a play sometime soon and im also going to take singing lessons ("finally", right? haha) Im very excited about all this.

I just wanted to say that Im pretty much in love with nature
more than almost anything. I drove to grantsville last night
for Kims graduation and back to logan this morning for work
and was blessed to behold the wonders of nature as I drove,
the highlight being as I passed the great salt lake. The sky was
scattered with patches of rain clouds and sharp rays of light burst
through all over wherever they could and arrayed the clouds
with a large variety of color. Where the light escaped it illuminated
the landscape freshly soaked with spring showers. This combination
saturated the fresh new vegetation of the season bringing their colors into
full potential. This whole glorious presentation was reflected in the slightly
wavy lake which was covered with a soft blanket of steam. I envied the
silhouetted birds which swam through the fresh cool air and danced in the
sunlight. The air treated me to the fresh salted smell of the nature that
surrounded me as it gushed into my car through the windows slightly
cracked open and cooled my skin. Its times like these that I feel like I
know what is love and I say a silent prayer to Heavenly Father to thank
him for life and all the beauties in it. Amen.

Bull Ridin' aint fer kids

Well, heres the story. I had to become an ultimate aggie before i finished college. This entails riding this bull.... naked. Sunday night at 10:30 i thought it was a good time for a practice run. As i climbed up i saw a cop pass so i got nervous and wanted to do it quick. I used the tail to get up and slid myself quickly into the center of the back, emmediately discovering it was very slick. When i started to tumble over sideways it was too late and i had nothing to grab onto. Trusting in the strength off my arm to catch me i put it out, landed and jumped up on my feet. It didnt hurt but could tell that something wasnt quite lined up... I didnt dare look so kept it covered with the sleeve of my coat. I got in the back seat of my car, trying to stay calm and called Stephanie to come pick me up then i called dad to tell him i was headed to the hospital. The rest can be seen in the photos. I have surgery friday morning to get a plate put in. No more handstands for a while :(. I get a scribe to take my final though! Also, im going to miss graduation. Moral of the story - ROLL if your falling off something high! Dont put your arm out! What a silly boy...

Spring Break

I havent been to Vegas for a long time and one night jsut wasnt enough time to see it all! I want to go back... perhaps with some men.

No im not flexing my abs for the picture! Do you think im vain or somethin? I probably think this post is about me.


we started off going on that rollercoaster you see behind us... twice. From then on I was just sick all day.

Well, this week was just awesome beyond words. Why cant life be one big vacation!? Oh yeah, thats what we call being a hermit. No wonder thats my life dream. ANYWAY, heres a few pics. I went with my two ward friends Lara and Jen. We spent monday night in hollywood. Tuesday at Knotts berry farm and the evening at the Newport Beach temple. Wednesday we went to balboa island, then to coronado island beach in San Diego, then we ended off the day with an amazing temple session at the San Diego temple. Thursday we drove to vegas, visited the Las Vegas temple and then spent the evening on the Las Vegas strip. It was way cool! Friday we drove back to Utah and I spent a wonderful weekend with relatives and the lovely Stephanie Smith and her family. I woke up this morning and wished i had spent a little more time RESTING, but it was a great week.

Budget Cuts

Well, they made the rifs to cover the budget cuts here at work this week. Im happy to say that I did not get laid off, but many others did and my prayers go out to their families. Its made me realize how blessed I am to have had this job since i got off my mission. I always had my own place on campus to do homework, I could go from work to class easily and never had any problems. Ive always had work off by 5pm and have had weekends off. And now im set up with a great job with amazing benefits for after graduation! Thanks Lord. I love you.

Next week is spring break and im going to california. Pimpin' it wit da ladies. Finally ill have some cool trip pics to post up! It will be a wonderful and much needed break.

News Update

K, so i havent posted for like a month and I need to. I swear there seems to be more stuff for married people to blog about or something, because I can never think of anything! Anyway, since I still dont know what to post I just took some recent pictures posted of me on facebook to put up! Sometime I need someone how to edit these posts so I can put the text under the photos... but for now it all has to go under all of them together...
So first we have a couple valentines day things.. I went sledding at the high councelors house with Jen, Lara, and Allison my sisters from my ward. There isnt a picture of Jen... but those first two are of sledding. Then I had some friends over that night to play games and I made cookies so the next picture down is with Megan while she helped me make cookies for the party. Oh hey, what'd'ya know, Jens in the next picture. Thats Jen making some french toast for me. She does that. Brett, my MTC comp was up for the weekend and so we did a big breakfast together. I provided the food and the women cooked it, just like in primitive times. Ok, so next on the list we have Brett and I. He is a great friend. Lastly, there is a random picture of sunday night games. I play games with these people every sunday night.

So in other news..
im still waiting on USU to decide what they will do about the budget cuts. I hope I dont lose my job! Im not worried though, the Lords been blessing me so much that I bet if I lose my job its because the Lords got somethign even better for me somewhere else.

Im getting closer to graduation and love it. I thought I failed my stats test yesterday and wouldnt be able to graduate but then I got an 87! Did I mention the Lords been blessing me?

Hmm... Ive been dating this AMAZING girl Stephanie (not my sister, or Wills wife. another one) Wish I had a picture to post up of her! Oh. Funny thing about her name being Stephanie. She mentioned last night about how I have so many Stephs in my family and wondered if that bothered me. I said "theres not that many, only 3!" Well, theres really only two but I accidentally counted her as a part of my family. Haha, we had a good laugh. Is that even funny? It was when it happened though. Anyway, definately another blessing.

The End. I guess I had more to say than I thought :-)