Deep roots are not touched by the frost...: July 2007

Well, Nicole and I got married 4 years ago today. Most of you have probably read her blog today, which pretty much sums us up. Most people who knew us both separately before we were married thought we were both crazy. Most people who knew her and met me thought she was crazy. Most people who knew me and met her thought I was crazy. Crazy or not, the last 4 years have been the best of my life. We've both had to give up a few things, and pick up a few things, and given that we are both in school we don't always have the time/resources to do things that we'd really like to do or that we grew up doing, but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Here are a few pics from the last 4 years.

The big day:

My first trip to Hawai'i:

A new world for Nicole:

A new world for me:

One of our favorite places to be:

It's been lots of fun. Luv ya babe.

I thought everyone that reads both my blog and Nicole's would get a kick out of this...
1. Who was your favorite teacher? I'd probably have to say my band teacher Mr. Sorbe (aka "Sir") I played the bass guitar for our jazz/pep band and my brother the drums, and every now and then Sir would bust out the trombone and man, that guy can get down. The whole class except me, my brother, and Sir would be laughing their heads off (Nathan and I usually were too, but you can play drums and bass guitar while laughing).
2. Were you considered a flirt? I had a girlfriend who lived 250 miles away in Pleasant Grove, so not so much. Plus, most of the girls I would have flirted with had already dogged me by then, and I spent most of my time in the weight room so I'd have to say no.

3. Who was your best friend? My guitar, my gun and my dog Kane. The closest thing to a best friend I had was Sherri, the sister of the guys I worked with.

4. What did you drive? I drove a '76 Dodge Ram 3/4 ton with a 400 horsepower big-block or my mom's little Chevy Spectrum, which went some places it had no business being able to go...

5. What sports did you play? I wrestled and ran the 100 and 400 meter dash. I would have done cross-country and played football but my high school didn't have either.
6. It's Friday night, where are you? In the fall, out shooting or camping. In the winter or spring, going to bed early because I usually had a very early, very long bus ride to a wrestling tournament or track meet on Saturday morning.
7. Were you in the band, orchestra, or chorus? I was in the concert band (I played the baritone), and the jazz/pep band (I played the guitar and bass guitar). I was the bane of the orchestra teacher's existence, and she probably wouldn't have let me in the orchestra if I had wanted to be.

8. Where did you sit during lunch? By myself. My high school didn't have a cafeteria so we ate lunch at the grade school. I could run down there faster than everyone else could drive, so I was usually done eating by the time 2/3 of the school got there.

9. Who did you take to Senior Prom? We didn't have a "Senior Prom" but I took Jenny Lamb (the girl from Pleasant Grove) to the Junior Prom that year.

10. Can you sing the fight song? Not even a little bit. I know that the phrase, "Down in the valley" is in there somewhere...

11. What was your favorite class? Heh heh. Half of my senior year I had released time work study for 4 hours. Other than that, I'd say the track & field PE class or band.

12. Were you a nerd? Does being the school AutoCAD guru make me a nerd? Or being the only person in the school who liked Dungeons and Dragons? I graduated 2nd in my class and turned down whatever graduation thing goes to the 2nd ranked person. If the difference between an A- and an A was 10 minutes of studying I would have taken the A- and spent the 10 minutes in the weight room. So I guess you could say that there were arguments for and against me being a nerd. I sure am now though, hee hee.

13. Did you have a job senior year? I had a job every year from 6th grade on. Senior year I had released time work study for 4 hours a day doing construction work at the Zion Ponderosa Resort. I helped build almost everything you'll see there.14. If you can go back and do it over, would you? The only thing I can say is I'd wrestle 152 instead of 140. I decided that just after wrestling season was over, so I can say it. I had gotten in the worst of my trouble before my senior year, and overall had a pretty good time. So I'd just change weight classes, and I only said that because I thought of it then.

15. What did you do after graduation? I went to Lake Powell on Saturday, flew to Salt Lake City on Monday to get re-sworn in to the Army, and flew to Basic Training on Tuesday. Some party, eh?