"Use Your Words!"

TLC

2012-02-06T09:07:00.000-08:00

Well, he is here! Tennyson Lloyd Cantrell was born on January 13, 2012 at 2:07 a.m. Sorry it has taken me so long to post anything... but here we are :) We are all doing well.. despite being a bit more tired than normal!

Aplington update and reunion proposal!!

2012-01-09T11:02:00.000-08:00

This is my family now. I love them! Easton turned three in September and Jesslyn is four months. 2011 has flown by. but it has been great. We are almost done with our house, just some little finishing touches. Luke is student teaching seminary to see if he gets hired and we should find out in April, he also does PSR. I stay home with my two crazy kids. I am missing all of you! So lets really plan a reunion in Utah this year. When do all the BYU families have Spring Break? Luke will be off of teaching the last week in March. Anyone for a party? Of course one of you Utahns will need to host since most of you are there. Unless you all want to come to Poky I would love to host!!! Even if we just get together for dinner or BBQb or something. Let me know... Kim good luck with your little guy and make sure to let us know when he gets here. Christine good luck also!! I am so excited for you guys! Kelsey and Amanda.. come visit us. I miss you both!! Love you all!

Hello!

2011-12-14T14:48:00.000-08:00

For anyone that is interested, I'm prego!

--Christine

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2011-11-30T20:22:00.000-08:00

Here's to another fabulous holiday ahead with plenty of reasons to eat sweets.
Can you believe that my Mei Luz is ONE!? Anyone who wants pictures that I am not currently already sending pics to
just let me know. My e-mail is ajfkokaubeam@gmail.com.
I love seeing all of the pictures up here of your growing families. My life with three special girls and top of the line hubby is
busy and wonderful. Merry Christmas ladies. I am so glad to know you.
love Amanda

More Wedding Photos

2011-11-28T20:09:00.000-08:00

Ok, here are some more pictures:

Look! I wore heals at my wedding. Classy?

This is recreating the first time he kissed me. Yes, it happened at this very spot and yes I laughed. It was weird. And if you guys were my roommates at the time, you would have heard what I told my roommates that night, "I don't know how that is ever a recreational activity." Don't worry, I found it very fun and recreational shortly after the initial shock of my first kiss.

And this is recreating the first time we held hands. Yes it happened in this very spot. And it actually happened weeks before the kissing. But, I can't figure out this blogging thing.

These are my new parents.

My wedding photos

2011-11-28T20:00:00.000-08:00

This is my daddy. I was thinking you all have probably never seen him. My mommy!

We are extremely happy and very much in love.

My whole family! Minus my sister-in-law who is taking the photo.

A very small taste of the reception. This is the only picture I have of the reception. Except for the one Amy D. posted. Thanks for sharing. Now I get to see how weird it looked for me to be in a yellow dress at my wedding reception. Haha! I loved it.

Amy Jane's wedding!

2011-10-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

Congrats Amy Jane Hicken Wells and Jeremy Wells. This picture is for those of you who couldn't make it to her wedding reception. It was beautiful! What a great couple!!! I can't wait for them to come and visit us!!!!!

my little ones

2011-10-05T14:43:00.000-07:00

Jesslyn is now six weeks and Easton just turned three. Love them both!

The Lorflor Project

2011-10-03T10:13:00.000-07:00

Hey you all,

So, I just thought I would share this link with you:

http://thelorflorproject.com/

My sister is doing a project where she paints a picture and then anyone can get on and name it according to what they think it should be named. She then picks the one she likes best. Whoever wins the naming game will get a copy of that painting!

You should get on and participate. It is a lot of fun and a lot of people are getting into it. Any questions just ask!

Kim

Check it out!

Here is an example of the most current painting

2011-09-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

Engagement Story

2011-09-11T20:51:00.000-07:00

Jeremy composed and wrote a song about us. He recorded it to his MP3 player earlier and had us both hooked up with ear buds. He took me to a secluded park that overlooked the valley and the Logan temple, then he started singing. I was asking him if he had written it and it kinda distracted him from the second verse. After it was over, he knelt down and asked. And I said "YES"

Marriage?

2011-09-09T20:52:00.000-07:00

I am geting married to Jeremy Wells on October 20th in the Logan Temple! Ahhhhh!!! This is so exciting.

Jesslyn Kate Aplington

2011-08-26T11:19:00.000-07:00

She is here. She came Aug 23! She is a great baby and we love her she was 7 lbs 13 oz!

Hola!

2011-08-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

So,

Here I am giving you all my update. As I recently facebooked or emailed you I am pregnant with our second! It is crazy. I don't know if any of you who are on your second or have had more than one felt the same way... but for awhile it was so weird thinking of being pregnant again that I almost didn't believe it :) Even after I had my first appointment and heard the heartbeat and had morning sickness and more exhaustion for three months! Ha. But, I have now had the second appointment and heard the heartbeat again, so now I believe it! We will find out in a few weeks what it is. I am ready to know.

So, other than that let's see. We bought a house in April! Yes, it worked out. It is an older house and has a lot that needs to be updated, like the pink bathroom and the 60's retro carpet downstairs.

Here are some pics just to give you a little tour:

This is was the one the owners had taken. I have taken out some of those bushes and plan on taking out more next spring. I want pretty bushes...not prickly ones :)This is what the living room looked like when we first saw the house.
This is now what it looks like. There were windows behind the paneling so we took that down. And then the fireplace area was kind of ugly. We are about to start getting the wall repaired.

Kitchen. Carpet in the kitchen... I don't get it. Ugly counters and old appliances. We plan on redoing the kitchen completely, but that will take money first... and then time

Bathroom... pink. Lovely, eh? I especially love the pink carpet! How sanitary :) JK. We plan on completely redoing the bathroom as well.

Anyway, there are at least some pics.

We both had a sibling come home from missions in May and June also so we have had a lot of family stuff. Oh, and my parents are adding onto their house! It has been crazy ever since the end of March.

Isabella is a cutie! She is talking and I love it. She comes out with new words and phrases all the time. She loves to dance and if I am listening to a song with a good beat in the car she sits there nodding her head to the beat. Kevin went to the U2 concert in May and we went and walked outside of the stadium and she was enjoying the excitement and music. She also loves swimming and is starting to try to get in the deep pool without supervision. Sneaky girl:)

Oh, and she has an obsession with ice and with spitting out her water for entertainment. She is a Daddy's Girl which I am glad for :)

Here are some of our more recent pics:

2011-06-01T18:33:00.000-07:00

Good news:
Tomorrow is my last day of my first year as a teacher!

Quotes!

2011-05-27T17:01:00.000-07:00

Hey Ya'll,

I just found the notebook where I wrote down a lot of our funny quotes or quotes from things that mean something to us! So, here they are! Hope you enjoy them and I hope you remember them! They are funny :) If you remember any others add on.

"This is all true, in all that I say" -Kim

"Now is the optimal time to bark at your neighbor" -Amanda

"Hmm... little snapper" -Brett

"Come on, get in the chopper, there's a bomb!" Amy Jane and Greg

"Basalt" (Said like "wassup?") -All of us. It started because of one of Christine's classes.

"That's my boo" -Ro

"Those are some real big boots!" -Joey Boone

"How ya feelin'?" "Hot, hot, hot" -Bend it Like Beckham

"Mmmmmkay" "Kissing is bad mmmkay" -Mitch

"Ching Creek" (On our 2 1/2 hour drive to Kilgore and back)

"Look, it's weird that there's stars, then there's a black hole..." -Heather

"That's a cloud..." -Everyone else

"Oh, hey!" -Amy Jane

"I just saw Amanda!" -Amy D (yelling at a girl who looked like Christine from far away)

"You know, this is really random, but you're beautiful to look at." (A date talking to Christine. I didn't put the name just in case she prefers me not to..hee hee)

"Are you taking her out to dinner?" -Kim(Tactlessly talking to the same guy from above..ha ha!)

"Who took my bubble?" -Amy D

"CHOW MEIN!! I WANT THE CHOW MEIN!" -Kim and Amy Jane (trying to get Amanda to order chow mein while she was on the phone... she ignored me...)

"Enjoy your soup, girls" (Written on our white board from the Rockland guys #313)

"He has really nice pecs!" -Amy D and Heather (Talking about Matthew McConaughey)

"He has really nice deltoids" -Amanda (Making fun of them)

Does Anyone Else...

2011-03-23T23:23:00.001-07:00

Watch Pretty Little Liars?

I don't know why I can't turn off teen shows, but I just love them. Adam thinks I'm immature.

Anyway, Pretty Little Liars is good!

Watch it. Hulu. Now.

--Kelsey

Greetings from Hippieville

2011-03-23T23:21:00.000-07:00

Heather,

I was thinking of you in particular when reading this week’s issue of Eugene Weekly. I think because I was supposed to bring you a tie-dye shirt back from the Saturday Market here once a looong time ago and I forgot.

Anyway, I thought I would indulge all of you Idaho and Utah Mormons with the weirdly exotic culture that surrounds me, a.k.a. Hippie living.

The Eugene Weekly is a little newspaper that has a list of upcoming activities. I thought I would share a few with you. This is just Thursday and Friday. They also have a personal ad section in the back called “The Wink and Kink” Yes, the Kink part is very much just that. :

Potluck & Film: What if Cannabis Cured Cancer, OMMP cardholders only, 6pm, VP Club, 687 River Ave., info at 844-1220.

Raw Food Class, 4:30-5:30pm, 1 World Currency Center, 55 W. Broadway.

Vegan Potluck, bring place settings, no animal products, 7pm, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th Ave. FREE.

International Astrology Day, benefit for local astrologers’ medical expenses, 2-4pm, Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave. $5-$10 sug. don.

“Walk for a Just World Without War” Peace Feast & Walk, 11:30am-1pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St., info at 485-1755. FREE.

Full Moon Healing Meditation: 10-10:30am, Yoga West of Eugene, 3635 Hilyard St., 343-7825. FREE.

Spring Equinox 2011: Drum & dance on top of the Whiteaker, noon, 1st & Willamette.

Obsidians: Equinox hike to Mt. Pisgah summit, 3 miles, info & sign-up at www. obsidians.org

Alternative Healing Circle, 6:15-7:15pm, 1 World Currency Center, 55 W. Broadway. FREE.

Edible Plants of the Northwest, 7pm, REI, 306 Lawrence St., 465-1800. FREE.

Teen Cinema! The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, snacks provided, 2-4pm, downtown library. FREE. (This one made sense to be in Mormonville haha! I don’t know how it ended up here. Just kidding, I read the books and watched the movies. I was pregnant and lazy and couldn’t put them down, okay.)

Love you all!

--Kelsey

(Come see me! We can do all these activities and more!!)

Mei Luz Flood

2011-02-12T12:06:00.001-08:00

Miss Mei was born November 27, 2010. A nice little tax break for the year *wink*
She is so precious and growing like a weed (thus the picture of the weed).
She will be blessed on March 6th, 2011. You are all invited...so you better come!!!
(Being there in spirit totally counts!) We are do'n well here seeing the world through
pink colored glasses. That's all thats new here. Much Love, Amanda

Agreed

2011-02-07T13:37:00.000-08:00

Hey Ya'll,

Here I am, answering to Amy's call to post. I have been thinking about it a lot lately and also wondering how all of you are doing.

Things are great here. About a month ago we were thinking about taking a trip to London and Dublin, but then we decided it would be better to seriously look into buying a house. If we don't find anything we feel is right then I guess we will go on that trip after all...

At the moment there is one house we are looking into that seems like a serious candidate. Which means something because Kevin and I are both HORRIBLY picky! We will see what happens with it. Speaking of houses... Amy D! You need to post pics of your house! I have been wanting to see it... oh, and Easton is such a cutie! Especially with those glasses :) Hope everything goes well with the eye surgery.

OK, back to my post. So, besides houses...what is new? Well, Natalie gets back from her mission in May! We are all waiting impatiently for that. Kevin's brother also gets home in June. Fun, fun!

Isabella is still growing! She walks (even backwards!) and loves to explore new places and walk outside. She sleeps well through the night. She is finally getting in 4 more teeth up top. I tell ya' she is the slowest baby ever to get her teeth! Ok, maybe not... but maybe!

She walks around growling like a lion, loves to play fetch with three different balls at once, she loves to eat most things. Particularly fruit! She can't get enough...

She still points to herself when I ask her where "mama" is, though she will call Kevin "dada" perfectly fine.

Oh, and if there is a beat to be heard in something she will dance to it. Even if it is just a washing machine.

Ok, well Kevin and I are pretty much the same I think. Hmmm.... yep. Not much to report :)

C'mon guys!!!

2011-02-07T10:17:00.001-08:00

Hey you guys!!! Post something. I like my kid but I want to see yours too!!! And those of you who don't have kids Post pics of what is going on with ya! Really I miss everyone and think about you often. Amanda- thanks for the email with the pics of the babies. They are beautiful!!!

D's post

2010-10-27T11:34:00.000-07:00

So since we are all in an updating mood I will update as well. We just moved to a house that Luke and his dad and my dad spent all summer remodeling. It has been quite the adventure, they raised our kitchen roof with a car jack!!!! How Idaho is that???. Luke is currently putting in a gas furnace himself... (makes me so nervous)!!! But he is great! So our house is full of little space heaters and it's staying cozy. Luke will graduate this Spring in Psychology but then will go on to Helicopter Piloting school here in Poky. Yea that makes me nervous too!!! But he really wants to be lifeflight pilot. Easton is now two and talks all the time. I think this age is my favorite so far I love hanging out with him. I am working doing PSR work. Don't love it and am looking for something else. Cross you fingers. I do miss you all!!! Happy Birthday to little Isabella on Sunday! Love you all!
Amy Aplington

Whoooty whoot!

2010-10-24T23:29:00.000-07:00

Hi there my friends! Goodness gracious, its good to be on here! This stuff looks so cool, ah man, Ive been missing out! Thanks for re-directing me here, I'll have to update my life for sure! How fun, I miss you peoples and love you all so so much! Talk to you soonish :)

2010-10-24T15:46:00.000-07:00

And of course, here we are hiking Timp. I hope you all have enjoyed the posts and that you are more filled in on what I am doing. I hope to hear from you soon :)

Christine Bishoff

2010-10-24T15:35:00.000-07:00

Here are John and me getting ready to go to a rodeo with some friends. Do you remember when we did that with Mitch?

2010-10-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

This might be posted on facebook, but this is our honeymoon. One of the places we went on our honeymoon was Zion National Park

Christine Bishoff

2010-10-24T15:27:00.000-07:00

2010-10-24T15:20:00.000-07:00

Dang I miss those baseball tees

2010-10-21T15:48:00.000-07:00

Hicken- I miss those tremendously! They were so cool, I thought. It's so great to see everyone's update. Miss you all.

Time to Catch Up

2010-10-21T12:07:00.000-07:00

I am able to check my facebook at work and yesterday when that post was sent out to us to write something on the blog, it reminded me that we actually had a blog! I haven't looked at it for at least a year. So, yesterday and today I spent time at work reading the posts and really enjoying it. I have enjoyed the stories from our life as roommates and from your lives right now. Now I realize that it's my time to let you know what has been happening in my life, since I haven't talked to/seen most of you for a long time. I don't have pictures at work, so I'll have to add them later. . .

As most of you know, I got back from my mission just over 2 years ago (man I am old) and met the man of my dreams last year (we have been married just over a year). He love the outdoors even more than I do and even though we are up for a lot of different types of activities, we of course enjoy going for hikes and camping together. He is even getting his masters and will get a PhD so that he can teach recreation at the university level.

Also, right now I am putting my dear husband through school by working full time at Tahitian Noni. Many of you know that I worked at their call center for about a year. Well, I got a new job that is salary (so I get paid more), which helps John and I pay our bills and pay tuition. My new job is working for their quality assurance department, which isn't very exciting, but at least it's a raise.

So, all in all life is pretty grand. John and I are really blessed and we can't complain. By the way, thanks to Kim and D. for coming to the wedding (Hicken also came to the shower). It's always great to see you guys and get support from you when something big like that happens. You are all great!

Be expecting some pictures soon! And if somebody knows how I can be a contributor on this blog, don't hold out :)

Christine Bishoff

The Crossley Crusades

2010-10-21T09:32:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! So I got the hint from Kim that I needed to post something. This is the first time posting ever! LOL Well I wont lie, my life may seem a little boring with no cute baby to talk about or anything. All I do is work, work, work... I am still working at Applebees as a server and now as a bartender. I know funny right! It is only mock bartending since I do recide in Rexburg, Idaho and all we can do is pour beer and wine and make margaritas. So I tend to call it a glorified Lemonade Stand! So when you gets get old enough to open their first lemonade stand, please send them my way and I will show them the complete ropes! LOL
I have also been substituting in the school districts around Rexburg. It is nice to get into the classrooms. It is a change of place. Starting in March, I will be teaching at West Jefferson High School in Terretan, Idaho. It is part time job and so that is why I dont start til March. But I have finally started my lesson plans after procrastinating for a few months.
So as you can see my life is full of work. What do I do on my off time?? Well I still find it funny but i am getting in to crafty stuff. I have made candle stick holders and a huge frame for a picture and decorating my home. I hate to admit it but it is fun! And yes I love to go to Porters.

Jace is in school...he is working in a hydrophonic green house working with tomatos and taking 16 plus credits. He has 4 semesters left which is exciting. He has been hunting since september. He is in to bow hunting and rifle hunting. So I feel like a single person for the fall months since he is gone so much.

Well that is the 411 on Jace and I.

A Little Change and a Little Reminiscing

2010-10-18T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll

So, I decided to change up the picture for fun for awhile. I think we ought to change it decently often... sorry Kels... you aren't in this one... we really need a pic with EVERYONE in it. Someday perhaps!

In the process of finding the new pic to put up I was enjoying others, of course! So, here are a few fun ones! Enjoy!

Last FHE of summer 2005. Ultimate frisbee or buck buck?

Ummm.... hmmmmm I don't know

Square ice cream cones!!! After we went "fishing"

Not quite sure what we were doing!

BBQ at Heather's house..

I've been thinking about that time lately. It was SOOO much fun!

Where was this again? I like it!

Hippies???

Me and Billy Blanks... doing Taebo...

Jordan... sleeping against the wall.

Which is a reminder of MAD MATTRESS MONDAYS!!!

Ransom pics! We never did get those cookies...

Amanda, after her meeting with the Ninja Turtles... ok maybe not

We were lucky we got out of this one! Poor EFY kids :)

Anyone got pics or videos???

Flood Family

2010-08-23T09:41:00.001-07:00

I did not take this picture. But I like it.
We are in Firebaugh one more year at least. David was asked to come back to teach art. We found a place of our own and budgeting is going to get really creative from here on out:)
We are expecting our third little girl November 28, 2010 (Most likely will be a December baby). Any name suggestions?

Miriam started pre-school, which I thought I would never do but honestly we are getting burned-out on each other. She loves it.
Tziporah is 11months and has been walking for about 3 weeks now. She has only two teeth, so I understand your waiting game, Kim. Miriam had four on top and four on bottom at this stage of her life. Every child is different!
I am trying very hard to keep up with the demands and needs of a growing family. I am working on my spanish and have plenty of opportunity to stumble all over the language.(Most of our neighborhood only speaks spanish) I'll post some pics of our community a little later when we get Internet at the house.
My E-mail was hacked into and I couldn't access it for a while but things are back on track again.
Hope you all are finding happiness in your lives. I know I feel very happy and blessed to be where I am today.
Peace!
Amanda

Cantrell Updates... or should I say "Isabella Updates"?

2010-08-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been awhile since anyone posted. I figured I might as well catch people up on what is happening in the Cantrell life. Let's see... what is new? Well, Isabella is finally crawling, though I don't think she realizes yet that crawling is a mode of getting around. She will crawl when her ball gets too far away or to get a toy she wants, but she hasn't figured out that she can crawl to me if she wants me, or that she can crawl to get where she wants to go. It is a lot of fun to watch! She is growing up and is a cutie!

She also recently learned how to drive...

Riiiiiight.... anyway......

This summer I have taken her swimming a few times, which she likes.

She also really likes to splash around in the bathtub.

She likes finger food... though she doesn't have teeth yet. Who knows if they even exist... just kidding. They will pop out one of these days.

She likes to swing...

She likes to jump while looking at herself in the mirror...

She likes to eat at Indian restaurants...

And she likes to sleep... sometimes. This was an unusual morning. She didn't want to get up... and even when we woke her up (it was Sunday, so we were going to church) she was acting drowsy the whole time we were dressing her! That was a one-time experience...

Here we are at Cove Fort. We had driven down to Southern Utah for a Youth Conference and on the way back we decided to stop and take a break.

Things are going well for Kevin at work and for me at home. Nothing new to report... not that I can think of anyway.

I bought some new boots! Which I think are really really cute... (though some of you may not like them.)

Okay, well since the purchasing of new boots seems to be the highlight of my life (besides Isabella and Kevin of course) I have taken the hint to end this blog post before you throw virtual tomatoes at me and boo me off the stage. Hope to hear from you all... even if all that is new in life is a pair of boots!

BYE!

The Current Hapenings of Amy Jane

2010-05-10T15:01:00.000-07:00

This last month, things actually happened in my life. So, I finally have something to share, and here it is:

Friday April 16th - Last day of Student Teaching!!! I was so excited to be done. My semester was a good experience (note that "good experience" does not mean fun or enjoyable). I learned a lot. I got spit on and hit daily, bit twice, pooped on multiple times and only cried three nights over the past four months. But now . . . Ahhhhh, it is complete.

Sunday April 18th - The Chevy Lumina died :( in the most convenient inconvenient time. It's never convenient for your car to break down. But it was convenient that is happened when I got to my destination and not somewhere in between, and convenient that it was after student teaching and I had no big obligations.

Saturday April 24th through May 4th - Ann, my sister, and I went on a cruise. We wanted to celebrate my completion of student teaching by going on a trip that would require usage of our passports. Ann has had her passport for 7 years and I got mine last year when my dad said I would have a better chance of getting married if a guy could easily whisk me out of the country. Neither of our books had a stamp. So, we flew to Canada and got a stamp in our passports.

The cruise departed Quebec City

And went to Saguenay (I was sick and threw up this day so no pictures)

Then to Prince Edward Island (Home of Anne of Green Gables) Charlotte town

Then off to Sydney

Where we saw the largest violin replica in the world. And toured some old houses.

Next stop was Halifax Nova Scotia
This is where all the Canadian immigrants landed.

And Ann got to fall in love with a Canadian man.

Then to Bar Harbor Maine. We were so excited to be in the United States again. We could use our cell phones!

The only beach we got to and it was about 40 feet long.

Next was Boston on a Sunday.

So, we just went to church. This is the church building closest to the ship. We found it by GPS on our phones and rode a taxi because it was a 15 minute drive.

Then we saw Newport Rhode Island.

This is me and Tom, our dinner companion. They randomly pair you up with people on the ship. Tom tried to pick up on me a lot, so we had to get a picture of him and I.

We had fun on the boat.

Last was Manhattan New York.

Here is the Statue of Liberty welcoming us to the country.

We only had time for the temple and then had to get to our flight. We were able to do a session. This is the Angel Moroni in down town Manhattan. I love it.

Wednesday May 5th - I signed papers to work for Cache County School District. I will teach K-2 Special Education at North Park Elementary in North Logan Utah. I am excited and nervous. Mainly about the age group. I work better with older kids. But, it is a really good class and set up. So, I am excited to stay in Logan.

Thursday May 6th - I bought a 2010 Honda Civic. Well, it is in my possession and will be completely owned by me in 5 years.

She sure is pretty. Still deciding on a name. It's a girl. Maybe Flow or Silvia?

Saturday May 8th - I graduate college!!!

This is the only good picture I got. This is my friend April.

So, there you have it. I will be settling down in Logan. Life is good.

2010-03-14T16:19:00.000-07:00

Well the weather is getting nice again and I have already started on my garden. I am also taking a photography class to try and improve my skills, and I just enrolled Miriam in gymnastics through a wonderful scholarship program. David and I are still looking for a permanent job for him and he works at the school here in Firebaugh in the mean time as a sub. Tzipi is so close to crawling. She gets up on her knees and hands and rocks for a while, then throws her self down out of frustration. It's cute and sad...and cute.

Guess What!

2010-03-12T22:46:00.000-08:00

Adam comes home in a little over a month! Just thought I'd share! He'll be home in the middle of April and we will be a complete family again!

(These pictures were from when Adam was home on leave in October. Griffey was 7 weeks. He has crazy eyes in the bottom picture!)

I just finished finals and am enjoying two weeks of Spring Break! (Yeah, I'm still in school..) What is new with you guys?

Griffey Showing off His Pecs for Issy!

2010-03-11T20:57:00.000-08:00

He just might be trying to woo her...

Easton saying whats up to Issy!!!

2010-03-11T14:11:00.000-08:00

What a cheeseball!!!

Pictures

2010-03-11T13:09:00.000-08:00

Hey!

So, Amy D requested more pics of Issy. I have some really cute ones that I have decided to put on here along with some that I recently put on facebook. So, some of you may have seen some already but there are still new ones! I am not much of a picture taker (except when I lived with you all) but I have found that I really enjoy taking pictures of Isabella/ Here you go!

Trying to get Isabella used to being on her stomach... she really doesn't like it!

Hanging out in my bed!

Issy in her Dorothy outfit!

Valentine's Day

Taking over my pillow... I don't know how she does it but somehow I always end up on the very edge or on Kevin's pillow!

Just hanging out

With her elephant...looking serious as always

Smiling!

Pictures of her in her baby blessing dress that my mom helped me make! It turned out great!

Kim's Update

2009-12-30T16:50:00.000-08:00

Hey ya'll,

Well, here is my update. Thanks Kelsey and Amy for yours. I also encourage EVERYONE to add in... particularly those we haven't ever heard from on here...

As for us Cantrell's, things are going great. Isabella is healthy and growing and getting a little chub chub which is of course good! Kevin has been working a lot which is good in this economy and I am simply being a mom. I have been in the process of making Issy's baby blessing dress.

OH! By the by, her blessing is this Saturday at 11:00 at our church. You are all invited though I understand if you can't come due to traveling, overwhelming holidays, short notice, etc. I am sorry I didn't tell you sooner. We have been trying to figure out the best day between our families. Stress. Anyway, let me know if you want to come and I will give you the address...

Here are a few pics that we have taken of us and Isabella. Sorry, some of the aren't the best quality but I like them!

Updates from Eugene

2009-12-14T21:57:00.000-08:00

Okay D, I answered your call and here are pictures. By the way, do I get to still call you D even though that doesn't apply anymore?

Here is Griffey and I at the Turjey Stuffer 5k on Thanksgiving morning. Our first of many races to come, I hope. My goal is to run the Eugene Half Marathon on my birthday, May 2. Thirteen miles is really far though! Christine is probably scoffing at me right now! haha

Here is my little buddy and me hanging out. I love his hat. He looks like a little snowboarder!

Sorry, this one is sideways. It's Griffey hanging out and being awesome. By the way, he already has four teeth coming in! He's only 3 months old! He's crazy!

Okay, sorry if this is gross and defacing our blog but I thought it was hilarious! I went to check Griffey's diaper and he had a skid mark! hahahaha. If you guys want me to take it down, I will.

Heather and Christine- I know you both probably get this question a lot, but how long do you guys think you are going to wait to have kids? Just curious!

Also, Adam and I are going to be taking a road trip through Idaho and down to Utah this summer and I really want to meet up with everyone! I think it would be so much fun to have a slumber party or something and let the guys fend for themselves! haha. Or do something with them to! I am up for whatever. What does everyone else think?

P.S. Congrats Kim! You are awesome!

Here come pics....

2009-12-14T13:52:00.001-08:00

So it seems the only pictures I take are of Easton. There is on of me, Easton, an my mom. We ran (by ran I mean walked....slow) a mile for the Intermountain Healing Hearts in honor of Ian (my nephew that passed away two years ago. That was fun. The rest of the pics are of East I think. But that's okay it's my life now. I now send a request along to everyone to post some pics.

mandie!

2009-12-12T09:43:00.000-08:00

Mandie- I got your address info after the wedding cuz I don't check the blog very often. But, I hope all is going well for you. :) Sorry, I couldn't get an invite out to you.

Christine Street Bishoff

Love always, Rexburg

2009-11-17T12:20:00.000-08:00

Amy Jane came for a visit so Monday we went to see Ro in Rexburg!! We ate at the famous Mill Hollow!! It was great. And they made BYU-I so big. It's like a regular school campus. Kinda sad. Anyways love you all and Happy Thanksgiving!!
--Amy D. Aplington PS Kim Pics!!! It's okay though I understand it took me a month to do pics of East! We just are so excited about the new addition to the Royal Crest Club!! ....sorry i'm lame!!

Isabella Noelle

2009-11-10T10:22:00.000-08:00

Okay, well here is the shorter version...I was typing out a long detailed story of Isabella's birth, but then decided not to get too detailed. Let's just start with Saturday morning, October 31 2009. Kevin and I had had a late night hanging out with some siblings of mine. We didn't get to bed until about 2:00 a.m. At about 5:15 a.m. we both happened to wake up. After saying a few things to each other I suddenly felt my water break! I ran to the bathroom and sat there for awhile. I finally went into our room and told Kevin that I thought my water might have broken but I wasn't sure. We sat there for a half hour deciding what to do. He finally called the hospital. They told us to have me walk around and see if more came out. So, we did and more came this time with a little blood. So, we called them again and they said to come to the hospital in an hour. I was feeling pretty good and noticed that every once in awhile I would get a slight backache. We packed, I called my parents, and off we went.

We got there about 8:00 I think. They signed us in (during the process we were reading and signing things and suddenly tons more came out of me! It was like I peed my pants though I couldn't control it and I didn't feel any urge. REally weird!) They had me go to my room and change while Kevin finished up.

When they checked me I was dilated to a 6 and the cervix was 90% effaced. I was having strong backaches but nothing I couldn't handle easily. So, I decided to do it naturally. I had thought about doing it naturally before with the plan to get an epidural if I couldn't handle it. Well, with only having mild contractions and being at a 6 I figured I could handle it completely.

For awhile we just hung out in the room dealing with the mild contractions. Then, I got up and used the bathroom and walked around. That is when the REAL contractions started! CRAZY! Yeah, they were killers. Eventually I dilated to an 8. By then the contractions were quite painful. At some point I told KEvin that I might need an epidural. He told me I could get one if I wanted (though he actually knew I was too far along to get one. He was so sweet to lie to me! Seriously! He couldn't tell me no because of how much pain I was in.) Finally it was time to push. Wow. Talk about pain! I never could have imagined! After about 40 minutes of pushing Isabella was born at 11:15 a.m. so, my whole labor and delivery lasted only 6 hours, most of which was not all that painful! She was three weeks early, 6 lbs 1 oz, 17 1/2 inches long. She is a cutie!

So, everything went great from there. She is really chill. Sleeps m ost of the time and hardly ever cries, though I am sure that is in our future. I did tear a little bit but not too bad. And it was really cool to see the placenta! They are so interesting!

Anyway, crazy how life changes with a baby!

Congrats Kim!!

2009-11-05T13:18:00.001-08:00

Good job pushin mamma!!! We can't wait to see picks of little Isabella!!

GO DIMOCKS!!!

2009-10-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

Has anyone seen what Kelsey did?
Check out her blog....I am so impressed!
Kelsey, I don't know how it all turned out but
I know you did everything you could to do the
right thing for your family.
I am so glad that you are having children so that
more people in this world will
be taught how important the family is.
You are are gonna be a great mom!
(well I am certain you had Griffey already
so I should say you ARE a great mom)
Tell your husband "thank you" for all
the hard work he has done.
Love Amanda

2009-10-08T20:00:00.000-07:00

So we made it.

Any questions?

2009-09-16T17:10:00.000-07:00

This is Christine's Bridal Shower.

2009-09-16T17:07:00.000-07:00

Well, that was pretty gross to open the blog and find my knee protruding first thing. Sorry, but read on if you want the story.

2009-09-16T17:01:00.000-07:00

Yeah, they added. I don't know what the deal was.

A recent happening

2009-09-15T16:20:00.000-07:00

So, one day for FHE (the 17th of August to be exact), we went boating. I was on a 6 man tube being pulled by a very fast boat. The people on the tube thought it would be fun to play musical chairs and go crazy. I was put into a spot on the tube that I was not fond of and got bumped off. Going into the water, my right knee was extended in such a way that I knew immediately something bad had just happened. Then I skidded on the water about four more times. I got to the beach and tried to turn and my knee kinda popped out. I went to the insta care that night and then to an orthopedic surgeon the next week. The outcome: I tore the ACL and MCL in my right knee. I had surgery on September 3rd and had a rough week. But, I got back to student teaching today and I am very tired. However, I am on the mend and it will be completely healed in around 6 months. Every day is better. I thought I would share this story and some pictures with you instead of starting my student teaching portfolio. I hope you enjoyed.

The first is at the Insta Care when I was still wet and probably still in shock. The second is a picture I just took of my scars, with a lot of tape covering them.

Bummer! The pictures are not uploading. I am so sorry. Then you might be asking, why tell us about them then. Well, I am too lazy to erase what I wrote. And maybe I will be able to put them up later.

Oh Christine!!!

2009-09-10T17:39:00.000-07:00

Christine was a beautiful bride!! Her wedding was so nice and fun too. I didn't even have to wear a dress to the luncheon (which was fabulous!) It was a BBQ, HOW GREAT!. Here are a few pics from the day!

dude-- mandie and kelsey and Heather

2009-08-04T20:16:00.000-07:00

I don't know where you guys are at and i don't think i have mandie or kelsey added to my facebook. So, this is the way I'm going to try and contact you :) I am getting married on the 28th of Aug. If you want an invite let me know your address. Otherwise, know that you are 100 % invited. It will be at the Timp Temple and it will be at 9:00 am. that night I will have the reception from 7-9 at my friend Catherine's back yard. The address is 491 w. 700 s. Orem, UT. Hope to see you there! :) Also, I will be having my bridal shower this sat(the 8th)from 7-9 at my sister in-law and brother's house. The address is 1079 w. 500 s. Orem, UT. Hope to see you lovely ladies there.

P.S. congrats Heather!!! so sorry I couldn't make it :(

Heather's Wedding: August 1, 2009

2009-08-04T15:36:00.001-07:00

Here we are outside the Idaho Falls temple waiting for Heather to come out. The Amy's were rubbing my stomach for goodluck....jk!

Here is Heather with her new husband, Jace!

I am not sure what I am doing in that picture of Heather and me....but here are the four of us!

And then we got Heather to come over and take a picture with us by her cake! I wanted you all to see it!

Anyway, it was a good day! Congrats Heather! You are awesome!

Theme: Water

2009-07-20T15:52:00.000-07:00

We always seemed to be playing in or with water so I thought I would do a water-themed post! Enjoy! Kelse, sorry...I don't seem to have any pics with you and the water! If you have some you should post them!

Here we are at Rockland. First summer semester. We had been over there visiting some guys I believe and we ended up throwing each other into the pool! Does anyone remember who started it? I just remember Ro trying to throw me in and I kept hanging on to the door handle. She was amazed at the strength of my grip! HA ha ha!

The order of the pic goes Christine, Amy D, Ro, Kim, Amy Jane

Here we are playing one of the many games we must have invented in order to entertain ourselves...and it worked! Here are Amy D, Brett, and me (Kim) pouring water simultaneously into Mitch's mouth to see how long he could stand just laying there! Weren't we so weird! Pretty intense!

One of our many jaunts to Egan Lake...our second summer home and natural tanning beds! Look! We even got Amanda out there for a pic!

Remember the great rain storms we would get during the summer? They would flood almost the whole parking lot of Royal Crest! And...of course....we got entertainment out of this as well!

Bear Lake...that was a fun trip! Mitch was so kind to pay most of the money so we could rent wave runners! (He always seemed to be forking out the money so we could all go have a great time...) I believe after this trip we went to IF for the 4th of July fireworks...does that sound right anybody? It was either this trip or the one to Lava.

Here we have: Amy D, Amy Jane, Ro, Me (Kim), Christine, and Heather
Characteristic of Ro's and my relationship...she is trying to throw me in the water...what's new? Ha ha ha

Here we are at Joe Boone's apartment complex I believe...and I think we are supposed to look dead. Apparently, Amy Jane's "dead" look is rather relaxed with her hands behind her head!

Ro, Amy Jane, Amy D, Me (Kim)

And last of all...here is where Christine and I almost died our second summer semester! If you look on the top left...the rapids are a bit stronger there...which is were we got sucked into and twirled around many times, trying to stand up and being kicked down again by the other. Scary experience! Luckily we were saved and are still alive today! Good thing, or else we wouldn't be having a wedding on August 28th!

2009-07-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

I found a couple of pictures from the past several months on my computer. This is more recent activity of our lives, but I thought you might all enjoy.

This is my welcome home.

This is Kim's wedding thing.

This is at Baby Easton's baby shower.

2009-07-15T20:47:00.001-07:00

I live in Logan Utah.

2009-07-14T00:27:00.000-07:00

I have a question:
Where does everyone live? Just curious...

A Favorite of Many Memories of Christine...

2009-07-13T09:02:00.000-07:00

Last night, while talking to Amy D, I suddenly had this memory of Christine pop into my head. This morning I started thinking about it and started laughing by myself. So, I thought I would share it! Many of you will remember this.

Within the first few weeks of our first summer together we had an activity at Randy Davis' house. There we had a fire, played on the haystacks, and played Ultimate Frisbee. While we were playing, Christine accidentally threw the frisbee into the canal that was running next to the yard. I can't remember how it was retrieved, but either way we got it back before it floated too far down.
After playing for awhile longer, Christine again accidentally threw the frisbee into the canal! My favorite part was when Katie (Amy Jane's friend) started yelling stuff like"It was the same girl!!!" "She did it!" while pointing at Christine. What was Christin's reaction to such blatant accusations? She jumped into the canal to save the frisbee!!! HA ha ha ha ha! I still love that memory!

Good job Christine!

Add anything ya'll remember!

Kim

A New Look

2009-07-10T09:33:00.000-07:00

I just was trying out different templates. And since Kim and Kels contribute the most I put their pic on. Aren't they adorable!!!! Love you guys. Feel free to change anything anytime! I can't figure out how to stretch the photo- so like I said feel free to change anytime!
--Amy D.

Adding yourself as an author to this blog

2009-07-09T10:41:00.001-07:00

If you go to the customize page and click on settings, there are different tabs you can click on and the last one says "permissions". You can invite yourself to be an author by typing in your email and then going to your email and accepting the invitation.

You guys don't have to, but you can. I just did because I already have a blog and now I can just go to the same place to see both of them.

--Kelsey

Living Room Ball

2009-07-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

You know what I miss? Living room ball? I think I played that mainly with Amy Jane and Kim occasionally. I think it was my way of procrastinating homework. It was like soccer but just in the living room. That was fun. I actually tried to get Adam to play it with me, but it wasn't the same and he thought I was a wierdo. And the lame RA below always got mad because we would wake her up from her nap at like 2 or 3 in the afternoon.

I also miss shaved ice very very very much. I want a tiger's blood shaved ice right this second.

--Kelsey

More Random Pics...part 2

2009-07-08T11:31:00.000-07:00

Kesley and I after donating blood...I have to say that I have always thought this was a horrible picture of me! Ha ha ha...
More trouble...as always! I love this pic! We went around to random doors in Royal Crest putting chocolate footprints all over and then sticking a small note to the door that said something like: "#314 didn't do this!" and for some reason we thought that nobody would suspect us because they wouldn't think that we would mention ourselves or something. Who knows if our sneaky plan worked or not!
Here we have our lovely penny wall from the first semester together...I still wonder why people don't keep their pennies...always giving them away!
Ummm, let's just say that I don't know what brought this on! All I remember is running from Ro! Unfortunately I got caught! Poor poor me!
Fluming (Sp?) in Preston, Idaho! That was a ton of fun!
A first semester roommate pic. I always liked this one! I think it goes: Amy Jane, Amy D, Christine, Me, Amanda, and Heather.

2009-07-06T13:28:00.000-07:00

I'm not going to lie. This blog is sweet. I haven't looked at it for months. But I think I'm going to be a logging on a bit more. Thanks for all you who are contributing. I'll have to put a picture of my fiance and I. . . if I can ever figure out how to do that. :) keep me updated

Evidence of Our Wierdness

2009-07-06T10:32:00.000-07:00

Random Craziness...part 1

2009-07-06T10:27:00.001-07:00

Here are some random pics of things we did...crazy things we did!
The first pic is of Kelsey and me...wearing the paper masks we made with flour, water and newspaper after getting sidetracked while I was trying to make the beautiful turtle in the next pic for Christine's birthday! Don't mind the crazy psycho girl in the background...imposter...

Here we have a group of us who were apparently bored one night because we made little paper flags and ran into random people's apartments saying something like "We claim you in the name of #307!". They all looked at us like we were psycho...and perhaps we were! But, we had fun and the boredom left...wasn't that the point?

These last two are...as you can all see...interesting pics. It shows our multiple personalities on different occasions...hey! Maybe that is why they put us all together as roommates! Multiple personality "syndrome"! Thinking we are still living in the 80's and then we won't even talk about the gangster night, hee hee! I mean, we wouldn't want to talk about how great of a dancer I was! %100 gangster! "Man, we got jipped!"

A random video of Kim

2009-07-06T10:12:00.000-07:00

So I was looking through some old pictures and this video popped up. I don't remember this at all and I don't know who is filming it, but remember when we made those air mattress people? Anyway, here is a little clip of silly Kim.

--Kelsey

Time is precious

2009-06-30T16:19:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics. Kim and Kelsey : what you have to look forward to... The hospital ughhhh... But they you get to enjoy the blessings of a sweet baby at home and a awesome husband to help out. Then your baby suddenly becomes "SO BIG" and you wonder where the time went. Enjoy every moment!!

I really love you guys!! And an update...

2009-06-30T15:44:00.000-07:00

I am trying to upload pics but it's not working... AHHHH.... Anyways it's good to see people posting!! I love hearing what everyone is doing. Kim- I can't wait for your little angel to come. And man you had two cars stolen/broken into... That's insane.

Lately I have just been playin with Easton-he is nine months now and I can't believe it. He is so much fun. He is a very content boy. Very chill. Must've been all the Jack Johnson I listened to. Who knows. He doesn't crawl but loves to walk holding our hands. He love little kids-they can always get him to laugh. He is very much a daddy's boy. He's so sweet and me and Luke just love him so much.

Luke is working hard doing landscaping with a buddy. They are very busy and work long hours. but I am glad he has a job!! We live in Pocatello so anyone driving thru better stop and visit!!! I miss everyone alot!

2009-06-29T18:05:00.000-07:00

Oh sorry! That was me, Kim

Pathetic Thievery

2009-06-29T17:44:00.000-07:00

Hey! It is good to hear from you all! I hope we can keep this going because it is actually quite fun when everyone gets into it!

So, here is a great update! Last Monday night (a week ago) I was sitting on my bed about to turn out the lights. Kevin was in the bathroom brushing his teeth. I heard a motor behind our apartment. It sounded like a motorbike. Loud. Our car's muffler is loud too...as I listened to the vehicle drive off my mind kept telling me to look out back and check on our car. In November, a few days before Thanksgiving, our car had been stolen right from behind the apartment complex. So, I checked out back and our car was gone! I told Kevin that I didn't think the car was in its parking spot and he was like "Are you serious?" So, he went out to check and sure enough it was gone! He called the police and reported it. That night we laughed about it...because since the last time we have been careful not to leave ANYTHING in our car because they had stolen our tires, cd player, $70 worth of curtain returns, and most annoyingly our temple bags! We had cheap tires. So, we wondered what they were going to gain from stealing our car again!

The next day around 5:30 while Kevin and I were both at work Kevin received a phone call from the police officer. They had found our car stripped of the seats! All of the seats! They told him that he had twenty minutes to go pick up the car (The thieves had put in a replacement seat in order to drive it) or they would impound it at our cost! Apparently the police station believes in punishing the victims of car theft! Well, that was our only car so we couldn't get out there anyway AND we were both at work. Kevin had a deadline and there was no way either of us could get there in 20 minutes. So, they impounded it. RIDICULOUS! Come to find out later that they had actually found the car at 2:00 pm...and if they had actually called us at that time I wouldn't have been at work and possibly could have gotten a ride there. Anyway, to make a longer story short, we got our car back with only one seat. It drives fine. My father-in-law came up the next morning and went to court to complain about the fee charged to us. He got it reduced to $47 as opposed to $240. At least we got something though we shouldn't have had to pay it at all. So much for feeling security from our police force, eh?

So, we are currently looking for a new car. Very exciting. Of course, since I am pregnant we were going to have to buy a car with four doors soon anyway, but still. Oh, and the reason I titled this post "Pathetic Theivery" is because they took our seats, including the floor section of our trunk! PATHETIC! They also didn't steal some nice red nailpolish I had in the car that they could have given to their mother, sister, or girlfriend as a gift! What were they thinking! Anyway, there you go. That is the update on our lives.

Other updates include: Obviously that we are having a baby girl in November. Kevin got an I-Phone for his birthday. He is quite excited about it. I named it Atticus because he was so excited about it it was like having a new baby! We are going to San Diego for our anniversary! FUN FUN! and I am craving a pizza bomb...if only we had a Craigo's down here!

My life right now by Amy Jane

2009-06-25T16:49:00.000-07:00

I look at the blog often, but have not really written much myself. So, most of ya'll know about my life but in case you don't, I will give an update.
I live in Logan Utah (2 1/2 hours south of Rexburg and 2 hours north of my home of Pleasant Grove). I just finished the class work for Special Education at Utah State University and will do my student teaching starting mid August at Millville Elementary. In which I graduate in December. YEAH! 6 1/2 years since graduation of high school. Ha!
I am working this summer at a place called BRASC (Bear River Activity and Skills Center). It is a place for people with disabilities. Right now my job is to coordinate and run the summer program for kids ages 9-21. We swim, play at the park, canoe, play with college basketball stars, and lots of other fun stuff. The program started June 15th and I have been working about 9 hour days (if not more). I have been bit, hit, kicked, scratched, yelled at, spit on, and loved. I really do enjoy it. I have cried twice already, but the reasons were because parents were not happy with me. Nothing the kids did. However, it really is exhausting.
Love life? Well, I went on a date Saturday which was the first in three months. I do have lots of male friends, but nobody I am interested in at the moment.
And I think that covers the basics (school, work, and men).

I hope you are all doing well, and thanks for keeping me posted about your lives.

Kelsey, congratulations on the baby boy. Griffey sounds like a great name.

-Amy Jane

Updates from Kelsey

2009-06-08T22:35:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Okay, I added the link to my blog on the side so now everyone will always know what is going on in my not-so-exciting life. Although, exciting news is that I am going to have a boy in August! I'm due August 13, but I think I am going to be induced early that way Adam will be there for sure. He gets 11 days leave from Iraq so I don't want to have the baby while he is still there or on the plane.

His name is going to be Griffey Adam Dimock. Adam (my husband) is a huge baseball fan and therefore our child is named Griffey. I think it's pretty cute. Some people tell me it's a bad name and that he won't like it when he is older, oh well! Seriously though, I hope none of you ever tell someone their child's name is a bad name. That's pretty rude. haha.

So, Heather, you are getting married?? Why do I know nothing about this?? When? Where? Congratulations!

D- I can't believe you have little boy! He looks so big and so cute! Remember when I practiced driving your car home from the grocery store and it was really rainy and icy and the windows were fogged and I only had my permit?? What were you thinking?? I am really surprised I didn't crash your car! I am really thankful I didn't crash your car too!

Here is a picture of me and Adam and my giant belly. This was a month ago so I am a lot bigger, or at least I feel a lot bigger.
You guys missed it, there was a short period in there after I left Idaho and before I got pregnant that I was actually pretty thin. Too bad I can't show off those pictures now! haha. Oh well, I am getting fat for a good cause!

Okay, I am really going to dig up some photos of us all in Rexburg now!

If you don't mind!!

2009-06-05T06:50:00.001-07:00

I am going to change the blog a bit!! As soon as I scramble up some pics. And it would be fun to see everyone's pics. And Kelsey have you had your baby???
D

It's Time For Change

2009-06-03T09:02:00.000-07:00

It seems so much has happened to each of us lately but we haven't posted anything here.

The little things I know about are some of us are getting married, some of us are having babies.

I do believe one of us graduated from college. It's easy to see what happening in the snail-pace life of Amanda because I have that blog (it can be accessed there on the side of the posts, so can D's blog). But how about the rest of you that are doing amazing things?!

I am moving from Utah to stay with some family in California until David can get work. I am due Sept 21, 2009 with our second little girl (we are still dabbling with names). David graduated from college and I turned 28 this year...he's 30.

Hey Heather...I know you are getting married so here's something to keep in mind. Obediance= Happiness. Money will be tight in the future, you can count on that. There is a lot that one can live without, consistant scripture study, prayer, and FHE is not one of them, but seem to be the first to go when cramped schedules seem to rule our lives.

Remembering your style, you just might have the rock'n'est reception know to the good state of Idaho. Have a fun time getting married and good luck.

So to the lot of ya...let us know what you are up to in life. That's what this fun little blog is all about.

Peace,

Amanda

hi friends

2009-02-19T14:21:00.000-08:00

hello there! this is easier than it looks! you might hear more from me later.

Okay, I guess it's my turn

2009-01-16T11:31:00.000-08:00

Well, I finally decided I should write something. I really miss all you girls. I had the worst roommates the fall after you all left me! But, anyway I am glad that this blog was started and I am going to fish out some pictures to post and write stories with them.

My first impression was that you all were really nice, but still a little crazy. I got into Rexburg really early on the Sunday before school started and so I slept at my friend's apartment before coming over to Royal Crest. I think I was in the shower when you all got home from church and I just remember all of you looking at me (slightly creepily, haha) and wondering what I was going to be like while waiting for me to come out to the living room to talk. You guys were all very welcoming, but I was still scared at first because you all knew eachother. What's funny is, I was switched into your apartment at the last minute. I was originally in the apartment below ours where the crabby RA lived who always complained about us. That would have been a miserable semester! Anyway, I miss you all and love you all and I will write more along with pictures.

Remember when I was trying to teach you about hippies from Eugene and we all wore sarongs and head scarves? Haha. I think I have a pcture of that.

Oh yeah, and I'm pregnant! Whoo hoo!

Love, Kelsey

I figured it out!!

2009-01-13T12:55:00.001-08:00

Just lettin you know I figured out this blog thing!! Thanks for starting this!
-Amy Aplington

"Enjoy Your Soup, Girls"

2009-01-04T13:29:00.000-08:00

I was working at the Lion House one night....up front where I re-stock the silverware and trays. We were getting short on spoons. As I waited for more to be cleaned my mind began to wander. Thinking of the shortage of spoons I suddenly recalled a funny event of the first summer at Royal Crest. One night a few of us dressed up in either gangster-type clothing (meaning a bandana around our heads...) or in dark clothing with dark paint under our eyes. (I am either remembering one night with Ro, Christine and me hiding around campus or possibly another night in which Heather was also involved also....I can't remember. If anyone remembers more particulars....please let me know! I think it was the latter)
We went, disguised, to our friend's apartment at Rockland (Landon and Eric) and stole their coveted and favored action figure. Our escape was smooth and swift. Upon our arrival at our own apartment we promptly hung the action figure from the ceiling and took ransom pictures which I can't remember if we actually sent to them with a note stating we wanted chocolate chip cookies as payment or not.
Time went on...I don't know how much. One eventful Sunday we arrived home from church to see, written upon the white board, "Enjoy your soup, girls!" I have to admit we were baffled as to the meaning of such a sentence until we looked in our kitchen drawer to discover ALL the silverware gone! For a few minutes it would have seemed that their revenge was a success. Then, unfortunately the ending of this climax gets foggy :) Either they had forgotten about the dirty silverware in the dishwasher or we had extra silverware that we didn't use in our boxes. Either way I remember their revenge being a wonderful attempt yet a failure! Ha ha ha! I believe the story comes to a close when they come barging into our apartment ready to free their action figure. Eric was tied up and thrown in the closet with the couch in front of it. He eventually escaped and we ended up with a broken door! :) We didn't receive any chocolate chip cookies.

*Any clarifying of this memory would be greatly appreciated!

Nephi Builds A Ship

2008-12-29T12:36:00.000-08:00

So, I have recently began reading the Book of Mormon again...a few days ago I read 1 Nephi 17:17. This instantly took me back to one Sunday evening in 314...a few of us were a little bored, and since it was Sunday we decided to make our own Book of Mormon videos! (Imagine that...) Ro dressed up as Nephi and Amy Jane and I dressed up as Laman and Lemuel. While Ro/Nephi was "building" a ship "Laman" and "Lemuel" walked up and started mocking her/him.
Amy Jane (In a deep voice): "Our brother is a fool, for he thinketh that he can build a ship"
Kim (Also in a deep voice): "Yea, and he also thinketh that he can cross these great waters."
(We laugh)
Ro (I think this is the line she quoted): "If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them. If he should command me that I should say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I should say it, it would be done"

I can't remember if she shocked us or not...ha ha ha. Then we commenced to act out Helaman and his stripling warriors....and eventually Amy Jane acted out either Moses or Lehi??? I can't quite remember. Oh, and at some point Ro played Nephi and his bow. My favorite part was when we had to make it seem like there were many soldiers in Helaman's army...so we set the video camera down on the floor and the few a us that were there ran around and around in circles past the camera to look like many pairs of feet! Ha ha ha! I loved it! Anyway....just remembering!

2008-12-10T14:53:00.000-08:00

Well ladies, Merry Christmas.

And Happy New Year. I can't wait until we

can all hang out again.

2008-11-13T11:37:00.001-08:00

Ok, I just figured out how to post stuff. Ha this is great. Thanks for sharing your experiences Amanda and Kim.
-Amy Jane

Fate

2008-11-11T15:01:00.000-08:00

Well, I would certainly write about first impressions if I could remember them. I know I had them and I have told some of you before but they have generally slipped my mind. So, instead of relating MY first impressions of each person I am going talk about my first general impression and experience. I guess the fate on my side (I believe it was fate that brought us together...cheesy or not!) all started with Christine. We met in elementary school and knew each other in high school though we never hungout. Then, one fated day...I can still remember it clearly....we ran into each other on campus. If I am remembering correctly it was up on the quad between the MC and the Taylor. Then and there we decided that we should be roommates that coming summer semester. We met up one day and went over to Royal Crest and signed on (requesting third level).
Then came summer 2004. Christine and I rode up together...I think my Mom took us back up? We got there and the only other roommate who was there was Heather. Long brown hair and friendly. From Idaho. (May I add that when Christine and I got the paper with the names of our roommates and where they were from we noticed that it all said Rexburg. We thought you were all great friends from growing up and we would have to brake into the clan somehow.) As we unpacked Heather sat in our room getting to know us. I liked her from the beginning. Then the Amy's arrived! Amy D and Amy Jane. I can't remember who first or if it was the same time? Or actually maybe Amy Jane had already been there and was just gone. Man...I can't remember. I just remember helping bring Amy D's clothes in from her trunk. I found out that our last mysterious roommate was Amanda...and that she wouldn't be there either until Sunday or Monday. I can't remember.
I felt like we all bonded pretty quickly...from that first day onward. If my memory serves me correctly...I think we even started decorating the wall with pennies that night! All I remember is decorating something by the closet door when Mitch and Todd came to pick up Amy D and Heather for a blind date. A date on the first night! Intense! I couldn't have done it....good job you two! And as for Ro...well could tell she was outgoing and funny but I don't have a recollection of the first time I met her...I just remember that it was so strange that Christine and I ended up running and hiding around campus with her in dark clothes and with black under our eyes.
The next summer when we met Kelsey...she came on Sunday while we were at church I think? I just remembering being excited to meet her and bring her into the clan. We drilled her about her life...I am sure she felt overwhelmed! Maybe even a little scared of us...ha ha ha!

Kim

First impressions by Amanda

2008-11-09T18:32:00.001-08:00

Little history of the semester before:
- 3 out of 5 roomies read my journal and scolded me for what I wrote.
- Didn’t know a single person to trust in the city of Rexburg so I stayed in the library pretty much every hour I wasn’t in class.
- The other hours I learned to do stats in basketball and did every single game every time they played till almost midnight sometimes just to avoid my roomies.
- Wondered if I would ever fit it.
To the best of my recollection, my first(ish) impressions:
D- knew the previous semester. I visit taught her. Genuine and honest.
Amy Jane- I will forever have the first time I saw Amy burned in my memory. She and D were wearing matching clothes (accidentally I think) and she was listening to D’s friends do music stuff. She was friendly and had a beautiful smile. There was some comfort in having a few familiar faces.
Kim- I was pretty sure she was royalty from another country…or a model.
Either way the first time I met her I wondered if I should bow or something. Nice.
Christine- Very confident. At the time, that was completely intimidating. I also kind of pegged her as the hippy type. You know, natural, and such.
Heather- She was my sister in room-hood that first semester together. She would wake up (very) early and turn herself into a master piece. Her clothes were color coordinated. Boys really liked her. Obviously we had nothing in common. She was kind, and for having a bum as a room-roomie, very accommodating.
Ro- It was like a month before I would even speak to this cool neighbor for fear of breaking the code of the school yard (ya know, don’t talk to people cooler than you). You all loved her and had a mattress sleepover before I even met her. I admit that I was afraid that it would be like the previous semester, so I kept my distance. Ro was a partier but friendly.

Who knew you all would change my life? Who knew I could feel so safe with a group of girls? I had no idea that I would need you all for the rest of my life.

By Amanda

2008-11-08T18:33:00.000-08:00

I can remember putting tin foil on my gappy front teeth and dressing up as a gangster.
Can anyone remember why we did that?

The Beginning of Something Already Started

2008-11-05T15:53:00.000-08:00

Hey! So, this post is going to be completely lame, but someone has to start it, right?

Welcome to the 307/314 blog! We are just a group of once-upon-a-time roommates writing about our past and current lives...and we have many stories to tell.

We hope whoever runs across this will enjoy anything they read...though it may seem like a foreign language to you! For those who are participating....Enjoy!