THE JIMMER

When I was a little boy my dad brain washed me to be a BYU fan. We had season tickets to football for years, until I started playing and we couldn't go. I remember getting Cosmos signature on my BYU cap. I remember James Dye was my football hero. I remember going to basketball games as well. I always had fun. I loved BYU. Then my neighbor played for the Utes basketball team when they went to the Final Four and I suddenly became a Ute fan. After he left the team I just became a neutral fan. I didn't care for either team really. If BYU was playing Utah then I would cheer for Utah just to make my dad mad.

Suddenly I decided I was going to go to BYU for school, something I never thought I would do. The first year I just casually went to school and kinda watched some games, but still was neutral. That all began to change as I went to a football game with girlfriend at the time, Bianca. It was way fun and I caught one of the football player pink sweat bands. Then it all started...
Jimmer stepped out on the court for his fourth and final season as a BYU Cougar. I knew who Jimmer was, and I knew that I didn't like him, because I heard he was super arrogant and cocky. Little did I know that the person I thought I didn't like would change everything.
At the beginning of the season I would watch the games on TV, because I was too cheap to buy tickets. Then I thought I would surprise Bianca by buying her tickets to a game for her birthday. By this time I had the Jimmer bug and was sharing it with anyone like a virus. My vocabulary quickly was embedded with Jimmer. This all blew up after Jimmer dominated San Diego State, the #4 team in the nation. I regret not going to that game, but I made up for it by borrowing tickets from friends for a few more games. By the end of the season Jimmer was more talked about than how much everyone dreaded finals.The best part of this whole Jimmermania, it that I talked my dad into taking me and my brother to Vegas for the MWC Championship. As a result of that, I stood there and screamed and cheered louder than ever as I witness history. I was there when Jimmer broke multiple records: Danny Ainge's all time scoring record, MWC Tournament high score, person bests and more. He scored 52 points. 3 Pointer after 3 Pointer the crowd went even more crazy. I couldn't even here myself think. It was the greatest game ever!!

Now the Jimmer era at BYU is over and we all wait to see what his future holds in the NBA. Many think he will be great, others think not. I hope that Jimmer will show everyone that he is a fighter and that if his weakness is defense, then his defense will soon be a strong point. He has what it takes and will do what it takes.

I can't wait to be able to tell my kids that I witnessed "The Jimmer"!!

PS Jimmer was 6 time POY and broke multiple records!!

In memory of my dog Kali

So Bianca and I rented two movies this weekend from Redbox. The first movie was called "Hereafter". It is Matt Damon and so I thought it would rock. It was kinda weird. Bianca got scared so she didn't want to watch it anymore. I finished it myself and was just waiting for the good part, but it just never got to what I wanted it to be. So I guess what I am saying is it is not worth watching.

The second movie we got for free using a promo code (DVDONME). We rented "Marlee and Me". I had no clue what the movie was about and I had no clue that it was with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. It was a good movie! The only bad thing about it, and sorry if I ruin the movie for you. If you haven't seen it and don't want to know what happens, then stop reading and skip to the next paragraph. Anyways, the bad part of the movie is that it is about a couple that buys a dog, which was the runt just like my dog was. They fall in love with the dog and then at the end the dog gets sick and dies. The same thing happened to my dog 6 years ago this week. It made me sad, because unlike Marlee in the movie, my dog was the best dog ever. She was my best buddy!!

So this blog is in memory of the best dog in the world, Kali!! I will never have a dog that can replace Kali or be as good as she was! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of my cute little dog on my computer, so I will have to try and find some and post them later.

Kali was a great dog. When I was young I would take her on walks, or she would take me on walks. I strapped on my roller blades and she would take me around the neighborhood. Periodically she would stop to mark her spot. It was in the same place every time, which is weird for a girl to do. We would cuddle on the couch and dance on the deck. She was an avid rock eater. She would spend all day licking her rocks. She was fast, small and a protector. A huge Great Dame came running over barking at me and Kali. It was scary, but then Kali turned and barked once and the Great Dame whimpered away. No one messed with my dog and surprisingly enough she never bit anyone on purpose. She made 13 years of my life super great!!

Big steps mean big changes!

It was a cold spring night in Idaho Falls. The wind was loud and the rain slowly turned into snow. Morning broke and I gazed out the hotel window and saw this:
My dream sorta came true. I always wanted to have a white wedding. I took a shower and slowly got ready as I watched the highlights of the long awaited Royal Wedding. I ate breakfast and headed out for the LDS Idaho Falls Temple to marry the girl of my dreams. We both arrived at the same time and went in the temple to get married. Our families and loved ones came and it was a great experience. The second I saw her in her beautiful wedding dress my breath withdrew and I fell into her arms. She was beautiful. We took lots of pictures and the weather held up for us. It started getting really windy and rainy right as we headed to Chuck-a-Rama for lunch. After lunch it was time to rest until the reception. The reception looked great. It was fun and one of our photographers wanted to take pictures with every single person who came through the line. Most people did not want that, because they weren't as ready as they would have liked. We cut the cake, had our first dance ("All About Us" by He Is We), and had a money dance. It was fun!!

I can't believe that I am married and that I could marry my best friend. Thank you for everyone that came to the Blackfoot reception and everyone who is going to come to support us at the Highland reception.

With marriage behind us, Bianca and I start our adventure together. What an adventure it will be!!

Another Change

Since I got back from my mission I have not lived in the same place for more than a semester. I first went to my old college in Price Utah for a semester, then I moved home for a semester. Last summer I Moved into the Riviera in Provo, which is where Bianca and I met. Then I moved into a duplex with some friends for fall semester, but found a really cheap place closer to Bianca that I lived in during last semester.

Today, I received the keys to mine and Bianca's first apartment!! Once I got the keys I began moving stuff in. Right as I was about to pic up our queen size mattress and take it to our second floor apartment, my neighbor, Morgan, came by and helped me take it in. We chatted for a bit and then I started moving the rest of the stuff. Next thing I knew my other neighbor, Eric, asked if I needed help. It was great. I was going to do it all by myself, but got help anyway!

Our apartment is not very big, but we will survive. I got the bed set up and some things moved into what I feel is a good spot, but who knows what Bianca will think. it has been a journey these last five months. In 3 days from now I will be married to Bianca for time and all eternity. that is a long time, but so far I think we will be alright considering how I already broke her cute pink vase and she forgave me!!

I can't wait to start this journey with the love of my life. Thank you Bianca for all of your support and love!! I love you so much!!

Adventures of Scooty

So last post I talked about how Bianca and I used to have adventures all the time. Well, we still do but they just aren't planned. Yesterday, we had to make a stop at the Provo Towne Center to get Bianca some new stylish glasses. We got there fine, but on the way back the scooter began to chug. Then it died. So we had to walk it 9 blocks to the nearest gas station to put gas in it. The day before that we were headed up to Costco when a truck decided he wanted to run us over. This is the result.

So this didn't really happen, but it was close. The driver didn't use their signal and just moved on over without even looking. I honked and waved at him and he still didn't notice me. Good thing I drive like the person next to me is going to hit me, because they sure do get close!

If you are a driver in a car. Please, use your head and look before you change lanes. I don't want to die and you don't want to kill me.

Summertime!

I am done with finals and am ready for summer! I used to hate summer, because it was so hot and I couldn't snow board. In the past couple years I have grown to love summer. I have a scooter now and it makes summer so much more fun!. I have a fiance (soon to be wife) that makes it that much better as well. In fact Bianca made my summer last year. She was the inventor of adventure night! We had some great adventures. Last summer was so great, that I am not sure how we will be able to match it. I just can't wait to be able to drive around without a jacket and be free!!

Soon there will be a list of things that Bianca and I want to do this summer. I am excited to have someone by my side to try new things and have adventures!

I am finally going to blog again

So I recently started a new blog, where I blog about music and different bands that I enjoy. Since I have started that, I have noticed that this blog has a lot of views each month and I don't even use this blog. I came to the conclusion that I will begin to share my life again.

First, to all of you that have been viewing my blog, Thanks. I don't know who has been viewing it, but I hope it continues. The last time I blogged was last year. A lot has happened since then. I am still engaged and I get married to my sweetheart in 16 days. I am so excited. I can't wait to be able to go home with her, instead of dropping her off at the door. Many people have been generous in giving us furniture. Unfortunately our apartment is too small to fit all of it. I am so happy that I can marry the girl that loves me no matter what!!

My second to last blog was about finals and again I could talk about finals, since they start on Saturday. This semester I am not stressed about finals. I don't have to take one final. I am done with my Comms Study take-home final. I dont need to worry about another final, so I only have to study for two finals. That makes me happy, because I have no desire to study this semester.

There have been many other things that have happened in the past four months, but I think pictures will be able to say more than I can, so enjoy!!

We got money from a bridal shower, so we went and spent $1.50 on a bed set and hooked it to Scooty!

Bianca is holding our friend Hilary's bouquet. They got married last week. Bianca was asked if she was the sister to the bride. Hilary has blonde hair and is white like me....

We took our engagements!!

Here is another!