Nathan and Emily in the Summer of 2008

Kim took Nathan and Emily to Georgia last month. She had some great pictures taken.

No Point to This Story

Just want to warn you right now: there is no point to this story. But you know how life is, right? Big things happen, small things happen. You gotta live in the moment in order to catch any of it.
So after work last Friday afternoon Kent and I went fishing at third dam in Logan Canyon. We caught no fish but it was a nice way to spend the afternoon. We're packing up our stuff and a couple of ethnic guys come along. They wanted to know if we had cell phones that got a cell. No, we told them. They began talking about how they have been in the canyon, hiking around the mountains since 10:30 that morning. They underestimated how long it would take and they just needed to get back to first dam (about 4-5 miles back up the canyon). So we offered them a ride. As we rode along, we learned that one was from Iran, the other from Vietnam. We mentioned that we had grown up in Michigan. As it turned out, they were both trying to get into Pharmacy school, looking at Wayne State in Detroit, and both had worked as pharmacy technicians! Then we were back at first dam. Story over. They thanked us for the ride, thanked us profusely. "God bless you thank you so much!" That sort of thing.
I told you there was no point.

Becky's New Bike

Oh and by the way, I got a new bike:) It has 24 gears that allow me to better negotiate the hills, skinny tires, front suspension. Plus I outfitted it with a cargo rack and a bag, a water bottle holder, a flag and a horn. (Just kidding about the flag and horn!) Basically, I love it. Been riding around like a fiend.

Another Blast From the Past

My old best friend, Lynn Meredith, from way back in the '80s found some old pictures. If you look closely, you can see the cracks in the picture. Funny. I'm starting to feel like an old picture....

Becky's New Job

Greetings all. Just wanted to let you all know that I have a new job. I am now a Course Developer in Information Technology at USU. I haven't begun working as a CD yet because we need someone to take my place. But as soon as we hire a person, I'll be out from behind the front desk.(yea!!)I'm very excited about it, but as time goes by and the real transition approaches, I get more and more nervous!
New job description: Manage projects and students for the instructional designers(ID) in the department. Be involved in developing special projects for online classes designed by the IDs.
I will have the opportunity to learn all sorts of software and other technologies. It should be very interesting.
Hope you all are well!
Love you,
Becky

Mary's Spring Break

Hey all,
Maria and Mary just spent the last week here in our valley. While Maria was taking care of some business, Kent and I had the great privilege to do some running around with Mary. I am hoping and imagining that Mary had a good time. But I doubt Mary can imagine how much fun we had! Very rarely do we take time off of work to indulge in the activities that we enjoy here in Cache Valley, but we took the occasion to do just that, and we have Mary to credit. In addition, Mary is a fantastic running-around buddy! It could not have been better! So thank you Mary! Last week ranks as one of the best weeks ever:)


First picture: Here are Kent and Mary, fishing Spring Hollow at Third Dam on the Logan River. As it turned out, it was not much of a day for fishing. The weather was cold and drizzly, and no fish were caught. Kent was really disappointed that they couldn't land anything, but other than that, he had the time of his life!
Second picture: Mary and I skiing. Mary skied for three days while she was here. The first day we bought her an all day pass for the bunny slope. Before noon, we upgraded to the all area pass. The second day skiing, Mary conquered a black diamond, the Grand Canyon. The third day on the slopes, Mary was zipping around like it was nobody's business, and taking little pop ups, getting about a foot of air.
Third picture: The sisters. Maria, you impressed me. I can see where Mary gets her fortitude. I hope you are enjoying the day-after soreness:)

Maybe we wouldn't enjoy it as much if we got to do that more often, who knows. But maybe I'd be willing to find out, if we got the chance. We had a heck of a lot of fun.