Changes

Well I've yet again moved. I was living with My aunt and uncle in Moses lake, Washington. It was a great time staying with them but i always get this feeling after a couple months that i'm intruding on the other peoples lifestyle. which i hope isn't entirely true (if thats how you spell it) But i made the move to Rexburg Idaho without any problems after a nice visit Canada. I got to spend alot of time with my brother before i left. it'll probably be a while before i go back or see cam again. so i hope time keeps both of my family segmants safe. But I have a job all lined up here, i'm working at the local wendy's which is pretty good. i'm enjoying it. i was scared though i applied at several locations and found out that the Arby's was hiring, so i filled out an application. then went back with my friend to pick up one for him and i guess all 200 applications they had printed had been given out. So I'm not the only one looking for a job. I have a great apt. I'm also the oldest i'm my apt. 4 of the other guys havn't even served a mission yet and the other served in mexico but got back only 6 months ago. i've been home for 2 years now. it was 2 years on the 4th of january. Where does the time fly away to? am i ever gonna get it back? oh well things are great. I'm healthy and things are as they should be. so no complaints

Gratitude.

It's amazing when you come to a self acknowledgement that you are truely as stuborn as your dear parents. no offense mom and dad. but you have taught us how to so well. but i'm not complaining, it's one trait that has helped me conquer many of my trials. (i've had my fair share recently) i'm slowly turning into my father besides the fact that i look like my mom. lol oh well. So the reason this thinking process has been brought about is that the other day my uncle started teasing me about not helping out around the house more. and my tipical thought was i do plenty. and he retorted with saying look you have it pretty good. you don't have to pay rent or for food. and i realized he was right and i cold be up a harder creek. i've been truely blessed with a great situation and a great job. so i have nothing to complain about and need to buckle down and lift someone else's burden right? i wish i could lift some of the burdens my parents are going through right now. growing p it always seemed to come one after another. and dad and mom would always bounce back. but it seems that the older i get the thicker the trials get for mom and dad. and all i can do is watch. if only my position was greater to help. i was reading what mom had written on her blog saying how we were never very blessed financially and if we were what other blessing would we have to sacrifice for it. and i think i want to state that i have no regrets growing up the way i did. we might not have had lots but we had what we needed when we needed it. i had clothes to wear food to eat. shelter. support from my parents. i got to play sports and travel wit them. i learned that money doesn't grow on trees and if you want it you better be ready to work. i got to go play football in oregon when there wasn't any in my school. i had a cheer squad at every game ( not too mention two coaches. the one sitting in the bleachers yelled more though) i had everything. so mom and dad. you did good by me. i'm even kinda thankful for the woopens. it worked. so i'm being grateful on this day after thanksgiving. to have recieved from God two of his best guides he put here. heck i had to share mom with a whole school. and i don't know of a single person that speaks bad about them with justible cause. So i thank God for my blessings and invite you to do the same

Rexburg?

So I got to spend my weekend this week driving. don't get me wrong. if it didn't cost so much to do ( not as much anymore) i would drive all over the place every weekend. it's freedom behind a wheel. power under my foot. and a 100% control of where i go. unless i miss an exit. My buddy Cam Black and I loaded up thursday after work (5:45ish) and headed out. i've never been the montana way where you drive through massoula and down through Bute Montana. but the scenery was beautiful. and it kinda reminded me of home in some spots or of where we go hunting. but we made it to Rexburg by 3 a.m. and crashed. the next day we got up and did a little tour of campus. we talked to housing and counciling and this person and that and covered all our bases. and i did a little bit of girl watching. wow. lots of cuties. watch out rexburg. i'm coming for ya. we then watched the new james bond. which was non stop action. it was intense. then i met up with some friends inclueding one of the guys i grew up with Brian Kochel and we went to Bajio's (like Cafe rio.. Almost.) and bowling. then i took one of the girls i knew to Brians apt to watch a movie. way fun. the next day we slept in and then went to lunch with my Uncle Glenn and family. after which he took me too the house he's building. it is gorgeous. and then we trekked it back to Moses lake. i love cheep Gas. made the trip so much sweeter.

I'm a lumberjack

I love the conviction on his face during the last few verses

Hallowhat the crap?

I Have a bitter taste in my mouth for halloween. ever since my parents didn't let me continue trick o' treating at the old age of 8 i kind of disliked the holiday. the only thing that kept it in my good graces was the fact that i could dress up like an idiot and not worry about looking too dumb. so dress up i did this year. nothing as extravegant as earlier years while at home. i'm sure mom remembers some of my ghoulish costumes. so heres a picture and song to go with my costume

Troy and Austin

Past Due

Well I haven't written in a while..... SORRY. There really hasn't been much to write about. My application for Byu has been declined and I'm currently in the process of appealing it. I went to a football game with a girl last weekend. she decided to bring some friends which was fine. they picked me up on the way, but it was kinda cold at the game. to my surprise the three got up with 3 minutes left and left. didn't even ask me if i had a ride. i was so mad. but i never let it show. The other day at work i got to work with maintenance. we were on top of a tower pulling a lid off a container that had a process involving with lime. and inside had wire cylinders that were hanging from the lid down about 10 Ft inside the container. they were covered with what they call a sock or tube that was used for filtering. so we were pulling out the cylinders and changing the socks.... which was super messy. but anyways the guy that was watching us work screwed up and didn't tell us that we needed a special permit to be inside working on that. so he had to go to these special safety meetings. and there was an investigation, and i wasn't in trouble. sweet deal. Other than the norm of work. I'm enjoying spending my time at Troy & Mindy's harassing there kids and so on. It's been a learning experience. I was always the youngest. and never knew what it was like to have younger siblings... well now i do. and sometimes I'm glad this isn't permanent. other days i think its way cool. i just have to remember that there are 9 little bodies watching my every move. talk about pressure. just kidding. I'm not home too often. I get off work at 5. at 6 i go work out and then i usually have something going on with my friends for the rest of the night. so life is fast and slow. who knows cause i sure don't