Well for May we moved to Utah on the 8th to Orem. Our new address is 65 E. 600 N. Orem, UT 84057.
On the 12th I started my summer job in Salt Lake on temple square doing gardening around the Church office building. I never knew how many flowers that place had WOW.
Michelle and the kids came from California after being there for 3 weeks on the 18th. Then on the 21 Kyle turned the big 2. We had family and friends come over to sing happy birthday to Kyle. He loves all of his gifts form cars to a baseball mitt and ball from Rob and Tamara. All I can say is that thank goodness it is a soft ball because they love throwing it around the house. Scott and Kyle are playing great together and are getting funner by the day.
Our ward here is great it is a family ward but 90% of the ward is college students so it feels like a student ward. The funny thing about that is that our bishop is 25 years old. One of Michelle's old roommates lives across from us. The ward has been great and we have met some very cool people. One family has 2 boys ages 3 and 2 and the wife's name is Emily and the husbands name is Jason. There are some people in the ward who remind me of people back home or elders in the mission. Well I got a calling to be a ward mission leader, so this shooed be interesting.
I got certified in CPR and AED today for my DH. On Friday morning I was about to leave for work and I got into the car and... (a few months ago my dad was asking me if we ever changed the car battery? I said no not yet (the car is a 2000 year car) why? Well it should be going out one of these days. Then I said probably. My dad said it will probably not start one Friday before you go to work or school. I just laughed and said probably)... what do you know the battery was dead it just had enough juice to start, thank goodness for that. So I changed my first car battery on Friday, it was easier than I thought.
Well thanks all for now. Join us next month for another episode of The Hopes.
Love you all,
Jason, Michelle, Scott, Kyle, and ??????
P.S. J/K there are no episodes just letters.
P.P.S. J/K there is no ????? just us 4 :)
Monday, June 2, 2008
2008 May: Bates
May, the merry month of memories:
May 3rd- my mom's birthday
May 8th- Tamara birthday
May 10th- our dog's birthday (70 in dog years)
May 11th- Mother's Day
May 15th- 2nd anniversary or working at MasterControl
May 16th- 1st Anniversary of Marriage
So, we had a very busy month of celebration.
We also watched both "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones 4" this month... so it was a movie month as well.
Tamara is now a full 8 months pregnant and we are excited to be parents. She has had a relatively easy pregnancy, and is just now starting to get quite achy, but she has been a trooper throughout.
We have been doing a fair amount of Yard Work. We got 3 loads of dirt dumped in our driveway that we need to move into the back yard (to cover up all the weeds) so we can plant grass there. We also have been looking into fencing in the whole yard. So, we have our work cut out for us.
I have been working a lot on MissionShoeBox, and it is getting close to being able to launch. So, Shaun (my business partner) and I now need to start figuring out the business side of this business (not our strong suit).
We hope you are all well. Take care,
-Rob & Tamara
May 3rd- my mom's birthday
May 8th- Tamara birthday
May 10th- our dog's birthday (70 in dog years)
May 11th- Mother's Day
May 15th- 2nd anniversary or working at MasterControl
May 16th- 1st Anniversary of Marriage
So, we had a very busy month of celebration.
We also watched both "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones 4" this month... so it was a movie month as well.
Tamara is now a full 8 months pregnant and we are excited to be parents. She has had a relatively easy pregnancy, and is just now starting to get quite achy, but she has been a trooper throughout.
We have been doing a fair amount of Yard Work. We got 3 loads of dirt dumped in our driveway that we need to move into the back yard (to cover up all the weeds) so we can plant grass there. We also have been looking into fencing in the whole yard. So, we have our work cut out for us.
I have been working a lot on MissionShoeBox, and it is getting close to being able to launch. So, Shaun (my business partner) and I now need to start figuring out the business side of this business (not our strong suit).
We hope you are all well. Take care,
-Rob & Tamara
2008 May: Robertson
It is pretty dead at work here, so I will take a minute or two and write this thing because I don't know if it will happen otherwise.
I am trying to think of what happened in May and am coming up with a bunch of blanks. I know that we did things and stayed rather busy, but if I am to give specifics, I falter.
I know that I was busy with school. Started summer semester using the book that I wrote, and so far, I have been pleased with the results. I already have ideas of what I will do different if/when I come out with another edition. I started my block class at the beginning of the week and was able to scare over 10 people out of it so far. I have until wednesday to get the class down even more. My regular semester class has warmed up to me and we enjoy good debates. My block class still doesn't know what to think of me since I am still playing the strict teacher role with insane expectations and only let the push-over me come through every once in a while.
We have been keeping busy mostly through attending all of the events surrounding end of school (concerts, recitals, etc) as well as some of the graduation ceremonies. (Eljay and Jarom graduated from high school this month). So we were involved with many family events. Other than that, we are trying to figure out a way to get us moved come July-ish (When is still up in the air). We are getting sickened at the prices of moving (it will be a literal miracle if we can get moved for under $1500).
I guess the other news to report for those of you interested is that Jason Andrus came home from his mission the end of April and a week or two ago he and Miriam announced that they are going to get married. So the date is set for July 26th. I believe that means that every weekend in July is now booked for me except for the 4th - I am not looking forward to the crazy month of July. Oh-well.
I will get this sent off since it is late enough already. Here's wishing all of you the best and God's blessings.
Derik & Co.
I am trying to think of what happened in May and am coming up with a bunch of blanks. I know that we did things and stayed rather busy, but if I am to give specifics, I falter.
I know that I was busy with school. Started summer semester using the book that I wrote, and so far, I have been pleased with the results. I already have ideas of what I will do different if/when I come out with another edition. I started my block class at the beginning of the week and was able to scare over 10 people out of it so far. I have until wednesday to get the class down even more. My regular semester class has warmed up to me and we enjoy good debates. My block class still doesn't know what to think of me since I am still playing the strict teacher role with insane expectations and only let the push-over me come through every once in a while.
We have been keeping busy mostly through attending all of the events surrounding end of school (concerts, recitals, etc) as well as some of the graduation ceremonies. (Eljay and Jarom graduated from high school this month). So we were involved with many family events. Other than that, we are trying to figure out a way to get us moved come July-ish (When is still up in the air). We are getting sickened at the prices of moving (it will be a literal miracle if we can get moved for under $1500).
I guess the other news to report for those of you interested is that Jason Andrus came home from his mission the end of April and a week or two ago he and Miriam announced that they are going to get married. So the date is set for July 26th. I believe that means that every weekend in July is now booked for me except for the 4th - I am not looking forward to the crazy month of July. Oh-well.
I will get this sent off since it is late enough already. Here's wishing all of you the best and God's blessings.
Derik & Co.
2008 May: North
Some good things have happened since I last wrote this email. The biggest, and most relieving is that I took the MCAT. The MCAT is the entrance exam to get into medical school. It costs over $200 just to take the test. It is a 5 hour, brain-pulverizing ordeal. The questions cover chemistry, physics, biology, anatomy, physiology, reading comprehension, and writing. I started preparing for it a year ago. When this last semester ended I began studying for a couple of hours each day. About a month ago I couldn’t even think about it without my stomach bunching up in knots. But with a blessing from my father, and some prayers of family members I felt my anxieties melt away. I woke up the morning of the test feeling clear-headed, calm, and ready to test. I don’t get my grades for another 2 weeks or so, but I feel good about it. I’m confident that I won’t have to take it again. Having that out of the way is a huge burden off my shoulders.
Another big thing I did was to finish reading the Old Testament cover to cover. I started reading it back in the summer of 2001. It only took me 7 years to finish it! I read it a little here and a little there, sometimes taking breaks while I read for a particular institute class, or prepared for elders’ quorum lessons, etc. I finally did it, and I have gained a greater appreciation for that book. The difference between the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon is that in the BoM you can find the gold nuggets without even trying, they’re just laying out there for you. In the OT you have to dig a little to find them.
Today is our one year anniversary. It’s also our golden anniversary. We’ve had a wonderful time. I think we love each other more now than when we started. I’ve been told that the first year of marriage is the hardest; if that’s the case then we will have a wonderful marriage. My life has improved so much since our marriage. Becky’s the best, I love her like crazy.
Have a great month everyone.
Stewart North
Another big thing I did was to finish reading the Old Testament cover to cover. I started reading it back in the summer of 2001. It only took me 7 years to finish it! I read it a little here and a little there, sometimes taking breaks while I read for a particular institute class, or prepared for elders’ quorum lessons, etc. I finally did it, and I have gained a greater appreciation for that book. The difference between the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon is that in the BoM you can find the gold nuggets without even trying, they’re just laying out there for you. In the OT you have to dig a little to find them.
Today is our one year anniversary. It’s also our golden anniversary. We’ve had a wonderful time. I think we love each other more now than when we started. I’ve been told that the first year of marriage is the hardest; if that’s the case then we will have a wonderful marriage. My life has improved so much since our marriage. Becky’s the best, I love her like crazy.
Have a great month everyone.
Stewart North
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