4 years later

so every time i think about my oldest brothers birthday i cannot help but think of my return home from the mission.  in this next post i will take you down photo lane for the last four years that have passed since my return home to the united states of america (in no particular order):

snowboarding and sundance and photos. yeah!

although these photos didn't win the contest they were worth every footstep and jump to get them just right (2007).

weddings:  this is of greg and jacqui.  how i love them and their daughter anberlin.  they are amazing and i look forward to anytime that i can spend with them and in boise.  loves. (2006)

more snowboarding, this one is of zack, greg and i.  i loved riding with these guys because they pushed me and i feel like i learned a lot and advanced in my boarding because of them. (2007)

night, exposure, and long = fun.  these were done on a whim and i freaking love them.  go spotlights! (2005ish)

yep.  this is the one that was on the cover of the daily universe.  sewing away. (2008)

california, beach and clouds.  three more things i love.  the sun came roaring out right after this shot and made it a wonderful day. (2007)

death cab for cutie at thanksgiving point.  third time i saw them live and it was a miracle that i made it to this one.  this is an imitation of this kid who was super-stoked to be there and it made me and my comrades smile. (2008)

timp.  great mountain, great company.  the cave is awesome and i believe that peeps should make it there to take in the beauty.  bring hiking shoes (or vans). (2008)

the alpine loop.  love it.  picturesque.  snagged this one just before sunset and then hung around for the stars which were actually out-shone by the city lights. (2008) 

this is travis.  he surfs.  i picture.  this wave killed me and paddling out sucked after that but i got the shot which makes me smile. (2007)

meadow on the back side of squaw peak.  amazing. (2008)

cooking.  a lot of girls.  but well worth it for food every week and friends made. (2007)

heidi.  scuba buddy.  certified and haven't been since. (2008)

bbq for st patricks day.  richie!  and latin kids were fun too. (2007)

four states.  two feet.  one dream. (2008)

same trip.  delicate arch.  license plate. (2008)

pt dume.  (2006)

dress-up day.  canyons.  (2007)

work, this is my life right now and i love it, but it can be burdensome when you have to do the jobs of three different people.

hari krishna temple.

goorin pass out in park city.  this is where i got my beloved sweatshirt that i still wear as often as possible. (2007)

me and alison sudol.  the singer of a fine frenzy.  she blew my mind, my head and my brain.  she didn't kiss me though (april fools?) (2008)

surf and sun. (2008)

newport/huntington. (2008)

same day. (2008)

the aston martin v12 vanquish.  driven by me.  so dope.  better then bonds latest car and the one handsome rob wanted to drive in the italian job. (2007)

reams.  hatred.  scars.  ask me about it sometime. (2006)

rad house. destruction.  fun.  "six foot flames" (2006)

wedding for zack and linda.  awesome.  denver.  the tattered cover. (2008)

california summer vacation. (2006)

family photo.  love em. (2006)

coming back from boise.  broken down on the side of the road.  family stops.  saves us after towing us off road into a field.  brother.  sobe.  zack barely made the flight out that night.  all for stephanie! (2007)

although not my major i have been heavily involved with the advertising program and with zack in his endeavors and now rebbie (congrats).  some 489 posters that we manipulated. (2007)

same trip as break down but we jammed all the boys back together again. (2007)

house boarding.  zacks bloody finger and pictures.  (2006)

sleeping with toast (ryan) in order to get breakfast.  it was worth it. (2006)

more work and play. (2008)

same alpine loop different day. (2006)

this reminds me of the bay bridge, oh wait it is.  yeah for katie edwards (but not edwards anymore).  wedding 2008, picture 2006.

me?  director?  commercials.

lacrosse.  again. (2008)

that my friends is one "popular" band.  nada surf.  front row.  free. (2008).

sam cowley.  tommy guns.  camera assist. (2008)

bullet shells are hot and fall from the sky. (2008)

happy.

sad after this random lady goes to town on my hair and then hatred fills my veins.  (2008)

all in all that was an amazing ride and i would not change anything for it.  it has made me who i am and finding new friends and keeping old ones were awesome.  i hope that you were able to remember some of those things if you were there at the locales.  thank you to everyone i have interacted with in the past four years.  i love you and send my love to your families as well.  oh, and here are a few nuggets pulled from the vault.

zack, you remember this?

so the second wouldn't work so if you remember at the jazz game one time an old lady doing the splits yeah that was awesome.

semester grades

i would have to say that this last winter semester was my best semester academically ever in college.  i know that there are many other people that can get straight a's like (insert something easy here).  i on the other hand finally had some classes that i really enjoyed and really wanted to learn from.  here is the reflection of the grades:

exsc 175 beginning scuba diving: a

hfl 185r beginning clothing construction: b

mfhd 240 parenting & child guidance: a

soc 460 issues in family sociology: a

soc 497r directed research in sociology: a

i would say that that was pretty impressive with a full schedule of school and then monday, wednesday and friday snowboarding as much as i could.  and then adding work on top of that.  that made me happy that i could finish strong.

final grade

so for the last skirt that i sewed for my sister i would just like to say that i received an a+ (100%).  so there  you have it, i am awesome.

sewing may-hem

sew, i have been in a beginning clothing construction class for this last semester and i am now seeing my accomplishments after an entire semester.  in the class we have four projects: pajama pants, skirt, shirt, and the fourth for our choosing.  here is a recap of each project with pictures.

pajama pants:

what a disaster!  i thought that this was going to be an easy project, and it was until i tried to sew the crotch seams together.  that is when i found out that i was sewing it wrong all along.  i accidentally sewed the front left panel to the back right leaving the top all skewed and was unable to finnish it without forcing the waistband to be all jacked up.  but i finished the project and received a score of 74.

skirt 1:

after the disaster of the pajama pants i was told to just do better on the second project.  so i started out with getting a fabric that actually had a right and wrong side so that i can tell which side were the left and right panels to set up the skirt right.  after trying to put the lapped zipper in a few times i was able to finish the skirt up until the waistband.  after i was working on the waistband for weeks i finally got it to work out and was able to score an 80 on this project.

shirt:

my shirt...where do i begin?  i got the pattern and the fabric at wal-mart at midnight and so i was left without options.  because i went to wal-mart, there were no fabrics that were made for men, but for girls and little girls.  this is where the shirt started to go bad.  the actual putting of it together was easy but look at it!  it is hideous and i hated making it.  but i am super glad that i was able to finally make a man shirt that was a lot easier than an article that a girl would wear.  but i was able to finish it on time and get ahead of everyone else for the final project.  i got a 92 on this project.

skirt 2:

this skirt is for my sister.  it took all of three class periods to finish it.  on the first class period i got the zipper half-way in and got it all stay-stitched to set the tone for the rest of the project.  day two i got there and put the zipper all the way in and then kept jammin on the project and go the facing put in so all that i had to do was get my sister to try it on and then get the hem lined up for the next time that i went to class.  on the third day i was able to finish the project really quick and then actually add a slit in the skirt that i made earlier so that the girl in class i made it for (jenna garns) could actually walk with the skirt on.  i don't know what score i got on this project just yet but i have to say that i totally rocked it and am proud that i don't have to stress over the project for the next couple of class periods.

and as i was there one day minding my own business i was asked by a daily universe photog if he could snap some pics about a story that they were doing.  i relented and this is what happened: www.newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/68170. since then i have not been able to keep the ladies off of me.  here is what it looked like in the paper.

just to give you perspective of how big it was on the front page.

there is also one typo, if you caught that from the earlier pictures, said skirt is not my final project, but is my second project. just fyi.