Everyone can be happy now, I'm actually posting...

Those of you who I haven't talked to or who my mom hasn't talked to, or my sisters haven't talked to, or my grandma hasn't talked to, or my dad hasn't talked to, or my brothers haven't talked to, or my fiancé hasn't...oops I said it!!! :) that's right everyone I'm engaged to this wonderfully amazing woman standing next to me in this picture. I just love her to death and am so FREAKIN excited to spend the rest of our lives and then some, lots of some, together! What a blessing she is in my life and I consider myself to be the luckiest guy around. I know it's cheesy and corny or what have you but she truly does complete me and I'm happier everyday I spend with her and get to know her more and more. Amy(Nicole not Nichole) if you somehow see this know that I LOVE YOU and always will... ooohhhhh tender!!! November 21st will be a very special day!!!

Kristen's Cancer

Kristen is an absolutely amazing person. A person so full of love and kindness beauty and strength. She has been a rock for so many people and has touched so many lives. Now WE have the chance to return the love that she has always shown to us. There have been many of you that have asked what you can do to help Kristen while she is fighting cancer, and so, here's your answer. We are having a yard sale/fundraiser to help raise awareness about Lymphoma and to help Kristen with any medical bills and expenses that may come up in the future. In addition to the money that we raise for Kristen, we will also be donating a portion of the proceeds to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

We could really use your help with donations or help getting ready.

We are in need of help in the following areas:

-Yard Sale donations
-Making/hanging signs
-Food-(think bake sale)
-Sorting and pricing before the sale
-Help during the sale

Also, if you have any service that you can donate for the sale (example: photography, haircuts, tutoring, computer training or ANYTHING else you can think of) please let us know so that we can sell that at the yard sale too.

If you would like to donate but can't make it to the yard sale, we will be setting up a paypal account in the near future so please check back.

For all questions or information about how you can donate, please email us at

kickkristenscancer@gmail.com

Thank you all for you love and support of Kristen. It means more than you will ever know.

-Team Kristen

An update finally....

So Lisi gave me a hard time because I haven't updated my blog since March 26th! Yeah, I know, kind of a long time! So not much has changed in my life except for the fact that my dad and I went to Brazil for a couple days in April which was fun!

New Adventures to be had...

My friend Graham and I had our first experience this year with the awesome adventure of rollerblading! We had talked about how we wanted to do this this summer and it actually came true, this was our trip down to Del Taco...there should be other videos to come and more friends to join our brigade!!!

Church influence...

On the AP(Associated Press) website they have many photographs that they have taken and I thought this one was interesting especially with the caption. It said..."A statue is seen against a cloudy sky and a partial solar eclipse in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, April 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) **EFE OUT**"

Interesting I thought...And if you're wondering, yes there is a temple in Bogotá! Which I think is pretty obvious with the picture.

I couldn't really add a ton of pictures and make it work like I wanted to but here are some of my pictures from Guatemala for those of you who didn't ever get a chance to see them. I went last summer with 2 buddies of mine and it was AMAZING!!! One of the best experiences of my life.




























1. Boat on the Carribean side of Guatemala.
2. Me and a wall...
3. My little princess.
4. Crazy waterfall thingy that doesn't come up for a good 1/2 mile or so...


This video was taken at 3 in the morning as the jungle was waking up. You can hear the animals wake up and in a sense take their places. Hence the noises you hear...



Funny thing is those noises that sound like tigers or something are monkeys about the size of volleyballs...crazy I know, especially since you can hear them from so far away!

Amanda was complaining about Stace not having a funny picture so whether or not this is a smart idea I'm putting this up for her to see! This may easily start a chain of blackmale or something but I couldn't let Stacey not be a part of our family fun face set she put up! Thanks to Skype we have this blessed photo!