Vespers

Over the weekend Chris and I had the opportunity to attend the 63rd annual Vespers holiday choir concert. Vespers includes the A Capella and Chambers singers at Mesa High. This tradition of all holiday music really gets you in the seasonal spirit.

Us

My parents have truly given me a great example when it comes to maintaing a wonderful marriage. Their 22 years has resulted in many special memories. Chris and I on working on building our own adventures and are very appreciative that we have such wonderful examples.

I Love my brothers! We get along great and are comfortable being ourselves. I am so thankful that we can relate to each other and love the laughter and activities that we embark on together. Life is much better with family!! Chris' family lives far, far away and he fits in perfectly and has been lovingly accepted. Our family is....

...ETERNAL!!!

Got Snortin' Laughter?

Have you ever laughed so hard you cry and snort at the same time? Well- Let me tell you a little story.... (h-hum)

Once upon a time... Brandi was sittin' on a couch watching TV. She happened to be sitting in the middle of the sofa between her prince and brother. All of the sudden, her mom asks if she can have a shoulder rub. As Brandi gets on the floor to crawl over to the recliner, McKay(the oh-so-quick brother) decides to sit in front of said recliner. After some loving wrestling Brandi finally got up into the chair. Mom had to coax the oh-so-quick brother to get some homework done. Things were going great until....the oh-so-quick brother decides that he needs to see everyone. Slowly the recliner begins to tip back ever so slightly. When Brandi looked like a stranded turtle(yeah-on the back with the arms and legs flailing around in the air),the o-s-q brother puts the chair down. Everything was almost normal except for the snaughing but then the o-s-q brother instantly decided that he liked the "stranded turtle" and did it over and over. The end............

Playin' it Old School

I play a lot of video games. Currently I just beat a game on xbox, but I play games with both brothers on Super Nintendo. I was privileged to get to Kirby's Dream Course with McKay. McKay hates this game because I usually win. The other night he received his back-to-school gift by beating me. We played the 2 player Wispy Woods course. I was able to maintain a slight lead for the majority of the time, but lost my concentration which lead to my eventual downfall. I am player 2 in this picture-what happened? Well, I am very grateful that McKay can take time out of his busy teenage life to hang out with his sister..So thanks McKay.

Summertime Rock!!!!

We have been playing Guitar Hero quite a bit. We have fun and laughs, but it is a lot easier to sit and watch the pro while he stands.


Standing will not only generate the full rockstar effect, but will increase your accuracy.

















Look at that score and meter reading.



Sweet success.

ICE SKATING............

On Tuesday, my brothers and I went ice skating. Well, I just watched. It was 2 hours of wintery bliss. We had so much fun! Chad drove to a new ice rink(new to me). I was able to get lots of pictures and laughs. I haven't had that much fun in quite a long time. The boys had a blast skating around and around and they even enjoyed trying to skate backwards. After 1 hour you can see the red coldness on my feet and after 2 hours you can really see it on Chad's arms. The cold wasn't too unbearable until the

ice had to be cleaned. After that there was a very uncomfortable chill in the air. I have never been more thrilled to walk into the thick, hot wall of the 100+ degree sun in all my life. My words of advice are simple--

Wear long sleeves and don't forget your socks!!!!!!!!!!!!