"I'm not gonna lie..."

Yesterday, Zach and I were able to have lunch with one of our favorite old friend/co-worker/mission buddy of Zachs. We were so excited to have our first Idaho visitor! Okay, so he really wasn't in Memphis to see us, but we can pretend. It was awesome to see Steve and to meet his sweet girlfriend, Whitney. We are hoping that since Whitney is from Memphis that he will come to visit more often! :) It was great to reminisce about all the fun times back in the "cave" at Melaleuca, hear some wonderful mission stories, and laugh about all the crazy things in Memphis.

Steve and Whitney


Zach and Steve...and some crazy guy chopping weeds in a random field?

The 4 of us at Steak and Shake :)

Video

We had an exciting day in our office on Monday. News Channel 5 came in with a homeless man that had been firebombed. Don't know what that is? Neither did I, so I will try to explain. Someone threw a beer bottle full of gasoline and lit it on fire at this man which gave him third degree burns. His glasses were destroyed in this process and that is how he came to be in our office on Monday. Both Katie and I have been trying to figure out for two days now how to post the video on our blogs but we haven't had any success. So, here is the link and you may need to scroll down to find the video named, "Road to Recovery."

http://www.wmctv.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=2367253&at1=News&h1=Road To Recovery (4-8-08)

Quote

I had to take this class in college called, Readings 400, where the first half of the semester we discussed Plato and Aristotle's views on art and poetry and the second half was spent reading what artists had to say about art. I thought it was going to be a really boring class but I actually ended up enjoying it a lot. I made a journal of all my favorite quotes and the quotes I had to memorize for the class. Last night I got out the journal and read through it and came across one of my absolute favorites, so I thought I would share it.

Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? Why does one love the night, flowers, everything around one, without trying to understand them? But in the case of a painting people have to understand. If only they would realize above all that an artist works of necessity, that he himself is only a trifling bit of the world, and that no more importance should be attached to him than to plenty of other things which please us in the world, though we can't explain them. People who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree. -Picasso

I love this quote mainly because it is so true. I have had many people tell me that they would like art more if they understood it better...why do you have to understand it? Then there are people like me that try to understand it too much at times and I really have no idea what I am talking about! I love art. I love learning about all kinds of art but I love learning about the artists themselves the most. I guess it helps me understand their art more. :)

Where's your foot?!

Today is my best friend's birthday...Happy Birthday Beck! Becky and I have been friends since Junior High when she thought I liked her boyfriend. Ya know what they say, keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Ha Ha. Well, it didn't take her long to figure out that I didn't like her boyfriend but we stayed friends and when her and that boy broke up a year later, we became the best of friends. We've been through a lot together throughout the years. We haven't let the miles come between our friendship either since we haven't lived in the same state for 6 years. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever met in my life. She knows the real meaning of friendship and is always by my side whenever I need her. Even when I do stupid things, she is there for me, after she lets me know that I was in the wrong. :) In honor of her birthday I thought I would share some pictures of the past....enjoy.
Us at Old Fongs in high school :)

Me, Becky, Ashlie, and Lisa taking pictures before going to Retrix...ha ha.

I LOVE this picture! This is Becky pretending to be a jellyfish...notice the shower cap on her head. This was taken the second night we were in Mexico, the first night Becky was stung by a jellyfish...ouch.

She was my maid of honor...

Becky's wedding with her dad and Grandma Ree

Graduating from Utah State

She surprised me for my birthday last year by coming up to Rexburg for a surprise party! It was the best surprise ever!!

Christmas 2007...after eating at New Fongs. It has been a tradition since high school.



One more blast from the past...



Check out that awesome hair!! :)

I love you Becky! You are the best friend anyone could ever ask for. Thanks for always being there for me. Thanks for the many years of fun, random, moments! I miss you!!