Mesquite '08

Since winter is ending and spring is just around the corner it seems like everyone gets a little antsy to finally be able to do all of the fun activities that winter prohibits. This leaves us with two options. 1 -we could just hold our horses for another month until spring was legitimately here or 2- do as my family does and go to the desert where it's spring year round!
So, since my parents and brothers couldn't wait another month to get out the clubs, we all loaded up and met in mesquite for a weekend of fun.
I'm not the best golfer, so that wasn't quite enough motivation for me to make the drive. However when I told Ashley that my family was going to be in mesquite, she immediately got excited for a weekend of sun with the Tuckers (this obviously got me more then excited to make the trip, now that I knew I was going to have the girl I love as my copilot for the trek:)

Scott, Dad, and Brian getting ready to tee-off on day 1
Ashley pretending to study physics while the picture was being taken so her parents would believe her that she studied all weekend long
Mom, Ash and I finishing our round of golf. I think I came in last. Who would've known that those two babes were such sharpshooters:)

Weekend Update

Holy smokes! I haven't blogged FOREVER!!! To all of my loyal fans out there, I sincerely apologize for my lack of diligence. I know that viewing my blog takes up countless hours of your leisure time, so I'm extremely sorry for the massive amounts of boredom that must have overwhelmed your lives:)
Anywho, Here's what you've missed-
1. Valentines Day- In short...it was amazing. I could write it all down, but Ash already did it some beautifully in her blog that i think you should all just go check it out. So just click on her name on the left of my blog under "peeps" to check it out.
2. St. George trip-
For Brad's birthday we made a trip down to St. George for President Day weekend. It was super fun. Brad, Gordy, Chase, Jonny and I all made the trip. We camped at a sweet little camp site on the shores of a resivour. Everyday we woke up and mountain biked until about noon , ate lunch, and then headed out to the cliffs to do some rock climbing. It was tons of fun... Check it out!

Setting up camp...Don't ask me what Brad is pointing at
Ruff Riders - Just look at how hard core we are
Chase just needed alittle help getting started
Jonny was running up those cliffs like a little mountain goat

Brad was giving us the 4-1-1 on how to climb

This is how Brad spent the majority of his time on the trails. Lets just say it took him awhile to figure out his clip-in pedals.

Jonny hiked up along side one of the routes to get some sweet angles for some sweet pics

Us at the top of Paradise Rim. It was a super fun ride.

Gordy conquering the cliffs

Brad and I trying to keep warm in the morning

The boys are back in town

Life is a funny thing. It seems like you always want, to some degree, what you can't have.
All last semester, all four of us were single. It seemed like every night, whether we liked it or not, was guy's night. Now, it seems the curse has been lifted. We've finally been able to convince some amazing girls into liking us:) As you can probably guess this means that we spend about every free second we have...not with the boys.
So, we decided we'd do a throwback night. You know, just for old times sake.
So Friday night was guys night. Of course we did what any normal group of guys would do on a guys night; basketball game, greasy food, Nintendo, and war movies. It was perfect:)



This was the halftime entertainment at the flash game. His name was Rubber Man! He was amazing!

Burger supreme... It puts a little hair on your chest


The Wii, ya gotta love it.

VICTORY!
Defeat...
Home run derby

Deer Valley

Last weekend was the official Visa Freestyle International Ariel Competition. Heather was on her way up there to meet with her friends and passed the idea on to us. When she told us about it, we pulled together a last minute date and had a great time. Gordy, Jenn, Ashley and I all went up to the competition. We ended up arriving a little late at Deer Valley and missed out on the ariels. However we did get to enjoy live entertainment and fireworks. The event took place half way up the hill at a mid-mountain lodge. We rode the chairlift up and then enjoyed the night.
Once our fingers were frozen we decided to head into downtown Park City. Gordy had a gift certificate to Main Street Pizza and Noodle Company. It was amazing! We felt like we were living the high life. Thanks to the gift certificate we could finally afford a better meal then 2 Junior bacon cheeseburgers and a small frosty:)
All and all it was a super fun night with some super fun gals!

The passing of a prophet

Sunday night around 8:00 was just a normal night. Roommates and friends filled the apartment. Ashley and I making some hot coco. I went across the hall to borrow a mug when I heard the news. The prophet of my youth had passed away. Shock, sadness, and a little doubt were my first reactions. However it didn't take long for an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and love to fill my heart. What a great reunions must have occurred. Not just with President Hinckley and his wife, but with the lord. Don't forget the thousands of souls he had touched over the years. Those who he preached to in England. Those to whom he loved and comforted in Asia. And the millions on the other side, who never did meet him in flesh. So grateful for the temple work that was done for them in one of the many temples of his era. I'm sure tears where shed and hugs were shared.
In later hours of reflection I realized why exactly it was that I loved him so much. He was a man of integrity. He was who he was. A man of faith, of diligence. The world loved him, the church followed him. But why did I love him? Why did I feel so close to him? He was special to me because he formed who I am. Countless spiritual experiences that are so dear to me are somehow related to Gordon B. Hinckley. The dedication of the Spokane temple. Regional conference in Spokane. Listening to "Way to Be" on tape coming home from Utah. Feeling the need to "raise the bar." Innumerable general conference addresses when he spoke directly to me. Stand a little taller. Forget yourself and go to work. Forgive. Shun pornography. No gambling. Go forward with faith.
With the passing of the prophet will not pass my testimony or my faith. They say the best way to remember someone is to live as they once did....and so I will.

http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/200/5127/

http://photo.byu.edu/video.php?cat1=Slide%20Shows&cat2=General&cat3=2008&cat4=Hinckley%20Tribute

Night 'O Fun

Last Saturday Heather hosted her first official Night 'O Fun of 2008. We had quite the group there. Brad, Rendy and Dylan were the featured guests. There also were, Chase and Squiley, Gordy and Jenn, Jonny, and Ashley and I. We started it off with an amazing homemade authentic Mexican dish (tostadas w/ tinga) prepared by Heather. Just as we were going to sit down to eat, Heather put a little twist on the night. Little did we know that all of us had a phrase written on the bottom of our plates. This phrase was to be said before the night was over. Just to give you an idea of why this was so funny, here are some of the phrases that we had to, most uncomfortably, say.
Rendy "I used to want to teach high school English until i realized that it was just because I thought 17 year old guys were hot"
Brad " It's a proven fact that guacamole increases a man's sperm count"
Jenn " Did you all know that Merilyn Monroe was shot by JFK?"
Jonny "I think that the church should promote gay rights because there are too many members feeling left out."
Ashley " I had my first kiss when I was 17 years old while I was hanging upside down on the monkey bars."
Katie "This horchata is making me a little tipsy. I want to get on the table and dance"
These are just a few. As you can imagine it made for some pretty good laughs. It also provided some pretty stressed out guests wondering how they were going to say their phrases without everyone thinking they were just nuts. (keep in mind about half the group didn't know anyone there so first impressions were on the line)
Needless to say it was a super fun night! Thanks Heath! Jonny the chauffeur
Ash and I got demoted to the back of the buss. Brought back some memories of my childhood:)
The FOOD!!!
From left to right: Jenn, Ashley, Rendy, Me, Gordy Brad
Everyone just relaxed as the food settled and the conversation jumped from phrase to phrase

Flash Game

For those of you who haven't been in Provo for while there's a new show in town. The Utah Flash! They are a NBA-D league team. Basically it's the equivalent of a farm system in baseball. Players who were drafted by NBA teams out of college but aren't quite good enough to be on the teams, or players that are going through some sort of rehab for an injury. They play at the UVSC arena and tickets are like 5 bucks. In laymen's terms: Sweet basketball + 5 dollar courtside tickets= sweetness.



We went to one of the games with our FHE group.
The boys and I sporting our free Flash garb
Eating the pizza we won at the game for being the coolest fans ever.
Chase's little sister, Brooke, is a "Flash Dancer".