Top TEN reasons why everyone should have a Brian.

10) Not only does it come with free entry into any National Park in the western US, but you also get gear and lessons on any outdoor adventure sport that exists (except maybe tennis and golf).

9) He knows why the ocean is salty, what makes those cool formations in the rocks, why the oven doesn't work and the car door won't close, what that bird is, how to paint a moutain range, where to go from here and how to make bread.

8) He'll sing with you in choir, in your pajamas, on a long trip, in a canyon and pretty much just about anywhere.

7) He's got the sweetest smile, the cutest freckles and the brightest eyes around. Not to mention those sexy muscles.

6) It's his idea to sit on the second pew, sing in chior, read a conference talk, go out with the missionaries or go visit someone (well. . . most of the time).

5) No doubt his kitchen percussion skills are off the hook. He knows how to make more than one kind a jam (*wink). . . okay, seriously corney.

4) Those chores that you always hated doing on Saturdays as a kid . . .yeah, you'll never have to do that again. Sometimes I think Saturdays are as sacred as Sundays.

3) You will get perfectly cooked eggs for the rest of your life.

2) Comes with double sleeping bag. No further explanation needed.

1) You don't have to worry about old guy gut and post-married lameness. . . things just keep getting better.

Here's where we'll be working this summer

It's official, Angela got the Park Guide job at Island in the Sky/Canyonlands so we'll both be wearing the green and grey this summer!

birfday hoop-la

Yesterday was my 25th birthday. It actually began Friday night (I think Brian got the hint that for me it's actually a birthday weekend). We went to Sedona (the Park City of Arizona) and camped and mountian biked and then drove home in time for the WW leadership broadcast. It was so dang fun! Not only that but I wore my chacos and got farmer's tan. Sunday when we woke up I asked Brian to bring me my presents in bed and grape juice. He quickly returned baring gifts and a goblet of grape juice. Sweet. I ate two chocolate chip cookies (cath sent them) and thought about how many times I've had cookies for my birthday breakfast in the last five years. I think the best part of the whole day was that I got to spend the entire thing with Brian. No work and no good-byes. Just how I wanted it.

Alvin is Famous

Hey everybody check out the BYU home page byu.edu. Can you guess who the red head is 3rd from the right? Yup, Alvin Anderson. I knew he couldn't stay hidden forever. Holywood here he comes. Forget geoglogy, you're a star.

The place to be

My good friend Austin from GC High called me today and said "guess what, I got a job as a backcoutnry ranger at Canyonlands this summer!" I replied, "What, did you know that I have a job there too?" Turns out we both were hired by the same District Ranger and will be working together in the same district; sweet huh. We'll probably get to do patrols and rescues together. Anybody else want to come to the desert? We're still hoping that Angela gets hired at Island in the Sky.

Brian