My Heaven on Earth

Oh, how I miss the snow! It seems to fall all around me but never very much in Gunnison. I always hear stories of how Gunnison used to get a lot snow but in the last 10 years I have not really seen it.

I miss the lake effect that Magna use to get. I remember the winters of 1982-83 I believe because of the floods of 1983 (I was only 8 or 9 then). We would help my mom shovel the snow after the plows would fill our driveway back up with snow. My dad would help us build a big snow ramp in our front yard for us to go sledding down. We would also go to Hunter park and go sledding down the big hill on the weekends. My mom would make us homemade hot chocolate. We would also build giant snowmen in our front yard. This tradition would continue throughout the years. We would also add the hills at our elementary school Lakeridge. It had steep hills and jumps, it was a riot. Now they have fenced it off so kids can't have the fun we did. We did this all through our teen years.

I had to have a boyfriend who liked the snow. They had to make snow angels, snowmen, have snowball fights, be willing to help shovel the basketball court with me to play ball or at least a game of H-O-R-S-E. My husband Jerold really does not like the cold but he does tolerate the snow for me. When we were dating I had him outside on a Christmas party at night with no winter coat or gloves and we were making snow angels and we also made a snowman. We were soaked. I didn't mind, those who don't know me, I never wear a coat and use to wear shorts and sandals in the snow (I was wearing shoes, socks, Levis and a long sleeve shirt so I was really dressed warm) but Jerold he was freezing but he married me anyways.

When my parents moved to Bountiful they still got the lake effect and they lived on the bench; it was my dream, more snow!!! After a big storm I will call and talk to my dad to see how much snow they have gotten. Then I mope because we have nothing here. If by chance we get more then a skiff of snow in Gunnison I am on the phone to my parents, my sister and my brother telling them the wonderful news.

My Heaven on Earth would be for me to have white fluffy snow surrounding me!!!

Eight Years of Marriage

This month also brought about eight years of marriage for Jerold and I. We were married on March 10, 2001 in Mesquite. We "eloped" and invited all our families and brought the kids. My best friend Heather was also there. It was the funnest day. Kira was my Maid of Honor, Adam and Whit were Jerold's Best Men, my niece McKenzie was my Flower Girl and Alexis was my honorary Flower Girl(she was quite not 2 years old). We were married by the Reverend Johnny B. Love (that was his real name).

We spent the night in our wedding attire eating at the Oasis Buffet (I ate BBQ ribs in my wedding dress and did not get a drop on me. That was a surprise to everyone), playing miniature golf with our kids and my brother, video games, and having a great time. We went to San Diego for our honeymoon.

Here is a picture of our family then:



And eight years later:



This photo also includes my brother Jason, my sister-in-law Angie, my parents Kevin and Dorothy and my father and mother-in-law Delmar and Shirley.

For our anniversary we went to my favorite Mexican restaurant in Salina called El Mexicano. It is soooo good. It is worth the almost 2 hour drive from Salt Lake to come and visit me to go eat there. We were going to go see "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in Gunnison but we did not want to rush dinner so we missed the movie. So seeing we were close to Richfield we called our son Whit to see what movie was playing there, it was not one we wanted to see. Well, I knew there was one in Ephraim, so we ended up driving all the way to Ephraim from Salina to see "Taken". But we had time to kill so we went to Paulie's Brain Freeze for an old fashion malt. They were yummy! Then off to the movies we went. The movie was great. I really recommend "Taken", it was full of action and it was suspenseful.

My Sister Tied The Knot!!!

I am so excited to say that my sister got married this month to a wonderful man named Jeff. They were married on March 7th. I think Jeff will make a great dad, well officially a great step-dad to McKenzie and Alexis.


She made such a beautiful bride and my niece McKenzie was a beautiful Maid of Honor and Alexis a cute Brides Maid, and Rebecca a darling flower girl. They are pictured here with my all my grandparents, my dad and mom, and me and my brother.


This is myside of the family. We are all here except my son Adam, his wife Nikkie and my grandaughter Erica.



The wedding cake.