Happy Birthday Natalie!!!

Happy Birthday...to a LOVELY SISTER, mother, wife, daughter, grand-daughter, step-daughter...WE LOVE YOU!

happy baptism DEMMY!

loving winter in st. george...

I guess I'm the only person I know whose church time hasn't changed in the new year...except Jen...Calvary Chapel doesn't change time...OR my athiest and/or agnostic friends...I don't think they have much problem with time change either...I think even my satan worshiping friend's church is an hour later from 2am to 3am...MY church service is still 9.30-10 am every sunday morning...mostly music, with a short and lovely "spoken word"...I can't imagine sitting through one, two, or even three hours of church...ew...I recently tried out the local Episcopal Church...NO THANKS...stand up, sit down, kneel down, stand up, sing, recite, sit down, pass the plate, sit down, stand up...WHAT?!? I mean, they seem like a nice bunch of people and all BUT the church service has got to go!...SO...I'm sticking to my church service and LOVING IT!

Ring Christmas Bells!

Ring Christmas Bells! This weekend I journeyed up to Ogden, Utah to stay with Mom, Breon, and Aleena AND to experience the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Event...this has got to be my favorite singing group...OF ALL TIME! Mom had 4 tickets so Grandma Waite, Aleena, Aunt Darlene and myself were able to attend. Mom and Breon and Aunt Kaylene and Uncle Greg were security for the event. This is certainly one of my top ten favorite shows EVER seeing live...the only Christmas event that comes close is the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and I love the Temple Square show the best! I drove my Jeep (The Gorn Mobile) on it's maiden voyage...SO FAR it is performing almost as perfect as The Choir! Thank you Mom for your generosity this weekend and for ringing in a wonderful Christmas Holiday!

mi amore Leidy

I arrived home today to find a birthday package from New York City...inside...a gorgeous painting by one of my dearest friends...Leidy says: "I called the painting Happy Birthday Brice! because I did it especially for you for your birthday...it has some of the things you love in life...nature, especially during fall...you of course gotta love my Brice in the middle...the walks in the park that you love...and if you see the little luggage next to the little bench that represents how much you love traveling, and how you can't stay too long in one single place...and of course I know you like the color green too...Love you!" Thank you Leidy for giving such a priceless gift...your talent is amazing and this gift means the world to me...P.S. Leidy and I promised in writing we would get married October 31, 2010 if we were both still single...the colors are black and green...P.S. I always send birthday presents that arrive days and/or weeks late and it REALLY does make the birthday last longer...I love it!

celebrate life

My thirty-third year began with a celebration that seemed as perfect as possible...Grandma Faye, Ryan, Torsten and myself spent the morning hiking and seeing the sites in Zion National Park...I had forgotten how majestic this amazing place is! Dinner was at my favorite St. George Mexican restaurant, PANCHO and LEFTY'S...guests included Grandma Beth, Ryan, Megan, Torsten, Brysen, Monty, April, Monica, Danny, Daniel, Maciey, and Dylan Polad! The celebration began when my Mom visited November 1st, and will, of course, continue until the end of the month! Thank you EVERYONE for being such a special part of my wonderful life!