Thatcher

Chace and Rachel NORTON


The day after I came home from Utah, I went to Thatcher for Chace Norton's reception. He married a girl, Rachel Nelson, from Mesa. THEY ARE SO CUTE AND SO HAPPY TOGETHER!! It's so good to see your friends happy! Chace has always been a good friend. He always claimed we used him, haha whatever. It was a plus that he had 4-wheelers and a rhino and he would take us everywhere and usually pay and be our source of entertainment. haha But that's not why we loved him! Chace would do anything for us if we needed him! He would jump moriah's car anytime she needed it (which was often, because she ALWAYS left her lights on), one time he moved our fridgerator and stove out and swept under them! WHAT BOY DOES THAT? I knew I could call him for anything! He's great. Rachel is a lucky girl! Congratulations Chace!


I went to thatcher again one week later. My roommate Layne from Alaska flew down to spend a week with Brittani Clonts and I before we all flew to OK for the wedding. It was fun for her to see Thatcher and the places we both talked about so much.

Casa Manana
This is my favorite place to eat in Thatcher. It always has been. The first time I ever went to Thatcher was with my mom. We went to check out the town and look at my apartment. I remember calling my dad and telling him we were at a loss of where to eat dinner; there are only 3 recognizable, popular restaurants: McDonalds, Taco Bell and Burger King. So he told us to find the most hole in the wall place and try it out. We took his advice and went to Casa. WE LOVED IT! I got a Little Daddy. haha sounds wierd but it's like a tostada on steriods with chicken on it. AmAzing. Their ice is better than Sonic and they have FlOuR chips. IT is SOO good. THe Gila Valley has amazing mexican food. Utah needs to learn from them, I had mexican food 1 time in the 9 months I lived there... it doesn't exist!



We got to see Chani too! I hadn't seen her since she got married! Her and Jory are so cute and happy. and they're pregnant!!!
Terra drove to my house from Flagstaff, then drove with Layne and I the rest of the way. We also picked up Kelsey in Mesa. It was a fun ride. I miss those girls so much!










BRYNA's BRIDAL SHOWER!

Bryna's Bridal shower was that weekend too. She is the cutest girl and so excited to be marrying Tyler! I can't believe she is getting married. I will always remember her as the little high school girl who used to come and visit Melindy and I when we were freshman! Then as my cute roommate who would scream my name in a high pitched voice "PAAAM!". haha She is a favorite for SURE! Always happy. Always says it like it is.

AND... she always looks cute... no matter what she is wearing! I love you Bryna!













PICNIC

I would always tell Layne about life at EA. How it was so relaxed and time just stood still! One thing Terra and I would do a LOT (sometimes even when we were supposed to be in class, especially our drama class) is lay on the grass at south campus. It is so pretty, so many trees and the grass is perfectly green, perfectly watered, perfectly mowed!! (the inmates take care of the property, so it gets lots of attention. I think they mowed it every other day! :)

So... Layne decided to try it out for herself, I think I have her convinced! When you lay out on the grass you are surrounded by a scene out of a book. Dirt roads, railroad tracks, horses, cotton fields and part of campus. AmAzing. We had a picnic, took a nap and went longboarding. I loved it... it was like OLD times!




LAYNE I'M glad YOU CAME TO visit!!!

I know... I know...

Yes... I am AWARE! I have been a slacker on my blog! I have been so so busy! Sorry! I thought after the semester was over life would slow down... instead it's only picked up and gone faster and faster. One day after finals my parents picked me and all my stuff up in Provo, we drove home the next day. The day after that I drove to thatcher and went to Chace Norton's wedding reception, two days later Layne flew in to visit for a week. A week later layne, brittani and I flew to Tulsa. I was there for a week, flew home and worked as my mom's slave for 6 days 'til our family for Texas flew in. 4 days after that Brittany graduated from HIGH SCHOOL! yeah. We had a party for her that night, the next day we went to coolidge for my twin cousin's 22nd birthday. now its 2 days after that.... I'VE BEEN BUSY PEOPLE! but things better start slowing down or I am going to DIE! there are many posts to come.... i just did Oklahoma... I'll do more tomorrow.

Oklahoma

Since my roommate Michelle was getting married, Brittani, Layne, Allie (our neighbor) and I went to Oklahoma to celebrate with her and help her family with the wedding. It was fun for all of us roommates to be together outside of school... all we had to worry about was having F-U-N!

Michelle and Zane were married May 9th! I had such a good time, although when I came home I was completely exhausted!! I worked SO SO hard! I feel completely confident that I could plan and execute a wedding of my own! While we were there Layne took Michelle's Bridals, we set up the cultural hall for the reception, I decorated the vases and put flowers in them, I made corsages and butineers, we helped Michelle's mom prepare the food... it was a lot of work! But we enjoyed being a part of it... here are some pics of our 5 day stay in Tulsa, Oklahoma!

The wedding was held at the Oklahoma City Temple, about a 2 hour drive from Tulsa... yet look how many people showed up!

The reception was HUGE! Since Zane and Michelle are both from Tulsa, both lived there their whole lives, evERyONE was there... like all of tulsa! The roommates manned the food table, it was quite a job. Allie refilled the punch bowl, Brittani dished out the dip-n-dots and I refilled the meat trays. By the end of the night we were exhausted... but it was SO much fun!

Notice the goldfish? Ya, that was Zane's idea!

Caleb and Logan helped me do the cake! I was so lost... I had never done that before!

Zane and Michelle with their nieces and nephews.

Zane's parents put on a big BBQ for the family. His house was really fun... we played on the boat on the pond, ate lots and lots of smoked meat, and talked and laughed.

Zane and his siblings
Zach, Ziek, Zane, Ginger, Janelle
They were so fun! I feel like I have known them forever!!!!

At the BBQ at Zane's house the night before the wedding

Logan, Allie, Layne, me, Brittani, Michelle and Zane!

Zane's niece Addie. She is so cute... she winks!

Britani and Allie on the boat on the pond

We took Michelle's Bridals in a park by her house and then in downtown Broken Arrow (the town where she lives, just outside Tulsa). It was so much fun. She is beautiful and SO photogenic! Layne took all the pics, she did a great job! Brittani, Allie and I all wore matching colors by coincidence, so funny, we looked like the assistants in uniform!

One of the highlights of being in Tulsa happened the first night we were there... the tornado sirens went off! It was so cool. We were eating at a restaurant with her family when they started! We went outside where Michelle's dad showed us the wall cloud and how fast the clouds were actually moving... it was such a rush.

Lowe's Hardware Store was next door, Michelle's brother Ernie called and said that him and his wife were there and the employees made them go to the back of the store because the storm was getting bad. After hearing this, Michelle's mom checked out the restaurants walk-in freezer by way of the waitress, just in case we needed to take refuge. As we were watching everything suddenly became very very quiet... the calm before the storm! Then it hit hard! Hail and all. Apparently, the tornado did touch down several places... but we were all safe and didn't even have to use the walk-in.

I guess this is all apart of life in TORNADO ALLEY!