Back to School

Things seem to be rushing by very quickly. Jamie just started a new semester and Michelle is in the beginning throngs of high school (again).

Brigham Young University is littered with students who have no apparent fashion sense. There are those that really believe Yankee apparel, moon boats, and skinny jeans look good. There friends must be lying to them. I suppose in academia people are allowed to be weird. I won't even get started on the bizarre fashions in the art department. Who would ever marry an artist? I don't know. Anyways, it's funny to be back at school because it seems that when you are here you have never left, and you never had a summer vacation. So maybe that isn't really funny, its more of an awful sinking feeling. Anyways, classes seem to be good (probably because its just review) and seem to already require a multitude of homework. In fact Michelle is typing this while I am studying so that I can multi task. I hope it makes you laugh because she is laughing while she is writing it!

Payson High School is a fun place to work. Some of the coolest things is that there are more trucks than cars in the parking lot, students who are proud to be third generation farmers, and a plethora of Spanish students who think my last name is funny (they will be disappointed when it changes). One of the funniest moments was when a girl came to my 3D design class and told me that the counselors just put her in the class but she was sure she couldn't be in it because she can't see 3D. I almost laughed out loud. High school students are so weird. I can't even believe that they ever make it through that stage (and some never do). The good thing about all of this is that I am discovering that I love coming home from work and seeing jamie. Being in the same state is a whole lot easier. Anyways, the thing that makes Payson High the best is the other teachers and the administration that I work with. They are super nice, and support me when I have to send students to the office to shave (often) and when I have to kick the druggies out of the hallway. Pretty sweet, eh!

Oh well, that seems to be enough for now. We will post more latter when we aren't surrounded by other students in the Library.

We're back - and with pictures! This just happens to be a random assortment of the small collection of pictures we have taken recently (neither of us seems to be very good at remembering to take pictures, sorry). Although none of these are our engagement photos. Once those are edited we will post them so you may all see our silly faces. Awesome. Anyways, without further annoyance....

Bridal Veil Falls - this was taken on our way back from taking our engagment photos! It was such a beautiful day! This is a preview of our actual engagement pictutres (minus us).

Here is Jamie cooking - one of the only things that we have time to do togther. En mui Fuego!

The new LaPierre family singers. Their first performance was on a double date. Cris and Jamie sang to each other all night long. I have one word for you... Harmony!

This was a random reception that we crashed.
It was for a good cause - long lost Boston friends are always worth it.

First BYU football game of the season. BYU vs. New
Mexico. We won. Sorry Katie and Micah. In your
defense there were some bad calls against you. Michelle thought it would be good to post this picture so that you can be introduced to some of her family members. Most of you will see them in December and I felt it good to warn you of there eccentricity. Lets just say in December you will find out what the term DeMartini really means. This is her dad and her littlest brother Simon.

Well, thats all for now folks. Peace!