Its Official !!!

It was 6:30 AM on a gorgeous Sunday morning and we decided to keep going north after dropping off some friends at the airport. We were headed to Sedona, Arizona. After attending a wonderful church service-we started out, camera in hand, backpack ready, and faces aglow.
We found a little trail off the 89A, which led to Oak Creek. Tyler used his navigational skills which landed us perfectly at the riverbed. As we were still in our church clothes, we jumped from rock to rock until we spotted a fallen tree and decided to rest there.
Tyler had a few surprises planned. After taking some pictures of the beautiful scenery, he had me view the first surprise-which I found in his backpack! It was everything I could have asked for-Bride Barbie Christine and Groom Ken Tyler. We role played their proposal-which included Tyler’s doll “kneeling” (doing the splits on a log because those knees don’t bend).
Tyler then got on his knee (and it got wet as we were still in the middle of the creek) and asked me to marry him. He was so excited that he put the ring on the right finger, but stopped before he got to the first knuckle, as he just wanted to kiss me! We just held each other and shed some tears because of our wonderful story and how we plan to continue in our love and commitment to one another.
We are planning on getting married in the San Diego Temple on Saturday, August 15, 2009. We are so excited to share this time with our loved ones and appreciate all the planning and effort on our behalf.

Dearest Tyler "Otanjoubi omedetou"
I love you and are so thankful you came into our family


Here are 26 of my favorite things about Tyler-
1. He has a great sense of humor and finds the funny side of situations.
2. Tyler will help everybody, like a mentally challenged kid in high school who was picked on until Tyler, the ASB president, took him under his wing and became his best ally.
3. Tyler has an awesome whistle that sports a wicked vibrato and you cannot help but smile when you hear him.
4. Tyler has bulging muscles and confidently shows them.
5. Tyler loves to forecast what will happen on Lost and will be sure that you know he was right!
6. Tyler looks like my side of the family!!! :-)
7. Tyler is a natural born leader, even when he tries to fly below the radar they find him.
8. Tyler is a very hard worker, he will stay at a job until he is satisfied
9. Tyler has Grandpa Johnson's love for plants and nature and loves to get his hands dirty.
10. Tyler has an incredible memory.
11. Tyler is competitive - again taking after my side of the family.
12. Tyler can mix words, nonsense words that are crazy funny.
13. Tyler is a deep thinker, and will study things out until he understands them.
14. Tyler is spiritual, he has cultivated a love for the Lord and his work.
15. Tyler shares willingly.
16. Tyler can fake like he is going to throw up when he thinks something is disgusting.
16. Tyler has always been my hugger.
17. Tyler will make the best out of a situation, he doesn't need things to be perfect to be content.
18. Tyler is a team builder, lifting everyone around him.
19. Tyler has no problem communicating in public or social situations - totally opposite from me.
20. Tyler is open minded, judging after he reasons things out from himself.
21. Tyler loves to play like he is crying - and actually sometimes fools people.
22. I love watching Tyler play water polo, he is sneaky, smooth and it's like watching poetry in motion.
23. Tyler is a great missionary, he is a positive example of the best the gospel can bring to one's life.
24. Tyler is adventurous, willing to try new foods, new activities and travel to strange places.
25. Tyler totally loves his brother and sister, gives them advise and encouragement
26. Tyler has a great love for me, calls me at critical times and is always willing to do whatever he can to lighten my load.

Happy Birthday Tyler.

Obama to ASU

Considering my graduation commencement address from BYU was given by Vice President Dick Cheney, I jumped at the opportunity yesterday to see President Obama speak at Arizona State's Graduation ceremony. We were required to be seated at 2:30 for a 7 pm start to allow enough time for security. Water was being sold at the price of alcohol ($5.50 per bottle). It was more a more comprehensive security screening than if we getting on an airplane. Not only that but it is mid May in Tempe, Arizona so temperatures were in the high 90's low 100's. As pre-Obama entertainment and to kill time after we were seated Christine and I had a contest to see who could find the most awkward/embarrassing sweat mark and there was no lack of qualified candidates.
Part of the reason President Obama was scheduled for the event was because of his support for higher education and accessibility for all. This is ASU's motto and accordingly it was the largest graduating class in the country with over 9,000 graduates. Sun Devil Stadium was full with over 70,000 people. Part of the entertainment included Alice Cooper playing, among other songs "School is Out". The commencement address itself was very inspirational and applicable. Pres. Obama joked about the controversy surrounding the fact that ASU did not award him an Honorary Doctorate degree and used this as a theme to talk about how neither himself nor the graduates had accomplished the body of their work. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

My New Favorite Extreme Sport

This past weekend I found my new favorite extreme sport. Unfortunately this sport is so extreme, its a sport you can only watch. :) But its actually a big thing for people who know about it and its a lot of fun to learn about and follow. It's AIR RACING! My mom and dad and I went to the Red Bull Air Races this past weekend here in San Diego. The San Diego Bay is the only place in all of America that these world championship air races are! The Red Bull Air Race Championship happens in 6 cities throughout the world each year. They are: Abu Dhabi, San Diego, Windsor Ontario, Budapest, Porto, and Barcelona. It was soooo much fun to go watch the time trails the Saturday of the races. The planes are so small and fast and its just amazing! You should go to redbullairrace.com and check it out a little bit. But first here are some pictures and a video of what we saw on Saturday. :)

Oh what a beautiful ......

Done!!