arizona life

I know it has been forever since I have blogged. However, it is not entirely my fault. We don't have internet and tonight, Allan was lucky enough to try a neighbor's network and it worked. Anyway, as you can see from the picture, Allan and I are adjusting very well and quickly to Arizona and we are already huge fans of all Arizona's teams. We love it here! Allan is staying really busy with law school and I am staying really bored working as a banker. ( I am grateful I have a job though.) Our routine is the same everyday: I drop Allan off at the library on my way to work at 8am and then I pick him up on my way home at 6pm. Then, he studies and reads for another couple hours at night while I'm bored. But this week has been great because he is on fall break so we have been hanging out and having so much fun. Our apartment is small but we love it. We live in Tempe close to campus and right off the freeway but our complex is still very nice and quiet. It has a pool and a 24 hour fitness center and a QT across the steet (a really extravagant gas station slash market). I love the heat and the weather is cooling down but staying warm. I could definitely see us living here forever. I just can't wait until the winter when there is no snow! Anyway, I thought I'd write a little but I will be posting some more pictures soon. To all our friends and family in Idaho, we love you and miss you and Idaho. I promise. :)

Our Cruise

So Allan and I decided to make a vacation out of our trip to San Diego to visit the Cal Western law school campus. We went on a 7 day cruise to Mexico! Our stops were Cabo, Mazatlan, and La Paz. It was so much fun!







We did a lot of snorkeling!






We saw some really old, very Catholic churches.




We went fishing in Cabo and caught 5 tuna and while we were fishing, we saw a whale. It was really cool. Then we took our fish to a restaurant and had them cook them and we ate them for lunch. The rest of the fish we gave to our capitan, Martin. Looking back, the fish really didn't taste that good but we were starving so at the time, it was great.

Brent & Marina's Wedding

Brent & Marina were married in the Twin Falls temple on April 3rd. Marina looked so beautiful and it was so great to finally meet her. She is a sweetheart! I love her to death and I am going to be so sad when she & Brent move to Miami. I got to help out with the cake and flowers and it was definitely a learning experience...but also a lot of fun especially after it was all over.

We're moving to Arizona!!!

So Allan and I finally made a decision as to where we will be living for the next three years and of course where Allan will be attending law school...ASU! We're so excited even though neither one of us has ever been to the Phoenix area. We will probably be moving sometime in June or July but it really depends on when I can get a transfer with my job. We will probably be living somewhere close to campus in Tempe or Mesa. My sister and her family live in Gilbert so I will be close to family. We feel really good about it and are really excited to have a pool which I've heard is a must and to live in a state that actually has professional sports teams. We're both so sick of BSU. Anyway, we'll keep you updated and soon to be posted are our pictures from our cruise...

Congrats to Brent & Marina!

Bogus Basin

Allan and Brent went skiing and snowboarding at Bogus Basin.

Van C. Draper

Allan's dad passed away on Thursday and it has been a very difficult experience for Allan. We appreciate your prayers.




His Obituary:

Van Charles Draper
December 20, 1947 – February 5, 2009


Van Charles Draper, 61, Nyssa, passed away peacefully on Thursday Feb. 5, 2009. Van was born in Ogden, Utah on December 20, 1947 to Miland George Draper and Iris Marie Van Natter. Van is survived by his seven siblings: Clark, Lynn, Debbie (Skousen), Roger, Willard, Donna (Galligar), and Darrell.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. He married Barbara Fowers on Aug. 20, 1970. He is survived by their six children: Colleen (Mitchell), Derrick, Kevin, Allan, Brent, and Tasha (Nelson) and seventeen grandchildren.

Van married Monica Lewis on July 15, 2000. He is survived by their daughter, Audrey, and two grandchildren.

Van married Deborah Tuttle on August 5, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Deborah, and her five children: Kim Cardall, Amanda Kench, Jessica Sherwood, Brittney Faulkner, Kelsey Faulkner, and six grandchildren.

Van loved to spend time with his family and friends. He often stopped to help stranded motorists, giving freely of his time and skills with automobiles. He will be greatly missed by many in our community.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday, February 10th, at the Nyssa LDS Chapel. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the services.