The Killers

On Friday night, a couple of friends, co-workers and I went to go see The Killers at Qwest Arena in Downtown Boise. It was an awesome concert and we were on the floor. We were center stage around 8 people deep. The crowd was pretty good, so we had an great time.

Grandpa Jimmy's Funeral

Mark and I are going to be on our way in a few hours to California. Mark's Grandpa James Shinoda passed away on Wednesday morning. There will be a viewing on Sunday and a Burial on Monday. Although we knew it was coming since Friday, it's still impacting both of us. Please keep the Shinodas in your prayers. Love you all.

Provo, my new home.

Yo - been in Provo for about a month now. The exact opposite of New York. Anyhow, here are a few pictures of my place and my sweet ride - a 1994 Toyota Camry. Yup, I know how to live it up.

Sawtooth Mountains

When I told mom that I would be working in Idaho and showed her the web site of my company https://www.clearwateradvisors.com/Resources/home.asp she said that she had been to Idaho and it sure didn't look like that. Recently I took a trip into the Sawtooths, where that picture was taken, in order to show mom that Nothern Idaho is a lot nicer than the desert that is Southern Idaho.

This was taken from my Blackberry, hence the quality isn't as good, but it was like I was in some shampoo commercial and all these people in white clothes would soon come out and start washing their hair in the river.

This was taken in Stanley. You can see some of the snow near the shore of the lake. It was too tempting not to jump in, so we did and had a really, really, quick swim. Needless to say the water was freezing!

Labor Day Weekend

For this Labor Day weekend, Mark and I did quite a bit! On Saturday night Mark went to watch El Savador and the US play off for the World Cup. It was like being in a different country. Where did all these El Savadorians come from?!? While he was watching the soccer game, I watching the BYU football game. GO BYU!!! I was pacing in front of the TV, doing the traditional BYU chants, and coaching the players from the couch.

On Sunday morning we did the 3 1/2 hour drive down to Saint George to spend time with Mark's family and expecially his grandpa. Grandpa Bill is 93 and still living life large. I read all 80 pages of his personally history, and BBQed with the family. We listened to one of the Borne Identity books on tape. I fully endorse listening to books on tape! It made the drive so much more bareable!

Now it's Tuesday and we're going to leave to 7 Peaks water park in a few minutes with our singles' ward. A great past few days!

This is a picture of a ward hike that I organized for Family Home evening. We hiked up Tablerock which gives you a good view overlooking all of Boise. About half the people had already started to descend when we took this picture. I had to carry that water cooler about half a mile uphill in order to get it to everyone.

Volcano Village

On my trip back to Big Island, I have tried to document as much as I can the little things I remember visiting Grandpa and Grandma's farm. Here is one thing that might bring back some memories, the old rice crispy treats that Grandma used to make for us: a healthy batch still tucked away in case of a shortage in marshmallows!

This is a picture of about a year agoe when I visited with Dad. Grandpa and Grandma still have a little part of the farm that they tend to grow things that they eat. In this picture dad was helping grandpa clean off the some of the dirt from harvested vegetables.

As soon as I download the pictures from my Blackberry I will send you updated photos from my trip in July. The blog has been slacking recently, but I am determined to get it up and running weekly, so please send me your pictures or thoughts to post! Or better yet, you can do it yourself.