Museum Of Idaho

Monday night, John and I went the Museum Of Idaho and saw the "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition". Very interesting...and fun! At the beginning of the tour, they hand you a White Star Line Boarding Pass R.M.S Titanic and on the back of the ticket-it has information about a person that actually boarded the Titanic. It was really cool.

This is what my ticket read-

White Star Line Ticket # 113781

Passenger Ticket per Steamship: R.M.S. Titanic

Sailing From: Southampton Date: April 10, 1912

Passenger Name: Mrs. Hudson J.C. Allison (Bess Waldo Daniels)

Age: 25 From: Chesterville, Ontario, Canada

Accompanied By: Hudson J.C. Allison (husband) and children Loraine (2 years) and Trevor (1 year) and staff (Mildred Brown, Alice Cleaver, Sarah Daniels and George Swane.)

Class: 1st Traveling To: Montreal and Chesterville, Canada Cabin #: C-22, 24, 26

Reason: After accompanying her husband on business, the family was returning home to Canada.

Passenger Fact: On a side trip to Scotland, she selected furniture for their house and recruited new household staff for their two residences. (apparently I married well! :) )

Then, at the end of the tour, they had posted whether or not your person survived the collision. Sadly, I did not make it off the boat. But, on a good note-neither did my husband! We died together!

This is what John's ticket read-

White Star Line Ticket # 17755 Passenger Ticket per Steamship: R.M.S. Titanic

Sailing From: Cherbourg Date: April 10th, 1912

Passenger Name: Mr. Thomas Drake Martinez Cardeza

Age: 36 From: Germantown, Pennsylvania

Accompanied By: Charlotte Cardeza (mother) and servants Gustave Lesueur and Anna Ward

Class: 1st Cabin #: B 51, 53, 55

Traveling To: Germantown, Pennsylvania Reason: Thomas and his mother had been on safari in Africa and had visited Thomas' hunting reserve in Hungary. Although Thomas' wife lived in Hungary, his mother persuaded him to accompany her home aboard Titanic.

Passenger Fact: The Cardeza entourage brought fourteen trunks, four suitcases, and three crates of baggage. They occupied the most expensive suite on Titanic, featuring two bedrooms, a sitting room, and a private fifty-foot promenade.

Happily, John survived the collsion was able to reunite with his family in Hungary.

This really was a pretty fun night! There were so many interesting artifacts about Titanic that I didn't even know. If you were on the fence about going or not-GO!!! I know you'll enjoy every minute of it!

*Australia*

Saturday night, John and I rented "Australia" with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Even though I still have Twilight fever-Australia is a pretty good movie. I guess you could consider it kind of a western cuz it does involve a lot of cowboy stuff (so of course, John loved it) but Hugh Jackman talks with an Australian accent and...need I say more? I liked it but I have to admit-I did fall asleep through it so I have no idea how it ends! It was late when we watched it, ok! So, if you rent it, I hope you like it! I was going to post a film clip of the movie-but I don't know how!

I can hardly stand it!!

Saturday just can't seem to come fast enough for me! Why? "Twilight" is finally going to be on DVD!!! I can't wait! I feel like a giddy school girl again! I'm so excited!! My sister in law and I are going to be at Broulims at 12:00 midnight and going to buy the movie. Broulims is going to be open from 12-2a.m. just for the "Twilight" maniacs out there!

4 long months of waiting and I can finally watch "Edward Cullen" everyday, all day!!! So, if you don't hear from me for awhile it's because I'll be in my own little world daydreaming about vampires and how it would be like living in their world! A bit over the top? Maybe? But, c'mon....Look at him!

How can you not just want him to bite you? Everyone has their own fantasies! Well...This one's mine!

4's!

4 Facts about Me:

Four jobs I've had:
1. Cashier at Hallmark
2. Hostess at Applebee's
3. Another Cashier at mall in Utah
4. Dental Assistant

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Dumb and Dumber
2. Fool's Gold
3. The Notebook
4. And....I know I'll watch Twilight probably everyday when it comes out! (7 more days!)

Four places I've been:
1. California
2. Utah
3. Montana
4. Uh.....Is that really it?

Four places I've lived:
1. Shelley
2. Rexburg
3. Provo
4. Idaho Falls

Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Mom
2. Ashley
3. Ladies at work
4. John

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Salads-preferably Bajio salad!
2. Waffles
3. Baked potatoes
4. Grandma's homemade bread

Four things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Warm weather!
2. Family Reunions
3. Our 1 year anniversary!!
4. Baby?...Maybe? (Not an announcement-I just really want one! :) )

Four TV shows I watch:
1. The Office
2. America's Next Top Model
3. Ellen
4. That 70's Show-sad, but true

Four books I have read:
1.Twilight
2. New Moon
3. Eclipse
4. Breaking Dawn
It's a good thing "Twilight Series" has four books or wouldn't be able to answer this question!

Four people I tag:
If you wanna play-then I tag....YOU!!

Now go to your "pictures" folder, pick the 4th folder and post the 4th picture!


John teaching me how to drive a tractor!

FLinG InTO SpRiNG!

Oh, these last couple of days have been warm (kinda) and beautiful!! I'm crossing my fingers that this kind of weather is here to stay! I really want it to be spring/summer! I love everything about summer. T-shirts, capris, flip-flops, going swimming, a nice tan....Is anyone else ready for summer?

Boise/State Champs!!

SHELLEY RUSSETS STATE CHAMPS!!! The team headed over to Boise last Wednesday to start the championship games. They played Thursday night against Kimberly and won-which meant we would play Friday afternoon against Priest River....which would determine if we would go play for the state title the following day.

Priest River was a close game and one of the most memorable for Alex-he got to play!!! For those of you who don't know-he tore his ACL at the beginning of the season and has been just sitting on the bench cheering his team on. But, the coach had made a promise to him that if by some chance the other team got a technical call, he would put Alex in to make the free-throws. Well, Friday night....Priest River got a technical!!!! Coach Hadley put Alex in and the crowd went WILD!!! No pressure Alex! All of the family was crying, cheering, jumping up and down-we were just so excited that Alex could finally play!! I can't even imagine what Alex was feeling! He did miss his first shot, but made the second one-putting the team way ahead with about 2 min to go! We won!!! WAHOO!!!!

Once Alex came out of the locker room, he was all smiles..and some tears! He was jus so happy and everyone was happy for him! (I'm tearing up just re-telling the story). I know it's a night that Alex will never forget!

Saturday we played against Fruitland Grizzlies. The first quarter we were up by only 3 pts. and by half time we were up by 2! It went back and forth like that the whole time! We would make a 3, Fruitland would make a 3....by 2nd half Shelley really got their game on! About 3min left of the game we were up by about 7 pts! Final score: Fruitland 48 Shelley 57!!!!

STATE CHAMPS!!!! Way to go guys! You all had an awesome year!!!!

One Year Ago...

John and I got engaged!! That was such an amazing night for me...and I guess for him, too! He had been gone all day "working" (as far as I knew it). But, he had been working on spelling the words "Marry Me?" on Scott and Tausha's roof with Christmas lights. I thought that was very clever! Later that night, he came and picked me up and he was acting really quiet, which is not him at all- and we went over to Searle's house for a "visit". Tausha had asked John if he would go to the mailbox and get the mail so of course I went with him. He opens the mailbox and tells me that there's nothing in it. So, I look in the box and there was nothing in it--I turn around and notice that John is down on his knee and proposed! It totally took me by surprise! I cried and screamed and screamed some more! I was so excited!!! We went over to my parents house to announce the good news and then we went to his parents house and the rest of the night we (well...more like I) was on the phone with family and friends giving them the good news!!!

These are some of the pics we took of that night....

You can't really see the words but they spell
out "Marry Me?"


I think I was still in shock over what just happened!


I love you, John!!!